/C O R R E C T I O N -- U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray/

August 5, 2002

In the news release, U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Hosts Annual Technology and Communications Conference August 6, 7 and 8 in Boston, issued Friday, August 2, by U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray, over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the company name in the seventh paragraph should read Kroll Inc. rather than Kroll Worldwide as originally issued inadvertently. Complete, corrected release follows:

U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Hosts Annual Technology and Communications

Conference August 6, 7 and 8 in Boston

BOSTON, Aug. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In an effort to provide investors with tools to navigate through the difficult conditions facing the equity markets, U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray will host its annual Technology & Communications Conference August 6, 7 and 8 at the Seaport Hotel in Boston. The conference will feature management presentations from more than 175 of the industry's highest-profile technology and communications companies. The presentations will address issues of importance to the institutional investor community, including current industry trends and individual company performance results.

This year's conference will feature two exciting keynote luncheons. Nokia Corporation Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jorma Ollila will address conference attendees at a keynote luncheon at noon eastern time on Wednesday, August 7. Ollila has been the driving force in transforming Nokia, a company that once made paper and rubber, into a leading supplier of wireless communications equipment.

In addition, at noon eastern time on Tuesday, August 6, U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray CEO Andrew Duff will address the audience with opening remarks and moderate a panel discussion entitled Strengthening the Chain of Trust -- One Link at a Time. This lively discussion will focus on corporate governance issues, changes in the accounting sector and Wall Street, implications of recent legislation and imperatives to restoring investor confidence. Panelists include:

William A. Krepick

President and Chief Executive Officer, Board Director

Macrovision Corporation

Donald Murray

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Resources Connection Inc.

Robert O'Brien

Senior Writer, Dow Jones Newswires, Writer of The Wall Street Journal's

Abreast of the Market Column, Daily CNBC Contributor

Thomas S. Schreier, Jr.

Chief Executive Officer

U.S. Bancorp Asset Management

Bryn R. Vaaler

Partner, Director of Professional Development, Corporate Group

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

James M. Weiss, CFA

Chief Investment Officer - Equities, Head of Equities

State Street Research & Management Company

The conference kicks off Tuesday morning with a presentation on the semiconductor industry by four U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray senior research analysts covering the following sectors: analog/mixed-signal semiconductors, microprocessors and communication integrated circuits (ICs), semiconductors-capital equipment and wireless communication ICs.

While the technology and communications sectors have continued to face extremely challenging conditions over the last two years, we believe it is more important than ever to provide our clients with direct access to leading companies within these industries, said Robert W. Peterson, head of equity research at U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray. We expect many of the companies presenting at our conference will offer investors insight into their growth plans to capitalize on a demand recovery.

Company and investor participation for the U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray Technology and Communications Conference is by invitation only. Members of the media who would like to attend should contact Dana Wade at 650-838-1329 or [email protected] . All other registration is done online at www.gotoanalysts.com .

