Top IT Executives Face Off at the Premier Fall Business Performance Management Event

IntelligentBPM Conference and Expo, the only independent conference focused on providing awareness and education on leading business trends, case studies, and technologies that enable business performance management, today announced an additional keynote presentation focused on the most critical issue in business today: how to create a performance management infrastructure to support the demands for greater oversight, accountability, and regulatory compliance. This challenge requires the collaboration of CEOs, CFOs, and CIOs, who together must implement trustworthy, robust, and flexible solutions that enhance profitability without stifling innovation.

This keynote will feature a roundtable discussion amongst top executives from four leading companies that provide technology products and services in the areas of business intelligence, reporting, and business performance management, including:

John Olsen, President and COO, Business Objects (NASDAQ: BOBJ) -- Olsen runs global operations and oversees the management team for the Americas, Europe, Japan, and the International Distribution Division, which covers regional distributors in the rest of the world. He is also responsible for worldwide marketing, alliances, professional services, customer support, and the Business Objects e-store. Olsen has more than 25 years of experience in the technology industry. Olsen holds a master's degree in management science from the University of South Florida, and a B.S. in industrial engineering from Iowa State University.

Robert Ashe, President and COO, Cognos (Nasdaq: COGN; TSX: CSN) -- Ashe joined Cognos in 1984, and is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the company. Ashe oversees Cognos' sales, marketing, R&D, corporate development, and worldwide customer services functions and is a Cognos veteran who has held senior positions in finance, operations, research and development, and worldwide services. Rob holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Ottawa and became a Chartered Accountant with the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1984.

Godfrey Sullivan, President and COO, Hyperion (NASDAQ: HYSL) -- Sullivan became Hyperion's president and chief operating officer in October 2001. Sullivan brings to Hyperion more than 20 years experience in global operations management in the software industry. As president and COO, he oversees most Hyperion business operations, including sales, marketing, professional services, customer support, development and human resources. Sullivan received his BBA from Baylor University, and has completed executive programs at Stanford and the Wharton School.

Sanju Bansal, Executive Vice President and COO, MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR) -- Bansal has served as executive VP and COO since 1993 and was previously VP, consulting since joining MicroStrategy in 1990. He has been a member of the board of directors of MicroStrategy since September 1997 and has served as vice chairman since November 2000. Mr. Bansal received an S.B. in Electrical Engineering from MIT and an M.S. in Computer Science from The Johns Hopkins University.

These technology leaders will be joined on the panel by Mark Smith, Senior Vice President of Research at Ventana Research and IntelligentBPM Conference Co-Director. The panel will be moderated by David Stodder, Editorial Director of Intelligent Enterprise magazine, who is also a Co-Director of the event. The panel is scheduled for Tuesday, September 30, and will follow the keynote session of Norman E. Lorentz, CTO of the Office of Management and Budget for the US Federal Government and the leader of an innovative effort to apply emerging BPM technology to improve the U.S. government's technical, information, and business architectures.

The IntelligentBPM Conference and Expo, being held September 28-30, 2003 at The Fairmont Hotel San Francisco, is designed to address the needs of both senior business and IT managers who must deploy innovative business intelligence, key performance metrics, financial analysis, and other IT solutions to maximize business performance throughout their organizations. Presented by CMP Media's Intelligent Enterprise and Ventana Research, the conference will provide attendees from global end-user organizations in-depth educational sessions and networking opportunities to learn business practices and technologies that enable BPM from colleagues and leading BPM vendors. Specifically, more than 30 top industry experts and business leaders will share their experiences and best practices from the field that highlight innovative approaches and results achieved with Business Performance Management initiatives. For more information or to register for the event, visit www.IntelligentBPM.com/conference.

About the IntelligentBPM Conference & Expo

Presented by CMP Media's Intelligent Enterprise Magazine and Ventana Research, IntelligentBPM is the first independent conference dedicated exclusively to the technologies and practices that enable business performance management. Produced for senior business and IT leaders who seek serious, in- depth education and interaction with their peers, IntelligentBPM will demonstrate how information and analytics can maximize the efficiency of organizational decision-making and action. For more information, please visit www.intelligentbpm.com/conference .

About CMP Media

CMP Media LLC (www.cmp.com) is a leading integrated media company providing essential information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum-the builders, sellers and users of technology worldwide. Capitalizing on its editorial strength, CMP is uniquely positioned to offer marketers comprehensive, integrated media solutions tailored to meet their individual needs. Its diverse products and services include newspapers, magazines, Internet products, research, direct marketing services, education and training, trade shows and conferences and custom publishing.

About Ventana Research

Ventana Research (www.ventanaresearch.com) is the preeminent research and advisory services firm helping organizations maximize stakeholder value with Performance Management. Putting research in a business and IT context, Ventana Research provides insight and education on the best practices and technologies that enable organizations to leverage assets to understand, optimize, and align strategies and processes to meet goals and objectives. Ventana Research conducts quantitative and qualitative research, offers subscription services, and provides strategic consulting.

About Intelligent Enterprise

Intelligent Enterprise ( http://www.intelligententerprise.com/ ) is the only publication dedicated exclusively to the strategic business applications that turn information into intelligence. It serves as a technology guidebook and thought leader for more than 80,000 senior business and IT managers who plan and deploy strategic business applications in their organizations.

CONTACT: Tara Gibb of CMP Media LLC, +1-415-947-6242, or tgibb@cmp.com; or Mark Peterson, Experience Communications for IntelligentBPM Conference & Expo, +1-831-649-9900, or mark@experiencecom.com.

SOURCE: CMP Media LLC

CONTACT: Tara Gibb of CMP Media LLC, +1-415-947-6242, or tgibb@cmp.com;
or Mark Peterson, Experience Communications for IntelligentBPM Conference
& Expo, +1-831-649-9900, or mark@experiencecom.com

Web site: http://www.intelligententerprise.com/