Montvale, NJ, October 15, 2002 - SYS-CON Media, headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey, has been named among the fastest growing 500 technology companies in North America by Deloitte & Touche, and listed in the 2002 Technology Fast 500. The announcement came one week after SYS-CON was named to Inc 500 for the third time. The 2002 Technology Fast 500 listing will be available exclusively at Forbes.com in November.

San Jose, CA, September 30, 2002 - SYS-CON Events, Inc. (www.sys-con.com) announced today that the Web Services Edge 2002 West - International Web Services Conference & Expo which will take place October 1-3 at the San Jose Convention Center, in San Jose, California, will be held next year in Europe and Asia, as well. Details on next year's East Coast event will also be announced during the conference. The leading international event serving the Web Services, Java, XML and .NET developer communities, Web Services Edge 2002 West is expected to attract more than 1,500 developers in Silicon Valley. Web Services Edge 2002 East, which took place at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City attracted more than 4,500 developers to the conference program, and more than 8,000 attendees visited the expo floor.

San Jose, CA, September 30, 2002 - SYS-CON Media announced today the results of its three annual awards programs: the fifth annual Java Developer's Journal Readers' Choice Awards; the third annual XML-Journal Readers' Choice Awards; and the first annual Web Services Journal Editor's Choice Awards. The finalists and the winners will be announced at the Web Services Edge 2002 West - International Web Services, Java, and XML Conference & Expo being held October 1-3 at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California.

Montvale, NJ, September 16, 2002 - SYS-CON Media (www.sys-con.com) headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey, announced today that the newsstand and bookstore edition of the October issue of Java Developer's Journal will offer an exclusive Java and Web Services Resource CD, Secrets of the Web Services Masters (www.sys-con.com/java). JDJ is the world's leading Java resource devoted to the newest and most pervasive computing paradigm since the arrival of the Web itself.

MONTVALE, NJ, September 16, 2002 - SYS-CON Media (www.sys-con.com), the world's leading i-technology publisher, announced today that it will unveil a sneak preview issue of its latest i-technology publication, .NET Developer's Journal, at the Web Services Edge 2002 International Web Services Conference & Expo in San Jose, California, October 1-3 ( www.sys-con.com/webservic esedge2002west).

MONTVALE, NJ, August 21, 2002 -- SYS-CON Media (www.sys-con.com), headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey, responded to the letter dated August 15, 2002, signed by Java Pro publisher, Mr. Pat Cameron, and distributed to Java Developer's Journal's advertising partners.

MONTVALE, NJ, August 21, 2002 -- SYS-CON Media (www.sys-con.com), headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey, responded to the letter dated August 15, 2002, signed by Java Pro publisher, Mr. Pat Cameron, and distributed to Java Developer's Journal's advertising partners.

MONTVALE, NJ, August 20, 2002 SYS-CON Media, headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey, announced today that the September issue of BEA WebLogic Developer's Journal reached a record ad revenue with 85% better than budgeted advertising sales. WLDJ was launched in January as the leading monthly print publication serving the BEA WebLogic developers and BEA partners worldwide.

MONTVALE, NJ, August 15, 2002 -- SYS-CON Media (www.sys-con.com), headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey, announced today that the most recent 6 month average circulation of Java Developer's Journal through June 2002, is 90,115. JDJ also delivered an all-time high circulation of 112,683 for the month of June 2002. The most recent circulation statement as well as all historical circulation numbers for Java Developer's Journal can be downloaded from the BPA International Web site, at www.bpai.com.

MONTVALE, NJ, August 15, 2002 -- MONTVALE, NJ, August 15, 2002 - SYS-CON Media (www.sys-con.com), headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey, announced today that the company has been named to Deloitte & Touche's prestigious 'Technology Fast 50' program for New Jersey, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in the region, for the second year in a row. Rankings are based on the percentage of growth in fiscal year revenues for the five-year period, from 1997-2001.

