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To: Kurt_Ruckus who wrote (13281)	2/27/2000 4:40:00 PM
From: lml	Respond to of 19080

Other industries that they could potentially enter - telecommunications, aircraft building, electricity? Yes, I alluded to this earlier. See Message 12975320 I believe you are correct as to how ORCL will make money from these exchanges. They will own the exchanges in part with other shareholders as these exchanges are established as business entities & incorporate. AutoExchange, as presently constituted is owned by Ford & ORCL. Now there will be a stock swap, whereby GM & CMRC will also become shareholders. Oversimplified, AutoExchange will charge a fee against each transaction consummated over the Exchange. There is also likely to be a membership fee which grants sellers the right the offer for sale their wares on the exchange & buyers the right to bid for such wares. I think each exchange will have a similar economic model, but tailored to the customs & practices of the particular industry. What I think we are witnessing here is the beginning of a fundamental change of how software companies will look to revenues in the future. They are slowly transforming themselves from providers of solutions through software to joint owners e-commerce "real-estate." IMHO, we are beginning to see glimpse of another of Ellison's visions of the future, & it ain't merely selling software; its owning a significant stake in the e-businesses that will need it. JMO.

To: Kurt_Ruckus who wrote (13281)	2/27/2000 5:40:00 PM
From: Bipin Prasad	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 19080

These are ORCL's Domain Names on Dec10, 99. Auto-Exchange is only a beginning! later, InSook Oracle Corporation (ORCL) secures new Internet Domains: AIR-EXCHANGE.ORG AIRPLANE-XCHANGE.ORG AUTO-EXCHANGE.ORG BANK-EXCHANGE.NET BANK-XCHANGE.COM BANK-XCHANGE.NET BANKING-EXCHANGE.COM BANKING-EXCHANGE.NET BANKING-XHANGE.ORG FINANCE-XCHANGE.ORG FINANCE-EXCHANGE.COM FINANCE-EXCHANGE.ORG FINANCE-XCHANGE.NET FINANCIAL-XCHANGE.ORG FINANCIAL-XCHANGE.COM PETROL-EXCHANGE.COM PETROL-EXCHANGE.NET PETROL-XCHANGE.COM PETROL-XCHANGE.NET PETROL-EXCHANGE.ORG PETROLXCHANGE.NET RETAIL-EXCHANGE.COM RETAIL-EXCHANGE.ORG RETAIL-XCHANGE.NET RETAIL-XCHANGE.ORG