The X704 chips are scheduled to ship in March 1997. Excellence Inc. The Florida company's chief executive has been accused of distributing unregistered shares of the company to accounts controlled by him and to a market research company that published an Internet-transmitted stock market newsletter. No mail was lost. The sites affected had improperly installed a software program called SoftCart, made by Mercantec Inc., to handle their transactions. The problem was attributed to human error, which occurred when inexperienced installers failed to place completed order forms in directories not accessible to Web browsers.
Vendors affected by the glitch say they've taken steps to remedy the situation.