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To: David Wiggins who wrote (1199)	4/1/1998 2:35:00 PM
From: Don Walster	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 2349

Hi David! Remember Apple and Microsoft? Which one was acknowledged to have the superior technology? Where are they today? Also, maybe we shoudn't jump to the conclusion that the test was accurate. The following post was made on "messages from yahoo": First: Mr. Poretz is a "Principal of an investor relations firm that counts e-Net among its clients" You can deduct your own conclusions about impartiality... Second: The methodology explanation is not clear. I have some doubts about it. I am not doubting the objectivity of LAN Times but rather their test environment. Third: Excerpts from the ETEL product review: "Installation was not really complex, thanks to good documentation, but it required diligence. " "In other words, voice and data travel together over the same network from the workstation. Unfortunately, this provides a single point of failure for both networks at the workstation level. This also highlights an important installation issue" And I found the same distressing comments that the T2000 product runs over "IP, ethernet, ATM, etc...) and the VOCLFs product only runs over IP". That is an uninformed and misleading statement as ethernet, ATM, frame relay are lower level transport layers that carry IP. "Unfortunately, we were never able to actually make a call from the Telecom 2000 to the VocalTec Telephony Gateway...For example, the Telecom 2000 uses a proprietary echo-cancellation scheme...You should be aware that the Telecom 2000 lacks interoperability" (VOCALTEC IS A LEADER ON STANDARDIZATION) "You can use Telecom 2000 as your sole PBX system, or you can use the system in conjunction with an existing PBX" (GATEWAYs FOR CARRIERS IS THE MARKET, NOT PBXs) contiuing: If this post contains accurate information it raises serious questions about the validity of the test. Also, before we panic let's wait for VocalTec's explanantion. In addition, even if etel's technology has some features that are temporarliy slightly better, with an enormous head start, VocalTec has the resoureces to easily take care of that. Last, I repeat, remember what happened to Apple and Microsoft. Which one would you have bet on back then? Kindest regards, Don Walster

To: David Wiggins who wrote (1199)	4/1/1998 3:46:00 PM
From: Doug Poretz	Respond to of 2349

ETEL Alliances to date: With Sprint Communications; Established March 1996; Purpose: Main Carrier Internet Services and voice-over-data product planning and testing With Paradyne Corporation; Established June 1997; Purpose: Cooperative development and marketing of Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) technology With Magellan Network Systems Established August 1997 Purpose: Carrier-Class Gateway Product applications software With Summa Four Established December 1997 Purpose: Carrier Class Gateway Product hardware resource/programmable switch backplane With Com21 Established January 1998 Purpose: Cable television modem telephony This is not to say that these relationships are anything like or unlike any relationships any other company has with any other company -- it is only to respond to your question regarding e-Net's strategic relationships Doug Poretz [it should be noted I am principal of an investor relations firm that counts e-Net among our clients -- the purpose of this post is to respond to a direct question]

To: David Wiggins who wrote (1199)	4/1/1998 5:27:00 PM
From: STK1	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2349

Believe me David if you sold today and didn't buy back you'll be sorry soon,I can't believe the misinformation that abounds in the press today.Lan Times while never a great rag I thought was always fairly honest.This bull is like trying to talk to a child about algebra. They have no concept of the technology either telecom or VoIp. This stock always has had to fend off the Weak and Ungrateful but this goes to show that when your #1 you are going to get Junk like this always,especially from a biased intrest that has a stake in the company it represents.