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To: trouthead who wrote (74466)	8/18/1999 3:20:00 PM
From: Mark Fowler	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

I agree Michelle. Only fools and hypesters believe it is a scam. It may still fail, but there is no way in hell that they are just trying to pull the wool over newbie internet investors.<< Inktomi Announces 10 New Search Customers; Leading Online Providers Including Network Solutions, Oxygen Media and Powerize.com Leverage Inktomi's Customizable Portal Services Platform Business Wire - August 18, 1999 09:17 SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 18, 1999--Inktomi Corp. (Nasdaq:INKT), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, today announced the addition of 10 customers for its industry-leading search services. New and recently-announced customers including FindWhat.com (OTC BB:FWHT), kanoodle.com, LatinLOOK.com, Network Solutions, Oxygen Media, Surfbuzz.com, Powerize.com, Rediff.com, YouthStream Media Networks (formerly CommonPlaces), and Zipee.com have forged agreements to incorporate Inktomi's search platform into their online offerings. In addition, Kataweb S.p.A. and LatinLOOK.com will also adopt and integrate the new Inktomi Directory Engine, the world's first customizable, automated Web directory. Inktomi's suite of turnkey portal services provides a platform for vertical and global portals to integrate their unique content and communities into highly relevant search engines, custom directories and shopping services. The Inktomi Search Engine now powers over 50 portals and destination sites on six continents, representing the broadest reach of any Web search service. "Increasingly, global and vertical portals are leveraging their respective core competencies to build out 'category killer' sites," said Paul Gauthier, chief technology officer of Inktomi. "Inktomi's suite of integrated portal services provides the infrastructure to help our partners scale their operations quickly and to capitalize on their unique content and strengths." Inktomi's suite of scalable, customizable portal services allows portals to incorporate their own content and communities to create unique services that enhance stickiness and revenue opportunities. For more on Inktomi's integrated suite of portal services, visit inktomi.com About Inktomi Based in San Mateo, Inktomi (pronounced INK tuh me), develops and markets scalable software designed for the world's largest Internet infrastructure and media companies. Inktomi's portal services include the search, directory, and shopping engine applications; network products include the Traffic Server network cache platform and associated value-added service applications. Inktomi works with leading companies including America Online, British Telecommunications, CNET, CNN, Excite@Home, Intel, RealNetworks, Sun Microsystems, and Yahoo!. The company has offices in North America, Asia, and Europe. For more information, visit inktomi.com Note to Editors: Inktomi, the tri-colored cube logo, Scaling the Internet, Traffic Server, and Concept Induction are trademarks or registered trademarks of INKTOMI CORPORATION.

To: trouthead who wrote (74466)	8/18/1999 3:26:00 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Respond to of 164684

Yeah there is definitely a chance of failure... but btw I also disagree with the bears' premise that anybody can "give away" anything on the internet and thats why amzn revenue numbers are so large. For the book market last xmas amzn did 300mm - and they didn't give stuff away... sure their product is cheaper (a little) than B&N but books are a stagnant industry, for amazon to do 300mm they snagged a whole bunch of new customers. They revitalized the entire book business. I don't think any of the other booksellers could have done 300mm like that after being in business only a few years even if they marked things down 80%. So I differ from the bears in thinking the incremental price differential doesn't matter much. One thing for sure, this issue won't be resolved in 1999!