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Press Release For Release 9:00 AM February 20, 1992} Keywords: Tradeshow, Innovation, CD-ROM, Multimedia, Publishing, International, Design, Construction Tradeshow DiscTM puts A/E/C SYSTEMS '92 on Multimedia CD-ROM On center floor of the Dallas Convention Center, June 8-11,1992, A/E/C SYSTEMS '92, the world's largest computer applications show for the design and construction industry, will maintain its reputation for innovation with a spectacular 2,400 sq.ft. multimedia demonstration center and theater. This featured exhibit will introduce the A/E/C SYSTEMS '92 Tradeshow Disc, a major advance in the way exhibitors convey their product information to attendees. Attendees at A/E/C SYSTEMS '92 can take home a huge library of exhibitors' product information on the Tradeshow Disc CD-ROM instead of the usual heavy bags of brochures. For attendees who are lagging in the rapid shift to CD-ROM as the preferred medium for information publishing, the A/E/C SYSTEMS '92 Tradeshow Disc provides a compelling reason to acquire a CD-ROM reader. The A/E/C SYSTEMS '92 Tradeshow Disc uses the enormous data capacity of CD-ROM optical disc and the exciting presentation features of multimedia computing to create a condensed electronic version of the entire show. Contents include not only exhibitors brochures, but also working demonstrations of their software products, photorealistic graphics, animated sales presentations with sound and video effects, and complete product catalogs with text, graphics and detailed specifications. The Tradeshow Disc also carries educational content drawn from highlights of the show's seminars, tutorials and concurrent conferences. In addition, as a service to the design and construction industry, the Tradeshow Disc delivers content supplied by the industrys leading publications, professional associations, universities, government agencies and not-for- profit organizations.