ADVISORY/American Electronics Association Hosts Annual Capital Sources Conference; Companies Learn How to Finance Their Future Growth.

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Who:            American Electronics Association (AEA)
         Business Leaders from Arthur Andersen, Salomon Smith
         Barney, NationsBanc Montgomery Securities Inc., KPMG Peat
         Marwick, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co., Ernst & Young,
         GE Capital, Intel Corporation and more.
What:            AEA Capital Sources Conference
         Meet with today's business leaders to learn more about
         business trends, growth industries and how to capitalize
         on the current bull market. Also, get a glance at
         tomorrow's major public companies and business leaders.
When:            Friday, Sept. 25, 1998
         7 a.m.-6 p.m.
Where:            Westin Hotel at the Los Angeles Airport
         5400 West Century Blvd.
         Los Angeles, CA
Background: The AEA Capital Sources Program is one of the oldest and
         most distinguished conferences of its kind in America.
         Since it was first held 16 years ago, more than 1,500
         companies have found it to be an invaluable source of the
         key information and contacts they need to finance their
         future growth.
                       CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
7-8            Registration and Continental Breakfast
8-8:15            Welcome and Introduction
         Joseph F. Troy, Troy & Could PC, Program Chairman
8:15-8:45   Overview: Technology Corporate Finance - The Big Picture
         Thomas S. Volpe, President, Volpe Brown Whelan & Company
8:45-10     IPOs: Debate on When and How to go
         Public Douglas A. Brengel, Managing Director,
          Salomon Smith Barney
         Eric Edmondson, Senior Managing Director, ING Barin
          Furman Selz
         Glenn T. Powers, Senior Vice President, Research,
          Cruttenden Roth
         Greg Roth, Principal, NationsBanc Montgomery Securities Inc.
         Josephy F. Troy, President, Troy & Gould PC
         John M. Wong, Partner, KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
10-10:30    Networking Session/Break
10:30-11:45 M&A: How to Finance and Manage an Acquisition Program
         C. Daniel Ewell, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Dean
          Witter & Co.
         Kenneith D. Moelis, Managing Director, Donaldson Lufkin
          Jenrette Securities
         Jim Peters, Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
         Richard Rogers, Vice President, GE Capital
11:45-12:15 Roll-Ups: Financing Acquisitions with IPA Proceeds
         Kenneth D. Moelis, Managing Director, Donaldson Lufkin
           Jenrette Securities
         Jim Peters, Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
         Richard Rogers, Vice President, GE Capital
12:15-1:30  Lunch
12:45-1:30  Keynote Speaker - Alberto W. Vilar, Founder and President,
          Amerindo Investment Advisors, Inc.
         Amerindo is a $3.5 billion technology fund that invests
         in public and private equities of emerging growth
         companies. Alberto Vilar is one of America's leading
         technology investors.
1:30-2:30   Challenging Issues for CFOs
         Mel Flowers, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
          ACT Networks
         Paul Meyer, Vice President-Finance, Interlink
          Electronics Corp.
         Anthony E. Radaich, Managing Partner, Arthur Andersen LLP
         Daniel C. Toomey Jr., President, Nomadix
2:30 - 2:45 Networking Session/Break
2:45 - 3:45 Strategic Investors: Key Allies or Potential Threats to
          Independence?
         Thomas N. Clancy, Venture Partner, Enterprise Partners
         Robert Grady, Managing Director, BancAmerica
          Robertson Stephens
         Keith R. Larson, Corporate Business Development Manager,
          Intel Corporation
3:45-5            Financing Information and Entertainment Technology:
          Venture Capital and the Alternatives for Privately Owned
          High-Technology Companies
         David Fogelsong, Associate, Brentwood Venture Capital
         Jonathan Funk, General Partner, media Technology Ventures
         David Y. Handelman, Of Counsel, Troy & Gould PC
         John M. Morris, Managing Director, Sutro & Co. Incorporated
         Thomas J. Schulte, Managing Partner, Roth, Bookstein,
          Zaslow LLP
5-6            Cocktail Reception