ADVISORY/ HP CEO Carly Fiorina and Cisco CEO John Chambers Keynote Speakers At TiEcon 2001.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

ADVISORY...for Saturday (June 23)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHO:   HP CEO Carly Fiorina and Cisco CEO John Chambers.

WHAT:  TiEcon 2001. The conference is sponsored by The Indus
       Entrepreneurs (TiE), a leading worldwide organization dedicated
       to fostering the goals of would-be entrepreneurs through
       mentoring, financial advice and networking. More than 2,500
       attendees from around the world are expected at the event,
       which includes speaking panels with corporate executives and
       venture capitalists and a showcase room where start-up
       companies will be exhibiting their products and services.

WHEN:  Saturday, June 23, 2001

       John Chambers  8-8:45 a.m. Q&A will follow.
       Carly Fiorina  9-9:45 a.m. Q&A will follow.

       Sunday's keynote speaker, TIBCO CEO Vivek Ranadive, will speak
       from 8 a.m.-9 a.m. on Sunday, June 24.

       TiEcon is open Sat. 8-6; Sun. 8-5. In addition to the keynote
       speeches, there will be four featured media briefings with CEOs
       and other high-level executives from various Silicon Valley
       companies and venture capitalist firms. The schedule is as
       follows:

       Saturday, June 23  1 p.m. -- "Current State of VC Funding"

       Saturday, June 23  5:30 p.m. -- "Rules of the New Game"

       Sunday, June 24  10 a.m. -- "New Technologies and Trends"

       Sunday, June 24  1 p.m. -- "Value Creation"

WHERE: Westin Santa Clara Hotel and Convention Center, Santa Clara

       To schedule interviews or for more information:
       Carl Schick or Shefali Bhasin
       Graham & Associates 415/957-1705, 415/290-9297 - Shefali cell
       [e-mail] , [e-mail]