ADVISORY/DoveBid Auctions Capital Assets.

    Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
    ADVISORY...for Wednesday (July 5)

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      TO:     Business and technology editors/journalists interested in
            business auctions and electronic commerce

      WHO:    DoveBid(TM), Inc. is a leader in Webcast and online
            business-to-business capital asset auctions as well as the
            largest appraiser of capital assets in the world.

      WHAT:   DoveBid broadcasts real-time auctions live over the
            Internet at www.dovebid.com, and conducts featured online
            auctions and conducts on-site auctions.

      WHERE:  Auctions scheduled for JULY include:

          --  6/27/00-7/10/00     Otto Nemenz International
          --  7/03/00-7/14/00     SEMEX
          --  7/11/00             Eastern Tool
          --  7/11/00             Fabright, Inc.
          --  7/11/00             Realtime Video
          --  7/12/00             Lab & Scientific Equipment Exchange
          --  7/13/00             Federal Circuits
          --  7/13/00             Mektec
          --  7/18/00             Hecla Industries, LLC
          --  7/18/00             Medtronic
          --  7/19/00             Circuit Board Fabrication Company
          --  7/19/00-7/20/00     Applied Magnetics Corp. & Secured
                                Creditors
          --  7/20/00             Carlisle Engineered Products, Inc.
          --  7/26/00             Ring Technologies
          --  7/26/00             Tektronix, Inc.

      HOW:    To participate, you may attend in-person or bid online via
            Webcast. Register at www.dovebid.com for Webcast or
            featured online auctions only.

      About DoveBid

      DoveBid, Inc. is a leader in Webcast and online
business-to-business capital asset auctions and valuation services.
With millions of dollars of business assets available at DoveBid's
Website, a regular schedule of Webcast auctions, an extensive base of
large corporate customers, and an array of value-added services,
DoveBid is creating a liquid, global market for capital assets.
Headquartered in Foster City, Calif., DoveBid has more than a dozen
offices throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. For more
information, visit DoveBid at http://www.dovebid.com or call company
headquarters at 800/665-1042 or 650/571-7400. DoveBid and the
DoveBid logo are trademarks of DoveBid, Inc.

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    CONTACT: DoveBid, Inc.
             Daphne Li, 650/571-7400 ext. 682
             [e-mail]
               or
             Sterling Communications (for media inquiries)
             Lisa Hawes, 408/441-4100
             [e-mail]

    KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA
    INDUSTRY KEYWORD: E-COMMERCE INTERNET ADVISORY