Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, Palm CEO Carl Yankowski, and i2 President Greg Brady, To Keynote at E-Gov 2001

Business Wire, March 19, 2001

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

WASHINGTON, D.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 19, 2001

Powerful Speaker Lineup Underscores E-Gov's Top-Notch Educational

Conference and Exposition, July 9-12, 2001

E-Gov (www.e-gov.com), the International Electronic Government Conference and Exposition, today announced that Larry Ellison, Chairman and CEO of Oracle Corporation (Nasdaq:ORCL), Carl Yankowski, CEO of Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM), and Greg Brady, President of i2, Inc. (Nasdaq:ITWO) will deliver keynote addresses at E-Gov 2001.

The presence of these leading IT industry icons at E-Gov 2001 underlines the increasing importance of the Fortune One, Federal Government marketplace.

"Commitments from these powerful keynote speakers at E-Gov 2001 is testament to the importance of the government market in establishing E-Business standards across the economy," said Charles A. Lockard, General Manager and Co-Founder of E-Gov, a 101communications Company. "E-Gov 2001 offers a forum for industry leaders, such as Larry Ellison, to share their expertise with government leaders. The Conference and Exposition provide an opportunity to collaborate on technologies and processes that will transform government websites from informational resources into streamlined vehicles for delivering critical, public sector services online."

Since its founding in 1977, Larry Ellison has served as Chairman and CEO of Oracle Corporation, the world's leading supplier of software that powers the Internet, and the world's second largest independent software company.

Oracle is a giant in the government space, and is web-enabling government functions such as service, customer relationships, procurement, supply chain, accounting and human resources.

Palm CEO Carl Yankowski will present groundbreaking developments in wireless technology and their potential to transform government operations. Palm is the leading global provider of handheld computers; Palm OS(R)-based devices have a more than 75 percent market share of the worldwide personal companion handheld device market (International Data Corp., June 2000).

From the U.S. Armed Forces, to the U.S. Postal Service, to the City of San Francisco, public sector users are installing Palm OS-based mobile and wireless systems to expand their technology environments beyond their offices.

Greg Brady, President of i2, will highlight the dramatic advances occurring in supply chain management, supplier management, and customer management, and their importance in the evolution of E-Government.

i2, a global leader in intelligent planning solutions and marketplace technologies, creates real value for its global customers through its i2 TradeMatrix Solutions(TM), content, and marketplace platform, and has a stated mission of delivering $75 billion in value to its customers by 2005.

Now in its fourth year, E-Gov 2001 will be held July 9-12, at the Washington Convention Center, Washington D.C. This annual event serves as the professional forum for participants to understand Electronic Government policy and legislation, identify common ground, create innovative solutions, and implement groundbreaking citizen service delivery.

About E-Gov Events

With a focus on the skills, applications, and technology needed to transform the way government does business, E-Gov events bring together public sector and industry partners to identify opportunities, create innovative solutions, and implement effective online service delivery for citizens.

A combined faculty of more than 500 nationally-recognized authorities leads the six annual E-Gov Conferences - programs of continuing educational sessions devoted to government at work in the electronic century.

Featuring exhibits by government programs and industry information technology providers, the E-Gov Expositions showcase products and services dedicated to public sector Electronic Government initiatives. In tandem with each Conference, E-Gov also offers a free professional educational program for all attendees.

For more information and to register for E-Gov 2001, visit http://www.e-gov.com.

Press Registration: Keynote addresses are free to all E-Gov 2001 registered media and general attendees. Please contact Maureen O'Keeffe at mokeeffe@okeeffeco.com or 703/883-9000 ext. 11

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