ADVISORY/Network Appliance to Discuss Effective Data Management Strategies At Telecom Industry Forum 2002.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

Telecom Industry Forum 2002

ADVISORY... for Tuesday (Oct. 22)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

Network Appliance (Nasdaq:NTAP)

    What: Lynn North, director of Business Development,
    Telecommunications, at Network Appliance, will present innovative,
    effective data management solutions for service providers at
    Telecom Industry Forum 2002 in Washington D.C. on October 22nd.
    North will join other industry leaders in a panel discussion on
    strategies for creating the competitive advantage to move the
    industry back to a position of growth and profitability by
    enabling companies to generate incremental revenue and cut IT
    expenditures.

    Sponsored by The Yankee Group, the Telecom Industry Forum focuses
    on issues relevant to senior telecommunications executives, their
    corporate customers, and telecom policymakers to explore the
    current state of the industry, potential future outcomes,
    strategies for creating competitive advantage, and convergence
    necessary to move the industry.

    Panel: "Sustaining Business Value in the Telecom Market" will be
    moderated by Berge Ayvazian, Vice Chairman, the Yankee Group.
    Panel participants include:

    --  Lynn North, Director Business Development, Telecommunications,
        Network Appliance

    --  Edward F. McGuinness, Senior Vice President Marketing, Verizon
        Enterprise Solutions Group

    --  Joe Pajer, Executive Vice President, Broadband Routing &
        Switching, Marconi

    Date: October 22, 2002
    9:35 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. EDT

    Location: The Capital Hilton Hotel
              1001 16th Street
              Washington, D.C., 20036
www.yankeegroup.com/public/events/conferences/TelecomForum/main.jsp

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