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To: pat mudge who wrote (11827)	6/8/1999 7:29:00 AM
From: zbyslaw owczarczyk	Respond to of 18016

RE: PixStream And iMagicTV Deliver Technologies To Complement Newbridge Digital Media Distribution Service, Enabling Telcos To Deliver Advanced TV Services ATLANTA, GEORGIA-- Comprehensive solution enables carriers to become full service providers by offering broadcast video, audio and data with Internet and traditional voice services SUPERCOMM '99 PixStream Incorporated and iMagicTV today announced that the PixStream VDS5000 and the iMagicTV DTV Manager integrate seamlessly with the Newbridge® Digital Media Distribution Service (DMDS) solution to deliver an end-to-end, carrier-class system that enables established and next generation service providers to offer broadcast media - including premium quality broadcast television, video-on-demand (VoD), digital music selections and Internet services - over digital subscriber line (xDSL) infrastructures. ''There are four advanced, high value applications that network service providers want to offer consumers: dial-tone, television services, video-on-demand and high speed Internet access,'' said Dave Caputo, vice president of marketing, PixStream, a leading developer of video networking solutions. ''Telcos are under increasing competitive pressure from cable companies that have already introduced high-speed Internet access and dial-tone services. Together, PixStream, iMagicTV and Newbridge provide the technology that telcos need to compete head-to-head with cable operators.'' ''The solution enables telcos to deliver premium quality video services, such as interactive television and video entertainment services, that surpass current cable TV offerings,'' added Marcel LeBrun, president and chief operating officer, iMagicTV, a leading provider of interactive digital television software for the telecommunications industry. ''DMDS provides a significant competitive advantage for service providers that want to implement a TV over copper solution to remain competitive in a deregulated market.'' The PixStream VDS5000 professional video networking platform acts as a complete broadcast video head-end in the DMDS solution. The VDS5000 takes in uncompressed and compressed video feeds, adapts them as needed and then transmits them as IP multicast over an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) infrastructure. The VDS5000 allows network service providers to demodulate, descramble, multiplex, remultiplex, decode, encode and adapt MPEG-2 video and audio signals from a broad range of broadcast inputs to a number of telecommunication networks. The iMagicTV DTV Manager business application software delivers a cost-effective, fully managed digital television delivery system that enables telcos to offer interactive digital television and integrated Web services, including e-mail and high speed Internet access. DTV Manager features an intuitive user interface, administration system, and back-end business applications, such as channel packaging. ''The Newbridge DMDS solution capitalizes on the proven strengths of leading products and solutions from across the Newbridge portfolio and from iMagicTV and PixStream,'' said Jim Arseneault, executive vice president, IP & Internetworking Products Group, Newbridge Networks. ''DMDS provides the infrastructure, end-to-end network and service management and IP forwarding from the ATM transport edge to the customer premise, and leverages the unique advantages of video networking from PixStream and managed television delivery and provisioning from iMagicTV.'' Unveiled yesterday, the Newbridge DMDS solution enables established and new generation service providers to offer highly scalable digital media broadcasts using standard IP multicast and ATM technologies. DMDS leverages the strengths of the Newbridge portfolio to provide the network infrastructure carriers require to become full service providers - offering integrated voice, video and Internet access services. Using the industry-leading Siemens / Newbridge MainStreetXpress 36170 Multiservices Switch and Newbridge 350 Integrated Versatile Services Node (IVSN), the Newbridge components give service providers the connection-oriented switching fabric and quality of service (QoS) guarantees necessary to deliver fully managed unicast and multicast transport capabilities directly from their existing broadband network infrastructure. The PixStream VDS5000, DTV Manager and DMDS solution will be demonstrated at SUPERCOMM '99, June 8-10, in the iMagicTV (No. 1555) and Newbridge Networks (No. 7715) booths. PixStream Incorporated PixStream develops, manufactures and globally markets hardware and software solutions that enable network service providers and enterprises to reliably distribute and manage digital video. Using PixStream solutions, high quality video and audio can be transported more efficiently over broadband networks, optimizing bandwidth and enabling customers to introduce leading-edge video services and applications. Founded in 1996, PixStream is based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. More information is available at www.pixstream.com. iMagicTV iMagicTV is an innovative software company providing interactive television solutions for telcos worldwide. The company has developed DTV Manager, the business application software product that enables telecommunications companies and other service providers to deliver and manage competitive interactive television services over copper, or any high-speed access technology. Established in 1998, iMagicTV has offices in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada and Cambridge, United Kingdom. iMagicTV is an affiliate of NBTel, Inc., a principal subsidiary of Aliant (TSE:AIT - news), and Newbridge Networks Corporation (NYSE:NN - news; NYSE:NN - news; TSE:NNC - news). For more information on iMagicTV and its innovative and unique television solution, visit www.imagictv.com. Newbridge Networks Corporation Newbridge Networks designs, manufactures, markets and services networking solutions to organizations in more than 100 countries. The Company leverages its relationship with a growing family of Affiliate companies and strategic alliances with Siemens and 3Com Corporation to deliver seamless, end-to-end solutions. Newbridge customers include the world's 300 largest telecommunications service providers and more than 10,000 corporations, government organizations and other institutions. Founded in 1986, the Company employs more than 6,000 people on six continents. News and information are available at www.newbridge.com. All company and/or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Contact: PixStream Incorporated Jacqui Murphy +1 519-884-4196 jmurphy@pixstream.com or iMagicTV Andrea Pickup +1 506-631-3011 apickup@imagictv.com or Newbridge Networks Corporation Christopher Fox +1 613-591-3600 cfox@newbridge.com

