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To: Tim MacLean who wrote (42)	8/11/1998 11:18:00 AM
From: TWICK	Respond to of 55

USCS Extends Customer Management and Billing System Contract With MediaOne Agreement Encompasses Additional Products and Services RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 11, 1998--USCS International Inc. (NASDAQ:USCS - news) today announced that its CableData Inc. subsidiary has secured an extension of its customer management and billing contract with MediaOne(R) (NYSE:UMG - news), the nation's third-largest multiple system operator. The multi-year agreement extends MediaOne's use of CableData's industry-leading customer management and billing products and services to serve its cable television subscribers nationwide. Mike McGrail, president of CableData, commented. ''We're pleased to renew and enhance our contract with MediaOne, one of the industry's most respected MSOs. CableData places a very high value on the long-term relationship we've maintained with MediaOne. We're also proud of the flexibility we've jointly developed to address the challenges MediaOne will encounter as it embraces new technologies. We look forward to expanding our future working partnership and helping MediaOne continue to deliver leading-edge services to its customers.'' The CableData-MediaOne agreement also includes additional and advanced products and services such as: -- Expansion of MediaOne's high-speed data services, using its customization of CableData's HSDS architecture and provisioning software. MediaOne was a pioneer and remains a leader in offering high-speed data services nation-wide; -- Joint testing of a MediaOne-developed, customized graphical user interface (GUI) to the CableData system that will facilitate MediaOne's customer care operations; -- Joint testing of a MediaOne work force management application based on CableData's MobileVantage(TM) interface, and; -- Use of CableData's credit interface to pre-qualify subscribers and CableData's electronic funds transfer interface to roll out EFTS capabilities.

To: Tim MacLean who wrote (42)	8/20/1998 10:24:00 PM
From: TWICK	Respond to of 55

USCS has been holding up very well this week. In fact it flirted with 27 1/8 on Tuesday. Also built this 100 day comparison chart USCS vs. CSGS. Notice the red dots. Red = News releases. quicken.excite.com

To: Tim MacLean who wrote (42)	8/21/1998 1:55:00 AM
From: TWICK	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 55

Just keeping the thread updated with the latest and greatest: Monday August 17 USCS International Announces Intelecable Contracts With Philippine Telegraph & Telephone and Philippine Wireless. Agreements Mark First Philippine Implementations; First Contract to Support Paging Services RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 17, 1998-- USCS International Inc. (NASDAQ:USCS - news) today announced that its CableData Inc. subsidiary has signed Intelecable(R) agreements with Philippine Telegraph & Telephone Corporation (PT&T) and Philippine Wireless Inc. (PWI), together representing approximately 200,000 subscribers throughout the Philippines. biz.yahoo.com Thursday August 13 USCS International Announces Utility Billing Software Acquisition. CableData Subsidiary Acquires Custima International, plc, Marking Entry Into Energy and Utility Markets biz.yahoo.com Additional information I found on Custima. Custima Web Site custima.com Custima news releases worth reading: custima.com custima.com custima.com custima.com