MONTVALE, NJ--(INTERNET WIRE)--Aug. 12, 2002 -- SYS-CON Media (www.sys-con.com), headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey, today launched 'Maureen O'Gara's LinuxGram' (www. linuxbusinessweek.com), a new online weekly newsletter. Today's first issue reports several breaking news stories in addition to other industry news coverage:

(July 26, 2002) - SYS-CON Events, Inc. announced today that the Web Services Edge 2002 West International Web Services Conference & Expo conference brochure is now available at the company's Web site. The print version of the 24-page brochure will accompany August issues of all SYS-CON print publications. More than 400,000 copies of the Web Services Edge 2002 West conference brochure will be printed and mailed to all readers of SYS-CON i-technology publications including: Java Developer's Journal, Web Services Journal, XML-Journal, BEA WebLogic Developer's Journal, WebSphere Developer's Journal, ColdFusion Developer's Journal, PowerBuilder Developer's Journal, and Wireless Business & Technology. The conference brochure will also be included in the preview issue of SYS-CON's newest print magazine, .NET Developer's Journal. The preview issue of .NET Developer's Journal will have a print run of 140,000 copies, and will be distributed through newsstands and specialty bookstores such as Borders and Barnes & Noble.

Montvale, NJ, July 25, 2002 - SYS-CON Media (www.sys-con.com) the world's leading i-technology media company, announced today a revenue increase of 22% for the first half of 2002 ended June 30, and adjusted EBITDA increase of 38%, compared with the same period in 2001.

New York, NY, June 26, 2002 - Web Services Journal (www.sys-con.com/ webservices), the world's first and leading Web services magazine, has announced the results of its first annual Readers' Choice Awards. Winners and finalists were honored on Tuesday, June 25, at an awards ceremony at SYS-CON Media's Web Services Edge 2002 East - International Web Services Conference & Expo (June 24-27) in New York City.

NEW YORK, NY -- Jun 24, 2002 -- SYS-CON Events, Inc. (www.sys-con.com) opened Web Services Edge 2002 East --International Web Services Conference & Expo today to a packed house of delegates attending the pre-conference program. This year, Web Services Edge East is co-located with JDJEdge 2002 East -- International Java Developer Conference & Expo and XMLEdge 2002 East -- International XML Conference & Expo. The four-day i-technology event will take place through Thursday, June 27, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City.

MONTVALE, NJ -- 06/21/2002 -- SYS-CON Events (www.sys-con.com), headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey, announced today that Internet Wire will be the official wire agency and a media partner of the second annual Web Services Edge 2002 - International Web Services Conference & Expo.

MONTVALE, NJ -- 06/19/2002 -- SYS-CON Media (www.sys-con.com), announced today that the company delivered a record circulation of over 112,000 copies (publisher's own data) for Java Developer's Journal's July 2002 print edition. In addition, JDJ delivered a 272,000 copy circulation (publisher's own data) of its 'digital edition' for the same month.

MONTVALE, NJ, June 14, 2002 -- SYS-CON Media (www.sys-con.com), headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey, announced today that the company delivered a record circulation of over 108,000 copies for Java Developer's Journal's June 2002 print edition. In addition, JDJ delivered a 255,000 copy circulation of its 'digital edition' for the same month.

MONTVALE, NJ-- May 13, 2002 -- SYS-CON Events, Inc. (www.sys-con.com), headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey, presented today in San Francisco the fourth stop of their Web Services Edge World Tour, SYS-CON's popular one-day tutorial series, to a sold-out audience. The series was organized in response to developers' eagerness to plan ahead for SYS-CON's Web Services Edge 2002 East and West - International Web Services Conference & Expos, which will take place June 24-27 in New York and October 1-3 in San Jose (www.sys-con.com /WebServicesEdge2002East) .

Laguna Nigel, CA, May 9, 2002 - SYS-CON Media (www.sys-con.com) the world's leading i-technology media company, announced a revenue increase of 29% for the first quarter ended March 31, and adjusted EBITDA increase of 44%, compared with the first quarter of 2001.

