QLD:Toowoomba man charged with arson

AAP General News (Australia)
08-06-2011
QLD:Toowoomba man charged with arson

BRISBANE, Aug 6 AAP - A 24-year-old Toowoomba man has been charged with arson after
a trailer and shipping container were set on fire in Ipswich.

Police say the a transport trailer was destroyed by fire on July 2 and a shipping container
used as a storage shed was ser alight on July 6.

Both fires were lit in the early hours of the morning.

Police say the Toowoomba resident has been charged with two counts of arson and enter
with intent and attempted arson and attempted enter with intent.

He will appear in the Ipswich Magistrates Court on August 23.

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shock wave A very narrow region of high pressure and temperature formed in a fluid when the fluid flows supersonically over a stationary object or a projectile flying supersonically passes through a stationary fluid. A shock wave may also be generated by violent disturbances in a fluid, such as a lightning stroke or a bomb blast. Shock waves are generated experimentally to excite molecules for spectroscopic investigations.

QLD:Bligh water plans 'contemptuous' - mayors

AAP General News (Australia)
04-11-2011
QLD:Bligh water plans 'contemptuous' - mayors

Southeast Queensland mayors have accused Premier ANNA BLIGH of treating them with contempt
over her plan to wind back the clock on water supply arrangements.

Ms BLIGH last week announced she would repeal legislation to allow councils to opt
out of three new council-owned water utilities that had proposed massive price hikes.

The surprise move followed a long-running and bitter blame game over whether the Bligh
government or councils were to blame for ratepayers' spiralling water bills.

Council of southeast Queensland Mayors acting chairman JOHN BRENT says he's written
to the premier on behalf of the southeast mayors seeking an urgent audience on the issue.

He says they urgently want to know more detail about the announcement .. saying they
want to know .. among other things .. if the government has modelled the impact of capping
charges on the financial stability of councils and the water entitlements.

AAP RTV tnf/sw

KEYWORD: WATER QLD (BRISBANE)

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FED:Coalition continues to oppose NBN

AAP General News (Australia)
12-21-2010
FED:Coalition continues to oppose NBN

The federal opposition is still insisting the 36 billion dollar national broadband
network is not a good deal for consumers.

The long-awaited NBN business plan .. released by the govenment yesterday .. suggests
a basic broadband service of 12 megabits a second will cost between 50 and 60 dollars
a month.

Opposition frontbencher GEORGE BRANDIS has repeated the coalition's call for an independent
cost-benefit analysis of the project.

He's told Sky News taxpayers won't begin to see a return on their investment until 2030.

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POLL10 LYONS TAS

AAP General News (Australia)
08-12-2010
POLL10 LYONS TAS

CANDIDATE PARTY VOTES % SWING
------------------------------------------------------
NOYES, Lucas SPA 0 00.00 00.00
HUTCHINSON, Eric LP 0 00.00 00.00
+ADAMS, Dick ALP 0 00.00 00.00
CASSIDY, Karen GRN 0 00.00 00.00

FORMAL 0 00.00 00.00

INFORMAL 0 00.00 00.00

TOTAL 0

Two Candidate Preferred:

Candidate1 XXX 0 00.00 00.00

Candidate2 XXX 0 00.00 00.00

2007 result: CEC 819; GRN 7,089; IND 6,092; FFP 1,427; ALP 27,374; LP 20,643; Formal
63,444; Informal 2,005; Total 65,449.

Notional swing needed 8.34 per cent.

KEYWORD: LYONS - Tasmania. 72,678 enrolled. 00.00% counted.

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Main stories on 2UE 1500 News

AAP General News (Australia)
04-04-2010
Main stories on 2UE 1500 News

What the papers say today:



Main stories on 2UE 1500 News:



- Queensland oil spill.



- A man is fighting for his life in hospital after flipping his craft at high speed
while competing in a power boat race on the New South Wales mid north coast.



- US police are still searching for a gunman who killed four people in a restaurant.



- Property groups say Australia's first population minister shouldn't bow to political pressure.



- Suspected Al-Qaeda gunman have killed at least 24 people in a village south of Baghdad.



- The pilot of a light plane has walked away unharmed after crash-landing his aircraft
on a Hobart highway.



- Manly leads the Warriors 6-0 at halftime in the NRL game in Auckland.



- The Swans leads Adelaide 94-52 in the AFL.



- Mark Webber will start from pole in the Malaysian F1 Grand Prix.



- Australia's Andrew Bogut has been hospitalised after falling on his elbow during
a game in the US.



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KEYWORD: MONITOR (SYDNEY)

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FED: Terror groups listed in Australia

AAP General News (Australia)
08-21-2009
FED: Terror groups listed in Australia

Terrorist groups listed in Australia



* Abu Sayyaf Group - Listed November 14, 2002, re-listed November 3, 2008.

These Islamist militants based in the Philippines boast of links to al-Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiah.



* Al-Shabaab - Listed August 21, 2009.

Based in Somalia, this group seeks control of the war-torn African country.



* Al-Qaeda - Listed October 21, 2002, re-listed August 28, 2008.

Translated as The Cell, al-Qaeda was behind the September 11 attacks in the United
States and remains led, by proxy, by ailing leader Osama bin Laden.



* Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) (formerly listed as Al-Zarqawi and TQJBR).

Listed March 2, 2005, re-listed November 3, 2008. A Sunni Muslim group that led much
of the unrest in Iraq following the US invasion in 2003.



* Al-Qaeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)

Listed November 14, 2002, re-listed August 8, 2008. This group grew out of the Algerian
civil war and remains based in north Africa where some of al-Qaeda's strongest holdings
remain.



* Ansar al-Islam. Listed March 27, 2003, re-listed March 17, 2009.

Formed in December 2001 and based in Kurdistan, this group wants to create a Sunni
Islamist state in Iraq.



* Asbat al-Ansar (AAA)

Listed April 11, 2003, re-listed March 17, 2009. A Lebanese-based Sunni group largely
situated in the Ayn al-Hilwah Palestinian refugee camp near Sidon in southern Lebanon.

AAA was formed in 1986.



* Hamas's Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades AKA Hamas

Listed in November 9, 2003, re-listed September 10, 2007. Hamas is a radical Sunni
Islamic group that emerged from the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood in late
1987. Hamas soon became the dominant Islamic fundamentalist group in the Occupied Territories.



* Hizballah External Security Organisation

Listed June 5, 2003, re-listed May 15, 2009. Translated as Party of God, Hizballah
controls the southern portion of Lebanon. It also has representation in the Lebanese parliament.



* Islamic Army of Aden (IAA)

Listed April 11, 2003, re-listed March 17, 2009. Formed in 1996 this Yemeni Sunni group
was responsible for killing an Australian during a rescue attempt in 1998. The IAA is
linked to al-Qaeda and has similar aims.



* Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan

Listed April 11, 2003, re-listed March 17, 2009. This central Asian group formed in
the early 90s in Uzbekistan and around 2001 began toying with far western China in an
attempt to turn the area into an Islamic caliphate.



* Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)

Listed April 11, 2003, re-listed March 17, 2009. Working predominantly in Pakistan,
this Sunni group was predominantly preoccupied with Kashmir but has lately turned its
focus to its homeland, Afghanistan and India. The group is supported by al-Qaeda and the
Taliban.



* Jamiat ul-Ansar

Listed November 14, 2002, re-listed November 3, 2008. This Pakistani Sunni group works
primarily in Kashmir and was formed to fight in the 1980s Afghan-Russia war.



* Jemaah Islamiah

Listed October 27, 2002, re-listed August 8, 2008. This group is responsible for many
Australian deaths via bombings in 2002-2005 and again in 2009. JI has Salafist aims and
is closely linked to al-Qaeda. Responsible for the Bali bombings in October 2002, the
2003 JW Marriot Hotel bombing and the 2004 bombing of the Australian Embassy in Jakarta.

The 2005 Bali bombing killed four Australians.



* Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)

Listed December 17, 2005, re-listed September 27, 2007. A contentious listing, the
PKK was fighting for a separate Kurdistan in northern Iraq and Turkey but has since abandoned
that aim and now petitions for recognition of Kurds in Turkey.



* Lashkar-e Jhangvi (LeJ)

Listed April 11, 2003, re-listed March 17, 2009. A Sunni Islamist group based in Karachi,
LEJ has a reputation as one of the most violent extreme groups in Pakistan through its
murder of hundreds of Shia academics since its formation in 1996.



* Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)

Listed November 9, 2003, re-listed September 10, 2007. LeT is a major terrorist group
that turned its attention to Western targets after largely being focused on Kashmir initially.

The LeT has been involved in a number of terrorist attacks, including suicide attacks,
against non-Muslims in Kashmir, Indian security forces and Indian government installations.



* Palestinian Islamic Jihad

Listed May 3, 2004, re-listed September 10, 2007. PIJ emerged from the Muslim Brotherhood
Movement and was inspired by the Islamic Revolution in Iran. The objective of PIJ is the
establishment of an Islamist Palestinian state and the destruction of the state of Israel.

AAP pv/jlw/jl

KEYWORD: TERROR AUST GROUPS FACTBOX

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Main stories in today's ABC 1000 Radio News

AAP General News (Australia)
04-13-2009
Main stories in today's ABC 1000 Radio News

PERTH, April 13 AAP - Main stories on today's 1000 ABC Radio news:

- Thailand's government has ordered the military to move against protesters who have
overrun Bangkok.

- The ABC's Pacific correspondent Sean Dorney is waiting to see if he will be forced
to leave Fiji because of his coverage of the recent political turmoil.

- Somali pirates have threatened revenge after US forces shot dead pirates to free a US captain.

- The federal opposition says it welcomes a federal government decision to crack down
on predatory lending.

- WA opposition business and trade spokesman Mark McGowan says the WA government is
drowning in red tape.

AAP ah/

KEYWORD: MONITOR 1000 ABC

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FED: Tax cuts better than 'one-off sugar hit': Turnbull

AAP General News (Australia)
12-08-2008
FED: Tax cuts better than 'one-off sugar hit': Turnbull

CANBERRA, Dec 8 AAP - Tax cuts rather than a "one-off sugar hit" would have a greater
impact on the economy, federal Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull says.

The government started to roll out $8.7 billion worth of one-off payments to pensioners,
carers and low-income families on Monday in an attempt to stimulate an economy struck
by the global financial crisis.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has urged people to spend the money in the run-up to Christmas.

Mr Turnbull said any impact will be temporary, adding that while a similar program
in the United States in the middle of the year saw household incomes spike, expenditure
didn't go up by anything like the same amount.

"In a climate like this people are very much inclined to save one-off payments like
this," Mr Turnbull told the Fairfax Radio Network.

He said everyone should assess their own circumstances and deal with the funds as wisely
and prudently as they can.

"This is an economic equivalent of a one-off sugar hit," he said.

"If you want a more effective fiscal stimulus, tax cuts, across the board tax cuts,
particularly targeted at lower and middle-income earners, are going to have a greater
impact.

"People will see them as being permanent, they'll seem them as encouraging work, to
invest, to hire people and so forth."

AAP cb/kms/tnf

KEYWORD: STIMULUS TURNBULL

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QLD: Family complains about airport treatment of elderly woman

AAP General News (Australia)
08-04-2008
QLD: Family complains about airport treatment of elderly woman

By Jessica Marszalek

BRISBANE, Aug 4 AAP - Brisbane Airport has been asked to explain why it made an 86-year-old
woman stand while her wheelchair, walking stick and shoes were searched by security officers.

John Tscheppera said his 86-year-old mother-in-law was selected for a random scan as
she went through security before a flight to Cairns with her two daughters last Thursday.

He said she was made to get out of her wheelchair and take her shoes off while her
wheelchair, shoes and wooden walking stick were swept with a security wand.

"My mother-in-law is 86, she's most of the time wheelchair-bound," he said.

"She's frail, bent over and anyone with half a brain could look at her close up and
see that she's old, frail and needs nurture, a lot of TLC.

"To subject an 86-year-old to something like that is a bit over the top."

Mr Tscheppera said the family wanted an explanation as to why such a thorough search
was carried out.

He said he understood the need for airport safety but it should have been obvious his
mother-in-law posed no threat.

Comment was being sought from Brisbane Airport.

AAP jmm/pjo/srp/cdh

KEYWORD: WHEELCHAIR

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VIC: MCG cricket evictees to be fined in future, police warn

AAP General News (Australia)
02-11-2008
VIC: MCG cricket evictees to be fined in future, police warn

MELBOURNE, Feb 11 AAP - Victorian police are cracking down on unruly cricket patrons,
threatening to issue fines to all fans they evict from the MCG.

The action follows the eviction of 189 people, including a lone woman, from the ground
during last night's one-day tri-series cricket match between Australia and India, because
of poor behaviour.

Sixteen of the evictees have been charged, and several more will be charged on summons
with a range of offences including drunkenness.

A crowd of 49,329 watched the match.

Superintendent John Cooke, in charge of security at the ground, said while police were
generally happy with the crowd some people were not getting the message.

"To ensure the enjoyment and safety of all we will take action against those who spoil
the experience for everyone," he said in a statement.

"In the past we have just evicted patrons but now we will issue penalty notices for
unruly behaviour and further prosecute through the courts if necessary."

AAP jrd/rs

KEYWORD: TRI AUST CROWD

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Fed: Howard changes tune on votes on nuclear reactors

AAP General News (Australia)
08-23-2007
Fed: Howard changes tune on votes on nuclear reactors

The prime minister's shifted his line .. on whether local communities should have a
say in whether a nuclear reactor is built in their area.

JOHN HOWARD told parliament last week commercial investors .. not governments .. would
decide where any reactors are built.

But after Deputy PM MARK VAILE promised binding votes for communities about potential
reactors .. Mr HOWARD has agreed.

Speaking at Penrith in Sydney's west .. the PM says the nuclear question is at least
a decade away.

He says he believes in that time .. public opinion will have shifted and people will
see nuclear power as a very sensible alternative.

And Treasurer PETER COSTELLO agrees .. telling ABC Radio it should be done with the
full consultation of the local community.

AAP RTV mfh/sb/tm/bart

KEYWORD: NUCLEAR (CANBERRA)

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NSW: Two people swim to shore after boat capsizes

AAP General News (Australia)
04-09-2007
NSW: Two people swim to shore after boat capsizes

SYDNEY, April 9 AAP - Two people have managed to swim to shore - even though one of
them has a fractured leg - after their boat overturned off the NSW Central Coast.

Their 8.5-metre boat overturned off Tallow Beach just before 11am (AEST) today, a Westpac
Life Saver Rescue Helicopter spokeswoman said.

It washed up on shore a short time later, and the two people on board were being treated
on the beach.

One of them had a fractured leg, she said.

They were expected to be airlifted to Gosford Hospital for further treatment.

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KEYWORD: BOAT

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NSW: Accused attacker of Lauren Huxley to face parents in court

AAP General News (Australia)
12-07-2006
NSW: Accused attacker of Lauren Huxley to face parents in court

Four forensic witnesses will be called to give evidence at next month's committal hearing
of ROBERT FARMER .. the man accused of last year's brutal attack on Sydney teenager LAUREN
HUXLEY.

FARMER .. who turned 38 today .. wasn't in Parramatta Local Court for the briefing
on the case today .. instead appearing by video link from Long Bay prison .. where he's
currently being held.

He faces five charges .. including grievous bodily harm with intent to murder .. and
the committal hearing will take place in March.

The then 18-year-old Ms HUXLEY was left for dead in her blazing home at Northmead ..

in Sydney's west .. in November last year.

AAP RTV sth/kaj/was/wf/bart

KEYWORD: FARMER (SYDNEY)

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Fed: Indoor Australians at risk of bone disease

AAP General News (Australia)
08-01-2006
Fed: Indoor Australians at risk of bone disease

Australia may have a reputation as a nation of sun-worshippers .. but doctors say many
older people are at risk of bone disease because they don't spend enough time in the sun.

Sunlight causes the body to manufacture vitamin D .. which is needed to increase calcium
absorption and ensure healthy bones.

But elderly people who are housebound .. live in residential facilities .. or spend
most of their time indoors .. are at risk of vitamin D deficiency.

Dr PETER ROUSH of the National Prescribing Service .. says this deficiency can lead
to osteoporosis .. a condition in which bones become thinner and weaker .. and can fracture
more easily.

The National Prescribing Service is a government-funded organisation promoting the
correct use of medicines.

AAP RTV jb/sb/wz/psm/

KEYWORD: SUN (CANBERRA)

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NT: Desperately seeking ... more ugly, toxic cane toads

AAP General News (Australia)
02-10-2006
NT: Desperately seeking ... more ugly, toxic cane toads

Darwin's unique new cane toad fertiliser is facing an unexpected hitch.

Experts can't find enough of the warty pests.

A trial batch of Australia's first toad juice has been hailed such a success .. the
fertiliser producer wants another 14 tonnes of dead cane toads to market it commercially.

The toad extract .. said to do wonders for banana and paw paw plants .. was conceived
as a way of disposing of hundreds of thousands of rotting cane toad carcasses as the pest
invades Darwin.

AAP RTV km/ibw/bart

KEYWORD: TOADS (DARWIN)

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aminobenzene See phenylamine.

The social network

Chicagoans are using a locally created website to build neighborhood connections and activities, reinventing the days when neighbors borrowed sugar or talked on the front porch.

Joe Jablonski, a software entrepreneur, used the site, OhSoWe.com, to borrow a saw strong enough to cut through railroad ties so he could get rid of planter boxes at his house.

