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*** PUB TALK: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2001
"Pattern Recognition in Fundamental Stock Analysis"

By Dr. Robert C. Smithson, President & Chief Executive Officer,
Anava Corporation

5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Open to the Public. No fee.
The Pub Talk begins at 6:00 p.m.

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DESCRIPTION

How can an independent-minded value investor with a day job find good companies in a market like this? We all know that there are good values out there today and that we should find them before the rest of the market does. The trouble is that it takes a long time to do a good job of fundamental analysis. At the Pub this week, come learn from Dr. Bob Smithson from Anava Corporation about pattern recognition and how to deal with these questions.

The Internet makes the necessary information available to anyone, but while it is easy to find out about a particular company, it is hard to know which companies out of thousands of possibilities you should be looking at. You cannot type in 8,000 different symbols on the NASDAQ web page. Pattern recognition technology, working from examples alone, can allow an investor to find interesting investment candidates in minutes, using fundamental screening techniques. There is no need for the investor to specify particular screening criteria. The methods developed by Anava can provide immediate answers to questions like, "Can you find me some companies that look now like what Cisco looked like two years ago, but in biotech?" The speed of the method allows a fundamental investor to adjust a portfolio to follow changing market conditions with a minimal investment of time and effort. It forms the basis for "Investor's Aide," a new software product from Anava Corporation.

ABOUT ROBERT C. SMITHSON

Robert C. Smithson is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Anava. Dr. Smithson founded the company with two other members of the Lockheed Research Labs to commercialize technology licensed to them by Lockheed. For the first five years, the company was a custom software and consulting company. In the last year, concentration has been on products to aid decision-making for fundamental investors. Prior to Anava, Dr. Smithson worked at Lockeed Martin Missiles & Space in various positions since 1971. He holds a Ph.D. in physics from California Institute of Technology and a B.S. in Physics from the University of Washington.

ABOUT ANAVA CORPORATION

Anava Corporation intends to become the leading supplier of a new class of tools for investment analysis and risk management. Anava applies advanced analysis techniques to give its customers far better performance and ease of use than competing products. Its targeted customers are financial services companies who can supply Anava products as value-added services to end-users. From this market entry niche, Anava will build a line of products for institutional investors and investment advisors, followed by a line of products for general financial risk management.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Anava Corporation
2 North First St., 4th Floor
San Jose, CA 95113

Mr. Robert C. Smithson
President & Chief Executive Officer
Em: mailto:smithson@anava.com
T: 408.918.9331

Ms. Kathryn A. Robbins
Chief Financial Officer
Em: mailto:kathi@anava.com
T: 408.918.9331