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To: Proton who wrote (18848)	1/18/2000 11:03:00 AM
From: BANCHEE	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 57584

Proton Xybr making nice moves today...should continue all week while we wait for some news from the co. on the auto show,,,, Also no mention on TV yet... Bloomberg or CNBC will have to pick up on this sooner or later,,,That will mean more exposure for our wearable computers... Banchee

To: Proton who wrote (18848)	1/18/2000 11:19:00 AM
From: BANCHEE	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 57584

Proton Here is some more info on XYBR and Ford at auto show.....Look at last paragraph........ Banchee 01/17 16:28 @@@@Ford's "Live Bots" Guide Auto Show Tours 01/14/00 DETROIT, MICHIGAN, U.S.A., 2000 JAN 14 (Newsbytes) -- By Steven Bonisteel, Newsbytes. Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] will be unleashing Internet- connected guides it calls "live bots" to help explain goings-on at the upcoming North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) to consumers at the exhibition in Detroit and on the Web. The auto show, which runs from Jan. 15 to 23 this year, attracted nearly 700,000 visitors in 1998. Ford says information-hungry attendees at the 2000 edition will be able to approach the cyborg- outfitted fashion models it has hired as live bots and whose wearable computers give them access to the company's online data. Patrick Sarkissian, managing director of Eye4U Active Media, lead developers of Ford's Web efforts for the auto show, told Newsbytes that the live bots will also be capturing video that will be streamed from the company's Web site (http://www.ford.com ). Each live bot wears a chest-mounted video camera, a wrist-mounted touch-panel LCD screen and a hip-mounted central processor and power pack. Sarkissian said the equipment, from wearable computer company Xybernaut Corp. [NASDAQ:XYBR], links the bots to central computers via a high-speed wireless network within some 70,000 square feet of exhibition space. "They look pretty cool," Sarkissian said. "Very 'cyborgic.'" Ford's own Website will cover the auto show with what it calls 50 views of the exhibits that the live bots have captured and which users may access on demand. Each day of the show, users will be able to vote on which parts of the show they would like to see that are not already available for viewing. Votes will be tallied, and the winning view will be taped and available at the site the following day. Sarkissian said Web-site visitors will not be able to ask questions of the live bots. He said Ford was wary of creating a system that could generate more requests than the live bots could handle. However, attendees will be able to approach the bots for access to information that might be found on the company's Website. A special live-bot sneak preview will take place this evening, beginning at 6 p.m., when a pre-show charity dinner is expected to attract industry executives, sports figures and other celebrities. Earlier this week, Ford announced that it would put systems in some 2001-model-year vehicles to provide voice-activated access to personalized Internet information such as news, stock quotes and weather. These new systems will be standard on select Lincoln luxury vehicle models, and optional on Ford Focus in Europe. Reported by Newsbytes.com, newsbytes.com -0- (19990114/Press contact: Kat Song, 313-337-8694 /WIRES ONLINE, PC, BUSINESS/FORDCYBORG/PHOTO) Information provided by DTN.IQ...

To: Proton who wrote (18848)	1/18/2000 11:28:00 AM
From: BANCHEE	Respond to of 57584

Proton... Some more coverage.....01/18 10:41 Donner Corp. International Announces Investment Opinion on Xbernaut Corp. SANTA ANA, Calif., Jan 18, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Donner Corp. International Upgrades to Buy Recommendation On Xybernaut Corporation The following is being issued by Donner Corporation International, a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, CRD number 37702. Donner Corp. International, an Investment Banking firm headquartered in Santa Ana, Calif., today upgraded its October 12, 1999 Speculative Buy Recommendation on Xybernaut Corporation (NASDAQ: XYBR), Fairfax, Virginia, to a Buy Recommendation. Xybernaut holds the largest number of patents in the wearable computer industry and specializes in research, development and sales of wearable computer systems. Donner said the upgrade is based on a number of recent, positive announcements by the Company, including: -- Announcement of record revenues of $2.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 1999. Even though the Company is still operating at a loss, its marketing development is accelerating strongly. -- Strengthening its sales, marketing and business development units by appointing an executive vice president and general manager with significant experience with companies at the forefront of technological change, including IBM (NYSE: IBM). -- Receiving orders from a division of Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc., from Israel, after months of rigorous testing of its products in that nation, and having Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) use Xybernaut products to stream video to their web site from the floor of the International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan. -- Winning the coveted Grand Prize for Best PC Product at the show at the major COMDEX Japan show. Xybernaut beat out more than 100 other candidates for its future-forward technology and its outstanding product design. -- Telling its annual meeting that half of the U.S. workforce, and 137 million people worldwide, do not work at a fixed location and are candidates to use the Company's portable computers. "We believe that Xybernaut is in the forefront of the new generation of wireless computers that could take significant market share from traditional desktop and notebook personal computers," Donner said. "By using Xybernaut's patented wearable computers, workers on the front lines of industrial facilities, or in the midst of non-stop tasks, can have the same functionality and connectivity as workers sitting at a desktop PC." Copies of the Donner report on Xybernaut are available at 1-800-324-6050. (The information contained herein is based on sources believed to be reliable but is not guaranteed by this company and is not comprehensive. It is not to be construed as an offer or the solicitation of an offer to sell or buy securities mentioned herein. The Company, its members, affiliates and employees may have long or short positions, which could be substantial, in securities discussed or recommended and may purchase, sell, or trade these securities from time to time in the open market or otherwise. In addition, this Company may from time to time perform investment banking, corporate finance, provide services for, and solicit investment banking, corporate finance, or other business from the issuers of such securities.) Copyright (C) 2000 Business Wire. All rights reserved. Distributed via COMTEX. -0- CONTACT: Donner Corp., Santa Ana Jeff Baclet, 800/324-6050 WEB PAGE: businesswire.com GEOGRAPHY: CALIFORNIA INDUSTRY CODE: INVESTMENT OPINION Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. Information provided by DTN.IQ...