Montvale, NJ, August 30, 2001 - SYS-CON Events (www.sys-con.com) announced today that the delegate registrations to its two East Coast “Edge” events JDJEdge 2001 International Java™ Developer Conference & Expo and Web Services Edge 2001 International Web Services Conference & Expo East are expected to reach 5,000. This will make this event the largest gathering of Web services professionals and companies in the world. The dual conference and expo will be held September 23-26, at the Hilton New York.

Gupta and Soley Join as Keynote Speakers:

“We are very pleased to announce that Yogesh Gupta, chief technology officer of Computer Associates, and Dr. Richard Soley, founder and CEO of Object Management Group, will join the conference as keynote speakers,” said Cathy Walters, vice president of SYS-CON Events. “Web Services Edge 2001 International Web Services Conference & Expo, colocated with JDJEdge 2001 International Java Developer Conference & Expo, will present an all-star lineup of distinguished faculty members, and will be one of the most significant i-technology conferences of recent years.”

James Gosling, the highly regarded "Father of Java" and a VP and Fellow of Sun Microsystems, Inc., is featured as the opening keynoter on Monday, September 24. He'll be introduced by Alan Williamson, CTO, n-ary Ltd. and editor-in-chief, Java Developer's Journal.

Alan Baratz, CEO of Zaplet, Inc., and former president of the Software Products & Platforms Division at Sun Microsystems addresses the conference on Monday afternoon. He'll be introduced by Sean Rhody, JDJEdge Conference tech chair and editor-in-chief, Web Services Journal.

Also on Monday, Jeremy Allaire, founder of Allaire Corporation and the creator of ColdFusion, will address the ColdFusion Fast Track super session.

On Tuesday, September 25, the conference will feature a panel discussion titled "Web Services Paradigm." The keynote panel will be moderated by Rick Ross, founder and president of Java Lobby, and the panelists will include James Gosling, Alan Baratz, Kevin Lynch (president, Products,Macromedia), Greg Kiessling (CEO, Sitraka), David A. Litwack (CEO, Silver Stream), Yogesh Gupta (CTO, Computer Associates International, Inc.) and Dr. Richard Soley (Chairman and CEO of Object Management Group). Steve Benfield, Web Services Edge conference tech-chair and founding editor of Web Services Journal will introduce the keynote panel. The Tuesday afternoon keynote will be delivered by Kevin Lynch.

Finally, on Wednesday, September 26th, the featured speakers will be Scott Dietzen, chief technology officer of the BEA E-Commerce Server Division in the morning, and Yogesh Gupta in the afternoon. All keynotes will take place in the Grand Ballroom of the Hilton New York, New York City.

More than 120 Booth Units Sold, America's Hall I Sold Out!

“With more than 120 booths sold, America's Hall I Expo Floor is completely sold out,” said Grisha Davida, vice president of SYS-CON Media. “We've had to expand the Web Services Edge 2001 East International Web Services Conference Expo Floor to America's Hall II to accommodate additional companies that would have otherwise been closed out of this world-class event. We also have very exciting news that will be announced on September 24, 2001 regarding our future East Coast location and dates.”

The Leading Event in The World Among i-Technology Conferences

“We are extremely excited about all the news surrounding SYS-CON's Web Services Edge 2001 International Web Services Conference & Expo,” said Fuat Kircaali, founder and CEO of SYS-CON Media. “In the short period of time since we first announced Web Services Edge 2001, the conference has emerged as the hands-down leader among similar events, and has drawn the overwhelming support of the industry, faculty members, and delegates who signed up to be part of this groundbreaking i-technology event.”

Sponsor and Exhibitor List, Web Services Edge 2001 East

JDJEdge 2001 and Web Services Edge East sponsors and exhibitors include Aligo, Asset, Inc., Axiomatic Design, BEA Systems (Fast Track Sponsor), Borland, CCS Consulting, CFAdvisor, CodeHound, CFDJ, Computer Associates (Platinum Sponsor), Compuware, CORDA Technologies, CSC, Entegrity Solutions, Fresher, IBM (Fast Track Sponsor), InCert, InferData, Information Laboratory, IONA Technologies, iWay Software, Java Developer's Journal, Java Lobby (Association Sponsor), Kenamea (Silver Sponsor), Kenetiks, Killdara Corporation, Lazy Software, LearningPatterns.com, Merant, Mercury Interactive, MFG Systems Corporation, Middleware Company (Silver Sponsor), Nextel, Noospherics Technologies, Nova Labs, OASIS (Association Sponsor), Object Design, OneWeb Systems, Oracle (Gold Sponsor), ParaSoft, Pingtel, Programmer's Paradise (Media Sponsor), q2 Technologies, Rational Software (Corporate Sponsor), ReportMill, SavaJe Technologies, SD Times (Media Sponsor), Shinka Technologies, SilverStream (Silver Sponsor), Sitraka Software (Corporate Sponsor), SpiritSoft, Sun Microsystems (Fast Track Sponsor), SYS-CON Radio, TheServerSide.com (Media Sponsor), TIBCO Software (Corporate Sponsor), TogetherSoft Corporation (Gold Sponsor), TopCoder, Tower Technology, Vulcan Machines, Web Services Journal, Web Techniques, WebLogic Developer's Journal, WebSphere Developer's Journal, Wireless Business & Technology, Wrox Press - Programmer to Programmer, XML Global, XML-Journal and XML.ORG (Association Sponsor).

