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Ich würde mich freuen, wenn mehr mitwirkten und lade dazu herzlichst ein.
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Dieser Thread mit derselben Überschrift wird fortgesetzt.
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Vor der News noch ein Hinweis in eigener Sache: Ich habe WO gebeten, den überzähligen Thread zu löschen. Schauen wir mal, was passiert.
(COMTEX) B: CascadeWorks Announces Flagship Services E-procurement So
B: CascadeWorks Announces Flagship Services E-procurement Solution:
CascadeWorks Clarity
SAN FRANCISCO, Sep 18, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
Inktomi Corporation Deploys CascadeWorks Clarity
to Effectively Manage Its Contingent Workforce
CascadeWorks, the pioneer of hosted software applications for services e-procurement, today announced CascadeWorks(TM) Clarity, the first in a series of solutions for the services e-procurement market. CascadeWorks Clarity is a Web-based, hosted application that streamlines the complex processes involved in procuring and managing contingent labor. Enabling Fortune 2000 companies to realize new opportunities for cost savings and operational effectiveness, CascadeWorks Clarity addresses the procurement and management of all categories
of contingent labor, including time-based contractors sourced from staffing agencies or as independents as well as project-based consultants sourced from professional services organizations.
"With companies relying on increasing numbers of contractors and consultants, it is critical that they understand their contingent workforce activity," said Andrew Goloboy, research manager for ERM applications at IDC. "By implementing solutions like CascadeWorks Clarity, companies gain the necessary insight that they currently do not have to optimize their contingent labor sourcing relationships and realize significant cost and time savings."
Inktomi Corporation Realizes Significant Benefits
Inktomi Corporation is implementing CascadeWorks Clarity company-wide to manage all of their contingent workforce management needs.
"In comparison to other solutions, CascadeWorks Clarity offers the strongest overall contingent workforce management solution. It configures to adapt to our current processes, integrates into our existing ERP and procurement systems and
addresses any type of service need -- from hourly contractors to project-based consultants," said John Zwieg, director of staffing at Inktomi Corporation. "We estimate that by implementing CascadeWorks Clarity we will be able to reduce our
contingent workforce costs by about 10-20 percent."
german
(COMTEX) B: CascadeWorks Announces Flagship Services E-procurement So
B: CascadeWorks Announces Flagship Services E-procurement Solution:
CascadeWorks Clarity
SAN FRANCISCO, Sep 18, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
Inktomi Corporation Deploys CascadeWorks Clarity
to Effectively Manage Its Contingent Workforce
CascadeWorks, the pioneer of hosted software applications for services e-procurement, today announced CascadeWorks(TM) Clarity, the first in a series of solutions for the services e-procurement market. CascadeWorks Clarity is a Web-based, hosted application that streamlines the complex processes involved in procuring and managing contingent labor. Enabling Fortune 2000 companies to realize new opportunities for cost savings and operational effectiveness, CascadeWorks Clarity addresses the procurement and management of all categories
of contingent labor, including time-based contractors sourced from staffing agencies or as independents as well as project-based consultants sourced from professional services organizations.
"With companies relying on increasing numbers of contractors and consultants, it is critical that they understand their contingent workforce activity," said Andrew Goloboy, research manager for ERM applications at IDC. "By implementing solutions like CascadeWorks Clarity, companies gain the necessary insight that they currently do not have to optimize their contingent labor sourcing relationships and realize significant cost and time savings."
Inktomi Corporation Realizes Significant Benefits
Inktomi Corporation is implementing CascadeWorks Clarity company-wide to manage all of their contingent workforce management needs.
"In comparison to other solutions, CascadeWorks Clarity offers the strongest overall contingent workforce management solution. It configures to adapt to our current processes, integrates into our existing ERP and procurement systems and
addresses any type of service need -- from hourly contractors to project-based consultants," said John Zwieg, director of staffing at Inktomi Corporation. "We estimate that by implementing CascadeWorks Clarity we will be able to reduce our
contingent workforce costs by about 10-20 percent."
german
Wit Capital Analysis of FF Acquisition
The recent acquisition of FastForward Networks moves Inktomi further along the infrastructure to specifically support digital media adoption. The technology is aimed at very large live broadcasting capacity, which has been difficult given the myriad limitations involved. We expect this will make it difficult for more narrowly focused companies in the space to reach critical mass. Although the price is down from $129 two months ago, it remains Buy rated.
Basic Facts:
1. Acquisition in a stock transaction for 11.9M shares closes this quarter (FQ4 ending December).
2. FastForward provides infrastructure that enables streaming broadcasts of digital content over the Internet.
3. Will fit nicely into the Network Products business at Inktomi, which already has strong momentum.
4. Adds to revenues next year. First half earnings will be lower but made up in the second half to be neutral overall.
5. We are adjusting our model to reflect the acquisition, but may make further changes after they report September results.
6. We like the acquisition. At current prices the stock represents a good buy.
Interpretation:
Inktomi already dominates the market for caching software used to improve the performance of digital networks at delivering
bulky or heavily used content. This has the desirable properties of lower costs and improving performance, which makes it an
easy decision for customers to make.
When it comes to “streaming” digital content like audio or video, the Internet suffers from myriad limitations. End-to-end
solutions are prohibitively expensive; we would estimate that a full-cost pay-per-view for a digital movie today would run you
about $100,000. (That explains why theaters, cable, and video are likely to remain popular.) However, there are technologies
coming to the market that promise to deliver substantial improvements to the overall process of creating, delivering, and
measuring the consumption of digital content “broadcast” over the public networks.
On the surface such an acquisition by Inktomi is bad news for some companies focused on the content delivery like Akamai
(AKAM) and digital media infrastructure market including I-Beam (IBEM), Loudeye (LOUD), and maybe RealNetworks
(RNWK). However we would be quick to point out that this digital media market faces a huge amount of market development
to be what is considered mainstream. We expect this area to play out over the next three to five years with the final timeframe
depending on several variables including backbone and last mile deployments, content availability, standards adoption, ease-of-use and consumer adoption tendencies. Between investment levels, technology progress and consumer psychology we have plenty of work to do.
We believe firmly that long-term investors will want to be exposed to the best companies in this developing market and Inktomi is proving that they are willing to make these investments now to ensure they have a strong position going into it.
The stock has remained in a trading range since their last quarterly report on July 20 th . It was $129 at the time of the report. Atcurrent prices ($111) it looks pretty favorable given our $140 12-month price target. However, we still expect something of a trading range behavior as investor’ s waffle between strong fundamentals and valuation concerns. In the near term we would
advise investors to feel comfortable buying or adding to positions below $115 and being more patient at prices over $130.
german
The recent acquisition of FastForward Networks moves Inktomi further along the infrastructure to specifically support digital media adoption. The technology is aimed at very large live broadcasting capacity, which has been difficult given the myriad limitations involved. We expect this will make it difficult for more narrowly focused companies in the space to reach critical mass. Although the price is down from $129 two months ago, it remains Buy rated.
Basic Facts:
1. Acquisition in a stock transaction for 11.9M shares closes this quarter (FQ4 ending December).
2. FastForward provides infrastructure that enables streaming broadcasts of digital content over the Internet.
3. Will fit nicely into the Network Products business at Inktomi, which already has strong momentum.
4. Adds to revenues next year. First half earnings will be lower but made up in the second half to be neutral overall.
5. We are adjusting our model to reflect the acquisition, but may make further changes after they report September results.
6. We like the acquisition. At current prices the stock represents a good buy.
Interpretation:
Inktomi already dominates the market for caching software used to improve the performance of digital networks at delivering
bulky or heavily used content. This has the desirable properties of lower costs and improving performance, which makes it an
easy decision for customers to make.
When it comes to “streaming” digital content like audio or video, the Internet suffers from myriad limitations. End-to-end
solutions are prohibitively expensive; we would estimate that a full-cost pay-per-view for a digital movie today would run you
about $100,000. (That explains why theaters, cable, and video are likely to remain popular.) However, there are technologies
coming to the market that promise to deliver substantial improvements to the overall process of creating, delivering, and
measuring the consumption of digital content “broadcast” over the public networks.
On the surface such an acquisition by Inktomi is bad news for some companies focused on the content delivery like Akamai
(AKAM) and digital media infrastructure market including I-Beam (IBEM), Loudeye (LOUD), and maybe RealNetworks
(RNWK). However we would be quick to point out that this digital media market faces a huge amount of market development
to be what is considered mainstream. We expect this area to play out over the next three to five years with the final timeframe
depending on several variables including backbone and last mile deployments, content availability, standards adoption, ease-of-use and consumer adoption tendencies. Between investment levels, technology progress and consumer psychology we have plenty of work to do.
We believe firmly that long-term investors will want to be exposed to the best companies in this developing market and Inktomi is proving that they are willing to make these investments now to ensure they have a strong position going into it.
The stock has remained in a trading range since their last quarterly report on July 20 th . It was $129 at the time of the report. Atcurrent prices ($111) it looks pretty favorable given our $140 12-month price target. However, we still expect something of a trading range behavior as investor’ s waffle between strong fundamentals and valuation concerns. In the near term we would
advise investors to feel comfortable buying or adding to positions below $115 and being more patient at prices over $130.
german
Hinweis auf eine Konferenz im Jan. 2001 zu einer möglichen Vereinheitlichung von Content Delivery im Internet.
LOS GATOS, Calif., Sep 18, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
Fifth Annual Mcast Summit Morphs Into CDN 2001 - the
Content Delivery Networks Conference; Event to Embrace
Gamut of Broadband Issues February 21 - 23 in New York
To ensure the successful, industry-wide deployment and management of Content
Delivery Networks (CDNs), the scope of the IP Multicast Initiative`s mcast
conference has been expanded, mcast show producer Stardust.com announced today.
Aimed at service providers, enterprise network managers, and both traditional
and new-media content providers, the revamped conference is now called CDN 2001
- The Content Delivery Networks Conference, and it will cover the full array of
technology and business issues related to CDNs. The event will be held February
21 - 23, 2001 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York in conjunction
with ASPCON Spring 2001, CLECexpo 2001, and Internet World Wireless 2001, show
sponsors announced.
At CDN 2001, panels and educational sessions will examine the recent formation
of competing vendor alliances, both with the goal to interconnect CDNs to enable
content peering across multiple providers` infrastructures. Building
interoperable CDNs allows content providers to make their content accessible, in
a cost-effective manner, to a much broader population of potential customers.
"There is a sea of change occurring in the broadband space," explained Martin
Hall, CTO of Stardust.com. "Multicast, as a way to conserve bandwidth for
transmissions intended for hundreds or thousands of recipients, remains a key
CDN building block. In addition, however, other technologies are starting to
play significant roles in the delivery of broadband audio and video streams,
massive file distribution, and digital music distribution capabilities."
These other cornerstone CDN technologies include cross-CDN content peering, Web
caching, server and network load-balancing, application-layer bandwidth
management, distributed Web hosting, and site mirroring.
What are Content Delivery Networks?
Content Delivery Networks are intelligent broadband IP network highways intended
to enhance a user`s Web experience with rich, multimedia services that often
involve streaming audio and video. They can also be interactive in nature.
The challenge that CDNs pose to network service providers, as well as to
businesses adding broadband content to their existing enterprise networks, is
how to layer on these rich new services while maintaining the availability,
performance and security of traditional applications. This task involves
managing and scaling IP networks by doing the following:
-- Enabling content peering across diverse CDN infrastructures so
that content stored closest to the requesting user can be
tapped. This setup minimizes bandwidth usage and enables
content to be pushed to a much broader population of users.
-- Intelligently load balancing traffic across servers in
Internet hosting providers` points of presence (POPs), across
servers in an enterprise`s data centers, and across
distributed data centers
-- Creating distribution policies for importing, previewing, and
replicating video streaming and static Web content
-- Implementing proxy caching, distributed Web hosting and
content replication. These capabilities address Web
response-time delays induced by distance, because they serve
content close to the requester.
-- Personalizing and prioritizing content for certain customers
CDN interoperability alliances and issues
CDN 2001 will address the recent formation of vendor groups that intend to
standardize on the use of caching technologies. Currently, different
cache-engine technologies underlie multiple providers` CDNs. This situation
tends to confine the scope of a content provider`s coverage to a single CDN
provider`s network.
To solve this issue, two vendor groups emerged in late August with the same
general intentions: to enable CDN overlays to the Internet based on
cache-engines from different vendors to interoperate, thus extending the reach
of any particular content provider`s content. The Content Bridge Alliance was
founded by Inktomi Corp., Adero, and America Online, Inc., and the Cisco
Systems-led Content Alliance, comprising 28 vendors at press time, was formed
shortly thereafter.
Both groups say they will develop and adhere to open caching and other CDN
standards and protocols--albeit different ones at this juncture--to advance the
interoperability of CDNs. Both plan to begin rolling out their respective CDN
platforms this fall. Some vendors are hedging their bets as members of both
groups. Meanwhile, both alliances are going up against caching industry leader
Akamai Technologies, which has not joined either group, and uses yet a third and
pervasive technology.
Sorting out the conflicting compatibility issues among these emerging CDN
infrastructures is a priority to the content-delivery industry. The conference`s
Network Showcase will demonstrate a number of vendors` content distribution and
management systems that enable content peering based on the work of the
alliances.
For more information
To find out more information about CDN 2001, please visit www.stardust.com or
call 408-402-0566.
NOTE TO REPORTERS AND EDITORS: To schedule interviews for further discussion on
industry trends and interoperability challenges in the CDN space, please contact
Rebecca Sevening at Stardust.com: 408-402-0566, rebeccas@stardust.com.
german
LOS GATOS, Calif., Sep 18, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
Fifth Annual Mcast Summit Morphs Into CDN 2001 - the
Content Delivery Networks Conference; Event to Embrace
Gamut of Broadband Issues February 21 - 23 in New York
To ensure the successful, industry-wide deployment and management of Content
Delivery Networks (CDNs), the scope of the IP Multicast Initiative`s mcast
conference has been expanded, mcast show producer Stardust.com announced today.
Aimed at service providers, enterprise network managers, and both traditional
and new-media content providers, the revamped conference is now called CDN 2001
- The Content Delivery Networks Conference, and it will cover the full array of
technology and business issues related to CDNs. The event will be held February
21 - 23, 2001 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York in conjunction
with ASPCON Spring 2001, CLECexpo 2001, and Internet World Wireless 2001, show
sponsors announced.
At CDN 2001, panels and educational sessions will examine the recent formation
of competing vendor alliances, both with the goal to interconnect CDNs to enable
content peering across multiple providers` infrastructures. Building
interoperable CDNs allows content providers to make their content accessible, in
a cost-effective manner, to a much broader population of potential customers.
"There is a sea of change occurring in the broadband space," explained Martin
Hall, CTO of Stardust.com. "Multicast, as a way to conserve bandwidth for
transmissions intended for hundreds or thousands of recipients, remains a key
CDN building block. In addition, however, other technologies are starting to
play significant roles in the delivery of broadband audio and video streams,
massive file distribution, and digital music distribution capabilities."
These other cornerstone CDN technologies include cross-CDN content peering, Web
caching, server and network load-balancing, application-layer bandwidth
management, distributed Web hosting, and site mirroring.
What are Content Delivery Networks?
Content Delivery Networks are intelligent broadband IP network highways intended
to enhance a user`s Web experience with rich, multimedia services that often
involve streaming audio and video. They can also be interactive in nature.
The challenge that CDNs pose to network service providers, as well as to
businesses adding broadband content to their existing enterprise networks, is
how to layer on these rich new services while maintaining the availability,
performance and security of traditional applications. This task involves
managing and scaling IP networks by doing the following:
-- Enabling content peering across diverse CDN infrastructures so
that content stored closest to the requesting user can be
tapped. This setup minimizes bandwidth usage and enables
content to be pushed to a much broader population of users.
-- Intelligently load balancing traffic across servers in
Internet hosting providers` points of presence (POPs), across
servers in an enterprise`s data centers, and across
distributed data centers
-- Creating distribution policies for importing, previewing, and
replicating video streaming and static Web content
-- Implementing proxy caching, distributed Web hosting and
content replication. These capabilities address Web
response-time delays induced by distance, because they serve
content close to the requester.
-- Personalizing and prioritizing content for certain customers
CDN interoperability alliances and issues
CDN 2001 will address the recent formation of vendor groups that intend to
standardize on the use of caching technologies. Currently, different
cache-engine technologies underlie multiple providers` CDNs. This situation
tends to confine the scope of a content provider`s coverage to a single CDN
provider`s network.
To solve this issue, two vendor groups emerged in late August with the same
general intentions: to enable CDN overlays to the Internet based on
cache-engines from different vendors to interoperate, thus extending the reach
of any particular content provider`s content. The Content Bridge Alliance was
founded by Inktomi Corp., Adero, and America Online, Inc., and the Cisco
Systems-led Content Alliance, comprising 28 vendors at press time, was formed
shortly thereafter.
Both groups say they will develop and adhere to open caching and other CDN
standards and protocols--albeit different ones at this juncture--to advance the
interoperability of CDNs. Both plan to begin rolling out their respective CDN
platforms this fall. Some vendors are hedging their bets as members of both
groups. Meanwhile, both alliances are going up against caching industry leader
Akamai Technologies, which has not joined either group, and uses yet a third and
pervasive technology.
Sorting out the conflicting compatibility issues among these emerging CDN
infrastructures is a priority to the content-delivery industry. The conference`s
Network Showcase will demonstrate a number of vendors` content distribution and
management systems that enable content peering based on the work of the
alliances.
For more information
To find out more information about CDN 2001, please visit www.stardust.com or
call 408-402-0566.
NOTE TO REPORTERS AND EDITORS: To schedule interviews for further discussion on
industry trends and interoperability challenges in the CDN space, please contact
Rebecca Sevening at Stardust.com: 408-402-0566, rebeccas@stardust.com.
german
AirFlash Kicks Off Wireless Location-Relevant Partner Program With the Signing of Nine Leading Service And Content Providers
Business Wire - Monday, September 18, 2000
SARATOGA, Calif., Sep 18, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
Movies from Hollywood.com; Payment Programs Through MasterCard;
Information on Nearest Hotels, Restaurants, Banks Closest to
You Through infoUSA.com -- Personalized Wireless Data
Services Are Changing the Way We Live and Work
Following last month`s launch of AirFlash(TM) Wireless Services, the first fully integrated location-relevant content, community and commerce platform, AirFlash, Inc. today kicked-off its Strategic Location-Relevant Partner Program (SLRP) with the announcement of its first nine U.S. service and content providers.
AirFlash`s SLRP program offers partners the ability to easily integrate digital content and services with AirFlash`s SmartZone(TM) platform that enables fast and scalable implementation of location-specific content by mobile carriers and Internet portals.
"AirFlash is committed to teaming with a strong portfolio of wireless industry`s top players in enabling carriers and portals to provide their digital cellular customers with compelling and highly-accurate location-relevant services designed specifically for wireless use," said Rama Aysola, AirFlash`s president
and CEO. "With a growing universe of 650 million cellular phones worldwide today, location-relevant services are creating an enormous opportunity to drive consumer and business usage of wireless networks."
One of AirFlash`s first program partners, MasterCard International, provides AirFlash wireless users with on-demand ATM locator services. Through wireless devices, consumers can locate any of the MasterCard(R), Maestro(R) or Cirrus(R) ATMs in North America to obtain cash and other ATM services when they need them the most - in particular while traveling.
"In a world of people on the go, MasterCard has always taken the lead in providing innovative payment services," said Gareth Forsey, vice president, Franchise Operational Performance, MasterCard International. "We believe that the AirFlash Wireless Services offer an ideal platform for MasterCard to extend its leadership into this new medium."
AirFlash`s eight other leading U.S. service and content partners include:
-- Cell-Loc`s TimesThree-delivers nationwide wireless location network with real-time location-relevant wireless services to mobile users,
-- FlyteComm Corporation-offers up to-the-minute flight departure and arrival information for any flight within the United
States and Canada,
-- Geographic Data Technology, Inc. (GDT)-coverage of highly
accurate one-way and restricted turn street and address
information, with accurate representation of limited access
highways, preferred routing names and exit point layers,
-- Hollywood.com (Nasdaq:HOLL)-extensive movie-related content, including movie show times and theater listings, reviews, news and more,
-- InfoUSA, Inc. (Nasdaq:IUSA)- provides a comprehensive database of nearly 12 million U.S. and Canadian businesses and more than 113 million individuals,
-- Tickets.com, Inc.-leading online provider of sports and
entertainment tickets, event information and venue solutions,
-- Vality Technology-offers quick and precise locational
information through the industry`s broadest geocoding coverage available; and,
-- WorldRes.com, Inc.-a leading provider of content-rich
information and reservations online that offers over 15,000
lodging properties, from bed and breakfasts and independent
hotels to resorts, vacation rentals and hotel chains.
Find It, Share It, Buy It - AirFlash Wireless Services
AirFlash Wireless Services include a rich set of location-based content, community and commerce services, built upon the company`s proprietary SmartZone platform. "Find It" applications are available for locating nearby gas stations,
ATM cash machines, movies, hotels, restaurants and bars. The "Share It" publishing engine provides a scalable platform for carriers and portals to create mobile communities of users, allowing them to write, edit, save and publicly or privately publish content on their mobile phones. The "Buy It" application features capabilities to not only purchase items over the phone, but
also offers shopping comparisons, currency conversions, best seller lists, a bargain finder and shopping search, all to provide users with a rich mobile commerce experience.
About AirFlash
AirFlash empowers the Mobile Medium through location and m-Commerce infrastructure for wireless carriers and portals. Founded in July 1998 by industry pioneer Rama Aysola, AirFlash is a privately held company based in Saratoga, California with offices in the UK, Germany and France. Customers
include Excite@Home and Orange PLC with funding from Inktomi Corporation (NASDAQ:INKT), Bay Partners, Band of Angels, PTI, Trio Investments and Pitch Johnson/Asset Management Company. AirFlash also has a strategic partnership with Inktomi to enable advanced m-Commerce and search capabilities tailored for mobile users. For additional information about AirFlash, visit their web site at
http://www.airflash.com.
AirFlash and SmartZone are trademarks of AirFlash, Inc. Other company andproduct names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
german
Business Wire - Monday, September 18, 2000
SARATOGA, Calif., Sep 18, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
Movies from Hollywood.com; Payment Programs Through MasterCard;
Information on Nearest Hotels, Restaurants, Banks Closest to
You Through infoUSA.com -- Personalized Wireless Data
Services Are Changing the Way We Live and Work
Following last month`s launch of AirFlash(TM) Wireless Services, the first fully integrated location-relevant content, community and commerce platform, AirFlash, Inc. today kicked-off its Strategic Location-Relevant Partner Program (SLRP) with the announcement of its first nine U.S. service and content providers.
AirFlash`s SLRP program offers partners the ability to easily integrate digital content and services with AirFlash`s SmartZone(TM) platform that enables fast and scalable implementation of location-specific content by mobile carriers and Internet portals.
"AirFlash is committed to teaming with a strong portfolio of wireless industry`s top players in enabling carriers and portals to provide their digital cellular customers with compelling and highly-accurate location-relevant services designed specifically for wireless use," said Rama Aysola, AirFlash`s president
and CEO. "With a growing universe of 650 million cellular phones worldwide today, location-relevant services are creating an enormous opportunity to drive consumer and business usage of wireless networks."
One of AirFlash`s first program partners, MasterCard International, provides AirFlash wireless users with on-demand ATM locator services. Through wireless devices, consumers can locate any of the MasterCard(R), Maestro(R) or Cirrus(R) ATMs in North America to obtain cash and other ATM services when they need them the most - in particular while traveling.
"In a world of people on the go, MasterCard has always taken the lead in providing innovative payment services," said Gareth Forsey, vice president, Franchise Operational Performance, MasterCard International. "We believe that the AirFlash Wireless Services offer an ideal platform for MasterCard to extend its leadership into this new medium."
AirFlash`s eight other leading U.S. service and content partners include:
-- Cell-Loc`s TimesThree-delivers nationwide wireless location network with real-time location-relevant wireless services to mobile users,
-- FlyteComm Corporation-offers up to-the-minute flight departure and arrival information for any flight within the United
States and Canada,
-- Geographic Data Technology, Inc. (GDT)-coverage of highly
accurate one-way and restricted turn street and address
information, with accurate representation of limited access
highways, preferred routing names and exit point layers,
-- Hollywood.com (Nasdaq:HOLL)-extensive movie-related content, including movie show times and theater listings, reviews, news and more,
-- InfoUSA, Inc. (Nasdaq:IUSA)- provides a comprehensive database of nearly 12 million U.S. and Canadian businesses and more than 113 million individuals,
-- Tickets.com, Inc.-leading online provider of sports and
entertainment tickets, event information and venue solutions,
-- Vality Technology-offers quick and precise locational
information through the industry`s broadest geocoding coverage available; and,
-- WorldRes.com, Inc.-a leading provider of content-rich
information and reservations online that offers over 15,000
lodging properties, from bed and breakfasts and independent
hotels to resorts, vacation rentals and hotel chains.
Find It, Share It, Buy It - AirFlash Wireless Services
AirFlash Wireless Services include a rich set of location-based content, community and commerce services, built upon the company`s proprietary SmartZone platform. "Find It" applications are available for locating nearby gas stations,
ATM cash machines, movies, hotels, restaurants and bars. The "Share It" publishing engine provides a scalable platform for carriers and portals to create mobile communities of users, allowing them to write, edit, save and publicly or privately publish content on their mobile phones. The "Buy It" application features capabilities to not only purchase items over the phone, but
also offers shopping comparisons, currency conversions, best seller lists, a bargain finder and shopping search, all to provide users with a rich mobile commerce experience.
About AirFlash
AirFlash empowers the Mobile Medium through location and m-Commerce infrastructure for wireless carriers and portals. Founded in July 1998 by industry pioneer Rama Aysola, AirFlash is a privately held company based in Saratoga, California with offices in the UK, Germany and France. Customers
include Excite@Home and Orange PLC with funding from Inktomi Corporation (NASDAQ:INKT), Bay Partners, Band of Angels, PTI, Trio Investments and Pitch Johnson/Asset Management Company. AirFlash also has a strategic partnership with Inktomi to enable advanced m-Commerce and search capabilities tailored for mobile users. For additional information about AirFlash, visit their web site at
http://www.airflash.com.
AirFlash and SmartZone are trademarks of AirFlash, Inc. Other company andproduct names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
german
Wer gerne Radio hört:
ON24 Audio Investor Alert: Analyst: Future for Inktomi, Akamai and More
Sep 18, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- What do recent developments for Inktomi and
Akamai mean for investors.
For the complete streaming audio story users should access
http://www.on24.com/index.html?id=38010&type=av&ref=bizwire.
Ticker: (NASDAQ:INKT) Company: Inktomi
Copyright (C) 2000 Business Wire. All rights reserved.
german
ON24 Audio Investor Alert: Analyst: Future for Inktomi, Akamai and More
Sep 18, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- What do recent developments for Inktomi and
Akamai mean for investors.
For the complete streaming audio story users should access
http://www.on24.com/index.html?id=38010&type=av&ref=bizwire.
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Inktomi, Portal, Redback and Sun to Launch First Integrated Solution for Broadband Services Delivery; Plug-and-Play Framework Enables Rapid Delivery of New Revenue-Generating Services for Broadband Providers
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
FOSTER CITY, CUPERTINO, SUNNYVALE, and PALO ALTO,
Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2000--Inktomi Corp. (Nasdaq:INKT),
developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software; Portal
Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:PRSF), a leading provider of customer
management and billing software for Internet and emerging,
next-generation communications services; Redback Networks Inc. (Nasdaq:RBAK), a leading provider of advanced broadband aggregation networking solutions; and Sun Microsystems Inc. (Nasdaq:SUNW), a leading provider of industrial-strength Internet infrastructure, today announced the first integrated broadband service delivery framework, enabling the distribution, personalization and billing of broadband value-added services.
With this integrated solution, broadband service providers can
take advantage of an easy plug-and-play method to deploy new
revenue-generating service offerings such as video-on-demand, live streaming media and the rental of software applications. Through the technology offering, service providers will be able to distribute rich content to their customers from the edges of the network, manage and track the use of content, manage subscriber accounts, and automatically bill subscribers for services delivered. The broadband service delivery solution is based on caching and content distribution products from Inktomi and the Infranet(TM) real-time customer management and billing platform from Portal Software, which run on scalable Sun Enterprise(TM) Server and the Solaris(TM) Operating Environment, and the Redback(R) Subscriber Management System(TM) (SMS). Integration services to assist customers
in rapidly deploying the solution are available through consulting
companies such as Cap Gemini Ernst & Young.
"Today`s announcement extends Inktomi`s leadership in providing core Internet infrastructure technology for the most demanding and complex networks," said Ed Haslam, chief strategist, Network Products Division at Inktomi. "With this broadband service delivery solution, we`re combining our proven Network Products with technology from leading broadband vendors to create the first integrated platform to enable the delivery of distributed broadband services."
"Today`s news marks a significant milestone in the distribution
and monetization of content over broadband networks," said Vijay Iyer, vice president, market development of Portal Software. "Portal`s flexible customer management and billing platform enables content and service providers to support the distribution of broadband media content with pricing plans driven by market opportunity and rapidly changing industry dynamics."
"Redback`s Subscriber Management System provides the performance and scalability that service providers need to deliver fast last mile broadband access to their subscribers," said Larry Blair, vice president of Marketing at Redback Networks. "With the Redback SMS as the core networking hardware for this broadband service delivery solution, mass-market delivery of value-added applications and services is optimized for increased profitability and manageability."
"Broadband access is expanding rapidly and business models are moving towards a service and subscription based model for information commerce," said Shahram Moradpour, director of E-Commerce Market Development at Sun Microsystems. "Running on Sun`s scalable, reliable and flexible infrastructure, this solution will allow content owners, content delivery networks and service providers to tap into this opportunity by enabling delivery and monetization of cached content."
