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To: Rock_nj who wrote (701)	5/14/1999 3:52:00 PM
From: Fast Eddie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 954

HLTH to merge with WebMed. That's why IPO was withdrawn. Probably not quite as profitable for PTEK though, JMHO Fast Eddie Volpe Brown Whelan's Mulcahy on Healtheon-WebMD Merger: Comment San Francisco, May 14 (Bloomberg) -- Volpe Brown Whelan analyst Mark Mulcahy commented on Healtheon Corp. and closely held WebMD's plans to merge. The two Internet health-care services companies plan to announce their merger on Monday, according to people familiar with the transaction. ''Healtheon and WebMD were both going to be the Internet superpowers in the short-term. These two were going to be pushing the valuations and the boundaries. A combination of the two is tremendously exciting.'' Development of the Internet health-care industry ''is going to be a marathon and we're only in the first couple of paces. But a merger like this so soon is definitely positive.'' NYSE/AMEX delayed 20 min. NASDAQ delayed 15 min.