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To: neverenough who wrote (769)	3/14/1999 9:01:00 PM
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PaineWebber Net conference grows Internet execs to speak on eve of quiet periods By Bambi Francisco and Steve Gelsi, CBS MarketWatch Last Update: 6:47 PM ET Mar 14, 1999 NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Timed shortly before the earnings season quiet period, executives at some of the hottest Internet companies will address investors at the PaineWebber Mass Market Internet conference Scheduled to appear are officials from: America Online, CMGI (CMGI), Lycos (LCOS), Broadcast.com (BCST), CMGI (CMGI), DoubleClick (DCLK), Beyond.com (BYND) and Inktomi (INKT). The two-day conference, running Monday and Tuesday, kicks off with AOL President Bob Pittman at the Parker Meridien Hotel in New York City. About 1,000 Wall Street analysts and fund managers -- double last year's number -- are expected to attend the third annual forum, which will feature 48 public and private firms. See schedule. PaineWebber's Internet analyst and conference co-host James Preissler said the gathering will attract an international audience on the eve of the earnings season quiet period. Just last week, Preissler visited clients in seven European countries in five days to drum up overseas presence. CBS.MarketWatch.com will track the conference in real-time. Check the Web site's Renegade column for the latest coverage. Monday schedule America Online (AOL). The leading online service just got Justice Department approval for its merger with Netscape (NSCP). The company is also seeking to expand its broad-band foot-print. CMGI (CMGI). The Internet incubator has made headlines for its role in the merger deal with Lycos (LCOS) and USA Networks (USAI). Xoom.com (XMCM). The community site is building up its e-commerce revenues. Even with a rich market cap of some $900 million, it's still becoming increasingly attractive to potential acquirers. DoubleClick (DCLK). The Internet advertising network has announced a 2-for-1 stock split. SportsLine USA (SPLN). The online sports information specialist is in the midst of March madness basketball season. Ameritrade (AMTD). Online brokers have seen memberships grow amid reports of service problems. eBay (EBAY), whose market cap is now $17.2 billion, is faced with execution risk - that is how to expand rapidly while dealing with increasing regulatory scrutiny. Tuesday schedule Broadcast.com (BCST). Internet broadcasting specialist is seen to have a unique business plan. The dominant provider of streaming media is seeing upstarts, such as CMGI-backed venture Magnitude Network, move into its space. Inktomi (INKT) shares had a solid run last week but are still well below 52-week highs. The Web software company is considered well positioned to be the outsourced vendor of choice to many portals. It recently released a comparison-shopping software. Beyond.com (BYND). This software seller has been ramping up its mainstream identity with a new TV campaign. Delivering the theme and more The sweeping influence of the Internet over the masses has become an all too familiar message. But PaineWebber Media analyst and co-host Chris Dixon hopes the conference will deliver even more. For himself, Dixon hopes two-days worth of back-to-back speeches, elbow-rubbing and Q&A, will help him find the "business models that are scalable." Preissler added: If I get business out of this, that's good. In any event, with the Dow 10,000 commanding top attention of late, at the very least, the conference may give Net enthusiasts something else to fixate on.