In the news release, U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Hosts Annual Technology
and Communications Conference August 6, 7 and 8 in Boston, issued Friday,
August 2, by U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray, over PR Newswire, we are advised by
the company that the company name in the seventh paragraph should read Kroll
Inc.
rather than Kroll Worldwide
as originally issued inadvertently.
Complete, corrected release follows:
U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Hosts Annual Technology and Communications
Conference August 6, 7 and 8 in Boston
BOSTON, Aug. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In an effort to provide investors
with tools to navigate through the difficult conditions facing the equity
markets, U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray will host its annual Technology &
Communications Conference August 6, 7 and 8 at the Seaport Hotel in Boston.
The conference will feature management presentations from more than 175 of the
industry's highest-profile technology and communications companies. The
presentations will address issues of importance to the institutional investor
community, including current industry trends and individual company
performance results.
This year's conference will feature two exciting keynote luncheons. Nokia
Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jorma Ollila will
address conference attendees at a keynote luncheon at noon eastern time on
Wednesday, August 7. Ollila has been the driving force in transforming Nokia,
a company that once made paper and rubber, into a leading supplier of wireless
communications equipment.
In addition, at noon eastern time on Tuesday, August 6, U.S. Bancorp Piper
Jaffray CEO Andrew Duff will address the audience with opening remarks and
moderate a panel discussion entitled Strengthening the Chain of Trust -- One
Link at a Time.
This lively discussion will focus on corporate governance
issues, changes in the accounting sector and Wall Street, implications of
recent legislation and imperatives to restoring investor confidence.
Panelists include:
William A. Krepick
President and Chief Executive Officer, Board Director
Macrovision Corporation
Donald Murray
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Resources Connection Inc.
Robert O'Brien
Senior Writer, Dow Jones Newswires, Writer of The Wall Street Journal's
Abreast of the Market
Column, Daily CNBC Contributor
Thomas S. Schreier, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
U.S. Bancorp Asset Management
Bryn R. Vaaler
Partner, Director of Professional Development, Corporate Group
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
James M. Weiss, CFA
Chief Investment Officer - Equities, Head of Equities
State Street Research & Management Company
The conference kicks off Tuesday morning with a presentation on the
semiconductor industry by four U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray senior research
analysts covering the following sectors: analog/mixed-signal semiconductors,
microprocessors and communication integrated circuits (ICs),
semiconductors-capital equipment and wireless communication ICs.
While the technology and communications sectors have continued to face
extremely challenging conditions over the last two years, we believe it is
more important than ever to provide our clients with direct access to leading
companies within these industries,
said Robert W. Peterson, head of equity
research at U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray. We expect many of the companies
presenting at our conference will offer investors insight into their growth
plans to capitalize on a demand recovery.
Company and investor participation for the U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray
Technology and Communications Conference is by invitation only. Members of
the media who would like to attend should contact Dana Wade at 650-838-1329 or
dwade@pjc.com . All other registration is done online at
www.gotoanalysts.com .
The following companies are scheduled to present at the conference: Acxiom
Corporation, Adaptec, ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Adaytum, Inc., Adobe
Systems Incorporated, ADTRAN, Inc., Advanced Fibre Communications, Aeroflex
Incorporated, Amazon.com, Inc., AmberWave Systems, ANADIGICS, Analog Devices,
Inc., Andrew Corporation, Anteon International Corporation, Applied Micro
Circuits Corporation, Art Technology Group, Ask Jeeves, Inc., Asyst
Technologies, Inc., AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., @Road, Inc., Avid
Technology, Inc., Autodesk, Inc., BEA Systems, Inc., Blackboard, BMC Software,
Inc., Borland Software Corporation, Broadcom Corporation, Brooks-PRI
Automation Inc., Brooktrout, Inc., CACI International Inc., Cadence Design
Systems, Inc., Captaris, Inc., Carreker Corporation, Charter Communications,
Inc., Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., ChoicePoint Inc., Ciena
Corporation, Cingular Wireless, Cirrus Logic, Inc., Coherent, Inc., Comcast
Corporation, Computer Associates Int'l, Inc., Comverse Technology, Inc.,
Conexant Systems, Inc., Convergys Corporation, Cox Communications, Inc.,
Danger Research, DemandTec, DigitalThink, Documentum, Inc., DoubleClick Inc.,
Dynamics Research Corporation, eBay Inc., EchoStar Communications Corporation,
Electronic Data Systems Corporation, Embarcadero Technologies, Inc., Entegris,
Inc., Equator, Ericsson Telephone Company (LM), Exar Corporation, Fairchild
Semiconductor International, Inc., FileNET Corporation, FreeMarkets, Inc., FSI
International, Inc., Genesis Microchip Incorporated, Globespan Virata, Inc.,
GSI Commerce, Inc., Hotels.com, Hotwire, Hyperion Solutions Corporation, i2
Technologies, Inc., Informatica Corporation, Integrated Circuit Systems, Inc.,
