120+ Presenting Companies, 700+ Registrants;
Former IBM Internet Technology Strategist John Patrick to Deliver
Keynote Address
ARLINGTON, Va., April 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc. (NYSE: FBR) today announced it will host its 7th Annual Technology & Growth Investor Conference in midtown Manhattan May 28-29. Presenters include over 120 leading companies in technology (display and semiconductor, enterprise platform and application software, enterprise services, media infrastructure, network software, specialty contracting, telecom equipment & services and wireless services) and healthcare (specialty pharmaceuticals and biotechnology). The conference will be held at the Millennium Hotel Broadway located at 145 West 44th St.
John Patrick, former IBM vice president for Internet technology whom Lou Gerstner credits with keeping IBM at the cutting-edge of Net development, will deliver the keynote luncheon address May 28. Patrick, the author of the highly acclaimed book Net Attitude, was named one of the 25 most powerful people in networking by Network World and is a founding member of the World Wide Web Consortium at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. For more information on Patrick see washingtonspeakers.com
Since 1998, FBR has been involved with more than $6 billion of capital raising transactions in technology and healthcare including approximately $500 million of private placements as well as numerous advisory assignments.
Seven simultaneous sessions will run from 8:00 a.m. to 5:20 p.m. on May 28 with seven simultaneous sessions being conducted from 8:00 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. on May 29. Conference presentations will be webcast and can be viewed with the conference schedule at fbr.com
Presenting companies to date include:
Acusphere, Inc. PRIVATE
Advancis Pharmaceuticals Corp. PRIVATE
Aether Systems, Inc. AETH
Alkermes, Inc. ALKS
Allergan Incorporated AGN
Alliance Data Systems Corp ADS
Alpharma, Inc. ALO
American Tower Corporation AMT
ANADIGICS, Inc. ANAD
Andrx Corporation ADRX
Antares Pharma, Inc. ANTR
Anteon International Corp. ANT
Arris Group, Inc. ARRS
ATI Technologies Inc ATYT
Barr Laboratories, Inc. BRL
BEA Systems, Inc. BEAS
Biovail Corporation BVF
Blonder Tongue Laboratories, Inc. BDR
Blue Pumpkin Software, Inc. PRIVATE
Borland Software Corporation BORL
Bradley Pharmaceuticals, Inc BPRX
CACI International, Inc. CAI
C-COR.net Corporation CCBL
Celgene Corporation CELG
Cima Labs Inc. CIMA
Combinatorix, Incorporated PRIVATE
Computer Associates International, Inc. CA
Concurrent Computer Corp. CCUR
CREE, Inc. CREE
Crown Castle International Corp. CCI
Cryptek, Inc. PRIVATE
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. CBST
CyberGuard Corporation CFW
Cypress Semiconductor CY
Digital Insight Corporation DGIN
Digitas Inc. DTAS
Documentum, Inc DCTM
Durect Corp DRRX
E*TRADE Group, Inc. ET
Electronic Data Systems Corporation EDS
Eli Lilly & Co. LLY
EMCORE Corporation EMKR
Emisphere Technologies, Inc. EMIS
ePlus, Inc. PLUS
Equinix Inc. EQIX
Ericsson Inc. ERICY
Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation Inc. FCS
FileNet Corporation FILE
Forest Laboratories Inc FRX
Genome Therapeutics Corp. GENE
GenVec, Inc. GNVC
Group 1 Software, Inc. GSOF
Harmonic, Inc. HLIT
HighJump Software, Inc. PRIVATE
Hyperformix, Inc. PRIVATE
ICF Consulting PRIVATE
II-VI, Inc. IIVI
ILOG ILOG
IMAX Corporation IMAX
InKine Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. INKP
Innovative Solutions and Support, Inc. ISSC
Integrated Circuit Systems, Inc. ICST
Intelsat, Ltd. PRIVATE
Iomai, Corp. PRIVATE
Isotechnika Inc. ISA.TO
IVAX Corporation IVX
Kopin Corporation KOPN
LendingTree, Inc. TREE
Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. LIOX
LSI Logic Corporation LSI
Lynx Therapeutics, Inc. LYNX
Managed Object Solutions, Inc. PRIVATE
MasTec, Inc. MTZ
MatrixOne, Inc. MONE
Mercury Interactive Corporation MERQ
Microchip Technology Incorporated MCHP
Micromuse Inc. MUSE
MicroStrategy Incorporated MSTR
Microtune, Inc. TUNE
Motorola, Inc. MOT
N2Broadband, Inc. PRIVATE
nCUBE Corporation PRIVATE
Nektar Therapeutics NKTR
Neose Technologies, Inc. NTEC
Net2Phone, Inc. NTOP
Neurochem, Inc. NOK
ON Semiconductor Corporation ONNN
Open Solutions PRIVATE
Orphan Medical Inc. ORPH
PC-Tel, Inc. PCTI
Penwest Pharmaceuticals Co. PPCO
PeopleSoft, Inc. PSFT
Pervasive Software Inc PVSW
Pharmaceutical Resources, Inc. PRX
POZEN Inc. POZN
Qwest Communications International Inc. Q
Ramtron International Corporation RMTR
RealNetworks, Inc. RNWK
RF Micro Devices, Inc. RFMD
S1 Corporation SONE
SafeNet, Inc. SFNT
SanDisk Corporation SNDK
SBA Communications Corporation SBAC
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. SFA
Siebel Systems, Inc. SEBL
Sigma Designs, Inc. SIGM
Skye Pharma PLC SKYE
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. SWKS
SRA International, Inc. SRX
Sybase, Inc. SY
Symantec Corporation SYMC
Talk America Holdings Inc. TALK
Terayon Communication Systems, Inc. TERN
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. TEVA
Texas Instruments, Inc. TXN
Three-Five Systems, Inc. TFS
Tibco Software, Inc TIBX
TiVo, Inc. TIVO
Tollgrade Communications, Inc. TLGD
Transaction Network Services, Inc. PRIVATE
Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc WPI
webMethods, Inc. WEBM
Wyeth WYE
Zoran Corporation ZRAN
Attendance at the conference is by invitation only. Investors should contact their FBR representative for more information.
This conference is sponsored by Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., Inc.
Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., Inc., is a subsidiary of Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc. The latter provides investment banking*, institutional brokerage*, specialized asset management, and private client services* through its operating subsidiaries and invests in mortgage backed securities and investment banking opportunities. FBR focuses capital and financial expertise on six industry sectors: financial services, real estate, technology, healthcare, energy and diversified industries. FBR, headquartered in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, with offices in Arlington, Va. and Bethesda, Md., also has offices in Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Irvine, London, New York, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle, and Vienna. FBR has elected REIT status for tax purposes. For more information, see fbr.com.
* Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., Inc.
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/NOTE TO EDITORS: Members of the press are welcome and should contact Bob
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(Millennium Hotel Broadway - effective 5-27) for credentials./
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