NetWorld+Interop 2001 Atlanta Conference Series Provides Attendees With a Globally Recognized Educational Experience.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Networld+Interop Atlanta 2001 LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 29, 2001 Key3Media Group, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :KME KME Knowledge Management Environment KME Kentucky Mining Engineering KME Kia Motors Europe KME Key Mouse Electronic ) today announced that NetWorld+Interop 2001 Atlanta will offer unparalleled education over the course of six days at the definitive networking, Internet and telecommunications event. This globally recognized, focused program provides attendees with real-world expertise taught by respected authorities, combining classroom education with practical know-how. NetWorld+Interop 2001 Atlanta, takes September 9-14, 2001 at the Georgia World Congress Center The Georgia World Congress Center or GWCC is the major convention center in Atlanta. It is the fourth-largest convention center in the United States at 1.4 million ft2 (130,000 m2) and hosts more than a million visitors each year. in Atlanta, Georgia. "NetWorld+Interop is dedicated to providing attendees with the highest level of education," said Leonard Heymann, vice president of content for NetWorld+Interop. "We team with the most respected leaders in the networking industry to ensure our attendees get the knowledge they need to develop and implement strategic networks for their organizations." Tutorials and Workshops: September 9-14 2001 NetWorld+Interop offers tutorials and workshops for comprehensive, interactive training. Learn which technologies are network-ready, and which ones provide the greatest benefits and savings; focus on TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. , DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary , IP multicast A one-to-many transmission of data over an IP network. It is used for a myriad of purposes including updating routers, announcing and discovering services and streaming media. IP multicast saves network bandwidth, because packets are transmitted as one stream over the backbone and only , Voice over IP, wireless, security, MPLS (1) (MultiProtocol Lambda Switching) The earlier name for GMPLS. See GMPLS. (2) (MultiProtocol Label Switching) A standard from the IETF for including routing information in the packets of an IP network. , Ethernets, IPv6, QoS and more. Interop Conference, sponsored by Surgient Networks, Egenera, Nexsi Systems, Mercury Interactive For another company with a similar name, see Mercury Computer Systems. HP Mercury (formerly Mercury Interactive) is a subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard that is a market leader in automated software quality assurance and offers products in other areas such as diagnostics, , Compuware, Intel, DLT (Digital Linear Tape) A magnetic tape technology originally developed by Digital for its VAX line. The technology was later sold to Quantum, which makes it available to other manufacturers. DLT uses half-inch, single-hub cartridges similar to IBM's 3480/3490/3590 line. Tape, Enterprise Management Associates, and InternetWeek: September 11-13, 2001 Atlanta's 2001 Interop Conference is comprised of eight tracks and covers everything from the latest in wireless and optical to enterprise management. Tracks include the following: application management, optical networks, enterprise infrastructure, converged voice, networked storage, security, Interop NetResults, and MetroNets. The Interop Conference takes place. Strategic Interop, sponsored by Novell and Network World: September 10-11 In this two-day conference, attendees will learn to align their IT infrastructure to their business initiatives and how to ensure competitive strength in the e-business era in this two-day conference. Strategic Interop examines the following key topics including: Important e-business trends, emerging technologies, successful IT techniques, effective outsourcing and vendor management, and how one can prepare for the ongoing changes faced in the New Economy. VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. Days, sponsored by Check Point Software Technologies, Avaya, Inc., Asita Technologies, and Network Magazine: September 10-11 Attendees will learn to effectively address key VPN issues, ensure network security, and position their enterprise to securely leverage the remarkable cost-effectiveness of the public Internet as a site-to-site, extranet and remote-access network. By popular demand, VPN Day has been expanded into two full-day programs-take advantage of comprehensive coverage of critical business, technology and deployment topics. VoIP Days, sponsored by Avaya, Inc., Captaris, AG Communication Systems, and Acterna: September 10-11 VoIP Day-redesigned as two programs to offer in-depth coverage for enterprise and carrier attendees-will move voice over solutions to the forefront. Participants will learn to design, deploy and manage optimal VoIP services for maximum network ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). , and explore the advantages and disadvantages of new and competing technologies, including DSL and ATM, and much more. Service Innovation Day, sponsored by Telephony: September 12, 2001 Attendees will learn to create and leverage service provider innovation engines-the key to competing and succeeding through the waves of business and technology evolution. They will also hear from frontline VSPs, MSPs, ASPs and AIPs about revolutions in networking, servers, storage, content, management, privacy and pricing, and learn about evolving enterprise needs and pain points, and new business and service delivery models designed to meet those challenges. Network Processing Summit, sponsored by Agere Systems Agere Systems Inc. was an integrated circuit components company based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, in the United States. Effective April 2, 2007, it was merged into LSI Corporation. , Sanmina Enclosure Systems, Network Processing Forum The