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[Markus70]

Thursday June 8, 9:01 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Pulse Entertainment Enters Into Strategic Partnership With SOFTBANK Venture Capital, Warner Bros.` Entertaindom.com, and Autodesk
Industry-Leading Companies Invest $35M in Pulse Entertainment, Substantiating Pulse`s Vision to Create Next Generation Rich Media Platform
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2000-- Pulse Entertainment, the leader in the development of rich media technology for the Internet, has landed $35 million in private equity funding during the second quarter of 2000 led by SOFTBANK Venture Capital.

Investments were also made by Autodesk Inc. and by Entertaindom.com, the independent Web entertainment destination from Warner Bros.

Just last month, Pulse was recognized by Red Herring Magazine as one of the Top 50 Private Technology Companies in the world.

In making this announcement, Pulse Chief Executive Officer Fred Angelopoulos explained: ``This equity funding represents an endorsement by the world`s industry leaders in venture capital, mass media, and 3D design and digital content creation. These strategic partnerships are a significant vote of confidence in our vision of creating the next generation, interactive rich media platform for the Internet.``

According to Carl Rosendahl, principal managing director for SOFTBANK Venture Capital`s current technology fund and a Pulse board member, this investment in Pulse is key to the fund`s overall strategy: ``Pulse is the next rich media platform for the Internet. Its technologies enable the creation and delivery of new forms of interactive content across multiple platforms, positioning them at the epicenter of revolutionary new media for use in entertainment, e-commerce, advertising and education.``

Chairman of Pulse Entertainment, Bill Woodward, added: ``As pioneers in cutting-edge rich media technology, we`re delighted to welcome our new partners` industry-leading strengths and muscle. These relationships continue to validate the progress we`ve made and will allow us to define the next generation rich media.``

The world`s leading design and digital content creation resource, Autodesk, and its wholly owned subsidiary, Discreet, has partnered with and invested in Pulse for reasons more tactical and immediate.

Godfrey Sullivan, executive vice president of Discreet, explained: ``It makes perfect sense for us to invest in Pulse, since their technology provides a way for our 120,000 3D Studio Max content developers to port their content easily into a Pulse-powered format for the Internet. We`re able to bring the largest installed base of 3D developers a way to get their new and existing content on the Web; it`s a fundamental part of our overall Web strategy.``

Entertaindom`s confidence in Pulse as a strategic partner is evidenced by the fact that their financial support has continued from the initial investment they made in February of this year. According to Kevin Tsujihara, executive vice president, New Media, Warner Bros., the investment ``reflects Entertaindom`s belief in Pulse as one of the best-of-breed enabling platform for new forms of online interactive content. This partnership supports Entertaindom`s effort to be the independent leader in original entertainment utilizing cutting-edge technology.``

About SOFTBANK Venture Capital

SOFTBANK Venture Capital works with the best entrepreneurs to create the most powerful companies of the Internet economy. SOFTBANK Venture Capital has $2.5 billion under its management, over 150 leading Internet companies in its portfolio, and an unparalleled investment team of former CEOs and entrepreneurs, technology pioneers, senior executives from major technology corporations, and leaders from the investment banking community. Companies in its portfolio include Art Technology Group, BUY.COM, E*TRADE, Interliant, iPrint.com, Net2Phone, PeoplePC, Preview Systems, Support.com and TeraBeam Networks. For more information, visit www.sbvc.com.

About Autodesk

Autodesk Inc. is the world`s leading design and digital content creation resource, providing software and Internet portal services to help customers drive business through the power of design. Serving a host of engineering and design disciplines as well as high-end special effects, film, broadcast, and multimedia, Autodesk has more than 4 million customers worldwide. Autodesk Ventures creates, acquires and invests in new Internet businesses that are strategic to Autodesk Inc.

About Entertaindom.com

Warner Bros.` Entertaindom.com is one of the pre-eminent original entertainment networks on the Web, focusing on the best quality short-form content, delivered using the latest broadband technology, along with fan pages, Internet communities and e-commerce related to its entertainment properties.

About Pulse Entertainment

Based in San Francisco, Pulse Entertainment is a privately funded developer of the leading technology for creating and experiencing interactive, 3D animation on the Web. Pulse specializes in bringing life to the Internet by providing rich media solutions for digital content creation in marketing, e-commerce, branding, entertainment, and education. The company`s growing client base and strategic partner list includes Time Warner, Microsoft, Intel, NBC, Real Player, The Jim Henson Company, Mattel, MTV, 3dfx, ATI, Excite@Home, Egreetings, Broadband Sports, AMD, Autodesk, Electronic Arts and Eruptor. Pulse Entertainment is located at 654 Mission St., San Francisco, 94105, 415/348-4000, or http://www.pulse3d.com.


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Contact:

Spelling Communications
Monica Floreno/Dan Spelling, 310/277-8811
[e-mail]
or
Warner Bros.
Harry Medved, 818/977-3011
[e-mail]

[NfDrag]

Danke fuer die Info.Ich habse aba schon im Depot

[Baschi]

Das hört sich gut an

[Schüttelwauwau]

Ab Montag startet Softbank durch !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Nasdaq Japan startet am Montag mit folgenden Unternehmen

Am Montag wird der neue Wachstumsmarkt Nasdaq Japan starten. Das
neue Segment ist eine Kooperation von NASD, der Mutter der US
Nasdaq, und Softbank. Folgende Unternehmen werden beim Start am
Montag dabei sein:

Masternet- ein bedeutender ISP, bisher am OTC gelistet

Digicube- Verkäufer von Computerspielen, CDs und Videos; bisher OTC

Don Quijote- Discountmärkte; Duallisting am TSE und OTC

Xnet- Computer System Provider

Creek & River- Jobvermittler

Sugi Pharmacy- Drogerie

Digital Design- Computer Software Entwickler

Honda Verno Tokai- Regionaler Autoverkäufer der Marke Honda



Die weiteren Firmen planen ihr Listing am Nasdaq Japan:

-Morningstar Japan KK

-E*Trade Japan

-Applied MAterials

-Kintetsu World Express

-Hudson Soft






-weitere Softbank-Beteiligungen

[Markus70]

Wednesday June 14, 8:52 pm Eastern Time
RPT-Softbank`s Son says NCB aims at Net banking in 2001
By Jane Macartney

TOKYO, June 14 (Reuters) - Masayoshi Son, president of ambitious Japanese Internet investor Softbank Corp , said on Wednesday he hoped to offer Internet-based banking as early as next year through a failed bank he bought this month.

Son voiced confidence that the recent tumble in the price of Softbank`s shares, along with other Internet stocks, would recover in the long term. Share prices ``typically go up and down over the short term,`` he told Kyodo news agency in an interview.

``If you ask me whether the market value of the Net industry peaked in February, I do not think so,`` said Son, who ranked as possibly the richest man in the world after Bill Gates when Softbank shares leapt to a lifetime high of 198,000 yen on February 15.

Softbank closed at 18,330 yen on Wednesday, up 6.32 percent from the day before.

Son, who has said he wants to create a ``zaibatsu``, or traditional Japanese conglomerate, said he wanted to distinguish his services from those of conventional Japanese banks by offering loans based not on collateral but on earnings capacity.

``In various Net businesses, financial services are the area that will show the strongest growth in the years ahead,`` Kyodo quoted Son as saying.

The remarks were his most detailed yet on his plans for entering Japan`s tightly protected banking sector since a Softbank-led consortium agreed to buy bankrupt Nippon Credit Bank (NCB) this month for 101 billion yen ($943.2 million), giving it an 80 percent stake.

Softbank would take a stake of close to 40 percent, while its partners, leasing firm Orix Corp and Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co Ltd , plan to hold just under 15 percent each. Softbank wants to list the new NCB in three to five years, Son has said.

Remaining stakes would be held by foreign banks and Japanese regional banks. Japanese media said the foreign banks were Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc (NYSE:LEH - news), Chase Manhattan Corp (NYSE:CMB - news) and UBS AG , which would invest about 20 billion yen.

SOFTBANK`S BANKING AMBITIONS QUESTIONED

But many analysts have questioned what Softbank Corp hoped to gain from a venture that risked pulling it too far from its core business, and just how much of a scare the resuscitated NCB would prove for the nation`s debt-heavy banks.

Several also said that, if Softbank`s goal is Internet banking, it does not need NCB`s huge assets, loan book and ``old Japan`` client base.

NCB, which collapsed under the weight of bad loans extended during an asset price bubble a decade ago, was placed under state control in December 1998. It is a conventional Japanese bank that specialises in real estate-related lending and offering financial services to medium and small businesses.

Son said that, following the purchase by the consortium, NCB would first target corporate customers and then expand to retail customers.

