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To: Stu Bishop who wrote (3318)	5/18/1999 7:22:00 AM
From: Marc Phelan	Respond to of 3624

More News..... Phoenix BIOS Products to be Marketed and Distributed by Micro Firmware Distribution of PhoenixBIOS(TM) and AwardBIOS(TM) Targeted at Small and Mid-Sized Embedded System Manufacturers SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 1999-- Phoenix Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq:PTEC - news) -- the global leader in system-level software and semiconductor IP cores for computers, system-on-chip, embedded systems, information appliances and other connected information platforms -- today announced that Micro Firmware, a leading third-party developer and distributor of BIOS upgrade products, will market and distribute PhoenixBIOS and AwardBIOS system software products. biz.yahoo.com >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Stu, (I will give it a try to explain what little I know.) The virtual core is sort of a replacement for hardware that allows a lot of the "old" hardware to be replaced by programmable logic cores. ? Does this put them in competition with Broadcom (BRCM), PMC Sierra (PMCS), Level One (LEVL), etc.? I think these will be customers for the products. I feel that this was a significant announcement that shows the VC division is producing product that will shortly be translated into revenue. The best, Marc

To: Stu Bishop who wrote (3318)	5/18/1999 6:15:00 PM
From: Marc Phelan	Respond to of 3624

Stu, I'm not sure what a core is. I think they're talking hardware here, aren't they? "The company said the MAC core is the first offering in a planned family of interconnect cores that will use the VCI standard. The core complies with IEEE 802.3 and 802.3 specs and supports 10- and 100-Mbit/second data transfer. The core also supports both full- and half-duplex modes, offering the CSMA/CD protocol for half-duplex operation and flow control (IEEE 802.3) for full-duplex operation. According to Phoenix, the basic functionality of the core is fully implemented in hardware, eliminating the requirement for software drivers."

To: Stu Bishop who wrote (3318)	5/18/1999 7:14:00 PM
From: John B. Dillon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3624

Stu, Thanks for your comment and question, because I think it is very relevant. PTEC needs to get their message across so investors can understand what they sell. I bet 95% of the people who read that press release don't have a clue what it means, let alone understand what the potential for sales are.(Jules point) Laurent, Stop talking to engineers in the Press Releases. Stop talking alphabet soup and keep the message sweet and short like I suggest below. The MAC core is embedded software that reduces the size, weight, power and complexities of ethernet products while significantly reducing the time to market. Keep the message simple. jd