Inktomi CEO to Speak at Goldman Sachs & Co. Software and IT Services Retreat.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 2002

Inktomi Corp. (Nasdaq:INKT), a leading provider of Web search and enterprise information retrieval products, today announced that its president and CEO, David Peterschmidt, will present at the

Mr. Peterschmidt will present an overview of Inktomi's business and initiatives. Both the live and on-demand Webcast can be accessed at http://www.inktomi.com/investor.

About Inktomi

Based in Foster City, Calif., Inktomi is a leading provider of Web search and enterprise information retrieval products. The company that pioneered Web search, Inktomi is the market-leading OEM provider of search and services such as paid inclusion programs for leading consumer portals, Internet destinations and e-commerce sites worldwide. In addition, more than 2,500 global enterprise customers depend on Inktomi to rapidly find the right information within applications, portals, systems and networks. Inktomi's customer and strategic partner base includes such leading companies as BEA Systems, Documentum, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Microsoft, Sun Microsystems and Yahoo! The company has offices in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit http://www.inktomi.com.

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