Rafe Needleman's Catch of the Day and Text 100 Public Relations Present:

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2002 6:00pm - 9:00pm

"The Elusive Tech Customer: Who's Buying?"

Never before have technology companies faced so many challenges at once --

from raising new financing, cutting operations and conserving cash, to

launching new products and recruiting and retaining customers. This panel

discussion brings together technology buyers, sellers, analysts and VC firms

to provide insight into identifying, securing and maximizing technology

customer relationships. Topics covered will include prospecting

best-practice strategies and discussion of corporate technology product and

service needs.

This is an exclusive event for CEOs, CFOs, CTOs, VPs Business Development,

Sales and Marketing. Attendance is free and by invitation only, and is

limited to keep the conference focused and intimate. If you would like to

request an invitation, please complete our online request form.

6:00 - 7:00 PM - Welcome Cocktails & Networking

7:15 - 8:30 PM - Panel Discussion

Moderated by: Rafe Needleman - CATCH OF THE DAY

Panelists:

Foundation Capital - Paul Holland - Venture Partner

Intel - Bill Sayles - Director, Global Infrastructure

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC- Bill Tobin - Director, Emerging

Company Services

San Jose Mercury News - Chris O'Brien - Business Reporter

8:30 - 9:00 PM - More Networking

LOCATION:

Hyatt Rickey's, Palo Alto CA

ADMISSION:

There is no registration fee, however, attendance is limited. To request an

invitation, please click here. www.text100.com/events