Best-Of-Breed Companies Enhance Attendee Experience At Support Services Conference & Expo 2002.

Business/Technology Editors

Support Services Conference 2002

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 15, 2002

Key3Media Group, Inc. (NYSE: KME) announced today key relationships with leading businesses to enhance the Support Services Conference & Expo 2002 attendee experience. Companies including AskJeeves, Association of Support Professionals, Axios Systems, Call Center Magazine, CompTIA, Computer Associates, Connected, Motive Communications, Peregrine, Primus Knowledge Solutions, Inc., Real Market, ServiceWare Technologies, Sign on San Diego, TBD Weekly, Tech Tracker and 101 Communications will offer services and their expertise at Support Services Conference & Expo 2002. Support Services Conference & Expo will take place May 21-23 at the San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California.

"Support Services Conference & Expo has engaged best-of-breed companies and organizations to meet the specific needs of support services, help desk and customer interaction IT communities," said Mike Moreno, general manager, Support Services Conference & Expo 2002. "All of the programs at Support Services are designed to make the overall experience for the attendee easier, friendlier, more efficient and valuable."

The Support Services Conference & Expo programs are tailored to IT support professionals. Following is a list of the cutting edge companies who support these community-building programs:

Show Sponsors

AskJeeves             Association of Support Professionals (ASP)
Axios Systems         Call Center Magazine
CompTIA               Connected
Real Market           Sign on San Diego
TBD Weekly            Tech Tracker
101 Communications

Track Sponsors

Peregrine - ITIL Best Practices for Service Management and
Security/Disaster Recovery
Motive Communications - Managing Customer/Technical Support
ServiceWare Technologies - Improving the Customer Service Model

Miramar event sponsor
Computer Associates

The 101 Series
Sponsored by Primus Knowledge Solutions, Inc.

For detailed information or to register for the Support Services Conference and Expo, visit http://www.key3media.com/support-services/

About Key3 Media Group:

Support Services is a Key3Media event. Key3Media Group, Inc., is the world's leading producer of information technology tradeshows and conferences, serving more than 5,300 exhibiting companies and 1.3 million attendees through 60 events in 17 countries. Key3Media's products range from the IT industry's largest exhibitions such as COMDEX and NetWorld+Interop to highly focused events featuring renowned educational programs, custom seminars and specialized vendor marketing programs. For more information about Key3Media, visit www.key3media.com

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