The following companies are scheduled to present at the conference: Acxiom Corporation, Adaptec, ADC Telecommunications, Inc., Adaytum, Inc., Adobe Systems Incorporated, ADTRAN, Inc., Advanced Fibre Communications, Aeroflex Incorporated, Amazon.com, Inc., AmberWave Systems, ANADIGICS, Analog Devices, Inc., Andrew Corporation, Anteon International Corporation, Applied Micro Circuits Corporation, Art Technology Group, Ask Jeeves, Inc., Asyst Technologies, Inc., AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., @Road, Inc., Avid Technology, Inc., Autodesk, Inc., BEA Systems, Inc., Blackboard, BMC Software, Inc., Borland Software Corporation, Broadcom Corporation, Brooks-PRI Automation Inc., Brooktrout, Inc., CACI International Inc., Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Captaris, Inc., Carreker Corporation, Charter Communications, Inc., Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., ChoicePoint Inc., Ciena Corporation, Cingular Wireless, Cirrus Logic, Inc., Coherent, Inc., Comcast Corporation, Computer Associates Int'l, Inc., Comverse Technology, Inc., Conexant Systems, Inc., Convergys Corporation, Cox Communications, Inc., Danger Research, DemandTec, DigitalThink, Documentum, Inc., DoubleClick Inc., Dynamics Research Corporation, eBay Inc., EchoStar Communications Corporation, Electronic Data Systems Corporation, Embarcadero Technologies, Inc., Entegris, Inc., Equator, Ericsson Telephone Company (LM), Exar Corporation, Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc., FileNET Corporation, FreeMarkets, Inc., FSI International, Inc., Genesis Microchip Incorporated, Globespan Virata, Inc., GSI Commerce, Inc., Hotels.com, Hotwire, Hyperion Solutions Corporation, i2 Technologies, Inc., Informatica Corporation, Integrated Circuit Systems, Inc., Interactive Data Corporation, Intersil Corporation, JDS Uniphase Corporation, KLA-Tencor Corporation, KnowledgeNet, Kroll Inc., Kyocera Corporation, Lawson Software, Inc., Leap Wireless International, Inc., Learning Tree International, Inc., LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation, Looksmart Limited, LTX Corporation, Macromedia, Inc., Macrovision Corporation, Magma Design Automation, Inc., ManTech International Corporation, Manugistics Group, Inc., Marvell Technology Group Ltd., MatrixOne, Inc., Mentor Graphics Corporation, Mercury Interactive Corporation, Micrel, Incorporated, Micromuse Inc., Microtune, MIPS Technologies, Monolithic Power Systems, Motorola, Inc., MRO Software, Inc., National Semiconductor Corporation, Netflix, Inc., Netgear, NetScreen Technologies, Inc., Network Appliance, Inc., Nextel Communications, Inc., NMS Communications, Nokia Corporation, Novellus Systems, Inc., Nuera Communications, O2 Micro International Limited, Oak Technology, Oblix, Inc., Omnivision, ONI Semiconductor Corporation, Optical Communications Products Inc., Orbotech Ltd., Overture Services, Inc., Palm, Inc., Parametric Technology Corporation, PeopleSoft, Inc., Peregrine Systems, Inc., Pericom Semiconductor Corporation, Pinnacle Systems, PlaceWare, Inc., Plumtree Software, Inc., Power Integrations, Inc., Powerwave Technologies, Inc., Printcafe Software, Inc., Progress Software Corporation, QLogic Corporation, QRS Corporation, QUALCOMM Incorporated, Rational Software Corporation, RealNetworks, Inc., Redback Networks Inc., Research In Motion Limited, Retek Inc., RF Micro Devices, Inc., Riverstone Networks, Inc., Roxio, Inc., RSA Security Inc., Salesforce.com, SAS Institute, Secure Computing Corporation, Sequence Design, SeeBeyond Technology Corporation, Semitool, Inc., Silicon Image, Silicon Laboratories Inc., Skyworks Solutions, Inc., SmartForce PLC, SonicWALL, Inc., Sonus Networks, Inc., Sprint PCS Group, Stratos Lightwave Inc., Sun Microsystems, Inc., Sunrise Telecom, Symantec Corporation, Tekelec, Tektronix, Inc., Telica, Tellabs, Inc., Teradyne, Inc., Texas Instruments Incorporated, Tessera, Ticketmaster, TMP Worldwide Inc., Togethersoft, Top Layer Networks Inc., TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc., TTI Team Telecom International Ltd., Turnstone Systems, Ulticom, Inc., USA Interactive, UTStarcom, Inc., Veeco Instruments Inc., VeriSign, Inc., Verisity Ltd., Verint Systems, Inc., Verizon Communications, Inc., Volterra Semiconductor, Voyant Technologies, Inc., Wavecom, webMethods, Inc., Witness Systems, Inc. and Xicor, Inc.

U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray, a subsidiary of Minneapolis-based

U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB), provides a full range of investment products and services to businesses, institutions and individuals. The company's investment banking business has grown significantly in the last several years by focusing on the needs of growth companies in the health care, technology, financial institutions, consumer and communications growth sectors. U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray has a national reputation for its expertise in fundamental research and equity and debt financing. U.S. Bancorp offers a comprehensive range of financial solutions through U.S. Bank, U.S. Bancorp Asset Management, U.S. Bancorp Investments and U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray.

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