CIOs to Address the Dynamics Impacting e-Business in the Midsize Enterprise at Gartners Midsize Enterprise Summit

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STAMFORD, Conn., January 3, 2001 – Gartner Group, Inc. (NYSE: IT and ITB) announced today that prominent industry CIOs have accepted invitations to speak at the upcoming Midsize Enterprise Summit. Hugh Moore, Vice President of Information Technologies and CIO of Siemens ICN, will deliver the Keynote Address to an audience of Senior IT Executives at the West Coast venue on January 28-30, 2001, in San Francisco. W. Garrett Grainger, Jr., Senior Vice President and CIO of Dixon Ticonderoga Company will address the East Coast audience, February 21-23, 2001, in Tampa Bay.

The Keynote presentation, Driving Business into the New Economy", will emphasize the business principles and technology requirements necessary to become, and remain, successful in e-business. Both Mr. Moore and Mr. Grainger will cite successes and failures from their own experience implementing and integrating systems into the e-world. The Keynote will be followed by a Welcome Reception sponsored by AMD.

Both distinguished speakers have extensive experience, and senior management responsibility for the e-business initiative at their respective organizations", said Ray Laracuenta, Vice President, Small and Midsize Enterprise Product Group, Gartner. Their insight, coupled with Gartner analyst sessions, will provide attendees with a sound foundation to manage the very challenging dynamics that the New Economy presents for the midsize enterprise."

Hugh J. Moore began his career with Siemens Information and Communication Networks, Inc. in 1975 in Customer Services. In 1993, after a series of promotions, Moore became the Vice President and CIO for Siemens ICN (USA), eventually being appointed to chairman of the North American Council of CIOs for the Siemens North American Companies. In addition to his role as CIO, he is also responsible for overseeing e-business activities within ICN USA. Siemens ICN, headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, is a subsidiary of Siemens AG, a global leader in electrical engineering and electronics with a comprehensive product range from mobile phone to power plants, and annual sales revenue of $75 billion.

As Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Dixon Ticonderoga Company, W. Garrett Grainger, Jr., successfully moved the organization from an old line" midsized manufacturer to an electronically enabled company. Mr. Grainger has more than 15 years of IT experience encompassing a broad retail, service, consulting and manufacturing background. He is responsible for all IT services at Dixon Ticonderoga, a leading international manufacturer, distributor, and marketer of writing instruments, art supplies, office products, and refractory products.

About Midsize Enterprise Summit
Midsize Enterprise Summit is an exclusive event with 300 senior level IT executive attendees who manage e-business for midsize enterprises within key vertical segments of the industry. With education as a key component, Gartner-led General and Technical Breakout Sessions will take place that explore the ASP market, strategies for CRM, steps in selecting ESPs, trends that will reshape enterprise integration strategies, and much more. Additionally, the 3-day agenda includes Boardroom Sessions and a Corporate Sponsor Showcase where IT Vendors will introduce and demonstrate midsize IT products and services. Event Sponsors LocalBusiness.com, TechRepublic, and the Society for Information Management will contribute throughout the Summit. To register for the Summit, call toll-free 877-619-7956, or visit www.technologyevents.com/register.html.

World Premier Sponsors of the Summit include Informix Software, Intel Online Services, and SalesLogix. Corporate Sponsors are ACCPAC, Agilera, AMD, ANTARA.net, ATG, Brain Ranger, Breakaway Solutions, CenterBeam, Citrix Systems, Compaq Computer, Computer Associates, Compuware, Consonus, Corio, CTG, eAssist, EMC Corporation, Entercept Security Technologies, eRoom Technology, Gateway, Great Plains, Hewlett Packard, Infinium, InFocus, Intel Corporation, Iomega, (i)Structure, Kana, Logical, ManagedOps.com, NaviSite, NEC Systems, NeoIT, Opus 360, Plaut Consulting, PurchasePro, RightNow Technologies, Securant Technologies, Siebel, Silverline Technologies, Solomon Software, Surebridge, Sysinct, Tangram Enterprise Solutions, TidePoint, USinternetworking, and Webridge. For more information on Midsize Enterprise Summit, go to www.technologyevents.com/mes.html.

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