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To: nord who wrote (98)	2/21/1999 1:53:00 PM
From: nord	Respond to of 405

It just occurred to me that 3 critical facts have been given in the above dd background research I have done. 1) a time frame for rollout of video content from VDAT/EDNET/PRNEWS/United News and Media has been tentatively set. During the first half of 1999, a new compression standard (MPEG-4) will be available for consumer use that will not only provide "TV-like"quality at speeds above 56K but will also improve the video quality on even slower speed modems. This new technology is expected to boost consumer demand for video content. We believe the Company will be positioned to offer its production, marketing, and distribution services to all businesses looking to enrich their presence on the Internet. 2) The relationship has been defined between Video News Wire (VDAT) and PR Newswire and PR Newswire (United News and Media) Video News Wire and PR Newswire (United News and Media) have a mutually exclusive agreement covering the production and global marketing of Video News Wire's products. PR Newswire has been transmitting full-text corporate news releases for more than four decades and is the preferred method of disclosure by public companies. Headquartered in New York, PR Newswire has approximately 130 salespeople and 27 bureaus nationwide as well as an office in London, 3) the size of this market has been projected for production expectations ie does not include storage or broadcast over lan/wan on demand or live. handling approximately 300,000 press releases for approximately 33,000 business clients annually (pr news). We estimate that two-thirds of these press releases are applicable to the Video News Wire service (VDAT). [this is for only one segment of vdat business and content: the business and news segment] I like it Regards Norden

To: nord who wrote (98)	2/21/1999 7:25:00 PM
From: prgraphics	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 405

Nord, You do notice the right things. The spread on the warrants has been holding at a good spread. It actually expanded a bit, did it not? Well in any case as I have previously posted one of my Brokers talked a fellow investor (who had DELL as his Flag Ship!) out of selling VDAT. He did not give specific reasons but after all the time we have been trading with him he does not have too! Why? Because he has given us reasons why a stock is going to rock (and did not) so it's more of a "why don't you want the commission basis now!). He would not talk Mr. X out of selling if something wasn't up. What? I wish I could tell you. I have not sold a share to date but would have if X had sold. I'm in at some pretty high levels now but think I'll be O.K.\| at least I hope so. The same old song ("Some big news coming out!) quite frankly I don't know what people expect these days. DELL drops a ton is still at a P/E around 95! VDAT does not have a P/E yet but I think a couple of years will change that. However, I would hate to buy in at that level. GR