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Dear Mr. Sami,

My firm is taking a survey of businesses in your part of the world to see if there is any likelihood of getting you on board our international computer network and so I thought I would see if you might like to take the chance. In todays shaky world, business events can change overnight and without the proper scoop you could be left out in the cold. We can alleviate that mess.

Not only do we interface with major exchanges all around the globe but we make sure that we get the facts to you pronto. We do not sit on our hands here at Intertel.

Check out our website on who and how we serve and I have no doubts that you will e-mail or ring us up to find out about join- ing up.

One last point, bro: Can you really risk going out on a limb without first knowing that you have all the facts at your fingertips about worldwide business events? Intertel is there to save you.

Fondly,