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To: formerposter who wrote (361)	3/8/2000 10:58:00 PM
From: Big Dog	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 377

eSoft has a software development agreement in which Intel and the company are developing applications for Intel architecture-based Internet infrastructure appliances. Here's an explanation by Jon Bork, General Manager of Intel's Broadband Services Division, of Intel's business strategy regarding linux-based appliances: Bringing Linux Appliances to Market By Doc Searls 16-Feb-2000 Doc Searls interviews Intel's Jon Bork. www2.linuxjournal.com Apparently internet appliances will be a tremendous growth market. What is an "internet appliance"? According to Bork: "It's a single integrated appliance, meaning a display, the communication piece and the processor are all in one box. The Web appliance has integrated telephony, meaning either a wireless or a wired handset. And the intent is to bring Internet capabilities into parts of the home that you would traditionally not see the Internet. And more than that, because of the telephony, it's to integrate the telephony services in a way that makes the telephony easier to use." I don't think investors understand this new market, its explosive growth potential or as Bork in answering the question of "what happens when the browser is the interface for nearly everything?" stated: John Bork: That's the hundred-billion-dollar question. This little company called eSoft is in the right place at the right time.