Network Processing Forum (NPF) was organized to facilitate and accelerate the development of next-generation networking and telecommunications products based on network processing technologies. The NPF was merged into the Optical Internetworking Forum in June of 2006. , and IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Micro: September 10, 2001 Get a clear view of where network processors are going-how and where they will be deployed and how they are transforming the communications industry communications industry, broadly defined, the business of conveying information. Although communication by means of symbols and gestures dates to the beginning of human history, the term generally refers to mass communications. . Hear directly from people at key spots on the value chain about how network processing changes over the last year are affecting their business. Get in-depth updates on critical technical issues associated with integration, programmability, and most important, scalability. Network Forensics See computer forensics. Day, sponsored by Finisar Systems, Fluke Networks, Pine Mountain Group, RiverSoft, and OPNET OPNET Operations Network OPNET Olympic Peninsula Narcotics Enforcement Team OPNET Operational New Equipment Training OPNET Optimized Network Evaluation Tool OPNET SMDPS Phase III Operational Network Technologies: September 10, 2001 Attendees will learn to equip themselves to make informed decisions on network design, change control, documentation, service-level agreements, security intrusion, critical-problem resolution and more. This year's new network forensics program provides a full day of leading-edge information and education essential to diagnosing and optimizing network systems. Complimentary Education: September 11-12 Complimentary education, featuring InteropNet Labs (iLabs) classes, where engineers and instructors engage in classroom education taken from the practical work conducted in the iLabs, will take place throughout the week of the event. Attendees of the complimentary classes will get first hand intelligence on the technologies shaping the future of networking. For special iLabs tours, please contact Kimberly Heaney, kimberly.heaney@key3media.com to arrange or assist with a tour. Media registration for NetWorld+Interop 2001 Atlanta is available online at www.interop.com/media. Additional up-to-date NetWorld+Interop information is available at www.interop.com. About NetWorld+Interop NetWorld+Interop provides networking, Internet and telecommunications professional buyers with a uniquely comprehensive forum for education and hands-on products and services in order to make critical purchase decisions. NetWorld+Interop affords buyers from enterprises, carrier/service providers, and resellers/integrators the opportunity to experience live technology demonstrations firsthand. It's this focus on advanced, MultiFinder, multiprotocol, multi-service interoperability technologies and solutions that make NetWorld+Interop the definitive networking event. About Key3Media NetWorld+Interop is a Key3Media event. Key3Media Group, Inc., is the world's leading producer of information technology tradeshows and conferences, serving more than 6,000 exhibiting companies and 1.5 million attendees through 60 events in 18 countries. Key3Media's products range from the IT industry's largest exhibitions such as COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). 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. Certain matters discussed in this release are "forward-looking statements," including statements about Key3Media's future results, plans and goals and other events which have not yet occurred. These statements are to qualify for the safe harbors from liability provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. You can find many (but not all) of these statements by looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. words like "will", "may", "believes", "expects", "anticipates", "plans" and "estimates" and for similar expressions. Because forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, there are many factors that could cause Key3Media's actual results to differ, materially from those expressed or implied in this release. These include, but are not limited to, economic conditions generally and in the information technology industry in particular; the timing of Key3Media's events and their popularity with exhibitors, sponsors and attendees; technological changes and developments; intellectual property rights; competition; capital expenditures; and factors impacting Key3Media's international operations. In addition, the sections entitled "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis Management's discussion and analysis (MD&A) A report from management to shareholders that accompanies the firm's financial statements in the annual report. It explains the period's financial results and enables management to discuss topics that may not be apparent in the financial of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the Prospectus Supplement dated June 22, 2001 that Key3Media filed with the SEC under rule 424(b) and the section entitled "Item 1. Business - Certain Factors that May Affect Our Business" in the Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2000 on Form 10-k Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. (File No. 001-16061) filed by Key3Media with the SEC contain important cautionary statements and discuss many of the factors that could materially affect the accuracy of Key3Media's forward-looking statements and/or adversely affect its business, results of operations and financial position, which statements and factors are incorporated herein by reference. Key3Media does not plan to update any forward-looking statements. Note to Editors: Key3Media, COMDEX, NetWorld+Interop, Interop and associated design marks and logos are trademarks owned or used under license by Key3Media Events, Inc., and may be registered in the United States and other countries. 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