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Moderated By: Mark Lijewski -- (Not Moderated) -- Started: 5/20/1996 4:03:00 PM  Revision History ACTV (symbol: IATV) has developed patented technologies for individualized television programming and for internet-based learning systems. ACTV's products are tools which can create programming that allows viewer participation and interaction for both television and Internet platforms. The market targeted by the Company for its Individualized Programming is in-home entertainment, particularly sports programming. For the Internet the market focus is education, with an emphasis on schools and universities in the United States. For entertainment applications, the Company's Individualized Programming gives the viewer the ability to make instant and seamless changes within the live or pre-recorded television programming being viewed. The Company is launching regional based sports networks based on an alliance with Fox Sports Net. For education applications, eSchool is a proprietary Java based software that combines video, internet web pages with educational content and collaborative chat groupware to create a virtual classroom community as an accompanying instructional tool during a lesson. Company web site: actv.com  Recent news headlines: "ACTV Net and Media4 Announces New Satellite Delivery of Digital Video Integrated with Related Web Content" May 19, 1998 go2net.newsalert.com  "ACTV Announces Internet-Based Virtual Community Education Contracts" biz.yahoo.com  May 04, 1998 "Rainbow Sports & ACTV to Launch Digital Network Featuring Fox Sports Bay Area Programming" Feb. 9, 1998 "General Instrument Corporation and ACTV Net to Market Digital Delivery of Customized Programming for Distance Learning and Corporate Training"