To: SemiBull who wrote (173 ) 3/2/2004 8:45:50 PM From: SemiBull Respond to of 179 Ascential Software Corporation to Present at Lehman Brothers Global Software and IT Services Conference Tuesday March 2, 5:00 pm ET WESTBORO, Mass., March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ascential Software Corporation (Nasdaq: ASCL - News), the enterprise data integration leader, today announced that Pete Fiore, President of Ascential Software, will present at the Lehman Brothers Global Software & IT Services Conference on Monday, March 8, 2004 at 10AM (Pacific). Mr. Fiore will provide an update on the company and address questions from the investor audience. The presentation will be broadcast live over the Internet. To listen to the webcast, please visit the Ascential Software Investor Relations web site at www.ascential.com/investors and click on the webcast link entitled "Lehman Brothers Global Software & IT Services Conference." Replay of the webcast will be available at this location for 30 days following the presentation. Ascential Software Corporation is the leading provider of enterprise data integration solutions to organizations worldwide. Customers use the Ascential Enterprise Integration Suite to integrate and leverage data across all transactional, operational and analytical applications with confidence in the accuracy, completeness and timeliness of critical information. Ascential Software's powerful data profiling, data quality, data transformation, parallel processing, meta data and connectivity solutions enable customers to reduce total cost of ownership and increase return on IT investment. Headquartered in Westboro, Mass., Ascential Software has offices worldwide and supports more than 3,000 customers in such industries as financial services, telecommunications, healthcare, life sciences, manufacturing, consumer goods, retail and government. More information on Ascential Software can be found on the Web at www.ascential.com. Ascential is a trademark of Ascential Software Corporation or its affiliates and may be registered in the United States or other jurisdictions. Other marks are the property of the owners of those marks. Source: Ascential Software Corporation