Sponsor and Exhibitor List Web Services Edge 2001 West:

XMLEdge 2001 and Web Services Edge West sponsors and exhibitors include ADOS (Gold Sponsor), Altova (Corporate Sponsor), Bestning, Cape Clear, CFAdvisor, ColdFusion Developer's Journal, Data Junction Corporation, DataMirror, Dataquad, Inc., Eltegra, Hewlett-Packard, HiT Software, Idoox, Infravio, Inktomi (Corporate Sponsor), IONA Technologies, Ipedo, Java Lobby (Association Sponsor), Java Developer's Journal, OASIS (Association Sponsor), PolarLake (Corporate Sponsor), Programmer's Paradise (Media Sponsor), PyBiz, Rogue Wave Software, SD Times (Media Sponsor), SEAGULL, Shinka Technologies, SilverStream Software (Silver Sponsor), Sonic Software, SplitFire Technologies, SYS-CON Radio , Talking Blocks, TheServerSide.com (Association Sponsor), Vordel, Web Services Journal, Web Techniques, WebLogic Developer's Journal, WebSphere Developer's Journal, Whitehill Technologies, Inc., Wireless Business & Technology, XML-Journal, XML.ORG (Association Sponsor), XMLCities , and XML Spy (Corporate Sponsor).

The Largest Number of Celebrities Ever Teaching Under One Roof

This year's faculty features the top names, experts, and leading i-technology visionaries, of the world: including James Gosling, Sun Fellow and the father of Java; Alan Baratz, CEO of Zaplet, Inc.; Rick Ross, founder of Java Lobby; Yogesh Gupta, CTO of Computer Associates; Richard Soley, founder and CEO of Object Management Group; Kevin Lynch, president of Macromedia; Greg Kiessling, CEO of Sitraka; Jeremy Allaire, creator of ColdFusion and CTO of Macromedia; Scott Dietzen, CTO of BEA; Peter Coad, founder and CEO of TogetherSoft; David Litwack, CEO of SilverStream; Dirk Slama, CEO of Shinka Technologies; Adam Kolawa, founder and CEO of ParaSoft; Eric Shapiro, founder and CEO of Zero G Software; Alan Williamson, editor-in-chief of Java Developer's Journal; Bob Bickel, CTO of Hewlett-Packard; Bob Paskar, CTO of Kenamea; David Chappell, CTE of Sonic Software; Jeff Capone, CTO of Aligo; Steve Benfield, CTO of SilverStream; Gary Baney, CTO of Flashline; Robert Maksimchuk, data modeling evangelist of Rational Software; Mala Chandra, vice president of Zaplet, Inc., and one of the top 25 women on the Web; Ben Forta, best-selling author and renown evangelist; Christopher Bird, CTO of ObjectSpace; Dale Hunscher, CEO of South Wind Design; David Krider, founder of Visualize, Inc;, Ed Anuff, chairman of Epicentric; Joe Menard, CEO of WebGain; and more than 100 other leading experts.

As of July 2001, more than 150 leading Java, XML, and Web Services companies will participate in the conference programs as faculty, sponsors, and exhibitors.

More information on this year's SYS-CON i-technology events and detailed program topics can be found at the conference Web sites at www.sys-con.com, and in the final conference program brochure that was mailed to more than 1 million developers worldwide earlier this month.

About SYS-CON Media:
SYS-CON Media is the world's leading publisher exclusively serving i-technology markets. SYS-CON publications include Wireless Business & Technology (www.WBT2.com), Java Developer's Journal (www.JavaDevelopersJournal.com), XML-Journal (www.XML-Journal.com), Web Services Journal (www.WSJ2.com), ColdFusion Developer's Journal (www.ColdFusionJournal.com), PowerBuilder Developer's Journal (www.PowerBuilderJournal.com), WebSphere Developer's Journal (www.WebSphereDevelopersJournal.com), BEA WebLogic Developer's Journal (www.WeblogicDevelopersJournal.com).

About SYS-CON Events, Inc.:
A wholly owned subsidiary of SYS-CON Media, 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 JDJEdge 2001 International Java ™ Developer Conference & Expo, XMLEdge 2001 International XML Conference & Expo, Wireless Edge 2002 International Wireless Business & Technology Conference & Expo, and Web Services Edge 2001 International Web Services Conference & Expo / East and West.

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 87 Web sites at www.sys-con.com.

CONTACT:
Cathy Walters,
SYS-CON Events
cathyw@sys-con.com
or 201-802-3066

Grisha Davida,
SYS-CON Media
grisha@sys-con.com
or 201-802-3004