The Broadband Services Delivery Platform Architecture
The first integrated end-to-end solution for delivery of billable
broadband services includes:
-- Content Distribution and Streaming Media: Inktomi Network
Products provide the core caching and content distribution
capabilities that enable the delivery of content and services
at the edges of the network. Through its extensible software
platform and streaming media technology, Inktomi provides the
deployment foundation for personalized, rich media services.
-- Integrated Billing: Portal Software provides a real-time
customer management and billing platform that enables the
monetization of distributed content and services. Service
providers can move beyond "one-price-fits-all" pricing model
for distributed content and billing into new options such as
value-based, subscription-based, usage-based or
quality-of-service-based billing plans.
-- Account Provisioning and Authentication: The Redback SMS
allows service providers to cost-effectively deploy high-speed
data applications and services by simplifying networks and
operations, and scaling performance to meet the needs of
mass-market delivery.
-- Scalability and Reliability: Sun servers with the Solaris
Operating Environment provide the scalability, reliability and
flexibility service providers need to deploy this solution in
their broadband networks.
"In today`s competitive market, broadband service providers are
seeking an integrated network architecture that enables them to
deliver on the promise of value-added services for new revenue
opportunities and differentiated service offerings," said Jean-Marie Personeni, director of Telemedia Lab, of Cap Gemini Ernst & Young.
"This broadband services delivery solution combines the premier technology our customers seek with the ease-of-use they require for a tangible return on investment."
A live demonstration of the broadband service delivery solution
set will be on display this week at the DSLcon `00 Fall show in
Boston, at the Portal Software booth Nos. 337/339. In addition,
Inktomi, Portal Software, and Redback Networks will be hosting a
seminar series beginning Nov. 1 to discuss the solution in more
detail. For more information, please visit www.inktomi.com/broadband/.
About Inktomi
Based in Foster City, Calif., Inktomi develops and markets
scalable infrastructure software designed for ISPs, content delivery
and hosting providers, Web portal and commerce sites, wireless
operators and global enterprises. Inktomi`s business is divided into
the Network Products area comprised of the Traffic Server(R) network
cache platform, Content Delivery Suite(TM) software and associated
value-added services; Portal Services consisting of the Search and
Commerce Engines; and the Wireless area. Inktomi`s customer and
strategic partner base today includes such leading companies as
America Online, British Telecommunications, Excite@Home, Intel,
iWon.com, Merrill Lynch, Microsoft, Nokia, RealNetworks, Sun
Microsystems, and Yahoo! The company has offices in North America,
Asia and Europe. For more information visit www.inktomi.com.
About Portal Software
Portal Software, Inc., is building business infrastructure for the
Internet. Based in Cupertino, Calif., Portal is the leading provider
of customer management and billing software for Internet and emerging,
next-generation communications services. The company`s real-time
solution enables service providers to manage customers, support
services and collect money. Portal`s customers include Qwest
Communications, Inktomi, Covad, Deutsche Telekom`s T-Online, Telenor
Mobil AS, Juno Online and France Telecom.
About Redback Networks Inc.
Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., Redback
Networks, Inc., is a leading provider of advanced networking solutions
that enable carriers, cable operators, and service providers to
rapidly deploy broadband access and services. Market-leading
Redback(R) Subscriber Management Systems(TM) (SMS) connect and manage
large numbers of subscribers using any of the major broadband access
technologies such as Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), cable, and
wireless. To deliver integrated transport solutions for metropolitan
optical networks, Redback`s SmartEdge(TM) multi-service platforms
leverage powerful advances in application-specific integrated circuit,
IP, and optical technology. With this product portfolio, Redback
Networks is the first equipment supplier focused exclusively on
developing integrated solutions for the New Access Network.
About Sun Microsystems Inc.
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- "The Network Is
The Computer(TM)" -- has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc.
(Nasdaq:SUNW), to its position as a leading provider of
industrial-strength hardware, software and services that power the
Internet and allow companies worldwide to dot-com their businesses.
With $15.7 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than
170 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://sun.com.
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995
The statements contained in this press release that are not purely
historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
including statements regarding expectations, beliefs, intentions or
strategies regarding the future. Forward-looking statements include
statements regarding future revenue potential and product offerings.
All forward-looking statements included in this document are based
upon information available to Inktomi, Portal, Redback and Sun as of
the date hereof, who assume no obligation to update any such
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks
and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ
materially from those projected. These and other risks relating to
business of Inktomi, Portal, Redback and Sun are set forth in the
documents filed by them with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
specifically the most recent reports on Form 10-Q, and the other
reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Note to Editors: Inktomi, Traffic Server, Content Delivery Suite,
Scaling the Internet, Essential to the Internet and the tri-colored
cube logo are all trademarks or registered trademarks of Inktomi
Corporation.
Infranet is a U.S. registered trademark, and Portal Software, the
Portal logo, and Infranet are trademarks of Portal Software, Inc.
Redback is a U.S. Registered Trademark and. Subscriber Management
System and SmartEdge are Trademarks of Redback Networks, Inc.
Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun Logo, Sun Enterprise, Solaris and
The Network is the Computer, are trademarks or registered trademarks
of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
All other company and product names referenced herein are the
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
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CONTACT: Inktomi Corp.
Jill Reed, 650/653-4699
jreed@inktomi.com
or
Portal Software, Inc.
Lynne Rocha, 408/572-2409
lrocha@portal.com
or
Redback Networks Inc.
Larry Blair, 408/571-5200
lblair@redback.com
or
Sun Microsystems Inc.
Ingrid Kambe, 650/786-4705
ingrid.kambe@sun.com
KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: SOFTWARE HARDWARE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ELECTRONIC
GAMES/MULTIMEDIA INTERNET MARKETING AGREEMENTS PRODUCT
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Inktomi, Portal, Redback and Sun to Launch First Integrated Solution for Broadband Services Delivery; Plug-and-Play Framework Enables Rapid Delivery of New Revenue-Generating Services for Broadband Providers
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
FOSTER CITY, CUPERTINO, SUNNYVALE, and PALO ALTO,
Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2000--Inktomi Corp. (Nasdaq:INKT),
developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software; Portal
Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:PRSF), a leading provider of customer
management and billing software for Internet and emerging,
next-generation communications services; Redback Networks Inc. (Nasdaq:RBAK), a leading provider of advanced broadband aggregation networking solutions; and Sun Microsystems Inc. (Nasdaq:SUNW), a leading provider of industrial-strength Internet infrastructure, today announced the first integrated broadband service delivery framework, enabling the distribution, personalization and billing of broadband value-added services.
With this integrated solution, broadband service providers can
take advantage of an easy plug-and-play method to deploy new
revenue-generating service offerings such as video-on-demand, live streaming media and the rental of software applications. Through the technology offering, service providers will be able to distribute rich content to their customers from the edges of the network, manage and track the use of content, manage subscriber accounts, and automatically bill subscribers for services delivered. The broadband service delivery solution is based on caching and content distribution products from Inktomi and the Infranet(TM) real-time customer management and billing platform from Portal Software, which run on scalable Sun Enterprise(TM) Server and the Solaris(TM) Operating Environment, and the Redback(R) Subscriber Management System(TM) (SMS). Integration services to assist customers
in rapidly deploying the solution are available through consulting
companies such as Cap Gemini Ernst & Young.
"Today`s announcement extends Inktomi`s leadership in providing core Internet infrastructure technology for the most demanding and complex networks," said Ed Haslam, chief strategist, Network Products Division at Inktomi. "With this broadband service delivery solution, we`re combining our proven Network Products with technology from leading broadband vendors to create the first integrated platform to enable the delivery of distributed broadband services."
"Today`s news marks a significant milestone in the distribution
and monetization of content over broadband networks," said Vijay Iyer, vice president, market development of Portal Software. "Portal`s flexible customer management and billing platform enables content and service providers to support the distribution of broadband media content with pricing plans driven by market opportunity and rapidly changing industry dynamics."
"Redback`s Subscriber Management System provides the performance and scalability that service providers need to deliver fast last mile broadband access to their subscribers," said Larry Blair, vice president of Marketing at Redback Networks. "With the Redback SMS as the core networking hardware for this broadband service delivery solution, mass-market delivery of value-added applications and services is optimized for increased profitability and manageability."
"Broadband access is expanding rapidly and business models are moving towards a service and subscription based model for information commerce," said Shahram Moradpour, director of E-Commerce Market Development at Sun Microsystems. "Running on Sun`s scalable, reliable and flexible infrastructure, this solution will allow content owners, content delivery networks and service providers to tap into this opportunity by enabling delivery and monetization of cached content."
The Broadband Services Delivery Platform Architecture
The first integrated end-to-end solution for delivery of billable
broadband services includes:
-- Content Distribution and Streaming Media: Inktomi Network
Products provide the core caching and content distribution
capabilities that enable the delivery of content and services
at the edges of the network. Through its extensible software
platform and streaming media technology, Inktomi provides the
deployment foundation for personalized, rich media services.
-- Integrated Billing: Portal Software provides a real-time
customer management and billing platform that enables the
monetization of distributed content and services. Service
providers can move beyond "one-price-fits-all" pricing model
for distributed content and billing into new options such as
value-based, subscription-based, usage-based or
quality-of-service-based billing plans.
-- Account Provisioning and Authentication: The Redback SMS
allows service providers to cost-effectively deploy high-speed
data applications and services by simplifying networks and
operations, and scaling performance to meet the needs of
mass-market delivery.
-- Scalability and Reliability: Sun servers with the Solaris
Operating Environment provide the scalability, reliability and
flexibility service providers need to deploy this solution in
their broadband networks.
"In today`s competitive market, broadband service providers are
seeking an integrated network architecture that enables them to
deliver on the promise of value-added services for new revenue
opportunities and differentiated service offerings," said Jean-Marie Personeni, director of Telemedia Lab, of Cap Gemini Ernst & Young.
"This broadband services delivery solution combines the premier technology our customers seek with the ease-of-use they require for a tangible return on investment."
A live demonstration of the broadband service delivery solution
set will be on display this week at the DSLcon `00 Fall show in
Boston, at the Portal Software booth Nos. 337/339. In addition,
Inktomi, Portal Software, and Redback Networks will be hosting a
seminar series beginning Nov. 1 to discuss the solution in more
detail. For more information, please visit www.inktomi.com/broadband/.
About Inktomi
Based in Foster City, Calif., Inktomi develops and markets
scalable infrastructure software designed for ISPs, content delivery
and hosting providers, Web portal and commerce sites, wireless
operators and global enterprises. Inktomi`s business is divided into
the Network Products area comprised of the Traffic Server(R) network
cache platform, Content Delivery Suite(TM) software and associated
value-added services; Portal Services consisting of the Search and
Commerce Engines; and the Wireless area. Inktomi`s customer and
strategic partner base today includes such leading companies as
America Online, British Telecommunications, Excite@Home, Intel,
iWon.com, Merrill Lynch, Microsoft, Nokia, RealNetworks, Sun
Microsystems, and Yahoo! The company has offices in North America,
Asia and Europe. For more information visit www.inktomi.com.
About Portal Software
Portal Software, Inc., is building business infrastructure for the
Internet. Based in Cupertino, Calif., Portal is the leading provider
of customer management and billing software for Internet and emerging,
next-generation communications services. The company`s real-time
solution enables service providers to manage customers, support
services and collect money. Portal`s customers include Qwest
Communications, Inktomi, Covad, Deutsche Telekom`s T-Online, Telenor
Mobil AS, Juno Online and France Telecom.
About Redback Networks Inc.
Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., Redback
Networks, Inc., is a leading provider of advanced networking solutions
that enable carriers, cable operators, and service providers to
rapidly deploy broadband access and services. Market-leading
Redback(R) Subscriber Management Systems(TM) (SMS) connect and manage
large numbers of subscribers using any of the major broadband access
technologies such as Digital Subscriber Line (DSL), cable, and
wireless. To deliver integrated transport solutions for metropolitan
optical networks, Redback`s SmartEdge(TM) multi-service platforms
leverage powerful advances in application-specific integrated circuit,
IP, and optical technology. With this product portfolio, Redback
Networks is the first equipment supplier focused exclusively on
developing integrated solutions for the New Access Network.
About Sun Microsystems Inc.
Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- "The Network Is
The Computer(TM)" -- has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc.
(Nasdaq:SUNW), to its position as a leading provider of
industrial-strength hardware, software and services that power the
Internet and allow companies worldwide to dot-com their businesses.
With $15.7 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than
170 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://sun.com.
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995
The statements contained in this press release that are not purely
historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
including statements regarding expectations, beliefs, intentions or
strategies regarding the future. Forward-looking statements include
statements regarding future revenue potential and product offerings.
All forward-looking statements included in this document are based
upon information available to Inktomi, Portal, Redback and Sun as of
the date hereof, who assume no obligation to update any such
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks
and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ
materially from those projected. These and other risks relating to
business of Inktomi, Portal, Redback and Sun are set forth in the
documents filed by them with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
specifically the most recent reports on Form 10-Q, and the other
reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
Note to Editors: Inktomi, Traffic Server, Content Delivery Suite,
Scaling the Internet, Essential to the Internet and the tri-colored
cube logo are all trademarks or registered trademarks of Inktomi
Corporation.
Infranet is a U.S. registered trademark, and Portal Software, the
Portal logo, and Infranet are trademarks of Portal Software, Inc.
Redback is a U.S. Registered Trademark and. Subscriber Management
System and SmartEdge are Trademarks of Redback Networks, Inc.
Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun Logo, Sun Enterprise, Solaris and
The Network is the Computer, are trademarks or registered trademarks
of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
All other company and product names referenced herein are the
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
--30--jr/sf*
CONTACT: Inktomi Corp.
Jill Reed, 650/653-4699
jreed@inktomi.com
or
Portal Software, Inc.
Lynne Rocha, 408/572-2409
lrocha@portal.com
or
Redback Networks Inc.
Larry Blair, 408/571-5200
lblair@redback.com
or
Sun Microsystems Inc.
Ingrid Kambe, 650/786-4705
ingrid.kambe@sun.com
KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: SOFTWARE HARDWARE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ELECTRONIC
GAMES/MULTIMEDIA INTERNET MARKETING AGREEMENTS PRODUCT
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Inktomi Announces Search Everywhere Initiative; Inktomi to Provide First Integrated Search Infrastructure Solution for a Powerful Search Experience Across Intranets, Extranets and the Internet
Business Wire - Wednesday, September 20, 2000
FOSTER CITY, Calif., Sep 20, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Inktomi Corp. (NASDAQ:INKT), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, today announced Inktomi Search Everywhere, a broad initiative to deliver the first fully integrated suite of search solutions to Internet, corporate and wireless customers. This initiative will eliminate critical barriers between previously isolated intranet, extranet, site and Web search applications enabling Internet portals, destination sites and enterprises to deliver a more powerful and consistent search experience to users worldwide.
An established leader in Web search technology, Inktomi extends its reach to encompass the enterprise market, powering the world`s leading Internet, intranet and extranet sites including America Online, Inc., Hewlett-Packard, iWon, The Motley Fool, MSN and Sun Microsystems. The Inktomi(R) Search Everywhere initiative will provide existing and prospective customers with a flexible, single-provider solution to help their users access the incredibly diverse information on the Web and provide them with an easy and effective way to find information inside their own company intranets.
"Inktomi Search Everywhere provides the underlying search infrastructure that enables leading Internet portals, destination sites and enterprises to deliver users a compelling and consistent Internet search experience worldwide," said Troy Toman, general manager, Inktomi Search Solutions Division. "Offering the most comprehensive suite of search solutions to our customers, we are uniquely positioned to achieve our mission of being essential to the Internet by enabling a single search box for users."
"At AOL, our top priority has always been to deliver the best possible interactive experience to our members, and that includes the easiest, fastest and most relevant search experience. We have successfully worked with Inktomi over the past few years to bring our 24 million members and users of AOL`s Web-based brands a comprehensive, state-of-the-art search feature," said Joe Barrett, AOL`s Vice President for Internet Operations."
"There is a clear need for an easy-to-maintain enterprise search product that improves employee efficiency by making corporate information more accessible," said Lee Bonds, manager of Hewlett Packard`s Worldwide Intranet Program. "We have been using Inktomi Search/Enterprise both internally and externally and bundle it with our A-class Servers, so we have a lot of experience with the product. We also work with Inktomi in the wireless and networking markets, and are pleased to continue to develop our relationship there as well."
Inktomi services a broad customer base with the most complete set of search offerings including Web, Custom, Site, and Enterprise Search products. As the leading OEM search technology provider, Inktomi delivers hosted, turnkey operations and licensed software solutions to address the business needs of broad and specialized portals, destination sites and enterprises.
Broad Portals Strive to Create a Unique User Experience
Inktomi Search/Web Helps Portals Stay Focused with Outsourced
Search Solutions
Inktomi Search/Web provides hosted search services on an OEM, private-label
basis, allowing broad portals to concentrate on their core business objectives
without compromising the brand integrity of their sites. With Inktomi`s hosted
Web search, large portals can deliver cost-effective, highly accurate Internet
search results by leveraging Inktomi`s expertise and the robust infrastructure
needed to handle heavy query volume.
Through Inktomi`s content partners, portals can blend news, directories and
commerce search capabilities with their own proprietary content to provide a
compelling Internet experience for their users. By outsourcing search to
Inktomi, portals can focus more intensively on creating custom content, driving
traffic to their sites, and providing services to their advertisers.
Vertical and Specialty Portals Require Custom Technology
Inktomi Search/Custom Provides Tailored Search Solutions
Inktomi Search/Custom delivers tailored search solutions to vertical and
specialty portals that focus on searching Web content centered around a subject
area or a geographical region. With Inktomi Search/Custom customers can contract
with Inktomi to build, maintain and operate a dedicated cluster of specialized
content with the high-level of freshness required to maintain their expertise in
a specific subject area, reinforce their brand and increase stickiness. Also,
customers can choose to license Inktomi technology and run the search
functionality themselves, on their own equipment.
As business needs evolve and query volume grows, vertical and specialty portals can choose to move between the hosted or licensed models while continuing to provide their users with the same search syntax and function, regardless of where the search is hosted.
Content and Commerce Web Sites Strive to Increase Stickiness and
Usability
Inktomi Search/Site Provides Easy Navigation and Distribution
Inktomi Search/Site helps content and commerce Web sites keep customers
returning to their Web pages with intuitive searching capabilities that allow
users to quickly find content and product information. Designed for public Web
sites that need search and content classification for their own proprietary
content, Inktomi Search/Site provides the structure and organization necessary
for easy navigation in a simple-to-install licensed model. Alternatively,
customers who wish to have Inktomi host and administer search for their site
will have that option available to them at any time.
Destination sites running Inktomi Search/Site will also have the option to
automatically have their content included in the Inktomi Web index and refreshed
frequently.
Enterprises Require Internet-scale Solutions Behind the Firewall
Inktomi Search/Enterprise Leverages Proven Internet Experience to
Scale Intranets and Extranets
In June, Inktomi announced its expansion into the enterprise search market with
the acquisition and integration of the Ultraseek(R) enterprise search business.
The enterprise market has demonstrated an increased need for a robust, scalable
search solution that can harness the growing volume and diversity of documents
available to employees. Inktomi Search/Enterprise offers an easy-to-implement
packaged search solution to its corporate customers enabling the same
high-quality search experience for content within their firewalls. With the
integration of the Ultraseek business, enterprise customers can now outsource
the administration and hosting of search for their intranets and public Web
sites.
Inktomi Search/Enterprise has been adopted by more than 2,000 enterprises,
public Web sites, universities and government entities to provide search to
their users. The product offering provides natural language search capabilities
compatible with hundreds of file formats on corporate intranets and extranets.
About Inktomi Search Solutions
Inktomi Search Solutions, which has received broad acclaim for delivering comprehensive and highly accurate Web search results, powers many of the largest Internet portals and destination sites worldwide, as well as some of the largest, most demanding enterprise intranets. Inktomi provides a full range of search services and products from turnkey, hosted solutions to licensed software packages enabling customers to change their business model for providing search without having to change search engines. Inktomi Search Solutions also offer technology for building and maintaining topic hierarchies seamlessly integrated with search functionality, empowering Internet portals, destination sites and enterprises alike to provide their users with a highly efficient and satisfying way to find information.
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Business Wire - Wednesday, September 20, 2000
FOSTER CITY, Calif., Sep 20, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Inktomi Corp. (NASDAQ:INKT), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, today announced Inktomi Search Everywhere, a broad initiative to deliver the first fully integrated suite of search solutions to Internet, corporate and wireless customers. This initiative will eliminate critical barriers between previously isolated intranet, extranet, site and Web search applications enabling Internet portals, destination sites and enterprises to deliver a more powerful and consistent search experience to users worldwide.
An established leader in Web search technology, Inktomi extends its reach to encompass the enterprise market, powering the world`s leading Internet, intranet and extranet sites including America Online, Inc., Hewlett-Packard, iWon, The Motley Fool, MSN and Sun Microsystems. The Inktomi(R) Search Everywhere initiative will provide existing and prospective customers with a flexible, single-provider solution to help their users access the incredibly diverse information on the Web and provide them with an easy and effective way to find information inside their own company intranets.
"Inktomi Search Everywhere provides the underlying search infrastructure that enables leading Internet portals, destination sites and enterprises to deliver users a compelling and consistent Internet search experience worldwide," said Troy Toman, general manager, Inktomi Search Solutions Division. "Offering the most comprehensive suite of search solutions to our customers, we are uniquely positioned to achieve our mission of being essential to the Internet by enabling a single search box for users."
"At AOL, our top priority has always been to deliver the best possible interactive experience to our members, and that includes the easiest, fastest and most relevant search experience. We have successfully worked with Inktomi over the past few years to bring our 24 million members and users of AOL`s Web-based brands a comprehensive, state-of-the-art search feature," said Joe Barrett, AOL`s Vice President for Internet Operations."
"There is a clear need for an easy-to-maintain enterprise search product that improves employee efficiency by making corporate information more accessible," said Lee Bonds, manager of Hewlett Packard`s Worldwide Intranet Program. "We have been using Inktomi Search/Enterprise both internally and externally and bundle it with our A-class Servers, so we have a lot of experience with the product. We also work with Inktomi in the wireless and networking markets, and are pleased to continue to develop our relationship there as well."
Inktomi services a broad customer base with the most complete set of search offerings including Web, Custom, Site, and Enterprise Search products. As the leading OEM search technology provider, Inktomi delivers hosted, turnkey operations and licensed software solutions to address the business needs of broad and specialized portals, destination sites and enterprises.
Broad Portals Strive to Create a Unique User Experience
Inktomi Search/Web Helps Portals Stay Focused with Outsourced
Search Solutions
Inktomi Search/Web provides hosted search services on an OEM, private-label
basis, allowing broad portals to concentrate on their core business objectives
without compromising the brand integrity of their sites. With Inktomi`s hosted
Web search, large portals can deliver cost-effective, highly accurate Internet
search results by leveraging Inktomi`s expertise and the robust infrastructure
needed to handle heavy query volume.
Through Inktomi`s content partners, portals can blend news, directories and
commerce search capabilities with their own proprietary content to provide a
compelling Internet experience for their users. By outsourcing search to
Inktomi, portals can focus more intensively on creating custom content, driving
traffic to their sites, and providing services to their advertisers.
Vertical and Specialty Portals Require Custom Technology
Inktomi Search/Custom Provides Tailored Search Solutions
Inktomi Search/Custom delivers tailored search solutions to vertical and
specialty portals that focus on searching Web content centered around a subject
area or a geographical region. With Inktomi Search/Custom customers can contract
with Inktomi to build, maintain and operate a dedicated cluster of specialized
content with the high-level of freshness required to maintain their expertise in
a specific subject area, reinforce their brand and increase stickiness. Also,
customers can choose to license Inktomi technology and run the search
functionality themselves, on their own equipment.
As business needs evolve and query volume grows, vertical and specialty portals can choose to move between the hosted or licensed models while continuing to provide their users with the same search syntax and function, regardless of where the search is hosted.
Content and Commerce Web Sites Strive to Increase Stickiness and
Usability
Inktomi Search/Site Provides Easy Navigation and Distribution
Inktomi Search/Site helps content and commerce Web sites keep customers
returning to their Web pages with intuitive searching capabilities that allow
users to quickly find content and product information. Designed for public Web
sites that need search and content classification for their own proprietary
content, Inktomi Search/Site provides the structure and organization necessary
for easy navigation in a simple-to-install licensed model. Alternatively,
customers who wish to have Inktomi host and administer search for their site
will have that option available to them at any time.
Destination sites running Inktomi Search/Site will also have the option to
automatically have their content included in the Inktomi Web index and refreshed
frequently.
Enterprises Require Internet-scale Solutions Behind the Firewall
Inktomi Search/Enterprise Leverages Proven Internet Experience to
Scale Intranets and Extranets
In June, Inktomi announced its expansion into the enterprise search market with
the acquisition and integration of the Ultraseek(R) enterprise search business.
The enterprise market has demonstrated an increased need for a robust, scalable
search solution that can harness the growing volume and diversity of documents
available to employees. Inktomi Search/Enterprise offers an easy-to-implement
packaged search solution to its corporate customers enabling the same
high-quality search experience for content within their firewalls. With the
integration of the Ultraseek business, enterprise customers can now outsource
the administration and hosting of search for their intranets and public Web
sites.
Inktomi Search/Enterprise has been adopted by more than 2,000 enterprises,
public Web sites, universities and government entities to provide search to
their users. The product offering provides natural language search capabilities
compatible with hundreds of file formats on corporate intranets and extranets.
About Inktomi Search Solutions
Inktomi Search Solutions, which has received broad acclaim for delivering comprehensive and highly accurate Web search results, powers many of the largest Internet portals and destination sites worldwide, as well as some of the largest, most demanding enterprise intranets. Inktomi provides a full range of search services and products from turnkey, hosted solutions to licensed software packages enabling customers to change their business model for providing search without having to change search engines. Inktomi Search Solutions also offer technology for building and maintaining topic hierarchies seamlessly integrated with search functionality, empowering Internet portals, destination sites and enterprises alike to provide their users with a highly efficient and satisfying way to find information.
german
Inktomi Strikes Broad Strategic Alliance with Mitsubishi Electric of Japan; Mitsubishi to Distribute Inktomi Internet Infrastructure Technologies to Internet Portals, Service Providers and Enterprises in Japan; Mitsubishi to Deploy Inktomi Network Produc
Business Wire - Wednesday, September 20, 2000
TOKYO, Sep 20, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Inktomi Corp. (Nasdaq:INKT), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, today announced a broad, strategic relationship with Mitsubishi Electric Corp., a recognized world leader in the manufacturing, marketing and sales of electrical and electronic equipment. Under this alliance, Mitsubishi will integrate and distribute Inktomi(R) Traffic Server(R) network cache platform, Content Delivery Suite(TM) software and Media-IXT(TM) streaming media cache to ISPs, access and hosting providers, content delivery networks and enterprises in Japan. Additionally, Mitsubishi will distribute Inktomi Search Solutions to Internet portals, destination sites and enterprises and will host the second of two Japan operations of the Inktomi Search Engine within its data center.
"Mitsubishi is excited to become an official distributor of Inktomi technology in Japan in addition to deploying Inktomi Network Products technology in our data center. We believe Inktomi`s cache technology and portal products and services are keys ingredients for the next generation Internet and we expect to launch Traffic One Communications, our new Internet business subsidiary in early October to leverage these technologies," said Koichi Kobayashi, corporate vice president, from Mitsubishi Electric Corp. "As the premier supplier of Internet infrastructure software, Inktomi technology provides the scalability and robust features required for our Internet portal, service provider and enterprise customers who seek a flexible technology platform for the delivery of differentiated service offerings."
As part of the alliance, Mitsubishi will also integrate Inktomi`s leading Traffic Server platform with Media-IXT streaming media cache, and Content Delivery Suite software throughout its data center as core infrastructure technology for the distribution, management and tracking of high-bandwidth content and streaming media services. Inktomi(R) Network Products technology will enable Mitsubishi to provide caching and content distribution services to enterprises, ISPs, access providers and content delivery networks that want to optimize their network performance, reduce bandwidth requirements, and improve the quality of service to their end users. These services are expected to be available in the fourth calendar quarter of 2000.
Mitsubishi will offer Inktomi Search Solutions including Inktomi Search/Web, Search/Custom, Search/Site and Search/Enterprise products to their Internet portal, destination site and enterprise customers. In addition to delivering powerful search infrastructure technology to Mitsubishi customers, Inktomi will provide localized search coverage within a highly customizable platform enabling portals and destination sites to integrate their own data and communities to build unique online services. The general search service is expected to be available in the first half of 2001.
"Today`s announcement represents a milestone for Inktomi as we continue to expand our reach in Asia Pacific providing essential Internet infrastructure technology to service providers, e-businesses and corporations throughout the region," said David Peterschmidt, president and chief executive officer of Inktomi. "As one of the world`s most influential corporations with extensive distribution channels, Mitsubishi will enable us to gain significant momentum in this emerging market for our Network Products and Search Solutions technologies."
Inktomi Network Products
Inktomi Network Products provide key infrastructure technology to optimize the delivery of content and applications for service provider, enterprise and wireless networks. The Network Products family consists of Inktomi Traffic Server, the leading network cache platform, and the Inktomi Content Delivery Suite software, a robust solution for content distribution and management. By embedding programmable intelligence into the network, Inktomi Network Products provide the infrastructure for ISPs, backbone companies, hosting providers, content delivery network providers and enterprises to deliver new services to end users.
Inktomi Search Solutions
Inktomi Search Solutions, which has received broad acclaim for delivering comprehensive and highly accurate Web search results, powers many of the largest Internet portals and destination sites worldwide, as well as some of the largest, most demanding enterprise intranets. Inktomi provides a full range of search services and products from turnkey, hosted solutions to licensed software packages enabling customers to change their business model for providing search without having to change search engines. Inktomi Search Solutions also offer technology for building and maintaining topic hierarchies seamlessly integrated with search functionality, empowering Internet portals, destination sites and enterprises alike to provide their users with a highly efficient and satisfying way to find information.
german
Business Wire - Wednesday, September 20, 2000
TOKYO, Sep 20, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Inktomi Corp. (Nasdaq:INKT), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, today announced a broad, strategic relationship with Mitsubishi Electric Corp., a recognized world leader in the manufacturing, marketing and sales of electrical and electronic equipment. Under this alliance, Mitsubishi will integrate and distribute Inktomi(R) Traffic Server(R) network cache platform, Content Delivery Suite(TM) software and Media-IXT(TM) streaming media cache to ISPs, access and hosting providers, content delivery networks and enterprises in Japan. Additionally, Mitsubishi will distribute Inktomi Search Solutions to Internet portals, destination sites and enterprises and will host the second of two Japan operations of the Inktomi Search Engine within its data center.
