To: Jim Burnham who wrote (1667 ) 1/22/1999 12:44:00 AM From: Jim Burnham Read Replies (4) | Respond to of 3576
Hologram Industry Surpasses $1 Billion You don't suppose that Kevin is waiting for the Investment Symposium on the 27th??? Jim ------------ American Banknote Holographics' Price Drops; Hologram Industry Surpasses $1 Billion Hologram Investor Conference Set for January 27 DENVER, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- While American Banknote Holographics (NYSE: ABH - news) lost nearly 75% of its value over the past two days (from $15.125 to $4), the underlying holography and security device industry is growing and has a bright financial future. Current reports show the industry exceeds $1 B/yr in sales world-wide and is growing at 30%/yr. This growth is based on fighting the international $250 B/yr counterfeiting problem. The long scheduled First Holographic & Authentication Company Investment Symposium, set for Wednesday, January 27, 1999, in San Francisco, will give a reasoned analysis of the industry, its drivers and a look at its key players. Presenters include leading company CEOs, industry analysts, and security experts. The Symposium is a part of a week long set of anticounterfeiting conferences (Product Counterfeiting & Diversion Protection, January 25 & 26; and Document Counterfeiting Protection, January 28 & 29). These outstanding conferences will bring together expert from organizations like the US Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Glaxo Wellcome, US Customs Service, John Paul Mitchell Systems, the Business Software Alliance, and others from Asia, Europe and Latin America, to discuss the global product and document counterfeiting problem and successful ways of fighting it. The Investment Symposium is co-chaired by: * Lewis T. Kontnik, President, Reconnaissance International (publisher of the leading industry news letters Authentication News(TM) and Holography News)(TM), and * Kevin Greene, Chairman/CEO, Value Investing Partners. The Investment Symposium begins at 1:00 PM, Wednesday, January 27, 1999, at the Argent Hotel, 50 Third Street, San Francisco, CA. The price is $150. Reservations can be made by calling Reconnaissance at: 800 741 6552, +1 303 293 3000, or by e-mail to ReconnUSA@aol.com More information: reconnaissance-intl.com CONTACT: Lewis T. Kontnik, President of Reconnaissance International, 303-293-3000