EXHIBIT 99.1

[DATAVON, INC. LOGO]

PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


          DTVN HOLDINGS, INC. DIRECTOR, CFO MARCIA C. KENNEDY RESIGNS,
                     COMPANY EXPECTS TO NAME SUCCESSOR SOON

DALLAS, TEXAS - MAY 14, 2001 - DTVN HOLDINGS INC. (OTC BB:  DTVN) Chairman and
CEO Hugh Simpson today announced that DTVN's CFO, Marcia C. Kennedy, resigned
from her positions within the organization, and the Company expects to name a
successor soon.

"I am grateful for the positive contributions Marcia Kennedy made as a Director
and our CFO.  This was of special significance throughout the transition phase
of the Zydeco merger and our rapid network deployment, and I wish her well in
future endeavors," Simpson concluded.

In commenting on her resignation, Kennedy said, "While I have decided to return
to managing the Kenneco investment portfolio, I have very much enjoyed working
with the Board and management team.  I believe DTVN has established a strong
foundation in the IP sector, and I expect the company to continue its successful
growth and expansion plans."

DataVoN, Inc. (www.datavon.com), Video Intelligence, Inc. (www.video-
intelligence.com), and Zydeco Exploration, Inc. are wholly owned subsidiaries of
DTVN Holdings, Inc.  DataVoN's core business is to provide wholesale
origination, transport and termination services through its state-of-the-art
packet-switched network which facilitates sharing of voice, data and video
transmissions over the same medium.  DataVoN's network provides signaling
interoperability across IP and traditional circuit-based networks, with the
capability of delivering next generation services to its customers.  Video
Intelligence, with offices and operations in West Chester, Pennsylvania and Fort
Worth, Texas, is a premiere provider of business-critical video applications and
services, and specializes in enterprise IP video services, including video
conferencing.  Core service offerings are built around video portal services,
managed delivery, private cache and content distribution, and a broad range of
necessary ancillary services.  DTVN has headquarters and its Network Operations
Center in Richardson, Texas.

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The information contained in this press release, or on the DataVoN Corporate
Website, includes "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A
of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-
looking statements contained in this press release reflect DataVoN's current
views with respect to possible future events and financial performance and are
subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause DataVoN's actual
results to differ materially from


its historical results or those that DataVoN hopes to achieve. In this press
release, the words "anticipates," "plans," "believes," "expects," "intends,"
"future," and similar expressions identify certain forward-looking statements.
Please do not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained
in this press release.

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  CONTACT:  DataVoN, Inc. - Richard Ames - 1-713-975-6424 - rames@datavon.com