REMINDER/Computer Science Innovator to Address Austin Rice Alliance.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

REMINDER...for Monday (Jan. 26)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHO:       The Austin Rice Alliance -- Created as a forum for exchange
           and collaboration among the business, engineering and
           science communities, The Austin Rice Alliance aims to be a
           vehicle for education of inventors, innovators and
           entrepreneurs in their pursuit of new technology business
           concepts to develop new jobs and sources of wealth. For
           more information, please visit www.austinricealliance.org

WHAT:      "High performance computing without a degree in computer
           science," a presentation by Dr. Ken Kennedy, Professor of
           Computational Engineering at Rice University (See speaker
           details below)

WHEN:      6 p.m., Monday, Jan. 26, 2004

WHERE:     University of Texas at Austin
           Thompson Conference Center (next to the LBJ Library)

COST:      Complimentary for Rice Alliance members and current
           full-time Rice University faculty, staff and students.

           $10 for non-members (credit card payments available with
           online registration; cash or checks only at the door)

RSVP:      To register, please visit www.austinricealliance.org/events

SPEAKER:   Dr. Ken Kennedy is recognized nationally for his
           significant contributions to the field of computer science
           and has been a faculty member at Rice University since
           1971. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Rice in Mathematical
           Science and a PhD from New York University in Computer
           Science. Dr. Kennedy is the Ann and John Doerr Professor in
           Computational Engineering at Rice University's Computer
           Science Department. In addition, he is the director of
           HiPerSoft, a Center for High Performance Software Research
           headquartered at Rice University, and co-chair of PITAC,
           the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee.