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To: Jim Bishop who wrote (44302)	4/20/2000 2:47:00 PM
From: Katie Kommando	Respond to of 150070

OPAY . . . like jesse_newyork said, there doesn't appear to be too much downside. Katie K.

To: Jim Bishop who wrote (44302)	4/20/2000 2:50:00 PM
From: Katie Kommando	Respond to of 150070

OPAY . . . so it has traded 3 times the float today? LOL Katie K.

To: Jim Bishop who wrote (44302)	4/20/2000 2:55:00 PM
From: StocksDATsoar	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 150070

Here's a company we should keep an eye on...I'm buying. Applies to -- GE -- GNELY -- VENGF (VENGF) itemus Continues to Attract Significant Talent to Management Team: Appoints Former General Electric Executive as EVP Global Business Development (VENGF) itemus Continues to Attract Significant Talent to Management Team: Appoints Former General Electric Executive as EVP Global Business Development TORONTO, Apr 19, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vengold Inc. (TSE:VEN.) (OTCBB:VENGF) itemus inc. (TSE:VEN; OTCBB:VENGF; AUS:VEN) announced today that Mr. Aris Kekedjian has joined the company as Executive Vice President, Global Business Development, effective immediately. In this capacity, Mr. Kekedjian will have responsibility for business development, strategic planning, and acquisitions and partnerships. As a leader with the General Electric (GE) Company for the past 11 years, Mr. Kekedjian held a number of executive and strategic positions. Most recently, as a Senior Vice President - Global Business Development and Strategic Planning, and Managing Director - Latin America, he developed and led various business strategies of globalization, consolidation, diversification and e-business partnerships. In this capacity, he built a world-class team of professionals on 3 continents with full responsibility for sourcing, pricing, negotiation and closure of business acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures and equity investments. He completed 10 acquisitions and 2 joint ventures in 11 countries, established new geographic platforms in Japan, Brazil, Mexico, Finland, Sweden, and New Zealand and built a significant pipeline of on-line business-to-business and wireless technology partnerships and transactions. Over the past 2 years, Mr. Kekedjian also closed 10 strategic equity investments across 5 countries with an annual average rate of return of 169%. Mr. Kekedjian was a leader in the rollout of GE's highly successful "Six Sigma" quality initiative. Previous to that experience, he spent five years as part of the highly regarded GE Audit Staff where he led global teams focused on driving process improvements, improved financial performance and the integration of acquisitions across GE's worldwide network of businesses. Mr. Kekedjian joins an accomplished senior management team at itemus that includes executives with proven track records in the areas of financial, networking and management support to North American entrepreneurs. "Aris brings two new important dimensions to itemus' work with entrepreneurs: a focus on globalization and a deep expertise in structured finance, much of it within an Internet context. We are very pleased to welcome Aris to our team," said Jim Tobin, itemus President and CEO. "With its world-class entrepreneurial and operational leadership team, global vision and winning strategy, itemus is poised to emerge at the forefront of the New Economy. I am delighted to be joining this exciting company," said Mr. Kekedjian. itemus inc. is a New Economy corporation that creates revolutionary applications and business models for the Internet. Canadian based, but global in scope and scale, itemus participates in all stages of the value creation process: early stage incubation, smart venture investment, converting bricks-and-mortar to dot-com companies and unlocking the hidden value in public technology enterprises. With development, hosting and business service infrastructure in several cities, itemus focuses on opportunities in next generation networking, financial intermediation for e-commerce and rich media. itemus inc. is the proposed name for Vengold Inc. and is subject to approval by shareholders at the Company's annual general meeting on April 26 in Toronto. This news release may contain certain forward-looking statements that reflect the current views and/or expectations of itemus inc. with respect to its performance, business and future events. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could affect anticipated results. As such, results could differ significantly. Distributed via COMTEX. Copyright (C) 2000 Business Wire. All rights reserved. -0- CONTACT: Vengold Inc. Mark Maybank, 416/941-1250 Email: mmaybank@itemus.com Website: www.vengold.com or Vengold Inc. Ian Telfer, 604/664-7050 604/681-9151 (FAX) Email: itelfer@itemus.com KEYWORD: INTERNATIONAL CANADA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com