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December 20, 1996
American Interactive Media, Inc., has made significant progress in positioning itself
to compete effectively in the dynamic Internet access hardware and proprietary
software market. The webPASSPORT, AIM's premier product that makes the
Internet as friendly and engaging for consumers as television, has recently been
unveiled to the market to an enthusiastic reception. It is designed to deliver Internet
access, E-Mail, and printing capabilities to the 93 percent of American households
that own a television set and a standard telephone at a price below $300, eclipsing
the competitive offering of WebTV with a product that serves a potential market
nearly twice as large, with a device that costs less to manufacture, has more
features, and provides your company with high margins.
More specifically, American Interactive has:
- Received its first shipment of 5,000 units from Mitac, Inc., a $3.0 billion
manufacturer of consumer electronic and computer products serving such
industry greats as IBM and Compaq. Mitac has built a state of the art
facility with a capacity in excess of 1 million units annually to support your
company.
- Entered into an agreement with FutureNet OnLine, Inc., a direct
marketing company to sell our system under a private label arrangement
The first order to FutureNet, $1 million plus, has been shipped.
- Entered into an agreement with SpryNet, a nationwide direct Internet
access service from CompuServe. PC Magazine rated SpryNet "Best
Internet Service Provider ranked above AT&T World Net, NetCom, MCI
Internet and America OnLine's Global Network Navigator." The SpryNet
network provides local access to more than twice the potential market as
compared to WebTV.
- Completed its first acquisition, The Brief Exchange Legal Network, Inc.
Software packages are currently being mailed to attorneys in California,
New York and Washington. In the next l2 months, your company plans to
provide similar services to doctors, chiropractors, accountants and
insurance brokers
From a marketing perspective, your company
has:
- Established its sales and marketing organization, sized to service more
than 10,000 retail outlets nationwide.
- Signed a production and media agreement with Tyee Productions to
produce a webPASSPORT promotional infomercial that will be
broadcast during the first quarter of 1997. Tyee has produced successful
infomercials that introduce products such as Direct TV, Apple's
"Performa" computer and NordicTrack.
- Signed marketing agreements with The White House, Harpers, New
York Times, The Golf Channel, Sportsline, the Comedy Channel, Bingo
Zone, American Airlines, World Kid's Network, the Discovery Channel,
PC Quote, the Smithsonian, and many others. The Company's
webPASSPORT Network, which features all of this content and much
more, will be preloaded in every box that AIM ships. In addition, AIM will
continue to develop "value added" content to address the specific needs
of numerous vertical markets.
- Contracted to debut the webPASSPORT system at the all important
Consumer Electronics Show which will be held in Las Vegas on January
7-12. You are, of course, welcome to join the company at this event.
In other areas of operations, your company has:
- Retained Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the Company's auditors.
- Retained Ogilvy Adams & Rinehart, one of the nation's most prominent
public relations firms with offices nationwide.
- Signed a long-term lease for office space at the Cherry Tree Corporate
Center in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.
- Strengthened its management team with the hiring of Phil Flournoy as
Vice-President of Engineering. Phil, former software engineer for
Commodore, has assembled a dedicated team of software and
hardware engineers that are developing software upgrades such as fax,
telephony, and Real Audio and who are developing additional hardware
designs, addressing the needs of the cable, telephone and consumer
markets.
Significantly, during this whole period of laying the corporate foundation, our financial
position remains sound, reflecting the success of additional financing and the willingness of
farsighted investors' willingness to continue to commit new capital to our venture.
As the nation races toward a new millennium, the management of American Interactive Media,
Inc. firmly believes that its products and services will be an integral part of how American
households see the world around them. 1997 will be a pivotal point in the Company's
development and we have every confidence that it will be a most successful year.
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