Interactive Data Corporation, Intersil Corporation, JDS Uniphase Corporation,
KLA-Tencor Corporation, KnowledgeNet, Kroll Inc., Kyocera Corporation, Lawson
Software, Inc., Leap Wireless International, Inc., Learning Tree
International, Inc., LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation, Looksmart Limited,
LTX Corporation, Macromedia, Inc., Macrovision Corporation, Magma Design
Automation, Inc., ManTech International Corporation, Manugistics Group, Inc.,
Marvell Technology Group Ltd., MatrixOne, Inc., Mentor Graphics Corporation,
Mercury Interactive Corporation, Micrel, Incorporated, Micromuse Inc.,
Microtune, MIPS Technologies, Monolithic Power Systems, Motorola, Inc., MRO
Software, Inc., National Semiconductor Corporation, Netflix, Inc., Netgear,
NetScreen Technologies, Inc., Network Appliance, Inc., Nextel Communications,
Inc., NMS Communications, Nokia Corporation, Novellus Systems, Inc., Nuera
Communications, O2 Micro International Limited, Oak Technology, Oblix, Inc.,
Omnivision, ONI Semiconductor Corporation, Optical Communications Products
Inc., Orbotech Ltd., Overture Services, Inc., Palm, Inc., Parametric
Technology Corporation, PeopleSoft, Inc., Peregrine Systems, Inc., Pericom
Semiconductor Corporation, Pinnacle Systems, PlaceWare, Inc., Plumtree
Software, Inc., Power Integrations, Inc., Powerwave Technologies, Inc.,
Printcafe Software, Inc., Progress Software Corporation, QLogic Corporation,
QRS Corporation, QUALCOMM Incorporated, Rational Software Corporation,
RealNetworks, Inc., Redback Networks Inc., Research In Motion Limited, Retek
Inc., RF Micro Devices, Inc., Riverstone Networks, Inc., Roxio, Inc., RSA
Security Inc., Salesforce.com, SAS Institute, Secure Computing Corporation,
Sequence Design, SeeBeyond Technology Corporation, Semitool, Inc., Silicon
Image, Silicon Laboratories Inc., Skyworks Solutions, Inc., SmartForce PLC,
SonicWALL, Inc., Sonus Networks, Inc., Sprint PCS Group, Stratos Lightwave
Inc., Sun Microsystems, Inc., Sunrise Telecom, Symantec Corporation, Tekelec,
Tektronix, Inc., Telica, Tellabs, Inc., Teradyne, Inc., Texas Instruments
Incorporated, Tessera, Ticketmaster, TMP Worldwide Inc., Togethersoft, Top
Layer Networks Inc., TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc., TTI Team Telecom
International Ltd., Turnstone Systems, Ulticom, Inc., USA Interactive,
UTStarcom, Inc., Veeco Instruments Inc., VeriSign, Inc., Verisity Ltd., Verint
Systems, Inc., Verizon Communications, Inc., Volterra Semiconductor, Voyant
Technologies, Inc., Wavecom, webMethods, Inc., Witness Systems, Inc. and
Xicor, Inc.
U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray, a subsidiary of Minneapolis-based
U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB), provides a full range of investment products and
services to businesses, institutions and individuals. The company's
investment banking business has grown significantly in the last several years
by focusing on the needs of growth companies in the health care, technology,
financial institutions, consumer and communications growth sectors. U.S.
Bancorp Piper Jaffray has a national reputation for its expertise in
fundamental research and equity and debt financing. U.S. Bancorp offers a
comprehensive range of financial solutions through U.S. Bank, U.S. Bancorp
Asset Management, U.S. Bancorp Investments and U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray.
This material is based on data obtained from sources we deem to be
reliable; it is not guaranteed as to accuracy and does not purport to be
complete. This information is not intended to be used as the primary basis of
investment decisions. Because of individual client requirements, it should
not be construed as advice designed to meet the particular investment needs of
any investor. It is not a representation by us or an offer or the
solicitation of an offer to sell or buy any security. Further, a security
described in this release may not be eligible for solicitation in the states
in which the client resides. U.S. Bancorp and its affiliated companies, and
their respective officers or employees, or members of their families, may have
a beneficial interest in the company's securities and may purchase or sell
such positions in the open market or otherwise. This report is a
communication made in the United Kingdom by U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray to
market counterparties or intermediate customers and is exclusively directed at
such persons; it is not directed at private customers and any investment or
services to which the communication may relate will not be available to
private customers. In the United Kingdom, no persons other than a market
counterparty or an intermediate customer should read or rely on any of the
information in this communication. Securities products and services offered
through U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray, member SIPC and NYSE, Inc., a subsidiary
of U.S. Bancorp. Additional information is available upon request.
Nondeposit investment products are not insured by the FDIC, are not
deposits or other obligations of or guaranteed by U.S. Bank National
Association or its affiliates, and involve investment risks, including
possible loss of the principal amount invested. Securities products and
services are offered through U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Inc., member SIPC and
NYSE, Inc., a subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp. (5/99-0679)
SOURCE U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray
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/CONTACT: Dana H. Wade, Public Relations of U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray,
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CO: U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray
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