"Mitsubishi is excited to become an official distributor of Inktomi technology in Japan in addition to deploying Inktomi Network Products technology in our data center. We believe Inktomi`s cache technology and portal products and services are keys ingredients for the next generation Internet and we expect to launch Traffic One Communications, our new Internet business subsidiary in early October to leverage these technologies," said Koichi Kobayashi, corporate vice president, from Mitsubishi Electric Corp. "As the premier supplier of Internet infrastructure software, Inktomi technology provides the scalability and robust features required for our Internet portal, service provider and enterprise customers who seek a flexible technology platform for the delivery of differentiated service offerings."
As part of the alliance, Mitsubishi will also integrate Inktomi`s leading Traffic Server platform with Media-IXT streaming media cache, and Content Delivery Suite software throughout its data center as core infrastructure technology for the distribution, management and tracking of high-bandwidth content and streaming media services. Inktomi(R) Network Products technology will enable Mitsubishi to provide caching and content distribution services to enterprises, ISPs, access providers and content delivery networks that want to optimize their network performance, reduce bandwidth requirements, and improve the quality of service to their end users. These services are expected to be available in the fourth calendar quarter of 2000.
Mitsubishi will offer Inktomi Search Solutions including Inktomi Search/Web, Search/Custom, Search/Site and Search/Enterprise products to their Internet portal, destination site and enterprise customers. In addition to delivering powerful search infrastructure technology to Mitsubishi customers, Inktomi will provide localized search coverage within a highly customizable platform enabling portals and destination sites to integrate their own data and communities to build unique online services. The general search service is expected to be available in the first half of 2001.
"Today`s announcement represents a milestone for Inktomi as we continue to expand our reach in Asia Pacific providing essential Internet infrastructure technology to service providers, e-businesses and corporations throughout the region," said David Peterschmidt, president and chief executive officer of Inktomi. "As one of the world`s most influential corporations with extensive distribution channels, Mitsubishi will enable us to gain significant momentum in this emerging market for our Network Products and Search Solutions technologies."
Inktomi Network Products
Inktomi Network Products provide key infrastructure technology to optimize the delivery of content and applications for service provider, enterprise and wireless networks. The Network Products family consists of Inktomi Traffic Server, the leading network cache platform, and the Inktomi Content Delivery Suite software, a robust solution for content distribution and management. By embedding programmable intelligence into the network, Inktomi Network Products provide the infrastructure for ISPs, backbone companies, hosting providers, content delivery network providers and enterprises to deliver new services to end users.
Inktomi Search Solutions
Inktomi Search Solutions, which has received broad acclaim for delivering comprehensive and highly accurate Web search results, powers many of the largest Internet portals and destination sites worldwide, as well as some of the largest, most demanding enterprise intranets. Inktomi provides a full range of search services and products from turnkey, hosted solutions to licensed software packages enabling customers to change their business model for providing search without having to change search engines. Inktomi Search Solutions also offer technology for building and maintaining topic hierarchies seamlessly integrated with search functionality, empowering Internet portals, destination sites and enterprises alike to provide their users with a highly efficient and satisfying way to find information.
german
Inktomi eyes enterprise market
By Myra P. Saefong, CBS.MarketWatch.com
Last Update: 2:28 PM ET Sep 20, 2000 NewsWatch
Latest headlines
FOSTER CITY, Calif. (CBS.MW) -- Inktomi unveiled an initiative Wednesday to offer what it said would be the first fully integrated suite of products for improved search navigation on the Internet or on extranets and intranets.
The initiative, dubbed "Inktomi Search Everywhere," eliminates barriers between the previously isolated intranet, extranet, site and Web search applications, the company said.
In this way, Internet portals, destination sites and enterprises can deliver a stronger search experience to their users, said Inktomi (INKT: news, msgs).
With its latest offering, Inktomi is able to provide solutions that serve as a "single search box for users," said Troy Toman, general manager of the company`s search solutions division.
Through the initiative, Inktomi said it`s also extending its reach beyond Web search to the enterprise market.
In a separate press release Wednesday, Inktomi and Mitsubishi Electric (MIELY: news, msgs) announced an alliance to sell software and services to Internet service providers, data center operators and Web portal companies in Japan. See full story.
Shares of Inktomi rose $6, or 4.9 percent, to $129 in recent trading.
german
By Myra P. Saefong, CBS.MarketWatch.com
Last Update: 2:28 PM ET Sep 20, 2000 NewsWatch
Latest headlines
FOSTER CITY, Calif. (CBS.MW) -- Inktomi unveiled an initiative Wednesday to offer what it said would be the first fully integrated suite of products for improved search navigation on the Internet or on extranets and intranets.
The initiative, dubbed "Inktomi Search Everywhere," eliminates barriers between the previously isolated intranet, extranet, site and Web search applications, the company said.
In this way, Internet portals, destination sites and enterprises can deliver a stronger search experience to their users, said Inktomi (INKT: news, msgs).
With its latest offering, Inktomi is able to provide solutions that serve as a "single search box for users," said Troy Toman, general manager of the company`s search solutions division.
Through the initiative, Inktomi said it`s also extending its reach beyond Web search to the enterprise market.
In a separate press release Wednesday, Inktomi and Mitsubishi Electric (MIELY: news, msgs) announced an alliance to sell software and services to Internet service providers, data center operators and Web portal companies in Japan. See full story.
Shares of Inktomi rose $6, or 4.9 percent, to $129 in recent trading.
german
MediaDNA Announces Alliance With Inktomi to Deliver Deep Web Content to Users High Value, Controlled Content Now to Become Available to Internet Search Engines; Alliance Protects Content Publishers` Rights While Providing a Way For Users to Access Infor
PR Newswire - Wednesday, September 20, 2000
LA JOLLA, Calif., Sep 20, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- MediaDNA(TM), a leading provider of comprehensive Digital Rights Management (DRM) solutions for the control and promotion of content over the Internet, today announced an alliance with Inktomi Corp. (Nasdaq: INKT), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, to provide Inktomi`s leading Internet portal and destination site customers with immediate access to millions of pages of high-value content that would otherwise be unsearchable. As a result, Inktomi(R) Search Engine users will obtain comprehensive, highly accurate search results including "deep Web" content.
This enhanced search effectiveness is made possible through MediaDNA eLuminator(TM), a service that iPublishers can use to help make their digital content searchable -- even if it`s protected. This includes content that might be deeply buried on a site, behind a firewall, in non-HTML formats such as Adobe Acrobat PDF files, or protected with DRM technologies such as MediaDNA eMediator(TM).
eLuminator uses several patented technologies to automatically create more enriched, full-text indexing information. This dynamically created "spider food" allows for optimal relevancy matching of virtually any type of content. eLuminator is unique in that, although the search engine has the benefit of full-text searching, the content owners rights and revenues are in no way jeopardized. This solves the dilemma that has been frustrating content owners: how to protect high-value content on the Internet without making it invisible to searchers.
"Providing users with access to high-value content is a major initiative as we continue to build on our leadership position in the search market," said Andy Feit, vice president of marketing for Inktomi Search Solutions. "Working with MediaDNA, Inktomi will be able to provide the end user with better search results while helping publishers of valuable online content reach a wider market."
"We are delighted to be working closely with Inktomi, the leading provider of Internet infrastructure software,"said Larry Vernec, vice president of marketing for MediaDNA. "Our eLuminator technology is an ideal solution for enhancing Internet users` access to high quality content."
Current users of MediaDNA eLuminator include Powerize, Qpass, ZDNet, Win2000 Magazine, Harcourt`s Academic Press, G2 Computer Intelligence.
About MediaDNA
Founded in 1997, MediaDNA, Inc. (www.mediadna.com) provides technology that gives publishers of valuable digital content (periodicals, books, photographs, audio/music, video, research, educational materials, software or other valuable intellectual property) the ability to connect with target audiences, and control the digital usage of that content. MediaDNA is headquartered in La Jolla, California, a San Diego community.
NOTE: All company and product names referenced herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
CONTACT: Cara Sloman of Nadel Phelan, Inc., 831-439-5570, ext. 2280, or cara@nadelphelan.com, for MediaDNA; or Larry Vernec of MediaDNA, 858-456-4880, ext. 231, or Larry.Vernec@MediaDNA.com .
SOURCE MediaDNA
CONTACT: Cara Sloman of Nadel Phelan, Inc., 831-439-5570, ext. 2280, or
cara@nadelphelan.com, for MediaDNA; or Larry Vernec of MediaDNA, 858-456-4880,
ext. 231, or Larry.Vernec@MediaDNA.com
URL: http://www.mediadna.com
http://www.prnewswire.com
(C) 2000 PR Newswire. All rights reserved.
PR Newswire - Wednesday, September 20, 2000
LA JOLLA, Calif., Sep 20, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- MediaDNA(TM), a leading provider of comprehensive Digital Rights Management (DRM) solutions for the control and promotion of content over the Internet, today announced an alliance with Inktomi Corp. (Nasdaq: INKT), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, to provide Inktomi`s leading Internet portal and destination site customers with immediate access to millions of pages of high-value content that would otherwise be unsearchable. As a result, Inktomi(R) Search Engine users will obtain comprehensive, highly accurate search results including "deep Web" content.
This enhanced search effectiveness is made possible through MediaDNA eLuminator(TM), a service that iPublishers can use to help make their digital content searchable -- even if it`s protected. This includes content that might be deeply buried on a site, behind a firewall, in non-HTML formats such as Adobe Acrobat PDF files, or protected with DRM technologies such as MediaDNA eMediator(TM).
eLuminator uses several patented technologies to automatically create more enriched, full-text indexing information. This dynamically created "spider food" allows for optimal relevancy matching of virtually any type of content. eLuminator is unique in that, although the search engine has the benefit of full-text searching, the content owners rights and revenues are in no way jeopardized. This solves the dilemma that has been frustrating content owners: how to protect high-value content on the Internet without making it invisible to searchers.
"Providing users with access to high-value content is a major initiative as we continue to build on our leadership position in the search market," said Andy Feit, vice president of marketing for Inktomi Search Solutions. "Working with MediaDNA, Inktomi will be able to provide the end user with better search results while helping publishers of valuable online content reach a wider market."
"We are delighted to be working closely with Inktomi, the leading provider of Internet infrastructure software,"said Larry Vernec, vice president of marketing for MediaDNA. "Our eLuminator technology is an ideal solution for enhancing Internet users` access to high quality content."
Current users of MediaDNA eLuminator include Powerize, Qpass, ZDNet, Win2000 Magazine, Harcourt`s Academic Press, G2 Computer Intelligence.
About MediaDNA
Founded in 1997, MediaDNA, Inc. (www.mediadna.com) provides technology that gives publishers of valuable digital content (periodicals, books, photographs, audio/music, video, research, educational materials, software or other valuable intellectual property) the ability to connect with target audiences, and control the digital usage of that content. MediaDNA is headquartered in La Jolla, California, a San Diego community.
NOTE: All company and product names referenced herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
CONTACT: Cara Sloman of Nadel Phelan, Inc., 831-439-5570, ext. 2280, or cara@nadelphelan.com, for MediaDNA; or Larry Vernec of MediaDNA, 858-456-4880, ext. 231, or Larry.Vernec@MediaDNA.com .
SOURCE MediaDNA
CONTACT: Cara Sloman of Nadel Phelan, Inc., 831-439-5570, ext. 2280, or
cara@nadelphelan.com, for MediaDNA; or Larry Vernec of MediaDNA, 858-456-4880,
ext. 231, or Larry.Vernec@MediaDNA.com
URL: http://www.mediadna.com
http://www.prnewswire.com
(C) 2000 PR Newswire. All rights reserved.
Nun rappelt es wieder News in Mengen, der Kurs dankt es, da die strategische Ausrichtung nun auch Japan (hoffentlich nur als ersten asiatischen Partner) einschließt. Neben Europa sicher ein wichtiger Wachstumsbringer.
DP Peterschmidt gab in einem Interview von gestern an, daß der Kundenstam vor allem im Enterprise-Markt einen Zuwachs erlebt habe. Das Schattendasein von INKT Search scheint mir aber nur vorübergehender Natur zu sein, wenn man die News von heute einbezieht.
Gruß an alle Leser
german
Die Kooperation mit INKT aus Sicht von Mitsubishi Electric:
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QuotesWednesday September 20, 2:00 am Eastern Time
Mitsubishi Elec in Web tie-up with Inktomi
TOKYO, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Mitsubishi Electric Corp said on Wednesday it would tie up with U.S. Internet infrastructure company Inktomi Corp (NasdaqNM:INKT - news) to sell services and software to portal site operators and Internet service providers in Japan.
Mitsubishi Electric will set up a subsidiary, Traffic One Communications, on October 2 in Tokyo to offer directory and search engine services to portal site operators and to sell software for use by Internet service providers and data centre operators in Japan.
Inktomi will supply products and related technologies to Mitsubishi Electric and they will work together to expand portal services and network cache business in Japan.
Rapidly growing traffic between Internet users and content servers in Japan is increasing the need for speedier access and more efficient traffic on the Internet, Mitsubishi Electric said.
The new company, capitalised at 450 million yen, will aim for sales of 1.5 billion yen in the year to March 2002, a Mitsubishi Electric spokesman said.
At 0554 GMT, Mitsubishi Electric`s shares were up 3.28 percent at 912 yen, propelled higher by a media report that the electronics maker`s group net profit in the business year to March 2001 was likely to be nearly double the company`s latest forecast.
Quelle: REUTERS
german
DP Peterschmidt gab in einem Interview von gestern an, daß der Kundenstam vor allem im Enterprise-Markt einen Zuwachs erlebt habe. Das Schattendasein von INKT Search scheint mir aber nur vorübergehender Natur zu sein, wenn man die News von heute einbezieht.
Gruß an alle Leser
german
Die Kooperation mit INKT aus Sicht von Mitsubishi Electric:
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QuotesWednesday September 20, 2:00 am Eastern Time
Mitsubishi Elec in Web tie-up with Inktomi
TOKYO, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Mitsubishi Electric Corp said on Wednesday it would tie up with U.S. Internet infrastructure company Inktomi Corp (NasdaqNM:INKT - news) to sell services and software to portal site operators and Internet service providers in Japan.
Mitsubishi Electric will set up a subsidiary, Traffic One Communications, on October 2 in Tokyo to offer directory and search engine services to portal site operators and to sell software for use by Internet service providers and data centre operators in Japan.
Inktomi will supply products and related technologies to Mitsubishi Electric and they will work together to expand portal services and network cache business in Japan.
Rapidly growing traffic between Internet users and content servers in Japan is increasing the need for speedier access and more efficient traffic on the Internet, Mitsubishi Electric said.
The new company, capitalised at 450 million yen, will aim for sales of 1.5 billion yen in the year to March 2002, a Mitsubishi Electric spokesman said.
At 0554 GMT, Mitsubishi Electric`s shares were up 3.28 percent at 912 yen, propelled higher by a media report that the electronics maker`s group net profit in the business year to March 2001 was likely to be nearly double the company`s latest forecast.
Quelle: REUTERS
german
Zu Adero, Partner von INKT:
(123Jump via COMTEX) -- Founded in 1998, Adero Solutions
helps companies conduct global e-business quickly and reliably.
The company eases difficulties in Internet content delivery by
bringing Web content and end users closer together.
GlobalWise and EdgeFusion are two of its most popular services.
Adero has collaborated with the world`s leading technology companies, telecommunications carriers, Internet service
providers and systems integrators to create its infrastructure.
Adero has teamed with well-known companies such as Inktomi
(NASDAQ: INKT), RealNetworks and Vignette Corporation,
among others.
The company has offices in Amsterdam, London, Rome, Hong
Kong and elsewhere. In March, Adero acquired two small U.S.
software companies. Adero`s competitors include Akamai
Technologies, Digital Island and MirrorImage.
GlobalWise Network
Adero`s GlobalWise Network is a worldwide network of
multi-server nodes that include carrier-grade Sun Enterprise
servers. Each node is optimized for the particular services that it
runs, and multiple nodes of each type are located around the
world to ensure high performance and backups.
The network provides a core set of capabilities that are
common to all the GlobalWise services, including intelligent
routing by the Adero GeoTraffic Manager, customer traffic
logging and reporting, network monitoring, and customer billing.
The company`s patent-pending GeoTraffic Manager ensures
that each end user is served from the nearest, most suitable
Adero Intelligent Node. Additionally, the distributed architecture
of the GlobalWise Network provides added security and
protection from the traffic surges associated with high-demand
Web sites.
EdgeFusion Solutions
With the power of EdgeFusion Solutions and the Content
Bridge Alliance, content is delivered to users in the most
efficient and the fastest way possible. At the same time, content
providers retain control of their content and gain visibility into
user traffic.
Content Bridge is an alliance of Internet technology, hosting,
content delivery and access providers. It provides a new model
for cross-network content delivery. With this network, content
providers have unprecedented visibility and control over their
content at the edges of networks, and are guaranteed that
Internet users receive the most up-to-date information.
Capital Partners
A privately held company, Adero`s investors include venture
capital partners Fidelity Ventures, M/C Venture Partners,
Osborn Capital LLC and Spectrum Equity.
America Online (NYSE:AOL), Adero and Inktomi have formed
Content Bridge, an alliance of technology and network service
providers. The goal of the effort is to centralize the disparate
Internet and create a system for sharing content across
networks. The new service is scheduled to begin this fall.
Inktomi will provide the network infrastructure technology; Adero
will ensure that content is updated and will provide a centralized
billing system, and AOL will deploy Content Bridge on its
network.
The company recently closed a $72 million third round of
funding. It has raised $105 million in less than a year. A roster of
tech giants bought into Adero`s plans, including Intel Capital,
Inktomi and Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT). Other investors
in the third round were London-based Reuters Group PLC,
Mitsubishi Corp, Hikari Tsushin Inc. and ING Barings.
The money will be used to strengthen the network and create an
incubator to develop new technologies.
CONTACT:
For more information, contact 123Jump.com, Inc.
212-968-8700
Send email to: info@123jump.com
Or, visit 123Ju
(123Jump via COMTEX) -- Founded in 1998, Adero Solutions
helps companies conduct global e-business quickly and reliably.
The company eases difficulties in Internet content delivery by
bringing Web content and end users closer together.
GlobalWise and EdgeFusion are two of its most popular services.
Adero has collaborated with the world`s leading technology companies, telecommunications carriers, Internet service
providers and systems integrators to create its infrastructure.
Adero has teamed with well-known companies such as Inktomi
(NASDAQ: INKT), RealNetworks and Vignette Corporation,
among others.
The company has offices in Amsterdam, London, Rome, Hong
Kong and elsewhere. In March, Adero acquired two small U.S.
software companies. Adero`s competitors include Akamai
Technologies, Digital Island and MirrorImage.
GlobalWise Network
Adero`s GlobalWise Network is a worldwide network of
multi-server nodes that include carrier-grade Sun Enterprise
servers. Each node is optimized for the particular services that it
runs, and multiple nodes of each type are located around the
world to ensure high performance and backups.
The network provides a core set of capabilities that are
common to all the GlobalWise services, including intelligent
routing by the Adero GeoTraffic Manager, customer traffic
logging and reporting, network monitoring, and customer billing.
The company`s patent-pending GeoTraffic Manager ensures
that each end user is served from the nearest, most suitable
Adero Intelligent Node. Additionally, the distributed architecture
of the GlobalWise Network provides added security and
protection from the traffic surges associated with high-demand
Web sites.
EdgeFusion Solutions
With the power of EdgeFusion Solutions and the Content
Bridge Alliance, content is delivered to users in the most
efficient and the fastest way possible. At the same time, content
providers retain control of their content and gain visibility into
user traffic.
Content Bridge is an alliance of Internet technology, hosting,
content delivery and access providers. It provides a new model
for cross-network content delivery. With this network, content
providers have unprecedented visibility and control over their
content at the edges of networks, and are guaranteed that
Internet users receive the most up-to-date information.
Capital Partners
A privately held company, Adero`s investors include venture
capital partners Fidelity Ventures, M/C Venture Partners,
Osborn Capital LLC and Spectrum Equity.
America Online (NYSE:AOL), Adero and Inktomi have formed
Content Bridge, an alliance of technology and network service
providers. The goal of the effort is to centralize the disparate
Internet and create a system for sharing content across
networks. The new service is scheduled to begin this fall.
Inktomi will provide the network infrastructure technology; Adero
will ensure that content is updated and will provide a centralized
billing system, and AOL will deploy Content Bridge on its
network.
The company recently closed a $72 million third round of
funding. It has raised $105 million in less than a year. A roster of
tech giants bought into Adero`s plans, including Intel Capital,
Inktomi and Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT). Other investors
in the third round were London-based Reuters Group PLC,
Mitsubishi Corp, Hikari Tsushin Inc. and ING Barings.
The money will be used to strengthen the network and create an
incubator to develop new technologies.
CONTACT:
For more information, contact 123Jump.com, Inc.
212-968-8700
Send email to: info@123jump.com
Or, visit 123Ju
Die Meldung hast du zwar schon oben gepostet, aber hier nochmal in Kürze als Auszug aus dem Marktbericht zur Nasdaq von heute in deutsch:
Die Aktien von Inktomi legten um 4,78% auf 128,87 USD zu. Das Unternehmen hatte in einer Pressemitteilung den Beginn der "Inktomi Search Everywhere"-Initiative angekündigt. Der Mitteilung zufolge ist das Unternehmen dabei, Software zu entwickeln, um Internet-Usern die Informationssuche zu erleichtern. Die neue Software ermöglicht es, Informationen aus Intranets, Extranets, Websites und Suchmaschinen in einem Schritt abfragen zu können. Somit können dem Internet-User bessere und treffendere Ergebnisse möglich gemacht werden...
Die Aktien von Inktomi legten um 4,78% auf 128,87 USD zu. Das Unternehmen hatte in einer Pressemitteilung den Beginn der "Inktomi Search Everywhere"-Initiative angekündigt. Der Mitteilung zufolge ist das Unternehmen dabei, Software zu entwickeln, um Internet-Usern die Informationssuche zu erleichtern. Die neue Software ermöglicht es, Informationen aus Intranets, Extranets, Websites und Suchmaschinen in einem Schritt abfragen zu können. Somit können dem Internet-User bessere und treffendere Ergebnisse möglich gemacht werden...
Vermutlich bekommen wir heute einen kleinen Black Friday. INKT war nachbörslich bei um die 112 $. So nervös sind die Anleger.
Noch eine Meldung bezüglich der US-Government-Seite:
Inkt leads One-stop govt site
Thursday September 21 9:24 PM ET
One-Stop Gov`t Web Site Debuts Fri.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Want to track your Social Security benefits? Need to apply for a federal student loan? Having trouble surfing the Internet to find the nearest veterans hospital? Want to reserve a campsite at a national park?
Beginning Friday, Americans can do all these things by logging on to a single U.S. government Web site: http://firstgov.gov.
President Clinton (news - web sites) will explain how the site works in an Internet address Friday afternoon.
The one-stop Internet site consolidates 20,000 government Web sites - some 27 million web pages - into one.
``Up to this point, the problem has been finding the information`` in the maze of government Web sites, said Thomas Kalil, special assistant to the president for economic policy. ``It`s been like a library without a card catalog.``
The new site allows Internet users to search for government information by topic, rather than by agency. It also is designed to reduce the time Americans now spend traveling to government offices and waiting in line.
The site was developed, at no cost to taxpayers, by a team led by Internet entrepreneur Eric Brewer. He`s chief scientist at Inktomi Corp. (NasdaqNM:INKT - news), a software developer and marketer in Foster City, Calif. The government will pay $165,000 a month to maintain the site, which can search a half a billion documents in less than one-quarter of a second and handle millions of searches a day, Kalil said.
A survey released last week concluded that federal and state governments still have a long way to go in exploiting the power of the Internet, with few offering user-friendly Web sites to help people do business with governments online.
The White House Web site ranked near the bottom among federal Internet destinations, Brown University researchers said.
german
Noch eine Meldung bezüglich der US-Government-Seite:
Inkt leads One-stop govt site
Thursday September 21 9:24 PM ET
One-Stop Gov`t Web Site Debuts Fri.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Want to track your Social Security benefits? Need to apply for a federal student loan? Having trouble surfing the Internet to find the nearest veterans hospital? Want to reserve a campsite at a national park?
Beginning Friday, Americans can do all these things by logging on to a single U.S. government Web site: http://firstgov.gov.
President Clinton (news - web sites) will explain how the site works in an Internet address Friday afternoon.
The one-stop Internet site consolidates 20,000 government Web sites - some 27 million web pages - into one.
``Up to this point, the problem has been finding the information`` in the maze of government Web sites, said Thomas Kalil, special assistant to the president for economic policy. ``It`s been like a library without a card catalog.``
The new site allows Internet users to search for government information by topic, rather than by agency. It also is designed to reduce the time Americans now spend traveling to government offices and waiting in line.
The site was developed, at no cost to taxpayers, by a team led by Internet entrepreneur Eric Brewer. He`s chief scientist at Inktomi Corp. (NasdaqNM:INKT - news), a software developer and marketer in Foster City, Calif. The government will pay $165,000 a month to maintain the site, which can search a half a billion documents in less than one-quarter of a second and handle millions of searches a day, Kalil said.
A survey released last week concluded that federal and state governments still have a long way to go in exploiting the power of the Internet, with few offering user-friendly Web sites to help people do business with governments online.
The White House Web site ranked near the bottom among federal Internet destinations, Brown University researchers said.
german
Mit derzeit 123 $ ist das Befürchtete nicht eingetreten. Zeigt auch wieder einmal, daß die Afterhour-Kurse aufgrund mehrerer Faktoren ein verzerrtes Bild liefern und bei kleinerem Umsatzvolumen auf heftigere Kursausschläge auftreten.
Ich bedauere diejenigen, die dann gestern aus Angst nachbörslich bei 112 $ verkauft haben.
Weiterhin freut mich, daß INKT heute doch eine gewisse relative Stärke zeigen und laut Thompson-I-Watch der Anteil institutioneller Käufer vergleichsweise hoch ist.
german
Ich bedauere diejenigen, die dann gestern aus Angst nachbörslich bei 112 $ verkauft haben.
Weiterhin freut mich, daß INKT heute doch eine gewisse relative Stärke zeigen und laut Thompson-I-Watch der Anteil institutioneller Käufer vergleichsweise hoch ist.
german
Was tagsüber an deutschen Börsen passiert ist einfach lächerlich. Hier konnte man heute schon allein 10 % machen, wenn man eine Aktie kaufte, die dann nur auf Vortags-Nasdaq-Schlusskurs endete. Die Händler lachen sich doch schlapp. Die Mini-Umsätze, die nachbörslich laufen, werden genauso gewichtet wie der ganze Tag davor. Ich kann nur jedem, der US-Werte (oder auch Fernost-Werte) kaufen will, raten, sein Limit auf jeden Fall unter den Schlusskurs zu legen, meistens wird er trotzdem bedient.
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Die Staranalystin des Investmenthauses Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Mary Meeker raet zum Kauf der Aktie von Inktomi (WKN 914850). Die Aktie sei zwar nicht gerade billig, aber sie duerfe als [d]Kerninvestment[/d] im Technologiesektor in keinem Depot fehlen.
Inktomi verfuege ueber eine fuehrende Speichertechnologie, welche den Zugriff auf Webinhalte beschleunige und Internet-Service-Provider befaehige, Webinhalte auf Servern in der Naehe des Endverbrauchers zu speichern, wodurch Zeit und Bandbreite der Inhaltauslieferung reduziert wuerden. Ferner stelle Inktomi die Technologie fuer einige der groessten Suchmaschinen im Internet her.
Kuerzlich seien Plaene zur Zusammenarbeit mit Nokia bekannt geworden, wodurch ein weiteres Standbein im Wireless Bereich aufgebaut werden solle. Dadurch verfuege Inktomi ueber eine einzigartige Position im Bereich Internet-Infrastruktur. Die durchschnittliche Fuenfjahreswachstumsrate liege bei 75 %, das Kursziel betrage 160 USD.
Quelle: News (c) Aktiencheck
Vielen Dank für Ihr Abonnement
Inktomi verfuege ueber eine fuehrende Speichertechnologie, welche den Zugriff auf Webinhalte beschleunige und Internet-Service-Provider befaehige, Webinhalte auf Servern in der Naehe des Endverbrauchers zu speichern, wodurch Zeit und Bandbreite der Inhaltauslieferung reduziert wuerden. Ferner stelle Inktomi die Technologie fuer einige der groessten Suchmaschinen im Internet her.
Kuerzlich seien Plaene zur Zusammenarbeit mit Nokia bekannt geworden, wodurch ein weiteres Standbein im Wireless Bereich aufgebaut werden solle. Dadurch verfuege Inktomi ueber eine einzigartige Position im Bereich Internet-Infrastruktur. Die durchschnittliche Fuenfjahreswachstumsrate liege bei 75 %, das Kursziel betrage 160 USD.
Quelle: News (c) Aktiencheck
Vielen Dank für Ihr Abonnement
Danke, Duschgel!
Hier noch eine Meldung zu den Internetbemühungen in Japan, die INKT mittelbar auch betreffen werden nach der jüngsten Kooperation in Japan. Ehrgeiziges Ziel vor allem auch internetförderlicher Gesetzesveränderungen solle sein, die USA im Jahr 2005 zu überholen, was Internetnutzung und vor allem Internetzugangskosten anbelangt.
