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DisplaySearch Hires PC Monitor Industry Executive; Continues Expansion

Posted on: Thursday, 12 February 2004, 06:00 CST

DisplaySearch, the worldwide leader in flat panel display (FPD) market research and consulting, today announced the hiring of Christopher P. Connery, the former head of monitor product management and marketing for NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display. Mr. Connery joins DisplaySearch as vice president of monitor market research, continuing the company's strategic expansion in response to increased global demand for its suite of services. This hire is the company's sixth key addition in less than four months. ¶ Mr. Connery brings ten years of experience with LCD computer displays, including a wide range of responsibilities in product development, line management, and marketing. He was most recently the director of marketing and product management for NEC-Mitsubishi Electronics Display where he helped establish their market-driven product, channel, and market segmentation strategies for both the NEC and Mitsubishi brands of LCD and CRT computer monitors. Mr. Connery was responsible for strategies in new large-format LCD display applications such as digital signage and flight information displays. While there, he managed products developed internally, and products outsourced from Taiwanese, Korean and Japanese manufacturers. Previously, Mr. Connery was the LCD monitor product line manager for the market leader, NEC Technologies, where he helped create the early LCD desktop monitor market. Prior to that he was the portable computer group product manager for Zenith Data Systems' notebook computers and related peripherals, including the first removable LCD computer displays. Mr. Connery began his career in the value added reseller channel with Veritechnology Electronics (Heath/Zenith), where he held positions in systems engineering and marketing support. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame. ¶ Mr. Connery will be responsible for enhancing DisplaySearch's ongoing research efforts in the monitor marketplace. In this capacity, he will track, trend and forecast monitor market dynamics, providing in-depth data and analysis for monitor technologies. He is also responsible for enhancing DisplaySearch's expanding custom consulting services in the monitor arena. In addition, Mr. Connery will augment and develop the firm's monitor-related content at the company's frequent conferences across the globe. ¶"Chris is an outstanding addition to our growing staff, adding new dimension to our company's monitor market research efforts," states DisplaySearch president Ross Young. "His substantial knowledge in the monitor space, as well as his experience in writing for a number of industry publications and speaking at many industry conferences, will provide exceptional value to our customers."¶ Mr. Connery joins an outstanding team of analysts located in Japan, Korea, North America and Taiwan who possess language skills in English, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin and Taiwanese, and who bring to the company extensive experience at leading FPD, FPD equipment and materials, PC, retail, semiconductor, TV, and market research firms. This growing team represents a commitment to providing the most experienced and knowledgeable analysts in all locations and markets that DisplaySearch covers. ¶ Mr. Connery can be reached at email chris@displaysearch.com or at phone number 312-924-0247.

¶ About DisplaySearch

¶ DisplaySearch is the worldwide leader in market research and consulting for the flat panel display (FPD) industry. Founded in 1996, the company serves a growing multinational client base, with an extensive array of market intelligence reports, advisory services, and global business conferences. The firm surveys the entire display industry food chain, including component and equipment manufacturers, display producers, OEMs, distributors and retailers. From this comprehensive vantage point, DisplaySearch prepares a valued suite of market forecasts, technology assessments, studies and analyses, and produces influential industry events worldwide. The firm serves more than 500 clients in over 20 countries, and is made up of a core team of 16 analysts, located in Japan, Korea, North America and Taiwan. DisplaySearch is headquartered in Austin, Texas, with regional offices in Chicago, Houston, Richmond, Seoul, Taipei and Tokyo. It is on the Web at www.displaysearch.com. -0- *T

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6th Annual DisplaySearch US FPD Conference

"Navigating the Future"

March 30 to April 1, 2004 at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina

For more information about registering, sponsoring and exhibiting, contact Kendra Smith at 512-459-3126 or kendra@displaysearch.com or visit the conference Web site at www.displayesarch.com/usfpd2004.

The registration fee is only $1,495 until Feb. 13, 2004. *T

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