"The planter boxes are rotten, so I went online to find a way to cut through them," he said.

Mandy Pekin turned to OhSoWe to organize her Lake View neighborhood to clean up the yard of a vacant house and to pick up 107 pounds of trash on the street.

"In the past six months, our block has used OhSoWe to spread the word about initiatives that affect us beyond neighborhood basics like safety alerts and block-party planning," said Pekin, who has lived in her home for five years. "It has helped us create conversations about truly building a sense of community on our block."

The site can also be used to share tools and skills, and post 'needs' and announcements such as a garage sale or a single person's needing help to move a dresser.

The site is the brainchild of Chuck Templeton, who founded online restaurant-reservation site OpenTable and serves as chairman of the board of restaurant-delivery site GrubHub.com.

Templeton launched the beta version of OhSoWe on his own block — the 1700 block of Fletcher, one block south of Belmont — because he believes so strongly in strengthening community bonds.

"The concept is about making neighborhoods more resilient and self-reliant," he said. "I don't know many of my neighbors. I felt that the Internet's capabilities could accelerate people communicating and sharing resources."

One of the goals is saving money or, in socially conscious jargon, promoting collaborative consumption in the mode of Zipcar and Netflix.

When neighbors lend one another a rake or folding chairs, or rent out a power drill, they save money and start talking, Templeton said.

"People can look at skills the same way — house-sitting, dog walking or help moving a clothes dryer," he said.

Templeton used the website to borrow a sledgehammer so he could remove a tree stump from his back yard.

Another benefit of the Internet is that people keep one another in line by posting alerts about bad behavior and rulebreaking, and praise their neighbors for being stand-up, reliable people, he said.

Other websites are sprouting in Chicago to help people find services that they can trust. These include:

†Kumbuya.com, where people post their own deals and seek specific discounts, products or services at the cost they prefer;

†OpenChime.com, which lets people get unlisted prices and custom quotes for services they are seeking;

†NextAdvisor.com, which ranks services ranging from online diet programs to tax-preparation companies to credit-monitoring services.

The community-building trend is extending to upstart businesses such as Chicago-based mobile-game developer Bravado Waffle.

The three-man startup is using crowd-funding site Kickstarter to raise money for its planned strategy game, RoboArena.

"We were inspired by the Robo Rally board game of 15 years ago and other classic computer games," said Stephen Dick, CEO and game designer. "We want to make games that are fun, educational, challenging and family-friendly."

RoboArena players program teams of robots to outwit their opponents in a game without the blood, gore and shock value so common in games today.

Such communal efforts illustrate a trend in which people turn to social-media platforms to strengthen their friendships and build geographically connected networks, said Stacy DeBroff, CEO of Boston-based Mom Central Consulting.

Forty percent of mothers surveyed in the consulting firm's research say they lack a friend with whom they can share everything, and 61 percent want to make new friends.

"Let's say I have a child diagnosed with Asperger syndrome. I want to find a nurturing community so I can get advice and obsess about details that other people don't care about," DeBroff said.

"People can break down these barriers online and learn how they can bring value to others in ways they never knew."

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Joe Jablonski uses a circular saw he borrowed through the website OhSoWe.com to cut rotting railroad ties used as a planter's box in front of his home on the 3000 block of N. Hoyne Thursday in Chicago. | John J. Kim~Sun-TimesJohn J. KimJoe Jablonski uses a circular saw he borrowed through the website OhSoWe.com to cut rotting railroad ties used as a planter's box in front of his home on the 3000 block of N. Hoyne Thursday in Chicago. | John J. Kim~Sun-Times

The Yankee Group Renames Its E-Sourcing Strategies Research and Consulting Practice Technology Management Strategies.

Business/Technology Editors

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 2002

Coverage areas include, CIO IT strategies, service provider

strategies, implementation and integration strategies, IT

infrastructure and management

The Yankee Group has had much success in addressing the needs of IT management and vendors for over 10 years. The evolving needs of our clients require strategic insight into the impact of all aspects of IT services. The Yankee Group is revamping this practice to reflect many of today's irreversible marketplace changes. This change also reflects the changes taking place within the Yankee Group's rapidly expanding e-business practices, and places emphasis on an enterprise's sourcing decisions.

Harry Tse, vice president of enterprise software for the Yankee Group's says, "Clients will continue to see broad research coverage in the area of IT services. Within Technology Management Strategies, the Yankee Group will continue to track trends and events in outsourcing, consulting, systems integration, and multivendor customer support, as well as CIO proclivities to buy versus make; and we will report periodically on the changing face of IT organizations." Tse adds, "We will continue to cover the overall impact of the Internet, particularly e-business issues. With this transition we will pay particular attention to the needs of CIOs."

