To: Jim Bishop who wrote (44936 ) 4/27/2000 12:24:00 PM From: Spark Respond to of 150070
BOP.v is going tell an interesting tale this summer..geocities.com Read this..then the news below..this thing will be a teenager in no-time.. This proprietary technology that is completed concerns the ability to track and process pattern recognition games of chance over a wide geographic area played by up to 100 Million players per game. It is protected firstly by US patent # 5,351,970, and the Company has funded development of two additional US patents #5,569,083 and # 5,857,911 and funded the registration of similar patents in Germany and 17 other major European countries plus Australia. [4][4] ?Online? refers to both traditional dedicated lottery point of sale devices operated in retail locations and also technologically advanced distribution systems that download an electronic ticket via Internet and digital television networks. ?Offline? refers to pre-printed lottery game cards that are activated at point of purchase. [5][5] The patents are pending in more than 50 countries worldwide. The NEWS.. iTVgames, Inc. - New name, new game VANCOUVER, April 27 /CNW/ - Border Capital Corp. (CDNX:BOP)(``Border'' or the ``Company'') is pleased to announce that it will seek shareholder approval for a name change to iTVgames, Inc. at the upcoming Annual General Meeting, which has been scheduled for 10 a.m. (Pacific Time) Wednesday, July 5, 2000. The name change signals the beginning of a new operational phase for the Company. The iTVgames(TM) trademark and brand name will be synonymous with the interactive broadcast games and game shows the Company develops for the international lottery industry. The marriage of TV and Internet-based content and services has already attracted many of the world's leading cable and telecommunications companies. And with recent rollouts in Europe, the U.S., and Asia, interactive television services are capturing an ever-increasing audience around the world. iTVgames(TM) will expand this audience to the international lottery industry. And with Forrester Research forecasting 55 million digital set-top box households by 2005, the marketing potential for lotteries has not gone unnoticed. iTVgames(TM) will deploy interactive lottery games that dramatically improve the convenience, speed, ease, and fun of playing at home on conventional television, the Internet and interactive television platforms such as Microsoft's WebTV(TM), Liberate's TV Navigator(TM) and Hughes' DirecTV(TM). By delivering these features and benefits, iTVgames(TM) expects to generate increased demand by consumers, which in turn increases demand by government lotteries and commercial broadcasters for more profitable products. Border Capital Corp. develops broadband Internet and interactive television lottery game systems, protected by U.S. and International Patents. Border is also a majority investor in a successful licensed gaming facility located in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The Canadian Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. -30- For further information: Mr. Michael B. Holley, Director Tel: (604) 730-6910, Fax: (604) 730-6930, Email: michael@bordercapital.com, Web-site: www.bordercapital.com; Mr. D'Arcy Funfer, Investor Relations Tel: (403) 290-0131, Fax: (403) 261-0612, Email: corporatesolutions@home.com, Web-site: www.corporatesolutionsinc.comnewswire.ca