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Subj: ANSWERS TO 2 QUESTIONS
Date: 96-12-06 12:30:26 EST
From: Forte comm
RE: TFRY
Date: 12/6/96
From: Patricia Meding
Subject: Two Questions from Board regarding (1) functions of Forte Communications, Inc. and (2) financial services.
#1- Functions of Forte Communications, Inc. (Forte)
Forte is a full service media company best known as the publisher of Today's Investor (r), which is the only magazine reporting exclusively on stocks priced $15 and under and is starting its 17th year of publication in January 1997. Forte also has two online services. While Forte does not charge companies it profiles in its magazine, it does have fee-based services for companies interested in direct mail promotions, media promotion and so forth. Investor relations is only provided to a select few companies (at the moment three) who meet Forte's criteria. Tasty Fries, Inc. met that criteria because it has a proprietary product, a defined market, little competition in its arena and significant potential.
Services provided to TFRY include:
(a) responding to inquiries received via telephone, email and fax.
(b) disseminating information such as press releases to such wire services as: ADP MarketMax, America Online, Bloomberg Financial Markets, Bridge Information Systems, Bulletin Boardroom, CompuServe, DataTimes, Delphi, Desktop Data's News EDGE, Dow Jones News/Retrieval and Dow Vision, FactSet Data Systems, Federal Filings, First Call Corporate Release, Indepth Data, Individuals' First and HeadsUp, Knight Ridder Information, NewsNet, Newsbank, NEXIS, OTC NewsAlert and OmniNews, Prodigy/Timeslink, QuoteCom, Reuter Company News Year and Reuter Business Briefing, Telerate, Track Data, UMI Data Courier, Unilink Network, and Vickers On-Line. These services edit them and then broadcast select releases according to the needs of their audiences.
(c) since the distribution to wire services, cannot guarantee that the release will be picked up for additional dissemination, Forte Communications, Inc. does reprint all press releases issued on behalf of TFRY in (i)Todays' Investor r magazine (ii)Today's Investor Select(tm) on CompuServe(R)
Forte recently established its own web site todaysinvestor.com on the world wide web and will be making press release information available there as well on Tasty Fries, Inc. in the near future. In addition, since Forte also joined AOL information about current press releases on TFRY will be posted there as well.
The November 15 issue of Today's Investor is has a two page spread about Tasty Fries, Inc. In keeping with our editorial schedule, this profile will be posted on or about December 10, 1996 Forte's web site at todaysinvestor.com. It has already been posted to Today's Investor Select(tm) on CompuServe.
(d) Forte Communications, Inc. has also been arranging for other writers to interview management and write stories about TFRY. As Forte becomes aware of this publicity, the Board will be so notified. Forte has arranged for TFRY to be interviewed by NBC Desktop Video, a financial service which is broadcast over their cable network to institutional firms
#2 Financial Services.
Regarding questions of providing TFRY with financial advise and investment, that is the domain of other consultants and will not be commented on here by Forte until TFRY so advises.
To reach me directly, shareholders can contact me directly at Forte Communications, Inc., New York, Tel: 212 785 6300 or via email. |