Note to Editors

For interview please contact, Harry Tse at htse@yankeegroup.com.

The Yankee Group (www.yankeegroup.com)

The Yankee Group is a global leader in technology research and consulting. Our customers, which include technology vendors and users, benefit from our accurate, reliable, and trusted research, consulting, and personalized one-to-one client interaction covering communications and IT products and services. Now in our fourth decade, the company is headquartered in Boston and maintains offices throughout North America, Europe, Latin America, and the Pacific Rim.

GT Interactive Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2000 Results.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 11, 1999--

Driver Becomes the Company's Most Successful

PlayStation Title Ever

GT Interactive Software Corp. (Nasdaq: GTIS), a leading entertainment software publisher, today announced operating results for the first fiscal quarter ended June 30, 1999.

Net revenues in the first quarter were $121 million, a 4% increase compared to the same period last year. The increase in sales was driven by strong performances of new internally developed titles including Driver for the PlayStation, and Total Annihilation: Kingdoms for the PC, offsetting slightly lower distribution revenues.

The net loss from continuing operations for the quarter was $3.9 million compared to net income of $1.8 million in same period last year. The net loss attributable to common was $0.06 per share, compared to earnings per share of $0.03 in the prior year period. Year-over-year, margins were negatively impacted by a shift in published product mix to more console titles and an increase in marketing expenditures, especially television advertising.

"We are beginning to see a positive turnaround in our business and the June launch of Driver was a catalyst event. Driver continues to be the number one selling PlayStation title in the world and has quickly established itself as a major franchise for the Company," said Mr. Thomas A. Heymann, GT's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

"We are excited about the upcoming quarter, with such anticipated titles as Duke Nukem Zero Hour for Nintendo 64, and Unreal Tournament, Driver, FLW Pro Bass Tournament, Deer Hunter 3, and Blue's Clues Treasure Hunt for PC. This strong release pipeline, coupled with solid reorders on Driver PlayStation and ongoing management initiatives, gives us confidence our operating performance will continue to show improvement," he concluded.

Headquartered in New York, GT Interactive Software Corp. (Nasdaq: GTIS) is a leading global developer, publisher and distributor of interactive consumer software. The company maintains seven internal development studios: Humongous Entertainment, Cavedog Entertainment, SingleTrac, WizardWorks, Oddworld, Legend Entertainment and Reflections. The company has publishing operations throughout the world with offices in the US, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Holland and Australia. GT Interactive's ecommerce system provides secure online transactions through each of the studios' Web sites and www.gtstore.com. GT Interactive can be found on the Internet at www.gtinteractive.com.

When used in this press release, the words "intends," "expects," "plans," "estimates," "projects," "believes," "anticipates," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Except for historical information contained herein, the matters discussed and the statements made herein concerning the Company's future prospects are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act. Although the company believes that its plans, intentions and expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such plans, intentions or expectations will be achieved. There is no assurance that the company will complete a recapitalization, merger or sale transaction. There can be no assurance that other future results will be achieved, and actual results could differ materially from the forecast and estimates. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, world-wide business and industry conditions (including consumer buying and retailer ordering patterns,) adoption of new hardware systems, product delays, changes in research and development spending, software development requirements and their impact on product launches, Company customer relations (in particular, levels of sales to Wal-Mart and other mass merchants) retail acceptance of the Company's published and third-party titles, competitive conditions and other risks and factors, including, but not limited to, those discussed in the Company's form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1999. -0-

