ALSM Alphasmart (MM)

AlphaSmart to Present at William Blair Annual Growth Stock Conference LOS GATOS, Calif., June 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AlphaSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALSM), a provider of technology solutions for the education market, today announced its plans to present at the William Blair & Company 24th Annual Growth Stock Conference to be held June 22-24, 2004, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. AlphaSmart management in attendance will include Ketan D. Kothari, chairman and chief executive officer, and Manish D. Kothari, president. Their presentation is currently scheduled for 2:20 p.m. CDT on Thursday, June 24, and will be followed immediately by a break-out session. The AlphaSmart presentation will be webcast on the AlphaSmart website at http://www.shareholder.com/alphasmart/medialist.cfm . AlphaSmart, Inc. AlphaSmart, Inc. is a provider of technology solutions for the education market. AlphaSmart's portable computer-companion products are used by students in 8,000 U.S. school districts to enhance writing, keyboarding and comprehension. Based in Los Gatos, California, AlphaSmart was founded in 1992 by former Apple Computer engineers. Note: AlphaSmart is a registered trademark of AlphaSmart, Inc. DATASOURCE: AlphaSmart, Inc. CONTACT: Investors, James M. Walker, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of AlphaSmart, Inc., +1-408-355-1029 or Web site: http://www.alphasmart.com/

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