TheSUBWAY.com Announces Investment Opinion on Masterpiece Technology Group, Inc., Digital Island Inc., OmniSky Corporation, OTG Software, Inc. and Track Data Corporation.Business Editors NOTE TO EDITORS: The following is an investment opinion issued by TheSUBWAY.com. WESTON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 2001 TheSUBWAY.com is pleased to announce the following Investment Opinions on: Masterpiece Technology Group, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :MPTG), Digital Island (Nasdaq:ISLD ISLD International Society for Lasers in Dentistry ISLD Island ECN, Inc. (stock symbol) ), OmniSky Corporation (Nasdaq:OMNY), OTG (1) See USB OTG. (2) (The OBJECTive Technology Group, Ltd., Alexandria, VA) An organization that was devoted to distributed computing and object technology. Founded in 1994, it augmented the object and Internet standards community and served as an intermediary between Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:OTGS OTGS Over Thread Guide Sleeve ) and Track Data Corporation (Nasdaq:TRAC TRAC - Text Reckoning And Compiling ). Masterpiece Technology Group, Inc. (OTCBB:MPTG) Previous Close: Down 10% to .135 on volume of 903,600 Shares ACCUMULATE Masterpiece Technology Group, Inc. (OTCBB:MPTG) just announced that CarbonWave has delivered the proposed concept and software architecture for the new EMR (ElectroMagnetic Radiation) The emanation of energy from everything in the universe. Although the EMR from electrical and electronic devices is typically measured for practical, every-day situations, every object, including humans, emanates energy. , Masterpiece Millenium. The software will be unique in the industry with its cross-platform functionality and features. In addition to running in a cross platform environment (Windows(TM), MAC, Linux, and Unix), the software will also be database independent within SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. . In most cases, this will enable customers to use Masterpiece Millennium(TM) without the purchase of additional computer hardware and give them easier integration with their existing database software. With this in mind, CRG CRG Centre for Research on Globalisation CRG Council for Responsible Genetics CRG Contingency Response Group CRG Citizens for Responsible Government CRG Corporate Renaissance Group CRG Columbia River Gorge CRG Consulting Resource Group CRG Columbia Resource Group feels that it has discovered a gem. With undervalued Undervalued A stock or other security that is trading below its true value. Notes: The difficulty is knowing what the "true" value actually is. Analysts will usually recommend an undervalued stock with a strong buy rating. thoughts to say the least, CRG feels that MPTG will be approaching and surpassing the $1.00 mark in the short term. This is a stock to watch closely for more upcoming news. MPTG also recently announced they have been awarded an exclusive distribution license by the Orion Telecomm Operating Corporation (OTOC OTOC Omaha Together One Community (Omaha, NE, USA) OTOC Order Taking Off Calendar (Workers' Compensation Appeals Board) ) to launch their new integrated wireless communication system for healthcare to the US and Canadian medical market. OTOC has developed a broad band, high speed Wireless Healthcare Information System for terrestrial or terrestrial satellite systems, known as WHIS WHIS Whistling WHIS Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (US National Park Service) WHIS Waste Handling and Isolation Facility . Digital Island (Nasdaq:ISLD) Previous Close: Up 85% to $3.69 on vol. 21,960,900 Shares: ACCUMULATE One of the Internet's most visited Web portals, MSN (1) (MicroSoft Network) A family of Internet-based services from Microsoft, which includes a search engine, e-mail (Hotmail), instant messaging (Windows Live Messaging) and a general-purpose portal with news, information and shopping (MSN Directory). , has selected Digital Island (Nasdaq:ISLD) to deliver all of its online advertisements. Digital Island announced a new agreement with MSN to deliver more than 860 million ads per day worldwide, including ads on MSN eShop, Search and Hotmail, as well as on the MSNBC.com Web sites and MSN's Instant Messenger AOL's instant messaging service. See AIM and instant messaging. service. The announcement marks an expansion of the existing relationship between Digital Island and Microsoft, with Digital Island already providing Internet infrastructure services including content delivery, application services See ASP and Web services. and live and on-demand streaming services. "Digital Island's network operations, reporting and content delivery capabilities, as well as engineering expertise, are what we need in order to keep up with demand so that MSN can continue to drive revenue and facilitate e-commerce through online advertisements," said David Walters David Lee Walters (born November 20, 1951) was the Democratic governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma from 1991 to 1995. Walters was born near Canute, Oklahoma. He graduated as valedictorian from Canute High School in 1969. , senior operations manager See datacenter manager. , MSN. "By outsourcing to Digital Island, we have the ability to scale when necessary very easily, and are saving a significant amount of money on infrastructure and maintenance costs." Digital Island is the leading provider of managed Internet infrastructure for enterprises that need to give their customers a great Web experience in order to drive e-Business transactions. The company integrates managed hosting, content delivery and network services to bypass Internet congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. and guarantee fast and relevant interactions. Digital Island is headquartered in San Francisco, and its global e-Business delivery network reaches 35 countries. OmniSky Corporation (Nasdaq:OMNY) Previous Close: Up 22% to $3.95 on vol. 1,837,300 Shares: ATTRACTIVE Omnisky Corporation (Nasdaq:OMNY), a global provider of award-winning wireless applications and services, today reported operating results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2001. Revenue for the first quarter was $5.5 million, an increase of 319% from the $1.3 million reported for the first quarter of 2000 and a 24% increase from the fourth quarter. Service revenue was $4.3 million, or 78% of total revenue, representing an increase of 826% from the first quarter of 2000 and an increase of 35% over fourth quarter service revenue of $3.2 million. EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) A metric used to show a company's profitability, but not its cash flow. EBITDA became popular in the 1980s to show the potential profitability of leveraged buyouts, but has become , as adjusted for a $4.0 million write-down of inventory arising from a shift in product demand toward Pocket PC and other advanced platforms, was ($25.5) million for the first quarter, a 26% improvement from EBITDA of ($34.6) million in the fourth quarter. "We are pleased to report financial and operating results that confirm our ability to effectively execute on the business and strategic objectives that we established several months ago," said Patrick McVeigh, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "We continued to extend our applications and services to additional devices, networks and platforms, and successfully launched our service in the UK and Germany in partnership with local wireless carriers. We also announced our newest technology platform - OmniSky Oxygen - which positions us to deliver innovative wireless applications and services to millions of users through partnerships and relationships with wireless carriers, online service providers and hardware manufacturers." OTG Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:OTGS) Previous Close: Up 11% to $6.55 on vol. 1,450,400 Shares: ATTRACTIVE OTG Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:OTGS) and Maxtor Corporation announced that they have joined together to provide a scalable NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular (network attached storage) aggregation solution that combines OTG's DiskXtender(R) 2000 software with Maxtor's MaxAttach(TM) NAS 4100 file server. Aggregation allows additional NAS file servers to be seamlessly added to a network's application storage pools for centralized data access. The combined NAS solution will be initially sold and marketed through Bell Microproducts, one of the leading industry providers of storage solutions. "Storage virtualization and aggregation are generating very high enthusiasm in the IT storage marketplace," said Denis Denis, king of Portugal: see Diniz. Bilodeau, Vice President Marketing, Peripherals and Software, Bell Microproducts. "This hardware/software bundle solution is the perfect combination of Maxtor MaxAttach, a leading NAS provider and long term Bell Microproducts partner, and our newest software partner, OTG Software." OTG Software is a leading provider of online storage management and access solutions, including EmailXtender(TM), its patent-pending dynamic email management solution. OTG's software enables enterprises to store, track and retrieve data over a variety of network architectures, including the Web and storage area networks. Through its application-centric product suite, OTG offers a Web and e-commerce solution that provides robust functionality across many industries. Track Data Corporation (Nasdaq:TRAC) Previous Close: Up 1% to $1.74 on vol. 1,355,800 Shares: ACCUMULATE Track Data Corporation (Nasdaq:TRAC) announced results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2001. Revenues for the first quarter ended March 31, 2001 were $17,391,000 compared to $12,890,000 for the same period in 2000, an increase of 35%. Net income for the first quarter of 2001 was $5,355,000, or $.08 per share, compared to a net loss for the 2000 period of $(1,878,000), or $(.03) per share. The revenue increase in 2001 was due principally to the Company's myTrack services and the recognition of full commissions since obtaining its broker-dealer license and state registrations in August 2000. Also, Barry Hertz, Chairman and CEO, commented, "The Company recently completed the purchase of 4.5 million shares of its common stock and the Board authorized the purchase of up to an additional 3 million shares. The Company believes that its stock is still undervalued. In light of the Company's business prospects for 2001 and beyond, the Board of Directors believes that repurchase of its shares is a prudent use of its capital. The Company expects to continue to purchase shares under the repurchase plan, from time to time, depending on market conditions and the price per share." For individual investors, Track offers myTrack, a fully integrated, Internet-based online trading Online Trading Making trades via the Internet. Notes: The use of online trading increased dramatically in the mid to late 1990's with the advent of high-speed computers and Internet connections. Stocks, bonds, options, futures, and currencies can all be traded online. and market data system. myTrack's direct access online trading has commissions starting at $12.95 per trade and allows users the choice of where to route their orders. myTrack's continuous, dynamic stream of live market data is powered by application-based software and a constant server connection similar to systems used by professionals, making it faster than the HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. web-based static pages offered by most of its competitors. "Stocks have stabilized in the past couple of weeks on hopes the economy will improve in the second half of 2001, lending some credibility to analysts who have been saying the worst has already been priced into the market. Indeed, investors are finding it easier to look past the present situation in the economy, amid an atmosphere of confidence that the Federal Reserve's fast and aggressive action on interest rates, and perceived continued action, will improve fundamentals going forward, spurring the kind of spending that should allow many growth companies to resume their growth," stated Peter Antipatis. More is available at http://www.TheSUBWAY.com. About TheSubway.com TheSubway.com, a wholly owned online asset of Capital Research Group, Inc. (CRG) was developed solely for experienced, risk tolerant investors. Subscribers to TheSubway.com receive daily market commentary reports for select companies trading on various markets. 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