ADVISORY/Randy Smerik, CEO of Tarari, Inc. Shares Vision for Industry's First True ``Software in Silicon'' at the Upcoming Security Venture Fair Conference.

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ADVISORY...for Thurs.-Fri. (January 22-23)

Security Venture Fair 2004

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WHO:    Randy Smerik, CEO of Tarari, Inc., will present at the
        Security Venture Fair 2004 conference being held at the
        Wyndham, San Jose, Calif; January 21-23, 2004.

WHAT:   The Third Generation Processors - "Software in Silicon"

WHEN:   Thursday, January 22, 2004 at 3:45 p.m.-4:05 p.m. PST and
        Friday, January, 23, 2004 at 8:00 a.m.-8:20 a.m. PST.

TOPIC:  Tarari's innovative and award winning next generation
        processors are designed to accelerate content and high
        performance computing to wire-speeds. The San Diego
        headquartered company is radically changing the network
        processing landscape. Focused initially on the Network
        Security and XML Web Services market space -- Tarari's
        solution has already grown into the High Performance Computing
        arena. In this presentation Mr. Smerik shares his vision of
        the future and how the computing landscape has and will
        continue to change.

CONTACT:Liz Fraumann, Tarari, Inc. 858-385-5131

About Tarari, Inc.

Tarari, Inc., the award-winning acceleration company headquartered in San Diego, Calif., USA, designs and produces Content Processors and High Performance Computing Processors that accelerate and off-load compute-intensive complex algorithms used in Network Security, XML, Web services and High Performance Computing environments. Tarari's customers include independent software vendors, computer manufacturers and networking manufacturers. Tarari is a privately-held company with venture backing from Crosspoint Venture Partners, XMLFund, Miramar Venture Partners and Intel Capital. For more information, visit: www.tarari.com, e-mail: [e-mail], or call [phone].

About Security Venture Fair 2004

This program is designed to provide a platform for 75 of the most promising enterprise security-related technology and service companies to present their visions and business plans before a national audience of venture capitalists and strategic investors.

The Security Venture Fair (www.securityventurefair.com) will bring together private equity investors, executives of leading enterprise security companies and entrepreneurs from new enterprise security related companies to explore the significant investment opportunities in today's enterprise security sector.

This event is being lead by a distinguished advisory board including representatives from: Battery Ventures; Clearstone Venture Partners; Diamondhead Ventures; Enterprise Partners Venture Capital; Focus Ventures; Greylock; JPMorgan Partners, LLC; Lightspeed Venture Partners; Menlo Ventures; Mohr, Davidow Ventures; Sequoia Capital; SVIC; TVM Techno Venture Management; and Venrock Associates.