Japan seeks IT revolution
Prime minister says Internet key to reviving economy
BY MICHAEL ZIELENZIGER
Mercury News Tokyo Bureau
TOKYO -- Promising to make information technology the central
pillar of a bold platform for the ``rebirth of Japan,`` Prime Minister
Yoshiro Mori told the opening session of parliament Thursday that he
would make Japan the world`s leading IT powerhouse within five
years.
``The realization of a Japanese IT society will be key to ensuring
prosperous lives for the Japanese people and strengthening Japanese
competitiveness,`` Mori said on the first day of a new 72-day session
of the Diet, in a speech televised to the nation. ``Within five years, I
shall make Japan a nation that stands at the forefront of information
and communications.``
Mori, who never touched a computer keyboard until he took over as national leader in April, said
creating a speedy, broadband infrastructure for e-commerce, wiring schools and providing
inexpensive access to the Internet would fire the national imagination and revive industry.
His address was short on specifics, and critics said Japan`s traditional reliance on big government and
consensus decision-making to plan industrial change would slow the nation`s transition to the anarchic,
high-speed free-for-all of Internet innovation and electronic commerce.
``Mori is fundamentally missing the point,`` said management consultant Kenichi Ohmae, who said an
information revolution could not be guided from above. ``Japan`s problem is not with its people. It`s
with how its people are treated by the central government.``
Massive amounts of government regulations and an education system that does not invite creativity
will make it difficult for Japan to catch up with the United States, ``which already is at least 20 years
ahead of us,`` Ohmae said.
``The people have to be freed up,`` he added.
Burdened by unpopularity -- only 26.5 percent of voters approved of Mori in a newspaper poll
published this week -- and facing a crucial election in less than a year, Mori has seized upon
information technology as a key for his economic revitalization program.
On Wednesday a panel headed by Sony Corp. Chairman Nobuyuki Idei outlined a series of legal
reforms and educational initiatives that the Mori government said should help Japan overtake the
United States by 2005. The panel said 733 regulations and 124 laws must be revised to permit
electronic commerce. It also called for the nation to lay high-speed fiber-optic lines to help accelerate
Internet use.
german
Hier noch eine Meldung zu den Internetbemühungen in Japan, die INKT mittelbar auch betreffen werden nach der jüngsten Kooperation in Japan. Ehrgeiziges Ziel vor allem auch internetförderlicher Gesetzesveränderungen solle sein, die USA im Jahr 2005 zu überholen, was Internetnutzung und vor allem Internetzugangskosten anbelangt.
Japan seeks IT revolution
Prime minister says Internet key to reviving economy
BY MICHAEL ZIELENZIGER
Mercury News Tokyo Bureau
TOKYO -- Promising to make information technology the central
pillar of a bold platform for the ``rebirth of Japan,`` Prime Minister
Yoshiro Mori told the opening session of parliament Thursday that he
would make Japan the world`s leading IT powerhouse within five
years.
``The realization of a Japanese IT society will be key to ensuring
prosperous lives for the Japanese people and strengthening Japanese
competitiveness,`` Mori said on the first day of a new 72-day session
of the Diet, in a speech televised to the nation. ``Within five years, I
shall make Japan a nation that stands at the forefront of information
and communications.``
Mori, who never touched a computer keyboard until he took over as national leader in April, said
creating a speedy, broadband infrastructure for e-commerce, wiring schools and providing
inexpensive access to the Internet would fire the national imagination and revive industry.
His address was short on specifics, and critics said Japan`s traditional reliance on big government and
consensus decision-making to plan industrial change would slow the nation`s transition to the anarchic,
high-speed free-for-all of Internet innovation and electronic commerce.
``Mori is fundamentally missing the point,`` said management consultant Kenichi Ohmae, who said an
information revolution could not be guided from above. ``Japan`s problem is not with its people. It`s
with how its people are treated by the central government.``
Massive amounts of government regulations and an education system that does not invite creativity
will make it difficult for Japan to catch up with the United States, ``which already is at least 20 years
ahead of us,`` Ohmae said.
``The people have to be freed up,`` he added.
Burdened by unpopularity -- only 26.5 percent of voters approved of Mori in a newspaper poll
published this week -- and facing a crucial election in less than a year, Mori has seized upon
information technology as a key for his economic revitalization program.
On Wednesday a panel headed by Sony Corp. Chairman Nobuyuki Idei outlined a series of legal
reforms and educational initiatives that the Mori government said should help Japan overtake the
United States by 2005. The panel said 733 regulations and 124 laws must be revised to permit
electronic commerce. It also called for the nation to lay high-speed fiber-optic lines to help accelerate
Internet use.
german
Brewer turns Inktomi`s technology into cache
CMP Media Inc. - Friday, September 22, 2000
Sep. 22, 2000 (Electronic Engineering Times - CMP via COMTEX) -- For Eric Brewer, call forwarding is not just a convenience, it` s a way of life. Brewer, co-founder and chief scientist at the Internet caching company Inktomi Corp. (Foster City, Calif.), has co-opted a service from Pacific Bell into a personal secretary that forwards his incoming calls to whichever of his three cell phones he feels like using. Inktomi is a transparent company, just as Brewer wants it. "More than 6 billion things go through AOL`s caches every day," he said, referring to his marquee customer. If all goes well, users have no idea that their online experience is, if not impossible without Inktomi software, then certainly more enjoyable because of it.
Brewer, 33, earned his master`s degree and doctorate from MIT, then joined the University of California-Berkeley faculty teaching computer science with parallel computing as his area of expertise. Brewer and his first graduate student, Paul Gauthier, realized the Internet would pose scalability problems, so they wrote code to help make fetching objects easier in real-time. "The search engine and the Internet was a natural marriage," Brewer said.
Capitalizing on the unexpected success of the HotBot search engine, the two founded Ink-tomi in 1995. But where their search engine software was successful, their second product, the caching system Traffic Server, actually changed the way the Internet worked by reducing Internet download times, handling data in chunks exceeding a terabyte. "Caching started out as basically the primary approach to solving the issue of how you get data from servers to end users. Every time you visit a site, all that data travels to you," Brewer said.
Not surprisingly, such intensive bandwidth use can generate nasty bottlenecks upstream of users, so local sources of information are needed. "We` re literally making copies at the edge of the network, close to the user," Brewer said. And, while that takes strain off the network, "in practice people are not doing it for bandwidth, but for services and quality," Brewer said.
Multilingual
Traffic Server speaks HTTP, NNTP and RTSP, the three most popular Internet
languages, and it can speed content delivery by more than 35 percent, or as
little as 25 percent. But Brewer cites improvements of 50 percent.
Looking ahead, Brewer sees several challenges for his company. "Wireless is a focus for us," he said, particularly the convergence of wireless and the Web. For example, Inktomi is working with the communications giant Nokia to improve the look and feel of content delivery to wireless end users.
Another major focus is content distribution networks, or CDNs, clusters of computers that permit a content provider-say, a news service-to "push" its products to the edge of the network rather than to intermediary caches.
CDNs are the ultimate in "freshness," a little like having milk delivered daily to your refrigerator instead of to the corner store. But they give something back to providers, too: the means to track what end users are doing with the information they receive. All the caches throughout the network have logs that can condense their gigabytes of data into a report (daily, weekly, hourly, as needed), out of which companies can make some sort of sense. "It` s quite a challenge. It`s kind of the next level for network companies," Brewer said.
Expanding network
Earlier this summer, Inktomi announced Content Bridge, a three-way CDN alliance
with AOL and Adero Inc. (Boston). The system, available this fall, will use
Inktomi code to form a "network of networks" among providers that can expand as
more companies join the union.
Other obstacles to Inktomi`s growth arise from the organic expansion of the Internet. Whether traffic on the grid doubles every 90 days or every six months isn`t as important to the company as what sorts of things people want to do online. For example, anyone who has ever sat in on an online videoconference knows the technology needs improvement. Caching systems can help, Brewer said. "From a business perspective those things are good for us exactly because they` re hard on the network. We like to see new applications and better use of the Internet, " Brewer said.
He also noted that Traffic Server supports the three leading audio and video platforms: Apple`s QuickTime, Windows MediaPlayer and Real Networks.
Of course, not everybody agrees that giving software the keys to the city is the right approach. Rangaswamy Vasudevan, the chief technical mind
at CacheFlow Inc. (Sunnyvale, Calif.), thinks caching`s future lies with appliance servers, hardware boxes scattered near end users that process their content requests.
"I think in the long run infrastructure has always won by dedicated devices," Vasudevan said, pointing to Cisco Systems Inc. routers as a prime example. Ultimately, Vasudevan said, there may be tens of thousands, or even more, of these boxes worldwide, each dedicated to increasing the speed of content delivery to the user.
Unlike other caching strategies, including Inktomi`s, Cache-Flow deals in full Web pages rather than their individual components. Giving caches this ability to contextualize doubles the speed with which they fetch Web pages, compared to conventional systems, Vasudevan said.
An IBM study showed that users were satisfied if the object they requested popped onto their screen within two seconds of their request. For mouse clicks and other electrical operations the threshold is about 200 milliseconds. But for Web operations, it`s two seconds or bust.
To make time on the Internet truly satisfying-read, profitable-Vasudevan said at least 95 percent of all Web pages must arrive in two seconds flat. But two seconds is an awfully tough goal to master. After all, he said, thanks to "speed of light delays," in a world without caching it would take the average 20-kbyte Web page some four seconds to make the trip from Palo Alto, Calif., to Japan, even on a single, dedicated fiber connection.
http://www.eetimes.com/
german
CMP Media Inc. - Friday, September 22, 2000
Sep. 22, 2000 (Electronic Engineering Times - CMP via COMTEX) -- For Eric Brewer, call forwarding is not just a convenience, it` s a way of life. Brewer, co-founder and chief scientist at the Internet caching company Inktomi Corp. (Foster City, Calif.), has co-opted a service from Pacific Bell into a personal secretary that forwards his incoming calls to whichever of his three cell phones he feels like using. Inktomi is a transparent company, just as Brewer wants it. "More than 6 billion things go through AOL`s caches every day," he said, referring to his marquee customer. If all goes well, users have no idea that their online experience is, if not impossible without Inktomi software, then certainly more enjoyable because of it.
Brewer, 33, earned his master`s degree and doctorate from MIT, then joined the University of California-Berkeley faculty teaching computer science with parallel computing as his area of expertise. Brewer and his first graduate student, Paul Gauthier, realized the Internet would pose scalability problems, so they wrote code to help make fetching objects easier in real-time. "The search engine and the Internet was a natural marriage," Brewer said.
Capitalizing on the unexpected success of the HotBot search engine, the two founded Ink-tomi in 1995. But where their search engine software was successful, their second product, the caching system Traffic Server, actually changed the way the Internet worked by reducing Internet download times, handling data in chunks exceeding a terabyte. "Caching started out as basically the primary approach to solving the issue of how you get data from servers to end users. Every time you visit a site, all that data travels to you," Brewer said.
Not surprisingly, such intensive bandwidth use can generate nasty bottlenecks upstream of users, so local sources of information are needed. "We` re literally making copies at the edge of the network, close to the user," Brewer said. And, while that takes strain off the network, "in practice people are not doing it for bandwidth, but for services and quality," Brewer said.
Multilingual
Traffic Server speaks HTTP, NNTP and RTSP, the three most popular Internet
languages, and it can speed content delivery by more than 35 percent, or as
little as 25 percent. But Brewer cites improvements of 50 percent.
Looking ahead, Brewer sees several challenges for his company. "Wireless is a focus for us," he said, particularly the convergence of wireless and the Web. For example, Inktomi is working with the communications giant Nokia to improve the look and feel of content delivery to wireless end users.
Another major focus is content distribution networks, or CDNs, clusters of computers that permit a content provider-say, a news service-to "push" its products to the edge of the network rather than to intermediary caches.
CDNs are the ultimate in "freshness," a little like having milk delivered daily to your refrigerator instead of to the corner store. But they give something back to providers, too: the means to track what end users are doing with the information they receive. All the caches throughout the network have logs that can condense their gigabytes of data into a report (daily, weekly, hourly, as needed), out of which companies can make some sort of sense. "It` s quite a challenge. It`s kind of the next level for network companies," Brewer said.
Expanding network
Earlier this summer, Inktomi announced Content Bridge, a three-way CDN alliance
with AOL and Adero Inc. (Boston). The system, available this fall, will use
Inktomi code to form a "network of networks" among providers that can expand as
more companies join the union.
Other obstacles to Inktomi`s growth arise from the organic expansion of the Internet. Whether traffic on the grid doubles every 90 days or every six months isn`t as important to the company as what sorts of things people want to do online. For example, anyone who has ever sat in on an online videoconference knows the technology needs improvement. Caching systems can help, Brewer said. "From a business perspective those things are good for us exactly because they` re hard on the network. We like to see new applications and better use of the Internet, " Brewer said.
He also noted that Traffic Server supports the three leading audio and video platforms: Apple`s QuickTime, Windows MediaPlayer and Real Networks.
Of course, not everybody agrees that giving software the keys to the city is the right approach. Rangaswamy Vasudevan, the chief technical mind
at CacheFlow Inc. (Sunnyvale, Calif.), thinks caching`s future lies with appliance servers, hardware boxes scattered near end users that process their content requests.
"I think in the long run infrastructure has always won by dedicated devices," Vasudevan said, pointing to Cisco Systems Inc. routers as a prime example. Ultimately, Vasudevan said, there may be tens of thousands, or even more, of these boxes worldwide, each dedicated to increasing the speed of content delivery to the user.
Unlike other caching strategies, including Inktomi`s, Cache-Flow deals in full Web pages rather than their individual components. Giving caches this ability to contextualize doubles the speed with which they fetch Web pages, compared to conventional systems, Vasudevan said.
An IBM study showed that users were satisfied if the object they requested popped onto their screen within two seconds of their request. For mouse clicks and other electrical operations the threshold is about 200 milliseconds. But for Web operations, it`s two seconds or bust.
To make time on the Internet truly satisfying-read, profitable-Vasudevan said at least 95 percent of all Web pages must arrive in two seconds flat. But two seconds is an awfully tough goal to master. After all, he said, thanks to "speed of light delays," in a world without caching it would take the average 20-kbyte Web page some four seconds to make the trip from Palo Alto, Calif., to Japan, even on a single, dedicated fiber connection.
http://www.eetimes.com/
german
Cisco hält sich sozusagen ran, um die Content Alliance nach vorne zu bringen. Schon am 3.10. soll ein erstes Treffen stattfinden. Das Interesse von INKTOMI, sich auf einen Standard zu einigen, ist verständlich, weil es die Schalgkraft erhöht und es schlechter wäre, CSCO gegen sich zu haben:
Cisco-led standards group to release Phase 1
September 25, 2000 12:00 AM PT
by Matt Berger
A coalition of technology companies aiming to develop a new standard for delivering content across the Web is expected to release the first of its working documents online today in a push to get industry comment and enlist more companies to join the cause.
The group, which calls itself Content Alliance, was initiated by networking giant Cisco Systems (CSCO) and has so far attracted interest from 28 companies, including Digital Island (ISLD) and Sun Microsystems (SUNW).
The documents, which will be worked into a final proposal over the next three months, were posted online today for review at www.content-peering.org.
Following a series of open meetings, content providers, private network firms and the range of companies involved in the project will develop a final proposal to submit to the Internet Engineering Task Force, the same group that formalized hypertext transfer protocol (http) as a standard for transferring data on the Internet 10 years ago.
Streaming video at issue
Companies working on the plan say that the growth of rich-media content has increased the need for a new standard that can support larger data -- most importantly streaming video.
Executives and technology developers from network software firm Entera have been working closely with Cisco along the way.
"The reason we joined is very simple," says Richard De Soto, vice president of marketing for Entera. "Cisco assured us that the primary purpose of the organization was to write a standard, and we had been pushing standards since 1997."
De Soto, like the rest of the group, says the effort will only propel the content delivery market when a general platform is agreed upon.
"We cannot grow the market unless you have standards," he says. "If you have the ability for companies to be able to route content from one another it isn`t a losing deal.
"It becomes a little bit like the telephone network -- everyone can share a little bit in the pie."
Other players
While politics can often get in the way of developing an industry standard, most of the companies working in the content delivery space say new technology won`t alienate private network firms like Exodus (EXDS) and Inktomi (INKT), which have already developed expensive, proprietary methods for caching and delivering data.
"That`s the way the industry works -- people create propriety products, then things start to evolve toward standards," says Ed Haflam, chief strategist with content delivery firm Inktomi. "In the end, what a standard allows is for anyone to make a best effort to compete and create better technology."
Inktomi plays an interesting role in the adoption of a new delivery standard. A week before Cisco came out with its Content Alliance, Inktomi announced a similar alliance called Content Bridge with leading companies in the space (see: "Caching in on content"). While Inktomi has developed a different model for caching content closer to the end user, Haflam said Friday that it, too, is interested in developing an industry standard and is planning to take a major role in the process.
"The Content Bridge reached out to Cisco last week and asked them to consider holding off on its efforts and join with ours," Haflam said.
While the group hasn`t yet received a formal response, Haflam said Cisco`s effort to make its plans public online today is a step in the right direction.
The initial meeting of the alliance will take place on Oct. 3 in Boston. Following a series of development meetings, the group plans to present its final proposal to the engineering task force at its annual meeting on Dec. 10 in San Diego.
Quelle: Upside.com
german
Cisco-led standards group to release Phase 1
September 25, 2000 12:00 AM PT
by Matt Berger
A coalition of technology companies aiming to develop a new standard for delivering content across the Web is expected to release the first of its working documents online today in a push to get industry comment and enlist more companies to join the cause.
The group, which calls itself Content Alliance, was initiated by networking giant Cisco Systems (CSCO) and has so far attracted interest from 28 companies, including Digital Island (ISLD) and Sun Microsystems (SUNW).
The documents, which will be worked into a final proposal over the next three months, were posted online today for review at www.content-peering.org.
Following a series of open meetings, content providers, private network firms and the range of companies involved in the project will develop a final proposal to submit to the Internet Engineering Task Force, the same group that formalized hypertext transfer protocol (http) as a standard for transferring data on the Internet 10 years ago.
Streaming video at issue
Companies working on the plan say that the growth of rich-media content has increased the need for a new standard that can support larger data -- most importantly streaming video.
Executives and technology developers from network software firm Entera have been working closely with Cisco along the way.
"The reason we joined is very simple," says Richard De Soto, vice president of marketing for Entera. "Cisco assured us that the primary purpose of the organization was to write a standard, and we had been pushing standards since 1997."
De Soto, like the rest of the group, says the effort will only propel the content delivery market when a general platform is agreed upon.
"We cannot grow the market unless you have standards," he says. "If you have the ability for companies to be able to route content from one another it isn`t a losing deal.
"It becomes a little bit like the telephone network -- everyone can share a little bit in the pie."
Other players
While politics can often get in the way of developing an industry standard, most of the companies working in the content delivery space say new technology won`t alienate private network firms like Exodus (EXDS) and Inktomi (INKT), which have already developed expensive, proprietary methods for caching and delivering data.
"That`s the way the industry works -- people create propriety products, then things start to evolve toward standards," says Ed Haflam, chief strategist with content delivery firm Inktomi. "In the end, what a standard allows is for anyone to make a best effort to compete and create better technology."
Inktomi plays an interesting role in the adoption of a new delivery standard. A week before Cisco came out with its Content Alliance, Inktomi announced a similar alliance called Content Bridge with leading companies in the space (see: "Caching in on content"). While Inktomi has developed a different model for caching content closer to the end user, Haflam said Friday that it, too, is interested in developing an industry standard and is planning to take a major role in the process.
"The Content Bridge reached out to Cisco last week and asked them to consider holding off on its efforts and join with ours," Haflam said.
While the group hasn`t yet received a formal response, Haflam said Cisco`s effort to make its plans public online today is a step in the right direction.
The initial meeting of the alliance will take place on Oct. 3 in Boston. Following a series of development meetings, the group plans to present its final proposal to the engineering task force at its annual meeting on Dec. 10 in San Diego.
Quelle: Upside.com
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CNNfn gave the latest comments from Vik Mehta of Goldman Sachs.
http://www.newbizbytes.com/fstocks9084internet.showMessage?t…
Views INKT as a good long term bet.
und aus dem Yahoo-Board:
21st Century Television Network
by: HRearden1 (30/M/San Francisco, CA) 9/26/00 3:14 am
Msg: 48466 of 48482
I just read the FastForward Networks whitepaper. This is the TV network of the 21st century. What a great acquisition. It`s a no-brainer add-on for each of INKT`s CDN customers. No wonder DP was forecasting such rapid growth. I think $40M is too low for next year. $80M is more like it. Imagine three Traffic Servers and a host of FFN "Media Bridges" in each telco central office and cable head-end. This is ridiculous revenue potential. It makes CSCO look small.
http://www.fastforwardnetworks.com/pdfs/boa_whitepaper.pdf
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FREE Complaint Site
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LBRT 115 5/8
27 11/16 -4 11/16
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delayed 20 mins - disclaimerGet QuotesWednesday September 27, 2:19 pm Eastern Time
Press Release
SOURCE: Prudential Securities Incorporated
Prudential Securities Analyst, Randy Scherago, Launches Research Coverage Of Liberate Technologies and Inktomi Corp.
Liberate Technologies With a Strong Buy Rating and a 12-Month Target of $50, Inktomi Corp. With an Accumulate Rating and a 12-Month Target of $145.
NEW YORK, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Prudential Securities Incorporated announced today that Randy Scherago, Vic President, has launched research coverage of Liberate Technologies (LBRT) and Inktomi Corp. (INKT). Mr. Scherago adds LBRT and INKT to his existing universe, which includes AudioCodes Ltd. (AUDC), Claren Corporation (CLRN), Intergreated Device Technology, Inc. (IDTI), MCK Communications, Inc. (MCKC), Natural MicroSystems Corporation (NMSS), Network Peripherals, Inc. (NPIX), Oak Technologies, Inc. (OAKT), Polycom, Inc. (PLCM), and Sonus Networks, Inc. (SONS).
Mr. Sherago has initiated coverage of LBRT with a strong buy and a target of $50; while INKT has been initiated in an accumulate rating with a target of $145.
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Related QuotesINKT
LBRT 115 5/8
27 11/16 -4 11/16
-1 15/16
delayed 20 mins - disclaimerGet QuotesWednesday September 27, 2:19 pm Eastern Time
Press Release
SOURCE: Prudential Securities Incorporated
Prudential Securities Analyst, Randy Scherago, Launches Research Coverage Of Liberate Technologies and Inktomi Corp.
Liberate Technologies With a Strong Buy Rating and a 12-Month Target of $50, Inktomi Corp. With an Accumulate Rating and a 12-Month Target of $145.
NEW YORK, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Prudential Securities Incorporated announced today that Randy Scherago, Vic President, has launched research coverage of Liberate Technologies (LBRT) and Inktomi Corp. (INKT). Mr. Scherago adds LBRT and INKT to his existing universe, which includes AudioCodes Ltd. (AUDC), Claren Corporation (CLRN), Intergreated Device Technology, Inc. (IDTI), MCK Communications, Inc. (MCKC), Natural MicroSystems Corporation (NMSS), Network Peripherals, Inc. (NPIX), Oak Technologies, Inc. (OAKT), Polycom, Inc. (PLCM), and Sonus Networks, Inc. (SONS).
Mr. Sherago has initiated coverage of LBRT with a strong buy and a target of $50; while INKT has been initiated in an accumulate rating with a target of $145.
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Neues SEC-Filing von INKT:
http://www.10kwizard.ragingbull.com/fil_submis.asp?iacc=1279…
Form 8-K/A : Amendment to a previously filed 8-K
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http://www.10kwizard.ragingbull.com/fil_submis.asp?iacc=1279…
Form 8-K/A : Amendment to a previously filed 8-K
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27.09.2000
Inktomi Käufe aufschieben
Fuchs Hitech
Die Analysten vom Börsenbrief Fuchs Hitech raten den Investoren bei den Aktien der Inktomi Corp. (WKN 914850) Käufe aufzuschieben.
Das Unternehmen habe in der letzten Woche weiter an einer Bodenbildung gebaut. Ein mächtiger Einbruch am Donnerstag und Freitag habe jedoch diesen Versuch beendet. Da aber am Freitag die Anfangsverluste wieder aufgeholt worden seien, könne jetzt durchaus ein neuer Versuch folgen und bei einem Sprung über 132 USD sei sogar eine ausgesprochen starke Formation entstanden, die Käufe auslösen solle.
Dann sei auch der Ausbruch aus der neutralen Keilformation gelungen, die sich seit dem Juni gebildet habe und der starke Candle der Vorwoche sei nur neutral fortgesetzt worden.
Quelle. Aktien-Check.de
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Inktomi Käufe aufschieben
Fuchs Hitech
Die Analysten vom Börsenbrief Fuchs Hitech raten den Investoren bei den Aktien der Inktomi Corp. (WKN 914850) Käufe aufzuschieben.
Das Unternehmen habe in der letzten Woche weiter an einer Bodenbildung gebaut. Ein mächtiger Einbruch am Donnerstag und Freitag habe jedoch diesen Versuch beendet. Da aber am Freitag die Anfangsverluste wieder aufgeholt worden seien, könne jetzt durchaus ein neuer Versuch folgen und bei einem Sprung über 132 USD sei sogar eine ausgesprochen starke Formation entstanden, die Käufe auslösen solle.
Dann sei auch der Ausbruch aus der neutralen Keilformation gelungen, die sich seit dem Juni gebildet habe und der starke Candle der Vorwoche sei nur neutral fortgesetzt worden.
Quelle. Aktien-Check.de
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The Road Ahead
CMP Media Inc. - Friday, September 29, 2000
Sep. 29, 2000 (Electronic Engineering Times - CMP via COMTEX) -- The public fanfare surrounding the debut of high-end Internet testbeds like Abilene and Next-Generation Internet can blind us to the fact that there is a more important story behind the scenes. It is the multitude of small, incremental improvements being made in commercial Internet backbone infrastructure, preparing us for the exponential growth in packet traffic that will greet us through this decade and beyond.
The multiplicity of efforts is necessary because the upgrade to the Internet is no longer just about preparing Web sites for the 21st century. Rather, it`s about turning the Internet Protocol into the unifying language of all broadband communications. The circuit switches that carry nailed-up voice calls on a global basis, enabled by a switched infrastructure that took more than a century to build, are expected to be replaced within a decade by a single packet-switched network that carries all the world`s data, voice and video. The belief that IP will constitute a telecommunications Esperanto is becoming nearly as accepted as the belief that global warming is real; the only remaining issue is what to do about it.
The task of making sure IP can take on this added burden is no longer the sole responsibility of the original 1960s developers in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency or of the recently announced Internet2. This time, thousands of smart people at hundreds of private companies are taking on small chunks of the problem, working at all seven layers of the Open Systems Interconnect protocol stack. Their goal: Allow a single packet-switched network and a single IP protocol to provide all the world`s citizens with instantaneous broadband communications.
At the largest scale, that of a global fiber backbone, it became obvious in the 1990s that a step forward would require a leap back into the past. Developers of the Synchronous Optical Network suite of standards had planned for fiber speeds that would reach 10 Gbits/second, 40 Gbits/s and beyond, but they had counted on the staged growth of the time-division-multiplexed transport of voice channels. When Sonet had to start carrying packet data traffic-and rather ineffectively at that-the math for Sonet broke down.
The answer of the early 1990s was wave-division multiplexing, in which one fiber would carry several voice circuits or IP flows, separated by color-of-light signal. Though WDM carried the panache of being new and modern because it was photonic, it represented a turn back to an analog world for a transport system that was supposed to go all-digital. The application of WDM to increase bandwidth was absolutely necessary for the spread of global IP transport.
What developers envision as a short-term transitional step, albeit with some potential for long-term usefulness in the backbone, is a shift in network topology from the metropolitan rings that grew out of Sonet research to a long-haul any-to-any mesh that is best for solving routing problems for IP traffic.
Sometimes the long-haul networks will be owned by one service provider, usually a specialized fiber-based interexchange carrier like Qwest Communications International Inc. or Level 3 Communications Inc. But even in the long-haul backbone, traffic could hop across several service-provider domains.
Although development activity can occasionally seem manic in the long-haul world, it pales in comparison with the action in metropolitan and regional networks.
Every local phone company has started its own Internet service provider (ISP) business. Don`t look for an architectural winner in this space. Luminous Networks Inc.`s vice president of marketing Jay Shuler likes to use the old phrase, "Where you stand depends on where you sit."
When a physical network is a simple 10-Gbit Ethernet ring, or a packet-over-Sonet point-to-point link, the primary Layer 3 device can be the type of "core router" manufactured by Avici Systems Inc., Juniper Networks, Lucent`s Nexabit group or Pluris Inc. Those routers can find a home in the peering centers located in both long-haul and metropolitan networks. But the closer a router gets to the traffic point of origin, the less its primary function is speed of transport and the more complex it must become in terms of aggregating traffic.
As part of an effort to create easily switched IP packet flows, Cisco Systems Inc. has proposed a model of appending tags to the IP packet, dubbed tag switching. This was standardized by the Internet Engineering Task Force as the Multi-Protocol Label Switching, or MPLS, model.
There are many new wrinkles left to explore at the network edge. In physical-layer transport, new optical companies are proposing passive optical network technologies to allow corporations to utilize dark fiber that extends directly to the corporate local-area network or the in-building service distribution point. There also are new modulation methods such as optical frequency-division multiplexing, subcarrier multiplexing and space-division multiplexing that may make it easier for a metropolitan aggregator box to offer several types of service at once. Ultimately, however, all metropolitan aggregation technologies are held hostage to the last-mile access problem, perhaps the thorniest of Internet evolution issues.
Despite significant progress in the digital subscriber line and cable-modem arenas-and several fixed-wireless access models look promising for mid-decade-universal broadband access is a concept that will take several years to implement, despite all the hype about the world turning to Internet time.
The emphasis on full IP interoperability has been important in the second half of 2000, as a backlash has begun against the lighter-weight Wireless Applications Protocol (WAP) promoted by Phone.com Inc.
While WAP had some early and vociferous adherents in Europe, the user-experience stories coming out of trial networks on the continent seem centered on the observation that "WAP is crap."
