REMINDER/ISP Business Forum Sponsors St. Louis ISPReception and Education Seminar; Local...

Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers

REMINDER... for Wednesday (April 12)

ST. LOUIS, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MARCH 13, 2000

ISP Business Forum, the nation's only association dedicated to the business needs of Internet Service Providers, will hold events in St. Louis to teach

The events will feature keynote speaker Mike Gaddis, CEO of CoreExpress and former CTO of Savvis.

On April 12 the ISP Business Forum will host a free cocktail reception for both members and nonmembers to network with their peers from 6pm-8pm. On April 13, they will hold a seminar on "Internal Operations" addressing the requirements necessary to successfully manage back office operations systems essential to complete management of the business from ordering, to provisioning to billing to customer care.

Both the Free Cocktail Reception and the seminar will be held at the

Lakeside Chalet - Sheraton West Port Hotel, located at 191 Westport Plaza Drive in St. Louis. The April 13th luncheon will be sponsored by

TMNG, expert consultants in the field of Operations Support Systems,

with a keynote by their CEO, Rich Nespola. To register, access the

website at www.ispbf.org and click "April On the Road Seminars."

The "Internal Operations Seminar" will provide ISPs with the "playbook" to 1) assess back office systems; 2) establish requirements; 3) identify appropriate vendors; and 4) implement effective systems' solutions for complete management of ISP systems. In addition to local Internet guru Mike Gaddis, participants will also hear from TMNG; Gary Durbin, V.P., Primary Network; Bridgewater Systems; Metasolv and others.

For more information on registration, specific locations and instructors for this or other "On the Road" seminars, the ISPBF Business Conference and Broadcast conference calls, visit the website at www.ispbf.org or contact Cronan O'Connell at 703-748-4718 / coconnell@ispbf.org.

With more than 220 national, regional and local ISPs as members in conjunction with many of the leading vendors in the Internet space, ISP Business Forum is the only national organization exclusively focused on addressing Internet business issues, dedicated to providing leadership and guidance through the day-to-day minefield of operating a successful enterprise in today's Web economy.

ISP Business Forum is at once a central repository of expertise on every business issue related to the Internet, and a resource for all - ISPs, analysts, vendors and the media - who seek to understand the measures of growth in a new and limitless industry. For more information, visit our website, www.ispbf.org.