re: good announcement as predicted by horace
DESTRA CORPORATION LIMITED 2003-06-30 ASX-SIGNAL-G HOMEX - Melbourne +++++++++++++++++++++++++ Destra Corporation Limited (ASX: DES) The MusicPoint deal with RCS Inc., which was announced to the market in April, has now been concluded in New York today with Destra receiving a AUD$250,000 cash payment. MusicPoint is the web-based service for Record Companies to deliver their new music to Radio Stations, which will now be rolled out to nearly every Radio Station in the world following this major international agreement between RCS Inc and Destra. Destra's CEO, Mr Domenic Carosa said, "We are very happy that the RCS deal has now been concluded so we can role out MusicPoint across the globe. In Australia, MusicPoint will now be a joint venture between RCS Inc. (49%), the world's leading provider of broadcast software (rcsworks.com) and WIE (51%) effective 1st July 2003. Internationally, WIE will own 20% of MusicPoint and RCS Inc. will have an 80% stake with RCS inc. providing a US$1 million loan (interest free) to MusicPoint and AUD$250,000 cash which has now been paid to Destra. WIE is Australia's largest Digital Rights Management provider (DRM) is now a joint venture between and Destra Corporation Limited (ASX: DES) 80% and Eurofin Technologies 20% shareholding. OzHosting.com (wholly owned division of Destra) will be the preferred hostingprovider for MusicPoint worldwide. At the same time, research firm Aegis Equities (www.aer.com.au) has released a report valuing Destra at 10 cents per share using a DCF (Discounted Cashflow Model). The report can be downloaded from www.destra.com/research For media information contact: Richard Jabara 0418 319 067 or Domenic Carosa 0411 196 979 For more media information on RCS Inc: In Australia contact Lianne Williams on 0416 197 085 or in the USA contact Tom Zarecki on+ 1 914 548 4948 or email: (newsroom @ rcsworks.com)
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