Given the number of investments made in wireless Internet services in the past few quarters and the subsequent anti-WAP backlash, it is safe to say that late 2000 and early 2001 may see a general anti-wireless Internet backlash that could further slow expansion of packet networks in this area.
Even with a working broadband client appliance, access to Web sites is only as dependable as the global caching and mirroring strategy employed by the ISPs between source and destination.
Strategies for handling caching and content replication have fallen into three rough categories. Inktomi Corp. came first with a centralized proxy-server concept, realized in network operation centers that served to mirror content as close as possible to the requester of the information. By working with service providers like Digital Island Inc., Inktomi has been able to assemble a reliable global caching service.
In early August, Inktomi joined with several vendors in promoting the Content-Bridge Alliance, in which content itself would be brokered in the same way that bandwidth was brokered in peering centers.
Others are following the route blazed by Akamai Technologies Inc., which actually creates a proprietary redirection vehicle for URLs, which are translated into Akamai-specific RLs for distribution through special accelerated subnetworks.
Finally, hardware-based vendors like CacheFlow Technologies Inc. are trying to place more caching closer to the end client, and make the Web servers do more in the process.
In the end, the lofty goal of a single packet-switched network and a single IP protocol for instantaneous broadband communications is still in the distance. But it should warm the Web user`s heart to know that there are some smart Internet architects chipping away at the problems to reach that goal. The most notable are featured in this special issue.
http://www.eetimes.com/
german
CMP Media Inc. - Friday, September 29, 2000
Sep. 29, 2000 (Electronic Engineering Times - CMP via COMTEX) -- The public fanfare surrounding the debut of high-end Internet testbeds like Abilene and Next-Generation Internet can blind us to the fact that there is a more important story behind the scenes. It is the multitude of small, incremental improvements being made in commercial Internet backbone infrastructure, preparing us for the exponential growth in packet traffic that will greet us through this decade and beyond.
The multiplicity of efforts is necessary because the upgrade to the Internet is no longer just about preparing Web sites for the 21st century. Rather, it`s about turning the Internet Protocol into the unifying language of all broadband communications. The circuit switches that carry nailed-up voice calls on a global basis, enabled by a switched infrastructure that took more than a century to build, are expected to be replaced within a decade by a single packet-switched network that carries all the world`s data, voice and video. The belief that IP will constitute a telecommunications Esperanto is becoming nearly as accepted as the belief that global warming is real; the only remaining issue is what to do about it.
The task of making sure IP can take on this added burden is no longer the sole responsibility of the original 1960s developers in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency or of the recently announced Internet2. This time, thousands of smart people at hundreds of private companies are taking on small chunks of the problem, working at all seven layers of the Open Systems Interconnect protocol stack. Their goal: Allow a single packet-switched network and a single IP protocol to provide all the world`s citizens with instantaneous broadband communications.
At the largest scale, that of a global fiber backbone, it became obvious in the 1990s that a step forward would require a leap back into the past. Developers of the Synchronous Optical Network suite of standards had planned for fiber speeds that would reach 10 Gbits/second, 40 Gbits/s and beyond, but they had counted on the staged growth of the time-division-multiplexed transport of voice channels. When Sonet had to start carrying packet data traffic-and rather ineffectively at that-the math for Sonet broke down.
The answer of the early 1990s was wave-division multiplexing, in which one fiber would carry several voice circuits or IP flows, separated by color-of-light signal. Though WDM carried the panache of being new and modern because it was photonic, it represented a turn back to an analog world for a transport system that was supposed to go all-digital. The application of WDM to increase bandwidth was absolutely necessary for the spread of global IP transport.
What developers envision as a short-term transitional step, albeit with some potential for long-term usefulness in the backbone, is a shift in network topology from the metropolitan rings that grew out of Sonet research to a long-haul any-to-any mesh that is best for solving routing problems for IP traffic.
Sometimes the long-haul networks will be owned by one service provider, usually a specialized fiber-based interexchange carrier like Qwest Communications International Inc. or Level 3 Communications Inc. But even in the long-haul backbone, traffic could hop across several service-provider domains.
Although development activity can occasionally seem manic in the long-haul world, it pales in comparison with the action in metropolitan and regional networks.
Every local phone company has started its own Internet service provider (ISP) business. Don`t look for an architectural winner in this space. Luminous Networks Inc.`s vice president of marketing Jay Shuler likes to use the old phrase, "Where you stand depends on where you sit."
When a physical network is a simple 10-Gbit Ethernet ring, or a packet-over-Sonet point-to-point link, the primary Layer 3 device can be the type of "core router" manufactured by Avici Systems Inc., Juniper Networks, Lucent`s Nexabit group or Pluris Inc. Those routers can find a home in the peering centers located in both long-haul and metropolitan networks. But the closer a router gets to the traffic point of origin, the less its primary function is speed of transport and the more complex it must become in terms of aggregating traffic.
As part of an effort to create easily switched IP packet flows, Cisco Systems Inc. has proposed a model of appending tags to the IP packet, dubbed tag switching. This was standardized by the Internet Engineering Task Force as the Multi-Protocol Label Switching, or MPLS, model.
There are many new wrinkles left to explore at the network edge. In physical-layer transport, new optical companies are proposing passive optical network technologies to allow corporations to utilize dark fiber that extends directly to the corporate local-area network or the in-building service distribution point. There also are new modulation methods such as optical frequency-division multiplexing, subcarrier multiplexing and space-division multiplexing that may make it easier for a metropolitan aggregator box to offer several types of service at once. Ultimately, however, all metropolitan aggregation technologies are held hostage to the last-mile access problem, perhaps the thorniest of Internet evolution issues.
Despite significant progress in the digital subscriber line and cable-modem arenas-and several fixed-wireless access models look promising for mid-decade-universal broadband access is a concept that will take several years to implement, despite all the hype about the world turning to Internet time.
The emphasis on full IP interoperability has been important in the second half of 2000, as a backlash has begun against the lighter-weight Wireless Applications Protocol (WAP) promoted by Phone.com Inc.
While WAP had some early and vociferous adherents in Europe, the user-experience stories coming out of trial networks on the continent seem centered on the observation that "WAP is crap."
Given the number of investments made in wireless Internet services in the past few quarters and the subsequent anti-WAP backlash, it is safe to say that late 2000 and early 2001 may see a general anti-wireless Internet backlash that could further slow expansion of packet networks in this area.
Even with a working broadband client appliance, access to Web sites is only as dependable as the global caching and mirroring strategy employed by the ISPs between source and destination.
Strategies for handling caching and content replication have fallen into three rough categories. Inktomi Corp. came first with a centralized proxy-server concept, realized in network operation centers that served to mirror content as close as possible to the requester of the information. By working with service providers like Digital Island Inc., Inktomi has been able to assemble a reliable global caching service.
In early August, Inktomi joined with several vendors in promoting the Content-Bridge Alliance, in which content itself would be brokered in the same way that bandwidth was brokered in peering centers.
Others are following the route blazed by Akamai Technologies Inc., which actually creates a proprietary redirection vehicle for URLs, which are translated into Akamai-specific RLs for distribution through special accelerated subnetworks.
Finally, hardware-based vendors like CacheFlow Technologies Inc. are trying to place more caching closer to the end client, and make the Web servers do more in the process.
In the end, the lofty goal of a single packet-switched network and a single IP protocol for instantaneous broadband communications is still in the distance. But it should warm the Web user`s heart to know that there are some smart Internet architects chipping away at the problems to reach that goal. The most notable are featured in this special issue.
http://www.eetimes.com/
german
Übersicht aller Internetinfrastruktur(software)-Firmen mit Performance seit Jahresbeginn
http://www.financialweb.com/nwsNewsArticle.asp?ArticleID=115…
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http://www.financialweb.com/nwsNewsArticle.asp?ArticleID=115…
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Eprise Taking Early Leadership Position in Broadband Content Management and DeliveryAdvanced technology and partnerships with industry-leading content providers gives Eprise an edge in the race to use multimedia for more engaging information delivery
Business Wire - Monday, October 02, 2000
FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Oct 2, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Eprise Corporation (Nasdaq:EPRS), a leading provider of advanced content management software for dynamic Web sites, today announced that Eprise Participant Server(R) fully supports the delivery and input of multimedia content via broadband and high-speed wireless. Eprise`s unique adaptive user interface architecture and robust content repository enables organizations to upload and store any number of multimedia assets, from video and audio to flash graphics, and deliver those assets to the user through any high-bandwidth device.
Recent partnerships with Inktomi and Akamai have also provided Eprise with additional momentum in the broadband arena. Working closely with both partners, Eprise has developed interfaces with these industry-leading content providers and distribution networks that allow organizations to capitalize on powerful caching and Internet-based infrastructures for acquiring and delivering rich content across multiple channels.
"The end result is an enhanced user experience and the ability to deliver information in a multitude of media," said Jon Radoff, Eprise CTO. "Organizations are chomping at the bit to transfer knowledge and information across the enterprise in more engaging ways, from video and audio, to killer graphics, but bandwidth on both the delivery side and the upload side has been prohibitive. Now, with broadband providing the bigger pipes, the next challenge is managing, repurposing, and delivering multimedia, and Eprise Participant Server can do all of that today not only for standard broadband, but also emerging high-speed wireless devices."
The need for content management in the high-speed world is growing as broadband access becomes more commonplace in the corporate computing world as well as the home. According to The Yankee Group, the number of high-speed Internet connections is expected to reach 16.6 million by 2004, a twelvefold increase in four years. As more users have the high-speed connections, organizations can begin delivering more engaging content and programs using sound and video on their Internet and intranet sites. Online training, live product demonstrations, powerful media-intensive marketing campaigns will become more realistic, but these content-rich strategies will also complicate site management. Radoff notes that because Eprise Participant Server was created with a unique adaptive user interface architecture, the content management solution is ahead of the game in providing organizations with the infrastructure for managing digital assets. "Participant Server adapts to evolutions in the marketplace because we created user interfaces that allow organizations to deliver content across multiple platforms. And, while other content management providers are only partnering to provide digital asset management, we also offer it out-of-the-box with a powerful repository that is ready to handle any form of multimedia."
The Adaptive User Interface Architecture exposes Eprise`s content management software services to any client application that supports HTTP connections, COM, or Java technologies. This provides the ability for organizations to transparently integrate robust Web content management functions into the standard framework of their Web sites, regardless of the type of device or application being used.
Quelle: Business Wire
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Business Wire - Monday, October 02, 2000
FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Oct 2, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Eprise Corporation (Nasdaq:EPRS), a leading provider of advanced content management software for dynamic Web sites, today announced that Eprise Participant Server(R) fully supports the delivery and input of multimedia content via broadband and high-speed wireless. Eprise`s unique adaptive user interface architecture and robust content repository enables organizations to upload and store any number of multimedia assets, from video and audio to flash graphics, and deliver those assets to the user through any high-bandwidth device.
Recent partnerships with Inktomi and Akamai have also provided Eprise with additional momentum in the broadband arena. Working closely with both partners, Eprise has developed interfaces with these industry-leading content providers and distribution networks that allow organizations to capitalize on powerful caching and Internet-based infrastructures for acquiring and delivering rich content across multiple channels.
"The end result is an enhanced user experience and the ability to deliver information in a multitude of media," said Jon Radoff, Eprise CTO. "Organizations are chomping at the bit to transfer knowledge and information across the enterprise in more engaging ways, from video and audio, to killer graphics, but bandwidth on both the delivery side and the upload side has been prohibitive. Now, with broadband providing the bigger pipes, the next challenge is managing, repurposing, and delivering multimedia, and Eprise Participant Server can do all of that today not only for standard broadband, but also emerging high-speed wireless devices."
The need for content management in the high-speed world is growing as broadband access becomes more commonplace in the corporate computing world as well as the home. According to The Yankee Group, the number of high-speed Internet connections is expected to reach 16.6 million by 2004, a twelvefold increase in four years. As more users have the high-speed connections, organizations can begin delivering more engaging content and programs using sound and video on their Internet and intranet sites. Online training, live product demonstrations, powerful media-intensive marketing campaigns will become more realistic, but these content-rich strategies will also complicate site management. Radoff notes that because Eprise Participant Server was created with a unique adaptive user interface architecture, the content management solution is ahead of the game in providing organizations with the infrastructure for managing digital assets. "Participant Server adapts to evolutions in the marketplace because we created user interfaces that allow organizations to deliver content across multiple platforms. And, while other content management providers are only partnering to provide digital asset management, we also offer it out-of-the-box with a powerful repository that is ready to handle any form of multimedia."
The Adaptive User Interface Architecture exposes Eprise`s content management software services to any client application that supports HTTP connections, COM, or Java technologies. This provides the ability for organizations to transparently integrate robust Web content management functions into the standard framework of their Web sites, regardless of the type of device or application being used.
Quelle: Business Wire
german
Da den kommenden Yahoo-Zahlen doch eine gewisse Rolle für die zumindest kurzfristige Nasdaq-Entwicklung zugesprochen werden kann, ein interessanter Artikel von Bami Francisco.
Wireless Internet hat Zukunft - und da ist INKT gut positioniert.
Does AOL, DoCoMo duo hurt Yahoo?
To grow internationally means to grow wirelessly
By Bambi Francisco, CBS.MarketWatch.com
Last Update: 1:02 AM ET Oct 3, 2000 NewsWatch
Latest headlines
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - Next week, Yahoo`s third-quarter earnings announcement will undoubtedly attract an unusually larger audience than in the past.
It should. After all, the precocious 5-1/2-year-old, the crushing blow to its stock price notwithstanding, still commands an enviable market multiple. It trades at a premium relative to other media even though its mainstay - online advertising in the U.S. - is expected to remain sluggish until possibly the second quarter of `01.
The only way to justify that lead is if Yahoo (YHOO: news, msgs) can grow much faster than the U.S. advertising market, which is expected to grow at a 25 percent compounded annual rate over the next five years.
To do so, Yahoo has to show that growth opportunities lie elsewhere, notably outside the U.S. or in corporate services.
Corporate Yahoo, the most recent enterprise initiative and just launched in the second quarter, could generate high margin license revenue and recurring subscription fees. It`s not expected to impact Yahoo`s financials meaningfully until next year.
Yahoo Everywhere
As a consumer portal, however, it`s not surprising to see Yahoo quickly leverage its expertise beyond the U.S. to 22 other countries.
Last quarter, Yahoo generated 15 percent of its $270 million in revenue overseas. In the same period, 27 percent of its page views came from overseas while 40 percent of the company`s unique visitors accessed Yahoo from abroad.
In a Morgan Stanley report released in August, Yahoo ranked number one or two in the UK, Germany and France markets, according to Media Metrix. And Yahoo Japan was "far-and-away" the dominant Web property in that country, according to the same note.
International depends on wireless
Accelerating those traffic numbers to hyper-growth mode, however, means having multiple access points. Translation: A wireless presence is key to maintaining and building a brand.
That might be a bit more of a challenge now, especially in Japan given that NTT DoCoMo has partnered with America Online (AOL: news, msgs) and likely has plans to take DoCoMo`s success into Europe and the U.S.
Yahoo Japan, which trades as a separate corporation in Japan, has identified DoCoMo`s I-mode portal as one of its most threatening competitors, noted Nicholas Spratt, an analyst at Lehman Bros.
"This builds greater hurdles for Yahoo Japan in the wireless portal market," he said. Moreover, Spratt believes that as the wireless interface improves and usage grows, Yahoo Japan`s fixed line portal dominance could be vulnerable.
Why should U.S. investors care?
Besides the fact that Yahoo owns a 34 percent stake in Yahoo Japan, as of August, all this raises questions about Yahoo`s overall wireless efforts, which is clearly a way to sustain its dominance overseas and ensure that it extends its brand name across wireless devices in the U.S.
Eyes wide open
Mohan Vishwanath, who heads Yahoo Everywhere, said Yahoo is keeping tabs on the situation (AOL, DoCoMo), but there`s no pressure to strike a deal with DoCoMo, he assured me. "Mobile users in Japan go straight to Yahoo and book mark it," Vishwanath proudly said.
OK. We won`t discount Yahoo just yet, since the Yahoo faithful can and are apparently finding their favorite portal on those mini screens even if Yahoo doesn`t have prominent placement on I-Mode, the country`s most popular wireless Internet service with 12-million subscribers. In fact, Yahoo has no wireless operator relationships in Japan at all.
Moreover, even though Yahoo`s content has only been accessible via wireless device in Japan for the past two months, the country is among the top five where Yahoo`s wireless traffic is gaining traction. Much of that, of course, is due to the large penetration of wireless Internet subscribers in Japan.
Vishwanath would also argue that it`s a big `ol world out there and Yahoo has forged 28 wireless distribution deals in 11 countries.
But Vishwanath and Yahoo may be whistling a different tune down the road. One can`t take lightly the alliance - however loosely or tightly integrated -- of two formidable players.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bambi Francisco is Internet editor of CBS.MarketWatch.com.
german
Wireless Internet hat Zukunft - und da ist INKT gut positioniert.
Does AOL, DoCoMo duo hurt Yahoo?
To grow internationally means to grow wirelessly
By Bambi Francisco, CBS.MarketWatch.com
Last Update: 1:02 AM ET Oct 3, 2000 NewsWatch
Latest headlines
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) - Next week, Yahoo`s third-quarter earnings announcement will undoubtedly attract an unusually larger audience than in the past.
It should. After all, the precocious 5-1/2-year-old, the crushing blow to its stock price notwithstanding, still commands an enviable market multiple. It trades at a premium relative to other media even though its mainstay - online advertising in the U.S. - is expected to remain sluggish until possibly the second quarter of `01.
The only way to justify that lead is if Yahoo (YHOO: news, msgs) can grow much faster than the U.S. advertising market, which is expected to grow at a 25 percent compounded annual rate over the next five years.
To do so, Yahoo has to show that growth opportunities lie elsewhere, notably outside the U.S. or in corporate services.
Corporate Yahoo, the most recent enterprise initiative and just launched in the second quarter, could generate high margin license revenue and recurring subscription fees. It`s not expected to impact Yahoo`s financials meaningfully until next year.
Yahoo Everywhere
As a consumer portal, however, it`s not surprising to see Yahoo quickly leverage its expertise beyond the U.S. to 22 other countries.
Last quarter, Yahoo generated 15 percent of its $270 million in revenue overseas. In the same period, 27 percent of its page views came from overseas while 40 percent of the company`s unique visitors accessed Yahoo from abroad.
In a Morgan Stanley report released in August, Yahoo ranked number one or two in the UK, Germany and France markets, according to Media Metrix. And Yahoo Japan was "far-and-away" the dominant Web property in that country, according to the same note.
International depends on wireless
Accelerating those traffic numbers to hyper-growth mode, however, means having multiple access points. Translation: A wireless presence is key to maintaining and building a brand.
That might be a bit more of a challenge now, especially in Japan given that NTT DoCoMo has partnered with America Online (AOL: news, msgs) and likely has plans to take DoCoMo`s success into Europe and the U.S.
Yahoo Japan, which trades as a separate corporation in Japan, has identified DoCoMo`s I-mode portal as one of its most threatening competitors, noted Nicholas Spratt, an analyst at Lehman Bros.
"This builds greater hurdles for Yahoo Japan in the wireless portal market," he said. Moreover, Spratt believes that as the wireless interface improves and usage grows, Yahoo Japan`s fixed line portal dominance could be vulnerable.
Why should U.S. investors care?
Besides the fact that Yahoo owns a 34 percent stake in Yahoo Japan, as of August, all this raises questions about Yahoo`s overall wireless efforts, which is clearly a way to sustain its dominance overseas and ensure that it extends its brand name across wireless devices in the U.S.
Eyes wide open
Mohan Vishwanath, who heads Yahoo Everywhere, said Yahoo is keeping tabs on the situation (AOL, DoCoMo), but there`s no pressure to strike a deal with DoCoMo, he assured me. "Mobile users in Japan go straight to Yahoo and book mark it," Vishwanath proudly said.
OK. We won`t discount Yahoo just yet, since the Yahoo faithful can and are apparently finding their favorite portal on those mini screens even if Yahoo doesn`t have prominent placement on I-Mode, the country`s most popular wireless Internet service with 12-million subscribers. In fact, Yahoo has no wireless operator relationships in Japan at all.
Moreover, even though Yahoo`s content has only been accessible via wireless device in Japan for the past two months, the country is among the top five where Yahoo`s wireless traffic is gaining traction. Much of that, of course, is due to the large penetration of wireless Internet subscribers in Japan.
Vishwanath would also argue that it`s a big `ol world out there and Yahoo has forged 28 wireless distribution deals in 11 countries.
But Vishwanath and Yahoo may be whistling a different tune down the road. One can`t take lightly the alliance - however loosely or tightly integrated -- of two formidable players.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bambi Francisco is Internet editor of CBS.MarketWatch.com.
german
INKT-CEO Peterschmidt heute auf bloomberg-tv:
"...will make more acquisitions using stock, not the pile of cash they also have.....stock price is down because most stock prices are down....nice legs lady..."
Humor hat er ...
german
"...will make more acquisitions using stock, not the pile of cash they also have.....stock price is down because most stock prices are down....nice legs lady..."
Humor hat er ...
german
Aus dem Yahoo-Board:
ML on Earnings
by: ctowles (54/M/OKC, OK) 10/3/00 12:38 pm
Msg: 48704 of 48709
Merrill Lynch put out a new report on Inkt today. They still rate Inkt as 1-1, their highest rating and said that earnings would be released on 10/26 at 1:30 ET(?). They expect 73 million in revenue but would not be suprised by 78-80 million. EPS look to be .05, but they could come in at .06-.07. The traffic server leads the divisions and there is some hope that Enterprise market will create some positive suprise numbers. My guess is that the stock will recover from where it is now and sell the good news. We are still looking at 27% to 30% sequential numbers. Generally, the report had glowing things to say about Inkt.
german
ML on Earnings
by: ctowles (54/M/OKC, OK) 10/3/00 12:38 pm
Msg: 48704 of 48709
Merrill Lynch put out a new report on Inkt today. They still rate Inkt as 1-1, their highest rating and said that earnings would be released on 10/26 at 1:30 ET(?). They expect 73 million in revenue but would not be suprised by 78-80 million. EPS look to be .05, but they could come in at .06-.07. The traffic server leads the divisions and there is some hope that Enterprise market will create some positive suprise numbers. My guess is that the stock will recover from where it is now and sell the good news. We are still looking at 27% to 30% sequential numbers. Generally, the report had glowing things to say about Inkt.
german
Peterschmidt at the WSJ conference, wo er die Eröffnungsrede (Key Note) hielt.
Inktomi CEO Sees Sharp Growth In Wireless Web >INKT INTC
10/04 12:56 (DJ)
Story 4942 (INKT, INTC, SUNW)
By Peter Loftus
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--The number of people tapping into the Internet via wireless connections will surpass those using standard, wired connections within three years, Inktomi Corp. (INKT) Chief Executive David Peterschmidt said.
In a speech at The Wall Street Journal Technology Summit 2000 here Wednesday, Peterschmidt cited projections that 750 million people worldwide would be using wireless Web connections by 2003, compared with 700 million wired users.
Inktomi hopes to take advantage of the growth in both the wired and wireless Internet by selling Web infrastructure software. Inktomi`s software is designed to facilitate searches, electronic-commerce transactions and data traffic
management. For instance, Peterschmidt said Inktomi`s software can search every word on 500 million documents on the Web within one-fourth of a second.
Peterschmidt outlined his perception of how the Internet has changed people`s lives, as well as the way businesses operate. A decade ago, he was impressed by how powerful his desktop PC had become with the latest microprocessor chip from
Intel Corp. (INTC). Now, however, a single tap of his PC`s keyboard gives him access via the Internet to 400 high-powered computer servers operated by Sun Microsystems Inc. (SUNW).
"The Internet is the antithesis of the industrial revolution," he said. "That revolution was about bringing laborers away from the agrarian environments and into factories. The Internet is about empowering the individual."
Peterschmidt sees no slowing down the Internet`s growth. He expects more than 75% of U.S. households to have Internet access within four years, up from about 50% today. The growth of the Internet will be driven by the creation of appealing content, he said, just as the development of television programs in color drove sales of color TV sets a few decades ago.
Businesses must act quickly to capitalize on the Web, he said. Peterschmidt expects most documents and information to eventually reside on the Internet, not in paper form.
It will also be difficult for businesses to stop the spread of technologies they may deem threatening, he said. For instance, Peterschmidt suggested that record companies will have a tough time stamping out online music-sharing services like
Napster Inc. Inktomi has no business relationship with Napster, he noted.
Industry and government need to work together in developing the Internet, Peterschmidt said. While companies have an obligation to self-regulate, they also must keep government agencies abreast of the latest technological changes.
-Peter Loftus, Dow Jones Newswires; 201-938-5267; peter.loftus@dowjones.com
(END) DOW JONES NEWS 10-04-00
12:56 PM
Inktomi CEO Sees Sharp Growth In Wireless Web >INKT INTC
10/04 12:56 (DJ)
Story 4942 (INKT, INTC, SUNW)
By Peter Loftus
Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--The number of people tapping into the Internet via wireless connections will surpass those using standard, wired connections within three years, Inktomi Corp. (INKT) Chief Executive David Peterschmidt said.
In a speech at The Wall Street Journal Technology Summit 2000 here Wednesday, Peterschmidt cited projections that 750 million people worldwide would be using wireless Web connections by 2003, compared with 700 million wired users.
Inktomi hopes to take advantage of the growth in both the wired and wireless Internet by selling Web infrastructure software. Inktomi`s software is designed to facilitate searches, electronic-commerce transactions and data traffic
management. For instance, Peterschmidt said Inktomi`s software can search every word on 500 million documents on the Web within one-fourth of a second.
Peterschmidt outlined his perception of how the Internet has changed people`s lives, as well as the way businesses operate. A decade ago, he was impressed by how powerful his desktop PC had become with the latest microprocessor chip from
Intel Corp. (INTC). Now, however, a single tap of his PC`s keyboard gives him access via the Internet to 400 high-powered computer servers operated by Sun Microsystems Inc. (SUNW).
"The Internet is the antithesis of the industrial revolution," he said. "That revolution was about bringing laborers away from the agrarian environments and into factories. The Internet is about empowering the individual."
Peterschmidt sees no slowing down the Internet`s growth. He expects more than 75% of U.S. households to have Internet access within four years, up from about 50% today. The growth of the Internet will be driven by the creation of appealing content, he said, just as the development of television programs in color drove sales of color TV sets a few decades ago.
Businesses must act quickly to capitalize on the Web, he said. Peterschmidt expects most documents and information to eventually reside on the Internet, not in paper form.
It will also be difficult for businesses to stop the spread of technologies they may deem threatening, he said. For instance, Peterschmidt suggested that record companies will have a tough time stamping out online music-sharing services like
Napster Inc. Inktomi has no business relationship with Napster, he noted.
Industry and government need to work together in developing the Internet, Peterschmidt said. While companies have an obligation to self-regulate, they also must keep government agencies abreast of the latest technological changes.
-Peter Loftus, Dow Jones Newswires; 201-938-5267; peter.loftus@dowjones.com
(END) DOW JONES NEWS 10-04-00
12:56 PM
Inktomi Corp (NMS:INKT) EPS Estimated At 0.08
Nelson`s Broker Summaries - Wednesday, October 04, 2000
Oct 04, 2000 (Nelson`s Broker Summaries via COMTEX)
Company: Inktomi Corp (NMS:INKT)
Report Headline: "FY00 4Q00 EARNINGS PREVIEW"
Report Date: October 02, 2000
Current FY EPS Estimate [FY2000]: 0.08
Previous EPS Estimate for Current FY [FY2000]: N/A
Current Quarter EPS Estimate [Q4]: N/A
Next FY EPS Estimate [FY2001]: 0.33
Previous EPS Estimate for Next FY [FY2001]: N/A
Current Recommendation: Outperform
Research Firm: Salomon Smith Barney
Analyst: Stephen F. Mahedy
Industry: Computers-Software & Services
http://www.nelnet.com
Copyright 2000, Nelson Information, a Thomson Financial company
german
Nelson`s Broker Summaries - Wednesday, October 04, 2000
Oct 04, 2000 (Nelson`s Broker Summaries via COMTEX)
Company: Inktomi Corp (NMS:INKT)
Report Headline: "FY00 4Q00 EARNINGS PREVIEW"
Report Date: October 02, 2000
Current FY EPS Estimate [FY2000]: 0.08
Previous EPS Estimate for Current FY [FY2000]: N/A
Current Quarter EPS Estimate [Q4]: N/A
Next FY EPS Estimate [FY2001]: 0.33
Previous EPS Estimate for Next FY [FY2001]: N/A
Current Recommendation: Outperform
Research Firm: Salomon Smith Barney
Analyst: Stephen F. Mahedy
Industry: Computers-Software & Services
http://www.nelnet.com
Copyright 2000, Nelson Information, a Thomson Financial company
german
Inktomi Wants To Be The Wintel Of The Internet
By Lisa DiCarlo (05.10.2000)
The last time Forbes.com spoke with Inktomi Chairman and Chief Executive David Peterschmidt (in March), he confidently said that "even a sixth grader could see we`re clearly on track to turn a profit by the third quarter."
Well, damn if the company didn`t turn its first profit--one cent per share--in the second quarter 2000. Things got even better in the third quarter when Inktomi (nasdaq: INKT) more than quadrupled its profits to $4.5 million. Based on the 30% to 35% sequential quarterly growth trajectory the company`s been on, it`ll turn in sales of $245 million this year.
Peterschmidt`s goal is simple: to be the Intel (nasdaq: INTC) or Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT) of Internet infrastructure. In other words, to be as relevant to the Internet as Wintel is to the PC.
Where Inktomi was once a mere Web search engine, Peterschmidt has steered the company onto the infrastructure highway, building the technologies that make the Internet a better, more efficient place to spend one`s time. Its flagship caching software, Traffic Server, speeds Web response times and is sold to some of America`s largest Internet service providers (ISPs), including AOL (nyse: AOL), Digex (nasdaq: DIGX) and Excite@Home (nasdaq: ATHM). Its Content Delivery Suite software automatically routes frequently accessed Web pages to servers located near the user, also cutting down on response time.
