NEWS RELEASE

Contact: Jeffrey Marquis, DCI Media Relations
(508) 470-3870

Release Date: June 17, 1997

Internet Experts To Present Newest Net-Based Technologies
At DCI's Internet Expo Boston, August '97

Leading Trade Show To Examine Business of Internet;
Case Studies, Panels 'Must-Attends'

Andover, MA -- According to industry analysts, businesses must understand the digital economy. If not, they may perish come the 21st century.

With over 100 sessions and 250 exhibits, DCI’s Internet Expo, August 12-14, 1997, in Boston, will deliver the most comprehensive Internet trade show to date focusing on business solutions, strategies, and trends. To meet this objective, sessions and exhibits will focus on "business-to-business" strategies vis-a-vis consumer-based products. Corporate executives will learn how to meet their strategic objectives through the use of information technology; for example, boosting employee productivity. Electronic Commerce, Intranets, EMail, Java, Web Development and all other Internet-related technologies will be analyzed and discussed.

The DCI event will include 10 keynote addresses, featuring the following luminaries: Jeff Papows, President, Lotus Development Corporation; Steve Mills, General Manager, IBM Corporation; and Dave Taylor, President and Chief Technology Officer, The Internet Mall. Also on the keynote roster are case studies by Robert Beran, President, Bell Atlantic Internet Solutions, and Bruce Ferland, Senior Vice President of Electronic Commerce, Fidelity Investments. A keynote panel titled "To NC or NetPC," moderated by Greg Blatnick, Vice President, Zona Research, will include executives from Microsoft, Intel, IBM, and Oracle.

DCI’s Internet Expo includes a four-pronged conference, totaling more than 100 sessions:

Empowering ECommerce Solutions Conference:
Business to Business ECommerce, Net Marketing, Sales and Customer Service

Developing Intranets Conference:
Building Intranet/Extranet Apps, Successful Intranet/Extranet Strategies, Architectures/Tools

Killer Apps Conference:
Internet Application Infrastructures, Messaging and Groupware, Web-Enabled Applications

Web Design & Deployment Conference:
Java Commerce and Security Day, Certified WebMaster Training, Certified Security Training

On August 12-14, leading Internet companies will display their newest products, technologies, and services at the product exposition. Highlights will include the Java Computing Cafe, Netscape Partner Pavilion, Microsoft Solution Providers Pavilion, and The MIMC Zone. Exhibitors include IBM, Digital Equipment, Microsoft, Sun, and Netscape.

Running concurrently with DCI’s Internet Expo is IBM TechCon -- Building Networked Computing Solutions. With over 75 technical sessions, this is one of IBM’s leading technical conferences. Topics of discussion will include: Enterprise System Integration, Internet/Thin Client Development, Distributed Component Systems, Traditional (OS-Based) Clients, Traditional Middleware, Analysis and Design, and Lotus Domino (Document Application and Web Servers).

For press registration, contact Jeffrey Marquis at (508) 470-3870 or EMail to jmarquis@dciexpo.com. Early registration is recommended.

DCI, located in Andover, Massachusetts, is a world leader in high-technology education, trade shows and management consulting.