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To: Peter V who wrote (50293)	11/13/2000 1:49:23 PM
From: Lane Weatherly	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 50808

They're coming.... Monday November 13, 1:27 pm Eastern Time Press Release SOURCE: Excite@Home Excite@Home Self-Installation Kits Now Available in Retail Outlets QuickStart Kit Provide Convenient Ways for Consumers to Connect to Broadband REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Excite@Home (Nasdaq: ATHM - news), the leader in broadband, today announced the immediate retail availability of Excite@Home's QuickStart Kit in stores today. This retail offering represents a key milestone in broadband deployment, providing consumers with a quick and convenient way to get broadband high-speed Internet connection. In addition to faster speeds than dial-up, broadband offers richer content, streaming video and an ``always-on'' connection. The kit is available at RadioShack stores in Comcast markets in the mid-Atlantic region and in CompUSA and Circuit City stores in all Comcast Online markets. The broadband cable market continues to gain momentum and, according to Forrester Research, is projected to reach 15-20 million subscribers by 2004. (Photo: NewsCom: newscom.com ) The QuickStart Kit provides customers with the option of installing the service themselves, on their own time and at their own convenience, in most cases, without having to schedule an installation appointment. The kit walks the customer through the installation process with step-by-step, easy-to-follow instructions. Once a consumer has purchased the QuickStart Kit, the customer simply calls their cable operator to have an account established. Next, the customer inserts the StartUp CD, and is presented with a consumer-friendly ``wizard'' that simplifies the entire installation process. Once connected and activated, consumers will immediately experience the high-speed and rich content of broadband Internet service. ``Now consumers can walk into their neighborhood store and get broadband in a box,'' said Byron Smith, executive vice president, consumer broadband services and chief marketing officer. ``The important new retail channel gives consumers the ability to connect to broadband on their own time and at their own convenience.'' Unlike other ``self-install'' products that require significant technician intervention and long wait times, the Excite@Home QuickStart Kit makes getting the @Home service easy. Consumers can now purchase a QuickStart Kit, which has a suggested retail price of $29.95, and a cable modem (sold separately) from their local electronics retailer and install the service themselves in a few quick and easy steps. The @Home service offers high-speed Internet access through an ``always on'' connection. Features of the service also include a customer software package, easy to use features and personalized broadband content from one of the world's leading portals, Excite. The service is delivered over cable lines with no interruption to television viewing during simultaneous use. Excite@Home expects to continue to expand its retail offering throughout 2001. About Excite@Home Excite@Home is the leader in broadband, offering residential and commercial broadband services, with a global footprint of 105(1) million homes under long-term cable and DSL contract. Excite@Home offers consumers broadband services over cable-modem, DSL and other last-mile connections and businesses high-speed commercial services. Excite@Home has over 30(1) million cable franchise homes under contract outside of North America and localized versions of the Excite service in 10 leading international markets. (1) Effective upon the closing of Excite Chello. NOTE: Excite@Home, @Home, Excite and the ``@'' stylized logo are trademarks of At Home Corporation and may be registered in certain jurisdictions This press release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is subject to the safe harbors created by those sections. These forward-looking statements include statements relating to the implementation of Excite's broadband initiative and functionality, services and content within Excite@Home and the commercial acceptance and use of such functionality, services and content. Actual results may differ materially due to a number of factors, including the growth of the broadband consumer market, the ability to create and implement broadband functionality, services and content within Excite@Home; Excite@Home's ability to achieve subscriber growth goals; agreements with and dependence on the actions of our cable partners; ability to generate revenue from Internet agreements; and ability to continue to attract traffic to our Web sites. The matters discussed in this press release also involve risks and uncertainties described in Excite@Home's filings with the SEC. Excite@Home assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release. SOURCE: Excite@Home

To: Peter V who wrote (50293)	11/13/2000 5:59:59 PM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

Philips showing a DVD-recorder........................ newsalert.com November 13, 2000 13:00 Philips Demonstrates Integrated DVD+RW Video Recorder and Data Drive Jump to first matched term COMDEX 2000, LAS VEGAS, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Philips Electronics, co-developer of the CD, and a leading manufacturer of DVD players and CD-RW drives, today demonstrated samples of its first DVD+RW video recorder and data drive. The prototypes, on display at COMDEX Fall 2000, gave the first public demonstration in the USA of data and video content recording on DVD discs that can be played on a standard DVD-ROM or DVD Video player. As the ideal solution for storing digital home video recordings and data, DVD+RW uses CD-sized 12 cm discs -- without a caddy -- and can write up to 4.7 GB of data on a single disc. Furthermore, the drive can read and play all existing pre-recorded DVD-ROM and DVD-Video titles. "Consumers are looking for one DVD format that does it all; a single solution offering two-way compatibility with existing DVD-ROM drives and DVD players," said Frank Simonis, DVD+RW Marketing Manager at Philips Optical Storage. "For those who have bought a DVD player and would like to edit their own video content on DVD, DVD+RW is the solution. Offering up to two hours of high-quality video (MPEG-2), or up to four hours of video quality superior to VHS, any TV program will also fit onto the DVD+RW disc. Of course, for data and photo archiving, each disc offers a vast amount of storage, equivalent to 2800 floppies. The Philips DVD +RW video recorder will record discs at standard DVD-Video speeds, as required for real time video recording. The DVD+RW Data drive will be designed to record at speeds of up to 2.4 times DVD speed, enabling even more demanding applications in computer environments." With read, write and rewrite compatibility, and support from today's leading CD-RW manufacturers, DVD+RW heralds the age of convergence. Unique lossless-linking technology allows variable bit-rate recording without blank spots, which means longer recording times and continuous playback for video or data. Philips Components, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, is a world leader in supplying integrated digital electronic solutions in the areas of display, storage and power management to global customers in the Consumer Electronics, EDP, Telecom and Automotive industries. Philips Components with 1999 annual revenue of EUR 5.3 billion employs more than 40,000 people in 39 countries around the world. More information about Philips Components is available through the Philips homepage at www.philips.com Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands is one of the world's biggest electronics companies and Europe's largest, with sales of EUR 31.5 billion in 1999. It is a global leader in color television sets, lighting, electric shavers, color picture tubes for televisions and monitors, and one-chip TV products. Its 239,400 employees in more than 60 countries are active in the areas of lighting, consumer electronics, domestic appliances, components, semiconductors, medical systems, and IT services (Origin). Philips is quoted on the NYSE (NYSE: PHG), London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and other stock exchanges. News from Philips is located at www.news.philips.com SOURCE Philips Components /CONTACT: Hans Driessen in the Netherlands, +31-40-27-34618, or hans.driessen@philips.com, or Jeremy Cohen, 408-674-3746, or jeremy.cohen@philips.com, both of Philips Components/ /Web site: philips.com (PHG)