ADVISORY/Building Dot Com Value @ Internet Speed; KPMG LLP Leads Panel in Discussion of What Makes A Venture Really Work.

Business Editors and High Tech Writers

ADVISORY...for Tuesday (March 28)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHAT:     KPMG LLP, the professional services firm, will present
          a panel of professionals to discuss the intricacies of
          building a sustainable dot com business enterprise. One in
          ten dot com companies succeed in today's marketplace.
          Critical to maximizing a company's value quickly is creating
          robust technology infrastructure, enabling outstanding
          customer experience and Web-enabled collaboration.

WHO:      Paul Ciandrini, executive vice president, High Tech, KPMG
          Consulting, LLC.
          -- Paul directs a team of more than 500 Internet-savvy
          strategists and IT professionals, creating value and
          competitive advantage for their clients by leveraging
          technology to accelerate innovation and improve business
          performance.

          Singh Mecker, chief operating officer of Metrius, a Web
          strategy design and implementation firm.
          -- Singh is responsible for the delivery of Digital
          Transformation solutions and has worked with several clients
          in the high-tech and dot com space.

          Amir Hartman, managing director of Cisco Systems Internet
          Business Solutions Group.
          -- Amir works with customers and their e-business
          transformations. He is also on the faculty at UC Berkeley's
          Haas School of Business, specializing in classes on
          e-business strategy. He is co-author of the recently
          published Net Ready: Strategies for Success in the e-Conomy.

          Aneel Bhusri, is general partner, Greylock, an early stage
          venture capital firm focusing on Internet infrastructure,
          e-commerce and communications.
          -- Aneel is involved with Greylock's lead investments,
          including Red Hat, phone.com, Northpoint Communications,
          DoubleClick, Checkfree, Ascend Communications, Legato and
          Staples.com. He also serves as vice chairman for PeopleSoft.

WHERE:    Santa Clara Westin (Mezzanine Level)
          5101 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara

WHEN:     Tuesday, March 28, 2000
          7:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

CONTACT/INTERVIEWS: If you are interested in interviews before or following the panel discussion, or require further information, please contact Olivia Kress, KPMG, 415.951.7540, or John La Place, KPMG Consulting, at 201.505.8852.

KPMG LLP, the accounting, tax and consulting firm, is the link between business and technology, providing objective business advice of uncommon clarity that helps clients achieve market-leading results. KPMG LLP is the U.S. member firm of KPMG International. KPMG International's member firms have more than 103,000 professionals, including 7,000 partners, in 159 countries. KPMG's Web site is http://www.us.kpmg.com.

KPMG Consulting, LLC is a leading provider of Internet integration services and can be found on the Web at http://www.kpmgconsulting.com or reached through the firm's site.