But this stuff has been around for several years. The challenge now is to sell these products directly to large corporations and wireless service providers. The push to sell to corporations is well under way. The tough part will be convincing firms to use its suite of network products (including the caching software) instead of hardware-based caching solutions from companies like Network Appliance (nasdaq: NTAP), CacheFlow (nasdaq: CFLO) and even Dell Computer (nasdaq: DELL). Sun Microsystems (nasdaq: SUNW) recently bought into the hot caching market, spending $2 billion for Cobalt Networks (nasdaq: COBT).
What might set Inktomi apart is the fact that its "solution" is completely software-based, runs on any platform and is increasingly an open development platform. "We want to become the operating system of the Internet," Peterschmidt says.
That means that content and software companies will write their software to run on top of Inktomi`s caching system. This improves performance even more and could, down the road, cement the use of Inktomi`s software at the sites. RealNetworks (nasdaq: RNWK) and about 30 others have written their software to run on top of Inktomi. It`s akin to software developers writing applications and tools for the Windows OS.
Gaining a foothold in building the wireless Internet will be more challenging. "Wireless is fraught with discontinuities" because companies will have to weed through myriad emerging wireless standards, Peterschmidt says.
Inktomi says it doesn`t have any problem pushing data onto a variety of devices. The challenge for Inktomi and others is in knowing what type of device is requesting the data, shrinking it to fit the appropriate screen and delivering the relevant content in the fewest number of keystrokes.
Back on land, Inktomi is trying to solve the vexing problem of delivering high quality video broadcasts over the Web. Last month Inktomi paid $1.3 billion for Fast Forward Networks, a Massachusetts company developing distribution software for live and on-demand video broadcasts over the Web.
"It`s the final generation of land-based Internet content," Peterschmidt says.
Part of what makes Fast Forward`s technology unique, he says, is the way the video automatically reroutes itself to the desktop to avoid getting stuck in a content traffic jam. The so-called intelligent routing is useful in the event of an equipment failure.
Today, most Web users wouldn`t even know that the site they`re on is powered by Inktomi, even though its technology supports many of the most popular search engines and content providers.
No matter. All investors need to know is that Inktomi seems to be achieving its goal of becoming one of the new leaders of the technology sector. And while Peterschmidt runs a new-economy company, he`s focused on old-economy ideals, like profits.
"Being accepting of losing money is just a bad mindset," he says.
Quelle: Forbes.com
german
By Lisa DiCarlo (05.10.2000)
The last time Forbes.com spoke with Inktomi Chairman and Chief Executive David Peterschmidt (in March), he confidently said that "even a sixth grader could see we`re clearly on track to turn a profit by the third quarter."
Well, damn if the company didn`t turn its first profit--one cent per share--in the second quarter 2000. Things got even better in the third quarter when Inktomi (nasdaq: INKT) more than quadrupled its profits to $4.5 million. Based on the 30% to 35% sequential quarterly growth trajectory the company`s been on, it`ll turn in sales of $245 million this year.
Peterschmidt`s goal is simple: to be the Intel (nasdaq: INTC) or Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT) of Internet infrastructure. In other words, to be as relevant to the Internet as Wintel is to the PC.
Where Inktomi was once a mere Web search engine, Peterschmidt has steered the company onto the infrastructure highway, building the technologies that make the Internet a better, more efficient place to spend one`s time. Its flagship caching software, Traffic Server, speeds Web response times and is sold to some of America`s largest Internet service providers (ISPs), including AOL (nyse: AOL), Digex (nasdaq: DIGX) and Excite@Home (nasdaq: ATHM). Its Content Delivery Suite software automatically routes frequently accessed Web pages to servers located near the user, also cutting down on response time.
But this stuff has been around for several years. The challenge now is to sell these products directly to large corporations and wireless service providers. The push to sell to corporations is well under way. The tough part will be convincing firms to use its suite of network products (including the caching software) instead of hardware-based caching solutions from companies like Network Appliance (nasdaq: NTAP), CacheFlow (nasdaq: CFLO) and even Dell Computer (nasdaq: DELL). Sun Microsystems (nasdaq: SUNW) recently bought into the hot caching market, spending $2 billion for Cobalt Networks (nasdaq: COBT).
What might set Inktomi apart is the fact that its "solution" is completely software-based, runs on any platform and is increasingly an open development platform. "We want to become the operating system of the Internet," Peterschmidt says.
That means that content and software companies will write their software to run on top of Inktomi`s caching system. This improves performance even more and could, down the road, cement the use of Inktomi`s software at the sites. RealNetworks (nasdaq: RNWK) and about 30 others have written their software to run on top of Inktomi. It`s akin to software developers writing applications and tools for the Windows OS.
Gaining a foothold in building the wireless Internet will be more challenging. "Wireless is fraught with discontinuities" because companies will have to weed through myriad emerging wireless standards, Peterschmidt says.
Inktomi says it doesn`t have any problem pushing data onto a variety of devices. The challenge for Inktomi and others is in knowing what type of device is requesting the data, shrinking it to fit the appropriate screen and delivering the relevant content in the fewest number of keystrokes.
Back on land, Inktomi is trying to solve the vexing problem of delivering high quality video broadcasts over the Web. Last month Inktomi paid $1.3 billion for Fast Forward Networks, a Massachusetts company developing distribution software for live and on-demand video broadcasts over the Web.
"It`s the final generation of land-based Internet content," Peterschmidt says.
Part of what makes Fast Forward`s technology unique, he says, is the way the video automatically reroutes itself to the desktop to avoid getting stuck in a content traffic jam. The so-called intelligent routing is useful in the event of an equipment failure.
Today, most Web users wouldn`t even know that the site they`re on is powered by Inktomi, even though its technology supports many of the most popular search engines and content providers.
No matter. All investors need to know is that Inktomi seems to be achieving its goal of becoming one of the new leaders of the technology sector. And while Peterschmidt runs a new-economy company, he`s focused on old-economy ideals, like profits.
"Being accepting of losing money is just a bad mindset," he says.
Quelle: Forbes.com
german
Hallo,
gestern hat es INKT auch böse erwischt, vor allem wenn man den Abwärtstrend der letzten Tage kumuliert.
Der Chart kann dies veranschaulichen.
Es gab jedoch keine Gewinnwarnung von Seiten Inktomis.
Vermutlich werden die Quartalszahlen von Yahoo den Trend der nächsten Tage und Wochen mitbeeinflussen.
Langfristig halte ich an INKT fest, kurzfristig haben wir jedoch hektisch-unsichere und somit volatile Zeiten. Der Kurs bei INKT dürfte im Moment weitgehend durch den Verlauf der Nasdaq bestimmt werden, da Sonderfaktoren in positiver oder negativer Richtung nicht auszumachen sind.
Für einen Einstieg auf diesem Niveau sollte man derzeit die Herausbildung eines sicheren Bodens abwarten. Ich hoffe, daß dies bald geschehen ist und die letzten zittrigen Hände verkauft haben.
Es kommen sicher wieder bessere Zeiten - nur wann?
german
gestern hat es INKT auch böse erwischt, vor allem wenn man den Abwärtstrend der letzten Tage kumuliert.
Der Chart kann dies veranschaulichen.
Es gab jedoch keine Gewinnwarnung von Seiten Inktomis.
Vermutlich werden die Quartalszahlen von Yahoo den Trend der nächsten Tage und Wochen mitbeeinflussen.
Langfristig halte ich an INKT fest, kurzfristig haben wir jedoch hektisch-unsichere und somit volatile Zeiten. Der Kurs bei INKT dürfte im Moment weitgehend durch den Verlauf der Nasdaq bestimmt werden, da Sonderfaktoren in positiver oder negativer Richtung nicht auszumachen sind.
Für einen Einstieg auf diesem Niveau sollte man derzeit die Herausbildung eines sicheren Bodens abwarten. Ich hoffe, daß dies bald geschehen ist und die letzten zittrigen Hände verkauft haben.
Es kommen sicher wieder bessere Zeiten - nur wann?
german
http://biz.yahoo.com/oo/001006/40159.html
Blodget Expects `Solid Though Unspectacular` Q3 for Yahoo!
Friday October 6, 7:31 pm Eastern Time
Brought to you by ON24 Kurzer Radio-Bericht
german
Blodget Expects `Solid Though Unspectacular` Q3 for Yahoo!
Friday October 6, 7:31 pm Eastern Time
Brought to you by ON24 Kurzer Radio-Bericht
german
Habe mal ein Kauflimit auf 93 Euro gesetzt, könnte demnächst ausgeführt werden, wenn die Nasdaq weiter abschmiert.
Quartalszahlen kommen am 26.10.2000:
Flüsterschätzung (Gewinn pro Aktie /eps)
+$0.07
Analystenkonsensusschätzung:
: +$0.05
Quelle: www.justwhispers.com
german
Flüsterschätzung (Gewinn pro Aktie /eps)
+$0.07
Analystenkonsensusschätzung:
: +$0.05
Quelle: www.justwhispers.com
german
Hier kommt die von CISCO ins Leben gerufene Content Alliance
aber schlecht weg:
Cisco content net plan has some holes
By JIM DUFFY
Network World, 10/09/00
http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2000/1009cisco.html
Auszug:
"It is absolutely a closed, proprietary, Cisco-boosting organization," Lo says. "Nortel would be very interested in participating in any forum that fosters true multivendor discussion and not have it be just a marketing thing for Cisco. Why would we want Cisco to dictate a standard just like it did WCCP? If Cisco wants the Content Alliance to be successful, it`s got to be a little less obvious about this self-serving interest."
german
aber schlecht weg:
Cisco content net plan has some holes
By JIM DUFFY
Network World, 10/09/00
http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2000/1009cisco.html
Auszug:
"It is absolutely a closed, proprietary, Cisco-boosting organization," Lo says. "Nortel would be very interested in participating in any forum that fosters true multivendor discussion and not have it be just a marketing thing for Cisco. Why would we want Cisco to dictate a standard just like it did WCCP? If Cisco wants the Content Alliance to be successful, it`s got to be a little less obvious about this self-serving interest."
german
@Singha
Bei 97 Euro Limit hättest Du INKT schon im Depot.
Ich hoffe nicht, dass wir auch noch die 93 Euro sehen.
german
Bei 97 Euro Limit hättest Du INKT schon im Depot.
Ich hoffe nicht, dass wir auch noch die 93 Euro sehen.
german
Akamai und Novell schließen sich nun zum Zweck des Content Delivery zusammen: Vorbilder finden halt Nachahmer, ehe der Zug ganz abgefahren ist.
Monday October 9, 10:49 am Eastern Time
Press Release
Novell and Akamai Enter Into Broad Strategic Alliance to Accelerate Content Delivery On the Web
- Companies to integrate the Novell Internet Caching System and Novell Content Exchange with the ability to dynamically Akamaize content
PROVO, Utah & CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 9, 2000-- -
Novell and Akamai to offer combined services to customer-base
Novell, Inc., the leading provider of Net services software, and Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM - news), the foremost provider of global, high-performance services for the delivery of Internet content, streaming media, and applications, today announced a broad strategic alliance to enhance the delivery of Web content for mutual customers. As part of the agreements, Novell will integrate Akamaizer(SM) functionality into the Novell® Internet Caching System(TM) (ICS) and Novell Content Exchange solutions. Leveraging Akamai`s vast global content delivery network of more than 4,200 servers worldwide, Novell will provide Web content acceleration using its best-of-breed caching solutions. The combination of Novell`s ability to accelerate web servers with Akamai`s acceleration of content to the end user, is expected to increase adoption of the Akamai network for content delivery.
As part of the alliance, Novell will also offer Akamai`s FreeFlow(SM) and FreeFlow(SM) Streaming services to its customers for the fast, reliable delivery of rich, multimedia content, while Akamai will offer the integrated Akamai/Novell solutions to its customers.
``By bringing our technology together with Akamai`s FreeFlow service, we are offering a comprehensive and extremely efficient solution for customers to adopt global content distribution,`` said Eric Schmidt, chief executive officer, Novell. ``This combined solution creates a content acceleration network from the first foot to the edge of the Internet.``
``The advantages of high-speed, reliable content delivery are critical for enterprises seeking to increase customer satisfaction and retention,`` said George Conrades, chairman and chief executive officer, Akamai. ``With its product and service offerings, Novell provides a compelling option for content providers to leverage Akamai`s network. Through our relationship, enterprises will be better equipped to realize the potential of the Internet as a reliable, efficient eBusiness tool.``
Novell/Akamai Technologies - Improving the Speed and Efficiency with Which Internet Content is Delivered
The Novell Internet Caching System is a scalable caching appliance that improves the speed and efficiency with which Internet content is delivered. Novell ICS, working with the Akamaizer software, will enhance the process of transferring and delivering content via Akamai`s global content delivery network. The Novell Internet Caching System is distributed exclusively through Novell`s OEM partners. For more information regarding pricing and availability of OEM vendors` Novell ICS-based appliances, visit www.novell.com/products/ics/howtobuy.html.
In addition, Novell Content Exchange, a Web-server acceleration service, will leverage the Akamaizer software to seamlessly direct traffic to Akamai`s network for enhanced Web performance.
The Akamaizer software automates the process through which embedded Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) are translated into Akamai Resource Locators (ARLs). When a request for Web content is made, the Akamaization process is triggered and the HTML content with embedded ARLs is delivered. The Web browser then automatically requests the Akamaized content and is dynamically directed to the optimal Akamai server.
Akamai`s core technology analyzes real-time Internet conditions to deliver all forms of content through the most efficient route on the Internet, reaching end users with measurably greater speed and reliability.
Quelle: Business Wire
german
Monday October 9, 10:49 am Eastern Time
Press Release
Novell and Akamai Enter Into Broad Strategic Alliance to Accelerate Content Delivery On the Web
- Companies to integrate the Novell Internet Caching System and Novell Content Exchange with the ability to dynamically Akamaize content
PROVO, Utah & CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 9, 2000-- -
Novell and Akamai to offer combined services to customer-base
Novell, Inc., the leading provider of Net services software, and Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM - news), the foremost provider of global, high-performance services for the delivery of Internet content, streaming media, and applications, today announced a broad strategic alliance to enhance the delivery of Web content for mutual customers. As part of the agreements, Novell will integrate Akamaizer(SM) functionality into the Novell® Internet Caching System(TM) (ICS) and Novell Content Exchange solutions. Leveraging Akamai`s vast global content delivery network of more than 4,200 servers worldwide, Novell will provide Web content acceleration using its best-of-breed caching solutions. The combination of Novell`s ability to accelerate web servers with Akamai`s acceleration of content to the end user, is expected to increase adoption of the Akamai network for content delivery.
As part of the alliance, Novell will also offer Akamai`s FreeFlow(SM) and FreeFlow(SM) Streaming services to its customers for the fast, reliable delivery of rich, multimedia content, while Akamai will offer the integrated Akamai/Novell solutions to its customers.
``By bringing our technology together with Akamai`s FreeFlow service, we are offering a comprehensive and extremely efficient solution for customers to adopt global content distribution,`` said Eric Schmidt, chief executive officer, Novell. ``This combined solution creates a content acceleration network from the first foot to the edge of the Internet.``
``The advantages of high-speed, reliable content delivery are critical for enterprises seeking to increase customer satisfaction and retention,`` said George Conrades, chairman and chief executive officer, Akamai. ``With its product and service offerings, Novell provides a compelling option for content providers to leverage Akamai`s network. Through our relationship, enterprises will be better equipped to realize the potential of the Internet as a reliable, efficient eBusiness tool.``
Novell/Akamai Technologies - Improving the Speed and Efficiency with Which Internet Content is Delivered
The Novell Internet Caching System is a scalable caching appliance that improves the speed and efficiency with which Internet content is delivered. Novell ICS, working with the Akamaizer software, will enhance the process of transferring and delivering content via Akamai`s global content delivery network. The Novell Internet Caching System is distributed exclusively through Novell`s OEM partners. For more information regarding pricing and availability of OEM vendors` Novell ICS-based appliances, visit www.novell.com/products/ics/howtobuy.html.
In addition, Novell Content Exchange, a Web-server acceleration service, will leverage the Akamaizer software to seamlessly direct traffic to Akamai`s network for enhanced Web performance.
The Akamaizer software automates the process through which embedded Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) are translated into Akamai Resource Locators (ARLs). When a request for Web content is made, the Akamaization process is triggered and the HTML content with embedded ARLs is delivered. The Web browser then automatically requests the Akamaized content and is dynamically directed to the optimal Akamai server.
Akamai`s core technology analyzes real-time Internet conditions to deliver all forms of content through the most efficient route on the Internet, reaching end users with measurably greater speed and reliability.
Quelle: Business Wire
german
Hallo, der Kursverlauf in den letzten Tagen: AUTSCH!!
Wednesday October 11, 8:02 am Eastern Time
Press Release
Inktomi Broadens Commerce Infrastructure Platform
Forms Alliances to Incorporate Leading Services from Active Research, GotSavings, RatingZone and Respond.com
FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2000--Inktomi Corp. (Nasdaq:INKT - news), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, today announced the expansion of its commerce infrastructure platform to integrate specialized third-party content and services from Active Research, GotSavings, RatingZone and Respond.com. These alliances enable portals and destination sites to offer their users a rich integrated suite of commerce resources including research, rebates and shopping assistance.
The Inktomi® Commerce Engine provides scalable, turnkey commerce capabilities for companies in a broad range of markets including portals, destination sites, retailers, banks, credit card services, insurance providers, telecommunications providers and wireless portals. Inktomi`s flexible platform allows sites to seamlessly blend commerce into their user experience, embedding relevant products and shopping resources within a range of applications including Web search, online banking and editorial content.
``By combining powerful search and comparison tools with high-quality content and services at the point of purchase, Inktomi`s platform helps portals and destination sites deliver a more compelling and informed online shopping experience,`` said Kevin Brown, general manager of Inktomi`s Commerce Division. ``By putting more power and information in the hands of consumers, we`re helping portals enhance the shopping experience on their sites.``
Inktomi`s new content and service features include:
* Active Research: Active Buyer`s Guide provides interactive
decision guides to help shoppers quickly and easily determine
what to buy. The service hones in on the user`s preferences
and makes unbiased, comprehensive product recommendations that
best match individual needs.
* GotSavings: GotSavings delivers rebates and special offers for
a wide range of products, changing promotions from a
frustrating and expensive offline experience to a streamlined
online process that drives consumer loyalty and incremental
sales. Offers are matched directly to the appropriate products
at the point of purchase.
* RatingZone: RatingZone, developed by MediaChoice, Inc.,
provides personalized recommendations for books, movies and
music. By integrating consumers` personal ratings into the
buying experience, the RatingZone system further enhances the
broad product selection and comparison tools available through
the Inktomi Commerce Engine.
* Respond.com: Respond.com(TM) is the leading ``Shop By Request``
service that connects customers with Sellers through email.
Customers submit a request in their own words, and Respond.com
connects them with Sellers who offer what they want,
streamlining the online shopping process.
The Inktomi Commerce Engine uses sophisticated data normalization technology to integrate value-added content and services conveniently at the point of purchase. Content providers submit data in a standardized XML format, providing an efficient means of syndicating their services across multiple leading destination sites.
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Wednesday October 11, 8:02 am Eastern Time
Press Release
Inktomi Broadens Commerce Infrastructure Platform
Forms Alliances to Incorporate Leading Services from Active Research, GotSavings, RatingZone and Respond.com
FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2000--Inktomi Corp. (Nasdaq:INKT - news), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, today announced the expansion of its commerce infrastructure platform to integrate specialized third-party content and services from Active Research, GotSavings, RatingZone and Respond.com. These alliances enable portals and destination sites to offer their users a rich integrated suite of commerce resources including research, rebates and shopping assistance.
The Inktomi® Commerce Engine provides scalable, turnkey commerce capabilities for companies in a broad range of markets including portals, destination sites, retailers, banks, credit card services, insurance providers, telecommunications providers and wireless portals. Inktomi`s flexible platform allows sites to seamlessly blend commerce into their user experience, embedding relevant products and shopping resources within a range of applications including Web search, online banking and editorial content.
``By combining powerful search and comparison tools with high-quality content and services at the point of purchase, Inktomi`s platform helps portals and destination sites deliver a more compelling and informed online shopping experience,`` said Kevin Brown, general manager of Inktomi`s Commerce Division. ``By putting more power and information in the hands of consumers, we`re helping portals enhance the shopping experience on their sites.``
Inktomi`s new content and service features include:
* Active Research: Active Buyer`s Guide provides interactive
decision guides to help shoppers quickly and easily determine
what to buy. The service hones in on the user`s preferences
and makes unbiased, comprehensive product recommendations that
best match individual needs.
* GotSavings: GotSavings delivers rebates and special offers for
a wide range of products, changing promotions from a
frustrating and expensive offline experience to a streamlined
online process that drives consumer loyalty and incremental
sales. Offers are matched directly to the appropriate products
at the point of purchase.
* RatingZone: RatingZone, developed by MediaChoice, Inc.,
provides personalized recommendations for books, movies and
music. By integrating consumers` personal ratings into the
buying experience, the RatingZone system further enhances the
broad product selection and comparison tools available through
the Inktomi Commerce Engine.
* Respond.com: Respond.com(TM) is the leading ``Shop By Request``
service that connects customers with Sellers through email.
Customers submit a request in their own words, and Respond.com
connects them with Sellers who offer what they want,
streamlining the online shopping process.
The Inktomi Commerce Engine uses sophisticated data normalization technology to integrate value-added content and services conveniently at the point of purchase. Content providers submit data in a standardized XML format, providing an efficient means of syndicating their services across multiple leading destination sites.
german
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Press Release
Inktomi Selects Active Buyer`s Guide to Expand Its Commerce Offerings
Alliance Provides Comprehensive Decision Guides and Shopping Tips, Enabling Consumers to Make More Informed Buying Decisions
BURLINGAME, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2000-- Active Research Inc., a leading provider of Web-based automated market intelligence services, today announced an alliance with Inktomi Corp. (Nasdaq:INKT - news), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, to integrate its Active Buyer`s Guides into the Inktomi® Commerce Engine.
Active Buyer`s Guides will be available through the Inktomi Commerce platform, providing consumers with a more complete e-commerce experience by offering comprehensive shopping assistance at the point of purchase.
Through the alliance, decision guides and shopping tips powered by Active Buyer`s Guide will be instantly accessible through the Inktomi Commerce Engine and made available to Inktomi`s network of more than 40 leading portals and destination sites. With Active Buyer`s Guides, one of the most unbiased, comprehensive product recommendation engines on the Internet, users can research and compare products across more than 100 categories to determine which makes and models are the best fit with their preferences.
``Active Research`s high-quality shopping guides provide an ideal complement to the powerful capabilities of the Inktomi Commerce Engine,`` said Kevin Brown, general manager of Inktomi`s Commerce Division. ``The unbiased and comprehensive Active Buyer`s Guide data, embedded in our commerce platform, delivers value and depth for our customers and their end users.``
Active Buyer`s Guide helps shoppers quickly and easily determine what to buy. The service intelligently hones in on users` individual preferences and recommends the products which best match their individual needs. The recommendations returned are completely unbiased, highly personalized, and culled from comprehensive catalogs of virtually every product available on the market. Shoppers can then sort their list by feature or price or compare products side-by-side.
``By providing Active Buyer`s Guides through Inktomi, we are able to help users at a point when they are actively shopping and engaged in the decision making process,`` said Jeff Dunn, president and CEO at Active Research. ``In exchange, we capture aggregated information on preferred features, brands and price points that give manufacturers and retailers a wealth of knowledge about consumer behavior and emerging market trends. Product marketers, ad agencies and retail executives then use this knowledge to better respond to changing customer demands and, in the end, provide customers with the products they ultimately want to see on the market.``
About Active Research
Active Research, recently named a `Hot 100` company by Upside Magazine, provides Web-based Market intelligence services to help businesses attract and understand buyers. The company is the first to offer real-time market intelligence services that enable product manufacturers and retailers to understand and respond to changing customer demands. Market intelligence is generated from the anonymous product preference data of buyers directly at the point of shopping while providing them with customized, unbiased product recommendations. Active Research`s Buyer`s Guide Network includes the Web`s top portals and shopping sites. The company covers over 100 product categories including consumer electronics, computers, appliances, and automotive. Founded in 1997, Active Research is based in Burlingame, Calif. and on the Web at www.ActiveResearch.com and www.ActiveBuyersGuide.com.
Inktomi and the tri-colored cube logo are all trademarks or registered trademarks of Inktomi Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other company and product names referenced herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
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Related QuotesINKT 81 25/32 -8 27/32
delayed 20 mins - disclaimerGet QuotesWednesday October 11, 8:17 am Eastern Time
Press Release
Inktomi Selects Active Buyer`s Guide to Expand Its Commerce Offerings
Alliance Provides Comprehensive Decision Guides and Shopping Tips, Enabling Consumers to Make More Informed Buying Decisions
BURLINGAME, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2000-- Active Research Inc., a leading provider of Web-based automated market intelligence services, today announced an alliance with Inktomi Corp. (Nasdaq:INKT - news), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, to integrate its Active Buyer`s Guides into the Inktomi® Commerce Engine.
Active Buyer`s Guides will be available through the Inktomi Commerce platform, providing consumers with a more complete e-commerce experience by offering comprehensive shopping assistance at the point of purchase.
Through the alliance, decision guides and shopping tips powered by Active Buyer`s Guide will be instantly accessible through the Inktomi Commerce Engine and made available to Inktomi`s network of more than 40 leading portals and destination sites. With Active Buyer`s Guides, one of the most unbiased, comprehensive product recommendation engines on the Internet, users can research and compare products across more than 100 categories to determine which makes and models are the best fit with their preferences.
``Active Research`s high-quality shopping guides provide an ideal complement to the powerful capabilities of the Inktomi Commerce Engine,`` said Kevin Brown, general manager of Inktomi`s Commerce Division. ``The unbiased and comprehensive Active Buyer`s Guide data, embedded in our commerce platform, delivers value and depth for our customers and their end users.``
Active Buyer`s Guide helps shoppers quickly and easily determine what to buy. The service intelligently hones in on users` individual preferences and recommends the products which best match their individual needs. The recommendations returned are completely unbiased, highly personalized, and culled from comprehensive catalogs of virtually every product available on the market. Shoppers can then sort their list by feature or price or compare products side-by-side.
``By providing Active Buyer`s Guides through Inktomi, we are able to help users at a point when they are actively shopping and engaged in the decision making process,`` said Jeff Dunn, president and CEO at Active Research. ``In exchange, we capture aggregated information on preferred features, brands and price points that give manufacturers and retailers a wealth of knowledge about consumer behavior and emerging market trends. Product marketers, ad agencies and retail executives then use this knowledge to better respond to changing customer demands and, in the end, provide customers with the products they ultimately want to see on the market.``
About Active Research
Active Research, recently named a `Hot 100` company by Upside Magazine, provides Web-based Market intelligence services to help businesses attract and understand buyers. The company is the first to offer real-time market intelligence services that enable product manufacturers and retailers to understand and respond to changing customer demands. Market intelligence is generated from the anonymous product preference data of buyers directly at the point of shopping while providing them with customized, unbiased product recommendations. Active Research`s Buyer`s Guide Network includes the Web`s top portals and shopping sites. The company covers over 100 product categories including consumer electronics, computers, appliances, and automotive. Founded in 1997, Active Research is based in Burlingame, Calif. and on the Web at www.ActiveResearch.com and www.ActiveBuyersGuide.com.
Inktomi and the tri-colored cube logo are all trademarks or registered trademarks of Inktomi Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other company and product names referenced herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
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Two Sides of Content Delivery
Net Stock Trading Tips
Wed, 10/11/00-9:24 PM by Peter Topolewski
By now we know that the Internet is vastly more complex than the “Information Super Highway” moniker would suggest. The term, with all its allusions, can be illustrative nonetheless. If bits of data are the “cars” and “transport trucks” that travel the superhighway, then problems like traffic congestion and traveling without a map closely represent the reality of delays on the Internet. The problems are well documented: sites that respond slowly (or not at all), that offer stuttering streaming video, and that are susceptible to crashes run the risk of losing tons of revenue.
Two companies in the business of saving sites from such problems are Akamai (AKAM: news, msgs) and Inktomi(INKT: news, msgs). Yet if the Internet is an information super highway, Akamai and Inktomi are not in the business of widening that road, or straightening it, or even making it faster surface to travel upon. They make the Internet smarter. But be forewarned. Though these two companies, like their new economy brethren, have goofy names, they did not set up shop on nothing but hype. They’re built on ideas and execution.
Inktomi is called an Internet infrastructure company because it builds, in this analogy, “roads” designed to keep drivers in their neighborhoods and off the highway as much as possible. The company designs software that caches Internet and enterprise content near the user. If the content is not present near the user, the requested info is collected and cached, or stored, locally for the next use. All the requests that users make to Web sites and company databases don’t have to travel so far to distant servers, or as often.
Akamai’s solution for overcoming the shortfalls of the Internet is different: bypass the Internet and use our network. With servers located near users throughout the world, Akamai invites Web sites to store all or portions of their content on Akamai servers. When a user visits that site, Akamai’s sophisticated algorithms calculate in real time – and according to network conditions – the best and fastest route to send the requested content.
With everyday text- and graphics-driven sites, these solutions could be considered overkill. They become critical, however, when an e-commerce site has thousands of users who are ready to make a purchase if they could just get connected. And when carriers have service level agreements to honor. And when companies have mission-critical applications running on their networks. The upside for Akamai and Inktomi is that demand for their services is only going to grow as streaming live and on-demand content proliferates across the Internet. These data-intensive features will eat bandwidth like mad. They need to be properly managed, cached, and delivered if they are to provide sites with a ROI.
