SAN FRANCISCO, July 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Robertson, Stephens & Company has
announced that Steven R. Yanis will be joining the investment banking firm as
a managing director, senior wireless services research analyst and head of
telecommunications services research.  He is working from the firm's New York
office.
    Mr. Yanis was previously a director in Salomon Brothers' equity research
department where he was responsible for the wireless services industry.  He
was recently ranked the #1 Wireless Services analyst in the 1997 Greenwich
Associates Institutional survey.  In 1996, Mr. Yanis ranked as the #2 Wireless
Services analyst in the Institutional Investor Poll (All-American Research
Team) and as the #1 analyst in the Telecommunications Services Industry by the
Wall Street Journal's All-Star Analyst survey.
    "Steven's expertise and outstanding track record in covering the
telecommunications industry make him a tremendous asset within our research
group," said Robertson Stephens Director of Research John Rohal.
    Prior to Salomon Brothers, Mr. Yanis was an analyst with Oppenheimer,
Kidder Peabody and Goldman Sachs; he was also a founding principal and
executive vice president of Cellular USA, Inc., USA Mobile Communications,
Cable Systems USA Partners, and USA Ventures, Ltd.
    Mr. Yanis graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in
Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and holds
a MBA degree in Finance from New York University.
    Robertson, Stephens & Company is a leading international investment
banking firm focused on emerging growth companies.  The firm's 36 senior
research analysts cover over 450 companies.

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