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Netpliance <NPLI> .com/iopener

An SI Board Since March 2000

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Netpliance Inc
7600A North Capital of Texas Highway
Austin TX 78731 USA
512-493-8300
Toll Free: 888-467-3637
Fax: 512-493-8399

Company Website: netpliance.com

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Company Description

We are pioneering a new model for delivering a simplified and more relevant
Internet experience through consumer Internet appliances. In November 1999 we
launched our i-opener service, an all-in-one Internet experience integrating an
Internet appliance, access, and consumer portal. Our approach avoids the
technological complexities generally associated with using personal computers,
or PCs, and traditional Web browsers to access the Internet. We believe our
solution provides a simple, seamless and relevant experience that appeals to
both new and existing Internet users.

Our i-opener service consists of the following three integrated elements:

.i-opener Internet Appliance--our i-opener Internet appliance arrives
preconfigured to a new user and ready to access the Internet. A user
simply plugs the i-opener Internet appliance into an electric outlet,
connects a phone line and is ready to enjoy the Internet. The sleek
profile and attractive design of the i-opener Internet appliance allows it
to be placed in high traffic areas such as the living room or kitchen,
enabling our i-opener service to become a primary source of current news
and information.

.i-opener Access--our i-opener Internet appliance comes prepackaged with
Internet access delivered over a nationwide dial-up network. Future plans
include broadband delivery over DSL and cable. Our network architecture
enables us to cache and download content to Internet appliances connected
to our service, providing users instant access to this content.
Additionally, our network allows us to manage the user's i-opener
experience remotely by updating content and delivering upgrades and new
applications to our users automatically, without user intervention.

. i-opener Consumer Portal--our portal provides an entrance point to the
Internet for our users and links them directly to consumer content and e-
commerce sites tailored to their likely interests and needs based on age
and geographic location. In the future we intend to tailor content to
personal preferences. Our portal provides users access to our instant
channels, e-mail, our Web Guide and Web Mall.

Our objective is to establish our i-opener service as the leader in the new
market of delivering simplified Internet services and network hosted
applications through Internet appliances. We intend to consistently upgrade and
customize the functionality of our i-opener portal and add new features to
ensure user satisfaction. Our infrastructure, operating system and network are
designed to support additional devices such as cellular and wireless telephones
and other handheld communication devices. We also believe our installed base of
devices, and our ability to remotely upgrade and deliver software to our user
base through our network, will allow us to host new and emerging web-based
applications and services.

In December 1999 we entered into an agreement with GO.com, an affiliate of
The Walt Disney Company. GO.com has agreed to serve as our exclusive provider
of content for our children, family, sports, news and entertainment related
categories for the cached instant channels on our i-opener portal. Also in
December 1999, we entered into a non-binding agreement with US West regarding
joint sales, marketing and distribution of our i-opener service through dial-up
and DSL Internet access. Affiliates of each of US West and GO.com are investing
in our Series D preferred stock.

Netpliance was incorporated in Texas in January 1999 and will be
reincorporated in Delaware upon the closing of this offering.

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51	A happy ending for TippingPoint (TPTI), formerly known as Netpliance (NPLI). Th	Glenn Petersen	-	12/15/2004
50	Miscellaneous NPLI matters: news.cnet.com Netpliance tries new tack to save bu	Glenn Petersen	-	8/10/2001
49	Glenn, I still have it loaded and alerts set...but it really hasn't done a	Chartgod	-	7/5/2001
48	It looks like NPLI has a reverse split in its future: Netpliance Announces Posi	Glenn Petersen	-	7/4/2001
47	Thank-you for the post Glenn, yup...matter of time..<lol>, just like A	Chartgod	-	4/20/2001
46	Still waiting. NPLI gets a delisting notice: Netpliance stock might be deliste	Glenn Petersen	-	4/20/2001
45	Glenn, Sorry about the late response..and thatnk you for the post. Also with	Chartgod	-	4/15/2001
44	NPLI has filed a tender offer to purchase the underlying options for 3,673,084 s	Glenn Petersen	-	4/9/2001
43	I have not seen any evidence that NPLI has asked for a hearing to appeal their d	Glenn Petersen	-	4/9/2001
42	Still too early to tell if there is any value here. They are going to be implem	Glenn Petersen	-	4/9/2001
41	Hello Glenn, I had followed this one down in december, but it showed for me o	Chartgod	-	3/18/2001
40	I suspect that there is not a lot of cash involved in this transaction: EarthLi	Glenn Petersen	-	2/28/2001
39	internetnews.com InternetNews - Product News	Glenn Petersen	-	2/2/2001
38	Chaos: news.cnet.com Key execs leave Netpliance; mass layoffs expected	Glenn Petersen	-	2/1/2001
37	Doomed {eom}	David Jones	-	1/23/2001
36	Insiders scrap offer: Investor group scraps plans to buy Netpliance AUSTIN, Te	Glenn Petersen	-	1/22/2001
35	As of September 30, 2000, NPLI had $76.4 MM in unrestricted cash, or about $1.27	Glenn Petersen	-	12/26/2000
34	Shareholder sues to block deal: yahoo.cnet.com Shareholder sues Netpliance ove	Glenn Petersen	-	12/26/2000
33	NPLI CEO seeks to take the company private: Netpliance investor group offers bu	Glenn Petersen	-	12/24/2000
32	NPLI FINDS WAY TO LIQUIDATE Netpliance will sell thousands of i-opener units vi	randpup	-	11/10/2000
31	NEWS: Netpliance STOPS i-opener sales Well, this morning's horrible news wa	randpup	-	11/10/2000
30	NEWS: "VIRGINCONNECT" BITES DUST Yet another internet appliance play	randpup	-	11/7/2000
29	NEWS: NPLI COMPETITOR BITES DUST The company that makes the "E-Pod"	randpup	-	11/6/2000
28	I haven't posted here is some time. I did see on tv the other day a discuss	David Jones	-	10/28/2000
27	An article ~a week ago in the Austin American-Statesman said NPLI will run out o	hiccup	-	10/27/2000

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