To: Dealer who wrote (2559 ) 9/20/2000 12:08:29 PM From: Dealer Respond to of 65232 JDSU--The Wall Street Transcript Publishes Interview with JDS Uniphase CEO Jozef Straus in Banc of America Securities 30th Annual Investment Conference Issue NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 20, 2000--Nine leading analysts and top management from fifty-six sector firms examine Investing Strategies in this special 226-page Banc of America Securities 30th Annual Investment Conference issue from The Wall Street Transcript (212/952-7433) or twst.com . In a vital review of this sector for investors and industry professionals, this valuable 226-page Special Issue features: 1. CEO interviews (average 2,500 words). Top management of fifty-six sector firms examine the outlook for their firm and the sector. Jozef Straus, CEO of JDS Uniphase (Nasdaq: JDSU - news), declares, ``The greatest challenge we have is to make sure that we continue to be well positioned to meet our customers' requirements and make sure that our customers are happy with our ability to deliver. That's both a challenge and an opportunity, and it's a good challenge and a good opportunity.'' This 226-page Special issue also features: 2. Banc of America Securities Analyst Interviews: -Specialty Finance Stocks: Caren Mayer, -Specialty Retail: Kindra Devaney Hix, -Retail Industry: Douglas Gordon, -Diversified Industries: James Samuel, -Biotechnology: Eric Ende, -Gaming, Lodging & Leisure: J. Cogan, -Advertising & Marketing Services: Christopher Hansen, -Telecommunications: Trent Spiridellis -Logistics Industry: Peter Coleman 3. Fifty-six CEO/Company Interviews, including: Adobe Systems, Amazon.com, Applied Micro Circuits, Clorox Company, Corning, JDS Uniphase, Kimberly-Clark, RealNetworks, VeriSign, Williams Communications Group For a complete list of CEO interviews, see twst.com . To obtain a copy of this 226-page Banc of America Securities 30th Annual Investment Conference issue, call 212/952-7433 or see twst.com . The Wall Street Transcript is a premier weekly investment publication interviewing market professionals for serious investors for over 37 years. The Wall Street Transcript has launched a new free service where investors can ask the above company (or any public company) a question at qawire.com . The Wall Street Transcript does not endorse the views of any interviewee nor does it make stock recommendations.