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To: Kevin Clarke who wrote (18416)	7/27/1999 10:57:00 AM
From: sean	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25711

Huge News Today on VILN: Related Quotes ENE VILN 83 13/16 0.937500 -1/8 +0.062500 delayed 20 mins - disclaimer Tuesday July 27, 9:27 am Eastern Time Company Press Release VillageNet Inc. Announces Strategic Distribution Agreement With Enron Communications Agreement Brings High-Performance Internet Streaming Video to Desktops BOHEMIA, NY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 27, 1999-- VillageNet Inc., which recently merged into Big City Bagels (OTC BB: VILN - news) today announced a partnership agreement to distribute Enron Communications' ePowered Media Cast(TM) to VillageNet's current Internet client roster of educational, consumer and individual customers. ePowered Media Cast delivers real-time streaming video to the desktop at an average bit-rate speed of 200 kbps - 10 times faster than what is currently available on the public Internet. The service is enabled by VillageNet's high-speed Internet connections in conjunction with the Enron Intelligent Network (EIN), a state of the art application delivery platform for innovative high bit rate applications like streaming multimedia content and network hosted applications. VillageNet's users, who log onto and do all Internet activities through community-oriented and based portals, will receive the content directly from VillageNet without traversing the public Internet. Peter J. Keenan president of VillageNet, Inc., stated, ''Until now video streaming over the Internet has been in its infancy. ePowered Media Cast, when coupled with our high speed delivery, provides a commercial quality streaming video application with the flexibility of the Internet, allowing our subscribers unprecedented advantages. For example, ePowered Media Cast will enable the school and university systems we service to broadcast real-time events from anywhere in the country, such as live speakers or laboratory demonstrations, into the classrooms school-wide. Our community organized server system also allows parents to view recorded class lectures to help their children with their studies.'' About Big City Bagels: Big City Bagels recently completed a merger with VillageNet, Inc. (''VillageNet'') and Intelligent Computer Solutions, Inc. (''ICS''). VillageNet is a community-oriented Internet service provider specializing in educational and family-based Internet services with a local emphasis on business advertising and shopping, chat rooms and parent student/teacher interaction. VillageNet currently provides high-speed connectivity to universities, public schools systems, individuals and business, as well as providing advertising and web hosting. ICS is a systems-integration firm specializing in network design, implementation and maintenance and providing Internet/intranet messaging and security products. ICS is a value-added government and commercial reseller for Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO - news) and FORE Systems (NASDAQ: FORE - news) and is authorized to sell and install their products to public entities in New York (e.g., school districts) without public bidding through those companies' New York State contracts. About Enron Communications, Inc: Enron Communications, a wholly owned subsidiary of Enron Corp. (NYSE: ENE - news), is a leader in the delivery of high-quality, high-bandwidth business information and applications. Enron Communications is building a long-haul fiber-optic network on strategic routes throughout the United States to create a data-centric national Pure IP backbone known as the Enron Intelligent Network. It is extending the capabilities of that network through agreements with ISPs and carriers seeking to generate new revenue sources and improved services. This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties are described in the Company's filings with the SEC. This release and prior releases are available on the KCSA Public Relations Worldwide website at www.kcsa.com. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: ICS and VillageNet, Bohemia Peter Keenan, President 516/218-0700 or KCSA Public Relations, New York Jeff Corbin/Joseph A. Mansi 212/682-6300, ext 214/205 e-mail: jcorbin@kcsa.com/jmansi@kcsa.com www.kcsa.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

To: Kevin Clarke who wrote (18416)	7/27/1999 3:43:00 PM
From: myturn	Respond to of 25711

RPHL has really big news! Check it out! Tuesday July 27, 3:13 pm Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: Rockport Healthcare Group, Inc. Rockport Healthcare Group Secures Absolute Data's CompCareRx(R) to Provide Workers' Compensation Pharmacy Benefits HOUSTON, July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Rockport Healthcare Group, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: RPHL - news; a fully reporting company), an integrated healthcare services company, today announced an agreement has been signed with Absolute Data Processing, Inc.'s CompCareRx® pharmacy benefits program for work related injuries. The program provides access to over 35,000 pharmacies nationwide. Employees enrolled in the program can get medication without paying out of pocket. CompCareRx® provides a ''first fill'' (the first prescription after an injury) feature that does not require the pharmacist to call for authorization. The time savings to both the pharmacy and employers/insurers' adjudication staff is considerable. The program also provides savings below state fee schedule and a mail order program when long- term treatment is required. Absolute Data Processing, Inc. specializes in pharmacy claims processing and benefits management. CompCareRx® is the central product for Absolute Data, designed to fill a gap in workers' compensation pharmacy benefits for small to medium size companies. There are currently approximately 35,700 lives covered by the program, which was launched in January of 1999. Absolute Data expects to have over 125,000 enrolled in by the end of the year and projections are to more double that figure in 2000. For Information on Absolute Data Processing, Inc. contact: Mary Weiss - Director, Eastern Region: 1-800-887-8717. www.absolute-data.com. Rockport Healthcare Group, Inc., a service company, develops and operates provider networks and packaged access/discounts to the medical services industry. Primary product lines include the development of provider networks for specialty markets, specifically Worker's Compensation and catastrophic illness and injury, and distribution of medical access savings cards to target markets, both individual and group sales. The Rockport Healthcare Group, Inc. family of companies includes Rockport Community Network, Inc., a managed care organization; Rockport Occupational Network, Inc., an Exclusive Provider Worker's Compensation Network; Rockport Preferred, Inc., Medical Access Savings Card Programs; Newton Healthcare Network, LLC, a Preferred Provider Organization; and Rockport Group of Texas, Inc., a Healthcare Administrative Services Company. This press release contains forward-looking information. The forward- looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward looking statements. Additional risks and uncertainties are described in the Company's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. SOURCE: Rockport Healthcare Group, Inc. More Quotes and News: Rockport Healthcare Group Inc (OTC BB:RPHL - news) Related News Categories: health care, insurance