Seybold Seminars Partners with Content Management and XML Industry Leaders

Agreement with Frank Gilbane and IDEAlliance Strengthens Seybold Seminars Educational Programs

LOS ANGELES, CA., MAY 13, 2002 - Content management and XML technologies are increasingly becoming important to businesses and media companies worldwide. IT and creative professionals who are responsible for producing and managing their organization's content workflows are earnestly looking for sound technical and business solutions to accomplish such a daunting task. In response to this growing demand, Seybold Seminars, a Key3Media Group Inc. (NYSE: KME) event, today announced a strategic alliance with Frank Gilbane, publisher of the Gilbane Report and Marion Elledge, executive vice president of IDEAlliance, to co-produce two educational conferences.

"Seybold Seminars has always plumbed the depths of technology to find the best solutions to complex publishing problems," said Gene Gable, president, Seybold Seminars and Publications. "By partnering with Frank Gilbane and the IDEAlliance, we are able to bring our audience world-class, highly detailed expertise in Content Management and XML--two of the hottest topics in the marketplace today."

The two conferences will debut at Seybold San Francisco 2002, September 9-12, 2002 at the Moscone Center. The Gilbane Conference on Content Management, will be held Wednesday-Thursday, September 11-12, and will focus on the integration, organization, and communication of content for a wide range of business applications.

"I am very enthusiastic about locating our new content management conference with Seybold San Francisco 2002," said Frank Gilbane, publisher of the Gilbane Report. "The Seybold Seminars organization has always been at the forefront of content-related technologies. Producing our conference in conjunction with the other Seybold Seminars conferences means that IT and project managers from all industries now have a one-stop event where they can learn how to build content management strategies and create implementation plans that integrate with other enterprise applications, in order to meet a wide variety of business needs."

The IDEAlliance Conference on XML in Publishing at Seybold Seminars, scheduled for Monday-Tuesday, September 9-10, 2002 will focus on standards, business models and emerging technologies as they relate to automating the publishing supply chain.

"IDEAlliance and I are excited to play a more visible role at Seybold San Francisco 2002," states Marion Elledge, executive vice president, IDEAlliance. "We believe Seybold Seminars is the premier platform for the publishing community at-large. By collaborating with our membership and key industry leaders, we provide a forum to explore the requirements and capabilities of XML and related standards and technologies that cut across all publishing sectors, from magazines to technical documentation."

The Seybold San Francisco 2002 conference program will feature both Enterprise Publishing and Seybold Seminars PDF Conferences that debuted at Seybold Seminars New York 2002. The conference program will also include enhanced educational programs such as the popular "Hot Technology Days", tutorial sessions, and specific technology workshops critical to the publishing industry.

For more information on Seybold Seminars visit www.seyboldseminars.com. For information on the Gilbane Report visit www.gilbane.com. To contact IDEAlliance, visit www.idealliance.org. To interview a Seybold Seminars executive, contact Stacye Montez at stacye.montez@key3media.com or 650.578.6831.

IDEAlliance (International Digital Enterprise Alliance) is a not-for-profit membership organization. Its mission is to advance user-driven, cross-industry solutions for all publishing and content-related processes by developing standards, fostering business alliances, and identifying best practices. IDEAlliance has been a leader in information technologies since 1966 (founded as Graphic Communications Association) having fostered the development and adoption of standards such as ADIS, GRACoL, ICE, JIFFI, Mail.dat, papiNet, PRISM, PROSE XML, SPACE XML, SGML, and XML. Learn more about IDEAlliance at www.idealliance.org.

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650.578.6831
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