With NCB as the core of Softbank`s Internet financial business, Son said he wanted to start deposit-taking and financial settlement services via the Internet next year.

In lending to corporate clients, NCB would reject conventional Japanese banks` practice of focusing on collateral regardless of whether the borrower`s business is well run, Son told Kyodo.

``In contrast, European and American banks look at how much interest (the borrower) can pay based on earning capacity,`` Son said. For example, NCB could reduce the interest rate on loans automatically if a borrower achieves certain business targets.

``We are thinking that we will generate many business chances if we see things from that perspective,`` he said.

He did not refer to expectations that Softbank might use the new bank to finance Internet startups, a policy that could prove difficult under newly proposed rules that would keep banks and their non-bank parents at arm`s length, analysts have said.

[Markus70]

Wednesday June 14 11:56 PM ET
Hewlett Packard Unveils Alliance With Softbank
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. computer and printer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) is targeting Japanese consumers in the fast-growing personal computer market, unveiling on Thursday an alliance with high-profile Internet investor Softbank Corp.

HP and a Softbank unit will form a joint venture to start selling HP personal computers and printers this autumn to individual Japanese consumers via the Internet.

Japan`s consumer PC market is growing at a brisk pace, powered by the rising popularity of the Internet, and has become one of the bright spots in an economy that is finally making headway in pulling out of its worst recession in decades.

Softbank E-commerce Corp. will hold a majority stake in the new joint venture, although company officials said details such as the amount to be invested in the venture have yet to be decided.

``Formation of this new company is an innovative way for us to participate in the exploding Japanese e-commerce market,`` HP President Carly Fiorina told a news conference.

Softbank President Masayoshi Son said further cooperation with HP was in the cards. ``This joint venture is a first step in continuing our partnership with HP,`` he said.

Shares in Softbank fell four percent to 17,600 yen in Thursday`s morning session on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, sliding with other technology-related shares in line with weakness on the U.S. Nasdaq overnight.

Shares in HP dipped $5.0 to $114 on Wednesday, extending Tuesday`s loss after a Wall Street analyst cut his rating on the shares.

[Schüttelwauwau]

Softbank und HP wollen größte e-Commerce-Seite in Japan
starten

Softbank e-Commerce und Hewlett-Packard werden eine Partnerschaft
zur Betreibung der größten japanischen e-Commerce-Site eingehen. Auf
der Seite soll die ganze Produktpalette von HP (PC, Drucker...)
angeboten werden.

HP wird die Hardware, Software und den Beratungsservice einbringen.
Softbank e-Commerce wird die Seite entwickeln und das Management
der Seite übernehmen.

[Schüttelwauwau]

Die Tokioter Börse verabschiedete sich mit deutlichen Verlusten aus dem Handel.
Der 225 Werte umfassende Nikkei-Index büßte 315 Zähler oder 1,9 Prozent auf
16.338 Punkte ein. Der Topix-Index verlor 2,4 Prozent. Schlußstand: 1.507 Punkte.
Die schwachen Vorgaben der Nasdaq hätten die japanischen Technologiewerte
unter Druck gesetzt, war von Händlern zu hören. So mußten unter anderem Sony
und Softbank weitere Kurseinbußen hinnehmen. Insbesondere Softbank, die an
verschiedenen an der Nasdaq notierten Firmen beteiligt ist, leide unter der
momentanen Schwäche der US-Technologiebörse.
Daneben habe die gescheiterte Bankenfusion zwischen der Asahi Bank, Sanwa
Bank und Tokai Bank die Stimmung gedrückt, sagten Beobachter.

Hoffentlich startet die Nasdaq die nächsten Tage zu einem Hohenflug, was den Start der Japan-Nasdaq und Softbank sicher gut täte.
Viele Grüße vom Schüttelwauwau

[Markus70]

Was ist los mit Softbank?! Die Kurse an der NASDAQ steigen und Softbank schläft. Es kann doch nicht nur der Verfallstag, die Schließung der Bücher einiger Ausländer und die anstehenden Wahlen in Japan sein. Wer weiß mehr.

[onlymoney]

Hallo,

sorry, aber der Nikkei verliert täglich 1-2%, Nasdaq hat diese Woche einen klaren Seitwärtstrend, wir stehen unmittelbar in oder vor der Sommerpause und Softbank verhält sich trotzdem sehr stabil, verliert zumindestens kaum an Boden.

Was wird verlangt. Wenn irgend jemand glaubt, er wird sich in den nächsten 6-8 Wochen etwas positves (Kursanstieg) tun, dann irrt er sich.

Chart vom letzten Jahr anschauen, das auf dieses Jahr abbilden, dann wißt ihr was auf euch zukommt, aber wir werden keinen höchststand erreichen.

Kursziel 01/2001 ca. 350-400€.

Aber immer wieder aufpassen. Die 150€ muß im großen und ganzen stehen.

Gruß

[Markus70]

Friday June 16, 4:54 am Eastern Time
Japan`s Softbank Finance to form Korea ratings JV
(UPDATE: Updates with more details)

TOKYO, June 16 (Reuters) - Softbank Finance Group said on Friday it would form a joint venture with Morningstar Inc of the United States and South Korea`s Shinheung Securities Co Ltd to rate fast-growing South Korean mutual funds.

The move comes as part of a tireless drive by Softbank Finance, a unit of Japan`s biggest Internet investor Softbank Corp , to create an e-financing empire.

The joint venture, Morningstar Korea Ltd, is aimed at tapping the potentially lucrative and fast-growing mutual fund business in South Korea, where outstanding balance of mutual funds stood at about 22.7 trillion yen ($213 billion) as of February.

The new firm will start offering services in August to help South Korean investors make investment decisions, taking advantage of Morningstar`s experience in mutual fund ratings.

The new firm will be capitalised at 12.5 billion won or about 1.2 billion yen and owned 40 percent each by Morningstar and Shinheung and 20 percent by Softbank Finance.

The news came after the Tokyo stock market had closed. Shares in Softbank ended at 17,100 yen, up 140 yen or 0.83 percent from the previous day`s close. Shinheung Securities were traded at 4,505 won, down from Thursday`s close of 4,600.

Separately, Softbank Finance said it formed a five billion yen investment fund called ``Net Trans Fund,`` designed to invest in South Korean corporates aiming to enter the Internet businesses, a Softbank Finance spokeswoman said.

The investment in South Korean firms will be made through its newly-formed South Korean unit SB Finance Korea Co, a wholly-owned subsidiary set up in June to offer consulting services to South Korean companies.

[Markus70]

Sunday June 18 7:46 AM ET
ZDNet Sees Cloud Lifting in Mid-July
By Brad Dorfman

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Online media company ZDNet (NYSE:ZDZ - news) said that the corporate restructuring that will merge it with parent Ziff-Davis Inc. (NYSE:ZD - news) will be completed by the middle of July, removing a cloud that has hung over the company`s stock for a year.

``I anticipate that happening the week of July 17, or maybe a week after that at the latest,`` Daniel Rosensweig, president and chief executive officer of San Francisco, Calif.-based ZDNet, said in an interview Thursday, following a presentation at a U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray conference here.

For the past year, Ziff-Davis has been selling non-Internet assets, the result of a decision by major shareholder Softbank Corp. (9984.T) of Japan to focus on Internet businesses. The process left some uncertainty about whether ZDNet would be sold, Rosensweig noted.

But in July, ZDNet, which had traded as a tracking stock, would merge with the shell of Ziff-Davis and become a stand-alone company called ZDNet Inc. Softbank would own about 45 percent of the new company`s diluted shares.

``There`s some overhang there that goes away in a month or so,`` Anthony Gikas, Internet content and services analyst at U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray, said. Gikas had a buy rating and an $18 price target for the stock.

ZDNet shares closed down 3/4 at 11-13/16 Friday, well off their 52-week high of 34-9/16 and just above the 52-week low of 9-7/16.

Another factor pressuring ZDNet stock was concern that advertising revenues for all online media companies would shrink during a shakeout of Internet companies.

But ZDNet stressed that it has multiple revenue streams, including commerce listing, direct e-mail marketing, banner advertising and fees from generating sales leads for other companies. About 10 percent of the company`s $35.9 million in revenue in the first quarter came from licensing and other non-advertising fees, Rosensweig said.

Rosensweig also said that he expected more money to be generated for the industry by Web advertising.

``I think that the advertising model will continue to grow,`` he said. ``In the long-term, more and more advertising dollars ... will go increasingly toward the Web.``

Analysts estimated that ZDNet would post $162 million in revenues in 2000, up from $104 million in 1999.

``We feel comfortable with the annual estimates people have on us today,`` Rosensweig said.

