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To: Trumptown who wrote (1518)	1/19/1999 6:44:00 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 30916

Thanks Sting... And to think, I didn't even go to Wharton... <VBG> These "anal"ysts must be on the take.... Ron

To: Trumptown who wrote (1518)	1/19/1999 6:48:00 PM
From: Secret_Agent_Man	Respond to of 30916

IDT unit to launch telephony site By Janet Haney, CBS MarketWatch Last Update: 4:15 PM ET Jan 19, 1999 Movers & Shakers HACKENSACK, N.J. (CBS.MW) -- Shares of IDT jumped 22 percent Tuesday after the company said its Net2Phone service will launch a Web shopping unit called EZSurf. The company (IDTC) said its EZSurf site will be powered by Internet telephony. Telephony converts sound into electrical signals, where it's transmitted through cables or radio and then moved back into sound. IDT, based in Hackensack, N.J., said its customers will have access to retailer sites with information on vendors, including payment options. Individuals can bill their Net2Phone accounts through this system. Customers can also contact retailers through voice interaction in real time, which the company hopes will ease security fears regarding credit card information. "Surfers can spend up to an hour just looking for critical information such as e-mail addresses, phone numbers and international shipping possibilities, and EZSurf gives users value-added content combined with Internet telephony services to make the user's experience online significantly easier and faster," David Greenblatt, COO of Net2Phone said in a press release. Shares of IDT rose 2 5/32 to 12 1/16. IDT's Net2Phone and Click2Talk services will also be included in EZSurf, allowing people to make calls over the Internet. Those without computers will then be able to receive phone calls. Net2Phone voice data is carried over the Internet's packet switched network, where it goes to a traditional phone "infrastructure," the company said. EZSurf will kick off Feb 1.