At Inktomi hopes are that the widespread adoption of its Traffic Server products (C-Class for carriers and E-Class for corporate enterprises) will make it the OS of the Internet. Software could be the solution for now and the future. It offers flexibility advantages over hardware caching companies like Cacheflow (CFLO: news, msgs) and Network Appliance (NTAP: news, msgs). Inktomi’s Content Suite content management software, for example, works in-sync with Traffic Server to format, direct, and monitor content according to the user’s wireline and/or wireless device. Inktomi’s search expertise – which recently expanded with the Search Everywhere solution that offers integrated searches across intranets and the Internet – adds to an impressive product line. The company is also showing market leadership by working with companies like Digital Island (ISLD: news, msgs) and AOL (AOL: news, msgs) to establish a standard for Internet content delivery.
Akamai, oddly enough, has a standard for content delivery: its Freeflow network. This is the intelligent Internet. By controlling and constantly monitoring its distributed network – while the Internet is an uncontrolled distributed network – the company can ensure content delivery, and fast. With FirstPoint, which customizes content according to connection speed, location, and device, as well as SteadyStream full live and on-demand streaming services (even production) the company has proven itself. SteadyStream, for example, manages live Webcasts by sending multiple copies of the feed to the edges of the network to ensure a complete set of data arrive. It is then reconstructed near the end user without stops and starts. Akamai’s systems work well enough to handle the Web release of The Phantom Menace trailers and the Web cast of the Emmy Awards. They don’t get any bigger than that.
The size and reliability of Akamai’s network has proven popular. Microsoft (MSFT: news, msgs), Intuit (INTU: news, msgs), Reuters and the LA Times count among those who have been “Akamaized," as the company awkwardly puts it. And the company is growing at an incredible rate. Sales are up over 150% over the previous quarter and show no signs of slowing. Smart deals like those with Internet storage king EDS (EDS: news, msgs) to cross sell products to one another won’t hurt either. Still, losses are piling up, estimated to grow to $2.87 per share next year before falling to $0.74 per share in 2002. Over that time Akamai’s wireless strategy should develop and we’ll see how often its network will require expansion.
For Inktomi, meanwhile, the key is establishing its software as the norm for the Internet. Customers like AOL will help. If other software companies begin to write Internet applications based on the presence and the efficiencies of Travel Server – and over 30 have – profits, which first showed in Q2 and topped $4 million in Q3, will continue to grow nicely.
The good news for investors in both companies is that demand for their services is just taking off. And there’s room for both on this information superhighway.
Questions or comments on Inktomi or Akamai for author Peter Topolewski? Visit his message board at TOPO.
Peter Topolewski is a freelance writer with a profound interest in the opportunities the Internet has brought the world.
Author does not hold positions in any of the aforementioned stocks.
Quelle: www.netstocks.com
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Net Stock Trading Tips
Wed, 10/11/00-9:24 PM by Peter Topolewski
By now we know that the Internet is vastly more complex than the “Information Super Highway” moniker would suggest. The term, with all its allusions, can be illustrative nonetheless. If bits of data are the “cars” and “transport trucks” that travel the superhighway, then problems like traffic congestion and traveling without a map closely represent the reality of delays on the Internet. The problems are well documented: sites that respond slowly (or not at all), that offer stuttering streaming video, and that are susceptible to crashes run the risk of losing tons of revenue.
Two companies in the business of saving sites from such problems are Akamai (AKAM: news, msgs) and Inktomi(INKT: news, msgs). Yet if the Internet is an information super highway, Akamai and Inktomi are not in the business of widening that road, or straightening it, or even making it faster surface to travel upon. They make the Internet smarter. But be forewarned. Though these two companies, like their new economy brethren, have goofy names, they did not set up shop on nothing but hype. They’re built on ideas and execution.
Inktomi is called an Internet infrastructure company because it builds, in this analogy, “roads” designed to keep drivers in their neighborhoods and off the highway as much as possible. The company designs software that caches Internet and enterprise content near the user. If the content is not present near the user, the requested info is collected and cached, or stored, locally for the next use. All the requests that users make to Web sites and company databases don’t have to travel so far to distant servers, or as often.
Akamai’s solution for overcoming the shortfalls of the Internet is different: bypass the Internet and use our network. With servers located near users throughout the world, Akamai invites Web sites to store all or portions of their content on Akamai servers. When a user visits that site, Akamai’s sophisticated algorithms calculate in real time – and according to network conditions – the best and fastest route to send the requested content.
With everyday text- and graphics-driven sites, these solutions could be considered overkill. They become critical, however, when an e-commerce site has thousands of users who are ready to make a purchase if they could just get connected. And when carriers have service level agreements to honor. And when companies have mission-critical applications running on their networks. The upside for Akamai and Inktomi is that demand for their services is only going to grow as streaming live and on-demand content proliferates across the Internet. These data-intensive features will eat bandwidth like mad. They need to be properly managed, cached, and delivered if they are to provide sites with a ROI.
At Inktomi hopes are that the widespread adoption of its Traffic Server products (C-Class for carriers and E-Class for corporate enterprises) will make it the OS of the Internet. Software could be the solution for now and the future. It offers flexibility advantages over hardware caching companies like Cacheflow (CFLO: news, msgs) and Network Appliance (NTAP: news, msgs). Inktomi’s Content Suite content management software, for example, works in-sync with Traffic Server to format, direct, and monitor content according to the user’s wireline and/or wireless device. Inktomi’s search expertise – which recently expanded with the Search Everywhere solution that offers integrated searches across intranets and the Internet – adds to an impressive product line. The company is also showing market leadership by working with companies like Digital Island (ISLD: news, msgs) and AOL (AOL: news, msgs) to establish a standard for Internet content delivery.
Akamai, oddly enough, has a standard for content delivery: its Freeflow network. This is the intelligent Internet. By controlling and constantly monitoring its distributed network – while the Internet is an uncontrolled distributed network – the company can ensure content delivery, and fast. With FirstPoint, which customizes content according to connection speed, location, and device, as well as SteadyStream full live and on-demand streaming services (even production) the company has proven itself. SteadyStream, for example, manages live Webcasts by sending multiple copies of the feed to the edges of the network to ensure a complete set of data arrive. It is then reconstructed near the end user without stops and starts. Akamai’s systems work well enough to handle the Web release of The Phantom Menace trailers and the Web cast of the Emmy Awards. They don’t get any bigger than that.
The size and reliability of Akamai’s network has proven popular. Microsoft (MSFT: news, msgs), Intuit (INTU: news, msgs), Reuters and the LA Times count among those who have been “Akamaized," as the company awkwardly puts it. And the company is growing at an incredible rate. Sales are up over 150% over the previous quarter and show no signs of slowing. Smart deals like those with Internet storage king EDS (EDS: news, msgs) to cross sell products to one another won’t hurt either. Still, losses are piling up, estimated to grow to $2.87 per share next year before falling to $0.74 per share in 2002. Over that time Akamai’s wireless strategy should develop and we’ll see how often its network will require expansion.
For Inktomi, meanwhile, the key is establishing its software as the norm for the Internet. Customers like AOL will help. If other software companies begin to write Internet applications based on the presence and the efficiencies of Travel Server – and over 30 have – profits, which first showed in Q2 and topped $4 million in Q3, will continue to grow nicely.
The good news for investors in both companies is that demand for their services is just taking off. And there’s room for both on this information superhighway.
Questions or comments on Inktomi or Akamai for author Peter Topolewski? Visit his message board at TOPO.
Peter Topolewski is a freelance writer with a profound interest in the opportunities the Internet has brought the world.
Author does not hold positions in any of the aforementioned stocks.
Quelle: www.netstocks.com
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Orblynx and Inktomi Enter Technology Alliance to Enhance Satellite-Based
Content Distribution Network; Orblynx to Integrate Inktomi Network Products,
Enabling Guaranteed Bandwidth Savings and Efficient Streaming Media Services for
Carriers and ISPs
FAIRFAX, Va., and FOSTER CITY, Calif., Oct 12, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Orblynx
Inc., a leading global Internet content distribution company, and Inktomi Corp.
(NASDAQ:INKT), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, today
announced a technology alliance that will bring enhanced functionality and
streaming media services to Orblynx`s global satellite-based content
distribution network. The agreement between the companies enables Orblynx to
optimize delivery of broadband content to its carrier and ISP customers.
Under the alliance, Orblynx will deploy Inktomi(R) Traffic Server(R) network
cache platform and Traffic Server(R) Media-IXT(TM) streaming media caching
software throughout Orblynx`s global IDS2000 architecture, a satellite-based
overlay network that distributes Web content to ISPs anywhere in the world.
Orblynx and Inktomi will also collaborate on the development of customized
solutions to enable the delivery of differentiated value-added services for the
content distribution marketplace.
Inktomi has also committed to invest in Orblynx`s next round of financing,
subject to certain conditions, which is expected to be completed by the end of
the year. The two companies will also work on joint marketing programs to
accelerate deployment of streaming media and broadband services to the global
Internet marketplace.
"The combination of Orblynx`s unique edge-to-edge content distribution software
and Inktomi Network Products technology provides us with the infrastructure
required for improved content delivery via our satellite overlay network," said
Randy Zadra, president and chief operating officer of Orblynx. "This is just one
of the benefits of our alliance with Inktomi. In addition, these initiatives
enable us to strengthen our promise of bringing a faster global Internet to ISPs
and carriers around the world."
"Today`s agreement with Orblynx further demonstrates the value of Inktomi`s
leading network cache platform for emerging markets such as satellite-based
content distribution," said Richard Pierce, executive vice president at Inktomi.
"To address this opportunity, Inktomi has enhanced its Traffic Server software
to support Orblynx`s unique push technology protocol, further enabling the
delivery of fresh content worldwide."
With Inktomi Network Products software integrated throughout Orblynx`s global
network, satellite content distribution via IDS2000 becomes an efficient and
economical method of delivering rich Internet content. Inktomi and Orblynx have
also cooperated on incorporating Orblynx`s "push" protocol technology into
Inktomi Traffic Server software. The integration of this true "push" technology
enables the Traffic Server platform to efficiently cache the most popular
content and continually receive fresh updates that are proactively pushed out
over the Orblynx satellite overlay network.
"The rapidly growing demand for rich media content on the Internet requires new
transmission options such as satellite-based content distribution to
economically serve large and growing numbers of online users," said Greg Howard,
principal analyst and founder of The HTRC Group LLC. "The union of Orblynx`s
service distribution architecture with Inktomi`s Internet infrastructure
software provides a highly extensible network architecture for specialized
service offerings to meet the growing demand for rich media content."
Inktomi Network Products
Inktomi Network Products provide key infrastructure technology to optimize the
delivery of content and applications for service provider, enterprise and
wireless networks. The Network Products family consists of Inktomi Traffic
Server, the leading network cache platform, Inktomi(R) Content Delivery
Suite(TM), a robust solution for content distribution and management, and
Traffic Server Media-IXT, the first streaming media cache enabling delivery of
high-quality live and on-demand multimedia content. By embedding programmable
intelligence into the network, Inktomi Network Products provide the
infrastructure for ISPs, backbone companies, hosting providers, content delivery
network providers and enterprises to deliver new services to end users.
About Inktomi
Based in Foster City, Calif., Inktomi develops and markets scalable
infrastructure software that is essential to the Internet. Inktomi`s business is
divided into Network Products, comprised of industry leading solutions for
network caching, content distribution, and media broadcasting; Search Solutions,
providing search and content classification products and services to Internet
portals, destination sites and enterprises; Commerce Engine, consisting of
product search and merchandising services; and Wireless technologies. Inktomi
customer and strategic partner base includes leading companies such as America
Online, AT&T, British Telecommunications, Excite@Home, Intel, iWon.com, Merrill
Lynch, Microsoft, Nokia, RealNetworks, Sun Microsystems, and Yahoo! The company
has offices in North America, Asia and Europe. For more information visit
www.inktomi.com.
About Orblynx
Orblynx, Inc. is a global Internet infrastructure company deploying next
generation content distribution services that can make faster global Internet a
reality. ISPs around the world are using Orblynx`s proprietary Internet
Distribution Services (IDS) and satellite distribution platform to realize
savings in bandwidth costs and offer better service to their subscribers.
Content providers and multinationals are able to use the IDS solution to improve
the experience of their Internet and intranet users. Current Orblynx services
include IDSweb (web content distribution service) and IDSmedia (streaming audio
and video service). For more information, visit www.orblynx.com.
Inktomi, Traffic Server, Content Delivery Suite, Media-IXT, and the tri-colored
cube logo are all trademarks or registered trademarks of Inktomi Corporation in
the United States and other countries. All other company and product names
referenced herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective holders.
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Content Distribution Network; Orblynx to Integrate Inktomi Network Products,
Enabling Guaranteed Bandwidth Savings and Efficient Streaming Media Services for
Carriers and ISPs
FAIRFAX, Va., and FOSTER CITY, Calif., Oct 12, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Orblynx
Inc., a leading global Internet content distribution company, and Inktomi Corp.
(NASDAQ:INKT), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, today
announced a technology alliance that will bring enhanced functionality and
streaming media services to Orblynx`s global satellite-based content
distribution network. The agreement between the companies enables Orblynx to
optimize delivery of broadband content to its carrier and ISP customers.
Under the alliance, Orblynx will deploy Inktomi(R) Traffic Server(R) network
cache platform and Traffic Server(R) Media-IXT(TM) streaming media caching
software throughout Orblynx`s global IDS2000 architecture, a satellite-based
overlay network that distributes Web content to ISPs anywhere in the world.
Orblynx and Inktomi will also collaborate on the development of customized
solutions to enable the delivery of differentiated value-added services for the
content distribution marketplace.
Inktomi has also committed to invest in Orblynx`s next round of financing,
subject to certain conditions, which is expected to be completed by the end of
the year. The two companies will also work on joint marketing programs to
accelerate deployment of streaming media and broadband services to the global
Internet marketplace.
"The combination of Orblynx`s unique edge-to-edge content distribution software
and Inktomi Network Products technology provides us with the infrastructure
required for improved content delivery via our satellite overlay network," said
Randy Zadra, president and chief operating officer of Orblynx. "This is just one
of the benefits of our alliance with Inktomi. In addition, these initiatives
enable us to strengthen our promise of bringing a faster global Internet to ISPs
and carriers around the world."
"Today`s agreement with Orblynx further demonstrates the value of Inktomi`s
leading network cache platform for emerging markets such as satellite-based
content distribution," said Richard Pierce, executive vice president at Inktomi.
"To address this opportunity, Inktomi has enhanced its Traffic Server software
to support Orblynx`s unique push technology protocol, further enabling the
delivery of fresh content worldwide."
With Inktomi Network Products software integrated throughout Orblynx`s global
network, satellite content distribution via IDS2000 becomes an efficient and
economical method of delivering rich Internet content. Inktomi and Orblynx have
also cooperated on incorporating Orblynx`s "push" protocol technology into
Inktomi Traffic Server software. The integration of this true "push" technology
enables the Traffic Server platform to efficiently cache the most popular
content and continually receive fresh updates that are proactively pushed out
over the Orblynx satellite overlay network.
"The rapidly growing demand for rich media content on the Internet requires new
transmission options such as satellite-based content distribution to
economically serve large and growing numbers of online users," said Greg Howard,
principal analyst and founder of The HTRC Group LLC. "The union of Orblynx`s
service distribution architecture with Inktomi`s Internet infrastructure
software provides a highly extensible network architecture for specialized
service offerings to meet the growing demand for rich media content."
Inktomi Network Products
Inktomi Network Products provide key infrastructure technology to optimize the
delivery of content and applications for service provider, enterprise and
wireless networks. The Network Products family consists of Inktomi Traffic
Server, the leading network cache platform, Inktomi(R) Content Delivery
Suite(TM), a robust solution for content distribution and management, and
Traffic Server Media-IXT, the first streaming media cache enabling delivery of
high-quality live and on-demand multimedia content. By embedding programmable
intelligence into the network, Inktomi Network Products provide the
infrastructure for ISPs, backbone companies, hosting providers, content delivery
network providers and enterprises to deliver new services to end users.
About Inktomi
Based in Foster City, Calif., Inktomi develops and markets scalable
infrastructure software that is essential to the Internet. Inktomi`s business is
divided into Network Products, comprised of industry leading solutions for
network caching, content distribution, and media broadcasting; Search Solutions,
providing search and content classification products and services to Internet
portals, destination sites and enterprises; Commerce Engine, consisting of
product search and merchandising services; and Wireless technologies. Inktomi
customer and strategic partner base includes leading companies such as America
Online, AT&T, British Telecommunications, Excite@Home, Intel, iWon.com, Merrill
Lynch, Microsoft, Nokia, RealNetworks, Sun Microsystems, and Yahoo! The company
has offices in North America, Asia and Europe. For more information visit
www.inktomi.com.
About Orblynx
Orblynx, Inc. is a global Internet infrastructure company deploying next
generation content distribution services that can make faster global Internet a
reality. ISPs around the world are using Orblynx`s proprietary Internet
Distribution Services (IDS) and satellite distribution platform to realize
savings in bandwidth costs and offer better service to their subscribers.
Content providers and multinationals are able to use the IDS solution to improve
the experience of their Internet and intranet users. Current Orblynx services
include IDSweb (web content distribution service) and IDSmedia (streaming audio
and video service). For more information, visit www.orblynx.com.
Inktomi, Traffic Server, Content Delivery Suite, Media-IXT, and the tri-colored
cube logo are all trademarks or registered trademarks of Inktomi Corporation in
the United States and other countries. All other company and product names
referenced herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective holders.
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J.P. Morgan Initiates Coverage of Inktomi
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 12, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
Internet Infrastructure equity research analyst, Andrew Wilcox, today initiated
coverage of Inktomi (Nasdaq:INKT) with a "Buy" rating and a 12-month target
price of $121.
In his 53-page company report titled "Inktomi Corp.: A Software Model Running at
Internet Speed," Wilcox writes, "With the recent volatility in the equity
markets, we foresee a flight to quality Internet infrastructure companies with
compelling, scalable, and, even more importantly, profitable models."
"Inktomi dominates the network caching market," says Wilcox. "We believe its
enviable first-mover advantage and expanding product portfolio will ensure its
success for next generation content delivery solutions, namely streaming and
wireless delivery applications."
Inktomi, headquartered in Foster City, California, is a leading developer of
scalable software applications designed to greatly enhance the performance and
intelligence of large-scale networks. The company has two main product lines:
network products and portal services.
J.P. Morgan is a global financial firm with a growing technology, media, and
telecom investment banking and equities practice. The firm has over 300
professionals worldwide dedicated to this business, and in the United States,
has teams in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, New York, and Los Angeles.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 12, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
Internet Infrastructure equity research analyst, Andrew Wilcox, today initiated
coverage of Inktomi (Nasdaq:INKT) with a "Buy" rating and a 12-month target
price of $121.
In his 53-page company report titled "Inktomi Corp.: A Software Model Running at
Internet Speed," Wilcox writes, "With the recent volatility in the equity
markets, we foresee a flight to quality Internet infrastructure companies with
compelling, scalable, and, even more importantly, profitable models."
"Inktomi dominates the network caching market," says Wilcox. "We believe its
enviable first-mover advantage and expanding product portfolio will ensure its
success for next generation content delivery solutions, namely streaming and
wireless delivery applications."
Inktomi, headquartered in Foster City, California, is a leading developer of
scalable software applications designed to greatly enhance the performance and
intelligence of large-scale networks. The company has two main product lines:
network products and portal services.
J.P. Morgan is a global financial firm with a growing technology, media, and
telecom investment banking and equities practice. The firm has over 300
professionals worldwide dedicated to this business, and in the United States,
has teams in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, New York, and Los Angeles.
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Alteon, Intel and Sun Join Content Bridge Alliance as First Technical Advisory Members; Leading Technology Companies Join Alliance to Drive Standards Creation for Content Internetworking
Business Wire - Thursday, October 12, 2000
FOSTER CITY, Calif., Oct 12, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Content Bridge, an alliance formed to enable cross-network content distribution, today announced the formation of the Technical Advisory Membership. This group is designed to allow technology vendors, service providers and content providers to participate in the standards initiatives of the Content Bridge(TM) alliance. As initial members, Alteon WebSystems, Intel Corporation and Sun Microsystems will take active roles in proposing standards to address Internet interoperability issues related to the distribution, delivery and management of content.
Technical Advisory Members of the Content Bridge alliance will work together to identify and propose technology standards, enabling member networks that use different technologies to participate in the Content Bridge content peering model. Technical Advisory Members will then submit these standards proposals to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) or other standards-setting bodies.
As leading providers of scalable technology that power many of the largest networks in the world, Alteon, Intel and Sun bring considerable intellectual capital to the Content Bridge alliance, which was created for the purpose of facilitating standards development in core areas of content internetworking, including content mapping and routing and cache platform interoperability.
"Alteon`s participation in Content Bridge reflects our belief that truly open technical standards for content distribution are needed across vendor offerings -- open standards that put the power and control in the hands of customers," said Selina Lo, vice president of marketing for Alteon WebSystems. "Having pioneered the market for content networking products and technology, Alteon brings a vast amount of technical experience that can be leveraged within Content Bridge, as our equipment is used in the vast number of content distribution service offerings currently deployed."
Lo noted that Alteon`s goal is to contribute a deep, understanding of content intelligent switching and routing technology as a part of the Content Bridge alliance while working with member companies to develop an open standard for content distribution that enables best-of-breed products to be used to deliver a seamless service offering.
"Content distribution and management are vital in enabling the next generation of value added Internet services," said Scott Richardson, general manager in Intel`s Communications Product Group. "Intel is a leading provider of communication and networking equipment through its family of Intel NetStructure products and services such as the company`s caching and traffic management appliances. We are pleased to be part of the Content Bridge alliance, driving open standards and network interoperability, and believe that these efforts present enormous opportunities for companies to provide complementary products that simplify large scale deployment."
"Content Bridge is an important industry initiative that has Sun`s support in driving the standards effort," said Dr. Greg Papadopoulos, chief technology officer at Sun. "With our leadership in providing industrial-strength platforms for the Internet, we`re committed to enabling the internetworking of service provider networks."
Content Bridge: Technical Advisory Membership
Technical Advisory Membership is open to service providers, technology companies and content providers that can offer one or more of the following:
-- Technology that enhances or extends current or future service
offerings enabled via the Content Bridge alliance.
-- Significant additional reach in the access provider, hosting
partner or content publisher communities.
-- Development support for the creation of technology standards
enabling content peering.
"Adding key technology companies to the Content Bridge alliance should further
facilitate the development of standards to enable content internetworking among
multiple providers," said Peter Galvin, vice president and general manager at
Inktomi and chair of the Content Bridge Executive Committee. "Sun, Intel and
Alteon are the first of many companies to bring their experience and perspective
to the Content Bridge effort."
About Content Bridge Alliance
Formed in August 2000, Content Bridge is an alliance that includes leading
technology and network service providers. Content Bridge provides a platform for
cross-network content distribution, streamlining the link between content
providers and consumers. Initial members of the alliance include Adero, Inc.,
Digital Island, Inc., Exodus Communications Inc., Genuity Inc., Inktomi Corp.,
Madge.web, Mirror Image Internet Inc. and NetRail, Inc. For more information,
access www.content-bridge.com.
Note to Editors: Inktomi, Content Bridge, Traffic Server, Content Delivery
Suite, Scaling the Internet, Essential to the Internet and the tri-colored cube
logo are all trademarks or registered trademarks of Inktomi Corporation in the
United States and other countries.
Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun Logo and The Network is the Computer are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United
States and other countries. All other company and product names referenced
herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
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Business Wire - Thursday, October 12, 2000
FOSTER CITY, Calif., Oct 12, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Content Bridge, an alliance formed to enable cross-network content distribution, today announced the formation of the Technical Advisory Membership. This group is designed to allow technology vendors, service providers and content providers to participate in the standards initiatives of the Content Bridge(TM) alliance. As initial members, Alteon WebSystems, Intel Corporation and Sun Microsystems will take active roles in proposing standards to address Internet interoperability issues related to the distribution, delivery and management of content.
Technical Advisory Members of the Content Bridge alliance will work together to identify and propose technology standards, enabling member networks that use different technologies to participate in the Content Bridge content peering model. Technical Advisory Members will then submit these standards proposals to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) or other standards-setting bodies.
As leading providers of scalable technology that power many of the largest networks in the world, Alteon, Intel and Sun bring considerable intellectual capital to the Content Bridge alliance, which was created for the purpose of facilitating standards development in core areas of content internetworking, including content mapping and routing and cache platform interoperability.
"Alteon`s participation in Content Bridge reflects our belief that truly open technical standards for content distribution are needed across vendor offerings -- open standards that put the power and control in the hands of customers," said Selina Lo, vice president of marketing for Alteon WebSystems. "Having pioneered the market for content networking products and technology, Alteon brings a vast amount of technical experience that can be leveraged within Content Bridge, as our equipment is used in the vast number of content distribution service offerings currently deployed."
Lo noted that Alteon`s goal is to contribute a deep, understanding of content intelligent switching and routing technology as a part of the Content Bridge alliance while working with member companies to develop an open standard for content distribution that enables best-of-breed products to be used to deliver a seamless service offering.
"Content distribution and management are vital in enabling the next generation of value added Internet services," said Scott Richardson, general manager in Intel`s Communications Product Group. "Intel is a leading provider of communication and networking equipment through its family of Intel NetStructure products and services such as the company`s caching and traffic management appliances. We are pleased to be part of the Content Bridge alliance, driving open standards and network interoperability, and believe that these efforts present enormous opportunities for companies to provide complementary products that simplify large scale deployment."
"Content Bridge is an important industry initiative that has Sun`s support in driving the standards effort," said Dr. Greg Papadopoulos, chief technology officer at Sun. "With our leadership in providing industrial-strength platforms for the Internet, we`re committed to enabling the internetworking of service provider networks."
Content Bridge: Technical Advisory Membership
Technical Advisory Membership is open to service providers, technology companies and content providers that can offer one or more of the following:
-- Technology that enhances or extends current or future service
offerings enabled via the Content Bridge alliance.
-- Significant additional reach in the access provider, hosting
partner or content publisher communities.
-- Development support for the creation of technology standards
enabling content peering.
"Adding key technology companies to the Content Bridge alliance should further
facilitate the development of standards to enable content internetworking among
multiple providers," said Peter Galvin, vice president and general manager at
Inktomi and chair of the Content Bridge Executive Committee. "Sun, Intel and
Alteon are the first of many companies to bring their experience and perspective
to the Content Bridge effort."
About Content Bridge Alliance
Formed in August 2000, Content Bridge is an alliance that includes leading
technology and network service providers. Content Bridge provides a platform for
cross-network content distribution, streamlining the link between content
providers and consumers. Initial members of the alliance include Adero, Inc.,
Digital Island, Inc., Exodus Communications Inc., Genuity Inc., Inktomi Corp.,
Madge.web, Mirror Image Internet Inc. and NetRail, Inc. For more information,
access www.content-bridge.com.
Note to Editors: Inktomi, Content Bridge, Traffic Server, Content Delivery
Suite, Scaling the Internet, Essential to the Internet and the tri-colored cube
logo are all trademarks or registered trademarks of Inktomi Corporation in the
United States and other countries.
Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun Logo and The Network is the Computer are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United
States and other countries. All other company and product names referenced
herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
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ACV Insurance Services Announces Alliance With Inktomi
October 13, 2000 09:04:00 AM ET
BOTHELL, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 13, 2000--ACV Insurance Services, Inc., a provider of Internet-based claims adjusting applications to the insurance industry, today announced an alliance with Inktomi Corp. INKT, developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, to build powerful commerce capabilities into the ACV service.
ACV will integrate product and pricing data from the Inktomi(R) Commerce Engine to enhance ACV`s personal property adjusting application, ACV Online.
The partnership enables ACV Online customers to access Inktomi`s database of over 6 million products, providing claims adjusters with powerful search and comparison tools to determine fair market replacement values on insured personal property. The combined solution represents a significant efficiency gain and cost savings over traditional industry practices, and allows insurance carriers to base replacement coverage on updated street prices of products.
"Having Inktomi supply merchandise data for our online claims solution is very exciting," said Warren Erickson, founder and Chairman of the Board for ACV Insurance Services. "Inktomi has optimized its commerce infrastructure platform for the insurance industry and shares our view of delivering solutions over the Internet. The depth and breadth of Inktomi`s data, when coupled with ACV`s front end application, provides a unique solution unparalleled in the industry."
"We`re very pleased to bring cutting-edge Internet architectures to the insurance industry with ACV," said Kevin Brown, general manager of Inktomi`s Commerce Division. "The insurance industry is undergoing a revolution, and the combined ACV-Inktomi solution provides competitive advantage to those companies that choose to adapt."
ABOUT ACV
ACV Insurance Services, Inc., has been providing solutions to the claims adjusting industry for nearly ten years. ACV Online, the most recent product release, is a web-based portfolio of solutions that enables adjusters to inventory and value claims, record payments and run reports. In the future, ACV Online will allow policyholders to replace products online.
Copyright ACV Insurance Service 2000
Inktomi and the tri-colored cube logo are all trademarks or registered trademarks of Inktomi Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other company and product names referenced herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
© 2000 BusinessWire
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October 13, 2000 09:04:00 AM ET
BOTHELL, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 13, 2000--ACV Insurance Services, Inc., a provider of Internet-based claims adjusting applications to the insurance industry, today announced an alliance with Inktomi Corp. INKT, developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, to build powerful commerce capabilities into the ACV service.
ACV will integrate product and pricing data from the Inktomi(R) Commerce Engine to enhance ACV`s personal property adjusting application, ACV Online.
The partnership enables ACV Online customers to access Inktomi`s database of over 6 million products, providing claims adjusters with powerful search and comparison tools to determine fair market replacement values on insured personal property. The combined solution represents a significant efficiency gain and cost savings over traditional industry practices, and allows insurance carriers to base replacement coverage on updated street prices of products.
"Having Inktomi supply merchandise data for our online claims solution is very exciting," said Warren Erickson, founder and Chairman of the Board for ACV Insurance Services. "Inktomi has optimized its commerce infrastructure platform for the insurance industry and shares our view of delivering solutions over the Internet. The depth and breadth of Inktomi`s data, when coupled with ACV`s front end application, provides a unique solution unparalleled in the industry."