To: pat mudge who wrote (11827)	6/8/1999 11:48:00 AM
From: Peppe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18016

Pat, It would be good to find out the status of their trials as the only commercial contract they've received is for WIC Connexus and that's not likely to materialize, leaving little else to go on. A little correction to your comments on CSCO/Bosch wins: From the press release: ''AAPT is pleased to have selected the combined expertise of global leaders Cisco, Motorola and SpectraPoint Wireless as our partner in this field,'' said Steve Picton, director for strategic development, AAPT. ''We are currently holding trials of LMDS and expect to have 20 nodes fully operational by December 1999 and up to 120 nodes being established around the country within two years.'' ''We believe the technology is particularly relevant for small to medium enterprises, which are increasingly requiring access to high-speed telecommunications services as well as large corporations requiring broadband services. Both Cisco and Motorola have a significant presence in this country. AAPT believes that their formation of SpectraPoint Wireless will create an extremely strong overall set of capabilities to enable them to deliver LMDS solutions in Australia,'' he added. AAPT is Australia's largest CLEC and owns all the spectrum at 28 Ghz. They have signed a contract with CSCO and Bosch to supply 130 cell sites, about two months ago. The LMDS space will be big for all the early adopters of the technology. I fully expect NN, CSCO(via MOT) and NT to play a major role in this space. Cheers, Peppe

To: pat mudge who wrote (11827)	6/9/1999 7:02:00 AM
From: ricky	Respond to of 18016

*OT* Pat, There is a semiconductor company located in Canada that I feel will be a excellent stock to own. The company is V3 semiconductor and their home page is located at vcubed.com. The company specializes in "direct connect" interfaces from the PCI bus to the most widely used uP's in the industry (i960,IBM PowerPC family,Hitachi etc..). Their products improve time to market because they eliminate the need for a designer to add an ASIC or FPGA to their card design. Their application notes show you the direct connects from a V3 product to the uP selected in your design. I have been very impressed with their products and staff. Ascend, Cisco, Bel Atlantic, NT and others use their products. Their revenues increased almost 90% last quarter and their earnings should start moving higher in the next 2 quarters. Their following is a corporate profile of the company. I would appreciate your opinion on the stock. I have a large position in this security. Rick V3 Semiconductor (VVVI), a world leader in embedded systems controllers and bridges, is a publicly held, fabless, design-centric semiconductor company, that together with its world-class silicon foundry partners, designs, develops and manufactures high performance peripheral and core products for the Embedded Systems market.. The Company's products are co-peripherals to embedded processors, manufactured by such dominant CPU companies as Intel Corporation, Motorola Corporation, International Business Machines, Hitachi Semiconductor of America, Quantum Effect Design, Texas Instruments, Integrated Device Technology and Advanced Micro Devices.. In addition to its direct sales and marketing force, V3 Semiconductor utilizes a world wide network of selected and highly qualified Sales Manufacturing Representatives and Distributors for expert technical support, customer service and materials management. V3 is dedicated to developing silicon products and technology for the embedded market, with a singularity of purpose that targets our customers and markets needs, consistently. Our product development roadmap is on a "high velocity" curve for 1999. These products include System Controllers, Memory Controllers (SDRAM – present & future memory architectures), PCI Controllers and Bridges that include 32 Bit and 64 Bit Integrated System Controllers, all supported by board level systems (for reference and evaluation purposes) software, as well as full and comprehensive documentation. The company's corporate headquarters are in Toronto, Canada with Sales & Marketing located in Santa Clara, California. V3 Semiconductor is ISO9001 compliant and has approximately 50 employees.