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To: esecurities(tm) who wrote (4986)	11/15/1999 4:42:00 PM
From: 613	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5102

esec: could you be more cryptic<g>? Though I hate the thought of greenmail, if the DBCC directors are being bought off to be pushed out of the way, I am all for that at this time. I'm tired of waiting for THEM to maximize shareholder value. Maybe the new guy will. I doubt their input in MKTW is benefitting anyone other than themselves. Though without some sort of explanation, this merger is too confusing to be accepted well so I'm not sure that this is what's happening. The only reason for a confusing announcement like that is to cover up something.

To: esecurities(tm) who wrote (4986)	11/15/1999 5:00:00 PM
From: SHGLaw	Respond to of 5102

Esec, really, if you have some explanation, please spell it out. These obtuse references just aren't cutting it, and I would really appreciate a better understanding of just what's happening with this deal. SHG

To: esecurities(tm) who wrote (4986)	11/16/1999 2:36:00 AM
From: esecurities(tm)	Respond to of 5102

[11-16-99 02:33 AM ET] DBCC Q1 '00 ENDING 30 SEPT REVENUES REMAINED FLAT VS. IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING Q4 '99 [$27.5->$27.7M]...EBITDA INCREASED 50% FROM $2.4M TO $3.6M...ESIGNAL SUBSCRIBER BASE INCREASED APPX. 13.3% [15K->17K]... ¸ copyright 1996-1999 esecurities.com corporation and WallStreetRadio.com Newswires(tm). MicrocapNewswire.com(tm), SiliconNewswire.com(tm), DaytradersNewswire.com, DaytradersCafe.com(tm).

To: esecurities(tm) who wrote (4986)	11/16/1999 4:12:00 AM
From: esecurities(tm)	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 5102

[11-16-99 02:37 AM ET] (DBCC-FTAM) MERGER[1.]:IN PERSPECTIVE. Any [short-term] bad?[2.] news regarding DBCCs proposed merger with PLCs (FTAM) Group is that it appears to have been substantially influenced by (VIA-CBS) ( cbs.com - viacom.com ) accordingly substantially denying a short-term bidding war/hostile takeover attempt pursuant to one [DBCC-led] shareholder maximization scenario we have previously suggested on this thread and one arguably desired most by day-traders, arbitrageurs and speculators. However, from the perspective of (VIA-CBS) and [long-term] investors (VIA-CBS) possibly [and brilliantly] just blind-sided obvious DBCC tier-1 acquirors e.g. *Bloomberg, CitiGroup, Sanwa, Reuters, Schwab, Ameritrade, Merrill Lynch, Etrade, Yahoo!...having facilitated a friendly merger at an arguably huge discount to actual shareholder value [as consistently cited by all DBCC longs]...In (VIA-CBS)s defense, today's merger announcement or a similar scenario is simply what should have been in place prior to the 1/99 MKTW IPO to have precluded any future CBS vulnerability. The [additional] good news, [as 613 pointed out], is that Stuart Clark is assuming the Presidency of DBCC with The Financial Times Group replacing Hirschfield's and Tessler's (MKTW) Board seats. Furthermore, in addition to (FTAM)s $200 million in annual revenues, DBCC gains the formidable branding, distribution, infrastructure, and financial metrics of [CBSs European counterpart] the Pearson PLC media juggernaut in addition to gaining immediate access to all data feeds controlled by The Financial Times companies...ad infinitum...in other words, DBCC will have no peer in the world...on the Internet at the right time in history(.)...Accordingly?, the Stuart " ft.com pearson.com " Clark-led DBCC arguably is superior to the DBCC at 14 3/8 as of Friday's 11/12/99 close...Finally, as Hirschfield and Tessler pointed out in their news release(s) today "...Data Broadcasting's Internet presence includes dbc.com , http://www.eSignal.com , cbs.marketwatch.com , http://insite.dbc.com , http://www.bondedge.com , sports.dbc.com , and dbceuro.com ..." not to mention the very recently designed and majority owned [with CitiGroup and Trump Group] Internet Financial Network http://www.ifn.com ...perhaps pointing to DBCCs anticipated four (4)IPOs per First Albany?s 11/11/99 Vcall.com [Joel Krasner] interview... [1.] Message 11937147 [2.] A bidding war is still a possibility if any tier-1 suitor correctly understands that DBCC is trading at a substantial discount to present value and more importantly represents one of the most compelling crown-jewel acquisition opportunities of the Internet era and preemptive strike into (VIA-CBS). ¸ copyright 1996-1999 esecurities.com corporation and WallStreet*Radio.com Newswires(tm). *MicrocapNewswire.com(tm), SiliconNewswire.com(tm), DaytradersNewswire.com, DaytradersCafe.com(tm).