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To: Stoctrash who wrote (35175)	8/13/1998 12:21:00 PM
From: BillyG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

How do you record video without tape? broadcast.philips.com Philips Digital Video Systems For more than six decades, Philips has been a pioneer in developing technology that video professionals throughout the world have used to produce and record the images of our life and times. That tradition started with the development of some of television's earliest and most basic systems. It continues into the 21st century with products that are helping to define the future, including digital television, high definition broadcasting, digital video compression, and tapeless video recording. With a comprehensive line of digital products that span the gamut from the camera to the home receiver, Philips provides broadcasters and video professionals with the tools and solutions to take them well into the next century. Over the years, Philips has received recognition for the development of innovative technology from such prestigious organizations as the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (Emmyr), the Royal Television Academy, Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), and others. Today, Philips Digital Video Systems continues to dominate the growing digital television revolution. With leading-edge technology such as digital compression and transmission systems, complete digital solutions for the studio, and state-of-the-art digital receivers, Philips brings the excitement of new technologies home. End-to-End Capabilities Philips Digital Video Systems provides end-to-end solutions from start-to-finish across the full spectrum of video and audio communication, from broadcast and production facility distribution to consumer reception-and back again. Philips end-to-end solutions provide broadcasters and production facilities with state-of-the-art technology-including television cameras, studio and compression equipment, magnetic storage equipment, distribution systems, and set-top-boxes. For consumers, Philips end-to-end solutions provide never before seen technology and quality for interactive digital in-home reception of movies, games, programming, the Internet, and other data. As special broadcasting needs grow, Philips Digital Video Systems recognizes this and is focusing on end-to-end solutions that have the flexibility to be tailored to each of our customers needs. Philips client list consists of thousands of companies worldwide, which includes more than 100 major broadcasting organizations that reads like a "Who's Who" of international television-something that can only grow as digital technologies expand into virtually all aspects of production and broadcasting.

To: Stoctrash who wrote (35175)	8/13/1998 12:39:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

China has 16M unemployed.................... cei.gov.cn Off-the-Job Workers Up To 15 Million The number of off-the-job workers in China rose sharply to 15.918 million by the end of second quarter, according to the latest statistics released by the State Statistical Bureau. The figure represents 11 percent of the total workers or 1.23 million more than at the end of the first quarter in which 14.688 million were registered. Off-the-job workers refer to workers who have left their jobs but have their labor relations retained. Among them are workers who have retired before the legal retirement age, people who have stopped receiving wages but have their posts retained, and people who have got employed elsewhere. But most of them have not found jobs after being laid off. China Economic Information(08/12/98) Retail varies with region....................... cei.gov.cn Increase Speed of Consumer Markets Varies in Regions The increase speed of consumer markets varies in China's three major economic belts, according to the State Statistical Bureau. Statistics show that the increase speed was 7.2 percent in the east part in the first half of this year, 6.8 percent in the central part, and 5.6 percent in the west. Experts here agree that the key to enliven a market is to develop local economy, settle the issue of lay-off and unemployment, and increase residents' purchasing power. They call on backward rural areas to draw experience from economically developed regions to build large standardized markets for the exchange between industrial and agricultural products so as to boost local economy. China Economic Information(08/12/98)

To: Stoctrash who wrote (35175)	8/13/1998 4:46:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

Spatializer earnings report. They pin their future on C-Cube and Toshiba........................ biz.yahoo.com Michael Bolcerek, president of the company's audio subsidiary, Desper Products Inc. (DPI) commented: ''It is exciting to see the growth in digital audio, and the leadership position the company is taking with its partners to deliver digital audio to the consumer. Our licensing arrangements with Toshiba and C-Cube for our digital audio technology, N-2-2, offer significant ongoing revenue potential as this market grows in the second half of 1998 and beyond.... ...Henry R. Mandell, senior vice president, finance and CFO, concluded: ''It is most encouraging to see DPI's royalty and licensing revenues increase 49 percent over the comparable period last year and to have received our first MDT revenues. Our design wins for the incorporation of our technologies into both the Toshiba and C-Cube products strategically position the company for significant recurring royalty revenue if sales of DVD players accelerate, as the consumer electronics industry predicts. ''However, we continue to require capital to cover our significant commitment to MDT, to support the other efforts we are pursuing at DPI and to translate these efforts into stockholder value.''

To: Stoctrash who wrote (35175)	8/13/1998 9:17:00 PM
From: Emil T. Colosimo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

Chinas transfer to a market economy may just be " being done right" You point out correctly the idea of keeping people employed.Russia did it wrong , the overnight change could not be assimilated.These are interesting political and social observations....but important when you think of selling to 1/3 the world population. Henry Ford said " we must build a car that our workers can afford" China may be saying " we must change our society so that all our people can afford"...if that means slow and somewhat tech lazy, they might just pull it off.I sure dont have the answers but the fall of communism in Russia sure hasn't produced an open economy .... perhaps CUBE (entertainment) will be the new opiate of the chinese people. (thats a joke)