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To: John Rieman who wrote (33410)	5/25/1998 12:08:00 PM
From: Don Dorsey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

This is the first time in a long while that I can remember CUBE showing good relative strength in the market. Over the last 100 days: CUBE vs the semiconductors. CUBE +21% LSI +10% INTC +4% MU 0% NSM -34% exchange2000.com CUBE VS the VCD, DVD stocks. CUBE +21% ZRAN +8% MPEG -25% ESST -35% exchange2000.com

To: John Rieman who wrote (33410)	5/25/1998 4:52:00 PM
From: DiViT	Respond to of 50808

New speakers for Janet's PC... Microsoft Pumps Up the Volume at 1998 Electronics Entertainment Expo With Debut of Digital Sound System 80 09:17 a.m. May 25, 1998 Eastern REDMOND, Wash., May 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) will publicly debut Microsoft(R) Digital Sound System 80, Microsoft's first PC speaker system, at this year's Electronics Entertainment Expo (E3), to be held May 28-30 in Atlanta (Booth 4420 in West Hall, Georgia Congress Center). Digital Sound System 80 will bring PC users crisp, clear sound more like the audio quality they've come to expect from high-end home audio systems. Microsoft Digital Sound System 80 is an 80-watt, three-piece PC audio system that includes two satellite speakers and a subwoofer with a built-in digital amplifier. Microsoft's sound system accepts both digital and analog sound inputs, so it provides smooth, dynamic sound and tight, responsive bass with the Universal Serial Bus (USB)-compatible Windows(R) 98 operating system, non-USB systems and non-PC entertainment systems. Continued... yournews.infoseek.com

To: John Rieman who wrote (33410)	5/25/1998 5:15:00 PM
From: DiViT	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

More on Toshiba's new players. eet.com

To: John Rieman who wrote (33410)	5/26/1998 10:31:00 AM
From: BillyG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

Canal+ wins BDB settop contract........... British Digital Broadcasting Service Selects Digital Interactive Set-Top Technology from CANAL+ PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 26, 1998-- CANAL+ targets U.S. market with Europe's first digital interactive technology currently commanding 65 percent of the marketplace British Digital Broadcasting (BDB), the world's first digital terrestrial service to be launched before the end of 1998, has chosen to run on its digital set-top boxes the MEDIAHIGHWAY interactive system from CANAL+, Europe's first supplier of digital broadcasting technology with over 1.6 million installed set-top boxes and 65 percent of the marketplace. The announcement follows BDB's earlier decision to adopt the conditional access system MEDIAGUARD from Societe Europeenne de Controle d'Acces, a joint venture between CANAL+ and Bertelsmann. CANAL+ will provide BDB with its interactive MEDIAHIGHWAY system which includes a version of the universal graphics interpreter MHEG-5 selected by the Digital Terrestrial Group (DTG) as the standard for all digital terrestrial broadcasters in the United Kingdom. Interactive services available include Internet to PC software downloading, electronic program guides, home banking, games, impulse and subscription pay-per-view, weather, interactive advertising and job-seeking services. More............. newsalert.com