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Subject: Faulkner Systems Flash 03/15/2000 - (Part 2 of 2)

Electronic Business (Cont'd)
	 SAP and inter-enterprise software provider BackWeb formed a strategic
alliance to make BackWeb's Polite push technology a base component for SAP's
mySAP.com Marketplace. The combination will enable mySAP.com Marketplace
portal visitors to access push-enabled applications that politely deliver
and receive business-critical content, information, and software. The
agreement is intended to assist companies in drawing Web visitor attention
to vital or time-sensitive information.
	 SAS Institute and strategic e-sourcing products provider B2Emarkets
	 entered into a strategic sourcing agreement. The companies will
collaborate on an offering that integrates features of the SAS Solution for
Supplier Relationship Management, which helps companies analyze their
purchases and suppliers, and B2E's Strategic eSourcing Management product,
which offers a structured e-sourcing methodology. The companies also agreed
to support each other's sales and marketing efforts for the joint venture.
	 Sun Microsystems unveiled iForce, an initiative to target selected
	 software and services at Internet start-ups in order to speed time to
market for the fledgling firms. New and improved iForce offerings will
include: Startup Accelerator, which provides access to a development and
testing environment; iForce Ready Centers, which offer labs for development
of architecture and proof of concept; and iForce Solution Sets for vertical
markets, which comprise financing and consulting services, software,
networking, and hardware. Yahoo! introduced Yahoo Entertainment Guide. The
	 service gives users a range of customized on- and off-line entertainment
options, including local concerts, festivals, sporting events, clubs,
restaurants, and movies, TV listings, and online Net events.

Financial News 
	 In an effort to improve its cash standing, struggling Baan sold its entire
2.4 million shareholding in European Human Resource Management software
provider Meta4 to worldwide financial institutions. Baan simultaneously
renewed and expanded its global reseller agreement for Meta4 applications.
Baan is expected to realize an approximately (US) $20 million net equity
gain, as well as an approximately (US) $40 million boost in its cash
position, by means of the transactions.
	 EarthLink reported that Sprint fully topped up its investment in
	 EarthLink, following the Hart Scott Rodino approval of Apple Computer's
investment in EarthLink. Sprint purchased an additional 2,727,378 shares
for a total of $77 million, bringing its overall investment in EarthLink up
to 14.6 percent interest.
	 Travel Web site, Expedia, reported plans to take a third quarter charge of
up to $6 million to cover losses from transactions applied to stolen credit
card numbers. Attributing the activity to professional thieves, the company
stated that the transactions represented less than one half of one percent
of tickets sold. Expedia added that the stolen credit card numbers were not
attained through company data.
	 Getronics reported that its revenues increased to 3667 million Euros, up
from 1570 million Euros in 1998. The company's earnings for the year were
259 million Euros, or 1.67 Euros per share, up from 145 million Euros, or
1.22 Euros per share.
	 Prodigy invested $2 million for a five percent ownership stake in NovaWiz,
a New York City-based company with R&D facilities in Israel. NovaWiz's
product, Odigo, which means "guide" in ancient Greek, unites a search
technique based on users' real-time interests with a variety of
communications utilities. Prodigy will work with Odigo to develop a
specialized Instant Messaging product.
	 PSINet reported fourth quarter revenues of $185.4 million, an increase of
97 percent over the $93.9 million reported for the fourth quarter of 1998.
Net loss was $134.8 million or $0.99 basic and diluted loss per share before
the effect of an $88.7 million charge ($0.64 per share) for acquired
in-process research and development related to three companies acquired in
1999.

Legal News 
	 Informix reported that IBM filed an action against it in the US District
Court for the District of Delaware alleging infringement of several US
patents owned by IBM. Informix strongly believes that the allegations are
utterly devoid of merit and intends to defend the action vigorously and to
assert such claims against IBM as may be appropriate.

