ADVISORY/PeopleSoft Executive Jim Gahagan to Speak At ABA/Foreword Financial Technology Convention on March 21.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

ADVISORY...for Friday (March 21)

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ABA/Foreword Financial Technology Convention

    WHO:    Jim Gahagan,
            vice president, financial services industry,
            PeopleSoft

            Jim Gahagan oversees development and implementation of
            PeopleSoft's Financial Services Industry strategy. His
            experience spans more than 20 years at leading financial
            service firms including Goldman Sachs & Co. and Merrill
            Lynch.

    WHAT:   Session - Using Technology to Manage
                      Technology Investments

            Financial Services Institutions are faced with limited
            resources and increased financial reporting regulations.
            As a result, their IT organizations need to align their
            technology initiatives with overall business objectives.
            Gahagan will present case studies on how companies are
            managing their IT investments to address these issues.

    WHEN:   Friday, March 21, 1:30 p.m.

    WHERE:  ABA/Foreward Financial Technology Convention
            March 19-21, 2003
            Hyatt Regency Dallas at Reunion
            Dallas, TX

    For more information or to set up an interview with Jim Gahagan,
please contact:

  Lorna Fernandes                  Clarissa Horowitz
  PeopleSoft, Inc.                 Porter Novelli
  925/694-5451                     415/975-2230
  [e-mail]   [e-mail]

    For more information on ABA/Foreward Financial Technology
Convention, please visit www.aba.com.