Montvale, NJ January 25, 2001 - SYS-CON Media announced today that Cathy Walters has joined the company as vice president of the SYS-CON Events division.

"We are delighted to have Cathy Walters on board," said Fuat Kircaali, founder and CEO of SYS-CON Media. "She will play a critical role in the expansion of SYS-CON's trade show and conference business.” "I'm very excited to join SYS-CON and look forward to being part of the team that has created the most successful developer events of recent years targeting cutting edge i-technology industries," said Walters. "I look forward to helping the team grow the Java, XML, Linux, ColdFusion, and Wireless Developer Conferences. We will also create new developer conferences and trade shows with the same high standards.”

Walters, a conference and trade-show veteran with over 20 years experience, was president of Expo Marketing & Management, Inc. She has held senior management positions at the National Retail Federation and National Expositions, Inc. The first half of her career was focused on developing shows for a wide range of industries where she innovated conference formats and show features. Since 1991 she has held senior management roles in the technology/Internet marketplace. In particular, Walters played a significant role in developing Retail Systems Conference & Exposition into the leading retail technology conference and exposition in the world.

About SYS-CON Media:
SYS-CON Media, recently named the fastest growing, privately held publishing company in America by Inc. 500, is the world's leading publisher exclusively serving i-technology markets. SYS-CON publications include XML-Journal (www.XML-Journal.com), XML Buyer's Guide (www.XMLBuyersGuide.com), Wireless Business & Technology (www.WBT2.com), Linux Business Week (www.LinuxBusinessWeek.com), Java Developer's Journal (www.JavaDevelopersJournal.com), Java Buyer's Guide (www.JavaBuyersGuide.com), ColdFusion Developer's Journal (www.ColdFusionJournal.com), PowerBuilder Developer's Journal (www.PowerBuilderJournal.com), JBuilder Developer's Journal (www.JBuilderJournal.com) and Tango Developer's Journal (www.TangoJournal.com).

Each month SYS-CON Media reaches over half a million i-technology professionals through its specialty journals, magazines, books, conferences, and the SYS-CON Interactive portal with its 27 Web sites at www.sys-con.com.

CONTACT:
Jeremy Geelan
SYS-CON Media
jeremy@sys-con.com
or 201-802-3020.