Laguna Nigel, CA, May 9, 2002 - SYS-CON Media (www.sys-con.com) headquartered in Montvale, NJ, announced today that Mark Harabedian has joined the company as Chief Operating Officer. In this capacity, Harabedian will be in charge of all finance and operational responsibilities of the company at a corporate level. This includes SYS-CON Publications, Inc., SYS-CON Events, Inc. and other corporate entities.

Montvale, NJ, April 26, 2002 SYS-CON Events, Inc. (www.sys-con.com) announced today the participation of HP as 'Portfolio Sponsor' of this year's Web Services Edge 2002 East International Web Services Conference & Expo. Joe McGonnell, the lead product manager for Hewlett-Packard's Web Services products will be one of the keynote speakers of the event. Mr. McGonnell helps HP to set overall Web Services product direction and strategy.

MONTVALE, NJ -- 04/22/2002 -- SYS-CON Events, Inc. (www.sys-con.com) announced today the participation of Sybase as 'Silver Sponsor' at this year's Web Services Edge 2002 East – International Web Services Conference & Expo. Peter Hoversten, chief technology officer of Sybase will also participate in one of the Keynote Panel discussions of the conference.

Montvale, NJ, April 19, 2002 - SYS-CON Events, Inc. (www.sys-con.com) announced today participation statistics as of 90 days prior to its Web Services Edge 2002 East event colocated with JDJEdge 2002 East and XMLEdge 2002 East, to take place June 24-27, at Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City.

MONTVALE, NJ-- Apr 16, 2002 -- SYS-CON Media (www.sys-con.com) headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey, announced today that the April issue of Web Services Journal includes an exclusive HP Web Services Platform CD, (ww w.sys-con.com/webservices ). WSJ is the world's first and only print and online magazine devoted to the newest and most pervasive computing paradigm since the arrival of the Web itself. The only magazine focused completely on Web Services, Web Services Journal is uniquely positioned to cover .NET, J2EE, and other related technologies, rather than a single platform.

MONTVALE, NJ -- 04/12/2002 -- SYS-CON Media (www.sys-con.com) published today a special editorial at its Java Developer's Journal Web site, focusing on the .NET vs. J2EE question surrounding the i-technology marketplace. JDJ editor-in-chief Alan Williamson's editorial entitled 'There May Be Trouble Ahead...' sheds light on the hottest discussion topic of the year

Montvale, NJ, March 27, 2002 - SYS-CON Media (www.sys-con.com) headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey, announced today the introduction of its newest i-technology title, Oracle9i Developer's Journal on June 24, 2002, at Web Services Edge 2002 - International Web Services Conference & Expo. The new magazine will be available for readers via subscription and through retail outlets worldwide. Subscription options to the magazine are available at SYS-CON Media (www.sys-con.com) and Oracle (www.oracle.com) Web sites.

(March 6, 2002) - Pearson and SYS-CON executives met at SYS-CON offices in Montvale, NJ...

Montvale, NJ, February 26, 2002 - SYS-CON Media (www.sys-con.com) headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey, announced today that the newsstand and bookstore edition of the March issue of Web Services Journal will offer an exclusive Web Services Resource CD, 'Secrets of the Web Services Masters' (www.sys-con.com/webservi ces). WSJ is the world's first and only print and online magazine devoted to the newest and most-pervasive computing paradigm since the arrival of the Web itself. Web Services Journal is the only magazine focused completely on Web services, and is uniquely positioned to cover .NET, J2EE, XML and other related technologies, rather than a single platform.

Montvale, NJ, February 14, 2002 - SYS-CON Media (www.sys-con.com), headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey, announced today the immediate availability of their newest title, WebSphere Developer's Journal, via subscription or through retail outlets worldwide. Subscription options to the magazine are available on the SYS-CON Media (www.sys-co n.com/websphere) Web site.

