ADVISORY/First Tuesday Chicago Meets Today: August 1, 2000.

Assignment Editors/Banking and Hi-Tech Writers

ADVISORY...for Tuesday (Aug. 1)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHO:              Speaking will be Ron Farmer, one of the co-leaders
                  of @McKinsey, McKinsey & Company's worldwide
                  e-commerce practice, and Professor Mohan Sawhney of
                  the Kellogg Graduate School of Business. Professor
                  Sawhney has been rated by Business Week as one of
                  the 25 most influential people in electronic
                  business and he is frequently quoted in Business
                  2.0, Fortune Magazine and other leading Internet and
                  business magazines.

WHAT:             First Tuesday is an Internet networking event
                  focused on connecting the e-entrepreneurs with
                  investors and service providers. The goal of the
                  monthly event is to connect local and Midwest
                  Internet entrepreneurs, equity investors and service
                  providers.

WHEN &
WHERE:            TODAY, Tuesday, August 1, 2000, 6 PM to 8:30 PM
                  (CST), at the Westin, River North Hotel, located at
                  702 W. Fulton, Chicago.  For more information,
                  please visit the First Tuesday web site at:
                  http://www.sonnenschein.com/first/register.nsf.

WHY:              With a quickly growing e-Business market, Chicago is
                  strategically positioned to be the next Internet
                  power-city. Since it's Chicago debut in April, First
                  Tuesday has become a go-to event for Internet
                  entrepreneurs, financiers and others member of the
                  high-tech Chicago community.

HOW:              Sponsors of the event include: McKinsey & Co, Inc.,
                  (presenting sponsor) as well; Exp@nets, Diamond
                  Technology Partners, Comdisco, Round Table Group,
                  Veritas, Artisan-Inc, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal,
                  Broadvision, Andersen Consulting Dot-Com Launch
                  Centres, Evoke Communications, eBlast Ventures,
                  Storagetek, Kellogg Graduate School of Business,
                  Corporate Technology Communications, Internet
                  Television Network and the Mayor's Council of
                  Technology Advisors.

MEDIA:            MEMBERS OF THE PRESS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND.
                  Please contact John Hellerman (312.787.9770 or
                  [e-mail]) for more information, to
                  arrange interviews of key participants and/or to
                  confirm your attendance at the event.