The event featured an exhibit hall packed
with over 180 of the most innovative companies serving the Linux and
Open Source community - up from 150 exhibitors the previous year.
IDG World Expo's portfolio of conferences and events includes Macworld
Conference + Expo(R), LinuxWorld Conference + Expo(R ), Bio--IT World
Conference + Expo(TM), Wireless Sensing Solutions(TM), Syndicate(TM),
RoboBusiness and RoboNexus.

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Hundreds of new products were introduced at the event by companies
such as IBM , Novell, HP, Red Hat, Oracle, Computer Associates, MySQL,
CA, Sun and many others.

Alibaba.com Launches Innovative Trade Show Partnership Program

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consumer trading site.

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IDG
is also a leading producer of more than 170 computer-related events
worldwide including LinuxWorld Conference + Expo(R), Macworld
Conference + Expo(R), DEMO (R), and IDC Directions.
The launch of the Alibaba. Alibaba.com is the clear leader in its field and proved to be a terrific
choice as our online partner.com Corporation is China's leading e-commerce company, operating
the world's largest online marketplaces for both international and domestic
China trade, as well as China's most popular online payment system, AliPay.China.Alibaba.

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Additionally, the
exhibitors were thrilled by the quality of the audience this year in
Boston.idgworldexpo. It is increasingly
important for trade show organizers to distinguish the quality of their events
with much more sophisticated communications programs and doing so with the
right media partner.

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Alibaba.com successfully tested the new initiative in a pilot program with
the Kenfair Mega Show in Hong Kong in October 2005.

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Keynotes, new product introductions and more exhibitors
highlighted LinuxWorld

IDG World Expo, the leading producer of world-class tradeshows,
conferences and events for technology markets, today announced the
successful completion of Boston's inaugural LinuxWorld Conference +
Expo(R), held February 14-17 at the Hynes Convention Center.
LinuxWorld New York Summit, a newly announced conference driven
event, is scheduled for May 25-26, 2005 at the New York Marriott
Marquis in Times Square. IDC provides global
market research and advice through offices in 50 countries. Company
information is available at http://www.com's Trade
Show Channel .
Alibaba.com

In New York
Marcy Simon
Worldwide Communications + Television
Tel: +1-212-445-8220
Email: marcy@wctv.

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linuxworldexpo.com's Vice President for International Marketing and Business
Development.com plans to lead this trend. Paul Woodward, Business Strategies Group
(BSG) founder and a veteran of business development in Asia with over 20 years
experience in the region, said: ''The Chinese exhibitions industry has been
growing at over 20% a year for the past five to 10 years.com by e-mail at brian@alibaba-inc.Taobao.

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HONG KONG, Feb.com Trade Show Partnership Program marks an
industry turning point where, instead of regarding each other as competitors,
trade show organizers and online marketplaces work together to grow both their
businesses.

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''In the last five years, it's become clear that trade show organizers and
online marketplace operators do best when they focus on their core businesses,
rather than trying to compete,'' Erisman said.com.

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Trade show organizers seeking more information on the program may contact
Brian Wong, Senior Director, International Marketing and Business Development,
at Alibaba.com ) is the world's largest
import -export marketplace primarily serving Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
(SME's) in the international trade community.

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marketplace for domestic trade among businesspeople.com

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LinuxWorld New York Summit will
also present a showcase component featuring an exclusive selection of
the preeminent vendors in the Linux and Open Source arena. As the leading technology event management company, IDG
World Expo leverages its experience and knowledge of
technology-focused events and conferences, enabling technology
companies to capture the attention and loyalty of influential buyers.

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Highlights of the conference included keynotes by Novell's CEO
Jack Messman, CA's president and CEO-elect John Swainson, MySQL's CEO
Marten Mickos , HP's VP of Linux Martin Fink, and Internet guru John
Patrick of Attitude LLC; Nearly 100 conference sessions, labs and
tutorials that educated, trained and illustrated how companies across
the globe have achieved higher profits and increased their
productivity by utilizing Linux - the fastest-growing operating system
in the world; Free Linux certification testing by the Linux
Professional Institute; and a "Linux in Government" breakfast hosted
by Peter Quinn, the CIO of Massachusetts.
In its first phase, the program will allow trade show organizers to
promote their shows to a highly targeted base of Alibaba.com Corporation
Alibaba.Alibaba.com acquired Yahoo! China and formed a long-term
strategic partnership with Yahoo! Inc.com was founded in 1999 and is based in Hangzhou , eastern China.

