ADVISORY/ Defining the Digital Future: Business and Accounting Issues; KPMG LLP Leads Panel in Discussion of Major e-business Accounting Issues.

Business/News Editors & High-Tech/Government Writers

ADVISORY...for Friday (Dec. 8)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHAT:   KPMG LLP, the professional services firm, will present a panel
        of professionals to discuss what happens when the traditional
        accounting model for business is applied to the new
        technology-based economy.

        Topics for discussion include:

      --  Income Statement Presentation
      --  Revenue Recognition
      --  Capitalization
      --  Transactions in an Entity's Own Stock
      --  Investments in Alliances

          Our panel of leading executives will identify and discuss the
        major e-business accounting issues that today's companies
        face, and will give their perspective on the implications and
        resolutions of those issues raised by using the Internet.

WHO:    Andrew Del Matto, vice president, Finance, Inktomi
        Corporation.
          --  Andrew joined Inktomi in August, 1999. Prior to that, he
            served as controller for SGI's professional services
            organization.

          Eric Keller, chief financial officer, Corio, Inc.
          --  Eric has 20 years of leadership experience in finance in
            high-growth technology companies based in Silicon Valley.
            His business experience encompasses corporate and
            international finance, acquisitions, public financings,
            intellectual property licensing and financial systems.

          Barbara Carbone, national industry director, Software and
        Services practice, KPMG LLP.
          --  Barbara directs the Software and Services segment of
            KPMG's Information, Communications & Entertainment line of
            business. Barbara has been with the firm since 1981. She
            contributed to the recently published Defining the Digital
            Future: Business and Accounting Issues.

          Joe Hoffman, is SEC reviewing partner, in KPMG's Bay Area
        Information, Communications & Entertainment practice.
          --  Joe has over 25 years of experience in auditing,
            consulting and financial reporting. He has served both
            public and private clients in a variety of industries
            including software, Internet, semiconductor, and other
            technology and manufacturing.

WHERE:  Santa Clara Westin (Mezzanine Level)
        5101 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara

WHEN:   Friday, December 8, 2000
        7:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

CONTACT/INTERVIEWS: If you are interested in attending or require
further information, please call Olivia Kress, KPMG LLP, 415/951-7540.

      KPMG LLP, the accounting, tax and consulting firm, is the link
between business and technology, providing objective business advice
of uncommon clarity that helps clients achieve market-leading results.
KPMG International's member firms have more than 103,000
professionals, including 7,000 partners, in 159 countries. KPMG's Web
site is http://www.us.kpmg.com. KPMG Consulting, LLC is a leading
provider of Internet integration services and can be found on the Web
at http://www.kpmgconsulting.com or reached through the firm's site.