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Exhibit 99.1
PRESS RELEASE OF META GROUP, INC.
Tuesday, October 31, 2000, 11:39 a.m. Eastern Time
MEDIA ADVISORY/REVISION
META GROUP MOVES THIRD-QUARTER FINANCIAL CONFERENCE CALL
TO FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10
CALL TO BE BROADCAST LIVE ON THE INTERNET AND ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC
WHO: META Group Inc. (Nasdaq: METG), a leading information
technology (IT) research and consulting firm
WHAT: Will report financial results for the third quarter ended
September 30, 2000, after the market close on Thursday,
November 9, 2000. META Group will hold a conference call at
8:15 am Eastern Time on the following day, Friday, November
10, to discuss its financial results, quarterly highlights,
and current expectations regarding its future performance.
WHERE: All interested parties are invited to listen to the call live
over the Internet at http://www.streetevents.com or
http://www.vcall.com.
For persons unable to listen to the live Internet broadcast, a
replay will be available shortly after the call on the
StreetEvents site for 30 days. A link to the StreetEvents
conference call replay will also be posted on META Group's Web
site, http://www.metagroup.com.
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CONTACT: Alison Ziegler/Beth Lewis Peter Ward
The Financial Relations Board Inc. META Group Inc.
(212) 661-8030/(617) 369-9242 (203) 973-6700
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