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To: sammaster who wrote (604)	7/16/1998 10:15:00 PM
From: Bill Fortune III	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15313

Evening Samir and all, and if any of you would like to see a little more volatility in the trading of FNTN a lesson can be learned for one of the stocks Samir, Norms and myself are involved in. The ride that stock took today hopefully will not happen to FNTN, but there is a chance it could. In capsule form here is how it went on that stock. 1. It closed on 7/15 @ $0.405 up $0.13 from the previous day. 2. It opened on 7/16 @ $0.44 3. It moved within a matter of minutes to $.055 increase of 36% from the previous close 4. It traded 6,661,300 shares today 5. It had a total number of 859 trades for the day 6. It closed the day at $0.37 down $0.035 (9.5%) from the previous day and down $0.18 (49%) from the days high. What a roller coaster ride! Like I said I don't want to see too many of these types of days for FNTN. Regards, Bill Fortune III Samir, I don't have an answer for your question(s) in Post # 604. Maybe Ann or Wiz can help all of us with it.

To: sammaster who wrote (604)	7/17/1998 10:07:00 AM
From: RandumOne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15313

Well, I guess my lurking days are officially over. The companies that FNTN will be servicing should have their own LAN (Local Area Network) servers in place. If not they will need to be provided and set up. (Therein lies the importance of the Siemans alliance) However, it's unlikely that a company that doesn't already have a local network will need to be connected to an intranet. These servers will then need to be connected to either and ISDN (cheap but impractical for moving heavy data) or a T-1 or T-3 line. The installation of a T-1,3 line can cost upwards of $2,000 with monthly fees that range between $500 and $2,000 plus bandwidth. I know from speaking with the company in the past, that this has been one of the big problems getting started with the intranet service. By definition, in order to have an Intranet, one has to have two or more sites to be connected and that can get righteously expensive. However, to get an Intranet set up can literally take MONTHS for a company to accomplish and is a SERIOUS technical and financial pain. I am first-hand aware of a large local pharmaceutical company that recently spent over $1.2 million dollars setting up an Intranet JUST TO TRAIN THEIR SALES STAFF. If FNTN has developed a way for companies to enjoy a "plug and play" type intranet and get it up and running. Well, I've been trying to avoid speculating too much, so I'll leave that to me heroes TechnoWiz and Richard. Lets just say it's a big deal. FNTN long and holding, RandumOne

To: sammaster who wrote (604)	7/17/1998 1:12:00 PM
From: Ann Janssen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15313

Sammaster, Intranets are actually pretty simple. It just depends on the size and what exactly the site wants to do. They can be as small as a PC running Windows95 with a personal web server all the way up to a gigantic Mainframe (won't say IBM, I'll tick off my friends at Amdahl <gg>). I would assume FNTN's software would be installed on what ever the client wants. I doubt a simple Win95 PC would be enough horse power to run FNTN's application. So long answer short they could go either way. Hook up to the clients existing system or install new servers. Hope this helps, If you want more info Private message me and I'll try to help. Take Care Ann