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To: Stoctrash who wrote (43916)	8/16/1999 4:35:00 PM
From: Grantcw	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50808

FredE, Grant(son)...no matter what anyone says about anything, always check it out with other sources.(you're welcome, Frede-dad) I agree with you FredE. It's tough though for me to give a call to Matrox, etc.., find out who's designing their DVR upgrades, and then get that person to tell me they are using SIGM's, right? Maybe you could do the legwork for me? I'm still pretty sure that SIGM never officially released in a press release that they stole Creative away from C-Cube, but everyone knows who's in Creative's upgrade now. I own stock in both companies, equal $ positions, and I've never had a reason to doubt management nor their statements in press releases. Either way, I would have made a lot more money buying SIGM today than C-Cube. Lie or not. Grant

To: Stoctrash who wrote (43916)	8/17/1999 1:07:00 PM
From: DiViT	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

Wink.... ;-) Wink Communications IPO seen drawing attention NEW YORK, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Wink Communications' initial public offering, scheduled for this week, will draw attention because of its licensing pacts with broadcasting heavyweights and its list of corporate investors, analysts said. Wink's systems allow advertisers and networks to create interactive enhancements to traditional TV ads and programs so consumers can click on an icon to purchase items or get additional information. ''Interactive TV is one technology that is starting to come back up again. With this kind of interactivity, it makes lot of sense and offers another level to advertisers,'' said Bill Ablondi, of research firm MarketMaps. ''I think Wink will be successful. It will take time and development on the infrastructure side to make it happen, but it sounds like they are putting together the right kind of partnerships.'' Television networks NBC, ABC, CBS and FOX, and 16 cable networks have agreed to air Wink-enhanced programming and advertising. DirecTV and Microsoft Corp (Nasdaq:MSFT - news). also have distribution pacts with the Alameda, Calif.-based company. Set-top box and TV manufacturers General Instrument Corp. (NYSE:GIC - news) and Scientific-Atlanta Inc. (NYSE:SFA - news), as well as Microsoft, have invested in Wink. ''I like (the deal) a lot. Few IPOs get that kind of benefit,'' said Irv DeGraw, research director at WorldFinanceNet.com, about Microsoft's backing. He noted the recent performance of rival Liberate Technologies (Nasdaq:LBRT - news), which went public in late July at $16 a share, and said he expected Wink to perform better. Forrester Research said in a report released earlier this month that enhanced broadcasts will generate $6.2 billion in advertising revenues and $3.8 billion in commerce by 2004. It said the majority of interactive TV's revenues will go to cable and satellite operators and technology vendors like Wink, Liberate, Microsoft and America Online Inc. (NYSE:AOL - news). Despite the favorable outlook, most analysts agree that interactive television is still in its early stages. ''Digital set-top box installations are starting to take place and with it services like Wink's will become commonplace. It will take three to four years for it (interactive TV) to become significant and make up 10 to 20 percent of TV households,'' Ablondi added. Wink is slated to offer 4.2 million shares, or a 15 percent stake in the company, in a range of $14 to $16 through lead underwriter Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette. In its prospectus, the company said John Berman, an individual, filed suit against it in August 1998 alleging that Wink infringed his patents for an interactive television graphics interface and for a method and apparatus for applying overlay images. Wink said in the prospectus that its business and financial performance may be hurt if it fails to defend against theallegations successfully.