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To: Raymond Duray who wrote (9874)	12/21/2000 12:12:25 AM
From: ftth	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12823

Hi Ray, I didn't find any more on quick look, but came across this which I thought was quite ironic (see bold text): EXODUS A GOOD BET ON THE WEB. Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, CA), Dec 11, 2000 By Peltz, James; Hiltzik, Michael Exodus Communications (EXDS) Jim: Buy Mike: Buy Mike: Now this company, Exodus Communications, basically provides the servers and services that host Web sites. Have I made anything clear? Jim: No. Mike: Well, think of yourself sitting at a computer. You type in a Web address, and presto! The Web page appears on your screen. In truth, what you've done is send a command to a computer operated by Exodus or a company like it, and that computer has snatched the Web page out of its own memory and zipped it over to you. Exodus' servers let you see the page, often handle the online orders you might make for merchandise, provide video clips, and all the rest. Jim: So you might be looking at XYZ.com's Web site, but it's hired Exodus to make the site work. Mike: That's right, though that's actually the latest version of Exodus' business. It started by simply providing the computing power and letting the Web-site managers take care of it. More and more, Exodus now provides what's known as "lights out" services, where it manages everything for a fee providing the hardware as needed and ensuring it works. But here's the important point: Demand for the services Exodus and others offer is running far, far, far ahead of supply. [end snip]