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To: Wizard who wrote (8660)	6/25/1998 12:12:00 PM
From: Tom Hua	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

Wizard, tune in to see the webcast of Windows 98 debut. Regards, Tom Thursday June 25, 7:31 am Eastern Time Company Press Release Intervu to Webcast the Introduction of Windows 98 to the Consumer Market Live On the Microsoft Web Site SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 25, 1998--InterVU Inc. (NASDAQ:ITVU - news), a pioneer in the delivery of video and rich media over the Internet, today announced that it will film, produce, and deliver a live broadcast of Bill Gates, CEO, and Brad Chase, vice president, marketing at Microsoft for the official introduction of the Windows 98 operating system scheduled to take place in San Francisco today. The broadcast will take place live on the Microsoft Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/Windows98/keynote.asp) today, June 25 at 4:00 p.m. PST. ''InterVU's ability to deliver the Windows 98 launch live broadcast event to a large number of end-users in streaming real time and with high quality is a key reason we are excited to be working with InterVU,'' said Rob Bennett, group product manager at Microsoft Corp [Nasdaq:MSFT - news]. ''InterVU is very proud that it was chosen by Microsoft for the live broadcast of this significant event for Microsoft and Windows users worldwide,'' said Ed Huguez, COO of InterVU. ''By using InterVU's proprietary distributed Network to manage and deliver this live broadcast, Microsoft will have the capability to deliver the event to the end-user in real time and with high quality.'' The live Windows 98 event will be enabled by the InterVU Network which optimizes the delivery of video and rich media from dedicated Delivery Centers that are strategically distributed across nine Internet backbones. The InterVU Network features include load management, balancing, redirection and delivery optimization. In addition, InterVU's Network monitors user connectivity levels and Internet congestion. About InterVU Inc. Offering full-service rich media enabling solutions to Web sites, cable/TV networks, major ISPs, advertisers and advertising agencies, InterVU's range of services are designed for Web sites and end-users to increase performance while driving down costs. InterVU's comprehensive turnkey video and multimedia services include the management and distribution of live broadcasts, video-on-demand, the V-Banner (video advertising banner), and other rich media solutions including Shockwave, Flash, JAVA and VRML, and end-user multimedia software. Among InterVU's current clients are several Fortune 500 companies and others such as NBC, CNN, Intel, GM, Major League Baseball, Ralston Purina, FAO Schwartz, and Volvo. Additional information can be found at www.intervu.net. Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that might cause actual results to differ from those foreseen, including the market acceptance for InterVU's specialized services, technological change and intense competition, as well as the other risks detailed from time to time in InterVU's SEC reports, including the report on Form 10-K filed on March 31, 1998.

To: Wizard who wrote (8660)	6/25/1998 1:17:00 PM
From: Paul Fiondella	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 74651

"growth of sales and profitability of sales" The figure I'm hearing is 57 million copies of Win98 will be sold by the end of the year (I assume they mean the end of fiscal 99). Now one estimate says profits to Microsoft from these sales will be on the order of 450 million. However another estimate says that they gross $50 per copy which is 2.85 billion. Everyone knows that the cost of producing those copies is minimal. If the expenses of development are already taken then apart from marketing and sales expenses isn't there the potential of adding a billion or so in net profits in the next two quarters?