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PCI-SIG Announces Spring 2003 Developers Conference

Conference to Deliver Comprehensive Industry Update on SIG Technologies

Intel Developers Forum, San Jose, Calif. - February 19, 2003 - The PCI-SIG®, the Special Interest Group responsible for PCI Express™ Architecture, PCI Conventional™, and PCI-X™ industry-standard I/O technologies, announced that it will host a PCI-SIG Developers Conference June 2-3, 2003 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California.

The Developers Conference provides PCI-SIG members with the latest information on PCI Express and PCI-X technologies including updates on specification development and implementation implications. PCI-SIG workgroup chairmen and representatives from member companies leading the development of PCI-SIG technologies will present attendees with the most comprehensive technical training available. Topics for discussion will include review of the most recent revisions of all PCI-SIG specifications, discussion of implementations of PCI-X and PCI Express products and hands-on labs for conference attendees.

"The PCI-SIG is undergoing expansive specification work across our technologies," said Tony Pierce, PCI-SIG chairman. "With the completion of the PCI Express and PCI-X 2.0 specifications since our last conference and extensive industry development of PCI Express and PCI-X products, this Developers Conference promises to provide our members with a wealth of technical information."

The two day conference will also feature a vendor community featuring the latest in PCI Conventional, PCI-X and PCI Express technology development. To learn more about the PCI-SIG Developers Conference, or to register for the event, please visit: http://www.pcisig.com/events/devcon.

Benefits of PCI-SIG Membership
All PCI-SIG members can participate in the review of the Bridge and Mini PCI Express specifications before they are released to the industry. If you are interested in becoming a member, please visit the PCI-SIG web site at www.pcisig.com. PCI-SIG members develop and maintain this and other PCI-SIG specifications and are actively involved in defining compliance criteria and checklists as well as other technical enabling collateral.

About the PCI-SIG

The PCI-SIG is the Special Interest Group that owns and manages PCI specifications as open industry standards. The organization defines and implements new industry standard I/O (Input/Output) specifications as the industry's local I/O needs evolve. The PCI Special Interest Group was formed in 1992, and the organization became a nonprofit corporation, officially named “PCI-SIG” in the year 2000. Currently, more than 860 industry-leading companies are active PCI-SIG members. The PCI-SIG's current directors are employed by the following PCI-SIG member companies worldwide: AMD, ATI, Broadcom, HP, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, NVIDEA, and LSI Logic. For more information about the PCI -SIG, and PCI-SIG membership benefits, contact the PCI-SIG by phone, at (503) 291-2569, or by fax at (503) 297-1090, or visit the PCI -SIG web site at: http://www.pcisig.com.

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