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<font class="smalltext" color="#999966"<11/15 -- NEWS ANALYSIS </font<<br /<
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<B<JDS Uniphase: Ready for an Encore?</B<</a<</font< <br /<
<font class="itext"<As the curtain descends on a dismal year, some investors see the leader in optical telecom equipment as a star with comeback potential </font< <br /<<br /<

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<font class="itext"< <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/nov2001/nf20011115_4626.htm?c=bwinsidernov16&n=link10&t=email"<<B<JDS's Straus: Banking on Broadband</B<</a<</font< <br /<
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<font class="itext"< <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/nov2001/nf20011115_1868.htm?c=bwinsidernov16&n=link11&t=email"<<B<Suddenly, a Chillier Season for Oil Shares</B<</a<</font< <br /<
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<font class="itext"< <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/nov2001/nf20011115_1679.htm?c=bwinsidernov16&n=link12&t=email"<<B<A Hard Slog for Financial "Special Forces"</B<</a<</font< <br /<
<font class="itext"<Treasury's money warriors are fighting an uphill battle as they target
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<font class="itext"< <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/nov2001/nf20011113_2386.htm?c=bwinsidernov16&n=link12&t=email"<<B<Holiday Bargain-Hunting on the Street</B<</a<</font< <br /<
<font class="itext"<It's that time of year when one investor's loser is another's steal. Here are some big names that could become stocking stuffers</font< <br /<<br /<

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<font class="smalltext" color="#999966"<11/15 -- MARKET SNAPSHOT</font<<br /<
<font class="itext"< <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/nov2001/pi20011115_8908.htm?c=bwinsidernov16&n=link16&t=email"<<B<Blue Chips Pocket Gains</B<</a<</font< <br /<
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<font class="itext"< <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/nov2001/pi20011115_3407.htm?c=bwinsidernov16&n=link17&t=email"<<B<High Quality Munis Bring Solid Returns</B<</a<</font< <br /<
<font class="itext"<Christine Thompson has outperformed her peers by making smart bets in the hospital and health care sectors and concentrating on high quality issues</font< <br /<<br /<

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<font class="smalltext" color="#999966"<INTERNATIONAL -- EUROPE'S FUTURE</font<<br /<
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<font class="smalltext" color="#999966"<11/14 -- BYTE OF THE APPLE </font<<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
Internet to change business processes, measuring their costs against returns, and
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
and your peers as we explore how forward-thinking enterprises can initiate new
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Confirmed speakers include:<br /<
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<td<Ann Cairns</td<
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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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<td<SEI Center for Advanced
Studies in Management & Wharton Fellows Program,
Univ. of Pennsylvania</td<
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For program details or to register, visit our website at<br /<
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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<
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<td<Panasonic Company National</td<
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<td<Marc Andreessen</td<
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<td<Loudcloud</td<
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<td<Bill Bass</td<
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<td<SVP, E-Commerce and International</td<
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<td<Joseph Baylock</td<
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<td<Group Vice President</td<
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<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<
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<td<President and CEO</td<
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<td<Adobe</td<
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<td<Eric K. Clemons</td<
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<td<Professor of Information, Strategy, and Economics</td<
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<td<The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania</td<
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<td<Lisa J. Colnett</td<
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<td<SVP, Worldwide Process Management and CIO</td<
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<td<Celestica Inc.</td<
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<td<Craig Conway</td<
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<td<President and CEO</td<
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<td<PeopleSoft, Inc.</td<
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<td<Richard A. DeMillo</td<
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<td<James Hamilton</td<
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<td<President</td<
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<td<Efficient Networks Inc. (a subsidiary of
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<td<James E. Heppleman</td<
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<td<CTO and EVP</td<
<td<&nbsp;</td<
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<td<Konrad Hilbers</td<
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<td<CEO</td<
<td<&nbsp;</td<
<td<Napster, Inc.</td<
<tr<
<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<
<td<Author</td<
<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<
<tr<
<td<Elias Levy</td<
<td<&nbsp;</td<
<td<Co-Founder and CTO</td<
<td<&nbsp;</td<
<td<Security Focus</td<
<tr<
<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<
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<td<Commerce One</td<
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<td<Lars Nyberg</td<
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<td<Chairman and CEO</td<
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<td<NCR Corporation</td<
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<td<Robert W. Shaner</td<
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<td<&nbsp;</td<
<td<Cingular Wireless</td<
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<td<Pradeep Sindhu</td<
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<td<Vice Chairman and CTO</td<
<td<&nbsp;</td<
<td<Juniper Networks, Inc.</td<
<td<&nbsp;</td<
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<td<Carl Yankowski</td<
<td<&nbsp;</td<
<td<CEO</td<
<td<&nbsp;</td<
<td<Palm, Inc.</td<
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<td colspan="5"<Special Dinner Entertainment by Martin Short and ?The Second City?
Comedy Improv Group<br /<<br /<

For a complete listing of speakers, full program details or to register
go to<br /<
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