PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For more information, please contact:
Bill Booth
Technology Event Management
Tel (503) 675-3550
Email: bbooth@technologyevents.com

Judy Grillo
Cricket Communications, Inc
Tel (954) 724-5323
Email: CricketComm@aol.com

Base Camp™ to Explore Significant Trends
Impacting the System Builder Channel

Portland, OR, September 14, 2000 - System Builder Summit announced today that Base Camp, a semi-annual series of channel-related forums, will be held September 25th and 26th in conjunction with the event. The complimentary series is offered to participating vendors and media attendees of System Builder Summit Fall 2000, being held September 24-27th at the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa, in Phoenix, Arizona.

Base Camp will be presented by a team of prominent industry analysts, editors and channel marketing organizations. Among the topics being addressed are:

• The New Economy - What Does it Mean for the System Builder Channel?
  Ed Sperling, Editor in Chief of Sm@rt Partner magazine, takes a look at the dynamics of the New Economy, where the opportunities lie for the system builder channel, and why partnerships are more important than ever before.
• Summit View: A Profile and Analysis of the Leading System Builders
  During the past few months, in conjunction with the Summit, the team at COHESION conducted a primary research survey of the leading system builders in North and Latin America. The detailed findings will be presented by Jim Niekamp, Director of Channel Web Sites.
• Internet Developments in Latin America: The Impact on PC and Server Sales
  A panel of industry experts will open discussion with vendors on the changes that the Internet has brought to the technology market across Latin America. Among the panel participants are Luis Anavitarte, Research Director for Latin America, Gartner’s Dataquest, Otto Pohlmann, Purchasing Manager, ProComp Industria Eletronica Ltda of Brazil, and Alex Bianchi, Latin American Sales, SED International, and others.
• Cornering the Small Business Market
  David Myron, Editor, Small Business Solutions Provider, addresses how to best capture the small business market opportunity, how to differentiate vendor offerings, and in turn, how to make it easier for system builders to market technology solutions.
• Canada is Not the 51st State
  Michelle Douglass, Editor, CDN explores the characteristics of the Canadian reseller channel, the growth fueled by small businesses, and the coming of vendor partnerships.
• Being Direct: System Builder Channel Opportunities
  Jeff Morgan, Vice President, Levin Consulting explores the real sales and marketing opportunities that vendors have in this New World order, and how the changes will affect the way vendors do business with their system builder channel partners.

About System Builder Summit
System Builder Summit is the only industry event hosting 200 of the top revenue producers in the system builder channel from the U.S., Canada and Latin America. During the event, system builders will meet with more than 100 technology vendors, international distributors and service providers, who will offer a preview of year 2001 roadmaps, products, services and programs that cover the entire technology spectrum. Participating companies include AMD, ATI Technologies, Buffalo Technology, Canon Computer Systems, D&H Distributing, IBM, Ingram Micro, Intel Corporation, NEC Technologies, Novell Corporation, NVIDIA, Philips, and SED International.

System Builder Summit is a semi-annual event produced by Vision Events International, in conjunction with Technology Event Management Company. Vision Events International, a Gartner Company based in Nashua, New Hampshire, produces business events that bring together the leading computer channel vendors and resellers face-to-face in private boardroom appointments with the focus of increasing sales and building relationships. For more information, visit our web site at www.systembuildersummit.com or call (503) 675-3550. Please forward editorial inquiries to Judy Grillo by calling (954) 724-5323 or by Email at CricketComm@aol.com.

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