Mergers/Acquisitions/Divestitures 
	 Allaire acquired Open Sesame, a profiling and personalization technology
designed to deliver highly personalized customer interaction capabilities,
from Bowne Internet Solutions. The company intends to integrate the
technology into Allaire Spectra, a key component of its Internet business
platform.
	 Groupe Bull took a 90 percent holding in the capital of OSIS, a French
consulting company in the new technologies of Business Intelligence and
e-solutions.
	 CheckFree agreed to merge with TransPoint, the electronic billing and
payment joint venture between First Data and Microsoft. All outstanding
ownership interests in TransPoint, which are held by Microsoft, First Data
and Citibank, will be transferred to CheckFree, and certain joint marketing
agreements will be established, in exchange for 17 million shares of
CheckFree's Common Stock. The transaction is valued at approximately $1
billion. At the end of the transaction, Microsoft, First Data, and Citibank
together will own 23 percent of CheckFree.
	 Computer Associates agreed to acquire MultiGen-Paradigm, a supplier of 3D
visualization simulation technology. Financial terms were not disclosed. MPI
will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of CA, which will use MPI's technology
in its Unicenter TNG, Jasmine, and Neugents products. 
	 Also, Computer Associates agreed to purchase Sterling Software in a $4
billion stock-for-stock acquisition. The companies claim the purchase would
be the largest ever in the history of the software industry. Sterling
shareholders will receive just over half a share of CA stock for every share
of Sterling stock they own.
	 Getty Images, supplier of film, photo, and digital images to advertisers
and corporate publishers, reported plans to extend its reach into the
European market by acquiring rival Visual Communications Group (VCG) for
$220 million. The deal would create the largest imagery company in the world
in terms of brands, revenue, and customer base.
	 Informix completed its acquisition of Ardent Software. Ardent stockholders
will receive 3.5 shares of Informix common stock for each share of Ardent
common stock. The acquisition is valued at approximately $1.1 billion.
	 With the aim of entering the ERP planning market, Interliant acquired
reSOURE PARTNER and Soft Link. reSOURE PARTNER hosts human resources and
financial applications, while Soft Link is a professional services firm
specializing in PeopleSoft software. The acquisitions enable Interliant to
offer PeopleSoft's ERP package.
	 LiveWire Utilities, a start up formed by a series of investors, acquired
ASP Orcom Solutions. Orcom offers outsourced billing and customer service to
the utilities industry.
	 PSINet reported the acquisition of three ISPs in Latin America - GlobalNet
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and SSD and Interserver in Buenos Aires,
Argentina. All are privately held companies that focus primarily on the
business marketplace. Terms of the agreements were not disclosed.
	 Sun Microsystems reported plans to acquire Innosoft International, a
standards-based messenger and directory software developer. Upon completion
of the deal, Sun intends to incorporate Innosoft's technology, including
DirectoryPortal, LDAP Proxy Server, and Messaging Transfer Agent, into the
iPlanet E-Commerce product line. Financial terms of the acquisition
agreement were not disclosed.
	 USWeb/CKS and Whittman-Hart completed their merger. The company's stock
began trading under the NASDAQ symbol WHIT.

Operating Systems 
	 IBM released version 2, Release 9 of OS/390, its operating system for the
S/390 system. The company also enhanced the G5 and G6 versions of the S/390.
	 Microsoft reported the general availability of the Windows 2000
Professional, Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 Advanced Server operating
systems. The OSes are now available in more than 60 countries and 16
languages, including English, German, Japanese (two versions), French,
Spanish, Italian, Swedish, Dutch, Korean, and Brazilian Portuguese. 
	 Microsoft also unveiled scalability features in the upcoming release of
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and detailed a technology road map to provide
customers with improved scalability on the Windows 2000 platform. 
	 In addition, Microsoft made available Windows-based Terminal (WBT)
	 Standard 1.5 to WBT OEMs worldwide. This version included an updated
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) client for Windows 2000 Terminal Services and
built-in SNMP manageability. Microsoft also plans to deliver a local
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for WBT Standard 1.5 to OEMs in the first
half of 2000. Novell added Macintosh TCP/IP support for NetWare 5.x. The
	 software is slated to be released late in 2000.

