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To: esecurities(tm) who wrote (2207)	8/11/1998 6:25:00 PM
From: Link Lady	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 4231

esecurities, never read one of your commentaries ending with this type of termonology before. Hmm, are you becoming frustrated with this company and its lack of direction & EXTREME LACK OF CARING FOR SHAREHOLDERS.(my opinion)

To: esecurities(tm) who wrote (2207)	8/12/1998 12:49:00 AM
From: esecurities(tm)	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4231

>>Online Merchant...August Issue of Entrepreneur Magazine... ...the June issue of Entrepreneur's Home Office online magazine also had a feature on eCommerce which featured HMAPPS Power Partner alliance SIMPLE\|NET The New Marketplace A report from the front lines of e-commerce. "...Most industry experts agree that Internet commerce has finally arrived. At last, a fair amount of computer users have reached a comfort level regarding the security of buying over the Internet. After trying it out, many have quickly been won over by the wide selection and convenience that online shopping offers. In fact, The Yankee Group Inc., a Boston-based technology research firm, estimates that business-to-consumer sales over the Internet will balloon to $10 billion by 2000. For homebased entrepreneurs, setting up an online storefront to enhance sales--or serve as their sole means for generating business--is more viable than ever. In recent months, it's gotten easier and cheaper to build a Web site that takes orders electronically, and everyone from banks to ISPs are more knowledgeable about the process. Moreover, Internet commerce has evolved into a fairly low-budget way for homebased businesses without a distribution channel or retail location to sell their wares. For many, creating a digital storefront requires a much smaller investment than traditional retail methods. That's not to say the Internet commerce waters aren't rough. Some Web site designers and others have led people to believe it's easy and cheap to set up an online storefront, when the reality isn't always so. In the near future, much of the growth in Internet commerce will be in the business-to-business sector (The Yankee Group estimates business-to-business sales will reach $171 billion by 2000), so consumer acceptance still has a way to go. Plus, with Internet commerce in its early stages, the art of selling online where you can't talk to people and easily build a rapport takes a lot of patience, skill--and a bit of luck...You'll also want to hook up with an ISP early on. Besides hosting your site, an ISP can be an invaluable resource for developing an electronic storefront. For example, the ISP may be able to help with Web site design, sell you software for building an electronic catalog, or recommend vendors that provide credit card authorization on the Net. Some offer better Internet commerce services and have more experience than others, so choose carefully. After working with many ISPs, David Mutton eventually decided on La Jolla, California-based SimpleNet. A competitive hosting fee ($49 per month), unlimited traffic and storage, and the flexibility to access SimpleNet's server and make Web site changes himself were among Mutton's primary reasons for choosing the company. He has also found SimpleNet's Internet commerce services for building and marketing a Web store helpful..." source: Home Office Magazine June 1998 Issue homeofficemag.com note: HoTMetaL Pro was not the/a recommended web authoring tool...it was NetObjects, FrontPage and PageMill...the implications of a superior Online Merchant x-merchandised HMAPPS marketing strategy viz a viz ONLINE merchant/HMAPPS market share/synergies specifically and small-medium sized businesses eCommerce dominance, in general/SWEBF shareholder value should be apparent...again, SoftQuad management should be initiating a pervasive eCommerce ad campaign in all the major 'entrepreneurial' [print] magazines contemporaneous with an internet Online Merchant logo branding campaign on top ten? hot100.com sites...