Value Below the Radar Fall 2002 Investor Conference -- November 20, 2002

San Francisco, Ca, November 7, 2002 -- Instream Partners LLC announces Value Below the Radar Fall 2002, a small cap institutional investor conference. Value Below the Radar will highlight 15 dynamic small and micro cap companies that compete in diverse industry sectors. The 1-day conference is scheduled for Wednesday, November 20, 2002, at the Four Seasons Resort Aviara in Carlsbad, CA.

Instream Partners LLC announces Value Below the Radar Fall 2002, a small cap institutional investor conference. Value Below the Radar will highlight 15 dynamic small and micro cap companies that compete in diverse industry sectors, yet have the following common characteristics:
·Growing revenue and earnings
·Fundamentally sound balance sheets
·Consistently improving financial performance
·Limited equity research coverage

Instreams Value Below the Radar conference is designed to serve as a forum for small public companies to present their stories to a diverse group of institutional investors. In addition to the company presentations, industry experts will be on hand for two panel discussions: The Value of Independent Research and Creative Solutions for Common Corporate Finance Problems. A luncheon presentation on Where is the Respect for Small Cap Companies? is also planned. The 1-day conference is scheduled for Wednesday, November 20, 2002, at the Four Seasons Resort Aviara in Carlsbad, CA.   
A Preliminary List of Presenting Companies Include:
Balchem Corporation         BCP
Building Materials Holding Corp.   BMHC
CBS MarketWatch.com         MKTW
Friedmans Inc.          FRDM
Hoovers, Inc.             HOOV
I/OMagic Corp.            IOMC.OB
Labor Ready, Inc.         LRW
Lexar Media, Inc.          LEXR
PDF Solutions, Inc.         PDFS
SCM Microsystems, Inc.              SCMM
Sonic Solutions            SNIC
SupportSoft, Inc.         SPRT
Symyx Technologies, Inc.       SMMX
Quality Systems Inc.         QSII
Quovadx, Inc.            QVDX