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To: DownSouth who wrote (1188)	7/13/1999 11:48:00 PM
From: Mehitabel	Respond to of 10934

re HDC's link to article about NAS ratings. He posted a correction in how to get to the article in post 1186. Hope you will read it, Downsouth. Would be glad to get your comments on the competition :o) regards

To: DownSouth who wrote (1188)	7/14/1999 1:43:00 PM
From: George the Greek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10934

I enjoyed reading that lab review of the F760 offering; it gave me a warm feeling about the technological supremacy based on OnTap and WAFL. George

To: DownSouth who wrote (1188)	7/14/1999 6:04:00 PM
From: Beltropolis Boy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10934

anyone heard of these clowns? appears to be a classic case of ticker spam (i.e., the current fad of name-dropping larger brethren in your press release to gain exposure). ----- Workfire.com, Inc. Debuts On MicroCap1000.com July 14, 1999 02:17 PM KELOWNA, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 14, 1999-- Workfire.com, Inc. (WKFR) announced it will become a member of the MicroCap1000.com Investment Opportunity Center on the Internet site www.MicroCap1000.com. Unlike traditional Investor Relations and Corporate Communications Programs, the Investment Opportunity Center offers the burgeoning number of Internet investors a snapshot view of Workfire.com, Inc. providing all the relevant information needed by investors to make a decision. Workfire.com, Inc. is pleased to offer present and potential investors the ease and flexibility of accessing data on Workfire.com, Inc. through MicroCap1000.com Investment Opportunity Center. Also included on the Center are M&A West, Inc. (MAWI), Virtuallender.com, Inc. (VLDC) and AutoTradeCenter.com (AUTCE). Workfire.com, Inc.'s participation in the Investment Opportunity Center reflects the Company's continued commitment to increasing awareness about Workfire.com, Inc.'s product, focus and unique investment opportunity. Workfire.com, Inc. develops proprietary technology called Genetic Caching(TM) that improves Internet access speed and optimizes Internet bandwidth utilization. Genetic Caching(TM) is a software technology that works with existing hardware and communications systems. The software-only nature of the technology combined with multiple platform support will enable rapid distribution and adoption. Workfire.com, Inc.'s software is designed for all Windows and Linux derivatives. The software will be distributed via download. Workfire.com, Inc. is a participant in the caching market along with other companies such as Inktomi Corporation (INKT), Network Appliance, Inc. (NTAP) and Cacheflow Inc. Information on Workfire.com, Inc. and its products is available at workfire.com.

To: DownSouth who wrote (1188)	7/14/1999 10:42:00 PM
From: megazoo	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10934

NTAP and INKT, I find it difficult to believe that investors are bypassing NTAP for INKT in trying to find the 'infrastructure' play. INKT is a good company, and had a great quarter, almost 20 mil in sales. NTAP's last quarter was more that 90 mil. There is some truth in that INKT's new shopping engines will grow exponentially. But still, INKT's mkt cap is more than 2 bill than NTAP. NTAP has its own growth areas other than its NAS filers. Web cache is doing quite well. So what gives? Why is INKT priced that much higher?

To: DownSouth who wrote (1188)	7/14/1999 11:07:00 PM
From: riposte	Respond to of 10934

Other Caching Schemes In the current (paper) edition of Wired magazine, there was a very interesting article on Akamai Technologies, Inc. ("Akamai" means "cool" in Hawaiian, in case anyone was wondering. That was in the article, I didn't know that fact myself...) Anyway, like I said, it's a really interesting article. Basically, Akamai has a scheme whereby Web content is distributed in different geographic areas, and their software determines which copy you should grab, depending upon your location, and loading on the particular servers. Check out: akamai.com There is an article in Wired News: Wired News: wired.com Steve (Long NTAP @ $22, but not long Enough!)

To: DownSouth who wrote (1188)	7/15/1999 9:30:00 AM
From: Beltropolis Boy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10934

>HP has been re-branding third party SAN subsystems for years. It will be interesting to see what their NAS offering will be. I don't think they will offer a product that has any appeal outside HP's own loyal, but shrinking, customer base.< re-branding literally! (sorry if you've previously noted this bit o' trivia) ----- EMC says judge stops HP from using product name July 9, 1999 02:01 PM BOSTON, July 9 (Reuters) - Computer storage maker EMC on Friday said a U.S. District Court judge in Boston issued a preliminary injunction ordering computer giant Hewlett-Packard Co. (HWP) to stop using the letters "MC" in its competing storage product line. EMC, which previously supplied storage products to Hewlett-Packard to resell, filed a suit May 25 against the the No. 2 U.S. computer maker, accusing it of patent infringement. Hewlett-Packard's new line of storage products, which compete with Boston-based EMC's, are named "HP SureStore E Disk Array MC256" and referred to by HP as "E MC256," according to EMC. U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Tauro said the name may confuse buyers, EMC said. A representative from Palo Alto, Calif-based Hewlett Packard could not be reached immediately for comment.