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To: kemble s. matter who wrote (72420)	10/15/1998 10:12:00 PM
From: Mohan Marette	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

Global Internet use to skyrocket- HeeeeeeeeeeeHaaaaaaaaaw. Hi Kemble: You think this is printworthy.<vbg> If not hey I tried,right? (Ooops sorry I see Pat already posted it,oh well what the heck I leave it be since I already posted it) "While that growth seem impressive, the real explosion will occur in the overall Asia/Pacific region where the number will jump from 9.8 million this year to 45.5 million in 2002. "As a measure of growth, that's truly off the chart," analyst Allen Weiner said." =========================================== Source:IDG.net 15 October, 1998 Global Internet use to skyrocket By Nancy Weil Internet ORLANDO, FLORIDA The World Wide Web is going to live up to its global name within the next few years as millions more people in Japan, Europe and the Asia/Pacific region in particular come online, Gartner Group analysts said here on Tuesday. Analysts from Gartner Group and its Dataquest affiliate outlined Internet trends for reporters at the market researcher's Symposium/ITxpo '98. By 2002, there will be some 33.4 million Internet access devices in Japan, up from the 10.8 million expected to in use there by the end of this year, according to the duo's research. In Europe, the number of access devices will grow from 21 million at the end of this year to 68.6 million in five years. While that growth seem impressive, the real explosion will occur in the overall Asia/Pacific region where the number will jump from 9.8 million this year to 45.5 million in 2002. "As a measure of growth, that's truly off the chart," analyst Allen Weiner said. For vendors, the prime opportunity arising from the explosive growth in Internet access devices will be in Web-based software applications, the analysts said, echoing a theme that has run throughout the conference this week. And while many have seized the opportunity to start ISPs (Internet service providers), that market will consolidate. Although it will reach $US33 billion by 2002, most of the money made by ISPs will be through added services that differentiate providers from their competitors. Web content increasingly will play a dramatic role in corporate strategies with the Internet creating a "nirvana for doing business", Weiner said.