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To: taxman who wrote (30407)	10/5/1999 4:59:00 AM
From: blue_chip	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Front Page & Store Front 2000 vs eMERCHANT? Looks like this Company may have done a deal with Dell (unannounced) I saw their latest news release then later saw this new addition to the Dell site. Looks interesting. Check out the comparative pricing and features bigpic.com bigpic.com CALGARY, Alberta September 23, 1999 - Big Picture Technologies Inc. (ASE:BPI) today announced that it has upsized its production and initial sales projections for eMERCHANT.pro, the Company's ecommerce "Web site in a box" product. As a result of strong pre-release orders, and robust retailer interest at last week's RetailVision show in Chicago, the Company has virtually doubled its initial Q4 sales projections to exceed 3,500 units. "The consistent message we received at the show was that we had the right product at the right time", said Michael Anthony, Big Picture President & CEO. "This is evident in higher than expected rates of reseller 'pick up' and acceptance of the product. We are currently in active discussions with four leading national retailer chains and we have just reached agreement with a major computer manufacturer -- who cannot be named here -- to provide eMERCHANT.pro to its customers." The computer manufacturer will provide eMERCHANT.pro in that company's Web solutions center, as part of a special bundle with selected hardware. eMERCHANT.pro will also be offered as a standalone product on this manufacturer's online shopping service. "We are delighted with this initial level of channel commitment to eMERCHANT.pro", added Anthony. "The show helped position us as 'best of breed' in this emerging market". eMERCHANT.pro offers everything a small or home office merchant would need to develop and deliver a truly interactive, ecommerce Web site in a matter of hours. The product comes complete with templates to create powerful, customized Web sites, automatic registration of domain names, 'back-end' facilities for secure credit card processing and full shopping cart functionality. In addition, the product will also be available with free hosting services and the industry's first truly interactive online sales facility, called Telemarketing. A joint development project of Big Picture Technologies Inc. and Morgan Media Inc. of Sidney, British Columbia, eMERCHANT.pro will be officially released in mid-October. Now look at the Dell Site gigabuys.us.dell.com

To: taxman who wrote (30407)	10/5/1999 10:37:00 AM
From: Teflon	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 74651

hey taxman, how have you been? Well I hope. Question for the Group: I have been through multiple splits with MSFT over the years and last night I was in a discussion with a friend of mine when the topic of stock splits came up and I suddenly realized that I was not clear on an important issue regarding my beloved MSFT shares. The question was centered on all of those shares that I've received through MSFT stock splits over the past few years --- question being what is my cost basis in the newly received shares from the stock splits, the basis in the original shares that I purchased for which each share I owned I received one additional share (assuming 2:1 split) through the split, or since MSFT splits take the form of stock dividends, is my cost basis in newly received shares through the splits something different, something like the Market closing price on the date the stock dividends are issued? For example, I understand that for each 2:1 stock split in MSFT over the past couple of years, my cost basis in each share of stock has essentially been cut in half each time. So if I had 10 shares with a basis of $8, and the stock was split 2:1, my new basis in these shares would be $4. But for the additional 10 shares that I would receive on the split date (assuming a 10 share dividend), would my basis in these newly issued shares to me be $4 as well, or would they be a market valuation of the shares on the date of the issuance, such as $65 per share for instance? Any and all help on this issue would be extremely helpful as this is probably something I should have a firm grasp of as we head towards a decision by Jackson. Thanks in advance, Teflon