Rosensweig also noted that unlike many Internet companies, ZDNet is profitable, with net income of $14.5 million before stock-based compensation and amortization in 1999. The company also has global reach, with a presence in 22 countries and concentrates on a category, technology, that has global interest.

``We`re in a very good position to thrive in the Internet economy,`` he said.

[SeppiBert]

Kann mir einer sagen, wievíele Anteile die Softbank noch an Ziff Davis hält?

Wurden alle anteile verkauft?
Hat man noch die anteile an ZDNet?

Wieviel Geld hat die Softbank bekommen? Was hatte man eingesetzt?
Wann wurde Ziff Davis verkauft? an wen?

[newsnop24]

Wer kann einem Neuling sagen, ob Softbank am 23.06.00 wirklich splittet? Wenn ja in welchem Verhältnis?

Warum findet man über den Aktiensplitt so wenig in den Medien?

Oder lese ich etwa die falschen Seiten?

Welche realistischen Kurseinschätzungen habt Ihr so bis zum 30.06.00?
Ist der Boden nun erreicht? Denke doch schon, oder?!!!

:-)))

[mahatma]

Wenn ich so die Indikatoren anschaue ?!??!
Ich tippe mal auf "Sägezahnmarkt " bis zum September

[Markus70]

Sunday June 18, 8:14 pm Eastern Time
FACTBOX-Profiles of first Nasdaq Japan companies
OSAKA, Japan, June 19 (Reuters) - A Japanese version of the U.S. Nasdaq market was launched on Monday, accelerating already intense competition among exchanges for hot listing aspirants.

The following are brief profiles of the first group of companies to trade on Nasdaq Japan, which plans to accept some 10 new firms a month.

Although market players were somewhat disappointed by the lack of big name technology stocks among the first eight firms, a host of Internet firms in the Softbank group are set to join Nasdaq Japan soon after the launch.

Softbank and the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) -- parent of the U.S. Nasdaq market -- are the co-founders of Nasdaq Japan.

Nasdaq Japan plans to set up an international section by the end of the year, inviting high-profile U.S Nasdaq-listed firms such as Microsoft Corp (NasdaqNM:MSFT - news) and Intel Corp (NasdaqNM:INTC - news) on board.

Companies starting to trade on Monday

-- Masternet Co Ltd . Major Internet service provider currently traded on Japan`s over-the-counter market.

-- Digicube Co Ltd . Wholesaler of game software, music CDs and videos to convenience stores, currently traded on the OTC market. Masternet and Digicube will leave the OTC market for Nasdaq Japan.

-- Don Quijote Co Ltd . Discount store operator now traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. It will be dual-listed on TSE and Nasdaq Japan.

-- Xnet Corp . Tokyo-based computer systems provider for corporate customers.

-- Creek & River Co Ltd . Job agency for creators of visual content, headquartered in Tokyo.

-- Sugi Pharmacy Co Ltd . Drug store chain operator active in central Japan.

-- Digital Design Co Ltd . Osaka-based computer software developer.

-- Honda Verno Tokai Co Ltd . Regional dealer of Honda-brand cars, now traded on the Nagoya stock exchange. It will be dual-listed.

Firms to join Nasdaq Japan later.

-- Morningstar Japan KK. The online investment adviser will start trading on June 23 as the first Softbank unit on Nasdaq Japan.

-- E*Trade Japan KK. Softbank`s chief financial officer Yoshitaka Kitao has said the joint venture between Softbank and U.S.-based E*Trade Group Inc (NasdaqNM:EGRP - news) will be listed on Nasdaq Japan in the third quarter of calender 2000.

-- Other Softbank units aiming for a Nasdaq Japan listing include Softbank Investment, a venture capital fund, Weblease, a leasing joint venture, Insweb, a provider of insurance policy information on the Internet, Softbank Frontier Securities, a broker for non-listed stocks, and Softbank Finance, a holding company with Softbank`s financial units under its wing.

-- Applied Materials Inc (NasdaqNM:AMAT - news). The leading U.S. semiconductor equipment maker said in April it intends to join Nasdaq Japan, which plans to set up an international section by the end of the year. Applied Materials is already listed on the U.S. Nasdaq market.

-- Kintetsu World Express Inc. The major air cargo firm aims to list its shares on Nasdaq Japan by the end of the year.

-- Hudson Soft Co Ltd. The major game software maker aims to apply for listing on Nasdaq Japan by next February.

Die Erste

[Der Martin]

Softbank

Joint Venture mit HP

Hewlett-Packard und die Softbank-Tochtergesellschaft Softbank e-Commerce planen ein Joint Venture zum Vertrieb von Computern und Druckern über das Internet. Softbank e-Commerce wird vermutlich die Mehrheit an dem neuen Unternehmen halten.

Das Joint Venture soll Drucker und Computer der Hewlett-Packard Pavilion-Produktlinie über das Internet verkaufen. Dabei soll die japanische Hewlett-Packard-Niederlassung die erforderliche EDV-Infrastruktur liefern und betreuen, Softbank e-Commerce wird den Internet-Auftritt gestalten.

Quelle: juchu.de

[Markus70]

Monday June 19, 6:01 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release

SOURCE: Uniscape

VerticalNet Selects Uniscape as Globalization Provider to Speed Global Expansion

VerticalNet to Use Uniscape Globalization Infrastructure to Localize International Network of Online Trading Communities

HORSHAM, Pa. and REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- VerticalNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: VERT - news), the Internet`s leading portfolio of business-to-business trading communities, and Uniscape, the Globalization Infrastructure for eBusiness(TM), today announced that VerticalNet has agreed to use Uniscape`s globalization infrastructure to create country-specific versions of its portfolio of online vertical trading communities and to globalize its core technology platform for international markets. The project will include the creation of localized versions of selected online trading communities for VerticalNet`s previously announced joint ventures in Europe with British Telecommunications (NYSE: BTY - news) and in Japan with Softbank Commerce Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Softbank Corporation (Tokyo Stock Exchange 9984).

When the globalization program is complete, companies in Europe and Asia will be able to access online trade communities, obtain news and information about their industry, and communicate with other companies, using a system localized for their native language, culture and business customs. The VerticalNet® platform, as globalized by Uniscape, will also provide the capability for ongoing management and localization of rapidly changing content such as news, storefronts and buyer`s guides, enabling dynamic VerticalNet Web sites in Europe and Asia.

``Creating a global network of industry-specific trade communities adapted to local languages and customs will mark a major milestone for VerticalNet, its partners, and the Internet as a business platform,`` said Mario V. Shaffer, VerticalNet`s vice president of Business Development and International. ``VerticalNet conducted an exhaustive evaluation of leaders in the Web globalization industry before selecting Uniscape to globalize our template for our vertical trade communities. Uniscape is a key provider that offers an end-to-end globalization solution, including back-end internationalization as well as infrastructure to support content localization and global content management. Uniscape demonstrated superior technology in terms of globalization and a complete understanding of globalization issues.``

``VerticalNet`s selection of Uniscape`s globalization infrastructure for its global business-to-business strategy clearly establishes Uniscape`s technology leadership in the fast-growing Web globalization industry,`` said Alex Pressman, president of Uniscape. ``This project will alter the landscape of ecommerce for the better, creating truly global trading communities. Uniscape is very pleased to be working with a company of VerticalNet`s stature and global vision.``

VerticalNet will rely on Uniscape.com, a globalization application service provider (ASP) solution, to localize and manage updates to content for its portfolio of industry-specific trading communities. It will also utilize Uniscape`s Global Enablement Methodology(TM) (GEM) to internationalize the VerticalNet core technology platform, enabling its various back-end applications to handle many languages, currencies and date formats. Uniscape`s globalization infrastructure provides companies that are building global ebusinesses with faster time to market, consistent worldwide branding, cost savings and increased revenue.

Uniscape.com

Uniscape.com is Uniscape`s award-winning online localization platform. It consists of a Globalization ASP (application service provider) solution and open eServices Marketplace of localization vendors worldwide. Uniscape.com offers an XML-powered system with a centralized multilingual repository, multilingual content management and workflow automation, that helps companies take control of their localization process and rapidly deploy globalized content.

About VerticalNet, Inc.

VerticalNet, Inc. (www.verticalnet.com) owns and operates 56 industry-specific Web sites designed as online business-to-business communities, known as vertical trade communities. These vertical trade communities provide users with comprehensive sources of information, interaction and ecommerce. They are grouped into the following industry sectors: Communications, Energy, Environment/Utilities, Financial Service, Food/Packaging, Foodservice/Hospitality, Healthcare, High Tech, Industrial, Manufacturing/Discrete, Manufacturing/Process, Public Sector, Science and Services.

