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For 19 years, Parks Associates has provided industry and consumer research
that helps companies better understand the consumer technology markets and
make well -informed strategic decisions.

Comet Introduces Dial-Up Video Transmission Breakthrough

Until the introduction of the Comet technology, quality PC-to-
PC videophone and video conferencing service has only been available through
broadband. For more information about the University of Arkansas , visit
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About Parks Associates: Parks Associates is a market research and
consulting firm focused on all product and service segments that are
"digital" or provide connectivity within the home. The company's expertise
includes home networks, digital entertainment , consumer electronics,
broadband and Internet services, and home systems.
Worldwide, about 50% of ISP connections are still dial-up."

About University of Arkansas

The University of Arkansas is located in Fayetteville, a city of
nearly 60,000 residents, and currently enrolls more than 16,000 total
students in both the graduate and undergraduate programs. SBC companies provide high-speed DSL Internet
access lines to more American consumers than any other provider and
are among the nation's leading providers of Internet services.

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MAYFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio, Comet Video Technologies
today introduced a PC-to-PC videophone service that provides quality video and
audio through low cost telephone dial-up ISP's.

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The secret is a powerful new codec that doubles the frame rate in bandwidths
less than 56 kbps."
Users can send video emails to anyone with a PDA/Smart Phone through a
cell data plan or to any PC on the Internet .
"We wanted a solution that would allow us to provide secure access
to University resources in a wireless environment," said Craig Brown,
associate director of Computing Services, University of Arkansas. "We
succeeded in finding this with SBC companies.edu

About SBC

SBC Communications Inc.

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Parks Associates released a warning today to
digital home product and services' industry executives and managers that
some firms which aggregate data may be reselling data from Parks Associates
that is already freely available through its Web site
(http://www. The firm is exclusively focused on
all product and service segments that are "digital" or provide connectivity
within the home, including entertainment, home networking, home controls,
wireless networking, broadband, and on-demand services .com for more
information.sbc. SBC, the SBC logo and
other SBC product names are trademarks of SBC Knowledge Ventures, L.

Sites in this category should be in networking only.

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Parks Associates'
President Tricia Parks invited all interested parties to visit its Web site
to avoid spending research dollars unnecessarily. is a Fortune 50 company whose
subsidiaries, operating under the SBC brand, provide a full range of
voice, data, networking, e-business, directory publishing and
advertising, and related services to businesses, consumers and other
telecommunications providers.

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Recent white papers available
through Parks Associates' Web site include: "Internet Protocol Television
(IPTV): A Survival Strategy or Revenue Generator for Telcos?," "Putting the
Home Network to Work," and "P2P Makeover: Showtime for DRM?"

"eMarketer's practice of aggregating and reselling data that we have
released for distribution at no fee through our website has come to our
attention and appears to be increasing in frequency and volume," said
Tricia Parks, President of Parks Associates. The core of the videophone service technology is the Comet
Codec, which transmits more frames per second over low bandwidths. "Friends and family who are
separated by continents can now enjoy seeing and speaking with each other
through dial-up. SBC
companies also now offer satellite TV service.P .

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This service gives
both students and faculty secure wireless broadband access to
educational and Internet resources anywhere on campus.

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Nortel is a trademark of Nortel Networks.

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Each Parks Associates' white paper features top-line analysis
of a specific market such as short -range wireless or the mobile phone
industry and also includes related consumer research findings and market
trends. For
additional information on Comet Connection, please contact Howard Becker , CEO
at http://www.

SBC Communications Announces Agreement with the University of Arkansas; SBC Companies Help Deliver Reliable Internet Access on Campus Via Wireless Data Network

Fayetteville
is at the southern tip of a metroplex that runs northward for 25 miles
along I-540 through Washington and Benton counties in Northwest
Arkansas. SBC holds a 60 percent ownership
interest in Cingular Wireless , which serves more than 50 million
wireless customers.

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Under the terms of the agreement , SBC companies have delivered
Nortel's Wireless Mesh Network solution for secure and seamless access
to a wireless broadband service with a minimal amount of Ethernet
cabling required to the University of Arkansas.

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Over 50,000 users provided
beta testing of the Comet on-line video system. "We are fully committed to
working with our customers to deliver customized solutions that meet
their specific individual needs.

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com/press/free_data.parksassociates. Products using
the patent-pending codec include telephone and cell phone based video
transmission devices and viewing software for smart phones, PDA's and PC's.P.

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While
broadband is growing, dial-up will maintain a significant market share for
years to come.
With an Internet-connected PC, a webcam, a headset and CometConnection (TM)
software, a user can see, speak with and hear friends for unlimited periods of
time.
"The new technology allows tens of millions of people access to low cost
videophone service," said Comet CEO Howard Becker.

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"We appreciate the opportunity to deliver a powerful campus-wide
wireless solution for the University of Arkansas, working directly
with Nortel," said Charles Rudnick, president - Business
Communications Services, SBC Southwest.

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Parks Associates also hosts Fall Focus and co-hosts
CONNECTIONS (in partnership with the Consumer Electronics Association)
each year.

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PRESS RELEASE Parks Associates Leading Market Research Firm Releases Alert: Avoid Unnecessary Spending

The Comet technology works on broadband as well, allowing broadband
users the opportunity to have video communications with dial-up and other
broadband users. (NYSE: SBC) today announced an agreement with the University of
Arkansas to provide a Wireless Mesh Network solution from Nortel for
an on-campus private wireless network.

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Founded in 1986, Parks Associates creates research capital for companies
ranging from Fortune 500 to small start-ups through market reports,
multiclient studies , consumer research, workshops, and custom-tailored
client solutions. http://www.
The secret is a powerful new codec that doubles the frame rate in
bandwidths less than the 56 kbps used for dial-up. All rights
reserved.

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In particular, eMarketer, the content aggregator, is selling data that is
already provided free through Parks Associates in the form of white papers,
press releases, and industry presentations.cometvt.
Services include PC-to-PC videophone and remote monitoring of web-based IP
cameras.

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About Comet Video Technologies:
Comet Video Technologies is the developer of a specialized video codec
that allows unparalleled video transmission at low bandwidths.

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"We want to alert any buyers
of this and encourage them to visit our Web site to download these freely
available resources. None of the recipients are
required to use the Comet service. Additional information
about SBC and SBC products and services is available at www.

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