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To: esecurities(tm) who wrote (1441)	10/14/1998 10:49:00 AM
From: esecurities(tm)	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5102

DBCC authorizes stock buyback... source: &copy 1998 biz.yahoo.com ...interesting...Imperiale was dissatisfied with the results [with the street] with their last stock buyback i.e.no shareholder value was created...$ simply? should be used for warchest buildup and/or aggressive acquisition/growth strategy?...esp given current crashing market caps of certain compatible? synergies e.g. (NASDAQ:INDI)...(NASDAQ:OMGA)...??? obviously the CO-CEOs believe this announcement will increase share value for DBCC on the heels of the MKTW IPO news...a very dangerous and opportunistic move esp given $ available (precious and few) and [relatively] large number of shares outstanding...a very risky [naive?] move...

To: esecurities(tm) who wrote (1441)	10/24/1998 2:46:00 PM
From: esecurities(tm)	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5102

BARRON'S Annual ranking of top Internet investment sites. Acquisition v. share buyback? #1. Microsoft MoneyCentral (31 total points in 6 categories* #2. CBS MarketWatch (30 total points) #20. Bloomberg (21 total points) wow...and congratulations to everyone at DBC-CBS.MW! "...The best investment Websites provide more information, quicker and in a better-organized fashion than could be imagined just two years ago. It's a cliche that the Internet provides individuals what once was available only on Wall Street trading desks. Actually, it offers more...Making return appearances among our 10 are CBS MarketWatch (formerly DBC Online)...Two familiar names absent entirely from last year's accounting moved up into slots in the second group of 10: S&P Personal Wealth and Bloomberg Online...CBS MarketWatch can't match investor tools found elsewhere...But its strengths lie in reporting and analyzing breaking news and its abilityj to select a set of features that will likely appeal to many individual investors - in a clear, lively interface..." source: &copy October 26, 1998 BARRON'S*, Dow Jones & Co., Inc.* * 1. ease of use, 2. depth & usefullness of data, 3. editorial content, 4. tools & interactivity, 5. timeliness, 6. price; (scores 1-6 (highest)). **CBS.MW beat Microsoft in editorial content, timliness, and price. CBS.MWs conspicuous weakness was in tools and interactivity (3) v. Microsoft's (6)...should CBS.MW be/have looked closer into acquiring /exclusive strategic alliances with an OMGA, TSCN (#14 on BARRON'S list) and/or INDI?...or be more concerned with a stock buyback?...critical questions history will soon [irrevocably?] confirm...