Sponsors of the 1997 John C. Dvorak Telecommunications Excellence Awards comprise a list of the best and brightest firms in PC technology:

1997 Anchor Sponsor: AGIS Apex Global Internet Services AGIS (www.agis.net), founded in 1994, is a leading global backbone provider of Internet connectivity. The company uses a logical full mesh ATM network at DS-3 to OC-3 speeds. Through special arrangements with other carriers, AGIS has over 200 Points of Presence (PoPs) in the United States, Europe and the Pacific Rim. Designed for stability and scalability, the AGIS network features bandwidth options ranging from DS-0 to OC-3. AGIS provides Internet access to millions of users via its extensive customer base of Regional Bell Operating Companies, content providers, large corporations, and Internet service providers. A technology leader and innovator, AGIS is the first Internet access provider to: deploy ATM technology to operate a national backbone network offer commercial 155 Mbps connections to the ‘Net reduce points of failure in a network by using switching technologies design a non-retail competing wholesale business model provide multiple distribution centers for content replication (CooLocation™) AGIS, Apex Global Internet Services 3601 Pelham, Dearborn, MI 48124 Tel: 800-380-2447 or 313-730-1130 Fax: 313-359-4107 URL: http://www.agis.net - Email: Info@agis.net

The Supporting High-Tech Pantheon

Significant financial support, equipment and services, and prizes were provided by these Dvorak Awards Co-Sponsors:

Acer America Corp. (subsidiary of The Acer Group) 2641 Orchard Pkwy. San Jose, CA 95134 Tel: 800-733-2237; 408-432-6200 Direct sales: 800-239-2237 (Acer Direct) Fax: 408-922-2953 Tech support: 800-637-7000 Tech support BBS: 408-428-0140 URL: http://www.acer.com/aac/ Adaptec, Inc. 691 S. Milpitas Blvd. Milpitas, CA 95035 Tel: 800-934-2766 or 408-945-8600 Sales: 800-442-SCSI Fax: 408-262-2533 Tech support: 800-959-SCSI Tech support BBS: 408-945-7727 URL: http://www.adaptec.com Ascend Communications, Inc. 1275 Harbor Bay Parkway Alameda, CA 94502 Tel: 800-ASCEND-4 or 510-769-6001 Direct Sales: 800-621-9578 Fax: 510-814-2300 URL: http://www.ascend.com Boca Research 1377 Clint Moore Rd. Boca Raton, FL 33487-2722 Tel: 407-997-6227 Fax: 407-994-9657 Tech support: 407-241-8088 Tech support BBS: 407-241-1601 URL: http://www.boca.org Kingston Technology Corp. 17600 Newhope St. Fountain Valley, CA 92708 Tel: 800-835-6575 or 714-435-2600 Domestic sales: 800-337-8410 Fax: 714-435-2699 RAMfax: 800-435-0056 or 714-453-2677 USA and Canada Only Tech support: 800-435-0640 Tech support BBS: 714-435-2636 Compuserve: GO KINGSTON URL: http://www.kingston.com Symantec Corp. 10201 Torre Ave. Cupertino, CA 95014-2132 Tel: 800-441-7234 or 408-253-9600 Direct sales: 800-453-1193 Fax: 408-253-3968 Tech support: 415-892-1424 Tech support BBS: 541-484-6669 URL: http://www.symantec.com Tektronix P.O. Box 1000 26600 Southwest Parkway Wilsonville, OR 97070-1000 Tel: 503-685-3150 or 800-835-6100 Fax: 503-685-3063 URL: http://www.tektronix.com Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc (TAIS) (subsidiary of Toshiba Corp.). 9740 Irvine Blvd., PO Box 19724 Irvine, CA 92713-9724 Tel: 800-334-3445; 714-583-3000 Direct sales: 800-959-4100 Fax: 714-583-3645 Tech support: 800-999-4273 Tech support BBS: 714-837-4408 URL: http://www.toshiba.com Timex Tel: 800-367-8463 URL: http://www.timex.com Electric Library Infonautics Incorporated 900 West Valley Road, Suite 1000 Wayne, PA 19087 Tel: 610-971-8840, 800-860-9227, Fax: 610-971-8859 Email: info@infonautics.com URL: http://www.elibrary.com InContext Corp. 2 St. Clair Avenue, West, 16th Floor Toronto, ONTARIO, CANADA M4V 1L5 Tel: 800-263-0127 or 416-922-0087 Tel: 301-571-9464 Direct Sales, Fax: 416-922-6489 URL: http://www.incontext.com

Citivu Internet World Wide Web Advertising Services P.O. Box 913 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 Tel: 800-972-4394 or 909-948-5150 Email: web-sales@citivu.com URL: http://www.citivu.com/adv_pays/ Fargo Electronics, Inc. 7901 Flying Cloud Dr. Eden Prairie, MN 55344 Tel: 800-327-4622 or 612-941-9470 Fax: 612-941-7836 Tech support: 612-941-0050 URL: http://www.fargo.com Hayes Microcomputer Products, Inc. P.O. Box 105203 Atlanta, GA 30348 Tel: 800-96-HAYES Tel: 800-665-1259 (CD) Tel: 404-441-1617 Fax: 404-441-1213 Direct: 404-840-6816 BBS: 404-446-6336 URL: http://www.hayes.com Hewlett-Packard Company 3000 Hanover Street Palo Alto, CA 94304 Tel: 800-752-0900 or 800-387-3867 Tel: 800-637-7740 HP Direct Sales Tel: 800-858-8867 Technical Support BBS: 415-852-0256 URL: http://www.hp.com Lexmark International, Inc. 740 New Circle Road., NW Lexington, KY 40511-1876 Tel: 800-358-5835 or 606-232-2000 Tel: 800-438-2468 Direct Sales, Fax: 606-232-2403 Tel: 606-232-3000 Technical Support BBS: 606-232-5238 URL:http://www.lexmark.com NetManage, Inc. 10725 North De Anza Boulevard Cupertino, CA 95014 Tel: 408-973-7171 Fax: 408-257-6405 Tech: 408-973-8181 URL: http://www.netmanage.com Planet Systems TV 1065 Cosby Hightway Newport, TN 37821 Tel: 423-623-8300 Fax: 423-623-8751 BBS: 423-623-8111 Email: info@planetc.com URL: http://www.planetc.com Simple Technology, Inc. 3001 Daimler St. Santa Ana, CA 92705 Tel: 800-367-7330 or 714-476-1180 Fax: 714-476-1209 Tech support BBS: 714-476-9034 URL: http://www.simpletech.com Starfish Software 1700 Green Hills Road Scotts Valley, CA 95066 Tel: 408-461-5800, 800-765-7839 (order line), 408-439-0942 Fax: 408-461-5900 URL: http://www.simplify.com Texas Instruments, Inc. 135000 North Central Expressway Dallas, TX 75265 Tel: 800-848-3927 or 214-995-2011 Fax: 214-995-4360 Tel: 817-774-6660 Technical Support BBS: 817-774-6809 Technical Support for Printers URL: http://www.ti.com United Airlines URL: http://www.ual.com ZyXEL (a Zero One NetWorking Co.) 4920 E. LaPalma Ave. Anaheim, CA 92807 Tel: 800-255-4101 or 714-693-0808 Fax: 714-693-0705 Tech support: Use main no. Tech support BBS: 714-693-0762 URL: http://www.zyxel.com

On Behalf of the 1997 Dvorak Awards Committee:

Thank You!

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