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To: JimC1997 who wrote (12152)	4/10/2000 11:55:00 AM
From: IEarnedIt	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 18366

Here's the start of good Earnings News for Tech Stocks. <<11:30 AM RTR SALOMON SAYS UPS IBM Q1 EPS VIEW TO $0.80 FROM $0.75>> I find it very interesting that CNBC comes out with a lighten up in tech stocks and then that is followed very closely by the likes of the above. Almost as if someone wanted to purposely tank Tech Stocks so they could pick up some cheap shares before earnings. :-) JD

To: JimC1997 who wrote (12152)	4/10/2000 12:04:00 PM
From: mark cox	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 18366

Here we go with the music. Mark NEW YORK, Apr 10, 2000 (ENTERTAINMENT WIRE) -- Sony Music Entertainment (SME) announced today that it will debut commercial downloads of singles starting late April. Consumers will be able to select and purchase the tracks they choose from retail websites through Alliance Entertainment, Hastings Entertainment (Nasdaq:HAST); and Tower Records. Over 50 popular hit songs such as Mary Chapin Carpenter's "Almost Home" (Columbia Nashville), Elvis Crespo's "Suavamente" (Sony Discos), Celine Dion's "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" (Epic/550 Music), Lauryn Hill's "Everything is Everything" (Columbia), Jennifer Lopez's "Waiting for Tonight" (WORK), Shawn Mullin's "Lullaby" (Columbia) and Pearl Jam's "Animal" (Epic) will be offered in the roll out. "We planned to make retail an integral part of our digital distribution efforts right from the start, and we are pleased that Alliance Entertainment, Hastings Entertainment, and Tower Records will be working with Sony Music to introduce our secure commercial downloads," remarked Danny Yarbrough, chairman, Sony Music Distribution. "This is an easy and attractive way for retailers to add value for their online customers. We are currently in discussions with a number of additional retailers, and we will add additional partners on an ongoing basis." The songs, which will be formatted for playback on the Microsoft Windows Media Player with an ATRAC3 plug-in, can then be transferred from the user's hard drive to compatible SDMI-compliant portable devices currently on the market. Reciprocal, which worked with SME to design the system, will provide the digital rights management, clearinghouse and transaction services. SME plans to expand the system in the near future to offer additional secure formats which will be compatible with SDMI-compliant devices expected to be available later this spring. "We have always stated that Sony Music would begin sales of secure digital downloads once SDMI-compliant devices came into the U.S. marketplace," says Al Smith, senior vice president, Sony Music Entertainment. "We are now able, in conjunction with retail, to offer consumers access to songs from our labels' leading artists which they can purchase and playback on these new portable devices." In the system, consumers will be able to place digital singles for download in a "shopping cart" with other online retail purchases. At checkout, a pop-up window will appear for the consumer to enter their information. After completing the transaction, the encrypted digital song files will be transferred to the consumer's computer. The system will also help the consumer download the player and the plug-in, if required. The user can then play the song on their computer and transfer it to an SDMI-compliant portable device. At launch, the system will be available only to customers inside the U.S. and its territories. Note to editors: A demonstration of the Sony Music digital download system is available online www.sonymusic.com/downloaddemo until 7:00pm EST/4:00pm PST on April 10.