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Global Sources Opens 9th Annual International IC-China Conference & Exhibition in Beijing

Posted on: Thursday, 4 March 2004, 06:00 CST

BEIJING, March 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global Sources Ltd. announces the opening of the second leg of the 9th International IC- China Conference & Exhibition (IIC-China) and 4th Annual Embedded Systems Conferences-China in Beijing today. The event, which commenced in Shanghai on March 1, runs until March 5 at the China International Science & Technology Convention Center. This year, over 100 leading semiconductor companies are showcasing new IC technologies in more than 400 booths at the event's three venues in Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen.

Key exhibitors at IIC-China in Beijing include notable industry names such as Agilent Technologies, Cellon (China) Inc., Cypress Semiconductor, EPSON, Linear Technology, Mentor Graphics, Microsoft, Renesas Technology Hong Kong, Samsung Electronics, and Sharp Microelectronics. The event is co-sponsored by Analog Devices, Philips Semiconductors, Texas Instruments, and World Peace Group.

Special guests at the opening ceremony in Beijing include Mr. Sun Yuning, assistant president of Lenovo Holdings Limited, Dr. Li Xiao Bo, senior vice president & chief technology officer of Cellon International and CEO & president of CEC Wireless R&D Ltd., Mr. Frankie Yan, OEM manager of Microsoft (China), Mr. Gregory K. Hinckley, president of Mentor Graphics and Mr. Paul Miller, vice president and managing director of CMP Electronics Group.

More information on IIC-China including the complete exhibitor list is available in English at http://www.english.china.iicexpo.com/ and Chinese at http://www.iicexpo.com/ .

About Global Sources

Global Sources creates and facilitates global trade between buyers and suppliers, by providing the right information, at the right time, in the right format. Our integrated sourcing and marketing solutions enable importers to buy, and exporters to sell, more effectively and profitably.

We aggregate and format industry-specific supplier and product information, and deliver this content to our buyer community worldwide through our leading network of 9 vertical marketplaces and 13 geographic portals, and through magazines, CD-ROMs, and private catalogs, as well as China Sourcing Fairs and technical events. Our flagship marketplace, Global Sources Online (http://www.globalsources.com/), hosts more marketing and sourcing activity than any other global merchandise trade marketplace.

We serve a growing, independently certified community of over 402,000 active buyers in over 230 countries and territories. These buyers generate more than 3.8 million inquiries annually for nearly 140,000 suppliers through Global Sources Online alone. We offer extensive supplier enablement capabilities in Greater China and other leading supply markets through 63 content management offices and 700 sales representatives, who make approximately 40,000 supplier visits monthly. In mainland China, we have 22 years on-the-ground presence, supported by more than 900 team members in 43 locations throughout the country.

Global Sources' solutions are based on 33 years as a trade magazine publisher serving the global trade community, 13 years as a trade management software developer, 12 years as manager of trade shows in Asia, and 8 years as an online marketplace operator.

Electronic Engineering Times-China is the official publication of the International IC-China Conference & Exhibition. It is published by eMedia Asia Ltd., a joint venture between Global Sources and CMP Media LLC., a leading integrated media company providing essential information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum. The joint venture is a leading provider of new technology content, in print and online for the 150,000-plus technology specialists that drive the electronics industry in China and Asia. eMedia Asia Ltd. serves this community's ongoing need for the right information, at the right time through its integrated, local-language web networks, premier technical events and industry leading publications - Electronic Buyers' News-China and Electronic Engineering Times-Asia.

Global Sources Contact in U.S.

James W.W. Strachan

Tel: +1-602-978-7504

Fax: +1-602-978-7512

strachan@globalsources.com

Global Sources Contact in Asia

Camellia So

Tel: +852-2555-5044

Fax: +852-2518-8764

cso@globalsources.com

Global Sources Investor Contacts:

Kirsten Chapman & Moriah Shilton

Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates, Inc.

Tel: +1-415-433-3777

Fax: +1-415-433-5577

kirsten@lhai-sf.com

Global Sources Ltd.

CONTACT: In U.S., James W.W. Strachan, +1-602-978-7504, or fax,+1-602-978-7512, or strachan@globalsources.com, or in Asia, Camellia So,+852-2555-5044, or fax, +852-2518-8764, or cso@globalsources.com, both ofGlobal Sources Ltd.; Kirsten Chapman & Moriah Shilton of Lippert/Heilshorn &Associates, Inc., +1-415-433-3777, or fax, +1-415-433-5577,kirsten@lhai-sf.com, for Global Sources

Web site: http://www.globalsources.com/

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