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To: Redhead who wrote (4065)	4/29/1998 6:47:00 PM
From: Redhead	Respond to of 29382

To Amigoland, A bit of news came out on this one that I have been following, and was wondering if anyone thought it might be significant to the stock. All opinions welcomed. I am researching now.... HELO Hello direct quote.yahoo.com Wednesday April 29, 4:02 pm Eastern Time Company Press Release Hello Direct Announces Breakthrough Universal PBX Telephone Interface Product SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 29, 1998--Hello Direct, the world's leading direct marketer and developer of desktop telephony products, today announced shipments of its new LineStein(TM), a revolutionary self-learning analog-to-digital phone line adapter. LineStein, priced at only $119.99, lets users of modems and teleconferencers connect to any digital or PBX telephone without the trouble and expense of adding a separate analog phone line. And LineStein's automatic configuration feature eliminates the inconvenient need for the user to adjust compatibility switches for each telephone. The problem for today's information-hungry executives and their modem-equipped PCs and laptops is that digital business telephones are incompatible with analog modems. If you plug a modem directly into a digital phone jack you could ''fry'' an expensive modem and you wouldn't be able to communicate. Because dialup modems are analog they cannot communicate directly with digital telephone lines. The same problem exists for the growing number of full-duplex teleconferencers in use today. These high-quality speakerphones are analog devices, but most phone lines in offices and conference rooms are digital. Adding analog phone lines to your PBX can cost thousands of dollars because they must be purchased in increments of 8 or even 16 lines. Hello Direct's LineStein solves these problems because it connects the analog modem or teleconferencer to the handset port of any existing digital or proprietary telephone. LineStein allows the modem to transmit data up to a lightning-fast rate of 56Kbps and is compatible with all KFlex and X2 modem standards. And you can connect any teleconferencer or analog phone without installing a new analog line. The secret to LineStein's universal telephone compatibility is its simple LEARN button. Previous adapters required the user to find their phone model in a matrix provided by the adapter manufacturer, and then configure the adapter's DIP switches for compatibility. But LineStein's LearnIt(TM) smart chip technology (patent pending) adapts automatically to any telephone it's connected to...with the touch of the LEARN button. It's the only self-learning analog-to-digital adapter on the market today. LineStein sits discreetly on your desktop or can fit easily into your laptop carrying case for connectivity on the road. A user instruction card is built into LineStein for easy reference wherever you are. Headquartered in San Jose, California, Hello Direct (NASDAQ: HELO - news) was founded in 1987. The company is the leading direct marketer and developer of productivity-enhancing telephony solutions including headsets, teleconferencing, wireless, and related desktop products. Products may be ordered through the company's catalog (1-800-444-3556) or via its award-winning Internet Web site (www.hello-direct.com). A corporate accounts program offers discounts and other benefits to qualified companies making volume purchases; information is available by calling 1-800-846-0777. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------