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3Com Canada Joins the COMDEX National Showcase Program PRNewswire - 08:39 a.m. Apr 08, 1999 Eastern NEEDHAM, MA, April 8 /CNW-PRN/ - Ziff-Davis (NYSE: ZD) today announced that 3Com Canada Inc. will participate in the Canadian COMDEX events into the next millennium. 3Com joins Toshiba of Canada Limited as charter members in the COMDEX National Showcase Program, involving support for all three Canadian COMDEX events. 3Com will have a substantial presence at COMDEX/Canada '99 and NetWorld+Interop featuring Windows World in Toronto, July 14-16; COMDEX/Quebec '99 in Montreal, October 5-7; and COMDEX/Canada West 2000 in Vancouver, January 19-21. ''We are thrilled about strengthening our relationship with the COMDEX events, as they are integral to the Canadian IT industry,'' said Nick Tidd, Director of Canadian Sales, Distribution and Consumer Segment, 3Com Canada. ''3Com is committed to keeping Canada more connected, and COMDEX and the debut of NetWorld+Interop in Canada help us to reach that goal.'' COMDEX/Canada, COMDEX/Quebec and COMDEX/Canada West are the premier technology conference and exhibitions for channel and corporate professionals in Canada. These events bring together the leaders in information technology in a comparative, interactive environment to examine and evaluate the next generation of computing and the Internet. ''The success of 3Com Chairman and CEO Eric Benhamou's keynote and the Palm Info Kiosk program at COMDEX/Canada West demonstrate that Canada wants to know more about 3Com,'' said Bob Bierman, General Manager of COMDEX/Canada. ''We look forward to extending this relationship with the opening keynote in Toronto being presented by Robin Abrams, President of Palm Computing and a three-show commitment to the Info Kiosk program.'' About 3Com With more than 200 million customers worldwide, 3Com Corporation connects more people to information in more ways than any other networking company. 3Com delivers innovative information access products and network system solutions to large, medium and small enterprises; carriers and network service providers; PC OEMs; and consumers. For further information, visit 3Com's web site at 3com.com . About Ziff-Davis Ziff-Davis (NYSE:ZD) is an integrated media and marketing company focused on computing and Internet-related technology, with principal platforms in print publishing, trade shows and conferences, online content, television, market research and education. The Company provides global technology companies with marketing strategies for reaching key decision-makers. The ZD Events subsidiary of Ziff-Davis is the world's leading producer of information technology events, serving over 5,000 exhibiting companies and two million attendees through more than 50 events in 18 countries. ZD Events' products range from the IT industry's largest tradeshows and conferences such as COMDEX and NetWorld+Interop, to highly focused events featuring renowned educational programs, custom seminars and specialized vendor marketing programs. For more information about ZD Events, visit zdevents.com . ZD Events, the ZD Events logo, the ZD logo, COMDEX, COMDEX/Canada, COMDEX/Quebec, COMDEX/Canada West and NetWorld+Interop are trademarks owned or used under license by ZD Events Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ziff-Davis Inc., and may be registered in the United States and other countries. WINDOWS WORLD is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. NetWorld is a service mark of Novell, Inc. Other product and company names mentioned may be trademarks of their respective owners. SOURCE Ziff-Davis Copyright 1999, PR Newswire o~~~ O