Desktop Systems 
	 Compaq released PCs employing AMD's 1GHz Athlon processor. The company
	 also introduced new models to its Armada line of notebooks, including an
ultraportable dubbed the M300 and a high-end model, the V300.

Peripherals 
	 At the Game Developers Conference, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates reported
that the company will introduce a video game console, code-named X-Box.

Personnel and Organizational Changes 
	 America Online appointed Dennis Patrick as President of AOL Wireless. His
responsibilities include AOL's wireless strategy and operations.
	 GE Information Services reported plans to establish two new worldwide B2B
e-business firms to be largely financed by General Electric. GE Global
Exchange Services will focus upon key growth markets, including Internet
Data Exchange, Enterprise Application Integration software, procurement
software and services, and trading partner exchanges, to provide
multi-industry e-commerce offerings enabling trading communities to transact
business online.
	 E-Catalog software provider, Mercado Software, reported an expansion of
	 its executive force. Mark Elchinoff was appointed chief financial
officer; he will focus on securing additional financing for the company,
which plans to go public later this year. In addition, Sylvia Romero Stern
was named vice president of sales and field operations, while John Sliney
was appointed vice president of marketing.
	 Microsoft reported that Edward Tobin, US WEST vice president for public
policy and former top aide to Massachusetts Governor William Weld, will join
the company as senior director for corporate affairs.
	 Netscape appointed John Heins as Vice President for Sales and
	 International Operations, responsible for all of Netscape's sales efforts
as well as its international operations. Mr. Heins will report to Jim
Martin, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Netscape Netcenter.
	 Oracle created OracleMobile.com, a wholly-owned subsidiary, to offer a
consumer wireless Internet portal. The portal is based on Oracle's
Portal-to-Go technology platform and offers personalized business and
lifestyle services free of charge. The OracleMobile.com service can be
accessed from Web-enabled wireless devices, such as Web-phones, and two-way
pagers.
	 Prodigy's board of directors named Allen Craft as Prodigy's new Chief
Financial Officer.
	 PSINet launched PSINet Ventures, a corporate venture program. The unit
	 will be funded with approximately $1 billion, which includes the value of
current investments and the value of Internet services for future
investments as well as $100 million in cash. Its focus will be on
application service providers (ASPs), content service providers (CSPs),
eCommerce providers, Internet infrastructure providers, incubators, and
other emerging opportunities. 
	 Also, PSINet Limited, a wholly owned Canadian subsidiary of PSINet,
reported the purchase of an indefeasible right of use (IRU) for fiber optic
cable from Worldwide Fiber. The purchase enhances PSINet's dedicated IP
network along multiple routes across Canada, providing a large portion of
the business community with direct access to the US.

Notebooks and Handhelds 
	 IBM introduced SNAPP software for handhelds, which enables users to
configure IBM RS/6000 servers from handheld devices. SNAPP is designed to
enable the remote configuration of applications and monitoring of system
resources.

Servers and Mainframes 
	 Microsoft released Microsoft Windows for Express Networks 1.0 to OEMs.
Windows for Express Networks is a server appliance based on the Windows NT
Embedded operating system; it features reliable shared file, print, and
secure Internet access for small businesses with up to 25 personal
computers.

Standards and Protocols 
	 Oracle joined the HR-XML Consortium, a non-profit group working towards
	 the development of standardized human-resources-related XML vocabularies,
which will automate HR data exchange via an industry-wide, robust standard
XML data exchange protocol.

Storage 
	 Fujitsu developed one-transistor, one-capacitor memory cell technology,
which is designed to increase memory capacity in FRAM chips. The cell
technology will allow for the production of megabit-class FRAM products
using 0.5 micron process technology.

Wireless Communications 
	 Microsoft reported an agreement with Nextel Communications and AirTouch
Cellular to offer MSN Mobile 2.0, as well as agreements with WebLink
Wireless and Totally Free Paging to offer an enhanced one-way version of MSN
Mobile notifications. Gates also launched MSN Mobile 2.0, which extends MSN
Hotmail, MSN MoneyCentral, MSNBC.com, and Expedia to wireless customers.

