U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Hosts 2nd Annual Internet Conference: "Blazing Trails in a New Environment"
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 2000--
Ben Stein, Host of Comedy Central Quiz
Show, to Deliver Keynote Address
U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray, a leading growth company investment bank, will host its 2nd Annual Internet Investor Conference, "Blazing Trails in a New Environment", Tuesday through Thursday, November 14-16, at the new Hilton Boston Logan Airport Hotel, 85 Terminal Road in Boston, Mass. The conference will feature more than 140 of the most influential public and private technology companies, which will each make 30-minute presentations over a two-and-a-half day period.
"Over the last several years, innovations in technology have resulted in tremendous wealth creation for investors," said Thomas Schreier, Head of Equity Research for U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray. "This year's line-up is packed with companies that are leading the technology evolution, and creating significant value for both customers and investors."
Highlighting the conference will be a lunch presentation Tuesday by Ben Stein, host of the Comedy Central Quiz Show, "Win Ben Stein's Money." Stein is a former editorial writer for the Wall Street Journal and a syndicated columnist for the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner. In addition, Stein writes frequently for the Washington Post and has been a lawyer and speechwriter at the White House for both Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.
Presenting on Thursday will be Tim Koogle ("TK"), Chairman, CEO and Director of Yahoo! Inc. Koogle was named one of the `Top 25 Executives of the Year' for 1999 by Business Week. Under his direction Yahoo! has become a profitable, pre-eminent global Web network and has achieved several consecutive quarters of increasing earnings with 1999 annual net revenues of $589 million.
Presenting companies will include: Adobe Systems, Inc. (ADBE -$80 1/4, a); Ariba, Inc. (ARBA--$114 1/8, a); Ask Jeeves, Inc. (ASKJ --$15 5/8, a,c); Clarus Corporation (CLRS--$14 1/8, a,c); Commerce One, Inc. (CMRC--$64, a,c); E*Trade (EGRP--$13 7/16, a); E.piphany, Inc. (EPNY--$82 1/16, a); Kana Communications (KANA--$25 3/4, a); Pinnacle Systems Inc. (PCLE--$9 29/32, a,c); Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO--$65, a).
Company and investor participation for the U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Internet Conference is by invitation only. Members of the media who would like to attend should contact Susan Filkins, U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray at 612-303-5680.
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CONTACT:
U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray
Erin Freeman
Sr. Media Relations Consultant
650/233-2233
or
Susan Filkins
Public Relations Generalist
U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray
612/303-5680
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