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To: JEFF K who wrote (37988)	1/2/1999 10:50:00 AM
From: JEFF K	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

Finally DVD software comes to market Saturday, January 2, 1999 Toshiba Setting Up Subsidiary To Produce, Sell DVD Software TOKYO (Nikkei)--Toshiba Corp. (6502) will establish a subsidiary to develop and market software for the digital video disk format from April, company officials said. The company plans to split off the visual software department from its main Tokyo office and merge it with the new company. Toshiba has already invested in a digital satellite communications company and purchased a stake in Time Warner of the U.S. to strengthen its multimedia contents business. The new company, capitalized at 1.2 billion yen, will have 150 employees, including 50 staff from the head office. It will produce and sell DVDs for the entertainment, education and documentary categories as well as produce public relations DVDs for both the government and private sectors. First-year sales are targeted at 5 billion yen, with annual turnover of 10 billion yen in fiscal 2002. The market for DVD software in Japan is now about 6 billion yen a year, but industry observers expect it to rise to 35 billion yen in 2000. (The Nihon Keizai Shimbun Sunday edition) HOMESEARCHHELPCONTACT US<Picture> Copyright 1999 Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc., all rights reserved. If you are having technical difficulties please contact the

To: JEFF K who wrote (37988)	1/2/1999 11:02:00 AM
From: J Fieb	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

JeffK, CES starts WED. at 8:00 am, if CUBE has anything to say they have kept the lid on tighter than for Comdex or West. cable, some more teasers are up inancial Community Hones Competitive Edge at CES Follow the Consumer Technologies Sector, Stay a Step Ahead By CES Staff 16:06 01/01/99 Members of the financial community can interact with more than 1,800 confirmed exhibitors who are using CES to showcase their latest technologies before more than 90,000 buyers, analysts, developers, engineers, installers, CEOs and the media. "CES is critically important to help me gain an understanding of consumer channels and buyer values," said Richard Siber, an associate partner with Andersen Consulting. "I view CES as an essential venue for viewing new technologies, but also a unique opportunity to examine a host of new distribution channels. You can handle a lot of products and compare pricing all in one place." 1999 CES attendees from the financial and market analyst community include representatives from American Express, Arthur Andersen & Co., Bank Of America, Bear Stearns Companies, Inc., Coopers & Lybrand, Dataquest Incorporated, Deloitte & Touche L.L.P., Fidelity Investments, GE Capital, Goldman Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc., Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co., Dean Witter, Price Waterhouse L.L.P., Prudential Securities Inc., Smith Barney Inc., Transamerica Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, among others. Now how much extra would it have cost to have DIVI there for this small part of CES Digital Hollywood Addresses Convergence By Alex Colina 20:11 12/31/98 At Digital Hollywood, broadcast, cable, consumer electronics and manufacturers - each offering its own unique perspective-address the subject of convergence. " Based in the MGM Grand Hotel, Digital Hollywood consists of classes, workshops and entertainment content exhibits. Digital Hollywood offers seminars featuring representatives from the entertainment and technology fields. Digital Hollywood is geared toward computer and Internet companies, telcos, broadcast cable and satellite executives, entertainment and studio executives, and several additional segments of the consumer electronics industry. The conference program is highlighted by Thursday's Supersessions: A Day of Special Presentations, which is kicked off by Alliances, Joint Ventures and Conglomerations - Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Consumer and Communications Join Forces, moderated by Bill White, president of CMG Internet. Expected panelists are Martin Yudkovitz, president of NBC Interactive; Dan Schulman, president of AT&T WorldNet Service; Scott Kurnit, CEO of The Mining Co.; and Jim Moloshok, senior vice president of Warner Brothers Online. ... take a look at the agenda.............. digitalhollywood.com./FridayAgenda.html CSCO's John Chamber's will give his talk on Friday..... Friday, January 8 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM CES Plenary Keynote, John Chambers, President and CEO, Cisco Systems I scanned the speakers at digital hollywood and was left wondering why no one from CUBE/DIVI will have a microphone??? Here are some others that will.... Steve Perlman, Co-Founder, CEO, President, WebTV Network Steve Necessary, Vice President of Marketing, Scientific-Atlanta: Larry Chapman, Executive Vice President, DIRECTV Nat Ostroff, V.P. for New Technology, Sinclair Broadcast Group Pioneer Electronics America, speaker to be announced Neil Mitchell, International Product Marketing Manager, Philips Semiconductors Raghu Rao, Director of Marketing, TeraLogic Here's a good Saturday session...... Saturday, January 9 Seminars 9:30 AM - 10: 45 AM Session A The DTV, Set-top Device, Internet, DVD Hardware - Software Combination Neil Mitchell, International Product Marketing Manager, Philips Semiconductors Jim Slade, Vice President of Business & Product Development, Pioneer New Media Kris Narayan, President, Telecruz Net-TV, speaker to be announced Gary Arlen, President, Arlen Communications Barak Kassar, Senior Marketing Manager, Wink Communications Gerry Kaufhold, Founding Member, Cahners In-Stat, Moderator