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To: Reginald de Cologne who wrote (1103)	3/13/1999 7:55:00 AM
From: BruSi	of 1214

Vtel is lying shamelessly to investors. This is their explanation for the botched video demo. Read next post for comments..... Clarification of Video/Audio Quality and Technology VTEL appreciates your viewing of our live Webcast demonstration on Wednesday, March 10. We hope you also will access the time-shifted version of the webcast via VTEL's website. Several of our shareholders and other individuals have called with questions regarding the quality of the video and audio stream. We appreciate their interest and want to ensure that everyone watching understands the technology being used behind the scenes. VTEL chose to broadcast the interview over the public Internet at 28.8 kilobits per second, a speed that today is the most prevalent modem capacity, and one at which Java-enabled browser users could access our webcast with a like-speed modem. Could we have improved the quality of the video/audio? ABSOLUTELY. In fact, we have the capability to stream webcasts at 15 megabits per second, or approximately 500 times the speed we deployed. The result of doing so would have been that several viewers would not have been able to access the stream due to the capability of their modems. Many of our customers, however, have private networks with the capacity to stream at much higher speeds and, therefore, can achieve broadcast-like quality webcasts, or better. The objective of our exercise was to demonstrate that streaming could be accomplished in an open environment without the need to download a media player first. Doubling the speed of the stream to 56 kilobits per second would have substantially improved the quality of the broadcast. Therefore, in order to satisfy a larger audience we will be re-broadcasting the webcast at both 28.8 and 56 kilobits per second. Thanks for your understanding in this matter. Should you need further clarification of our demonstration please contact our corporate communications or investor relations departments. Copyright 1998© VTEL Corporation

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