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<p>MACWORLD Expo, produced by IDG Expo Management Company, is the premier<br />
showcase for products and services geared to creative content development<br />
and production professionals involved in traditional and new media.</p>
<p>In addition, MACWORLD Expo leverages the loyal base of MacOS creative<br />
professionals, creative application developers, Internet developers, the<br />
educational community and consumer audiences including small office, home<br />
office, education and entertainment.</p>
<p>MACWORLD Expo offers professionals and consumers alike the opportunity to<br />
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markets offer. A new addition to this year's conference, Macworld/Pro will<br />
offer a first-of-its kind, technology- intensive professional development<br />
series for Macintosh design, management and networking professionals.</p>
<p>A first-class users conference program covers beginning and advanced uses<br />
of applications and techniques in areas such as Internet, design,<br />
integration with NT systems, education, content asset management and<br />
delivery, entertainment, and more.</p>
<p>MACWORLD Expo is sponsored by Macworld and MacWEEK Magazines, which are<br />
published by Mac Publishing, LLC, a joint venture between International<br />
Data Group and Ziff Davis. For more information on MACWORLD Expo call<br />
800-645-EXPO or visit our Web site at <a href="http://www.macworldexpo.com" title="www.macworldexpo.com">www.macworldexpo.com</a>.</p>
<p>About International Data Group (IDG)</p>
<p>Headquartered in Boston, International Data Group (IDG) informs more people<br />
worldwide about information technology than any other company in the world.<br />
With annual revenues of $2.05 billion, IDG is the leading global provider<br />
of IT media, research, conferences and expositions.</p>
<p>IDG publishes more than 285 computer newspapers and magazines and 500 book<br />
titles in 75 countries, led by the Computerworld/InfoWorld, Macworld,<br />
Network World, PC World, Channel World, and ...For Dummies global product<br />
lines. IDG offers online users the largest network of technology- specific<br />
sites around the world through IDG.net (<a href="http://www.idg.net" title="http://www.idg.net">http://www.idg.net</a>), which<br />
comprises more than 210 targeted Web sites in 52 countries.</p>
<p>IDG is also a leading producer of 110 computer-related expositions in 35<br />
countries, and research arm International Data Corporation (IDC) provides<br />
computer industry research and analysis through 49 offices in 41 countries<br />
worldwide. Company information is available at <a href="http://www.idg.com" title="http://www.idg.com">http://www.idg.com</a>.</p>
<p>About IDG Expo Management Company</p>
<p>Headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts, IDG Expo Management Company is a<br />
premium producer and manager of exposition and conference events that shape<br />
the U.S. IT marketplace.</p>
<p>IDG Expo Management Company is an affiliate of the IDG World Expo<br />
Corporation family of companies; together, the two companies produce the<br />
broadest array of conferences and expositions related to information<br />
technology around the world.</p>
<p>IDG Expo-produced events include the MACWORLD Expos in New York and San<br />
Francisco; ComNet in Washington, D.C. and San Francisco and E3Expo - the<br />
Electronic Entertainment Expo, produced for the Interactive Digital<br />
Software Association (IDSA).</p>
<p>Each year, more than 2,000 exhibiting companies and more than 250,000 IT<br />
professionals attend IDG's U.S. events to buy, sell, learn about and<br />
influence the IT purchasing agenda. IDG Expo Management Company was founded<br />
in 1979 as Mitch Hall Associates. For more information, please call<br />
781-551-9800 or visit the company's Web site at <a href="http://www.idgexpos.com" title="www.idgexpos.com">www.idgexpos.com</a>.</p>
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