To: Steve Horwitz who wrote (15 ) 2/18/2000 5:09:00 PM From: chalu2 Respond to of 16
Is this the same NETJ everyone here is talking about? Up very high lately (close--6 1/2): NetJ.com Corp. Announces New Directors CAPISTRANO BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 2000--William Stocker, legal custodian of NetJ.com Corp. (OTCBB:NETJ), Thursday announced that he has appointed Simon Blackman, 29, and Wendy Louise Paige, 50, to serve as directors of the company. Paige reported that, "The company currently has no business operations, no employees and no operating revenues. The company has begun negotiations with reverse acquisition candidates; however, previously announced potential acquisitions have failed to materialize and there are no assurances that current negotiations will materialize in an acquisition." For the past two years, Blackman has been involved in building vertical electronic markets for the civil aerospace and the defense industry sectors. Blackman also currently operates an independent consultancy advising on security issues relating to communications, computer networks and e-commerce. Prior to being an independent consultant, Blackman was a director of Grosvenor Security Consultants Limited (1993-1996) with responsibility for computer and communications security. Blackman is also a director of Eurogard Security Group (UK) Limited (since 1997). Paige is the principal of Paige & Co., founded by her in 1997 to provide legal consultancy services to Silicon Valley, United Kingdom and European technology companies in the e-Commerce, Internet and New Media markets. From 1994-1997, Paige was of Counsel with Masons Solicitors, a London law firm where she advised technology clients and Silicon Valley law firms on commercial and technology issues in Europe and the Middle East. She has had extensive in-house international legal and commercial experience with leading technology companies, including United Technologies Corp., MIPS Computer Systems (later Silicon Graphics Inc.) and VMX Inc., having specialized in technology licensing and strategic relationships. Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements Except for historical information contained herein, the statements in this news release are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause the company's actual results in the future periods to differ materially from forecasted results. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, product price, volatility, product demand, market competition, risk inherent in the company's domestic and international operations, imprecision in estimating product reserves and the company's ability to replace and expand its holdings. CONTACT: Karl E. Rodriguez, U.S. General Counsel 949/248-9561 KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA BW0210 FEB 17,2000 7:30 PACIFIC 10:30 EASTERN