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To: Hal Campbell who wrote (3671)	10/25/1998 1:13:00 AM
From: flickerful	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 17679

hal.......AIA 15 oct 98 report. as to AIA, at least we know who is not responsible for our inclusion. call it a wild guess... anyway, i wonder if we might expect something like this: Thursday, October 15, 1998 7:30 am Mountain Time A.I.A. Research Reveals New Companies Investor Relations Departments Performing at "Superior" levels Denver, CO. October 15, 1998---In response to growing concerns about the ability of public company's Investor Relations departments, The Association for Investor Assistance (A.I.A.), a not for profit entity focused on supplying investors of publicly traded companies with the information necessary to protect themselves and their investments, has conducted a survey of companies and determined which are providing investors information at a Superior level. The survey has been released in a periodic manner so as to allow all interested parties access to the comprehensive report and investor tools provided to investors at www.investoraware.org. The A.I.A. is also urging investors to please report their experiences with Investor Relations departments via the website at www.investoraware.org. Investor complaints and compliments are often the first source for A.I.A. research and are welcomed. "Investors do have an opportunity to voice their concerns," said Outreach Officer Jeffery Taylor. "We greatly value their input and will act on the information we receive." Today's announcement includes the most recent additions to the list containing companies who have attained a "Superior" rating by the A.I.A. Each of the companies was selected based on an exhaustive research process comprised of various criteria that enabled the A.I.A. to arrive at a substantive conclusion. The A.I.A. completed a "blind" survey of Investor Relations departments noting specific detail in regard to the aptitude and abilities of the responding personnel. The term "blind" refers to the fact that the Investor Relations departments were contacted in a manner consistent with the average investor and not necessarily as an investor assistance organization. Areas of concern or interest were: the response time of personnel to messages left, knowledge of personnel, quality of investor information sent in investor packets, access to upper management and more. The results were broken down individually, calculated, and evaluated to determine a relative value for each company. New includees receiving the "Superior" designation are The Regis Corporation (nasdaq: RGIS), Rainforest Cafe Inc.(nasdaq: RAIN), Regions Financial Corp. (nasdaq RGBK), Real Networks Inc. (nasdaq:RNWK), DVI Inc. (nyse: DVI), Applied Cellular Tech (nasdaq: ACTC), DeKalb Genetics Corp. (nyse: DKB), Biolase Technology (nasdaq: BLTI), ASHA Corp. (nasdaq: ASHA), SanDisk Corp. (nasdaq: SNDK), Semtech Corp. (nasdaq: SMTC), Pix Tech (nasdaq: PIXT), Scitex Corp. Ltd. (nasdaq: SCIXF), Platinum Entertainment (nasdaq: PTET), resource America, Inc. (nasdaq: REXI), and Resource Bancshares Mortg. (nasdaq: RBMG). "The objective of this organization is to make sure that investors are being given the information they need to make informed decisions," said Taylor. "With the chaotic global conditions and current market volatility, it's essential that investors receive the information and answers they need." The Association for Investor Assistance has no relationship with any publicly traded companies and the result of its surveys are affected solely by merit. Additionally, the A.I.A. has no affiliation with any company using the same or similar names and never sells the addresses of its membership.