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To: Gutterball who wrote (20)	3/29/1999 6:36:00 PM
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Critical Path Shares Jump after Initial Offering PALO ALTO, Calif., March 29 (Reuters) - Shares of Critical Path Inc.(Nasdaq:CPTH - news) were trading at more than double their IPO price shortly after the electronic-mail outsourcing company went public on Monday. The stock, which began trading at $24, were up $35 at $59 a share by early afternoon in trading on the Nasdaq. The strong demand was largely expected, as the company's estimated offering price had been twice increased, from an initial range of $9 to $11 per share. Critical Path also enjoyed generous financing in its pre-IPO stage. In January, when it sought to secure $15 million from venture capitalists, it ended up raising $33 million. Critical Path has assumed the ambitious mission ''to handle the world's e-mail,'' and already supports millions of electronic mail boxes. From two major data centers, it hosts e-mail for hundreds of different corporations, including that offered on 15 Internet portals, such as the one offered by E*Trade Group Inc., the Internet brokerage. The service has become popular among many companies that offer e-mail but want to outsource the technical support. FOR THE RECORD Critical Path has 4.5 million shrs oust first day trading, open 45, daily high 78, close 65 7/8 For the day, up 174% on 8.8 million volume market cap about $296 million. MESG market cap about $244 million.