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Technology Stocks : Inktomi (INKT)
INKT 11.86-1.7%Jan 6 3:19 PM EST
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To: jhg_in_kc who wrote (763)1/26/1999 6:22:00 PM
From: Sepster   of 1945
 
I think the WSJ article which you posted answers your question. While Microsoft may use AltaVista as its search technology, AltaVista's plan is to become a portal, i.e. competing with MSN. AltaVista's plan to become a portal and to be a search engine will mean that other portals will look to Inktomi for their search engines -- why would they buy search technology from a competing portal? Also it will be more difficult for AltaVista to devote its resources on continuing development of search technology while it is also trying to become a premier portal. Long term, Inktomi will be in a better positioned as "the" developer of web search technology. IMHO Microsoft, Compaq and AltaVista are isolating themselves from the rest of the web with this deal. I have not seen anything today that changes the overall fundamentals of INKT.

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