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To: Groundhog who wrote (259)	1/7/1999 9:10:00 PM
From: Groundhog	Respond to of 3896

Gleaned this from a site on e commerce Predictions are tricky, but what the hey it's the last newsletter of the year. Content, context, commerce, were all king, what will be king in 1999? IBM's slick commercials have the term right, e-business. More than just e-commerce, e-business spans customer service, fulfillment, the entire selling and buying experience for both businesses and customers. Forrester Research estimates that US Internet Commerce will grow from $48 billion in 1998 to as high as $1.3 trillion by the year 2003, representing over 9% of all US sales. Global iCommerce will surpass $3.2 trillion representing almost 5% of all global sales. This tremendous growth will be due to Metcalf's network effect and cost efficiencies of selling online. webreference.com - Metcalf's Knee forrester.com forrester.com Forrester Research, Dec. 17, 1998 A useful site for due diligence on e commerce.... e-comm.internet.com GH

To: Groundhog who wrote (259)	1/7/1999 9:39:00 PM
From: pud*	Respond to of 3896

you're probably right, patience was never one of my virtues and my attention span is far too short. good fundamentals and a boom industry make this a cheap alternative to some of the other overpriced internet stocks that's for sure.