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To: Francois Goelo who wrote (16874)	10/18/1999 12:48:00 PM
From: Bidder	Respond to of 52051

I know what you mean Francois!!!

To: Francois Goelo who wrote (16874)	10/18/1999 1:02:00 PM
From: RCJIII	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 52051

Francois, Any updates on your research into new policies for Canadian firms proscribing naked BB shorting? RCJIII

To: Francois Goelo who wrote (16874)	10/18/1999 1:13:00 PM
From: RCJIII	Respond to of 52051

Sizzle sheet out on ISRI, sent to brokers and analysts- INTERNATIONAL STAR, INCORPORATED International Star, Inc. (OTCBB:ISRI) core business, distribution of automatic vehicle location devices, has been expanded to develop a vehicle information system that supports a myriad of in-vehicle devices. The company specifically focuses on event-based GPS technology, which combines basic GPS location with custom applications such as temperature readings, vehicle event status, and other such information via the internet. This explains the saying "because location is not enough" and tells of the specific benefits ISRI can lend to your company. In addition to the QWICKTRACK © business, International Star, Inc. also holds significant mining assets in Northern Arizona. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ THE COMPANY QWICKTRACK © Systems use global positioning satellites (GPS) to track any type of moving vehicle on a real time basis. What makes QWICKTRACK © so unique, is the ability to economically design and implement this technology to fit the unique needs of consumer and commercial users. QWICKTRACK © doesn?t require exotic hardware and software, in fact, exisiting computer systems can be integrated into this technology using the AVLIS © System. High end commercial users can track up to 128 events in real time that are specific to a particular type of business. QWICKTRACK © can provide real time data such as vehicle location, miles driven, load weight, engine performance and travel speed. QWICKTRACK © has been extensively tested in the Los Angeles Basin area with a leading trucking company. The system successfully delivered the exact location of each truck, and its speed, in real time, several times each minute. QWICKTRACK © has extensive applications within the consumer marketplace. This economical system can be used to track a vehicle?s location, speed and more. CNBC reported that most mobile and car phones will have GPS capability by 2003, creating an enormous potential market for QWICKTRACK ©. Online Vehicle Tracking (OVT) is the latest in vehicle tracking technology. Combining the best of global positioning technology, custom event based automatic vehicle location, and internet technology, online vehicle tracking is the wave of the future for internet as well as ISRI. International Star, Inc. is at the forefront of this technology. Seven years in development, automatic vehicle location technology can make your vehicle/fleet one of the first in the world to take advantage of what some have called the first real use of the internet as it was intended. With OVT, a client can equip his vehicle/fleet or group with ISRI tracking equipment, then access the information gathered from the units at a web browser anywhere in the world. Literally at the click of a button, an client/employer can know the whereabouts and custom status information of some of their most valued investments, their vehicles. Law enforcement personnel and other life savers can experience versatility never experienced before by freeing themselves from the restraints of a single base station with access to their location. STOCK INFORMATION OTC BB SYMBOL: ISRI SHARES OUTSTANDING: 27.4 MILLION PUBLIC FLOAT: 5 MILLION TRADING PRICE as of 10/9/99: $0.56 ________________________________________________ INDUSTRY FORECASTS A study by Strategies Unlimited projects the total marketplace for Automobile Navigation and other GPS applications to reach $4.9 billion by 2003. QWIKTRACK © is uniquely positioned to successfully penetrate this marketplace due to its economical GPS tracking systems that have wide applications within both the consumer and commercial universe. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 8/99 High Tech Field Testing Completed on AVLIS © System 10/99 International Star Signs Global Distribution Agreement 10/99 ISRI Enters Into Negotiations with Middle East Distributor

To: Francois Goelo who wrote (16874)	10/19/1999 4:38:00 PM
From: ekn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 52051

HUGE NEWS FONX & MSFT This could easily be an EDIG type run over the next 48 hrs or better. Stock traded 2.9MM shares in the last 1:15 after the release. Float is only 30mm compared to a much higher one on EDIG. Microsoft Names Fonix as a Charter Member Of its Embedded Tools Partner Program Fonix Speech, Voice, and Handwriting Recognition Technologies to be Included In Applications Running on Microsoft's Windows CE SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Fonix Corporation(TM) (Nasdaq: FONX - news), a leader in text-to-speech (TTS), automatic speech recognition (ASR) and handwriting recognition (HWR) technologies, today announced that Microsoft®, at its Embedded Partner Summit in Seattle, named Fonix as a charter member of its new third-party development-tool program for embedded systems developers. Fonix is the first and the only speech and handwriting software company currently participating in the program. As a member of the Microsoft Embedded Tools Partner Program, Fonix is integrating its core technologies into the Windows CE platform builder. This will allow Windows CE developers to create applications for industrial and consumer devices such as PDAs, set top boxes, Kiosks, and mobile computing devices using Fonix speech recognition, text-to-speech, and handwriting recognition. ''Fonix has successfully ported its speech technologies to silicon chips. Currently, our core technologies are operating on several microprocessors, such as the Intel StrongArm 1100, and now we are developing solutions for Windows CE,'' said D. Lynn Shepherd, vice president of engineering at Fonix. ''Because of Fonix's low power requirements and small memory footprint, product developers can integrate speech into applications that previously did not have the computing power to process speech. Microsoft recognized this competitive advantage offered by Fonix and included Fonix in its Embedded Partner Program'', said Shepherd. As part of the Fonix product plan, several products utilizing Fonix core speech ASR, and handwriting recognition technologies have been aimed at the embedded systems markets. Initial product areas have focused on these technologies running on 16 and 32-bit processors and include command and control for PDA's, cell phones, web pads, automotive, aviation, smart appliances and consumer electronics which operate in the Windows CE environment. Using Fonix integrated development environment software (named FAAST) for embedded environments, product developers can quickly develop, optimize, and integrate ASR, TTS, and HWR into their products. Benefits of the Embedded Tools Partner program include technical assistance and access to early releases of Microsoft software. A special focus of the programs is support for integration of partner products with Microsoft development tools. The program also offers co-marketing opportunities for members including advertising, partner catalogs, case studies, and seminars. For more information visit the Fonix Web site at www.fonix.com or Microsoft at www.microsoft.com/windowsce.