TRADE SHOW / ASSOCIATION UPDATE

Sanchez Computer Associates will hold its 2001 User Group Conference at the Desmond Hotel & Conference Center in Malvern, Pa., from September 12 to 14.

The event, which is open to all Sanchez customers and technology partners, will be themed around the concept of maximizing customer value, and explore business trends in the financial services industry and technologies that enhance the customer experience. Keynote speakers include Mark Johnson, CEO of Innosight, and Bob Landry, senior analyst for TowerGroup.

This year's conference will also mark the inauguration of the Sanchez Innovation Award, which will honor the creative spirit and remarkable accomplishments of Sanchez clients. The 2001 award and honorable mentions will be presented at the User Group Conference Dinner, which will be held at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia on September 13.

For more information, contact Sanchez Computer Associates at www.sanchez.com.

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The 2001 XML on Wall Street conference will take place on November 12 at the Marriott World Trade Center Hotel in New York City.

The event, which is being sponsored by Microsoft and Netik and produced by Lighthouse Partners and Flagg Management, will focus on how XML is being deployed in financial markets. Presenters scheduled to appear at the conference include Jean-Francois Aramatic, chairman, W3C; JP Rangaswami, CIO, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein; Mark Hunt, director of XML Standards, Reuters; and Bob Sutor, director of E-Business Standards, IBM.

The event will also have an exhibition featuring 50 companies that provide XML services to the financial marketplace.

For more information, go to www.xmlonwallstreet.com.

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The eighth annual JP Morgan Bond Conference will be held on September 10-11 at the Metropolitan Club in New York City.

The conference will feature select high grade and cross over corporate bond issuers, representing an array of industries. Among the presenters: Capital One Bank Financial Corporation, The CIT Group, Hewlett-Packard Company and KeyCorp. Keynote speakers include Lou Dobbs, anchor and managing editor of CNN's "Money-Line News Hour," and Douglas A. Warner, chairman of the board of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

For more information, visit https://ap01.chase.com/apps/bond2001.nsf.

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