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To: John Rieman who wrote (36911)	10/26/1998 11:19:00 PM
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short interest 10/26/98 Dow Jones News Service (Copyright (c) 1998, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) 10/15/98 9/15/98 %Chg C-Cube Microsys 1,851,051 2,314,633 -20.0

To: John Rieman who wrote (36911)	10/26/1998 11:39:00 PM
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And Minerva already has competition for this new device?... (Sounds like someone developed the platform, then found some customers. Shades of MVP?) Optelecom, Inc. Announces New Transform Digital Video System 10/26/98 PR Newswire (Copyright (c) 1998, PR Newswire) ANAHEIM, Calif., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Optelecom, Inc. today announced the introduction of its new Transform Digital Video System (DVS), the first low bandwidth MPEG - 2 video access product designed for business network applications. The Transform DVS features state-of-the-art video compression technology designed to provide users cost effective, easy to use solutions that meet their corporate communications, distance learning, and video surveillance needs. The company made the announcement at the opening of TeleCon XVIII, the world's largest conference and trade show for business and educational video users held at the Anaheim Convention Center. "Transform supports broadcast quality, real-time video and audio transmitted at bandwidth efficient data rates for business television, video conferencing, corporate training, and the delivery of critical information directly to the desktop either live or on-demand," stated Edmund Ludwig, Optelecom president and CEO. "The Transform DVS offering represents Optelecom's latest effort in our continuing focus on integrated video technologies. These new network video technologies will augment our existing fiber transmission and copper distribution products allowing Optelecom to take full advantage of the increasing bandwidth and demand for video in today's business environment. Transform DVS delivers real value to our customers by combining reliability, flexibility, ease-of-use and top-flight performance." David Getchell, Optelecom's vice president of marketing and sales added, "Service provider and network integration customers will now have a single digital video platform with which to solve a variety of business and educational end user problems. For example, in distance learning the challenge is finding an effective system to link the participants together. Our Transform products provide the image quality and reliability to deliver a natural learning environment to remote classroom settings. The system's low data rate requirements and standard network interfaces allow cost effective deployment making it also ideal for critical security/surveillance applications such as traffic incident detection, remote facility monitoring, and theft loss management." At the heart of the Transform product is the real time embedded operating system, allowing simple and reliable "plug-and-play" operation from this stand-alone network appliance. The built-in HTTP server offers easy web-based management and can be controlled from a standard browser anywhere on the network or over the Internet anywhere in the world. Industry standard WAN and LAN interfaces, a wide range of delivery profiles, inverse mux capabilities and interactive or one-way decoder options allow seamless integration into almost any type of network. Certain statements in this press release, including without limitation, statements as to the Company's internal growth, or as to the Company's or management's beliefs, expectations or opinions, are forward looking statements as contemplated under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change at any time. Optelecom, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets video communication products, specializing in transmission and distribution equipment for the delivery of real time video. The company's integrated video solutions include fiber optic transmission, UTP copper distribution, and digital video conversion & access products. From simple baseband transmitters and bulans to complex broadband systems and video distribution switches, Optelecom offers innovative technologies that meet our customers' needs. Headquarters are located at 9300 Gaither Road, Gaithersburg, Md. 20877; telephone 301-840-2121. /CONTACT: Rick Alpert of Optelecom, 301-948-7872/ 11:35 EST

To: John Rieman who wrote (36911)	10/26/1998 11:40:00 PM
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Objective Communications Debuts Version 1.5 of the VidPhone System 10/26/98 Business Wire (Copyright (c) 1998, Business Wire) ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 26, 1998-- New VidServer(TM) Gateway Rounds-Out The Company's Solution For Videoconferencing, Broadcast Distribution And Video On Demand With Full-Motion, TV-Quality Images Objective Communications Also Previews New VidPhone(R) Gateway, Allowing VidPhone To Be Used With Tandberg 2000/5000 and Other Vendors' CODECs At Telecon '98, Objective Communications(R), Inc. (NASDAQ: OCOM) is debuting Release 1.5 of the VidPhone System, rounding out the Company's solution for three video services in one: videoconferencing, video on demand and broadcast distribution -- all with TV-quality images. Release 1.5 of the VidPhone System includes the new VidServer Gateway for video on demand, the VidPhone Gateway for control of