Additionally, VerticalNet provides auctions, catalogs, bookstores, career services and other ecommerce capabilities horizontally across its communities with sites like Industry Deals.com, IT CareerHub.com, LabX.com and Professional Store.com. VerticalNet`s NECX® Exchange provides an exchange for the electronic components industry. Through Tradeum technology and strategic alliances, VerticalNet is focused on providing comprehensive end-to-end e-commerce solutions.

About Uniscape

Uniscape is an ASP (application service provider) that has built the Globalization Infrastructure for eBusiness, a technology platform and set of globalization services to empower ebusiness across more than 40 languages. More than 120 global companies have relied on Uniscape`s technologies to globalize their Web sites, ecommerce solutions, and enterprise content. Customers include: Hewlett-Packard Company, DoubleClick, Lycos, Commerce One, GE Information Services, Vignette, Phone.com, Broadbase Software, Candle, Amway, and Hyperion Solutions. Uniscape is a privately held company headquartered in Redwood Shores, California with offices in Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago and Singapore. The company`s investors include Sequoia Capital, Acer Capital, the National Computer Board of Singapore, Jin Sun Security, and Star Capital. For more information about Uniscape`s solutions, call 888-464-4186 or 650-596-1430 or visit Uniscape on the Web at www.uniscape.com.

This announcement contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, as well as statements that are preceded by, followed by or include the words ``believes,`` ``plans,`` ``intends,`` ``expects,`` ``anticipates,`` or similar expressions. For such statements, VerticalNet claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from the results predicted, and reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements include matters relating to technology, performance and operation; rapid technological and market changes; potential intellectual property and licensing issues; as well as those factors set forth in the Company`s Annual Report on form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 and the Company`s Quarterly Report on form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2000, both of which have been filed with the SEC.

NOTE: VerticalNet and NECX are the registered trademarks of VerticalNet, Inc. Uniscape is a registered trademark, and Globalization Infrastructure for eBusiness, Global Enablement Methodology and Uniscape.com are trademarks of Uniscape, Inc. All other names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

SOURCE: Uniscape


Die Zweite

[Markus70]

Monday June 19, 6:00 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release

DoDots Partners With iFUSE To Distribute Popular Youth Video, Audio and Editorial Content

iFUSE Improves Branding and Distribution of Youth Culture Content with Dots

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2000--DoDots, Inc., a Silicon Valley-based company, today announced that iFUSE (www.ifuse.com), the online champion of youth culture, has become its most recent Dot Partner. iFUSE will use DoDots(TM) technology to provide today`s youth with a daily dose of stimuli and community from the core of the Los Angeles scene.

Dots(TM) will enable iFUSE to extend proprietary video, audio and an alternative style of editorial to the key youth culture whenever they are online and in any application. Customers will have a powerful new way to access the iFUSE content they want, delivered through the edgy iFUSE brand. iFUSE Dots will contain popular iFuse content including, Popculprit Fast News, Karmagraph and Box Office Horoscopes, as well as action sports videos, style news and music news feeds.

``The iFUSE Dots will provide persistent stimuli from the core of the Los Angeles scene, the heart of the entertainment and lifestyle industry,`` said George Kembel, founder and CEO of DoDots. ``iFUSE does a great job of reaching out to and identifying with the youth culture online,`` said Kembel, ``Dots are the perfect vehicle for iFUSE to deliver their specialized Flash content directly to their users. iFUSE Dots are a great example of the variety applications that are best packaged in Dots.``

Dots are bite-sized pieces of branded Internet content and applications available on the desktop and accessible while in any application. The new iFUSE Dots provide customers with a direct link to content, with no intermediary, allowing them to quickly search, monitor and ``play`` while working with other desktop applications. DoDots technology is easy to use, and iFUSE customers can collect Dots from the iFUSE site.

``With Dots, we will be able to extend our brand more persistently to deliver Generation Y a daily dose of interactive entertainment content,`` said Jonathan Ross, director of digital strategy at iFUSE. ``We think people are going to really be drawn to our Dots. We offer content and a perspective that no other site can. Dots are a perfect complement to our progressive cross-media branding strategy.``

About iFUSE

Utilizing the Internet as its initial distribution platform, iFUSE (www.ifuse.com) is the first cross-media entertainment and lifestyle brand targeting the youth culture audience. With proprietary video, audio and whip smart editorial content, iFUSE champions the key youth culture lifestyles focusing on pop culture obsession, action sports, self made-style and undiscovered. Committed to liberating its users from pop culture mediocrity, the staff of this Los Angeles based company delivers a daily dose of stimuli and community from the core of the scene and heart of the industry that can`t be found anywhere else.

About DoDots

Based in Sunnyvale, Calif., DoDots, Inc., was founded in early 1999 by John Kembel, George Kembel and Tony Medrano. The company is privately held, with initial funding from Softbank Venture Capital. More information is available at www.DoDots.com.

Die Dritte

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Monday June 19, 7:05 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release

LAUNCH Acquires Cutting-Edge Lifestyle Concert Series The Warped Tour
LAUNCH Expands Influence of Online Properties With Major Offline Tour

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2000--LAUNCH Media
Nr. 4 Inc. (Nasdaq:LAUN - news) today announced its acquisition of The Warped Tour, the popular summer concert series where musicians, athletes and fans interact and participate in day-long events.

The Warped Tour blends a cross section of great music from chart-topping and emerging artists with the skate/surf culture and extreme sports. The acquisition will empower LAUNCH with the ability to deliver unique integrated sponsorship opportunities to its partners, leveraging the strategic breadth of both its online and offline properties.

Additionally, the tour will afford LAUNCH the valuable opportunity of supplementing its existing marketing efforts in reaching an elusive demographic, as well as serve as a vehicle that will undoubtedly generate a wealth of additional content. LAUNCH will maintain an on-site presence at the concerts and simultaneously take on the responsibility of promoting, marketing and selling sponsorships for the tour by leveraging key online and offline partnerships.

Additionally, the tour`s official Web site, warpedtour.com (www.warpedtour.com), will become one of LAUNCH`s online properties and ultimately become a comprehensive, year-round music destination for music fans and extreme sports enthusiasts. LAUNCH will leverage its database of more than 3.5 million registered users to both promote the tour and drive ticket sales.

As in previous years, Vans Inc., who joined the founders as an owner of the tour in 1996, will be this summer`s title sponsor, to be billed as The Vans Warped Tour `00(TM). Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

In 1994, Creative Artists Agency, Kevin Lyman and the law firm of Codikow, Carrol, Guido and Groffman formed the tour to become a major lifestyle event. That existing team will continue to oversee booking, production and creative aspects of the tour. Establishing itself as the longest-running rock music festival in the last 10 years, it has historically recruited artists such as Limp Bizkit, Sugar Ray, Kid Rock and Sublime to perform in the series.

The tour has enlisted sponsorships from Tombstone Pizza, Sony Electronics, Transworld Publications, Volcom, Epitaph and Hurley International, among numerous other sport and music companies for the 2000 tour.

The Vans Warped Tour appeals to music fans and teens interested in punk, alternative, hip-hop, ska and extreme sports. LAUNCH plans to sell a wide range of sponsorships for both the online and offline components of the Warped tour franchise, providing partners with the vehicle to reach this very influential yet sensitive teen demographic.

LAUNCH advertisers Mars Inc.`s Starburst and Gillette`s new product, Right Guard Extreme (RGX), have confirmed for this year`s tour joining ESPN X-Games, Jones Soda and Kraft Foods, among others.

LAUNCH will upgrade and broaden warpedtour.com`s content by creating a year-round lifestyle destination that not only promotes the concerts but also provides information on bands, extreme sports and other exciting youth-oriented activities. Warpedtour.com will remain a stand-alone destination, but will be closely connected to LAUNCH.com with content sharing and contextual integration.

In addition, LAUNCH plans to drive ticket sales to the tour through strategic direct marketing initiatives to the LAUNCH.com database of more than 3.5 million registered music fans. With strong online marketing coupled with an on-site presence at the shows, LAUNCH hopes to generate new fans and increase traffic for both Web sites.

``This is a very exciting time for LAUNCH, and we look forward to producing a great concert-going experience for music and sports fans alike,`` said Dave Goldberg, CEO of LAUNCH. ``The mentality behind the Warped Tour has always been to serve as a platform to discover and promote new artists and that is precisely the philosophy upon which we founded LAUNCH.

``The acquisition of this successful music tour is an organic fit that will help bring synergy to our online efforts and will undoubtedly strengthen our offline branding efforts as well, generating new LAUNCH.com users and revenues.``

``By combining forces with LAUNCH.com, I hope to capitalize on their technologies so we can continue to break bands and expand the Warped lifestyle in a more significant way,`` said Kevin Lyman, founder of The Warped Tour.

