To: Andy Hodge who wrote (187 ) 4/26/1999 2:29:00 PM From: Gordon Gekko Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 2908
They are in a quiet period, but that doesn't mean someone else can't mention them. Internet business support is going to be a major growth area. This sector has yet to take off. Web usage monitoring, target audience identification, demographics, etc. I strongly believe we have a VERT scenario all over again. Taken off a daytrading site.CNET and PC Week are reporting that AOL's Netscape division and Sun SUNW are expected to unveil its new business to business ecommerce plans and partnerships tomorrow. "Sun and America Online will outline their strategic direction for the former Netscape suite of e-commerce software, with a new emphasis on partnerships to extend its homegrown capabilities, Sun-Netscape alliance executives said. "news.com The Sun-Netscape alliance has dubbed its e-commerce road map for Netscape's e-commerce applications "Full, Speed, Ahead." The "full" segment includes partnerships with two personalization vendors, NetPerceptions NETP and Andromedia (private), which markets the Like Minds software. Sun will also announce an outsourced catalog service, run by Aspect Development ASDV or Harbinger HRBC, for suppliers that want their catalog listings to work with Sun-Netscape electronic procurement software, BuyerXpert. A hosting partner for that service will be announced soon, Sun and AOL said. Netscape is getting help from Aspect Development Inc.,which has a database of more than 5,000 suppliers and 3 million products, and Harbinger Corp., which will help build customized catalog software for companies that use the Supplier Network. Charter members will include Dell Computer Corp., CompuCom Systems 3s, Office Depot Inc. and Boise Cascade Corp.BOS 10s according to the PC Week report. zdnet.com NETP trading 29 ASDV 10s HRBC 9s CMPC 3s