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To: Ron who wrote (68010)	4/13/1999 8:53:00 AM
From: Teri Garner	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 119973

EarthLink DSL Rolls Out to Southern California Consumers Leading ISP Will Launch Market Trials in Los Angeles Area LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 13, 1999--EarthLink (Nasdaq:ELNK - news) dropped the green flag on speedy DSL (digital subscriber line) service today, officially announcing its upcoming Southern California market trials. A limited introduction of the high-speed Internet service will take place in early May, and full commercial rollout is slated for this summer. Though EarthLink has been testing DSL since early this year, the announcement marks the company's official entry into the DSL market. The commercial service will take aim squarely at the consumer market, with a simple $49.95 monthly package that allows home Internet users to get speeds up to a full T1 (1.5 MB). ''One of the questions frequently asked by our members is when they'll be able to access the Internet at faster speeds,'' said Dr. Richard Edmiston, senior vice president of research and development at EarthLink. ''With EarthLink DSL, we're beginning to satisfy the demand for high-speed Internet connections. And, unlike a lot of other DSL offerings, EarthLink's allows people to use our extensive base of national and international dial-up numbers while traveling, so it's a complete access package.'' Initially offered to EarthLink members in Pacific Bell's service area, EarthLink DSL will provide members with a connection that's up to 50 times faster than a normal 28.8K analog modem. Since DSL is a dedicated connection, it allows users to avoid the complicated process of dialing in to a point of presence (POP). It's ''instant-on,'' so all EarthLink members need do is log in and start surfing. And not only can EarthLink DSL members use the Internet faster, they can also talk on the phone or send a fax at the same time with the same phone line. The market trial will gather about two months' worth of data from upwards of 500 people. This information will be used to fine tune the service in preparation for a full-scale launch this summer. DSL requires only minor modification to current home phone wiring and uses existing copper lines. When launched commercially, the service will be offered as a single, flat-rate package and download speeds -- between 384 KB and 1.5 MB -- will depend on members' distance from a Pacific Bell central office. The service will also provide all the benefits of EarthLink membership, including roaming access to more than 2,100 dial-up POPs nationwide and award-winning 24-hour-a-day customer service. ''EarthLink DSL provides a good complement to the cable-based services we've been offering and gives us a considerable broadband footprint,'' said Bob Granadino, director of high speed access at EarthLink. ''We want to give our members as many connection options as possible, so as other high-speed services come along, we'll offer them too.'' For more information about EarthLink DSL or other high-speed services, call 800/395-8425 or visit earthlink.net. For more information about EarthLink's other award-winning Internet access, Web hosting and e-commerce services, call 800/395-8425 or visit www.earthlink.net. About EarthLink ''It's your Internet.'' EarthLink is one of the world's leading Internet service providers. Through its unified EarthLink Sprint Internet access service, the company makes the Internet relevant and productive to more than a million individuals and businesses every day. With headquarters in Pasadena, EarthLink provides a full range of innovative access and hosting solutions to thousands of communities internationally from more than 2,100 POPs. EarthLink and Sprint Corp. (NYSE:FON - news) have formed a broad business relationship to create an Internet service with the potential to reach millions of new customers. Sprint is a global communications company and one of the world's largest carriers of Internet traffic. Information about EarthLink and EarthLink Sprint services is available by calling 800/395-8425 and through EarthLink's Web site at www.earthlink.net.

To: Ron who wrote (68010)	4/13/1999 8:58:00 AM
From: GBT	Respond to of 119973

VOCLF could be a good buy after the bounce, good news Tuesday April 13, 8:13 am Eastern Time Company Press Release VocalTec Demonstrates Interoperability Between Cisco Gateways and VocalTec Gatekeeper Announced at Spring '99 Voice on the Net Conference in Las Vegas HERZLIYA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 13, 1999-- VocalTec Communications Ltd. (Nasdaq: VOCLF - news) today announced that the company will demonstrate interoperability between the VocalTec Gatekeeper(TM) and Cisco Gateways for phone-to-phone service at the Voice on the Net Spring '99 conference. The interoperability demonstration will take place in VocalTec's booth, number 429/431, in the exhibitors hall at the Rio Hotel, Las Vegas, April 14 through April 16, 1999. ''This interoperability demonstration at the Voice on the Net conference shows the two companies' commitment to rapidly bring to market interoperable Cisco gateways and the VocalTec Gatekeeper,'' said Alistair Woodman, group manager of packet voice technologies at Cisco Systems. ''Both companies look forward to extending this interoperability to continue to provide carriers greater functionality and features.'' ''VocalTec and Cisco are advancing the industry forward by enabling carriers to deploy multi-vendor networks based on industry standards that allow carriers to choose best of breed solutions,'' said Dr. Elon Ganor, chairman of VocalTec Communications. ''VocalTec is committed to expanding the VocalTec Ensemble Architecture(TM) multi-service platform by working with leading companies such as Cisco to deliver interoperable solutions today.'' Previously announced, VocalTec and Cisco are developing interoperability between the companies IP telephony solutions based on the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) H.323 international standard. In the first phase, the companies are developing interoperability between the intelligence of the VocalTec Gatekeeper and Cisco Gateways including the Cisco AccessPath-VS3, AS5300, 3600 series and 2600 series for phone-to-phone service. Interoperable solutions for post-paid phone-to-phone service will be commercially available by the end of the second quarter of 1999. The second phase of this project will focus on interoperability between the two companies' complete product sets including gateways, gatekeepers, and VocalTec's specialized servers and clients for new and enhanced services. Interoperable solutions for pre-paid phone-to-phone service and additional applications will be made available starting in the fourth quarter of 1999