EXHIBIT 99.1

                                       Thursday December 3, 3:07 pm Eastern Time
                                                           Company Press Release
                                                            SOURCE: eGlobe, Inc.

                       eGLOBE COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF IDX

DENVER,  Colo.,  Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- eGlobe (Nasdaq:  EGLO - news),  formerly
Executive  Telecard)  today  announced the completion of the  acquisition of IDX
International,  Inc.  (IDX),  the  privately  held  IP-based  fax and  telephony
company.

As  previously  announced,  the specific  terms of the IDX  transaction  include
eGlobe issuing  interest-bearing notes to IDX totaling $5 million, which will be
due between  December  31, 1998 and October 31,  1999.  eGlobe has the option of
paying  the notes on their due dates in either  cash or shares of eGlobe  Common
Stock and  warrants to purchase  shares of eGlobe  Common  Stock.  In  addition,
eGlobe will issue  convertible  preferred  stock and warrants.  The  convertible
preferred stock converts into 2,500,000 shares of eGlobe Common Stock at the end
of one  year,  with a price  guarantee  of  $8.00  per  share at the time if IDX
achieves  certain revenue and cash flow goals. The warrants are exercisable only
if IDX  achieves  revenue  and cash flow  goals over the next  twelve  months in
addition  to the goals  necessary  for the price  guarantee.  Various  levels of
revenue and cash flow  performance  also  determine  the amount of eGlobe Common
Stock (up to an  additional  2,500,000  Common  Shares)  for which the  warrants
become  exercisable.  If IDX achieves all of its goals, then eGlobe will acquire
more than $40 million of additional  annual revenue with positive EBITDA and IDX
shareholders  will receive $5 million and 5,000,000  Common Shares,  adjusted as
appropriate for the price guarantee.

eGlobe is a leading  supplier of  enhanced  communications  services,  including
Internet  voice and fax, post paid and prepaid  calling card services along with
related  validation,  billing  and  payment  systems,  and  other  international
Intranet and  inter-networking  services in partnership with  telecommunications
operators around the world.  Operating through its World Direct network,  eGlobe
originates traffic in 88 countries and terminates  anywhere in the world. eGlobe
provides its services principally to telecommunications  companies and financial
institutions.

Certain statements in this news release are "forward looking  statements" within
the meaning of the Private Securities  Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and involve
known and unknown  risks,  uncertainties  and other  factors  that may cause the
Company's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different
from the  results,  performance  or  achievements  expressed  or  implied by the
forward looking  statement.  Factors that impact such forward looking statements








include,  among  others,  the  ability  of the  Company  to  attract  additional
business,  the  ability  of  the  Company  to  successfully  integrate  the  IDX
acquisition,  complete software  development and offer new products,  changes in
expectations regarding restructurings,  including tax liabilities and reductions
in cost,  possible  changes in  collections  of  accounts  receivable,  risks of
competition,  price and margin  trends,  changes in worldwide  general  economic
conditions, changes in interest rates, currency rates and worldwide competition.

SOURCE: eGlobe, Inc.


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