REMINDER/BusinessWeek To Hold Annual Digital Economy Conference in San Francisco, Ca December 5-6, 2002.

Business Editors

REMINDER...For Thursday (Dec. 5, 2002)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHAT: BusinessWeek's seventh annual Digital Economy conference will examine the changing business landscape and its impact on the technology marketplace. In the post-hype environment, companies are pressured to trim budgets, set new priorities and extend equipment life spans. Strategies for leveraging technology to meet the demands of customers and investors will be explored. WHO: Topping the list of confirmed speakers (in alphabetical order): -- Shai Agassi, Member of the Executive Board, SAP AG -- Rick Belluzzo, CEO, Quantum Corporation  -- Gary Bloom, Chairman, President, and CEO, VERITAS Software -- Clayton M. Christensen, Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; Author, The Innovator's Dilemma -- Kate Dcamp, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Cisco Systems, Inc.  -- Ram Gupta, Executive Vice President, Products & Technology, PeopleSoft -- Robert Harlan, Director, Internet Negotiations and eSourcing Programs, Motorola, Inc.  -- Vyomesh (VJ) Joshi, Executive Vice President, Imaging and Printing Group, Hewlett-Packard Company -- Ann Livermore, Executive Vice President, HP Services Organization, Hewlett-Packard Company -- Scott C. Marden, President, Information and Media Services, The McGraw-Hill Companies -- John A. McKinley, Jr., EVP, Global Technology and Services Group, Merrill Lynch & Co.  -- George McKinnon, Vice President and CIO, Nationwide Insurance -- James C. Morgan, Chairman and CEO, Applied Materials, Inc. -- Alan F. Nugent, Chief Technology Officer, Novell, Inc. -- Vivek Paul, CEO, Wipro Technologies  -- Kathy Rebello, Assistant Managing Editor, BusinessWeek -- Shane V. Robison, Senior Vice President, Strategy & Technology and Chief Technology Officer, Hewlett-Packard Company -- Jeffrey R. Rodek, Chairman and CEO, Hyperion -- Stratton Sclavos, Chairman and CEO, VeriSign -- Bonita S. Stoufer, Managing Director, Learning Services, Delta Air Lines -- Michael Useem, William and Jacalyn Egan Professor of Management, The Wharton School  -- Christine Wallace, Vice President, Global Customer Services, Teradata, a Division of NCR -- Daniel J. Warmenhoven, Chairman, President, and CEO, Network Appliance -- Mike Webb, Senior Vice President, Information Technology, Flextronics WHEN: Thursday-Friday, December 5-6, 2002 WHERE: The Fairmont Hotel, 950 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA, 94108 -- Tel: [phone], Email: [e-mail]

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