ADVISORY/ Media Alert: Forrester Research TechRankings Summit: Building the Best Enterprise Portal.

Business/Technology Editors

ADVISORY...for Wednesday (Sept. 18)

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WHAT: More than one-third of Global 3,500 firms plan to purchase enterprise portal servers this year. Portal entry costs are falling and ROI is growing as portals help firms to reduce costs by giving employees streamlined self-service access to online applications, information, and resources. Forrester's (NASDAQ:FORR) TechRankings Summit is a highly interactive and hands-on Event that will provide enterprise portal buyers with insights and data. -- Attendees will receive lab-tested details of the key portal products and a strategy for how to choose the best offering for their projects.  -- Forrester analysts will outline a portal strategy, the technical requirements, and the best decision process to help businesses craft bulletproof RFPs. -- User company executives and systems integration leaders will reveal the secrets for portal success, and Forrester will facilitate a discussion that connects buyers with sellers. -- Summit presentations (including a live RFP) will compare portal servers and their building blocks -- application servers, content management systems, and integration servers -- based on lab evaluations of top vendors in each category.  Key Takeaways:  This Event will provide IT executives and business managers involved in making portal selections with insights into:  -- How portal servers fit into their overall IT architecture. -- How to build bulletproof RFPs.  -- Which vendors they should bet on. -- How to drive portal usage so they can reduce costs. Vendors that sell portal products, software infrastructure, or implementation services will benefit from attending this Event by gaining: -- Targeted, qualified leads. -- Access to a team of Forrester TechRankings specialists, who will provide reliable, impartial product feedback. -- A voice in Forrester's portal coverage (by participating in the September 18 Vendor Input Session).  -- An opportunity to be recognized as part of an on-site Vendor Awards Program. WHEN: September 18-19, 2002 September 18 4:00-5:00 p.m. Vendor Input Session for Technology Showcase Exhibitors only 6:00-8:00 p.m. Registration and Technology Showcase Reception September 19  9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Speaker Presentations and Interactive RFP 4:00-5:30 p.m. Q&A Networking Session WHO: Featured speakers include: -- Bipin Patel, Director of Management Systems, Ford Motor Co. -- Michael J. McCreary, Human Capital Solutions Principal Consultant, PwC Consulting -- Michael Cantor, Vice President, Critical Technologies Organization, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young -- Benoit C.A. Gaucherin, Chief Technology Officer, Sapient -- Don Giudice, Vice President, Solutions, Roundarch Featured Forrester analysts include: -- Joshua Walker, Research Director -- Nate L. Root, Analyst -- Chris Dial, Analyst   -- Sharyn Leaver, Analyst -- Nicholas Wilkoff, Analyst WHERE: The Grand America Hotel 555 South Main Street Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Phone: [phone] For complete Event information, please visit: http://www.forrester.com/Even ts/Overview/0,5158,498,00.htm l If you cannot attend this Event, please call Forrester at +1 617/613-5905 for more information on a full Event Webcast. MEDIA: Seating is limited. RSVP by Monday, September 9, 2002. To request interviews and register for the Event, please provide your full contact information to: