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<font class="smalltext" color="#999966">THE WAR ON TERRORISM</font><br />
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<font class="smalltext" color="#999966">11/1 -- NEWS ANALYSIS</font><br />
<font class="itext"> <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/nov2001/nf2001111_8593.htm?c=bwinsidernov02&n=link9&t=email">
<B>Bill Ford Takes the Wheel</B></a></font> <br />
<font class="itext">Ford Motor's new CEO is well-liked, but can he and his handpicked team<br /> 
bring off the needed overhaul?</font> <br /><br />

<font class="smalltext" color="#999966">10/31 -- NEWS ANALYSIS</font><br />
<font class="itext"> <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/oct2001/nf20011031_5489.htm?c=bwinsidernov02&n=link10&t=email"><B>Biotech vs. Bioterror</B></a></font> <br />
<font class="itext">New insights into molecular DNA, enzymes, and antibodies could lead to 
antidotes for a variety of biological agents -- but not soon     
</font> <br /><br />

<font class="smalltext" color="#999966">10/30 -- WASHINGTON WATCH</font><br />
<font class="itext"> <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/oct2001/nf20011030_3630.htm?c=bwinsidernov02&n=link11&t=email"><B>This Stimulus Plan Pushes the Wrong Buttons</B></a></font> <br />
<font class="itext">Tax breaks aimed at business investment won't work because of existing
overcapacity. What's needed is a way to buck up consumers</font> <br /><br />

<font class="smalltext" color="#999966">10/30 -- SECURITY NET</font><br />
<font class="itext"> <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/oct2001/nf20011030_0708.htm?c=bwinsidernov02&n=link12&t=email"><B>Speeding Snail Mail's Slow Demise</B></a></font> <br />
<font class="itext">The anthrax attacks may have a hidden blessing: They're the most persuasive 
argument to date for switching to e-mail</font><br /><br/>

<font class="smalltext" color="#999966">10/29 -- NEWS ANALYSIS</font><br />
<font class="itext"> <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/oct2001/nf20011029_2291.htm?c=bwinsidernov02&n=link13&t=email"><B>Cipro Online: The New Viagra?</B></a></font> <br />
<font class="itext">So many Web sites now offer the anthrax antibiotic that the FDA is starting 
to investigate</font> <br /><br />

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<font class="smalltext" color="#999966">11/1 -- FUND Q&A</font><br />
<font class="itext"> <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/nov2001/pi2001111_0350.htm?c=bwinsidernov02&n=link16&t=email"><B>Value from Top to Bottom</B></a></font> <br />
<font class="itext">Lawrence Babin's winning strategy: Identify the most promising sectors, 
and<br /> then nail down the best value plays within them</font> <br /><br />

<font class="smalltext" color="#999966">11/1 -- STREET WISE</font><br />
<font class="itext"> <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/nov2001/nf2001111_8628.htm?c=bwinsidernov02&n=link17&t=email"><B>The End for Murdoch's DirecTV Show?</B></a></font> <br />
<font class="itext">Maybe not. EchoStar has the coveted satellite-TV company now, but antitrust
concerns could put it in play again -- at a cheaper price</font> <br /><br />

<font class="smalltext" color="#999966">10/31 -- STREET WISE</font><br />
<font class="itext"> <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/oct2001/nf20011031_5663.htm?c=bwinsidernov02&n=link18&t=email"><B>The Great Nasdaq Bargain Hunt</B></a></font> <br />
<font class="itext">Humbled highfliers and tarnished tech titans abound. The trick is telling 
the walking wounded from those too far gone to rise again</font> <br /><br />
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<font class="smalltext" color="#999966">10/31 -- EYE ON JAPAN</font><br />
<font class="itext"> <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/oct2001/nf20011031_9545.htm?c=bwinsidernov02&n=link21&t=email"><B>No Letup for GE's Japanese Deal-a-thon</B></a></font> <br />
<font class="itext">Jeff Immelt will maintain the global giant's torrid takeover pace. And 
in this country's stagnant state, GE's call can be good news  
</font> <br /><br />

<font class="smalltext" color="#999966">10/30 -- EURO-TECH</font><br />
<font class="itext"> <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/oct2001/nf20011030_4387.htm?c=bwinsidernov02&n=link22&t=email"><B>Good Tech Is Simple Tech</B></a></font> <br />
<font class="itext">When technophiles sneer at my inability to configure a Web phone, they 
actually prove my point</font> <br /><br />

<font class="smalltext" color="#999966">10/30 -- NEWSMAKER Q&A</font><br />
<font class="itext"> <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/oct2001/nf20011030_2363.htm?c=bwinsidernov02&n=link23&t=email"><B>Oil: "Clearly, There Is a New Threat"</B></a></font> <br />
<font class="itext">The International Energy Agency's Robert Priddle doesn't see OPEC cutting
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<font class="itext">The terrorist justifies his massacres by citing Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It's time
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<font class="smalltext" color="#999966">11/1 -- PRIVACY MATTERS</font><br />
<font class="itext"> <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/oct2001/nf2001111_9759.htm?c=bwinsidernov02&n=link25&t=email"><B>Zapping the Tele-Pests</B></a></font> <br />
<font class="itext">A new device does more than block unwanted phone solicitations, it also 
tricks telemarketers into taking your number off their call lists 
</font> <br /><br />

<font class="smalltext" color="#999966">11/1 -- NEWS ANALYSIS</font><br />
<font class="itext"> <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/nov2001/nf2001111_5884.htm?c=bwinsidernov02&n=link26&t=email"><B>Will Justice Let Microsoft Off the Hook?</B></a></font> <br />
<font class="itext">The software giant's rivals fear that Antitrust Div. chief Charles James 
will merely slap Gates & Co. on the wrist</font> <br /><br />

<font class="smalltext" color="#999966">11/1 -- ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY</font><br />
<font class="itext"> <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/nov2001/nf2001111_8630.htm?c=bwinsidernov02&n=link27&t=email"><B>Movie Magic for the Hearing Impaired</B></a></font> <br />
<font class="itext">A simple, inexpensive closed-captioning system exists that would allow
millions to go to the cinema. Why, then, is it so rare?  
</font> <br /><br />

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<td colspan="5">BusinessWeek presents:<br />
Rethinking the Internet<br />
e.biz Live: Chicago<br />
October 18-19, 2001<br />
The Fairmont Hotel, Chicago, Illinois<br /><br /><br />


Rethinking the Internet, will examine the firms that are successfully using the 
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managing their corporations through the downturn. When the economy recovers, they 
will emerge as the leaders. Do not let your firm be left behind. Join BusinessWeek 
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<td>Citibank e-Business</td>
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<td>Yoram (Jerry) Wind</td>
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<td>Lauder Professor of Marketing, Director,</td>
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  Studies in Management & Wharton Fellows Program,
  Univ. of Pennsylvania</td>
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<td colspan="5">BusinessWeek in partnership with Hewlett-Packard presents:<br />
The Sixth Annual BusinessWeek Conference on the Digital Economy,<br />
  New Priorities: Building a Collaborative Enterprise in Uncertain Times<br />
December 6-7, 2001<br />
The Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, California<br /><br />


We are pleased to announce our keynote speakers are:<br /><br />
<a href="http://www.businessweek.com/insider/jwelch.htm" target="_new">Jack Welch</a>, Former Chairman and CEO of General Electric Company and<br />  
  The Honorable James A. Baker, III, Former U.S. Secretary of State (1989-1992)<br />  
    and Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (1985-1988)<br /><br />  


In light of recent events in New York and Washington D.C., the<br /> 
conference will feature a special session on Digital Security: <br /> 
Job #1 in Threatening Times.<br />  
Raymond Kelly, Former NYPD Commissioner; Senior Managing Director, <br /> 
Global Security, Bear Stearns will head up the panel<br /><br />  


Additional Speakers include:<br />
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<td>Michael Aguilar</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>President and COO</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Panasonic Company National</td>
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<td>Marc Andreessen</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Chairman and Cofounder</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Loudcloud</td>
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<td>Bill Bass</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>SVP, E-Commerce and International</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Lands' End, Inc.</td>
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<td>Joseph Baylock</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Group Vice President</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Gartner, Inc.</td>
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<td>Daeje Chin</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>President and CEO, Digital Media System Business</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.</td>
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<td>Bruce Chizen</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>President and CEO</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Adobe</td>
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<td>Eric K. Clemons</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Professor of Information, Strategy, and Economics</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania</td>
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<td>Lisa J. Colnett</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>SVP, Worldwide Process Management and CIO</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Celestica Inc.</td>
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<td>Craig Conway</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>President and CEO</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>PeopleSoft, Inc.</td>
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<td>Richard A. DeMillo</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Vice President and CTO</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Hewlett-Packard Company</td>
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<td>James Hamilton</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>President</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Efficient Networks Inc. (a subsidiary of
  Siemens ICN)</td>
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<td>James E. Heppleman</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>CTO and EVP</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Software Products, PTC</td>
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<td>Konrad Hilbers</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>CEO</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Napster, Inc.</td>
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<td>David House</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>President, CEO, and Chairman</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Allegro Networks.</td>
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<td>John Jordan</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Principal</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Cap Gemini Ernst & Young</td>
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<td>Raymond C. Kurzweil</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>The Age of Spiritual Machines</td>
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<td>David O. Leemon</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>EVP and CSO</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Charles Schwab Corporation</td>
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<td>Elias Levy</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Co-Founder and CTO</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Security Focus</td>
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<td>Webb McKinney</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Business Customer Organization President</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>and HP-Compaq Merger Integration Manager</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Hewlett-Packard Co.</td>
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<td>Mike Micucci</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Vice President, Solutions Strategy</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Commerce One</td>
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<td>Lars Nyberg</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Chairman and CEO</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>NCR Corporation</td>
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<td>Robert W. Shaner</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>President, Wireless Operations</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Cingular Wireless</td>
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<td>Pradeep Sindhu</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Vice Chairman and CTO</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Juniper Networks, Inc.</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>CEO</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>Palm, Inc.</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
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Comedy Improv Group<br /><br />

For a complete listing of speakers, full program details or to register
go to<br />
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<font class="smalltext" color="#999966">10/31 -- WORK & FAMILY</font><br />
<font class="itext"> <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/oct2001/sb20011031_412.htm?c=bwinsidernov02&n=link31&t=email">
<B>What's Next for On-Site Child Care?</B></a></font> <br />
<font class="itext">So far, with the exception of a few centers in New York and Washington,<br />
it's business as usual at employer-sponsored day-care facilities</font> <br /><br />

<font class="smalltext" color="#999966">10/30 -- SMART ANSWERS</font><br />
<font class="itext"> <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/oct2001/sb20011030_003.htm?c=bwinsidernov02&n=link32&t=email"><B>Write-On Marketing</B></a></font> <br />
<font class="itext">Selling your services as a writer and editor demands that you
demonstrate<br /> a flair for clever ideas and stylish words</font> <br /><br />

<font class="smalltext" color="#999966">10/29 -- STAFF & BENEFITS</font><br />
<font class="itext"> <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/oct2001/sb20011029_228.htm?c=bwinsidernov02&n=link33&t=email"><B>Do "Living Wages" Kill Business?</B></a></font> <br />
<font class="itext">While opponents say such laws destroy profits, force layoffs, and drive
businesses to relocate, some entrepreneurs don't see it that way</font> <br /><br />

<font class="smalltext" color="#999966">10/25 -- FINANCE</font><br />
<font class="itext"> <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/oct2001/sb20011025_910.htm?c=bwinsidernov02&n=link34&t=email"><B>For Many Charities, an Empty Cup</B></a></font> <br />
<font class="itext">As donors support victims of September 11, established community-service
groups are changing tactics to avoid being overlooked</font> <br /><br />

<font class="smalltext" color="#999966">FORUMS</font><br />
<font class="itext"> <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/oct2001/sb20011012_810.htm?c=bwinsidernov02&n=link35&t=email"><B>Small Business Forum</B></a></font> <br />
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<font class="smalltext" color="#999966">10/31 -- B-SCHOOL NEWS</font><br />
<font class="itext"> <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/content/oct2001/bs20011031_5948.htm?c=bwinsidernov02&n=link37&t=email"><B>Socially Responsible MBAs?</B></a></font> <br />
<font class="itext">A new study finds exceedingly few, despite more calls from students for
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<font class="smalltext" color="#999966">VIDEO VIEWS</font><br />
<font class="itext"> <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/list/bs01.htm?c=bwinsidernov02&n=link38&t=email"><B>Stanford Looks Ahead</B></a></font> <br />
<font class="itext">Robert Joss, dean of the Graduate School of Business, on how he expects
the recession to affect applications and job placement</font> <br /><br />

<font class="smalltext" color="#999966">CAREER MOVES</font><br />
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graduates of 82 B-schools, as well as a poll of EMBA directors at those
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<font class="smalltext" color="#999966">10/30 -- ASK CAREERS</font><br />
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