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Alternate Access® to Sponsor Joint NAWBO/CED Program Titled "Success and Sagacity," Women Entrepreneurs Will be Featured

Raleigh, NC - 22 October 2003- Woman-owned Alternate Access, a company specializing in converged communications, will sponsor "Success and Sagacity: A Spirited Conversation with Women Entrepreneurs," on Wednesday, November 5, 2003 at the Sheraton RTP, from 7:30 -- 9:30 a.m.

Alternate Access President Adrienne Lumpkin, who is president-elect of Greater Raleigh NAWBO (National Association of Women Business Owners), and a long-time member of the Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED), says, "This joint program is a strong match for my company's passions and perseverance. NAWBO and CED are our area's premier organizations for supporting women-owned businesses and entrepreneurial endeavors. As a woman-owned company, and an entrepreneurial company, Alternate Access has experienced first-hand the special challenges of moving a business forward."

The "Success and Sagacity" breakfast spotlights the acumen of five accomplished women business leaders, how they've done it, and what they have faced. It will be an interactive exchange, focused on the grit and wit of winners.

Conversationalists are :

• Susan Acker of The Constella Group, Inc. (biotech/research/IT consulting), previously founder of Blue 292
• Barbara Mulkey of Barbara H. Mulkey Engineering, Inc. (engineering)
• Sheila Hale Ogle of MRPP, Inc. (media placement)
• Mary Ellen Randall of Ascot Technologies, Inc. (wireless device software)
• Sallie Shuping Russell of Intersouth Partners (venture capital firm), previously with the Duke Endowment Fund

Two of the five panelists are Alternate Access customers.

To attend, rates are:
Before 31 October: $15 for CED members and NAWBO members, $25 for non-members At the door: $20 for CED members and NAWBO members, $30 for non-members

Registration online at: www.cednc.org/programs/special_events/nawbo_forum.htmls

About Alternate Access
Alternate Access® provides easy-to-use, converged communications solutions for companies, large and small, which value the telephone as their communication lifeline to customers. The company specializes in application development and integration of software-based telephone systems, fax, interactive voice response, speech recognition, Internet, call centers and CRM to boost productivity, customer loyalty, and profits. Customers include businesses in banking, real estate, construction, staffing, florists, and other service areas. Alternate Access quickly gets to the core of how your business works and combines the convenience of your telephone with the intelligence of your computer-for bottom line results. Converged Communications for Competitive Advantage™. For more information, contact us at www.AlternateAccess.com or call toll free at 866-831-9273.