ADVISORY/ The Internet's Impact On Investors and Public Companies Will be the Focus Of CCBN Event.

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What:               CCBN, which designs, hosts and updates investor
               relations Web sites for nearly 400 public companies, is
               sponsoring "Reaching Investors Over the Internet," a
               half-day event for investor relations professionals.
When:               September 29, 1998
               8:00 a.m.(PT) - Noon (PT)
Where:               Hotel Sofitel
               Redwood City, CA
Why:               The Internet is radically changing the way public
               companies communicate with investors. As more investors
               use the Internet to research and discuss ideas, and buy
               and sell stocks, it is critically important for public
               companies to not only have a presence on the Web, but
               also provide current and prospective shareholders with
               timely, accurate and value-added information. This
               half-day event will focus on how today's professional
               and individual investors are using the Internet, and
               the ways that public companies can enhance the
               effectiveness of their Web sites for this crucial
               audience.
Who:               Featured presentations by and panel discussions with
               top industry executives, analysts, portfolio managers
               and attorneys:
               -    Doug Whitman, president of Whitman Capital and the
                    portfolio manager for the Whitman Capital
                    Technology Fund, as well as a former analyst at
                    Hambrecht & Quist, BT Alex. Brown & Sons and
                    Montgomery Securities.
               -    Boris Feldman, an attorney at Wilson Sonsini
                    Goodrich & Rosati focusing on securities
                    litigation and named by The American Lawyer as one
                    of the top 45 lawyers under the age of 45.
               -    Jeff Parker, founder and CEO of CCBN and founder
                    of First Call, the nation's premier provider of
                    real-time equity research and earnings estimates
                    to institutional investors.
               -    Marilyn Lattin, president of Investor
                    Communications, a strategic IR consulting firm,
                    and formerly investor relations director at
                    Silicon Graphics.
Coverage:      Media coverage of the event is encouraged.  Interview
               and photograph opportunities during the day are
               available with speakers.  Additionally, the event will
               be broadcast live over the Internet at
               http://www.ccbn.com.
Contact:       Erica Smith or Andrew Kramer of Sharon Merrill
               Associates, 617-542-5300.

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