Computerworld's Premier 100 IT Leaders Conference Participant Profiles.

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Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leaders Conference

PALM DESERT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 2004

Computerworld's Premier 100 IT Leaders Conference takes place March 7-9, 2004 at the JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort in Palm Desert, California. For in-depth information about the event visit http://www.premier100.com/.

Below are profiles from Premier 100 IT Leaders Conference participants. Breaking news releases and announcements from the event are available at http://www.tradeshownews.com.

Company: Lawson Software
Ticker Symbol: LWSN
Media Contact: Steven Brophy
Phone: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Company URL: www.lawson.com
Press Area URL: http://www.lawson.com/news/index.html

Product description: Lawson Software applications help companies
run their core financial, human resources and procurement operations
more efficiently, while improving business reporting and planning, and
optimizing business processes. Lawson's solutions include enterprise
performance management, financials, human resources, procurement,
retail operations and service process optimization.

Company description: Lawson Software provides business process
software solutions that help services organizations in healthcare,
retail, professional services, the public sector, financial services
and other strategic markets achieve competitive advantage.
Headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., Lawson has offices and affiliates
serving North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia.


Company: SAS Institute
Media Contact: Bob Chase
Phone: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]
Company URL: http://www.sas.com
Press Area URL: http://www.sas.com/presscenter

Product description: SAS(R) IT Service Level Management collects,
aggregates and analyzes achieved service level measurements for
comparison against agreed upon targets, ensures that accurate
information flows to decision makers and IT consumers, and
communicates the value of IT to serviced business units.

Company description: SAS is the market leader in providing a new
generation of business intelligence software and services that create
true enterprise intelligence. SAS solutions are used at more than
40,000 sites to develop more profitable relationships with customers
and suppliers; to enable better, more accurate and informed decisions;
and to drive organizations forward.


Company: Symantec Corporation
Ticker Symbol: SYMC
Media Contact: Melissa Martin, 408-517-8475
Investor Relations Contact:  Marisa Lewis, 408-517-8239
Phone:  [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail] or [e-mail]
Company URL:  http://enterprisesecurity.Symantec.com
Press Area URL:  http://www.symantec.com/PressCenter/index.html

Symantec, the world leader in Internet security technology,
provides a broad range of content and network security software and
appliance solutions to individuals, enterprises and service providers.
The company is a leading provider of client, gateway and server
security solutions for virus protection, firewall and virtual private
network, vulnerability management, intrusion detection, Internet
content and email filtering, and remote management technologies and
security services to enterprises and service providers around the
world. Symantec's Norton brand of consumer security products is a
leader in worldwide retail sales and industry awards. Headquartered in
Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has worldwide operations in 38 countries.