Montvale, NJ, March 14, 2001 -- SYS-CON Events announced today that its Wireless Edge 2002 International Wireless Business & Technology Conference & Expo (www.wirelessedge2002.com) will take place May 7 - 9, 2002, at the Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California. This year the exhibit floor 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, application's and services.

"We're very excited to be presenting Wireless Edge 2002, and look forward to offering the business and technology community concerned with the emerging wireless economy one of the most information-packed and thought-provoking events of the year," said Fuat Kircaali, Founder and CEO of SYS-CON Events. "Wireless Edge 2002 International Business & Technology Conference and Expo will be a leading forum where business and technology professionals from around the world will exchange ideas, and top wireless vendors will showcase their cutting-edge unplugged hardware, software, application's and services. Conference attendees will have a unique opportunity to interact with Wireless Edge faculty members including many of the wireless arena's true visionaries."

"The Conference's five tracks are Development, Connectivity, Wireless Applications, Hardware and Business Futures" announced Jeremy Geelan, Editorial Director of SYS-CON Media and Robert Diamond, Editor-in-Chief of Wireless Business & Technology magazine, conference co-chairs of Wireless Edge 2002. "We'll be offering a unique learning experience not available anywhere else, based on SYS-CON's seven years of expertise in facilitating the exploration of challenges and the exchange of ideas between business and technology professionals," commented Geelan. "There's never any shortage of good business ideas, only of business people capable of implementing them successfully: Wireless Edge 2002 will provide real-world examples showcased by those already successfully exploiting the commercial possibilities of a wireless economy," added Diamond. "The call for papers opened (www.sys-con.com/wirelessedge2002/ papers.cfm) last week for speakers who would like to present topics in their areas of expertise," said Cathy Walters, Vice President of SYS-CON Events. "The conference advisory board of the WirelessEdge Conference will select only those submissions most pertinent to this fast-evolving field." Daily updates and news about Wireless Edge 2002 can be found at www.wirelessedge2002.com

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 Java Developer's Journal (www.JavaDevelopersJournal.com), 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 Buyer's Guide (www.JavaBuyersGuide.com), ColdFusion Developer's Journal (www.ColdFusionJournal.com), PowerBuilder Developer's Journal (www.PowerBuilderJournal.com), and WebSphere Developer's Journal (www.WebSphereDevelopersJournal.com).

About SYS-CON Events, Inc.:
SYS-CON Events, Inc. (www.sys-con.com) is the world's leading producer of i-technology developer conferences and expositions. SYS-CON Events' upcoming developer conference calendar includes JavaEdge2001 International Java Developer Conference & Expo (www.JavaEdge2001.com), XMLEdge 2001 International XML Conference & Expo (www.XMLEdge2001.com) and Wireless Edge 2002 International Wireless Developer Conference & Expo (www.WirelessEdge2002.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 47 Web sites at www.sys-con.com.

CONTACT:
Cathy Walters,
SYS-CON Events
cathyw@sys-con.com
or 201-802-3069.