ADVISORY/UCLA MBA Students to Present Business Plans to Angel Investors and Venture Capitalists Via Webcast.

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ADVISORY...for Friday (Dec. 8)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHAT:    Sixteen technology companies from Finland, France, Australia,
         Chile and the U.S. will vie for venture dollars at the Knapp
         International Venture Funding Forum, sponsored by The
         Anderson School at UCLA's Global Access Program. The program,
         organized by the school's Global Access Program, has raised
         $22 million for participating companies to date.

WHO:     Anderson School fully-employed MBA students will present
         business plans for these international companies, all of whom
         are seeking to enter global markets, to a group of angel
         investors and venture capitalists. The students, guided by
         professors, were assigned to the companies to develop market
         penetration strategies, funding plans, and operating business
         plans as the capstone project for their graduate studies.

WHERE:   Korn Convocation Hall
         The Anderson School at UCLA
         110 Westwood Plaza

WHEN:    Friday, December 8, 2000
         8:00 am to 6:00 pm