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Technology Stocks : WavePhore (WAVO)- VBI fed WaveTop for WebTV -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: david thor who wrote (736)	10/30/1997 9:02:00 AM
From: serious	Respond to of 2843

found this in my email this morning. maybe it will give us another buying opportunity and then maybe wavetop isn't the answer. i think it's going to take some time to get an installed base of tuner instlled computers in homes anyway. wavetop also has a better selection of content. Intercast a dud, so far The year-old broadcast combination of television and Internet content, known as Intercast, has failed to produce any advertising revenue for supporters NBC, CNN and MTV, according to the Simba/Multimedia Entertainment & Technology report. An executive with Intercast co-creator Intel, Joey Hougham, said it's a chicken-and-egg problem; there aren't enough users for advertisers to justify spending money. Web pages are broadcast along with television programming, using vertical blanking interval of the TV signal. Hougham said Intercast may turn to subscription programs or pay-per-view options to generate revenue, Simba reported.

To: david thor who wrote (736)	10/30/1997 9:19:00 AM
From: Jeffrey L. Henken	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2843

Thursday October 30 8:01 AM EST Company Press Release WavePhore Newscast Records 53% User Increase In Third Quarter 1997 DALLAS, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- WavePhore Newscast, a division of WavePhore, Inc. (Nasdaq:WAVO), and the fastest growing business intelligence services provider, today announced a 53% growth in its user base during the third quarter of 1997. WavePhore Newscast now serves 158,000 corporate business professionals worldwide. The addition of 55,000 new users during the third quarter are comprised of executives, managers and professional staff at 14 major corporations which selected WavePhore Newscast over other well known vendors in the online information services market. Among the corporations opting for WavePhore Newscast during the past quarter are 3Com, Rhone Poulenc, Dain Bosworth, John Nuveen, and Experian. Most significant is the growth in the average number of users per corporate site. WavePhore Newscast's average number of individual users per subscribing company is 1,128 -- which is believed to be more than three times higher than WavePhore Newscast's nearest competitor. This statistic indicates the rising trend for corporations to utilize WavePhore Newscast services as a central tool in their enterprise-wide knowledge management strategies. ''We are particularly gratified by our quarterly results, not only because of the sheer increase in the number of business professionals we now serve, but also because the great performance was accomplished with a much smaller sales force than our competitors have,'' said Peter White, WavePhore Newscast executive vice president of sales. ''It's a clear statement from senior information management executives. Our superior content, our profiling capabilities, our scaleability in adapting to virtually any sized enterprise, and our ability to work closely with customers on their intranet and extranet systems, all add up to the superior service choice. For us, the third quarter means we've arrived.'' WavePhore Newscast delivers business news gathered from more than 3,000 publishing, broadcasting, and financial and government data sources -- along with real-time profiling filters that enable each subscribing company and individual user to create a customized information stream -- to corporations for enterprise-wide use. WavePhore Newscast offers its information services via the Web and Extranets and with seamless integration into corporate intranets. The Web-based service is known as Newscast Today. WAVEPHORE, INC. WavePhore Newscast is a division of WavePhore, Inc., (Nasdaq:WAVO), the industry leader in data broadcasting. WavePhore, Inc., is composed of three divisions: WavePhore Networks, WavePhore Newscast and WaveTop. WavePhore Networks provides flexible, high-speed data delivery to more than 60,000 sites worldwide. WaveTop will utilize push technology to deliver information and entertainment to broadcast-ready home PCs over the VBI portion of TV signals. Additional information on WavePhore is available via the Internet at wavephore.com, wavetop.net, newscast.com Certain of the above statements regarding WavePhore constitute forward- looking statements which may involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from such forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, technology changes, competitive developments, industry and market acceptance of new products and services, and risk factors listed from time to time in WavePhore's SEC filings. SOURCE WavePhore Newscast More news for referenced ticker symbols: WAVO, and related industries: advertising, banking, computer, entertainment, telecommunications. Additional news and quotes: RHONE POULENC - RP_T_W.

To: david thor who wrote (736)	11/1/1997 9:18:00 PM
From: Joe Valente	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2843

Forgive me David, I did miss the second page, but I still contend that wavephore has lots of potential as a data delivery vehicle. The article talks about higher badwidths on the way. I agree with them 100%. But Wavetop's success, is not dependent on high bit rates. ISDN and ADSL technologies will allow much faster rates than Wavephore's current system, but Wavephore wants to deliver information that will complement their delivery style. Look at some of their content providers - Time,Newsweek, Fortune, etc.. As a consumer you would use their software to screen what information you want, and then you'd read it when you get home from work or whenever -don't forget these articles could also have video clips. But the point is that this is not like going to a web site, click and wait. It's not the market wavephore is pursuing . How about stock ticker, weather, sports. You don't need high bandwidth for these services. As for Intercast, I understand advertiser support is far less then they had expected, but note that their system sends HTML related to the specific program you're watching. Incidentally, don't forget Wavephore's proprietary modulation technology which -I believe - has nothing to do with VBI, was able to transmit over 400Kbs. Thats almost four time faster than ISDN. Lets all keep our ears open and look for further developments. GOOD LUCK TO ALL.