Gary H. Schoenfeld, president and chief executive officer of Vans, commented: ``Over the past five years The Vans Warped Tour(TM) has been a great combination of core sports and music with over 2 million attendees worldwide. LAUNCH now brings a great online dimension, and we are delighted to have this new association.``

The Vans Warped Tour has officially announced its sixth season line-up with participating bands including Green Day, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Long Beach Dub Allstars and athletes Steve Caballero, Mike Frazier, Rick Thorne and many more. For six weeks beginning, June 23, The Vans Warped Tour will play 39 concert dates in various North America cities.

LAUNCH.com currently provides visitors with a wide selection of streaming audio, the Web`s largest collection of music videos, concert listings, exclusive artist features and chats covering all genres of music.

About CAA

Founded in 1975, Creative Artists Agency represents many of the most creative and successful artists in film, television and music. CAA also provides a range of strategic consulting services to corporate clients. In September 1999, CAA established a partnership with New York-based Shepardson, Stern and Kaminsky (SS+K), a communications consulting and advertising agency.

About 4 fini inc.

4 fini inc. is a full-service production company. 4 fini inc. was started by music industry leader Kevin Lyman. Lyman comes from an extensive background working with internationally known bands like Jane`s Addiction, Stone Temple Pilots and Nine Inch Nails, and is experienced in numerous entertainment industry jobs including booking, tour pre-production, production management, band management, record label owner, tour originator and industry consultant.

About Codikow, Carroll, Guido & Groffman (``CCGG``)

CCGG have offices in Los Angeles and New York and represent prominent clients in music and music related technology industries. CCGG provides a wide range of legal and consulting services for recording artists, producers, songwriters, record labels and entertainment-related technology companies.

About Vans Inc.

Vans Inc. is a leading branded lifestyle company for the youth market. Vans reaches its 10-to-24 year-old target consumers through the sponsorship of Core Sports(TM), such as skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing and wakeboarding, and through major entertainment events and venues, such as the VANS Triple Crown(TM) Series, the VANS Warped Tour(TM), the VANS World Amateur Skateboarding Championships, the world`s largest VANS skateparks and the VANS High Cascade Snowboard Camp(TM), located on Mt. Hood.

The company operates 131 retail stores in the United States and Europe, and designs, markets and distributes active-casual footwear, clothing and accessories, performance footwear for Core Sports(TM), snowboard boots, step-in snowboard boot bindings and outerwear worldwide. Vans` Internet address is www.vans.com.

About LAUNCH

With headquarters in Santa Monica, LAUNCH Media Inc. is a media company dedicated to creating the premier Internet music site, LAUNCH.com, by providing music fans with the broadest array of music and music-related editorial content. LAUNCH.com houses the Web`s largest music video collection, available streamed on-demand or in pre-programmed channel formats.

Additionally, LAUNCH.com offers music customization with LAUNCHcast, an intelligent music service that enables members to design their own streaming music station with high-quality audio or video.

LAUNCH is engaged in strategic relationships with Sony Music, EMI Music, Warner Music Group, AOL, Microsoft, NBCi, Intel, RealNetworks, NetZero, Yahoo!, Yahoo! Japan, Tokyo Broadcasting System, SOFTBANK Ventures, CheckOut.com, Road Runner and others.

This announcement contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties including, among others, LAUNCH Media Inc.`s operating history, anticipated loss, the unpredictability of its future revenues, competition, risks associated with management of potential growth, and risks of new business areas, international expansion, business combinations, and strategic alliances. Actual results could differ materially from those discussed. More information about factors that potentially could affect LAUNCH`s financial results are included in the company`s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Form 10-K filed Dec. 31, 1999, as amended, each available online at http://www.sec.gov. All forward-looking statements are based on information available to the company on the date hereof, and the company assumes no obligation to update such statements.

Nr. 4

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Monday June 19, 8:07 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release

IPC Information Systems, Inc. Introduces IQMX

Breakthrough System Will Dramatically Simplify and Expand Trader`s Ability To Access and Integrate Information from All Sources - Data, Video and Voice

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2000-- IPC Information Systems, a Global Crossing company (NASDAQ:GBLX - news) and the world`s leading supplier of voice trading systems to the financial community, will be demonstrating the growing capabilities for integrating voice, data and video on one platform -- the next generation trading system -- at the SIA Technology Management Exhibition at the New York Hilton, starting today.

Known as IQMX(TM), and reflecting two and-one-half years of research and development, the new system redefines the traditional dealerboard, transforming it into an advanced, integrated, voice-data-video tool for traders and sales traders--without sacrificing IPC`s world-renowned reliability. Built on a dedicated Ethernet infrastructure, IQMX utilizes Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) to facilitate integration of voice, data, and video on a single platform. 100 Million Instructions Per Second (MIPS) of Digital Signal Processor (DSP) power, combined with 10 megabit Ethernet connections to every desktop, provide the desktop power that will be necessary to deliver high powered, advanced applications such as streaming media, video conferencing and enhanced CTI applications.

The IP-based infrastructure also maximizes opportunities for utilizing and creating advanced network service offerings -- like those provided by sister company IXnet -- that accommodate traders` rapidly-evolving needs for instantly accessible and readily managed information from all sources. Utilizing the industry-leading Alliance MX(TM) switch, IQMX co-exists with customers` existing MX SlimLine(TM) turrets, creating an easy, low-risk migration path to new technology on the trading floor.

``The split-second judgments required of traders in today`s global marketplace depend on information from multiple sources - trading partners, market data, news, the Internet, television, and more,`` Greg Kenepp, IPC`s Senior Vice President of Product Development, said. ``Imagine the possibilities that can be realized when a single source on the desktop -- IPC`s IQMX -- connected to a powerful, global network through a single connection, can deliver data, video and voice digitally, in an integrated fashion.``

Among the possibilities cited by Mr. Kenepp and expected to be realized through the introduction of IQMX:

The ability of a busy trader to see a listing of all incoming
calls before picking up a call, in any order that she or he

selects, merely by touching a sensitive screen;

An instantaneous screen pop of market information revealing the
securities held by the caller whose call is taken, along with a

listing of recent conference calls and video broadcasts

pertaining to those securities;

The ability to ``push`` any of that information to the caller,
while accepting new information in return;

An instant display of updates from all sources received during
the course of the call;

The ability to store an electronic record of the interaction on
the call and to automatically generate a trading ticket.

``The opportunities go far beyond these examples,`` Mr. Kenepp said, ``but the examples serve to illustrate how even traditional businesses stand to enhance their competitive position in the increasingly competitive and rapidly changing world of financial services.``

The development of IQMX draws on IPC`s deep experience with traders and trading floor technology, and includes three basic modules:

The Button/Control Pagination Module is the essential building
block. It includes controls for two handsets, a telephone

keypad, ten soft keys and 30 dynamic buttons per page. These

give end-users access to as many as 600 lines.

The Application/8-Channel Speaker Module is all new. Designed
around a high-resolution, high-brightness, full color touch

screen, the module includes 30 to 40 on-screen dynamic buttons

per page, eight soft keys and the equivalent of a ClearDeal 8

speaker(TM) module.

The 4-Channel Speaker Module. Ultra-slim, just 4.8 inches (12
cm) wide.

These modules may be combined in a variety of configurations for power and versatility.

IPC will be demonstrating the IQMX trading system at the SIA Information Management Exhibition at the New York Hilton Hotel, 1335 Avenue of the Americas, Booth 3114, from noon to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 20th, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, and 9 a.m. until noon on Thursday.

About IPC

IPC Information Systems, a Global Crossing company (NASDAQ:GBLX - news), is the world`s leading supplier of voice trading systems to the financial services community, with a sophisticated suite of integrated voice and data telecommunications products. IPC`s patented digital TRADENET MX® is the most widely installed voice trading system in the world, serving customers in over 35 countries IPC`s comprehensive portfolio also includes its ALLIANCE MX(TM) voice trading system, TradeSmart CTI(TM) Solutions and complete customer care programs.

IPC focuses exclusively on the financial trading environment, designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing products that allow traders to communicate with each other instantly and reliably. IPC`s reputation for quality and service is unmatched.

IXnet, also a Global Crossing company, provides a high performance intelligent global Extranet designed exclusively for the financial community. Through a single connection, IXnet delivers end-to-end managed data and voice communications solutions to the financial services community around the world. IXnet uniquely offers superior performance, reliability and security along with rapid provisioning and dedicated customer support -- keeping market participants in constant contact 24 hours a day. Customers receive voice and data connectivity, plus financial content and transactional capabilities on IXnet`s global Extranet without having to access multiple disparate public networks or rely on multiple customer service organizations.

