Montvale, NJ, April 22, 2001 -- SYS-CON Media announced today its First Quarter 2001 advertising sales results. Ad page count and sales increased 65% compared to the first quarter of 2000. The increase in ad sales comes from the company's flagship magazines, Java Developer's Journal, Wireless Business & Technology, and XML-Journal, and a 70% increase in overall online advertising sales. SYS-CON follows the calendar year as its fiscal year of operations. Total quarterly revenues will be available at the end of this month.

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:
Carmen Gonzalez,
SYS-CON Media
carmen@sys-con.com
or 201-802-3021.