Montvale, NJ, February 13, 2002 -- SYS-CON Events' Wireless Edge 2002 International Wireless Business & Technology Conference & Expo (www.wirelessedge200 2.com) will take place October 1 - 3, 2002, at the San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, California. This year Wireless Edge will feature an even more comprehensive showcase of vendor resources, as companies bring new or improved products to the wireless marketplace. The conference program will fully explore the impact of wireless applications on 21st century business processes, and will examine the future market potential based on worldwide consumer acceptance to date of new devices, applications and services.

New Jersey, February 11, 2002 - e-Zone Media Inc., makers of FuseTalk™, the leading forum software for ColdFusion environments, today announced that SYS-CON Media, the world's leading publisher of i-technology print magazines and producer of developer conferences and accompanying i-technology Web portals, has selected FuseTalk to power their worldwide discussion forums.

Montvale, NJ, January 30, 2002 - SYS-CON Events, Inc. (www.sys-con.com), headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey, presented the first of their new one-day tutorial series yesterday to a sold-out crowd in Boston. The series was organized in response to developers' eagerness to plan ahead for SYS-CON's Web Services Edge 2002 East/West - International Web Services Conference & Expos, which will take place June 24-27 in New York and October 1-3 in San Jose (www.sys-con.com /WebServicesEdge2002East) .

Montvale, NJ, January 28, 2002 - SYS-CON Media (www.sys-con.com), headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey, announced today the immediate availability of its newest title, BEA WebLogic Developer's Journal via subscription and through retail outlets worldwide. Subscription options to the magazine are available at SYS-CON Media (www.sys-con.com) or BEA Systems (www.bea.com) Web sites.

Princeton, NJ, January 22, 2002 - EnginData Research, LLC (www.engindata.com), headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey, announced today the selection of SYS-CON Media as their exclusive media partner. EnginData will rely heavily on SYS-CON Media's reader base of over half a million developers to conduct their developer surveys.

Montvale, NJ, January 15, 2002 - SYS-CON Events, Inc. (www.sys-con.com), headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey, announced today the dates and locations of a new Tutorial Series in preparation for SYS-CON's Web Services Edge 2002 - International Web Services Conference & Expo. Web Services Edge 2002 World Tour's first leg is entitled 'Developing SOAP Web Services…' and is exclusively sponsored by Systinet Corporation.

New York, NY, December 4, 2001 - SYS-CON Events, Inc. (www.sys-con.com) headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey, announced the dates and the location of its 2002 East Coast events. 'Web Services Edge 2002 East - International Web Services Conference & Expo', 'JDJEdge 2002 East - International Java Developer Conference & Expo' and 'XMLEdge 2002 East - International XML Conference & Expo' will take place June 24-27, 2002 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City (www.javitscenter.com). SYS-CON's East Coast events will be complementing the Technology Exchange Week New York -TECHXNY- a week-long showcase for the most dynamic business technology players and products in the world, in the most dynamic city in the world (www.techxny.com).

Montvale, NJ, November 13, 2001 - SYS-CON Media (www.sys-con.com) the world's leading i-technology publisher, announced today that Java Developer's Journal has been ranked number 1 as 'the most trusted developer publication' among developers who use Java. The research results were published in the Evans Data Developer Marketing Patterns 2001 Annual Report, an independent market research report prepared by Evans Data Corporation, a leading market research firm serving software and developer markets.

Montvale, NJ, October 30, 2001 - SYS-CON Events, Inc. (www.sys-con.com) today issued the following statement regarding a press release dated Thursday October 25, 2:36 p.m. Eastern Time and signed by Interdoc, Fawcette, and SIGS/101. The release targeted SYS-CON Events, Inc. (http://biz.yahoo.co m/bw/011025/250475_1.html ).

Montvale, NJ, October 23, 2001 - SYS-CON Media (www.sys-con.com) headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey, announced today the debut of the November issue of Web Services Journal (WSJ), the world's first and only print and online magazine devoted exclusively to the newest and most pervasive computing paradigm since the arrival of the Web itself. Web Services Journal is the only magazine focused completely on Web Services, which is uniquely positioned to cover .NET, J2EE, and other related technologies, rather than a single platform.