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


SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Instream Partners LLC announces Value Below the Radar Fall 2002, a small cap institutional investor conference. The Value Below the Radar conference will highlight 16 dynamic companies with market caps below $500 million, in the midst of business expansion or significant transition. All exhibit strong prospects for growth and price appreciation.

Value Below the Radar presents the opportunity to hear from a variety of companies, many of which have limited equity research coverage, and meet directly with the management teams. Furthermore, Value Below the Radar will also showcase a panel discussion, with leading industry experts on: The Value of Independent Research. The 1-day conference is scheduled for Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at the Four Seasons Resort Aviara in Carlsbad, Calif.


   A Preliminary List of Presenting Companies Include:

   Balchem Corporation                BCP
   Building Materials Holding Corp.   BMHC
   CBS MarketWatch.com                MKTW
   Friedman's Inc.                    FRDM
   Hoover's, Inc.                     HOOV
   I/OMagic Corp.                     IOMC.OB
   Labor Ready, Inc.                  LRW
   Lexar Media, Inc.                  LEXR
   PDF Solutions, Inc.                PDFS
   Quality Systems Inc.               QSII
   Quovadx, Inc.                      QVDX
   Rawlings Sporting Goods Co., Inc.  RAWL
   SCM Microsystems, Inc.             SCMM
   Sonic Solutions                    SNIC
   SupportSoft, Inc.                  SPRT
   Symyx Technologies, Inc.           SMMX

Instream Partners LLC is a San Francisco based investment bank providing a variety of financial services including M&A and private placement advisory services to public and private companies across a wide range of industries. Instream Partners also provides small and micro cap sector research. For more information on Instream Partners or the Value Below the Radar Conference please contact Katie Soffey at 415-217-6400 x205 or visit: http://www.instreampartners.com/conference.html



            

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