ADVISORY/IDG's ITworld.com Launches Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing On-Demand Webcast: ``Making IT the Ultimate Weapon''.

Business/Technology Editors

ADVISORY...for Tuesday (May 21)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

DATE:     May 21, 2002

LOCATION: http://www.itworld.com/jswc/ITWITWPRA01/WC/ITw/LS/bizint/reg

TOPIC:    ITworld, the leader in developing broadband interactive
          programming, launched its latest webcast program "Business
          Intelligence and Data Warehousing: Making IT the Ultimate
          Weapon." Join ITworld to gain insight on how to better
          harness the value inherent in company data. Watch, listen
          and learn as ITworld's experts explore some of the most
          successful techniques used to exploit data and reveal
          valuable business knowledge.

SPEAKERS: Join Bill Laberis, ITworld.com technology host, and Dr.
          Henry Morris, vice president for Applications and
          Information Access Software Research at IDC, as they delve
          into the world of data warehousing and business
          intelligence.

          Of those who viewed this on-demand webcast to date:

          -- 91 percent strongly agree/agree the business analyst (Dr.
             Henry D. Morris) did a good job of describing the issues
             and offering advice
          -- 80 percent strongly agree/agree this webcast was
             valuable
          -- 74 percent are IT professionals

          WEBCAST AVAILABLE ON-DEMAND, 24X7 AT:
          http://www.itworld.com/jswc/ITWITWPRA01/WC/ITw/LS/bizint/reg

WHY:      This webcast was designed to help IT managers better
          understand the value inherent in their data. Business
          intelligence expert, Dr. Henry Morris, and ITworld's host,
          Bill Laberis, will explore some of the most successful
          techniques for exploiting data and revealing true business
          knowledge, while keeping a close eye on ROI measures.
          Questions addressed during the webcast include:

          1. How has data warehousing evolved in the enterprise today?
          2. What are the key differences between analytic
             applications and business intelligence solutions? Do
             companies need both?
          3. Are companies better off buying applications or building
             them internally?
          4. Can IT convincingly demonstrate ROI for analytical
             applications and business intelligence solutions?

WHO:      ITworld.com (www.itworld.com) is an online publisher of
          news, educational content and broadband interactive media
          for the IT community. As a producer of daily IT news, dozens
          of topic specific newsletters, leading IT white papers, and
          a wide variety of webcast programs, ITworld delivers
          measurable, performance-based results for marketers by
          building customized lead generation programs around the
          distribution of content. At the core of ITworld.com lies
          their webcast broadband interactive marketing platform; a
          suite of fully integrated production, hosting and audience
          development services that bring webcast marketing to a new
          level. Pioneering the next generation of IT information
          delivery, ITworld.com is changing the way you view IT.

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BY:       COGNOS (www.cognos.com)
          Cisco Systems (www.cisco.com)
          Hyperion (www.hyperion.com)
          MicroStrategy (www.microstrategy.com)