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To: Larry Kagan who wrote (924)	9/14/2000 9:03:41 AM
From: Jazz102	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1045

Wednesday September 13, 3:33 pm Eastern Time Press Release SOURCE: Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. Scientific-Atlanta to Provide Fiberoptic Network For Intercom's Sudcable Services in France CATV provider to Use Fiberoptic Network To Serve 25,000 Subscribers Near Grasse FRANCE, Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- A wide range of Scientific-Atlanta fiberoptic products and systems will be used by Sudcable Services to enhance its ability to deliver expanded services over its cable system in France. The newly installed network includes Scientific-Atlanta's optical transmitters, dual reverse receivers, optical nodes and amplifiers. In addition, the purchase order calls for Scientific-Atlanta's Vision 1000 headend system to be employed for the management of the independent components in the headend and for centralized network management control for the network. Sudcable Services is owned by Intercom, a UPC company. ``Scientific-Atlanta's leading edge technology, plus its Transmission Network Control System (TNCS), with its powerful ability to monitor our headend equipment provides us with a reliable, high-performance network that assures first-class service for our subscribers,'' said Mr. Loiseau, technical manager at Sudcable Services. ``This flexible system offers us the options we need to meet the future demands of our subscribers and the marketplace.'' ``Our unique ability to provide both the cable system hardware and the comprehensive management and control capabilities that organizations such as Sudcable Systems and Intercom require continues to drive the rollout of Scientific-Atlanta networks across Europe,'' said Paul Coxon, managing director of Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Scientific-Atlanta. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. (NYSE: SFA - news) scientificatlanta.com ) is a leading supplier of broadband communications systems, satellite-based video, voice and data communications networks and worldwide customer service and support. ``Forward-looking statements'' as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 may be included in this news release. A variety of factors could cause the Company's actual results to differ from the anticipated results expressed in such forward-looking statements. Investors are referred to the Company's Cautionary Statements (Exhibit 99 to the Company's most recent Form 10-K), which statements are incorporated into this news release by reference. Additional information on Scientific-Atlanta (http://www.scientificatlanta.com) and its Broadband Access products (Select: Products on our home page) and high-resolution photographs (Select: News, Press Room, Photos, and Broadband Access Products on our home page) are available via the Internet. Select Investors to access a variety of financial and investor services. SOURCE: Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.

To: Larry Kagan who wrote (924)	11/30/2000 7:11:19 AM
From: Allegoria	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1045

Larry...There has been talk for sometime that BRCM was in purchase mode for an encoder chip...around the same time SFA announced its choice of VisionTech... Good luck, Eric Message 14894143 Tuesday November 28 10:16 AM ET Broadcom to Buy Set-Top Box Chip Maker IRVINE, Calif. (Reuters) - High-speed communications chip maker Broadcom Corp. (NasdaqNM:BRCM - news) on Tuesday said it would buy privately held VisionTech Ltd. to create the next generation of technology that will allow television viewers nearly total control of program presentation. Broadcom said it would issue about 7.96 million shares of its Class A common stock in exchange for substantially all the assets of VisionTech -- its 12th acquisition this year and its 17th since January 1999. Based on Broadcom's closing share price of $97-9/16 on Monday, the deal is worth about $777 million. Broadcom shares were down $1 to $96-9/16 in morning trade on the Nasdaq stock market. Chips made by VisionTech, which is based in Herzliya, Israel, are used in set-top boxes providing Personal Video Recording (PVR), which enables TV viewers to freeze a live program, instantly replay or rewind a program being watched, and skip ahead in a recorded program. PVR unit shipments are expected to increase 275 percent each year between 2001 and 2003, to 8 million annually, according to research firm Cahners In-Stat. VisionTech chips are used in set-top boxes made by Motorola Inc. (NYSE:MOT - news), Scientific-Atlanta Inc. (NYSE:SFA - news), Pace, Microsoft Corp. (NasdaqNM:MSFT - news) and PVR pioneer Replay TV. VisionTech will form the core of Broadcom Israel, a new subsidiary that will be managed by Amir Morad, VisionTech's president and chief executive. The deal, already approved by the boards of directors of both companies, is expected to close within 60 days. Broadcom said it expects to record a one-time charge for in-process research and development related to the acquisition. It gave no estimate of the charge.