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CATP to Lead Internet Technology Panel at the Internet and Electronic Commerce Conference and Expo April 27, 1999 08:33 ADVISORY/ Cambridge Technology Partners to Lead Internet Technology Panel at the Internet and Electronic Commerce Conference and Expo --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cambridge's Chief Technology Officer To Share Insight and Lead Dynamic Panel discussion on XML Technology in the Digital Economy Cambridge Technology Partners (Massachusetts), Inc. (NASDAQ:CATP) (Cambridge), an international management consulting and systems integration firm will lead an Internet technology panel on April 29 at the Internet and Electronic Commerce Conference and Expo (iEC) at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. In collaboration with the GartnerGroup, the fifth annual iEC Conference and Expo is the nation's foremost event dedicated exclusively to promoting the use of electronic commerce via the Internet. Cambridge's Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Sanjiv Gossain, a well known author and presenter, will chair the prestigious panel titled, "Making XML a Reality." Gossain is the sole author of a book, entitled: Object Modeling and Design Strategies: Tips and Techniques, published in 1997 by SIGS Publications, New York. He also recently wrote an extensive thought leadership article on new business models for the Digital Economy entitled "Reinventing Value; The New Business Ecosystem." The article was published in Strategy and Leadership magazine in November 1998. Gossain recently lead a panel discussion at Comdex '99 in Chicago titled, " Build Buy or Rent: The Best Way to Implement Applications." The panel details are as follows: What: "Making XML a Reality" When: April 29, 8:30-9:30 am Where: Jacob Javits Convention Center, NYC Who: Chair: Sanjiv Gossain, CTO, Cambridge Technology Partners Panelists: --Rita Knox, Vice President & Research Director, Gartner Group --Sanjiv Datta, Vice President, Internet Technology Group, FIIS Fidelity Investments --Christopher Shockey, Chunking Program Evolutionist, Hewlett Packard --Johnathan Goeller, Salomon Smith Barney eXtensible Markup Language (XML) is being touted as the future in data interchange over the internet. Amidst all the hype, this panel will critically examine the realities of using XML in the real world. Panelists will discuss the present and future role of XML and, based on their experiences, bring clarity to the market hype. This session will focus on how companies can use XML to effectively do business in the new, digital economy. The panelists will provide insight on whether XML is worthy of the attention that it has received, providing examples of how their respective industries and companies have used XML and plan to use it in the future. The panelists will discuss the technical abilities that make XML so promising and focus on the key technological improvements required for XML to gain widespread usage. The panelists will also address how they see XML impacting the evolution of electronic commerce in the future. In addition to Dr Gossain's panel, Cambridge, a Microsoft Enterprise Partner, will be exhibiting in the Microsoft Pavillion in booth number MP31. About Cambridge Technology Partners Cambridge Technology Partners is a new breed of consulting and systems integration firm. Since its founding in 1991, the company has applied its unique core values to the consulting and application development markets to fundamentally reinvent the way business and technology solutions are delivered. Working within a fixed-time/fixed-price model, Cambridge's services span management consulting, process innovation, custom and package software deployment (including ERP applications), networking, and training to rapidly deliver end-to-end business systems that create immediate bottom-line impact for its clients. Cambridge has 55 offices and more than 4,400 employees worldwide. Cambridge on the Web: ctp.com CONTACT: Cambridge Technology Partners Kirsten Staaterman, 617/679-5463 kstaat@ctp.com