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Technology Stocks : Norsat Intl (Nasdaq:NSAT)value and growth in Wireless -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: LT who wrote (90)	11/15/1999 8:53:00 AM
From: Mr. Miller	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 397

For now, this DirecPC is the best access to the net out there. Ka band is coming... This news should bode well for NSATF's DirecPC sales going forward. biz.yahoo.com Monday November 15, 8:07 am Eastern Time Company Press Release DirecPC Satellite Solution Combines Speed, Bandwidth and Reliability to Deliver Ideal Internet Access Solution for Business No Other Technology Today Can Match DirecPC's Anytime, Anywhere Availability LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 1999-- For businesses looking for the fastest, most reliable Internet access service available today anywhere, anytime, DirecPC©, the award-winning satellite Internet service from Hughes Network Systems (HNS), continues to be the answer. DirecPC is the only solution on the market today that delivers high-speed Internet access nationwide, regardless of geographic location. With continuous upgrades and improvements, DirecPC makes it possible for businesses to receive any type of information -- from real-time video and audio to software packages -- directly into a standard PC or network server. Since its introduction to the consumer marketplace in 1997, DirecPC has been making it easier for businesses to cost-effectively retrieve or deliver high-bandwidth information at the fastest speeds. While cable companies and telcos continue to tout and trial cable modems and ADSL, only one technology platform can offer nationwide access to the Internet at speeds of up to 400 kbps -- DirecPC. The DirecPC Turbo Internet(TM) service, which is three times faster than ISDN and 14 times faster than a standard 28.8 modem, is the fastest and most affordable Internet access service available everywhere in the continental United States today. ``Businesses are recognizing the cost savings that can be realized by using satellite technology for distance learning, distribution of time-sensitive data, and other enterprise-wide applications,' said Paul Gaske, senior vice president and general manager of the Broadcast Products and Services Division at HNS, a unit of Hughes Electronics Corporation. ``As the Internet was not designed as a broadcast medium, it falls short of addressing the business community's need to distribute Internet Protocol (IP) data and streaming media to multiple locations quickly, affordably and efficiently. DirecPC provides the most economical method for distributing high-bandwidth, IP-based content to multiple users.' DirecPC was initially introduced as a service targeted at businesses that needed to broadcast digital information from one site to many sites simultaneously. One of its first customers was IBM, which used the service for software distribution. Shortly thereafter, DirecPC was launched to the consumer marketplace as a high-speed Internet access alternative to ISDN and other terrestrial technologies. Today, DirecPC is concentrating on providing affordable, flexible and scalable service solutions to the business market. Because DirecPC uses a satellite platform to deliver data, it has an inherent advantage over terrestrial media in delivering information from a single source to an unlimited number of end-users. This broadcast advantage allows DirecPC to optimize bandwidth utilization across the system, resulting in much higher download speeds -- up to 24 Mbps in many instances -- and costs are also significantly decreased. For additional information about DirecPC products and services, visit www.direcpc.com. A world leader in satellite products and network systems for more than 25 years, HNS is the second-largest manufacturer of DIRECTV digital satellite systems and the provider of the award-winning DirecPC satellite Internet service. In addition, HNS is the global VSAT market leader and has shipped more than 300,000 interactive and one-way terminals. Headquartered in Germantown, MD, the company has sales and support offices worldwide. HNS is a unit of Hughes Electronics Corporation and an ISO-9001-certified manufacturer. The earnings of Hughes Electronics are used to calculate the earnings per share attributable to GMH (NYSE symbol) common stock. DirecPC is a registered trademark of Hughes Electronics Corporation and Turbo Internet is a registered trademark of Hughes Electronics Corporation. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: Hughes Network Systems Cynthia Nelson, 301/212-7926 cnelson@hns.com or Copithorne & Bellows Zealous Wiley, 770/392-8611 zealous.wiley@cbpr.com