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Release Date: August 1996

Data Warehousing Experts To Conduct Press Briefings

Wide Range of Subjects to Be Covered by Leading Authorities in Data Warehousing

Andover, MA -- A total of eight press briefings, conducted by the leading experts in data warehousing, will be conducted at the upcoming DCI Data Warehouse World at the New York Hilton and Towers, August 13-15, 1996. The show - the premier event in data warehousing - will focus on all aspects of data warehousing, considered one of the fastest-growing business tools.

Following is a list of the scheduled press briefings:

August 13

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Ensuring Business Benefits From Your Data Warehouse
Earl Hadden, Principal Consultant, Hadden & Company

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Data Warehousing in Vertical Industries
Pieter Mimno, Independent Consultant, Technology Insight

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Data Warehousing in the Financial Services Industry
Ray Ferrara, Consultant, KPMG Peat Marwick

3:40 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Measuring and Improving Data Quality
Larry English, President and Principal, Information Impact International, Inc.

August 14

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Data Marts
Rick Sherman, Principal Consultant, Minerva Solutions, Inc.

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Data Warehousing and the Internet
Scott Semple, President, NewTHINK, Inc.

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Data Mining: The Key to Understanding the Data in Your Data Warehouse
Inderpal Bhandari, Research Staff Member, IBM

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Data Mining for Financial Services and Corporate Financials
Aaron Zornes, Executive Vice President, META Group

Data Warehouse World is sponsored by DCI and META Group. Members of the media interested in registering for the show should call Dave Costello at DCI Media Relations, (978) 470-3870.

Digital , located in Andover, Massachusetts, is a world leader in high-technology education, trade shows and management consulting.

META Group, Inc., headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, is an independent market assessment company in information technology.

In addition to this show, DCI and META Group co-sponsored a similar event earlier this year in Santa Clara, California, and will also co-sponsor the Data Warehousing Conference, September 17-19, 1996, at the Phoenix Civic Plaza.