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About IDG World Expo

IDG World Expo (www. New Partnership Model Lets Trade Show Organizers Leverage
Alibaba.''
Industry analysts agree that with increased competition in Asia's trade
show sector, trade show organizers who adopt innovative media strategies will
have an edge over the competition.

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Alibaba.zhao@citigatedr-hk.

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com announced today a
groundbreaking new program that allows trade show organizers to increase
attendance and extend the reach of their events by tapping the resources of
the world's largest community of importers and exporters.

Alibaba.

For more information, please contact:

In Hong Kong
Bruce Shu
Citigate Dewe Rogerson
Tel: +852-2533-4607
Mobile: +852-9132-2906
Email: bruce.com

In Shanghai
Emma Zhao
Citigate Dewe Rogerson
Tel: +86-21-6391-3400
Mobile: +86-138-1783-7863
Email: emma.

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Alibaba.

Yahoo! China ( http://www.

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com members in
relevant industries -- through direct mail, promotions and Alibaba.
''The long-term vision is to work with trade show organizers to transform
their shows from one-week events into 365-day exhibitions," said Porter
Erisman, Alibaba.cn ), a division of Alibaba.com, is a
leading internet search brand serving China's consumers and businesses. In
October 2005, Alibaba.

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Due to
the event's success, next year's East Coast edition of LinuxWorld will
move to the larger, state-of-the-art Boston Convention + Exhibition
Center (BCEC) in South Boston.Org pavilion hosted the non-profit organizations in the Linux
community, and the Linux Rookery hosted Linux start-up companies and
first time exhibitors. For more information or to
register for the event, visit the LinuxWorld Conference + Expo Web
site at www.com, or call (800) 657-1474.com) produces technology-focused
tradeshows, conferences and events for professionals seeking
world-class education, peer-to-peer networking and one-stop comparison
shopping.idg.com Trade Show Partnership Program was officially announced at
the UFI Open Asia/Pacific Seminar 2006 held in Hong Kong.com's Businesses

Alibaba International ( http://www.

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The date has also been moved forward to
April 3-6, 2006 to take advantage of the beautiful spring weather in
New England.org, AMD, Dell and others. "The exhibit hall floor was packed with exhibitors and
attendees , media coverage of the event was tremendous and the
conference program was very well attended. IDG World Expo is a business unit of IDG,
the world's leading technology media, research and event company . A privately-held company, IDG
publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers including Bio-IT
World, CIO, CSO, Computerworld, GamePro, InfoWorld, Network World, and
PC World.yahoo.

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About LinuxWorld Conference + Expo

LinuxWorld Conference + Expo is the premier event exclusively
focused on Linux and open source solutions. ''The next five years will
show that partnerships between the two will be the most powerful way to serve
buyers and suppliers.

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The conference will feature tracks titled:
The Business Effects of Linux and Open Source; Integration and
Management; and Security: Inside and Out - with speakers from IBM, HP,
OSDL, X.
LinuxWorld Conference + Expo in San Francisco is scheduled for
August 8-11, 2005 at the Moscone Center. 20 /Xinhua-PRNewswire / -- Alibaba.
Herbert Ip, Chairman of Kenfair International (Holdings) Limited, said:
''Teaming up with Alibaba.

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Successful LinuxWorld Conference + Expo 2005 in Boston Completed - Event Moving to Larger Boston Convention + Exhibition Center for 2006

For more information or to register for LinuxWorld Conference +
Expo San Francisco 2005 or LinuxWorld Summit New York, please visit
www. For exhibiting
opportunities, please contact John Yurewicz at (508) 424-4852 or
John_Yurewicz@idg.com helped us to attract a large number of qualified
visitors to our 2005 MegaShow.com also owns and operates Yahoo! China, which it acquired in October
2005.

Alibaba China ( http://www.

AliPay is China's most popular online payment solution and enables
individuals and businesses to securely, easily and quickly send and receive
payments online.

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com or Frank Netherwood at (508) 424 -4860 or
Frank_Netherwood@idg.shu@citigatedr-hk.

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"We're extremely pleased with the results of this inaugural
LinuxWorld in Boston," said Warwick Davies, group vice president at
IDG World Expo . As the world's most
comprehensive marketplace for open source products and services,
LinuxWorld provides business decision-makers with information and
resources to implement Linux and open source solutions into business
infrastructure and enterprise networks.

About IDG

International Data Group (IDG) is the world's leading technology
media, research, and event company. The partnership demonstrated that combining
resources was a powerful way to help both partners grow their businesses .

Alibaba.
It has approximately 3,500 employees, 14 sales offices across China and other
offices in Beijing, Hong Kong, Silicon Valley and Europe.

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The company features the largest network of
technology-specific Web sites with more than 400 around the world .