		 Lauren Newman

COMPANY WEB SITES

AMD	http://www.amd.com/
Allaire	http://www.allaire.com/
AMD	http://www.amd.com/
America Online	http://www.aol.com/
Ardent Software	http://www.ardent.com/
Ariba	http://www.ariba.com/
Aspect Development	http://www.aspectdv.com/
AT&T	http://www.att.com/
Baan	http://www.baan.com/
BackWeb	http://www.backweb.com/
BEA Systems	http://www.bea.com/
Broadband Office	http://www.broadbandoffice.com/
Carrefour	http://www.carrefour.com/
CheckFree	http://www.checkfree.com/
Chevron	http://www.chevron.com/
Cisco	http://www.cisco.com/
Citrix	http://www.citrix.com/
Clarify	http://www.clarify.com/
Compaq	http://www.compaq.com/
Computer Associates	http://www.cai.com/
Covad	http://www.covad.com/
CSC	http://www.csc.com/
EarthLink	http://www.earthlink.com/
Entrust Technologies	http://www.entrust.com/
Expedia	http://www.expedia.msn.com/
First Data	http://www.firstdata.com/
FirstWorld	http://www.firstworld.com/
Ford	http://www.ford.com/
Fujitsu	http://www.fujitsu.co.jp/
GE Information Services	http://www.geis.com/
General Electric	http://www.ge.com/
Getronics	http://www.getronics.com/
Getty Images	http://www.getty-images.com/
Gilat Satellite Networks	http://www.gilat.com/
GoldMine	http://www.goldmine.com/
Groupe Bull	http://www.bull.com/
Hewlett-Packard	http://www.hp.com/
HomeGrocer.com	http://www.homegrocer.com/
Honeywell	http://www.honeywell.com/
i2 Technologies	http://www.i2.com/
IBM	http://www.ibm.com/
Information Builders	http://www.informationbuilders.com/
Informix	http://www.informix.com/
Innosoft International	http://www.innosoft.com/
Intel	http://www.intel.com/
Interliant	http://www.interliant.com/
iPlanet E-Commerce	http://www.iplanet.com/
Linksys	http://www.linksys.com/
Lycos	http://www.lycos.com/
Lycos Malaysia	http://www.lycosasia.my/
Mercado Software	http://www.mercadosw.com/
Meta4	http://www.meta4.com/
Microsoft	http://www.microsoft.com/
MultiGen-Paradigm	http://www.www.multigen-paradigm.com/
NCR	http://www.ncr.com/
Netscape	http://www.netscape.com/
Nextel Communications 	http://www.nextel.com/
NovaWiz	http://www.novawiz.com/
Novell	http://www.novell.com/
Novistar	http://www.novistar.com/
OpenConnect	http://www.openconnect.com//
Oracle	http://www.oracle.com/
OSIS	http://www .osis.fr/
Oxygen Media	http://www.oxygen.com/
PeopleSoft	http://www.peoplesoft.com/
Phone.com	http://www.phone.com/
Prodigy	http://www.prodigy.com/
PSINet	http://www.psi.net/
Radiant Systems	http://www.radiant.com/
Sabre Holdings	http://www.sabre.com/
SAP	http://www.sap.com/
SAS	http://www.sas.com/
SCO	http://www.sco.com/
Sears	http://www.sears.com/
Sprint	http://www.sprint.com/
Sterling Commerce	http://www.sterlingcommerce.com/
Sun Microsystems	http://www.sun.com/
Supplybase	http://www.supplybase.com/
TransPoint	http://www.transpoint.com/
TurboLinux	http://www.turbolinux.com/
Unisys	http://www.unisys.com/
US WEST	http://www.uswest.com/
USWeb/CKS	http://www.uswebcks.com/
Visual Communications Group 	http://www.vcg.com/
Wal-Mart	http://www.wal-mart.com/
Whittman-Hart	http://www.whittman-hart.com/
Yahoo!	http://www.yahoo.com/

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