ADVISORY/Magnet Executive Delivers Address for Barlow's February First Friday Web Cast.

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ADVISORY...for Friday (Feb. 7)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

David Rubini to Discuss "Business Banking Opportunities

in Small Business"

    What: David Rubini, VP Product Management for Magnet
        Communications, Inc., will be the featured speaker for the
        First Friday Teleconference hosted by Barlow Research
        Associates. Rubini will discuss how financial institutions can
        take advantage of cash management opportunities in small
        business as well as the importance of customer segmentation. A
        Barlow analyst will interview Rubini for the first 45 minutes
        of the Web cast, followed by an opportunity for listeners'
        questions.

        Rubini is responsible for overseeing Magnet's overall product
        strategy. With more than 17 years of industry experience,
        Rubini most recently served as vice president of product
        management at CheckFree Corporation, an electronic bill
        presentment and payment (EBP) company.

    When: Friday, February 7, 2003
          12 p.m. EST

    Where: For information on registration, please visit
           http://www.barlowresearch.com/.

    Background: Magnet Communications, Inc. is a leading provider of
        Web-based business banking solutions for financial
        institutions of all sizes. From a single, integrated platform
        financial institutions can deliver an intuitive, easy-to-use
        solution for small businesses, a sophisticated solution
        tailored to large corporations and the right mix of services
        for middle market customers. Financial institutions can
        deliver Magnet's business banking solutions through the
        company's state-of-the-art data center or through a licensed
        in-house implementation, both supported by Magnet's superior
        integration expertise, ongoing customer support and critical
        disaster recovery services that deliver consistent
        performance. Founded in 1995, Magnet Communications is
        headquartered in Atlanta. For more information call (404)
        892-9300 or visit www.magnetbanking.com.