Technology Marketing Corporation Adds New Events to 2002 Conference Schedule; Norwalk, CT-Based Publisher Seeks to Expand Market Share in Emerging Technology Markets.

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Planet PDA 2002

NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 2002

Technology Marketing Corporation(TM) (TMC) announced today the addition of two new conferences and three seminar workshops to their already aggressive schedule for 2002.

BiometriTech(TM), a new event in the burgeoning biometric authentication industry, will be held June 25-27 in New York City. The new Smarter Card Summit(TM) will be held in conjunction with BiometriTech(TM).

TMC(TM) has also added a second Planet PDA(TM): The Enterprise PDA Event, to be held September 26-28 in San Francisco. The first Planet PDA(TM) is scheduled for May 13-16 in Boston. Two full day workshops, Tablet PC Summit(TM) and Wearable PC Summit(TM), will be held concurrently with each Planet PDA(TM) show.

The addition of these events provides further evidence of TMC's leadership role in the high technology conference business. At a time when many events are being cancelled or scaled back, TMC is launching new shows, hiring additional staff, and increasing market share.

Other TMC events in 2002 include the very successful INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) Conference & EXPO Miami held earlier this month; INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) Conference & Expo San Diego in October; and Communications SOLUTIONS(R) EXPO, held concurrently with Planet PDA this May in Boston.

"At a time when many factors are combining to force conference organizers to pull back and reduce their schedules, we're committed to launching new events that leverage our expertise and take advantage of markets that are emerging and growing," explained Rich Tehrani, TMC president.

"We know what's going on with the economy. We know that travel budgets have been slashed. But, I think the overwhelming success of our show earlier this month (INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) Conference & Expo) proves that there is great demand for events that combine a quality conference education with a chance to meet many vendors in one place. That's what we're best at delivering," added Tehrani.

According to Marc Robins, TMC's vice president of publications and trade shows, there are no secret formulas driving TMC's conference success.

"The success of TMC events is driven by our ability to accurately select technologies and markets in high demand, to deliver a first-class education, and to provide a quality experience onsite for both attendees and exhibitors."

"At any time and in any economy, businesses need to make sure they're prepared for success. Technology plays a large part in that preparation. And TMC events provide a forum where enterprises, resellers, developers, contact centers, government agencies, and service providers can be sure they have technologies in place that help drive their success," stated Robins.

Here is the remaining TMC conference schedule for 2002:

Planet PDA: the Enterprise PDA Event, Wearable PC Summit, Tablet PC
Summit May 13-16, 2002, Boston, Mass.; September 26-28, 2002, San
Francisco.

Communications SOLUTIONS EXPO
May 14-16, 2002, Boston, MA

BiometriTech, Smarter Card Summit
June 25-27, 2002, New York City

INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO
October 1-3, 2002, San Diego, California

For information about any TMC event or publication, please visit www.tmcnet.com.

About TMC:

Since its inception in 1972, Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC(TM)) has produced industry-leading trade magazines and events focused on technology and telecommunications. TMC(TM) publishes three magazines: Customer Inter@ction Solutions (TM), Internet Telephony(R) and Communications Outsourcing(TM), and the online publications, TMCnet.com, Planet PDA(TM) Magazine and BiometriTech. TMC(TM) is also the first publisher to test new products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC Labs(TM), and provide factual and unbiased product reviews. TMCnet.com publishes more than 25 topical online newsletters. For more information about TMC, visit its Web site at www.tmcnet.com.