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To: esecurities(tm) who wrote (2095)	5/13/1999 8:40:00 PM
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INTERNET--(esecurities.W)--May 13, 1999 - HearMe.com [Not WeCanTalk.com] Gives Voice to Yahoo Chat. Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO <http://cbs.marketwatch.com/data/squote.htx?TICKER=YHOO&TABLES=table&SOURCE=\htx/http2_mw&dist=newsq>: news <http://www.marketwatch.newsalert.com/bin/headlines?Query=YHOO&SearchOption=ticker>, msgs <http://messages.marketwatch.com/mwclub/tickerLink.asp?ticker=YHOO&dist=newsm>) added voice chat to its pager service through an arrangement with Mpath Interactive (MPTH <http://cbs.marketwatch.com/data/squote.htx?TICKER=MPTH&TABLES=table&SOURCE=\htx/http2_mw&dist=newsq>: news <http://www.marketwatch.newsalert.com/bin/headlines?Query=MPTH&SearchOption=ticker>, msgs <http://messages.marketwatch.com/mwclub/tickerLink.asp?ticker=MPTH&dist=newsm>). Pager users can contact their friends and invite them to talk by clicking a button on the screen. Assuming they have a sound card, a microphone and speakers, they can use the feature, which uses Mpath's HearMe.com <http://www.hearme.com> service. Shares of Mpath jumped 5 5/8, or 19 percent, to close at 34 3/4 Thursday. SOURCE: &copy 1999 InfoBeat Inc Finance Internet Daily @ 05/12/99 7:25 PM EDT Yahoo! Taps Mpath's HearMe.com for Live Audio Chat Yahoo! Incorporates HearMe.com Live Audio Into Pager for Instant Messaging MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 1999-- Mpath Interactive, Inc. (Nasdaq:MPTH - news) today announced that Yahoo! Inc. is incorporating live audio from Mpath's HearMe.com(TM) service (www.hearme.com) into Yahoo!® Pager (pager.yahoo.com), Yahoo!'s popular instant messaging product. Through the agreement, Mpath's live-audio capabilities from HearMe.com have been integrated into Yahoo! Pager. Mpath is hosting the live-audio services for Yahoo!. Working with Mpath, Yahoo! has built audio communications features into Yahoo! Pager, enabling consumers to interact and talk privately in real-time using voice, music, and other forms of audio. ''Live audio is appealing to consumers because it is personal, real-time interaction that is both immersive and engaging,'' explained Paul Matteucci, president and CEO of Mpath Interactive. ''We are thrilled that Yahoo! recognizes the potential for building compelling and engaging consumer experiences using live audio.'' In addition to accessing the enhanced services offered on Yahoo!, users can register for HearMe.com services and participate in a variety of audio activities in HearMe.com's many live audio communities. Yahoo! Pager has incorporated a ''Brought to You By HearMe.com'' link into its instant messaging interface for consumers who are interested in exploring HearMe.com's other live audio communities. ''We believe that live audio adds a compelling, personal aspect to Internet communication that is appealing to consumers,'' explained Brian Park, producer for Yahoo! Pager. ''Mpath's experience operating voice chat systems provides our users with a new area to explore and enjoy.'' About HearMe.com HearMe.com (www.hearme.com) is a free live audio community, dedicated exclusively to real-time interaction through voice, music, and other forms of sound. On HearMe.com, consumers can talk, sing, play music, recite poetry, practice celebrity impersonations, host personal conference calls and participate in a variety of real-time audio entertainment activities that are interactive, social, and compelling. Based on proprietary audio software and optimized network infrastructure, HearMe.com allows consumers around the world to use audio to interact with each other using a simple microphone, sound card, and speakers. HearMe.com is an Mpath Interactive® (Nasdaq:MPTH - news) product..." SOURCE: &copy 1999 Thursday May 13, 8:50 am Eastern Time Company Press Release biz.yahoo.com &copy 1999 SiliconNewswire.com. All Rights Reserved.