ADVISORY/Forrester Presents the Emerging Technology Showcase December 8-10, 2003.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

ADVISORY...for Monday (Dec. 8)

Emerging Technology Showcase

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHAT:   Forrester Research, Inc. (NASDAQ:FORR) presents the Emerging
        Technology Showcase "A View To The Future, What's Coming Next,
        And How To Prepare." As the economy emerges from hibernation
        and the venture capital market stabilizes, the technology
        industry is renewing its focus on emerging technologies.

        The seventh annual Emerging Technology Showcase, formerly
        produced by Giga Information Group, now a wholly owned
        subsidiary of Forrester, serves as a launch pad for companies
        to showcase their cutting-edge technology and innovative
        solutions to an elite audience that includes leading Forrester
        analysts, venture capital firms, CIOs, and IT professionals.
        The Event is also designed to help companies define business
        initiatives; select new, viable technologies; and quickly
        adapt to change.

        Highlights include:

        --  Keynote presentations from:

            --  Marc Andreessen, Chairman, Opsware, Inc.
            --  Mark Bernstein, President and Center Director,
                Palo Alto Research Center
            --  Anthony Perkins, Founder of Red Herring and AlwaysOn
                Network

        --  Key technology areas or TechnoVistas include:

            --  Unshackling The Internet: Putting Wireless To Work In
                The Real World. Participating companies include
                Extended Systems and Navigation Technologies.
            --  Sleeping Soundly: Securing The Enterprise Against
                Emerging Threats. Participating companies include
                Addamark Technologies, Cloudmark, iMagic Software,
                nCircle Network Security, Proofpoint, Reactivity,
                Sybari Software, and TippingPoint Technologies.
            --  Please Talk To Me: Enabling The Power Of
                Collaboration. Participating companies include
                anacubi, Autonomy, Codespear, and ePeople.
            --  Emerging Personal Technology: Defining The Future.
                Participating companies include Intel Corporation.
            --  Supercharged Storage Technology: Change Is In The
                Wind. Participating companies include Tacit Networks.
            --  Breaking The Status Quo: Perceptions Of An Alternative
                Universe. Participating companies include Proofpoint
                and RLX Technologies.

        --  Hear valuable analysis and insight from leading Forrester
            analysts.

WHEN:   December 8-10, 2003

WHERE:  The Phoenician
        6000 East Camelback Road
        Scottsdale, AZ 85251
        Phone: [phone]


        Forrester is an independent technology research company that
        provides pragmatic and forward-thinking advice about
        technology's impact on business. Business, marketing, and
        IT professionals worldwide collaborate with Forrester to
        align their technology investments with their business
        goals. Forrester offers products and services in four
        major areas: Research, Data, Consulting, and Community. In
        February 2003, Forrester acquired Giga Information Group.
        Established in 1983, Forrester is headquartered in
        Cambridge, Mass. For additional information, visit
        www.forrester.com.


CONTACT:For complete information on the Event, contact Forrester
        Events at +1 888/343-6786 or visit www.forrester.com/Events.

        To submit your company for the selection process for The
        Emerging Technology Showcase, please contact Mike Healy at
        +1 617/613-6218 or [e-mail].

MEDIA:  To request interviews and register for the Event, please
        provide your full contact information to:

        Patrick Tripp
        Public Relations Coordinator
        Forrester Research
        [e-mail]
        +1 617/613-6216