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To: Rob S. who wrote (60074)	6/2/1999 9:00:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Respond to of 164684

Borders.com Newsletter Volume 2, Number 3 Week of May 31, 1999 Dear Friend of Borders.com: Two weeks ago we told you about our decision to slash prices on all New York Times bestsellers by 50 percent. Clearly, you heard us. The deeper-discounted New York Times list has proved to be enormously popular with our customers, who are taking advantage of these bargains to stock up on Father's Day gifts, Graduation presents, and summer reading. Now we've got more good news for you: our 50-percent discount list just got even bigger and better. 50% OFF FORTHCOMING HOT SELLERS -- Beginning immediately, we're also offering a 50-percent discount on forthcoming and newly released titles that haven't made it to the New York Times list yet but that our expert buyers expect will be big sellers. You'll find books like Thomas Harris's "Hannibal" (featuring the return of "Silence of the Lambs" scary guy Hannibal Lecter) and the book all the kids will be reading this summer, "Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets" (J.K. Rowling's follow-up to her phenomenally successful "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone") -- all at half off! Check out these and other discounted titles in our special Forthcoming Books section and save even more. 50% OFF New York Times Best Sellers: email.borders.com 50% OFF Forthcoming Hot Sellers: email.borders.com Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: email.borders.com Hannibal: email.borders.com OUR BILL MURRAY INTERVIEW -- Take a moment to read our hilarious interview with funnyman Bill Murray, who talked with our lead book editor, Jessica, under the guise of promoting his new best-selling homage to the golfing life, "Cinderella Story." They didn't end up talking much about golf, but it's safe to say that this is the only Bill Murray interview ever to touch on Elvis, Marcel Duchamp, and a French clown named Peluche. The mix makes for a very entertaining read. Bill Murray interview: email.borders.com OUR NEW MUSIC AND VIDEO COLUMNS -- We've just rolled out two new columns this week: Maggie, our lead music editor, will take her earphones off long enough each week to share her eclectic tastes in a new Music section column, with suggestions on everything from opera to funk to alternative (with a little Celtic / country / R&B mixed in for good measure). On the video side, Sharon will sort through the myriad videos on the shelf to highlight intriguing new releases and shine a light on old and new classics that you may have missed or haven't thought about for awhile. And speaking of columns, don't forget Stephanie's weekly dialogue on the latest in the world of computer books. Maggie's "Music Box" column: email.borders.com Sharon's video column: email.borders.com Stephanie's "login:steph" column: email.borders.com UPCOMING AUTHOR / ARTIST CHATS -- We've got some great chats coming up in the next couple of weeks. On Thursday, June 3, prepare for Y2K with Robert Roskind, author of "The Complete Y2K Home Preparation Guide." Then, join us on Thursday, June 10 for a live discussion with Marty Krofft, half of the creative team responsible for '70s Saturday-morning TV classics "H.R. Pufnstuf," "Land of the Lost," and "Sigmund and the Sea Monsters." Stop by the NetCafe for our full chat schedule. The NetCafe Chat Schedule: email.borders.com iMAC GIVEAWAY -- There's still time to register! We're giving away five iMacs -- one of each eye-popping color throughout the month. You have until June 17 to register for your chance to win one of these colorful new computers. iMac Giveaway: email.borders.com DOW JONES SERVICE RATES BORDERS.COM #1 ONLINE BOOKSELLER -- We must be doing something right! The Dow Jones Business Directory (produced by the same folks that bring you the Wall Street Journal) has rated Borders.com the number one online bookseller, tied with Amazon.com for the top spot. There's plenty we're working on to make our site even better, but we think this ranking is proof positive that we're on the right track. Take a look for yourself! The Dow Jones Rating: email.borders.com Of course, we want to know what you think about how we're doing. You're always free to contact us; our customer service team is available 24 hours a day. Contact Us: email.borders.com As always, thanks for visiting Borders.com. Keep in touch, Rick Vanzura President, Borders Online Our records indicate that you have expressed interest in receiving a newsletter from Borders.com., and you provided us with your email address. If you no longer wish to be included in our email updates, please click here: email.borders.com OR reply to this email and write UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line.

To: Rob S. who wrote (60074)	6/2/1999 10:31:00 PM
From: Robert Rose	Respond to of 164684

Great input as always, Rob. Thanks! eom

To: Rob S. who wrote (60074)	6/4/1999 7:20:00 PM
From: divvie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164684

Thanks the the info and URLs. Very helpful. What interests me is that, despite all these companies using XML in their applications, a lot of vendors are not. In my field, none of our vendors (we use different trading systems per instrument traded, almost) are even looking into this. In the Enterprise Application Intergation field (middleware), of the numerous vendors that we looked at, only one generated or used XML in their applications. We are looking into SAP Financials for the back office and G/L side (it's not ready yet) and I doubt that any of this is done in XML. If the EAI vendors and ERP vendors could use a universal framework of XML message tags then the whole middleware integration area would be easier. I just hope these companies also catch up. For example, it's all well and good having XML support in websphere (which we use) but if we cannot leverage the tagging capability in our middleware product (which uses webshere for the intranet part) then we are missing out on a great piece of technology that can make future integration a lot easier.