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Thursday April 20, 6:03 am Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: CMP Media Inc.3D Conference & Expo Will Showcase Advanced 3D Technology for the Digital Content Creation Environment - Intel to Showcase Forthcoming IA-64 Processor Capabilities SAN FRANCISCO, April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- CMP Media announced it will host a special event at the upcoming 3D Conference & Expo, to be held May 7 - 11, 2000 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California. Intel, the Conference & Expo's Platinum Sponsor, will show a demo of its 64-bit Itanium(TM) processor, running a prototype 64-bit native version of 3D Studio MAX© from Discreet, a division of Autodesk -- an industry leading 3D content creation tool for games, film and video, and the Internet. The Itanium processor is the first product in Intel's IA-64 processor line, which will be in production in the middle of this year. The Itanium processor-based demo will highlight the features of the processor's ability to enhance the potential of sophisticated 3D software applications. The demo will be shown during a special speaker session by Anand Chandrasekher, Vice President and General Manager for Intel's Workstation Products Group on Wednesday, May 10, 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. The 3D Conference & Expo is the only forum dedicated to showcasing products and technologies for 3D professionals. The conference provides an immersive educational environment focused on practical techniques for enhancing the creativity and productivity of 3D artists and animators. It will feature more than 60 classes taught by top graphics industry experts and will attract 3D professionals from diverse disciplines interested in learning the latest technologies and techniques to advance their careers. The expo floor will be filled by more than 40 top companies, including: Intel, IBM, SGI, Cycore, Discreet, Alias*Wavefront, 3D Labs and auto*des*sys. CMP Media Inc. is the leading high-tech media company providing essential information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum-the builders, sellers and users of technology worldwide. With its portfolio of newspapers, magazines, custom publishing, Internet products, research, consulting and conferences, CMP is uniquely positioned to offer marketers comprehensive, integrated solutions tailored to meet their individual needs. Online editions of the company's print publications, along with products and services created exclusively for the Internet, can be found on CMPnet at cmpnet.com . NOTE: Intel is a registered trademark, and Itanium is a trademark, of Intel Corporation. SOURCE: CMP Media Inc. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------