The United States' leading technology firms, including Hewlett-Packard, Mitsubishi, Intuit, and IBM, will provide more than 800 real estate professionals with a sneak preview of the industry's latest high-tech tools at Connect '98, an e-commerce and technology summit to be held in San Francisco March 12-14.

These high-tech firms and several others will be part of the event's "Demo Room," sponsored by Fannie Mae, that will provide summit participants to experiment hands-on with the next generation of time- and money-saving technology.

On the agenda for the Demo Room: Hewlett-Packard will unveil its color screen hand-held PC; IBM, along with partner NDS Software, will showcase its Homeseekers.com site; Mitsubishi Wireless Communications will introduce its wireless integrated voice/data cellular phone that delivers Internet and corporate intranet access, fax/modem transmission, instant pages, e-mail, and voice; and Intuit will introduce participants to the latest innovations to QuickenMortgage, one of Intuit's leading products.

Other companies on the Connect '98 include: 2001BEYOND, Access Realty, Inc., Advanced Queing Systems, AllApartments, Aloha.net, Apartments.com, Brightware, Inc., ComTech Solutions, Inc., Contour Software, Inc., Commercial Real Estate Online, Digital Data Technologies, DTS Communications, E-Loan, ESRI, Experian Real Estate Solutions, Fannie Mae, Gannett Media Technologies, Helius, Hillside Software, HomeShark, Loanguide.com, Loop Ventures, Lysias, MediaLab, Moore Data Management Systems, NetXL, PictureWorks Technology, Inc., PMI Mortgage Insurance Co., Property Data Systems, Quantum Leap Technologies, Realty Information Group, RE/Locate, RealPower Marketing, REIS Reports, Rent Net, RESICOM Analytics, Inc., TellSoft Technologies, Inc., Terradatum, and The Property Transaction Network.

Instant Summit registration also is available online or by calling (510) 444-6176.