Release: MECKLERMEDIA CORPORATION'S ISPCON FALL '98 TO OFFER BLUE-RIBBON LINUX PANEL

MECKLERMEDIA CORPORATION'S ISPCON FALL '98 TO OFFER BLUE-RIBBON LINUX PANEL

(WESTPORT, CT- September 9, 1998)- Mecklermedia Corporation, "The Internet Media Company" (Nasdaq: MECK), announced that ISPCON Fall '98 will hold a special panel, "Linux and the Open Source Business Model of the Future, Or How Linux Got So Dang Hot!" The ISPCON Fall '98 conference and exhibition runs September 28 through October 1, at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California. ISPCON Fall '98, is produced by Mecklermedia and hosted by Boardwatch Magazine.

The Linux panel, to be held Tuesday, September 29 at 2:45 p.m. in the main Ballroom, will focus on the future of the Linux operating system. Industry luminaries participating on the panel include: Linus Torvalds, inventor of Linuxª; Sean Maloney, Intel corporate vice president; Marc Andreesen, Netscape co-founder and executive vice president; and Robert F. Young, president of Red Hat Software.

They will discuss Linux's development approach, its Open Source distribution model, and the acceptance it has achieved in business applications. Debate will ensue over hot-button issues including: Is Linux ready for today's mission--critical Web-based e-business and transaction processing systems? Can Linux outstrip commercial operating environments? Will hardware developers jump on board the Linux bandwagon? And, where is the Linux development community going to turn its efforts next? The Linux panel may well prove to be one of the most dynamic and controversial conference sessions of ISPCON Fall '98.

ISPCON Fall '98 is sponsored by Cisco Systems, Compaq, Ericsson, Hewlett Packard, Intel, Netscape Communications and Sun Microsystems. The registration fee of $595 entitles attendees to three days of networking, educational seminars, and the largest exhibit show floor for the ISP industry. The ISPCON home page provides more details on the conference, speakers and agenda, in addition to attendee and press registration, and hotel and travel information.

Mecklermedia Corporation, "The Internet Media Company," based in Westport, Connecticut, is a leading provider of Internet information through its Internet World and ISPCON trade shows, Internet World weekly and Boardwatch monthly print publications, and the Internet.com network of Web sites, which provides daily news and information resources for the Internet community, as well as ISPCON.com and Boardwatch.com. Mecklermedia also publishes the ISDEX, the only 100% Internet stock index featuring 50 leading companies. Mecklermedia's global presence includes Internet World trade shows and licensed publications throughout Canada, Mexico, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Australia.

For Mecklermedia Corporation
Dara Tyson
Mecklermedia Corporation (NASDAQ: MECK)
ph: 203-341-2972
dtyson@mecklermedia.com

Editor Contact:
For ISPCON and Boardwatch Magazine
Bill Gram-Reefer
WORLDVIEW
ph: 925-676-4733
reefer@worldview-bbs.com

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