other vendors' CODECs, and new laptop and headset implementations. "The VidPhone System makes video genuinely useful by putting high quality video on the desktop and in the conference room -- with no load on the LAN," said Stevan Vigneaux, Director of Product Marketing. "VidPhone is easy to use and easy to install over the existing premise telephone wiring. Plus, it's a lot more than conferencing. With the latest release we're bringing the power of video-on-demand to the same system that delivers the highest-possible quality point-to-point and multipoint conferencing." Integrated, TV-Quality Video on Demand with the VidServer Gateway At Telecon '98, Objective Communications is showing the industry's first gateway for video playback and video on demand with full-motion, TV-quality images. The VidServer Gateway, which acts as an intelligent interface to any standard Windows NT server, decompresses MPEG -1 and MPEG - 2 digital video and delivers media over cost-effective twisted pair telephone wiring. Because the VidPhone System uses existing on-campus (Category 3 or Category 5) telephone wiring, the video never touches the corporate LAN. This allows the end user to experience full-motion video no matter how many users are attached to the twisted pair "network" -- whether those users are holding a videoconference, watching a satellite news channel, or playing back a video using the VidServer Gateway. For ease of operation, the VidServer Gateway features intuitive VCR-like controls. Video "channels" are listed in the VidPhone directory, where users can make their selection. The user has full control over the video -- play, pause, stop, skip forward and skip backward commands are just a mouse click away. Every VidPhone Station has access to the video, and up to eight Stations can simultaneously and independently view the same material. The VidServer Gateway also provides a new multicasting capability, which allows the administrator to broadcast media to anyone connected to the System. For video storage, the VidServer Gateway connects to any NT-based server or any Fibre Channel disk array, enabling end users to store up to thousands of video hours. "Training employees, especially those who work staggered shifts or are geographically distributed, is a challenge many businesses face today," commented Vigneaux. "With the VidServer Gateway, organizations can train their staff on demand, right at their desktops, in a timely and cost-effective manner. The VidServer Gateway allows them to share knowledge and expertise in the highest form possible -- visually -- with every employee, on every shift." New VidPhone Gateway Offers Interoperability with Other Vendors' CODECs With the debut of Release 1.5 of the VidPhone System, Objective Communications is introducing the new VidPhone Gateway for wide-area communications. A dual CODEC solution, the VidPhone Gateway is configurable for control over other vendors' CODECs, Objective Communications' H.320 CODECs, or even one of each. At Telecon '98, Objective Communications is showing the VidPhone Gateway controlling the Tandberg 2000/5000 CODECs. With the VidPhone Gateway, end users can add enterprise-wide, TV-quality video communications to an existing solution, and still leverage the investment made in a legacy CODEC. The Gateway also provides: -- Automated attendant functions, so the incoming caller can transfer directly to the person they are trying to reach without having to use a live attendant. -- Billing data collection, so the administrator can track and export usage information for billing generation. -- Status reporting, so the administrator can monitor the CODEC through the VidPhone Switch. Flexible Laptop and Headset Configurations Responding to the ever-growing number of laptop computer office users, Objective Communications is introducing a new VidPhone laptop configuration. This new kit includes a high-quality PCMCIA card, VidPhone software, a VidModem(tm) and a desktop camera. Objective Communications is also offering a headset cable for use with any standard 3.5 millimeter headset connection. By using a headset, employees can increase conversation privacy and reduce cubicle noise. Both the laptop and headset kits will be available as part of the 1.5 release. Pricing and Availability The Company plans to ship Version 1.5 of the VidPhone System in Q4 1998. For pricing and specifications, call 800/763-8099. About Objective Communications Objective Communications is the first company to deliver a total, real-time video communications solution that includes videoconferencing, video distribution and video-on-demand all in one integrated system. Based on the innovative VidModem technology, the VidPhone System uses standard twisted pair telephone wiring to bring TV-quality video to desktops, meeting rooms, lobbies, operating rooms--anywhere there is a phone jack. More than just a high-quality videoconferencing solution, the VidPhone System combines live broadcasts, point-to-point and multipoint videoconferencing, and wide area ISDN and ATM connectivity to provide organizations with a total video communications solution. For more information visit: www.objectivecom.com. VidPhone and Objective Communications are registered trademarks and VidModem and VidServer are trademarks of Objective Communications, Inc. CONTACT: Objective Communications, Anaheim Julie O'Brien, 603/334-6719 or Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates, New York Vincent Daniels, 212/838-3777 11:17 EST OCTOBER 26, 1998