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USWeb/CKS Teams with Business Week to Deliver New e.biz Conference - "Winning Strategies for The e-business Revolution"
USWeb/CKS chairman Mark Kvamme to deliver e.biz conference keynote
San Francisco - October 18, 1999 - USWeb/CKS (Nasdaq: USWB) a leader in Internet professional services, announced today that the company has co-produced a new conference with Business Week. Called "e.biz Live," the conference is the first in a new series based on Business Week's highly successful new e.biz supplement. Mark Kvamme, chairman of USWeb/CKS, will deliver the conference keynote on what the company calls E-Success(tm) in the digital economy.
Designed to be an interactive exchange of e-business insight for today's senior executives, the e.biz conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago on October 21. E-business innovators scheduled to speak include Wendy Brown, vice-president, Interactive Marketing, America Online; William Ostroff, vice-president, Interactive Division, Columbia House; Sharon Fordham, president, Nabisco Global E-Business; and Pat Connolly, executive vice president and general manager, Direct-to-Consumer Division, Williams-Sonoma.
"Now more than ever, companies must understand the power of the Internet and what 'e-business' means in order to survive," says Mark Kvamme, chairman of USWeb/CKS. "We are proud to partner with Business Week to lead this discussion and help companies understand how to capture success in this time of rapid innovation."
About USWeb/CKS
USWeb/CKS (Nasdaq: USWB) seeks to transform businesses in the digital economy and create sustainable market leadership for its clients. As a leading Internet professional services firm, USWeb/CKS has created a new standard for success in the digital economy - Time-to-Value. Time-to-Value means USWeb/CKS applies its extensive insight, experience and scale to deliver breakthrough results quickly. The Company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with more than 4,000 professionals in over 50 locations worldwide. Additional information about USWeb/CKS is available by calling 415/284-7070.
About Business Week, Business Week e.Biz, and e.Biz Live
Business Week is the world's largest business magazine, with a worldwide circulation of 1,064,580 and nearly 5.8 million readers each week in more than 130 countries. Business Week is published weekly by The McGraw-Hill Companies in New York and is currently celebrating its 70th anniversary.
Business Week e.biz is a new editorial supplement of the magazine that will appear nine times through the end of 2000. Business Week e.biz covers trends, developments and critical issues in e-business to offer an integrated resource for decision-makers trying to keep up to speed on what is fast becoming a critical business component.
Co-produced by Business Week Executive Programs and USWeb/CKS in partnership with Oracle, e.biz Live is sponsored by Attachmate Corporation, BMC Software, Compaq Computer Corporation, CyberSource Corporation, Intel Corporation and Moai Technologies, Inc.