RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 4, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Executives from several Technology companies will discuss their strategies and answer questions at the February 23, 2002 Technology Stocks Forum at the Hyatt Rickeys Palo Alto Hotel. The event, produced by Informed Investors, is open to the public and will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Information and registration are available at www.informedinvestors.com or by calling 888-301-6618.
Current and potential investors will get 'straight from the source' presentations from senior executives of Technology sector companies including Bell Microproducts (Nasdaq:BELM), Power Integrations, Inc. (Nasdaq:POWI), Duraswitch Industries Inc. (Nasdaq:DSWT) and Riverstone Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:RSTN). Executives from each company will give analyst-style presentations for approximately 20 minutes each, and a 5-10 minute question and answer session with the investor audience follows each presentation. Technology expert Mike Tarsala, who writes the weekly TechWatch column for CBS Marketwatch, will deliver the keynote address. All presentations will be archived on the Internet at www.informedinvestors.com, www.vcall.com, and www.investorconference.com.
Benedictus Borsboom, Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer, and Eli Sayegh, Director of Investor relations, will represent Bell Microproducts. The company, which announced that revenues increased 7% in their most recently reported quarter, is an industry-recognized specialist in storage products and is one of the world's largest storage-centric value-added distributors. The company's offering includes semiconductors, computer platforms, peripherals and storage products of various types including desktop, high-end computer and storage subsystems, fibre channel connectivity products, RAID, NAS and SAN storage systems and back-up products.
Duraswitch Industries Inc. engineers, distributes and licenses flat panel and rotary switches under its patented switch technology. Bob Brilon, The President and CEO of Duraswitch, will be presenting at the Forum. The Company's technology allows it and its licensees to provide a complete solution to the design challenges faced by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and component suppliers seeking durable, reliable, low cost switches and ICPs that can easily be incorporated into a slim profile, flat panel design without sacrificing the consistent tactile feedback response, or "click," highly desired by end users. Duraswitch recently signed license agreements with two major manufacturers.
Riverstone Networks, Inc. designs and manufactures routers and switches that enable service providers to convert optical and electrical bandwidth into differentiated services for their customers. The Company's products deliver advanced service creation features such as bandwidth provisioning, traffic accounting, data classification and quality of service. Cox Communications Inc. and PowerComm Corporation recently awarded Riverstone Networks, Inc. significant contracts.
Power Integrations designs, develops, manufactures and markets proprietary, high-voltage analog integrated circuits (ICs) for use in AC/DC power conversion primarily for the cellular phone, personal computer and industrial electronics marketplace. Despite the nature of the semiconductor industry recently, Power Integrations doubled sales of newer products in 2001 and remained profitable.
Informed Investors is the leading producer of online and offline industry-specific investment conferences for individual investors and a member of the World Investor Link family of companies serving self-reliant investors.
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