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To: sdr who wrote (4724)	4/7/1998 6:04:00 PM
From: bob	Respond to of 8581

ALL, In a related development for Sientific Atlanta's STB's: Tuesday April 7, 6:04 am Eastern Time Company Press Release PowerTV to Port Sun Microsystems' PersonalJava Technology to the PowerTV Operating System PowerTV To Add Java Application Development Environment Choice for Two-Way Interactive Set-Top Boxes CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 1998-- PowerTV, Inc. announced today that it will port Sun Microsystems, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:SUNW - news) PersonalJava(TM) platform to the PowerTV(R) Operating System (OS). By porting Sun's PersonalJava technology, PowerTV plans to open the door for developers to create Java(TM) applets and applications that can run on two-way interactive set-top boxes such as the Scientific-Atlanta Explorer(R) 2000. ''Our goal is to make the PowerTV OS a foundation for exciting new applications that generate revenue for cable operators. Porting Sun's PersonalJava environment to our OS makes the development of information and entertainment applications for television much easier,'' said Bow Rodgers, COO of PowerTV. ''The nine major cable operators that have stated their intent to deploy set-tops using the PowerTV OS (PowerTV announcement: January 26, 1998) can now have the option of taking advantage of Java technology-based TV applications and applets.'' ''Sun is delighted that PowerTV has joined the growing list of companies supporting the PersonalJava platform,'' said Jim Mitchell, vice president of technology architecture at JavaSoft, a business unit of Sun Microsystems, Inc. ''We believe the expanding market for two-way interactive set-top boxes creates a huge opportunity for Java software developers to reach a new audience. PowerTV OS coupled with the PersonalJava platform represents an exciting combination for the Java technology industry.'' ''The PersonalJava platform is designed specifically for memory constrained network-connected devices. The small memory footprint of the PowerTV operating system combined with the PersonalJava platform enables this design to run on low-cost two-way digital set-top boxes. In addition, the port of the PersonalJava platform to our system strengthens our OpenCable compliant offering,'' said Dr. Ken Morse, CTO of PowerTV. About PowerTV PowerTV provides an operating system as well as graphics, video and audio enhancing hardware, and will provide critical software applications such as an HTML engine, browser, and email client for the advanced television market. PowerTV's operating system and application environment are designed specifically for the interactive delivery of entertainment and information services to the consumer through low-cost TV-based devices. Both the operating system and applications framework software are designed using open standards, with an emphasis on processor and hardware independence. The company also provides silicon chips to enhance the front of screen picture on any television. PowerTV is located in Cupertino, California and can be accessed over the Internet at its home page address: powertv.com. Sun, Sun Microsystems, JavaSoft, PersonalJava and Java are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and in other countries. PowerTV is a registered trademark of PowerTV, Inc. Cap

To: sdr who wrote (4724)	4/7/1998 11:44:00 PM
From: vibaby	Respond to of 8581

Those sold shares are shares that were from a large order that was broken up into three smaller sales. I don't know why they are called 'large trade sold'. Maybe you're right and they were sold to me as a short??? But I know what these sales consist, because I was the buyer of those 15K shares divided in precisely that way. I don't understand why it was the only instance of the day. Smith Barney was the broker...