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

[10 March 2004] - Kingston Technology, 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 Corporation, Dong Feng Yueda Kia Motors, Western Digital, and Viewsonic.

Promising to be one of the most exciting gaming events of 2004, ACON4 will begin on 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 Vincent Hunter, European Director of the ValueRAM productline at Kingston Technology. "The event is a great opportunity to showcase our Kingston Technology HyperX line of high-performance memory and demonstrate its performance on ABIT's superior gaming motherboards." Kingston Technology representatives will be present at most of the qualifying rounds to demonstrate the company's HyperX memory performance. The winning gamers will receive HyperX modules as part of the prize packages.

The UK qualifying round takes place between the 12th and 15th March at Newbury Racecourse with around 1,100 players expected to take part. To book your place at the event simply log onto www.multiplay.co.uk.

"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-expenses 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 Technology, 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 Technology operates manufacturing facilities in Malaysia, Taiwan, China and Fountain Valley, Calif., including Payton Technology Corp., Kingston Technology's back-end processing facility supporting memory packaging, test and logistics. With the advent of Payton, Kingston Technology supports all memory processing functions from receipt of wafer to completed module. Kingston Technology serves a network of distributors, OEMs and retail customers in more than 3,000 locations worldwide. For more information on Kingston Technology, call the European toll free number on 00800 8888 0101 or go to www.kingston.com/uk.

For further information please call the international free phone line 00800 8888 0101.

For further information, please contact:

Anne McCreary or Andy Chatterton
Fresh Communications
Tel: 020 7739 7744
Fax: 020 7739 7789
Email: andrew@freshcommunications.com
or anne@freshcommunications.com

Brigitte Haas
PR Manager EMEA
Kingston Technology
Tel: 01932 738813
Fax: 01932 738811
Email: bhaas@kingston-technology.com

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