              GT INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES                  CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS                             (in thousands)                                March 31, 1999          June 30, 1999                              -------------------   -------------------                                  (audited)             (unaudited) ASSETS Current assets:     Cash, cash equivalents       and short term       investments                $    13,512      $          7,830     Receivables, net                 185,042               181,559     Inventories, net                 131,889               131,808     Income taxes receivable            1,973                 1,973     Other current assets              58,284                66,483                              ----------------   -------------------       Total current assets           390,700               389,653 Property and equipment, net           36,808                36,974 Goodwill, net                         34,194                33,019 Deferred income taxes                 12,664                12,664 Other assets                          13,249                13,393                              ================   ===================       Total assets               $   487,615           $   485,703                              ================   ===================         LIABILITIES AND        STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities:     Accounts payable             $   152,556           $   170,545     Accrued liabilities               84,205                59,136     Revolving credit       facility                             -               109,500     Royalties payable                 18,515                15,138     Income taxes payable               2,569                 1,402     Other current      liabilities                       1,085                 1,507                              ----------------   -------------------       Total current         liabilities                  258,930               357,228 Long term debt                        98,750                    - Other non current liabilities          2,802                 2,674                              ----------------   -------------------       Total liabilities              360,482               359,902                              ----------------   -------------------  Commitments and contingencies  Stockholders' equity:     Series A Convertible      preferred stock                  30,000                30,000     Common stock                         727                   729     Additional paid-in        capital                       161,073               164,228     Retained earnings                (64,667)              (69,156)                              ----------------   -------------------       Total stockholders'           equity                    127,133               125,801                              ----------------   -------------------        Total liabilities and         stockholders' equity    $   487,615           $   485,703                              ================   ===================               GT INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES                  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS                  (in thousands, except per share data)                                         For the Three Months                                            Ended June 30,                              -----------------------------------------                                       1998              1999                               -------------------   ------------------                                    (unaudited)       (unaudited)  Net revenues                 $       116,391      $      121,325 Cost of goods sold                    55,898              62,143 Selling and distribution   expenses                            26,460              33,876 General and administrative   expenses                            12,453              11,761 Research and development              16,597              16,366                              ----------------   -----------------   Operating income before   restructuring charges and            4,983             (2,821)   amortization of goodwill Amortization of goodwill                 871                 888                              ----------------   -----------------      Operating income (loss)           4,112             (3,709) Interest and other expenses,   net                                  1,176               2,252                              ----------------   -----------------      Income (loss) before      provision for (benefit      from) income taxes                2,936             (5,961) Provision for (benefit from)      income taxes                      1,133             (2,109)                              ----------------   -----------------    Net income (loss) from       continuing operations            1,803             (3,852)    Less dividends on       preferred stock                      0                600                              ----------------   ----------------- Net income (loss)   attributable to   common stockholders             $    1,803           $  (4,452)                                  ===========          ==========  Basic net income (loss)   per share                       $     0.03          $   (0.06)  Weighed average shares   outstanding                         68,056              72,869                                      =======             ======  Diluted net income (loss)   per share                       $     0.03          $   (0.06)  Weighed average   shares outstanding                  68,988             72,869                                      =======             ====== 

EDS: EDS unveils plans to simplify business approach an and stimulate growth.

M2 PRESSWIRE-10 September 1999-EDS: EDS unveils plans to simplify business approach and stimulate growth (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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* Company Will Deliver Solutions Globally with Increased Focus on Electronic Business

PLANO, Texas -- EDS announced today it will fundamentally alter the way it does business to meet the demands of the new digital economy by focusing on four global lines of business. Those lines of business, aimed at driving growth for EDS and improving performance for its clients, include: A. T. Kearney; E.solutions; Business Process Management; and Information Solutions.

"We are making these changes to ignite our growth engines and to reclaim leadership in the industry we founded," said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dick Brown. "EDS is uniquely positioned to offer its clients unsurpassed end-to-end capabilities and experience in implementing solutions and services on a global basis. We need to bring those core strengths to our clients and build our future foundation on the highest possible levels of client satisfaction."

The company said the changes it is making will simplify EDS' face to the market; give EDS a clear client focus; create four fully integrated, global businesses; elevate global industry expertise, and enhance career growth and development opportunities. These objectives will be met through collaboration among these lines of business:

* E.solutions: In the fast-growing, $120 billion solutions consulting market, E.solutions will offer clients expertise

in a full range of electronic business capabilities, including E.communities, Internet solutions and applications, and enterprise applications. John McCain, 40, president, will continue to lead this business line.

* Business Process Management (BPM): Clients in the burgeoning, $130-billion-plus market for Business Process Management, can look to EDS for expertise in enterprise customer management, claims processing, and settlement processing solutions. Previously part of E.solutions, BPM will become a separate business line to focus attention on the unique features that drive growth and success in that market. Kim McMann, 41, former president of EDS' State Business and of the State Health Care strategic business unit, has been named president of this line of business.

* A. T. Kearney: Already the second-largest firm in the $25 billion to $35 billion high-value consulting market, A. T. Kearney's global presence spans every major and emerging market. The firm offers strategic, operational, organizational, and information technology consulting and executive search services to the world's leading companies. Fred G. Steingraber, 61, will continue as chief executive officer of this line of business.

