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Microcap & Penny Stocks : Zulu-tek, Inc. (ZULU) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: PartyTime who wrote (14977)	10/26/1998 12:55:00 PM
From: PartyTime	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18444

Internet TV, Web Devices Will Boom By 2002, Study Says Sales of Internet-connected TVs and hand-held computers will boom in the next four years as consumers snap up low-cost devices that let them check weather and e-mail, according to an International Data Corp. study. The number of Internet-connected devices in use, excluding personal computers, will rise tenfold to 55.7 million units in 2002 from 5.9 million units this year, said Sean Kaldor, head of consumer-devices research at IDC, a market-research company focused on technology issues. Microsoft Corp. and America Online Inc. each have bought Internet-TV companies in a bet that consumers will want to browse the Web from their couches and chat with friends while watching the Super Bowl. That will become more common by 2002, when 7.8 million Internet-TV devices will be activated, up from 780,000 this year, the study found. "We're right on the edge of mass-market deployment'' for Internet devices, Kaldor said. ... Source: Bloomburg News

To: PartyTime who wrote (14977)	10/26/1998 1:07:00 PM
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By the way, the below is the same group that brokered the Softbank/Zulu-tek sale: Report: $6.5 Billion in Online Ad Spending in 2002 [October 23, 1998] Veronis, Suhler & Associates released the 12th annual Communications Industry Forecast, which predicts that advertising spending growth will be paced by a ramp-up in online advertising, from $906 million in 1997 to $6.5 billion in 2002. The forecast does not expect that 1997's robust growth in communications spending can be maintained, but does not anticipate a recession. Based on the fundamental health of the U.S. economy, reflected in near-full employment and historically high income levels, Veronis, Suhler expects Americans to maintain their strong appetite for media and entertainment. Consumer spending growth particularly is seen as particularly strong for cable television subscriptions, other subscription video services and online services. Full article: Mecklermedia's Internet Advertising Report internetnews.com _______