ADVISORY/Agilent Technologies to Webcast Third-Quarter Fiscal 2000 Investor Conference Call.

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ADVISORY...for Thursday (August 17)

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      WHO:    Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:A)

      WHEN:   Thursday, August 17, 2000 1:30 p.m. (PDT)

      WHAT:   Agilent plans to release third-quarter fiscal 2000
            financial results on Thursday, August 17, 2000 after the
            close of market. The company will host a live webcast of
            its investor conference call in listen-only mode at
            www.investor.agilent.com. To hear the call, listeners
            should visit the Web site and click on "Conference Calls,"
            then proceed to "Agilent Technologies Third-Quarter
            Financial Results Conference Call" icon for the webcast.
            The webcast will remain on the company Web site.

              In addition to the online broadcast, a telephone replay of
            the conference call will be available starting at 4:00
            p.m. PDT on August 17 through 4:00 p.m. PDT August 25 by
            dialing 719/457-0820. The reservation number to access
            the replay is 818119.