Surely you meant "... it does a Hari Kari Hikari ...". Sorry, bad humor, bad humor.
A bit of useful info passed on by friend
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ipolockup.com
This site tracks IPO lockup agreements. Lockup agreements
prevent insiders from selling their shares in the company
(usually for 6 months after the initial offering). When
the lockup expires, shareholders are free to sell their
holdings. Why the need to know? Stock prices typically
fall as much as 15% in the days following the end of a
lockup. IPOLockup.com categorizes the recently IPOd
according to when lockup agreements will expire, and
indicates how many shares are involved in each lockup.
Very cool.
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And then, on the news front for Softbank ...
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Zero and Infinite, July 21, 2000
Daily News Source for SOFTBANK Venture Capital, SOFTBANK
Capital Partners and SOFTBANK CORP.
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In today's issue:
SOFTBANK Venture Capital News
- *Preview Systems* Reports Second Quarter 2000 Results
- *Macromedia* Reports Record Revenues for First Quarter
Fiscal Year 2001
- *LAUNCH* Reports Record Revenues for Second Quarter
- Robertson Stephens Reiterates Strong Buy Rating on *CPTH*
- *FastParts.com* Named in Forbes.com's Top 200 Best of B2B
Sites
- *MessageMedia* Opens Chicago Sales Office
SOFTBANK Capital Partners News
- *BlueLight.com* Hits Three Million Subscribers
Other SOFTBANK News
- *InsWeb Corporation* Reports Second Quarter Results
- *CompuBank* and electric.com Team Up
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SOFTBANK Venture Capital News
SOFTBANK Venture Capital manages venture capital
funds focused primarily on early-stage Internet companies.
SOFTBANK VC helps build the companies that are
revolutionizing the Internet.
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Preview Systems Reports Second Quarter 2000 Results
*Preview Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:PRVW - news),* a provider of
solutions for the electronic distribution and licensing of
digital goods through the Internet, announced results for
the second quarter ended June 30, 2000. Preview Systems
recorded second quarter revenues of $2.4 million,
representing a gain of $1.6 million or a 217 percent
increase over the corresponding quarter in 1999. Including
acquisition related charges and stock-based compensation
costs, the net loss for the quarter was $5.3 million, or
$0.31 loss per share. This compares to a net loss of $3.9
million, or $1.42 loss per share, in the second quarter of
1999 and a net loss of $7.0 million, or $0.42 loss per
share, in the sequential comparison to the first quarter of
2000.
Preview Systems: www.previewsystems.com
Press release: biz.yahoo.com
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Macromedia Reports Record Revenues for First Quarter Fiscal
Year 2001
*Macromedia (Nasdaq: MACR - news)* announced revenue of $94.8
million for the first quarter ended June 30, 2000, an 85%
increase over revenue of $51.2 million reported in the
quarter ended June 30, 1999. Pro forma net income grew more
than 300% year over year to $14.5 million, or $0.26 diluted
earnings per share during the first quarter of fiscal 2001,
compared to pro forma net income of $3.5 million, or $0.07
diluted earnings per share in the same period a year ago.
Macromedia: www.macromedia.com
Press release: biz.yahoo.com
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LAUNCH Reports Record Revenues for Second Quarter
*LAUNCH Media, Inc. (Nasdaq: LAUN - news)* announced
financial results for the second quarter and six months
ended June 30, 2000. Net revenues for the second quarter of
2000 increased 100% to $7.8 million, compared to pro forma
net revenues of $3.9 million for the second quarter 1999.
The EBITDA loss for the 2000 second quarter was $8.5 million,
or $0.63 per share, compared to a pro forma EBITDA loss of
$6.8 million, or $0.59 per share, for the same three month
period in 1999.
LAUNCH Media: launch.com
Press release: biz.yahoo.com
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Robertson Stephens Reiterates Strong Buy Rating on CPTH
Robertson Stephens Managing Director and Senior eCommerce
Services Analyst Rick Juarez today reiterated his Strong Buy
rating on *Critical Path (Nasdaq: CPTH - news),* after the
company reported strong second quarter results. Critical
Path delivers turnkey, state-of-the-art, eMessaging and
collaboration solutions to corporations, Internet service
providers, Web hosting companies and Web portals.
Critical Path: cp.net
Press release: biz.yahoo.com
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FastParts.com Named in Forbes.com's Top 200 Best of B2B
Sites
*FastParts.com,* a business-to-business (B2B),
Internet-based trading exchange for the electronics
industry, has been named to Forbes.com's list of 200 Best of
The Web B2B sites, as featured in the July 17, 2000 issue.
In selecting the companies, Forbes.com evaluated growth
strategy, execution, and financial staying power.
FastParts.com: www.fastparts.com
Press release: biz.yahoo.com
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MessageMedia Opens Chicago Sales Office
*MessageMedia Inc. (NASDAQ:MESG),* a provider of strategic
messaging solutions and services, announced that it has
opened a sales and support office in Chicago. The office is
located at: 200 S. Wacker Dr. Suite 800 Chicago, IL 60606
312/575-2400.
MessageMedia: www.messagemedia.com
Press release: news.excite.com
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SOFTBANK Capital Partners News
SOFTBANK Capital Partners is an Internet venture
investment group sponsored by SOFTBANK CORP. SBCP focuses
on significant late stage pre-IPO (mezzanine) and post IPO
(PIPE) investments.
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BlueLight.com Hits Three Million Subscribers
*BlueLight.com(TM) (www.bluelight.com)* announced it has
signed up the three-millionth registered user for its
Totally Free Internet Service.
Press release: biz.yahoo.com
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Other SOFTBANK News
SOFTBANK CORP. is actively developing Internet business in
Japan, the US, Europe and throughout the world.
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InsWeb Corporation Reports Second Quarter Results
*InsWeb Corp. (Nasdaq: INSW - news),* a provider of online
insurance services, reported financial results for the
second quarter ended June 30, 2000. Revenues for the second
quarter of 2000 were $4.8 million. This compares to
revenues of $5.1 million for the second quarter of 1999.
InsWeb reported a net loss for the second quarter of $12.8
million, or $0.38 per share, excluding charges of $4.4
million for the discontinuation of Benelytics Inc. following
the Company's strategic partnership with HealthInsurance.com,
and approximately $4.4 million for restructuring. This
compares to a net loss of $9.0 million, or $0.32 per pro forma
share, for the second quarter of 1999. Including the charges,
InsWeb's net loss was $21.6 million, or $0.62 per share.
InsWeb: www.insweb.com
Press release: biz.yahoo.com
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CompuBank and electric.com Team Up
electric.com, an online marketing component of Commonwealth
Energy Corporation, has partnered with *CompuBank(r)
(www.compubank.com)* an online bank, to offer a banking
experience at www.electric.com. Through electric.com,
Commonwealth Energy, a retailer of clean energy in
deregulated markets, registers new electricity customers,
sells energy-efficiency products, and promotes consumer
rights of choice in the utility industries. This
relationship allows customers to establish checking, savings
and money market accounts, write checks, and access funds
through automated teller machines (ATMs).
Press release: biz.yahoo.com
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