ADVISORY/Press Teleconference with The Boston Consulting Group (BCG); New BCG Research Re-Evaluates Size, Growth and Importance of Business-to-Business E-Commerce.

Business Editors

ADVISORY...for Tuesday (Dec. 21)

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Key findings from new business-to-business e-commerce research conducted by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) will be released Tuesday, December 21, at 12:15 p.m. at a teleconference open to the media. The BCG research indicates that the size of the business-to-business e-commerce market is far greater than commonly reported.

The research:

- Sizes the market and forecasts the growth rate of

business-to-business e-commerce in the U.S.

- Pinpoints what's really driving the growth

- Quantifies global e-commerce penetration and lag times relative

to the U.S.

A summary of the key findings will be available on www.bcg.com prior to the teleconference. A full business-to-business e-commerce report from BCG will be released early next year.

To participate in a discussion about the findings, media are invited to join BCG officers David Pecaut and Andy Blackburn in a teleconference on Tuesday, December 21, 1999, at 12:15 p.m. EDT.

For dial-in instructions or to receive additional information, please contact Elizabeth Case at Sommerfield Communications, Inc. at [phone] or e-mail [e-mail].