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To: E_K_S who wrote (14901)	3/26/1999 7:58:00 PM
From: E_K_S	Respond to of 64865

AOL, Sun set to detail plans next week Sun Microsystems and America Online advised news media reps that they will outline plans to develop Internet software and e-commerce products Tuesday. Top executives from the companies will be on hand for a video conference in New York at the Waldorf Astoria. Executives including AOL's Barry Schuler and Sun's Ed Zander will offer details of their companies' strategic alliance and strategies for enterprise and e-commerce software..... ==================================================================== 11:37 AM ET 03/26/99 AOL , Sun to detail alliance plans NEW YORK, March 26 (Reuters) - America Online Inc .and Sun Microsystems Inc . said Friday that early next week they plan to unveil details of their strategic alliance to develop corporate Internet software and and electronic commerce products. At a news conference to be held in New York Tuesday morning, executives from America Online, Sun Microsystems and the alliance team the two companies have formed will discuss their plans for the venture, first announced in November of last year. The AOL-Sun alliance is the outgrowth of a three-way deal in which America Online acquired Netscape Communications Corp. earlier this week and struck a side deal with Sun. The pact involves AOL buying Sun computers and Sun working closely with AOL's new Netscape unit to develop corporate Internet and electronic commerce software products. ((-- New York newsdesk, 212-859-1840)) =================================================================== I guess if I was going to establish a short position, I would want to hear this news first... EKS