* Information Solutions: Already a top global player in this market, EDS offers clients expertise in managing centralized systems, distributed systems, communications, and applications development. The worldwide IT services market exceeds $110 billion annually. Douglas Frederick, 49, who joined EDS in July 1999, has been named president of this business line.

In addition to these changes, the company is establishing global industry experts who will provide a consistent, current repository of global industry knowledge across all four lines of business. Collaboration among the industry and line-of-business teams is aimed at dramatically improving EDS' ability to deliver world-class value propositions to its clients based on the full breadth of EDS' capabilities.

The focus on client service is the number one priority. Each client will have a single EDS executive responsible for the overall relationship and services EDS provides that client worldwide. "The Client Executive is the most important of the newly created positions," Brown said. "This person will be accountable for ensuring our clients receive the best possible service, globally and across all four lines of business, and is totally committed to client satisfaction."

The changes at EDS are currently being communicated to employees and clients around the world and will be implemented beginning Oct. 1. Brown added, "Superior client satisfaction is at the heart of any great company's success and has always been a core value at EDS. The changes we're making mark a stronger and more consistent focus across our company on driving growth and improved performance for clients around the globe. Their satisfaction and success are the keys to EDS' future growth and vitality in the booming IT services market."

EDS, a leader in the global information technology services industry for more than 35 years, delivers management consulting, electronic business solutions, and systems and technology expertise to improve the performance of more than 9,000 business and government clients in about 50 countries. EDS reported revenues of $16.9 billion in 1998. The company's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:EDS) and the London Stock Exchange. Visit EDS via the Internet at http://www.eds.com.

Note to Editors: Executive Information

Before his E.solutions assignment, McCain led CIO Services, a global organization of 5,000 professionals that generated more than $1 billion in annual revenue. Services included Internet solutions, digital supply chain, enterprise customer management and technology, and training solutions. He joined EDS in 1986 and has held a variety of sales and executive positions. McCain graduated from Indiana University with a bachelor of science degree in management and administration and completed postgraduate studies at the Wharton School of Business.

An EDS employee since 1979, McMann has served in numerous account and executive positions for Medicaid, government, retail, industry training businesses throughout the United States. She serves as a director of National Heritage Insurance Co., an EDS subsidiary, and as a member of the Board of Kinetra. She earned a bachelor of arts degree in mathematics and business administration from Vanderbilt University.

Steingraber has been CEO of A.T. Kearney since 1983. The 35-year veteran of the company has served in a variety of executive positions in the United States and Europe. Steingraber joined A.T. Kearney in 1964 and was named managing director of the German operations in 1969; in 1972 he was elected a vice president and shareholder of the firm. Steingraber earned a Bachelor of Science degree in economics and business from Indiana University. He also earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago.

Before EDS, Frederick was executive vice president of the Baan Company, an enterprise business software provider. Frederick also held various management positions with the Boeing Company from 1979 to 1997. As director of Information Systems Business Support in 1996, he led the largest business process design project in the world. An Alfred P. Sloan Fellow, he earned a master of science degree in management technology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1990. He also holds advanced degrees from Seattle University and the University of Washington and a bachelor of science degree in chemistry, physics and mathematics from Washington State University.

The statements in this news release regarding the future are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond EDS' control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements. For information concerning these risks and uncertainties, please see EDS' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. EDS disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Daniel hurt filming Bond action scene.

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Daniel Craig, star of the upcoming James Bond movie 'Quantum of Solace', suffered a hand injury requiring medical attention while shooting the film this week, a Columbia Pictures spokesman has confirmed.

But the spokesman, Steve Elzer, said he was unable to comment on news reports in Britain that Craig, 40, had sliced off a fingertip in the accident, which reportedly occurred while he was filming an action sequence at London's Pinewood Studios. Elzer downplayed the severity of the mishap. "There was a minor incident on the set, and Daniel injured his hand, and in any situation like that it's usual procedure to seek medical attention. He did. He was back on the set within a matter of hours, and production wasn't delayed," Elzer said.

The accident marked the latest in a string of mishaps during production of the 22nd installment of the James Bond film franchise. Last week, Craig was reported to have suffered a laceration to his face that required eight stitches, although Elzer said he had no information about that incident.

Producers of the film said in April that a stuntman was hospitalised with serious injuries suffered in an accident behind the wheel of an Alfa Romeo sports car in northern Italy. Days before, British media reported that another car to be used in the production, an Aston Martin DBS, skidded off the road into a lake, but the driver escaped with minor injuries.

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