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To: VidiVici who wrote (39015)	2/22/1999 3:41:00 PM
From: DiViT	Respond to of 50808

Somewhat related... Former Ameritech Executive Joins CopperCom Board; Bob Humes Augments an Already Distinguished Board 02/22/99 Business Wire (Copyright (c) 1999, Business Wire) SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 1999--CopperCom Inc., a Silicon Valley company that is Giving Voice to DSL, today announced that Bob Humes of JK&B Capital has joined its Board of Directors. Humes, a 32-year telecommunications veteran, and Andrew Fillat of Advent International, join a distinguished group of Board members that includes Charlie Bass and John Cioffi. JK&B Capital and Advent International invested in CopperCom's second round of funding (see related news release). [snip] About CopperCom's Board of Directors In addition to Cynthia Ringo, CEO and President of CopperCom, the Board of Directors includes the following industry notables: [snip] -- John Cioffi is known in the industry as the godfather of DSL. He founded Amati Communications Corp. in 1991, and served as the chief technology officer until Texas Instruments purchased Amati in 1998. Through Cioffi's leadership, DMT technology is now the foundation of DSL products. Amati delivered the first DMT modems into the market in 1993, and licensed the technology to all of the major DSL vendors in the market including Alcatel, Motorola, TI, ADI, Pairgain, NEC, 3Com, Nortel, and ECI. Cioffi worked as a modem designer at Bell Laboratories from 1978-1984, and as a disk read-channel researcher at IBM from 1984-1986. He has been on the faculty of Stanford since 1986, where he is now a tenured associate professor. Cioffi's particular expertise lies in the area of high-performance digital transmission and storage systems where he has over 100 publications, and 30 patents. Cioffi is also a board member of C-Cube, Charter Venture Capital, and the National Research Council. [snip] Full article: biz.yahoo.com

To: VidiVici who wrote (39015)	2/22/1999 7:50:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

WebDVD........................................ Spring Drawing for Comjet's Revolutionary WebDVD Set-Top Box; Sign Up Now For the DVD Reporter's BetaTester Club (Last updated 6:01 AM ET February 22) SAN FRANCISCO (BUSINESS WIRE) - A HomeMighty Internet-DVD set-top box (SRP: $699) is the prize that will be given away through a Spring on-line drawing at #DVD ChannelNews.com. Arriving from Taipei, Taiwan today, the WebDVD player ushers in a new age of living room entertainment by integrating DVD, the fastest consumer entertainment product ever to sell a million units (beating audio CD, VCRs and the Walkman) with Internet connectivity housed in a TV friendly, attractive appliance. The 2X DVD player features include: a dual-focus laser, Dolby digital 5.1, S-Video and composite video output, 33.6 Kbps modem, printer port, 30X shuttle search (forward/reverse), karaoke (2 microphone inputs), wireless keyboard and remote control. Information: comjetworld.com "Comjet is a fore-runner in computer multimedia and Internet technologies," states Howard Jeng, Comjet Regional Representative. "Our goal is to integrate the two technologies and bring both into the living room for the masses. If you can operate a VCR, you will be able to use the HomeMighty Internet-DVD set-top box in the first day. Comjet's HomeMighty puts the Internet and home theater in one box." In his speech at the lavish DVD Video Group party at CES last month, Warren Lieberfarb, Warner Home Video President, made it clear the future of consumer DVDs shall include Internet connectivity such as what is in the formidable Warner Bros. DVD title, "Lost in Space." He announced that at least 10 WebDVD titles will be released by years end. In April, Warner Bros. inaugural WebDVD Interactive Magazine, Drive-On, will intensify awareness and excitement regarding this emerging hybrid consumer electronic category. Information: driveon.com BetaTest Club The DVD Reporter's BetaTester Club is made up of on-line DVD set-top and PC owners. The diverse cross section of on-line consumers, who owns every PC-DVD configuration and set-top box made, offers DVD content pioneers an opportunity to test ambitious interactive functionality added to linear properties. This Connected Electronic Group is a FREE test bed for manufacturers to find out to what extent conference room concepts appeal to the growing, discerning on-line market. Information: clubs.yahoo.com Note: The HomeMighty set-top box plays DVD-Video but not DVD-ROM titles. An on going fact finding discussion regarding DVD-ROM set-tops is on the DVD Reporter Club message board. Industry insiders as well as consumers offer straight from the hip analysis and insight.