With offices in financial centers around the world, Network Operating Centers in New York, New Jersey and London, presence in 38 countries and over 1,500 customer access nodes, IXnet serves more than 800 of the world`s top financial firms.

About Global Crossing

Global Crossing Ltd. (NASDAQ:GBLX - news) is building and offering services over the world`s most extensive global IP-based fiber optic network, which will have more than 101,000 route miles, serving five continents, 27 countries and more than 200 major cities. Global Crossing`s subsidiary, GlobalCenter Inc., is a leading Internet service business, and its customers include many of the largest and most densely trafficked sites on the Web. Asia Global Crossing, a joint venture among Global Crossing, Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq: MSFT - news), and Softbank Corp. (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 9984), is building the first pan-Asian broadband IP network to provide broadband and Internet services to the Asia-Pacific region. Global Crossing`s operations are headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, with principal offices in Los Angeles, California; London, England; Morristown, New Jersey; Rochester, New York; and Miami, Florida. Visit Global Crossing at www.globalcrossing.com on the Web.

Statements made in this press release that state the company`s or management`s intentions, beliefs, expectations, or predictions for the future are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, assumptions and uncertainties that could cause the company`s actual results to differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. These risks, assumptions and uncertainties include: the ability to complete systems within currently estimated time frames and budgets; the ability to compete effectively in a rapidly evolving and price competitive marketplace; changes in the nature of telecommunications regulation in the United States and other countries; changes in business strategy; the successful integration of newly-acquired businesses; the impact of technological change; and other risks referenced from time to time in the company`s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Nr.5

[SeppiBert]

Was ist nun mit ZIFF Davis?

[Matthias Meyer]

Softbank hat mich heute entäuscht ich dachte die Nasdaq Japan Eröffnung wäre mal wieder ein kursschub.
mfg M.M.
PS: Was haltet ihr von der jetztigen Situation

[mimml]

Nachdem in USA der Nasdaq u 129 Punkte im Plus geschlossen hat werden wir morgen
einen entsprechend Bulish in Japan erleben. Schaun wir mal

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Monday June 19, 8:28 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release

MessageMedia Delivers E-mail Marketing Solutions for ccRewards.com

BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2000--MessageMedia Inc. (Nasdaq:MESG - news), the leading provider of e-messaging solutions and services, announced today that it has signed an agreement with ccRewards.com (www.ccrewards.com), a leading provider of online promotional services for merchants, to deliver newsletters and product promotions by e-mail.

ccRewards.com showcases more than 2,000 coupons, discounts, and special offers from some 300 merchants, and averages 15,000 unique visitors daily. The company will utilize a range of MessageMedia services, such as e-mail marketing, electronic newsletter transmission, and personalized content delivery. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

In addition to its services for shoppers, ccRewards provides strategic benefits to merchants and helps them design, deliver and track their online promotions.

``The ccRewards community has grown tenfold since January 2000, and it keeps expanding at a rapid pace,`` said Ida Wu, vice president marketing for ccRewards.com. ``That`s why we`re working hard to maintain a strong, constant flow of communications and feedback. MessageMedia provides us with the robust and timely outbound messaging applications that we need to stay in close touch with our members.``

Wu continued: ``With a steady stream of newsletters, e-mails and electronic updates -- all delivered at the request of the individual shopper -- we`ll be providing our entire community with an even better selection of coupons, discounts, savings, and targeted promotions. That means more excitement and more great savings for our members.``

``You only need to visit the ccRewards web site to sense the energy, passion and enthusiasm it generates with the shopping public,`` said Larry Jones, chief executive officer of MessageMedia. ``Everyone loves a great deal, and everyone loves to talk about their shopping experiences. We`re glad to be providing the messaging component of this thriving online community. We`re proud to be associated with an emerging winner like ccRewards.``

MessageMedia Solutions and Business Applications

MessageMedia delivers e-mail marketing, online customer intelligence and online customer care services as well as a full line of hosted and enterprise software applications. MessageMedia solutions are designed to create an online dialogue between organizations and their customers, advancing marketing, communications and customer intelligence programs. The company`s renowned client services team -- with more than 125 marketing professionals -- provides quantitative analysis of campaign and customer data, opt-in program design and custom implementation for every customer based on current needs and future business strategies. MessageMedia offers specialized industry solutions for the publishing, ISP/portal, retail/e-tail, financial services, high tech and travel and entertainment arenas.

About ccRewards.com

ccRewards is an intelligent infomediary that provides online promotional services for merchants, and is a one-stop shopping site for consumers. The privately held company was founded in 1999 and has headquarters in Los Altos, Calif. The company`s motto is, ``The first stop before you shop(TM).``

About MessageMedia Inc.

MessageMedia (Nasdaq:MESG - news) provides e-commerce services, permission-based direct marketing, ongoing customer communication and real-time customer feedback solutions using industry standard Internet protocols. MessageMedia`s customer portfolio features Cisco Systems, Dell Computer, E*TRADE, AOL, Yahoo!, Microsoft, GeoCities, CMP Media, Barclays Bank, EDS, Universal Studios, Hoover`s Online and Bertelsmann.

Investors in MessageMedia include SOFTBANK and its affiliates, which constitute the world`s largest investors in the Internet and Pequot Capital Management, a Connecticut-based research-intensive investment firm.

``Safe Harbor`` Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. With the exception of the historical information contained in this release, the matters described herein contain forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties. These risk factors include, but are not limited to, the integration of a new senior management team, MessageMedia`s limited operating history, the integration of recent acquisitions, risks associated with pending and future acquisitions, the anticipated fluctuations in operating results, the uncertain acceptance of new services being offered, and undeveloped and rapidly changing market and other factors detailed in MessageMedia`s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 and its most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. All companies and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. MessageMedia undertakes no obligation to release publicly the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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Monday June 19, 8:24 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release

law.com to Acquire Leading Application Service Provider realLegal.com

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2000--Expanding its market-leading position, law.com today announced its move into the $5.5 billion legal transcript industry by acquiring Denver-based realLegal.com, the legal profession`s leading Application Service Provider (ASP) for the creation, dissemination and management of trial and deposition transcripts. RealLegal.com has achieved solid market penetration in the legal industry and is used by more than 65 percent of the court reporters and thousands of lawyers. RealLegal.com`s E-Transcript application has become the standard for digital transcripts and is endorsed by the National Court Reporters Association Service Corporation. Under the terms of the agreement, the companies will maintain current operations and identities.

With this acquisition, law.com offers an ASP capability above and beyond that provided by any competitor and builds upon its solid user base attracted to law.com`s current offerings, which include legal news and editorial content tailored to the 50 states and the law.com store, the most comprehensive offering of legal texts and products on the Web. The addition of realLegal.com enhances law.com`s existing practice management tools that include case management and docketing applications.

``Given the intensive document-driven nature of the legal field, realLegal.com gives us an efficient technology for streamlining legal document management,`` said Bill Feid, CEO of law.com. ``The acquisition is one of the most important steps we`ve taken in rounding out law.com`s provision of Web-hosted applications.``

RealLegal.com currently offers eight products, including its flagship offering, E-Transcript, an application that allows court reporters to send a digital transcript securely to clients. E-Transcript is used by more than 2,000 court reporting firms, including the largest 100 firms in the country. Other products include:

E-Transcript Binder: Through its RealTime upgrade, this product allows attorneys to receive live feed of a deposition remotely via the Internet.
E-Brief: Provides electronic briefs delivered on CD-ROM and the Internet.
Electronic Signatures: Allows a court reporter to electronically sign and certify an e-transcript.
Court Transcript Management System: Provides courts and court reporters a place to store, retrieve and manage court transcripts, stenographic notes and related dictionaries.
E-Transcript Internet: Allows a court reporter to create an e-transcript over the Internet without purchasing desktop software.
E-Binder Internet: Allows attorneys to manage case information remotely through a browser rather than through desktop applications.
Transcripts as Content: A searchable library of transcripts.
``Together with law.com, we intend to stay on the cutting-edge of new services for the legal professional and stay one step ahead as they make the migration from their desks to the Internet,`` said Marty Steinberg, president of realLegal.com. ``We believe our customers and partners will benefit from the added resources we gain from becoming part of the law.com organization as well as the vision we share for the future.`` Steinberg will continue to serve as president of realLegal.com.

About law.com

Law.com, a privately held company, is the Web`s most comprehensive legal destination, providing legal professionals and law students with the tools and intelligence required to compete and succeed in today`s wired world. Visitors to law.com can track breaking developments in the law; purchase law books, software, forms and information products online; research issues and cases, or explore nationwide job openings in the legal industry. Investors in law.com include majority owner U.S. Equity Partners L.P., a private equity investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein Perella & Co., and SOFTBANK Capital Partners L.P., a late-stage Internet venture investment group sponsored by SOFTBANK CORP.

