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Kingston Proud Sponsor of ACON4: Worldwide Gaming Event
Global Gaming Challenge to Take Place in 19 Countries, 50 Cities with Finals in Shanghai, China

Fountain Valley, CA - (March 9, 2004), -- Kingston® Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced its participation in the ACON4 Worldwide Gaming Event hosted by ABIT® Computer Corporation, along with Intel Coporation, Dong Feng Yueda Kia Motors, Western Digital, and Viewsonic.

Promising to be one of the most exciting gaming events of 2004, ACON4 will begin March 12, 2004 with qualifying competition rounds spread across 19 countries and territories in a total of 50 cities. The top gamer from each region will be invited to the final competition on June 6, 2004 in Shanghai, China where they will then compete head-to-head in a Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne tournament to determine the ACON4 World Champion.

"We're very excited to be a part of ACON4," said Jaja Lin, HyperX product marketing manger, Kingston. "The event is a great opportunity to showcase our Kingston HyperX line of high-performance memory and demonstrate its performance on ABIT's superior gaming motherboards." Kingston® representatives will be present at most of the qualifying rounds to demonstrate our HyperX™ memory performance and winning gamers will receive HyperX modules as part of the prize packages.

Six regions of the United States will host qualifying rounds:
  • Los Angeles, California
  • Denver, Colorado
  • Miami, Florida
  • New York, New York
  • Houston, Texas
  • Seattle, Washington
"We've assembled a gaming tournament on a truly global scale," said ABIT Marketing Director, Scott Thirlwell, "ABIT along with our partners are excited to be able to bring this competition to gamers worldwide. ACON4 is a unique opportunity for gamers to not only show off their skills, but also win the right to represent their country and experience one of the world's most dynamic cities. It's going to be a fantastic event for all in attendance."

ACON4 qualifiers will take place in the following 19 countries and territories:

    · USA · France · Australia · Finland · Denmark · Spain
    · Canada · Korea · Thailand · Norway · Italy · Poland
    · UK · China · Japan · Sweden · Taiwan · Russia
    · Germany
The stakes are high at ACON4: winning representatives from each region will receive an all-expense paid trip to Shanghai, China and also have a chance to win some of the most exciting prizes ever offered at a gaming event, including a car from Dong Feng Yueda Kia Motors. The complete ACON4 prize list will be announced in the next two weeks.

ABIT, Kingston, Intel, Dong Feng Yueda Kia Motors, Western Digital, and Viewsonic invite gamers from around the globe to participate in the ACON4 challenge. Details on how to register for each qualifying event can be found at www.abitgamer.com.

About Kingston Technology Company, Inc.

Kingston Technology Company, Inc. is the world's largest independent manufacturer of memory products. Kingston operates manufacturing facilities in Malaysia, Taiwan, China and Fountain Valley, Calif., including Payton Technology Corp., Kingston's back-end processing facility supporting memory packaging, test and logistics. With the advent of Payton, Kingston supports all memory processing functions from receipt of wafer to completed module. Kingston serves a network of distributors, OEMs, and retail customers in more than 3,000 locations worldwide. For more information on Kingston, call (800) 337-8410, or go to www.kingston.com.

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Editor's Note: For additional information, evaluation units or executive interviews, please contact Heather Skinner, Kingston Technology Company, Inc. 17600 Newhope Street, Fountain Valley, CA USA 92708, (714) 438-1817 (Voice), (714) 438-2720 (Fax).

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