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To: J Fieb who wrote (1765)	1/29/2000 6:08:00 PM
From: Joe Wagner	Respond to of 4808

J. Good job on finding these articles today. Keep up the good work. I think the whole data center thing, combined with ASPs, is going to become huge. It has really just started to appear on the radar screens, but you can see it building momentum. I think within six months to a year they will be sprouting up everywhere, and there will be "the big new land rush" by ASPs staking a claim and setting up business in the fertile soil of these server farms. It is one thing that could help keep labor rates in check, with low unemployeement, because outsourcing to ASPs will raise productivity, and bring a whole new level of automation & specialization to the economy that is more efficient than the old models. Regards, Joe

To: J Fieb who wrote (1765)	1/31/2000 1:43:00 PM
From: Joe Wagner	Respond to of 4808

Latest article on GBLX Data Centers: Message 12729773 After reading this, I am starting to get the feeling that this Data Center industry is going to resemble the banking industry in some ways. Data Centers/Data Banks everywhere, just like the banking system. Although, we will be depositing information for safe keeping. But, then again, what is digital money anyways. Take away handling the cash and its just secure tracking and storage of information transactions, combined with alittle investment expertise(and the investment expertise can be turned over to an ASP).

To: J Fieb who wrote (1765)	1/31/2000 8:52:00 PM
From: Joe Wagner	Respond to of 4808

With Playstation II coming out, Intel is going to have to hustle with its next generation Infiniband Pentium processor. The Sony Toshiba chip is twice as fast as an Intel 733Mhz Pentium III. pcworld.com The Sony Emotion Engine: We're Talking Gigaflops New game console offering giga-computing power is the talk of microprocessor conference. by Tom Mainelli, PC World January 28, 2000, 5:09 p.m. PT SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA -- Microprocessor engineers, analysts, and journalists gathered for an industry dinner here Thursday night to talk about recent triumphs and future milestones. They discussed the highly regarded Athlon chip from Advanced Micro Devices, Intel's groundbreaking new Itanium processor, and the impending release of 1-GHz chips. But the real buzz was about something completely different: a game machine. Specifically, the story of the day was Sony's upcoming PlayStation 2, and the Emotion Engine processor that will run it. Developed by Sony and Toshiba, experts predict the high-tech processor will offer unprecedented gaming power. More importantly, it could provide the processing power for the PlayStation 2 to challenge cheap PCs as the entry-level device of choice for home access to the Web. Powerful and traditionally inexpensive, game consoles and their processors haven't had anywhere near the power of even a low-end PC. The Emotion Engine and its accompanying processing chip change all that by excelling at a processing function called floating-point performance, which can help it handle graphics. How adept is it? According to MicroDesign Resources, the processor can handle 6.2 gigaflops at 300MHz. A single gigaflop equals one billion floating-point operations per second. MDR says that makes the chip two times faster than a 733-MHz Pentium III and 15 times faster than a 400-MHz Celeron at handling tasks like full-motion video. For the statistics-minded, the processor can handle 75 million 3D transformations per second, and can render images at 2.4 billion pixels per second. If these numbers translate into real-world performance, this should be one hot processor. "It's nothing short of amazing," says Keith Diefendorff, editor-in-chief of the Microprocessor Report. The new PlayStation 2 will possess "extraordinary processing power in a sub-$400 game console." Combine that with a DVD drive, and a modular design that will offer simple upgrades to Internet access via a standard modem, cable modem, or digital subscriber line, and you should have one serious machine. In a presentation earlier in the day, Diefendorff called upcoming consoles such as the PlayStation 2 a Trojan horse. PC makers don't fear them right now, but they should because he says companies such as Sony "have something in mind other than just games." He showed an image of the console, and noted that its sleek black design makes it look less like a game machine for kids, and more like something that would fit nicely in a home entertainment center. At about $100 each, the Emotion Engine chips aren't cheap to make, he says, but Sony can essentially subsidize the high cost through other revenue streams, such as the games people will buy to play on the PlayStation 2. Throw in some interesting applications and access to streaming video and digital audio, and the PlayStation 2 could be a very attractive device for families looking to join the Web frenzy.

To: J Fieb who wrote (1765)	2/1/2000 12:13:00 AM
From: Joe Wagner	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4808

Ants is supposed to release news in the morning. It will be interesting to see if it is anything good. I bought 100 shares around 8, now 200 after the split. Trading at 33 today. This is from Raging Bull. I am not sure what to make of it yet. But so far I can't complain. ragingbull.com

To: J Fieb who wrote (1765)	2/2/2000 12:12:00 AM
From: Joe Wagner	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4808

J.Fieb, Is a million database transactions in less than a second, fast? Anyone out there, familiar with typical speeds for database transactions? Maybe this stock is a goldmine. This Unisys demo at Comdex did 1000 transactions per second. From Unisys Powerpoint Webpage on Comdex: Unisys/Microsoft/EMC demonstration Data Center, at Comdex, says "Order Entry Web Server Application with 10 million hits per day and sustained 1000 transactions per second." unisys.nl Ants Press Release today regarding 1 million transactions in less than 1 second: January 31, 2000 ANTS SOFTWARE.COM ADVISORY BOARD APPLAUDS TEST RESULTS AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRESS Burlingame, California ---- ANTs software.com, (OTC BB:ANTS) (www.antssoftware.com) a developer of advanced technologies to speed up computer processing, held a meeting today of senior management and members of its Advisory Board at the Company's Burlingame, California headquarters. A featured event of the meeting was a proof of technology test in which one million transactions were processed in less than one second. Dr. Thomas Binford, the Company's consultant for its testing programs said, "This is the extraordinary result that the Company expected. The transactions processed simulated the formats of the general ledger records of one of the world's leading software vendors. The approach taken, which has only very recently been developed, suggests that ANTs can be made much more vendor independent than was previously thought to be the case." Advisory Board member Frank Ruotolo said, "Viewing today's events as an enterprise consultant, I believe the potential impacts of this technology on the fields of ERP, Business to Business (B2B), inventory control, and manufacturing management, just for starters, are very exciting". Dr. Clive Whittenbury, also an Advisory Board member said, "Today's meeting convinced me that the Company has made enormous progress in simplifying the way in which ANTs can be made to work with any ERP software vendor's commutative applications. This simplification can be expected to give ANTs great flexibility in choosing future vendor partners." Frederick D. Pettit, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer said, "Necessity continues its time honored role as the mother of invention. The events of the recent past have caused us to make deep and important improvements in our strategic approach to vendor interfacing. Building on our substantial intellectual property platform, the unique talents of our Chief Technology Officer, Clifford Hersh, and the valuable inputs of our enlarged senior management team and Advisory Board, we have refined and improved our core technologies and implementation strategies as evidenced by the results of today's test and the comments of our advisors." In conclusion Pettit said, "Our development path has become both more flexible and robust as a result of these refinements. Fortunately, we are also gathering momentum in our efforts to attract the outstanding talents we seek to join with us in the execution of our plans". For biographical information on the members of ANTs' Advisory Board, please consult the Company's web site. This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Act"). In particular, when used in the preceding discussion, the words "plan", confident that", "believe", "expect", "intend to", and similar conditional expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Act and are subject to the safe harbor created by the Act. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, market conditions, competitive factors, the ability to successfully complete additional financings, and other risks. Thanks, Joe