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Monday June 19, 3:00 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release

SOURCE: Viacore, Inc.

Avnet Standardizes on Viacore as an Integral Part Of Its Global E-Business Strategy

Avnet and Distributor Ingram Micro Now Share Price And Availability Information through Viacore

TEMPE, Ariz., June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Viacore, Inc., a Process Service Provider (PSP) for the computer and electronic components industries, will support Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT - news), a multi-billion dollar distributor of electronic components and computer products, as an integral part of the company`s global e-business strategy. Avnet has standardized on Viacore to implement and manage its RosettaNet-based B2B process integration infrastructure. Viacore handles all aspects of RosettaNet-standard Partner Interface Processes (PIPs) exchange including security, legal auditing and status reporting. Avnet has initiated its process integration activities by sharing price and availability information with Ingram Micro through Viacore`s ProcessSwitch(TM).

With Viacore`s services, Avnet will be able to connect its back office processes with the processes of multiple Internet trading partners including electronic exchanges and marketplaces. This will enable Avnet to improve process efficiencies and reduce the cost of supply chain transactions. By utilizing Viacore`s services, Avnet will be able to create new, flexible business relationships with its trading partners and quickly adjust its supply chain to market changes.

Avnet`s initial engagement with Viacore was to implement the RosettaNet 3A2 PIP. Avnet and Ingram Micro, a leading wholesale provider of technology products and services, now share real-time product price and availability information through the Internet via Viacore`s ProcessSwitch. Avnet`s execution of the 3A2 PIP demonstrates its leadership position in implementing RosettaNet PIPs into its enterprise.

``By standardizing its e-business process integration infrastructure on Viacore`s services, Avnet is better prepared to take advantage of trade exchanges and e-business marketplaces in the computer and electronic components industries,`` said Greg Monte, senior vice president, Internet Business Development at Avnet. ``Viacore`s process integration services will provide the standards-based infrastructure required for Avnet`s process connectivity with multiple trading partners.``

Viacore will enable Avnet and its trading partners to conduct the real-time exchange of standard business processes such as new product announcements, pricing actions, product life cycles, purchase orders, inventory status, shipping information, and more. Viacore manages the exchange of RosettaNet PIPs for Avnet, including all aspects of security, legal auditing and status reporting. In addition, Viacore will provide on-site installation assistance, 7x24 guaranteed operations support, and internal system readiness evaluation for Avnet.

Avnet is strengthening its lead in the technology market space by implementing forward-looking e-business strategies that embrace global standards. The ultimate goal of the partnership between Viacore and Avnet is to reduce back office costs by decreasing manual processes. The cost savings associated with aligning supply chain partner processes in a single vertical market has been estimated to be as high as $28 billion annually(1). Improved process efficiencies will give Avnet a competitive advantage through streamlined distribution channels and faster time to market.

``In the New Economy, a company`s very survival can be directly attributed to the speed at which a company can streamline its business processes and adapt to market changes,`` said Fadi Chehade, Viacore`s Chairman and CEO. ``Avnet`s decision to standardize on Viacore as its Process Service Provider illustrates the company`s leadership in e-business innovation.``

Viacore`s services provide a transparent catalyst for business process optimization within the computer and electronic components supply chain. Viacore also provides the education, networked connections, administration, knowledge management, internal infrastructure, and customer service to support ongoing 7x24 e-business transactions. The result is a greatly improved end-to-end supply chain that is capable of delivering increased margins for all trading partners.

About Viacore, Inc.

Viacore, Inc., is a supply chain Process Service Provider that enables deep, quick and efficient electronic process integration between disparate trading partners. Viacore was born out of the need to manage supply chain business processes via the Internet and was formed by bringing together industry powerhouses into a cohesive investment group. Together, with strategic investing partners Arrow Electronics, Avnet, Federal Express Corporation, Ingram Micro, SOFTBANK, and Tech Data, Viacore is the first to bring to market the rapid, pervasive and cost-effective deployment of RosettaNet PIPs.

About Avnet, Inc.

Phoenix-based Avnet Inc. (NYSE: AVT - news), a Fortune 500 company with annual sales exceeding $8 billion ($10 billion pro forma, including acquisitions), is one of the world`s largest distributors of semiconductor, interconnect, passive and electromechanical components and computer products from the industry`s leading manufacturers.

Serving customers in 60 countries, Avnet markets, inventories and adds value to these products and provides world-class supply-chain integration, engineering design and technical services. The company`s Web site is located at www.avnet.com.

Viacore and ProcessSwitch are the trademarks or registered trademarks of Viacore, Inc. Other products mentioned in this document are registered, trademarked or service marked by their respective owners.

(1) University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business, preliminary estimates
SOURCE: Viacore, Inc.

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Monday June 19, 2:50 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release

Dow Jones Asia Pacific Extra Liquid Series Changes Ten Component Stocks

All Three Markets Advance in Year Ended May 31, 2000

NEW YORK/PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2000-- Dow Jones Indexes, the world`s fastest-growing provider of investable market indexes, today announced changes to the Dow Jones Asia Pacific Extra Liquid Series AP/ELS index following the annual review.

Companies being added to AP/ELS Japan are Fanuc, Furukawa Electric, Industrial Bank Of Japan, Kyocera, Murata Manufacturing, Secom and Softbank. Companies being added to AP/ELS Hong Kong are Founder, Legend Holdings and Pacific Century Cyberworks.

Companies being deleted from AP/ELS Japan are Kuraray, Nec, Ngk Insulators, Osaka Gas, Sekisui Chemical, Sumitomo Realty & Development, and Taisei. Companies being deleted from AP/ELS Hong Kong are Johnson Electric Holdings, New World Infrastructure and Shangri-La Asia.

The Dow Jones AP/ELS is a set of three indexes based on Australia (35 stocks), Hong Kong (30 stocks) and Japan (100 stocks). The indexes are constructed using the largest, most liquid stocks in each country`s market, which makes the indexes very suitable as the basis for investable products. The quantitative methodology achieves the most appropriate balance among many variables and gives special emphasis to the attributes that are most important for index-based product development: high liquidity, low component turnover and easy replicability.

The Dow Jones AP/ELS Australia with a market capitalization of US$211.4 billion (+9.74%) represents 64 % of the investable market in this country. The Dow Jones AP/ELS Hong Kong represents 48% of the investable market in Hong Kong with a market capitalization of US$201.7 billion (+29.2%) and the Dow Jones AP/ELS Japan represents 44% of the investable Japanese market with a market capitalization of US$1.6 trillion (+25.2%) (as of 05/31/00).

For the 12 months ended May 31, the Dow Jones AP/ELS Japan advanced 16%, the Dow Jones AP/ELS Hong Kong gained 13% and the Dow Jones AP/ELS Australia Index rose 10%.

Dow Jones AP/ELS indexes are designed for retail and institutional investors seeking index-linked investments in the Asia Pacific region. The selection list as well as the rule book for the Dow Jones Asia Pacific Extra Liquid Series can be found on the Dow Jones Indexes web site at http://indexes.dowjones.com

Dow Jones Indexes is a premier global provider of investable indexes. Besides the Dow Jones Global Titans Index, these include the Dow Jones Averages, the Dow Jones Global Indexes, the pan-European Dow Jones STOXX Indexes, the Dow Jones REIT Indexes, the Dow Jones-AIG Commodity Index, the Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes, the Dow Jones Internet Indexes, the Dow Jones Sustainability Group Indexes and the Dow Jones Total Market Index Series. Dow Jones Indexes is part of Dow Jones & Company, which publishes the world`s most vital business and financial news and information.

In addition to Dow Jones Indexes, Dow Jones & Company (NYSE: DJ; www.dj.com) publishes The Wall Street Journal and its international and interactive editions, Barron`s and SmartMoney magazines and other periodicals, the Dow Jones Newswires, dowjones.com, and the Ottaway group of community newspapers. Dow Jones is co-owner with Reuters Group of Factiva, with Excite@Home of Work.com and with NBC of the CNBC television operations in Europe and Asia. Dow Jones also provides news content to CNBC in the U.S.

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Tuesday June 20, 3:34 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release

Alibaba.com-SOFTBANK Joint Venture Launches Alibaba Korea Localized Alibaba B2B Marketplace to Facilitate Global Trade With Korea222s Small and Medium Sized Enterprises

SEOUL, Korea & HONG KONG, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2000--

Alibaba.com Corporation today announced the launch of Alibaba Korea (kr.alibaba.com), a Korean language B2B marketplace designed to facilitate global trade between Korea`s small and medium sized enterprises (SME`s) and Alibaba.com`s members in over 190 countries.

