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To: rf_hombre who wrote (15771)	8/15/2000 9:32:06 AM
From: BobRealEstate	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29987

Time is of the essence as they say in real estate. I just wonder if we set the clocks back six months, i.e. February '00, and the level of marketing efforts were where they are today, whether we would be so unhappy generally. The point I'm driving at is I wonder if the whole operation at G* is six to nine months behind schedule, and that is really all, that in fact, if the whole plan is being executed in that delayed stage that everything will come out alright within six to nine months from now, demonstrating legitimacy in the base business, gaining investor confidence and therefore financing and that the business will flourish as planned except, of course, it took longer than expected. Why the delay and no apparent attempts to address it by speeding up marketing and such is beyond me. I often wonder if in fact G* management is suffering from 'perfectitis' whereby everything has to be just so before going to launch product advertising, etc. While it is admirable to want to have the penulimate product out there, my experience has been get the thing 95% right, let the public use it and then aggressively address concerns in rapid fire newer models as you go. By not getting to the market strongly ahead of your competition, you lose the initiative, which can be hard to get back. In the most recent example Gilat truly eats G's lunch, China, Mexico and the Bass Hotel Group. These would have been nice accounts to have and would have legitimized BLS and G. Here we still sit and wonder.

To: rf_hombre who wrote (15771)	8/15/2000 10:10:54 AM
From: Jeff Vayda	Respond to of 29987

STRATOS GLOBAL CORP - Wins Assignment Of Fixed Satellite Sites Statos's web site is a class act. They offer G*, one has to wonder why the other guys - with less capacity - are getting the business. Simply a matter of working off the deals which have been in the pipeline for some time? (www.stratos.ca) Jeff Vayda Story Filed: Monday, August 14, 2000 11:31 AM EST Toronto, Ontario, Aug. 14, 2000 (Market News Publishing via COMTEX) -- Stratos is pleased to announce that a leading VSAT manufacturer has assigned Stratos contracts to provide communication services to over 600 fixed satellite sites. The new sites have been added to Stratos' current network of very-small-aperture-terminal sites bringing the total to over 2500 across North America and will provide Stratos with additional estimated revenues of US$3 million per annum. Stratos has over 15 years experience in the provisioning of VSAT communications and was a pioneer in the SCADA community. This contract award demonstrates Stratos' ability to provide superior network solutions for applications including credit authorization and critical communications monitoring. Utilizing state-of-the-art VSAT equipment, Stratos operates and monitors a network of fixed satellite sites providing customers with solutions such as turnkey end-to-end networks and IP capabilities. Stratos will provide services to customers in the oil & gas, utilities and retail industry. The majority of the sites will be located in North America but a key network will be located in Latin America and be monitored remotely through Stratos' facility in Colorado. "Our expansion into the Latin American fixed satellite market is in line with our strategy of providing network solutions to our customers in geographically diverse areas," said Derek Woods, president & CEO of Stratos. "We will continue to offer cost-effective, efficient solutions to our remote customer base utilizing the latest technology and engineering expertise." Stratos is an international telecom service provider offering customers operating in remote locations with a variety of wireless IP, data, and voice solutions through a range of newly emerging and established technologies. Stratos serves an array of diverse markets including government, military, industrial, recreational and maritime users anywhere in the world. Stratos is 63% owned by Aliant Inc. Further information is available at www.stratos.ca TEL: 416 777 2832 F. Derek Woods, President & CEO TEL: 416 777 2832 F. Derek Woods, President & CE FAX: 416 777 9099 Stratos Global Corporation TEL: 416 777 9923 John J. Ciardullo, Executive Vice President FAX: 416 777 9099 Stratos Global Corporation (c) Market News Publishing Inc. Tel:(604) 689-1101 All rights reserved.