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To: lindelgs who wrote (114)	9/10/2000 10:52:13 AM
From: Ex-INTCfan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 65232

re: "``Never before in history has productivity surged so late in an economic cycle,'' says Sherry Cooper, global economic strategist for Harris Bank. ``While some of the rise might be cyclical, the structural improvement is clearly sizable, thanks to the technology boom.'' " A real-life example-- Until about 2 years ago, I was using a text editor to change web pages in my primary web site. By that time, the site had grown to about 150 pages (I believe it now is at 400 or so). Whenever I added a new section or a page that I wanted to include in the navigation bar, I had to open each html file and do a search and replace, then save the file and move on to the next one. This took about 30 seconds per page, or roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes for the entire site. Two years ago, I realized that my staying with Windows 3.1 was hampering my productivity. All the new applications were being written for Windows 95/98. I bought a new Dell with Windows 98, and promptly ordered a copy of Homesite. With Homesite, I can do a global search and replace -- thereby changing all the pages in a single directory (and sometimes in multiple directories, depending upon their relationship to the main directory) in about 5 seconds. It takes a few minutes to plan what changes to make in what directories, but the total time required to change all my pages is now about 10 minutes. Had I not done this, with the growth of the site it would now take about 3 hours and 20 minutes to make the changes using the old method. In other words, I get the same task accomplished in 5% of the time. INTCfan

To: lindelgs who wrote (114)	9/11/2000 8:55:44 AM
From: lindelgs	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 65232

Next Level Announces Purchase Order For DSL Equipment in South Korea From Hansol Electronics; Initial Order Valued At More Than $80 Million Shipments Begin Fourth Quarter Of This Year ROHNERT PARK, Calif., Sep 11, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Next Level Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXTV chart, msgs), a leader in ATM/IP optical interactive DSL broadband systems, today announced that Hansol Electronics, a leading electronics distributor in Seoul, South Korea, has placed its initial order to purchase Next Level's VDSL and ADSL systems and N3 Residential Gateways. The equipment enables telecommunication service providers to offer digital video, high-speed data and telephony services over conventional copper twisted-pair telephone lines. Under a distribution agreement between Next Level and Hansol, deliveries of Next Level's NLevel3 Unified Access Platform and N3 Residential Gateways home devices (set-top boxes), valued at over $80 million dollars, are scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter of this year. The initial order is for Next Level's access systems and line cards, representing 100,000 ADSL and 65,000 VDSL service lines. The order also includes 65,000 N3 Residential Gateways for VDSL video services. Hansol is acting as a value-added reseller for Next Level in Korea, providing local engineering and technical support, as well as distribution services for its client companies. Next Level and Hansol are jointly participating in ongoing trials and benchmark testing processes with two major telecommunications companies in the region. "Recent public announcements by South Korea's major telecommunications companies indicate VDSL will soon be widely used to provide digital video and data services," commented Simon Lee, division president for Hansol Electronics. "The process is well under way for approval of Next Level's technology, and we have decided to place orders with Next Level at this time to insure our clients' delivery schedules can be met in the shortest possible lead times." "We welcome Hansol's endorsement of Next Level's VDSL and ADSL technology and are very pleased to add them to our growing list of international customers," said Pat Pachynski, senior vice president of marketing for Next Level. "We are very pleased by the growing international acceptance and demand for Next Level's advanced solution for delivering integrated voice, high-speed data and video services in a cost-efficient and timely manner." About Next Level Next Level is a technology leader in ATM/IP Optical Transport, Networking and Interactive DSL Broadband Systems for the delivery of voice, data and video services for communications companies. Next Level is based in Rohnert Park, Calif., and may be contacted at nlc.com. About Hansol Hansol Electronics is a major manufacturer and supplier of electronics equipment in South Korea, headquartered in Seoul. Hansol provides a wide range of products and services used throughout the electronics industry. Mr.Dae Jin Chon is President and CEO. Mr. Simon Lee is Division President of the TeleCommunication & Networks Division, which provides products, systems, support and systems integration services to telecommunications service companies in South Korea. Trademarks Next Level Communications, the NLC logo, NLevel3, NLevel3 - The Unified Access Platform, BDT, USAM, BNU, N3 Residential Gateway and ETHERset are trademarks or registered trademarks of Next Level Communications in the United States and other countries. This release contains "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are generally preceded by words including, without limitation, "will," "plans," "expects," "believes," "anticipates" or "intends." Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements in this release involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. Factors that realistically could cause results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements are set forth in "Risk Factors" in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.