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To: Stock Watcher who wrote (8981)	5/18/1999 3:07:00 AM
From: GERBER	Respond to of 52051

LUMM is now on the move... You can reach Steve Litwin ( LUMM IR) by phone at 514-631-0023 and by email at steveli@interax.net. That Lumenon email address does not work yet! DWDM expected to average 28% annual growth over next five years Worldwide sales of dense wavelength-division multiplexing equipment are expected to increase from $2.2 billion in 1998 to $9.4 billion in 2004, an average annual growth rate of 28 percent. The forecast, which KMI Corporation compiled for its report "Worldwide Market for Dense Wavelength-Division Multiplexing (DWDM)", predicts that monetary growth despite an estimated cost decline of about 17 percent. The market growth in sales of DWDM equipment for 1998 was up 32% over the 1997 figure. Although that growth will decelerate, the 2004 annual growth figure is expected to be up 26% over the previous year, maintaining the 28% growth rate over the five-year period. The 1998 sales covered over 4,000 systems, an increase of 94% over 1997. In terms of systems sold the growth rate is expected to average 50% through 2004, in which 42,000 systems are forecasted to be sold. "The explosion in the demand for bandwidth is really driving DWDM," said Neil Dunay, an analyst for KMI Corporation. The growth of the Internet is a major reason for the expansion in bandwidth. "It's a combination of Internet and other corporate data needs, corporate WANs," Dunay noted. Corporate backup centers are a part of the future demand, according to Dunay. "It's not a big one right now, but it's growing." Another cause for growth is the advantage of DWDM over synchronous optical network (SONET) equipment. The development of erbium doped fiber amplifiers allows DWDM to replace SONET regenerators. "With the EDFA and WDM combined you could take all of that traffic and put it over one fiber," said Dunay. "Long distance carriers were finding that it was cheaper to employ DWDM than to install new fiber." Increased competition, pressure on carriers to reduce cost, and manufacturing efficiencies have led to the decline in the cost of DWDM as well as the use of the DWDM technology. "One of the hardest parts about doing this report was defining what the product is," said Dunay. Dunay explained that he used units in terms of systems, specifically transmission from one point to another point in both directions. The dividing line between long-distance units and short-distance connections is approximately 80 kilometers and officially short-distance was defined as a system which would not require in-line amplifiers. "The shorter distance products are going to grow in market share. That is one factor in bringing the cost down," Dunay explained. Currently the long-distance segment accounts for nearly all of the DWDM market. Short-distance systems, which currently account for less than five percent of the market, will grow due to penetration into metropolitan markets and adoption of DWDM for premises applications and are expected to account for one-third of the market by 2004. The long-distance share of the market will also decline due to laser retrofits to previously installed systems, which currently are a negligible portion of the market. An expected growth rate of over 200 percent annually is forecasted to bring that market to $2 billion in 2004. Another trend is the acceleration of deployment in Europe and Asia. North American consumers accounted for 86 percent of the global market in 1997 but only 80 percent in 1998, and the North American share is expected to fall to 61 percent by 2004. "Europe's really growing quickly right now. Asia is still small, but it should grow fairly fast. China is being really aggressive in deployment," Dunay noted. Currently Europe accounts for 14% of the global market while the Asia-Pacific region covers 5.5%. Other regions only account for 0.5% of the global market. Ironically two of the five major vendors are headquartered in Europe. Pirelli is headquartered in Italy while Alcatel is based in France. Nortel is headquartered in Canada while Ciena and Lucent are based in the United States. The five main vendors are complemented by about a dozen smaller vendors. Although AT&T used DWDM as early as 1994, 1996 was the first big year for the technology. Dense wavelength-division multiplexing usually carries eight or more channels. The typical maximum wavelength, based on an ITU grid, is 3.2 nanometers but usually DWDM transmission carries 1.6 nm or 0.8 nm bands. Vendors are currently trying to provide 0.4 nm bands, reducing the cost even further. LUMM is an advance ( 3 years ) on competition call Steve Litwin or sed an e-mail to him for details You can reach Steve by phone at 514-631-0023 and by email at steveli@interax.net. That Lumenon email address does not work yet! "The smaller you go the more channels you can put on the system," noted Dunay. Although some carriers and vendors are discussing the eventual all-optical layer, over the next five years DWDM and SONET are likely to be deployed in tandem. KMI compiled the report during March and conducted research between September 1998 and February 1999.

To: Stock Watcher who wrote (8981)	5/18/1999 8:45:00 AM
From: LadyTrader	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 52051

sw and hoffy...TXCI NEWS! NEWS biz.yahoo.com Tuesday May 18, 8:06 am Eastern Time Company Press Release TotalAxcess.com, Inc. Reports Second and Third Quarter Results Group V Name Change to TotalAxcess.com -- OTC BB:TXCI SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 1999--TotalAxcess.com, Inc. (OTC BB:TXCI), formerly Group V Corporation, today reported better than expected financial results for the second quarter ended December 31, 1998 and third quarter ended March 31, 1999. These results do not reflect revenues generated by the $9.6 million pre-paid phone card sales reported by the Company and solid profit progression in its telecommunications businesses. During the past two quarters, the Company embarked on an aggressive cost containment program, which included reductions in operational expenses due to cuts in staffing and overhead. The Company sought to reduce telecommunication-related expenses through the installation of system enhancements to reduce per minute costs and achieve greater efficiencies in billing. ''The Company has made notable progress over the past few months expanding its pre-paid and one-plus customer base and improving profitability,'' said Joseph Monterosso, President and CEO. ''The $9.6 million pre-paid phone card business will be hitting in the fourth quarter report ending June 30, 1999. In addition we'll see increased pre-paid business and have greater efficiency and controlled costs as the consolidation of operating units is finalized.'' Second quarter consolidated results: As a result of the acquisition of the Ark-Tel assets, including the Company's switching and debit platforms, effective March 1, 1998, the Company reported revenues of $238,855 compared to no revenues during the same period the previous fiscal year. Total general and administrative expenses decreased by $10,232 or 3% during the quarter, compared to the same period the previous fiscal year as a result of the Company's controlled expense program instituted at its subsidiary operations. Professional services decreased by $566,777 or 95% during the quarter compared to the same period the previous fiscal year due to the diminished utilization of outside attorneys and advisors. Third quarter consolidated results: The Company reported revenues of $191,875 compared to $152,761 or an increase of 26% over the same period last year. In anticipation of tremendous revenue growth and business expansion in the fourth quarter and future quarters, total general and administrative expenses increased by $126,807 or 52%, compared to the same period last year. However, the use of outside professional services decreased by $141,752 or 64% during the quarter compared to the same period last year. On March 12, the Company reported a relocation of its switching equipment and debit platforms, as well as a consolidation of its subsidiaries reported April 28. Both activities are expected to be completed during the fourth quarter and will deliver higher product margins and significantly improve overall performance and profitability. On March 19, the Company announced a substantial distribution contract with Blackstone Calling Card, Inc. worth approximately $8.4 million in sales. Supplementary sales are anticipated to occur within the fourth quarter. On April 9, the Company fulfilled $1.1 million in pre-paid sales for Worldwide Prepaid, Inc. Worldwide Prepaid commenced distribution of the cards in mid-April, featuring exceptionally low rates to Mexico, Europe and North America. Revenue for these pre-paid cards will be reported during the fourth quarter. On March 1, the Company instituted a new sales and distribution program that is anticipated to generate an additional $1.0 million in gross monthly sales to appear during future quarters. The Company's highly competitive country specific pre-paid phone cards are anticipated to produce a considerable profit margin and secure distribution agreements with high volume retail outlets. Recently the Company's leading pre-paid phone cards, the Asia card and the Middle East card, were previewed on WallStreet Interviews. Stated Joseph Monterosso, ''While we expand our traditional sales and marketing activities, we have simultaneously expanded our Internet presence and E-commerce activities to support the sales and marketing strategies of our telecommunications products including: pre-paid phone cards, one-plus long distance business service, and the Worthy Causes long distance fund raising program. We have also sought to aggressively expand the distribution outlets for both HitLoTTo® and Lottery Insider(TM) Magazine with our web merchandising plans. Our strategic goal is to continue to focus on improving distribution channels for our existing core products while looking to establish a wholesale business segment providing discounted minutes to leading distributors and expand into other vertical markets such as pre-paid cellular.'' A new telecommunications management group has been established to support the Company's growing domestic sales and international business expansion. The primary focus for the management group is the establishment of a wholesale phone minutes business segment within 60 days. The Company has enhanced its systems, functionality and support services and has positioned itself to take advantage of the best possible rate structure to support this objective. As reported on March 16, the Company has secured sufficient private placement financing, which in addition to the newly received revenue, is expected to offer the requisite flexibility and liquidity to expand its pre-paid marketing and sales activities as well as expedite the development of the wholesale business unit and pre-paid cellular sales activities. Looking to further the Company's future in Internet Commerce, the Company has accelerated plans to introduce the Virtual HitLoTTo Club Card. The Virtual HitLoTTo Club Card enables lottery players worldwide to access some of the largest US lottery jackpots, including California, Big Game, Florida and Powerball. The Company's marketing plans will enjoin promotional and cross merchandising methods through CPNM/Internet Marketing Consortium's affiliation of leading web retailers currently receiving over 170 million monthly hits. On February 14, the Company announced a joint venture with CPNM/Internet Marketing to jointly promote and market the HitLoTTo Club Card through a series of multimedia efforts. Cable Print Network Marketing (CPNM), of Jenkintown, PA is affiliated with a group of companies comprising one of the largest marketing organizations in the United States. TotalAxcess.com, Inc. (a publicly traded company OTC BB: TXCI) is a diversified telecommunications company specializing in some of the world's most profitable market segments including one plus, toll free long distance and pre-paid phone card products. Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the ''safe harbor'' provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, continued acceptance of the Company's products, increased levels of competition for the Company, new products and technological changes, the Company's dependence upon third-party suppliers, intellectual property rights and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: TotalAxcess.com, Inc. John Steward, 415/575-0222 -

To: Stock Watcher who wrote (8981)	5/18/1999 11:21:00 AM
From: dexx	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 52051

*Frontier Communications (NYSE: FRO) has a press release today talking about DDEQ's GoProfit.com!* This is great! Frontier Communications is merging with Global Crossing (who is merging with U.S. West to form a $75 Billion dollar company)! Read this... biz.yahoo.com ________________________________________________ HEADLINE: Frontier Communications Asserts Leadership in Hosting Solutions for Information Retrieval and Portal Web Sites Ask Jeeves, Looksmart, TOPCLiCK, www.com and GoProfit.com outsource content hosting needs to Frontier SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 1999-- Frontier communications today announced the addition of five leading Internet information Web sites as its newest content hosting services customers for its data and Internet arm Frontier GlobalCenter. Ask Jeeves(TM), Looksmart, TOPCLiCK, www.com and GoProfit.com** are the newest customers among an extensive list consisting of the most trafficked information retrieval and portal destination properties available today, including Yahoo!, About.com (formerly MiningCo.com), and RemarQ Communities. The addition of these customers illustrates Frontier's ability to serve both the information-distribution and information-consumption Internet markets. The recent opening of the company's Media Distribution Centers (MDCs) in Silicon Valley and New York City, and the completion of its coast-to-coast high speed Internet backbone (2.5 Gigabits per second), puts Frontier in a leading position to support the intense Internet traffic explosion that is doubling every six months. ''Frontier helps customers in two critical areas,'' said Don Detampel, president of Frontier GlobalCenter. ''The first is ensuring that Web traffic successfully arrives at our customers' sites; the second is to distribute our customers' information successfully back to individuals placing Internet requests.'' Frontier's content distribution and Web hosting services provide one of the most comprehensive and best performing services available today: -- Geographically dispersed state-of-the-art Media Distribution Centers (MDCs) -- 24 x 7 Network Operations -- Intelligent routing software to ensure the fast and reliable delivery of content to end-users -- Nationwide access points - over 200 locations -- Strong and extensive private and public peering: 60 tier-one interconnects to over 200 systems -- Direct link to the Frontier Optronics Network(SM), a state-of-the-art data communications network Said Jason Wilkes, Vice President of Business Development at TOPCLiCK, regarding Frontier's hosting services, ''The choice for us was easy. We needed to work with someone who understands that our revenue relies entirely upon our Web presence; if our servers are down, we're history. Frontier gets it - they make it happen.'' About Looksmart Looksmart, a leading Web directory and search tool, creates and maintains the largest editorially reviewed directory of content on the World Wide Web. Looksmart's directory is distributed through multiple channels, including a global network of ISPs, major Web sites, portals and viral marketing. Through its partnership with Cox Interactive Media, Looksmart also offers the largest collection of quality local Web content in more than 65 U.S. markets. The company is headquartered in San Francisco and can be contacted at (415) 597-4850. To see why more and more partners, advertisers, and consumers are turning to Looksmart, visit them at www.looksmart.com. About Ask Jeeves, Inc. Ask Jeeves is the first company to develop an Internet-wide, natural language, question-answering service for consumers who need a fast, intuitive and trusted way to find answers to their questions online. Ask Jeeves helps humanize the Internet by allowing people to ask questions in plain English, and receive direct, accurate responses. Ask Jeeves connects consumers to answers - through its public Web sites, www.ask.com and www.ajkids.com, and through the Web sites of companies that use its Corporate Question-Answering Service(TM). For more information visit ask.com or call (510) 649-8685. About TOPCLiCK (OTCBB: TOCK - news) TOPCLiCK International Inc. www.topclick.com - Building the fastest way to the top of the web! A fast, and simple approach to navigating the Internet! TOPCLiCK's features include ''central keyword searching.'' This provides one-stop keyword searching across the top Portal sites including Yahoo!, Excite, Lycos, GoTo.com, Go Network, Ask Jeeves, Dogpile, Northern Light, Looksmart, Infoseek, Snap, Webcrawler, AOL Netfind, HotBot and AltaVista. The site also features access to popular destination sites by choosing from thousands of information subjects. For more information visit www.topclick.com. The company can also be reached by telephone at (604) 737-1127. About WWW.COM WWW.COM is one of the fastest growing Portals on the Internet; leveraging the most natural URL in cyberspace with a combination of common and proprietary channel content which is friendly, easy to navigate, and deep. The site currently offers a search engine, the PenPal Connection, Romance Rendezvous, and basic services of maps, yellow/white pages, and classifieds. In the next 60 days WWW.COM will release a free web-based email service, as well as channels for weather, finance, chat, communities, and entertainment. As a ''new media broadcast company'' building both content and traffic, WWW.COM is leveraging its special address and position on the web into a community that brings people together every day; adding features and services which engage people unlike anything else on the Net. For more information visit WWW.COM at, well, www.com, or send an email to corporate@www.com. About GoProfit.com Diamond subsidiary, GoProfit.com, The World's Financial Search Engine, is dedicated to providing the global community with equal access to all pertinent financial information on a timely basis. For further information, contact David Westfere, President, Diamond Equities, Inc. (602) 921-2760. About Frontier Frontier Communications, a unit of Frontier Corporation (NYSE:FRO - news), is one of the leading providers of integrated communications services -- including Internet, IP and data applications, long distance, local telephone and conferencing -- to business customers nationwide. The self-healing Frontier Optronics Network(SM) provides customers with faster transmission speeds, greater bandwidth capacity and unrivaled reliability. For more information, visit the Frontier Web site at www.frontiercorp.com. You can receive a faxed copy of any Frontier Corporation press release dating back to May 1998, free of charge, 24 hours a day by calling 1-800-448-8533. An automated system will provide you with instructions. ---------------------------------------------------------- Contact: For information contact: John Sidline Secret Fenton Frontier GlobalCenter TSI Communications 408-328-4706 650-635-0200 jsidline@globalcenter.net sfenton@tsipr.com ----------------------------------------------------------