Alibaba Korea offers a suite of Korean language and bilingual services designed by a local team to meet the needs of Korean SME`s, including thousands of trade leads from buyers and sellers worldwide translated into Korean. Alibaba Korea also offers a Korean-language directory and user interface, combined with news and data covering several industries.

``As one of the world`s leading trading nations and one of China`s closest trading partners, Korea is a natural market for Alibaba.com to launch its first localized version outside of Greater China,`` said Jack Ma, CEO of Alibaba.com. ``To help us serve the Korean market, we are pleased to have SOFTBANK Korea as a partner, as it is a well-respected and leading Internet player in Korea.``

``Establishing a strong local Korean presence is a key step in Alibaba`s globalization strategy,`` said Joe Tsai, COO of Alibaba.com. ``Korea is already a strong contributor to our global membership base and a country where Internet adoption is setting the pace for the rest of Asia.``

``Alibaba Korea is poised to become the leading B2B site for trade serving the Korean business community,`` said Ju Won (JW) Son, President of Alibaba.com Korea Corporation. ``The Internet is changing the way Korean companies, big and small, conduct global trade. Alibaba.com is well positioned to lead this trend in Korea and we will actively seek to partner with Korean companies that offer trade-related services to further enhance our localized content and services.``

Strong Market Opportunity

According to the World Trade Organization, Korean exports totaled over US$144 billion and Korean imports totaled US$119 billion in 1999. Greater China, Japan and the US top the list of Korea`s major trading partners, complementing Alibaba`s strength in these core markets.

Korea is also one of the fastest growing Internet markets in Asia. According to a May 2000 Goldman Sachs report, Korea had over 7 million Internet users at the end of 1999 and a user base estimated to grow to over 20 million users by 2004.

About Alibaba.com Korea Corporation

Alibaba.com Korea Corporation is a joint venture between Alibaba.com Corporation and Softbank Korea Co. Ltd, a subsidiary of SOFTBANK Corporation. In the initial phase of the project, the joint venture employs a staff of 15 local managers and customer service representatives, led by Mr. Ju Won (JW) Son, an expert in global trade and a 13-year veteran of Ssanyong Corporation.

About Alibaba.com

Alibaba.com is the world`s leading online business-to-business marketplace and community for global trade. The company is focused on facilitating trade among small and medium sized enterprises through its web-based information and e-commerce platform. Alibaba.com`s web properties have a combined membership of over 200,000 members.

Alibaba.com is headquartered in Hong Kong with operations in Mainland China and branch offices in Seoul, Silicon Valley and London.

Alibaba.com`s institutional investors include SOFTBANK, Goldman Sachs, Transpac Capital, Fidelity Capital, Venture TDF Pte Ltd of Singapore and Investor AB of Sweden.

Alibaba.com`s Board of Advisors includes Peter Sutherland, founding Director-General of the World Trade Organization and Masayoshi Son, President and CEO of SOFTBANK Corp.

About SOFTBANK Korea

Originally established in 1991 as a software distribution company, SOFTBANK Korea (``SBK``) has transformed itself to a premier Internet investment firm early this year. In addition to its leading market position in software distribution business, SBK is poised to be a leading Internet investment firm in Korea. To this end, SBK will actively invest in and operate local companies with high potential to become effective members of the global SOFTBANK family and seek joint venture opportunities in Korea with SOFTBANK`s portfolio companies from overseas. Currently, SBK has six companies under its portfolio, which include Yahoo! Korea, SOFTBANK Media, and SOFTBANK nPlatform.

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An Markus 70

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Das denke ich auch Bimbi

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Tuesday June 20, 6:35 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release

Rivals.com Announces New President and Management Reorganization
Former Media Executive Mark Shuken Poised to Take Rivals.com to Next Level of Success as President

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2000--Rivals.com (www.rivals.com), a leading infrastructure services company that aggregates hundreds of affinity channels in one network, today announced Mark Shuken as its new president.

Shuken, previously with Cablevision in New York, will lead the company`s growth and operations. J.C. Heckman, Rivals.com`s former CEO, has left the company to pursue other opportunities. Saul Gamoran, executive vice president of Rivals.com, will serve as interim CEO.

``Rivals.com is delighted to welcome Mark Shuken into this key role in our company,`` said Gamoran. ``Mark`s depth of experience and leadership complements our strong management team and will fuel the company`s next phase of growth.``

With more than 15 years in sports media, Shuken has built relationships with sports teams and leagues, including licensing in all forms of media. Shuken served as vice president with Cablevision in New York and ran the nation`s largest regional sports network, Fox Sports New York, as general manager. He implemented all aspects of the Fox Sports brand, programming and production across the country for the regional networks in San Francisco, New York, Chicago, New England, and Ohio. Shuken`s core expertise lies in operational leadership and management, including communication and business processes, team development and scalable models for business growth.

Gamoran joined Rivals.com in June 1999 with more than 11 years of sports and entertainment licensing experience. He has negotiated numerous agreements with the NFL, NBA, NHL, Major League Baseball, the United States Olympic Committee and numerous colleges and universities. Prior to joining Rivals.com, Gamoran was executive vice president and general counsel for Play-by-Play Toys & Novelties. He received his doctor of laws degree from Northwestern University Law School in 1984.

``I was immediately impressed with the long-term potential of Rivals.com`s business model and proven technology,`` said Shuken. ``This combined with the outstanding team of executives and employees make this an ideal opportunity to pursue my interests in shaping the New Economy.``

``I`m proud of what we have accomplished at Rivals.com and, as a shareholder, look forward to the company`s continued success,`` said Heckman, who remains its largest individual shareholder.

Based in Seattle, Rivals.com is a leading infrastructure services company that aggregates hundreds of Web site communities in one network. The Rivals.com network consists of hundreds of team and affinity channels, with more than 700 writers and experts who deliver leading in-depth team and player coverage. The proprietary Rivals.com technology allows publishers to input their expert commentary and news information without having to program or design the site. The Rivals.com business model enables Rivals.com to add new sites with little added cost. Investors include Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (www.humwin.com), Intel Corporation (www.intel.com), News Corp.`s News Digital Media (NYSE:NWS - news), producer of FOX Sports Online (www.foxsports.com), The Phoenix Partners (www.phoenixvc.com) and SOFTBANK Capital Partners (www.sbcp.com).

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Tuesday June 20, 6:27 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release

Global Crossing Ltd. Declares Dividends on Its Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock

HAMILTON, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2000--Global Crossing Ltd. (Nasdaq:GBLX - news) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared dividends, payable in cash, on its 6-3/8% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock; its 6-3/8% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B; its 7% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock; and its 6-3/4% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock.

The dividend on the 6-3/8% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock ($100 liquidation preference) is in the amount of $1.59375 per share.

The dividend on the 6-3/8% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B ($1,000 liquidation preference) is in the amount of $15.9375 per share.

The dividend on the 7% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock ($250 liquidation preference) is in the amount of $4.375 per share.

In the case of the 6-3/8% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, the 6-3/8% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B, and the 7% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, the dividend is for the period from May 1, 2000 through July 31, 2000 and is payable on August 1, 2000 to holders of record as of the close of business on July 14, 2000.

In the case of the 6-3/4% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock ($250 liquidation preference), the dividend in the amount of $4.26563 per share is for the period from April 14, 2000, the date of original issuance, through July 15, 2000 and is payable on July 17, 2000 to holders of record as of the close of business on June 30, 2000.

About Global Crossing

Global Crossing Ltd. (Nasdaq: GBLX - news) is building and offering services over the world`s most extensive global IP-based fiber optic network, which will have more than 101,000 route miles, serving five continents, 27 countries and more than 200 major cities. Global Crossing`s subsidiary, GlobalCenter Inc., is a leading Internet service business, and its customers own many of the largest and most densely trafficked sites on the Web. Asia Global Crossing, a joint venture among Global Crossing, Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq: MSFT - news) and Softbank Corp. (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 9984), is building the first pan-Asian broadband IP network to provide broadband and Internet services to the Asia-Pacific region. Global Crossing`s operations are headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, with principal offices in Los Angeles, California; London, England; Morristown, New Jersey; Rochester, New York; and Miami, Florida. Visit Global Crossing at www.globalcrossing.com on the Web.

Statements made in this press release that state the Company`s or management`s intentions, beliefs, expectations, or predictions for the future are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, assumptions and uncertainties that could cause the Company`s actual results to differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. These risks, assumptions and uncertainties include: the ability to complete systems within currently estimated time frames and budgets; the ability to compete effectively in a rapidly evolving and price competitive marketplace; changes in the nature of telecommunications regulation in the United States and other countries; changes in business strategy; the successful integration of newly-acquired businesses; the impact of technological change; and other risks referenced from time to time in the Company`s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.