"We`re very pleased to bring cutting-edge Internet architectures to the insurance industry with ACV," said Kevin Brown, general manager of Inktomi`s Commerce Division. "The insurance industry is undergoing a revolution, and the combined ACV-Inktomi solution provides competitive advantage to those companies that choose to adapt."
ABOUT ACV
ACV Insurance Services, Inc., has been providing solutions to the claims adjusting industry for nearly ten years. ACV Online, the most recent product release, is a web-based portfolio of solutions that enables adjusters to inventory and value claims, record payments and run reports. In the future, ACV Online will allow policyholders to replace products online.
Copyright ACV Insurance Service 2000
Inktomi and the tri-colored cube logo are all trademarks or registered trademarks of Inktomi Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other company and product names referenced herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
© 2000 BusinessWire
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Nun ist der Termin der Quartalszahlenbekanntgabe inklusive des Fiskaljahres 2000 amtlich:
http://www.inktomi.com/webcast/
Inktomi Corporation (INKT)
Q4 & FY2000 Earnings Invitation
4:30 P.M. ET
Thursday
October 26, 2000
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http://www.inktomi.com/webcast/
Inktomi Corporation (INKT)
Q4 & FY2000 Earnings Invitation
4:30 P.M. ET
Thursday
October 26, 2000
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Lang, aber sehr informativ - und Google fehlt völlig:
Inktomi Serves Up Smart Searches -- Looking for excellent retrieval quality, power and flexibility in a Web site search engine? Inktomi Search Software has what you`ve been searching for
CMP Media Inc. - Friday, October 13, 2000
Oct. 13, 2000 (Network Computing - CMP via COMTEX) -- Inktomi Corp. Inktomi Search Software
Network Computing Editor`s Choice
Grade: B+
Inktomi searched hard for a new name for Ultraseek Server-which is now known as
Inktomi Search Software-but nothing else about this superior search engine has
changed. Inktomi Search`s superior retrieval quality, power and customizability
helped this product edge out the others in the review and win our Editor`s
Choice award.
All administration controls (except for the search-interface customization) are
presented in a useful browser interface-one of the best we tested. Developed
from the same code as that of the Infoseek Go search engine, Inktomi Search is
designed to be scalable and stable, indexing millions of pages and spanning
servers. Installation and deployment of the engine are simple; the installer is
nicely packaged and self-explanatory.
Inktomi Search`s indexing of Web pages is both effective and flexible, giving administrators the customization features they need. The search indexing robot follows all appropriate links and reads all major productivity file formats as well as HTML files. The robot crawler uses several methods to reduce the load on Web sites it is indexing. A throttle setting slows down the spider for specific sites or sections. Furthermore, the crawler requests only the header information for pages that have not changed. Inktomi Search also has a unique approach to re-indexing: Instead of simply checking each page to see if it has changed, Inktomi Search tracks the rate at which each page changes. The robot crawler will check pages that change once a week more often than than it checks those that change once a month, for instance.
Of the products we tested, Inktomi Search offers the best index-coverage reporting. It shows a log of indexing activity and a listing of each URL indexed in each site. However, the interface doesn`t let you schedule more- or less-frequent checking of certain sites or sections within a collection. AltaVista Search is more flexible in this regard.
Document sources include Usenet newsgroups, Microsoft Exchange servers and Web server files on locally mounted servers. Unlike AltaVista Search and Excaliber RetrievalWare, Inktomi Search does not have direct access to database servers. Rather, the records must be published via the Web for index access, which requires significant resources.
Inktomi Search provides the richest, most flexible set of storage options for indexing. Standard metadata, from the HTML keywords and description fields, are flagged automatically. Administrators can flag other fields, and there are default settings for the new Dublin Core standard for additional metadata, such as publication information. It recognizes XML files with areas for specifying custom DTD (Document Type Definition) tags for searchable fields. But by indexing the pages so completely, Inktomi Search sometimes stores JavaScript text and other inappropriate words so they are found even when they don`t appear in the text. Content creators can avoid this problem by using the search engine`s special pseudo-tag for marking text that should not be indexed. The features for removing duplicate pages are flexible, and options help you determine which of the two pages to keep. This is the best control among the servers we tested.
In addition to a standard, simple search interface, Inktomi Search provides useful search-interface elements, such as pop-up menus or check boxes, for searching zones within a collection, and a complete advanced-search interface with every possible feature exposed, including date-range searching. Both simple and advanced forms come with search tips that can be customized. It can handle Boolean query operators ("and," "or" and "not") and Internet query operators ("+," "-" and " "), and, unlike the other search engines we tested, can handle both kinds of operators in the same query.
The Inktomi Search search engine automatically performs linguistic stemming for better matching of search terms, so plurals are matched to singular forms, for example. This feature is tied into the inXight linguistic analysis engine (which also recognizes many European languages), so a search for flambeaux will find the singular version, flambeau. A check box tells the server to recognize double-byte characters (found in Japanese, Chinese and Korean), and there is a special version with additional Japanese-language support.
In the results listings, the Inktomi Search software tends to sort pages with the search terms as a phrase and those with the terms in the title first. However, search administrators can adjust this by specifying that fields such as title, description and keywords, and pages with particular URL characteristics should be given greater importance. A thesaurus feature lets search administrators enter related terms or alternate spellings, which then appear as check-box options on the results page. When implemented carefully, this feature is remarkably helpful.
Inktomi Search`s HTML files and fragments are matched programmatically to display search forms and results pages with consistent layout and even support CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). These pages include all necessary HTML and text for every element and special code in Python for additional customization. Even the display of hit highlighting can be changed. While this feature allows complete custom design for searching and results pages, search administrators with simpler needs will be frustrated by the complexity of the system. Atomz and Searchbutton provide most of the same features on a much simpler interface.
Maintenance is very easy, and the server will attempt to restart in the event of hardware problems, sending e-mail to report any difficulties. Search logging is very good, with details of the search and the number of pages matched, date- and time-stamped. There is no way to see the IP address of the searcher, which makes untangling concurrent search sessions a bit tricky. Therefore, it`s difficult to follow a single search in progress to discover what the searcher is looking for. However, the real-time online query frequency report, which lists the most common searches since installation, provides a good overview of search needs.
Inktomi Search`s feature set is based on a solid understanding of customer needs. From the simple installation procedures through the comprehensive administration interface, options for indexing, and sorting search results and search-log information, the company shows a thorough familiarity with the process of setting up search engines for corporate sites, intranets, news sites, e-commerce sites and portals.
Pricing starts at $995 for one to 1,000 pages. From 1,000 to 10,000 pages, the price is $4,995. The per-page price decreases further for larger installations. Portals have a per-query charge.
Inktomi Search Software, Inktomi Corp., (888) INKTOMI, (650) 653-2800; fax (650) 653-2487. www.inktomi.com/products/portal/search/products.html
AltaVista Co. AltaVista
Grade: B
AltaVista Search (AVS) is the server version of the well-known AltaVista
portal-site search engine. It runs on the same code, so it can scale almost
infinitely, and is rock-solid. AVS indexes many file formats, recognizes
multiple languages and provides excellent response. However, many of the special
functions a search administrator would like to control are not available in the
standard interface and must be programmed by using the SDK.
Version 3.0 includes a nice Java search administration interface, though it`s
not compatible with Apple Mac OS browsers. Installation and deployment of AVS
are simple; the installer is packaged well and is self-explanatory. Wizards lead
search administrators through the process of setting up a search index, though
some elements, such as scheduling, are left for later. The system allows
multiple collections, multiple indexes within those collections, and overriding
allow and disallow lists; this provides unparalleled flexibility in indexing
control. However, some elements of the interface are awkward, such as the rules
for disallowing certain sections of sites and the fields to set the HTTP header
identification information.
The AVS indexer robot crawler follows all appropriate links and includes a simple setting for spider load, from "polite" to "unrestrained." More than 100 file-format converters are included (translating files from word processors, graphics, spreadsheets, presentations and databases), and the architecture is designed to include additional user-created converts. It can index files on locally mounted file-share servers, and a JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) interface allows direct indexing access to databases, which is much more efficient than going through a Web interface.
AVS automatically stores field information, such as page title and description, and administrators can use configuration files to index other metatags for searching. Unlike Inktomi Search and Excalibur RetrievalWare, AVS does not have an easy way to store XML content tags. It recognizes and automatically removes many duplicate pages, such as those with different URL paths and default directory pages, but does not allow administrator specifications.
The search form provides both simple and advanced tabs, and search tips. However, the simple form allows only Internet query operators, and the advanced form, which has useful date-range fields, recognizes only Boolean query operators.
The AVS search engine is designed to be international: It supports all major Western European languages, Greek, Russian and the two-byte languages. The installation lets administrators choose the default language for the client browser interface, the indexer includes a language-recognition engine, and the default results page shows the predominant language of the page and provides a link to AltaVista`s BabelFish translation service. However, in our tests, we found that Inktomi Search did a better job with language recognition.
AVS sorts results in helpful ways: It emphasizes results with the search terms in the title tag and lists those with many instances of the search terms before those with fewer instances. However, unlike Inktomi Search and Atomz, AVS does not let search administrators change the weighting of results in the server. To design custom weighting, an administrator or programmer must use AltaVista`s SDK. And though there is no automated synonym searching, the documentation describes how to create a Query Expansion library, which performs the same task.
To set up the search- and results-page interface, the system provides a set of HTML files and the AVSHE (AVS HTML Extensions) language. There are also opportunities to insert dynamic content programmatically. An easy-customize.html file provides basic options, such as graphics and background color, while additional pages and AVSHE allow access to all aspects of the interface. Nevertheless, AVS is more difficult to customize than are Atomz and Searchbutton, which provide templates to do the same thing.
Because of disk-space concerns, AVS query logs are not enabled by default. The setting is in a configuration file. When enabled, the logs contain entries for each search. Indexing is logged, with URLs and status information, in a file named timings.log, but there is no browser administration access to it. AVS does not generate any summary or analytical reports.
According to AltaVista, pricing for corporate clients is $25,000 for up to 50,000 documents and $50,000 for up to 250,000 documents.
AltaVista Search Engine 3.0, AltaVista Co., (877) 4AVS 4287, (650) 320-7700; fax (650) 295-3314. solutions.altavista.com.
Atomz.com Atomz Enterprise Search
Grade: B
Atomz Enterprise Search is a good choice for those who prefer to outsource their
server headaches. With a good browser administration interface and excellent
response time from both servers and support staff, as well as good search
reports, the service provides a flexible, functional search engine for almost
any external Web site.
The Atomz Enterprise Search robot follows links on Web pages exclusively; there
is no access to databases or other data sources except when they are published
on the Web. It reads HTML and text files, PDF documents, Flash movies and MP3
music files, making it unsuitable for sites with office-productivity documents.
The robot uses multiple connections to index sites extremely quickly, which may
distress Webmasters if it`s working during a busy time. Unlike the other
indexers, Atomz offers no way to slow its indexer down. The robot can be
scheduled to crawl at a specific time and day, but this schedule covers all
sites within the collection. The real-time indexing log can be viewed from the
browser administration.
Atomz saves some HTML page structure information in the index, letting searches be limited to title, meta description, meta-keywords, URL, body text or alt tags. But unlike the options with AVS, RetrievalWare and Inktomi Search, no other fields can be added. It recognizes duplicate pages in directory URLs and does not index them.
While the default form for Atomz is a simple search field, complex forms with many more options, including phrase searching and date-range searching, are available. It recognizes only Internet query operators and does not use Boolean queries or parentheses.
To broaden the results, the product uses both soundalike matching and stemming. Soundalike matching can correct some misspellings; for example, a search for fraem will find matches in pages with frame, from and forum. This feature is turned on by default and generally should be disabled. A synonym list lets administrators set up automatic cross-references.
Unlike those of Inktomi Search and AVS, Atomz`s stemming feature allows only one word-endings dictionary, so multilingual sites have to choose a primary language. It recognizes extended character sets and requires exact matching (so a search for the will not find the), but that feature can be disabled. There is no support for Japanese and other double-byte languages.
In its search results, Atomz sorts pages with the search terms in the title and as phrases first, then by frequency of the terms within the text. A special tag can be inserted into the page for additional search-results weighting. The admin interface provides options to change the relevance weighting of various fields, such as title, description and keywords. However, unlike Inktomi Search, Atomz doesn`t provide a way to specify that certain URL paths (such as products/summary/ or abstract.html) should be sorted at the top.
To customize results pages, Atomz provides a series of options, from a simple choice of templates to a set of tags and commands in a scripting language, accessible through the browser administration. The language provides complete control over the look and feel of the results page and items within it, much simpler than the methods employed by Inktomi Search and AVS.
Reporting is good, with listings of the top searches in the last day, week or month, and comparison with the previous period. However, there is no way to get raw searching data (you can with the other search engines) or to accumulate search terms over longer periods.
Pricing ranges from $75 per year for 250 pages to $1,200 per year for 5,000 pages; at higher quantities, the per-page price decreases.
Atomz.com Enterprise Search, Atomz.com, (650) 244-1400; fax (650) 244-1401. www.atomz.com or sales@atomz.com.
Searchbutton.com Searchbutton Corporate
Grade: C
Searchbutton.com provides a solid remote search service for Web sites and
portals, particularly those that need to hit the ground running. Implementing
the search engine takes minimal effort or technical knowledge, and the support
is excellent. However, because some sites will have trouble with indexing and
non-English text may be difficult to retrieve, we prefer Atomz`s offering.
Searchbutton Corporate is easy to start. Just give it a Web site URL and the
robot crawler follows links and indexes pages. For portals and more complex
sites, the service will input multiple starting URLs and let customers specify
paths to be excluded from the index.
However, the robot is less sophisticated than others in handling meta-refresh tags and detecting duplicate pages, such as directories and mixed cases. Therefore, pages may appear twice in search results. Furthermore, it can index only two file formats-HTML and PDF-though there are plans for additional formats. Searchbutton provides a control for how many pages the robot should request per second. A slow setting ensures that even very busy servers will not be overloaded, much like AVS` "polite" setting and Inktomi Search`s spider throttle.
Searchbutton includes a standard simple search field and a more complex advanced-search form, which contains fields for searching in the text, title and date ranges, and options for showing the results or sorting by date. However, the advanced-search form does not make a multiterm search as simple as Inktomi Search does. Searchbutton can handle Internet or Boolean query operators, but not in the same query. It does a good job of locating the singular or plural form of a search term in English, and allows both left and right truncation, so a search for *workcom* would yield networkcomputing as a result.
To sort the results, Searchbutton emphasizes pages with the search terms in the title and those with several instances of the search term in the text, though it places less weight on phrase or proximity matching. There is no way to change the weights of the sorting based on URL or contents of fields.
Searchbutton has a delightfully simple solution to results-page layout. The search administrator creates an HTML page with the words "Results list here" and types the URL into the administration form. The Searchbutton service reads it and uses it as the template for the search results, reducing debugging time considerably. This is the simplest way to design a results page. Searchbutton uses a wizard-like interface for setting the page color, background graphic and link colors; it also has options to show or hide elements such as the URL and document size in the results items. However, unlike the other search engines, Searchbutton does not let administrators rearrange the item layout. Searchbutton does not have hit highlighting yet, and there is no way to customize the "no matches" page.
If you use your search engine to learn more about your customers, you`ll be impressed with Searchbutton`s excellent reporting. An interactive report page provides the options: most popular searches, most frequent visitors, searches that returned no results and browse raw search data. These listings let search administrators learn more about the search needs of their site visitors, and can be powerful tools for improving and updating content.
Pricing ranges from $99.50 (500 pages, indexed weekly) to $1,499.50 (10,000 pages, indexed daily) per month, with discounts available for annual commitments.
Searchbutton Corporate, Searchbutton.com, (877) 813-3463, (650) 947-8310; fax (650) 947-8314. www.searchbutton.com.
Excalibur Technologies Corp. Excalibur RetrievalWare WebExpress
Grade: C
Excalibur RetrievalWare WebExpress is an ambitious attempt to put powerful
information-retrieval tools into a Web environment. Unfortunately, ambition
doesn`t always breed success. The ability to locate search words highlighted
within the pages found will make many searchers very happy. But innovative ideas
like automated concept and synonym searching didn`t help us find the most
relevant documents. And an awkward administration interface marred our
experience with the excellent logging and detailed indexing control.
RetrievalWare`s installation is quite complex, though the documentation is
helpful. Unlike that of other search engines, its administration interface
involves a very large number of hierarchical menu configuration pages and/or
config files. Luckily, the tech support is helpful and patient. There are two
options for storage: One is the standard index; the other caches a copy of the
original text for preview with the search terms highlighted.
The RetrievalWare Internet Spider is extremely configurable and reads more than 230 file formats. Each entry can be logged so administrators can follow and adjust the allowed paths quite easily-an improvement over AVS` method. Gateways are available for a large number of other data sources, including local file servers, Usenet newsgroups, Exchange servers, Lotus Notes servers and many databases.
RetrievalWare has a powerful and complicated indexing customization system, and it can specify anything as a field, including SGML and XML hierarchies. Although it has modules for 20 languages (including a third-party module for Japanese), the default English version will convert extended characters to their simple low-ASCII equivalents before indexing and searching. This means a search for cite will also find cite.
RetrievalWare has its own unique search interface, designed to expose the system`s special search features. Pop-up menus let searchers use exact-word matching, expanded forms of the words, such as plurals, or conceptually related topics. It`s a tantalizing idea-that software could evaluate information and make relevance judgments without requiring human intervention-but in our tests, we didn`t find much advantage in RetrievalWare`s implementation of these algorithms.
The Power Search page gives insight into the possibilities, but it`s not yet implemented to provide good results in the real world. For example, in the search for managing technical experts, it`s possible to specify that managing is a verb meaning "supervise, superintend, oversee" and experts is a noun meaning "a person with a high degree of knowledge or skill in a particular field." And yet most of the top results will have nothing to do with personnel issues.
In the results listings, RetrievalWare emphasizes pages with the search terms as phrases, though it does not particularly emphasize the HTML title tag. By default, the results page displays the titles of pages only, without the meta descriptions or an extract of the text from the page, making it harder to tell which pages are relevant.
If a search administrator has chosen to cache the indexed pages, RetrievalWare will provide a preview button and open the page in a new window with the matching words highlighted. Users will love this feature, especially for long documents, because it clarifies the context of the match and saves time in locating the relevant portions of the text.
Server maintenance is easy, though there are no e-mail notifications. Extensive logs can be enabled for later analysis. Pricing starts at $20, 000 per server, plus $8,000 per additional processor. Internet Spider is priced at $15,000 per server, plus $6,000 per additional processor. -C
Excalibur RetrievalWare WebExpress, Excalibur Technologies Corp., (800) 788-7758, (703) 761-3700; fax (703) 761-1990. www.excalib.com or info@excalib.com
Avi Rappoport is the founder of Search Tools Consulting and editor of SearchTools.com. She analyzes Web site, intranet and portal search engines. Send your comments on this article to her at consult@searchtools.com.
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Open-Source Search Engines
Open-source search-engine efforts are alive and well. They may not be quite up
to the highest capacity, but they are almost infinitely configurable. Most are
light on user interface for the search administrator and require command-line
and config-file control, but they are powerful and flexible.
Ht://Dig (www.htdig.org) was developed at San Diego State University and
released under the GPL (GNU General Public License). It`s a solid search engine
for Unix machines. Ht://Dig`s robot crawls links on Web pages and the indexer
interfaces with open-source code to read PDF and Microsoft Word files. The
response is fast and the relevance ranking reasonable (it will improve in
version 3.2, under development as of this writing). There are several options
for "fuzzy" text searching, including soundalikes, common word endings and
synonyms. The system has required configuration files for administration, but an
open-source ConfigDig interface now provides access via Web browsers to many of
the features. The core development team is active and responsible, and there`s a
friendly community mailing list.
UdmSearch (search.mnogo.ru) was also developed under the GPL and can index Web pages, FTP sites, Usenet newsgroups and local files. For index storage, it can use almost any SQL server. Because it was developed in the Russian Federation of Udmurtia, it`s very good at supporting multiple character sets and languages. In addition to simple HTML forms, UdmSearch provides PHP3, PERL and C CGI access to the search engine, offering significant flexibility and options in arranging search results. There`s an active online community, and the developers answer questions quickly.
Web Links
"Browsers: Finders, Seekers" (InternetWeek, July 24, 2000)
www.internetwk.com/reviews00/rev072400.htm
"Tools for Web Searches Get a New Focus" (InformationWeek, Dec. 6, 1999) www.informationweek.com/764/search.htm
"Knowledge Finders" (InformationWeek, May 24, 1999)
www.iweek.com/735/km.htm
http://www.nwc.com/
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Inktomi Serves Up Smart Searches -- Looking for excellent retrieval quality, power and flexibility in a Web site search engine? Inktomi Search Software has what you`ve been searching for
CMP Media Inc. - Friday, October 13, 2000
Oct. 13, 2000 (Network Computing - CMP via COMTEX) -- Inktomi Corp. Inktomi Search Software
Network Computing Editor`s Choice
Grade: B+
Inktomi searched hard for a new name for Ultraseek Server-which is now known as
Inktomi Search Software-but nothing else about this superior search engine has
changed. Inktomi Search`s superior retrieval quality, power and customizability
helped this product edge out the others in the review and win our Editor`s
Choice award.
All administration controls (except for the search-interface customization) are
presented in a useful browser interface-one of the best we tested. Developed
from the same code as that of the Infoseek Go search engine, Inktomi Search is
designed to be scalable and stable, indexing millions of pages and spanning
servers. Installation and deployment of the engine are simple; the installer is
nicely packaged and self-explanatory.
Inktomi Search`s indexing of Web pages is both effective and flexible, giving administrators the customization features they need. The search indexing robot follows all appropriate links and reads all major productivity file formats as well as HTML files. The robot crawler uses several methods to reduce the load on Web sites it is indexing. A throttle setting slows down the spider for specific sites or sections. Furthermore, the crawler requests only the header information for pages that have not changed. Inktomi Search also has a unique approach to re-indexing: Instead of simply checking each page to see if it has changed, Inktomi Search tracks the rate at which each page changes. The robot crawler will check pages that change once a week more often than than it checks those that change once a month, for instance.
Of the products we tested, Inktomi Search offers the best index-coverage reporting. It shows a log of indexing activity and a listing of each URL indexed in each site. However, the interface doesn`t let you schedule more- or less-frequent checking of certain sites or sections within a collection. AltaVista Search is more flexible in this regard.
Document sources include Usenet newsgroups, Microsoft Exchange servers and Web server files on locally mounted servers. Unlike AltaVista Search and Excaliber RetrievalWare, Inktomi Search does not have direct access to database servers. Rather, the records must be published via the Web for index access, which requires significant resources.
Inktomi Search provides the richest, most flexible set of storage options for indexing. Standard metadata, from the HTML keywords and description fields, are flagged automatically. Administrators can flag other fields, and there are default settings for the new Dublin Core standard for additional metadata, such as publication information. It recognizes XML files with areas for specifying custom DTD (Document Type Definition) tags for searchable fields. But by indexing the pages so completely, Inktomi Search sometimes stores JavaScript text and other inappropriate words so they are found even when they don`t appear in the text. Content creators can avoid this problem by using the search engine`s special pseudo-tag for marking text that should not be indexed. The features for removing duplicate pages are flexible, and options help you determine which of the two pages to keep. This is the best control among the servers we tested.
In addition to a standard, simple search interface, Inktomi Search provides useful search-interface elements, such as pop-up menus or check boxes, for searching zones within a collection, and a complete advanced-search interface with every possible feature exposed, including date-range searching. Both simple and advanced forms come with search tips that can be customized. It can handle Boolean query operators ("and," "or" and "not") and Internet query operators ("+," "-" and " "), and, unlike the other search engines we tested, can handle both kinds of operators in the same query.
The Inktomi Search search engine automatically performs linguistic stemming for better matching of search terms, so plurals are matched to singular forms, for example. This feature is tied into the inXight linguistic analysis engine (which also recognizes many European languages), so a search for flambeaux will find the singular version, flambeau. A check box tells the server to recognize double-byte characters (found in Japanese, Chinese and Korean), and there is a special version with additional Japanese-language support.
In the results listings, the Inktomi Search software tends to sort pages with the search terms as a phrase and those with the terms in the title first. However, search administrators can adjust this by specifying that fields such as title, description and keywords, and pages with particular URL characteristics should be given greater importance. A thesaurus feature lets search administrators enter related terms or alternate spellings, which then appear as check-box options on the results page. When implemented carefully, this feature is remarkably helpful.
Inktomi Search`s HTML files and fragments are matched programmatically to display search forms and results pages with consistent layout and even support CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). These pages include all necessary HTML and text for every element and special code in Python for additional customization. Even the display of hit highlighting can be changed. While this feature allows complete custom design for searching and results pages, search administrators with simpler needs will be frustrated by the complexity of the system. Atomz and Searchbutton provide most of the same features on a much simpler interface.
Maintenance is very easy, and the server will attempt to restart in the event of hardware problems, sending e-mail to report any difficulties. Search logging is very good, with details of the search and the number of pages matched, date- and time-stamped. There is no way to see the IP address of the searcher, which makes untangling concurrent search sessions a bit tricky. Therefore, it`s difficult to follow a single search in progress to discover what the searcher is looking for. However, the real-time online query frequency report, which lists the most common searches since installation, provides a good overview of search needs.
Inktomi Search`s feature set is based on a solid understanding of customer needs. From the simple installation procedures through the comprehensive administration interface, options for indexing, and sorting search results and search-log information, the company shows a thorough familiarity with the process of setting up search engines for corporate sites, intranets, news sites, e-commerce sites and portals.
Pricing starts at $995 for one to 1,000 pages. From 1,000 to 10,000 pages, the price is $4,995. The per-page price decreases further for larger installations. Portals have a per-query charge.
Inktomi Search Software, Inktomi Corp., (888) INKTOMI, (650) 653-2800; fax (650) 653-2487. www.inktomi.com/products/portal/search/products.html
AltaVista Co. AltaVista
Grade: B
AltaVista Search (AVS) is the server version of the well-known AltaVista
portal-site search engine. It runs on the same code, so it can scale almost
infinitely, and is rock-solid. AVS indexes many file formats, recognizes
multiple languages and provides excellent response. However, many of the special
functions a search administrator would like to control are not available in the
standard interface and must be programmed by using the SDK.
Version 3.0 includes a nice Java search administration interface, though it`s
not compatible with Apple Mac OS browsers. Installation and deployment of AVS
are simple; the installer is packaged well and is self-explanatory. Wizards lead
search administrators through the process of setting up a search index, though
some elements, such as scheduling, are left for later. The system allows
multiple collections, multiple indexes within those collections, and overriding
allow and disallow lists; this provides unparalleled flexibility in indexing
control. However, some elements of the interface are awkward, such as the rules
for disallowing certain sections of sites and the fields to set the HTTP header
identification information.
The AVS indexer robot crawler follows all appropriate links and includes a simple setting for spider load, from "polite" to "unrestrained." More than 100 file-format converters are included (translating files from word processors, graphics, spreadsheets, presentations and databases), and the architecture is designed to include additional user-created converts. It can index files on locally mounted file-share servers, and a JDBC (Java Database Connectivity) interface allows direct indexing access to databases, which is much more efficient than going through a Web interface.
AVS automatically stores field information, such as page title and description, and administrators can use configuration files to index other metatags for searching. Unlike Inktomi Search and Excalibur RetrievalWare, AVS does not have an easy way to store XML content tags. It recognizes and automatically removes many duplicate pages, such as those with different URL paths and default directory pages, but does not allow administrator specifications.
The search form provides both simple and advanced tabs, and search tips. However, the simple form allows only Internet query operators, and the advanced form, which has useful date-range fields, recognizes only Boolean query operators.
The AVS search engine is designed to be international: It supports all major Western European languages, Greek, Russian and the two-byte languages. The installation lets administrators choose the default language for the client browser interface, the indexer includes a language-recognition engine, and the default results page shows the predominant language of the page and provides a link to AltaVista`s BabelFish translation service. However, in our tests, we found that Inktomi Search did a better job with language recognition.
AVS sorts results in helpful ways: It emphasizes results with the search terms in the title tag and lists those with many instances of the search terms before those with fewer instances. However, unlike Inktomi Search and Atomz, AVS does not let search administrators change the weighting of results in the server. To design custom weighting, an administrator or programmer must use AltaVista`s SDK. And though there is no automated synonym searching, the documentation describes how to create a Query Expansion library, which performs the same task.
To set up the search- and results-page interface, the system provides a set of HTML files and the AVSHE (AVS HTML Extensions) language. There are also opportunities to insert dynamic content programmatically. An easy-customize.html file provides basic options, such as graphics and background color, while additional pages and AVSHE allow access to all aspects of the interface. Nevertheless, AVS is more difficult to customize than are Atomz and Searchbutton, which provide templates to do the same thing.
Because of disk-space concerns, AVS query logs are not enabled by default. The setting is in a configuration file. When enabled, the logs contain entries for each search. Indexing is logged, with URLs and status information, in a file named timings.log, but there is no browser administration access to it. AVS does not generate any summary or analytical reports.
According to AltaVista, pricing for corporate clients is $25,000 for up to 50,000 documents and $50,000 for up to 250,000 documents.
AltaVista Search Engine 3.0, AltaVista Co., (877) 4AVS 4287, (650) 320-7700; fax (650) 295-3314. solutions.altavista.com.
Atomz.com Atomz Enterprise Search
Grade: B
Atomz Enterprise Search is a good choice for those who prefer to outsource their
server headaches. With a good browser administration interface and excellent
response time from both servers and support staff, as well as good search
reports, the service provides a flexible, functional search engine for almost
any external Web site.
The Atomz Enterprise Search robot follows links on Web pages exclusively; there
is no access to databases or other data sources except when they are published
on the Web. It reads HTML and text files, PDF documents, Flash movies and MP3
music files, making it unsuitable for sites with office-productivity documents.
The robot uses multiple connections to index sites extremely quickly, which may
distress Webmasters if it`s working during a busy time. Unlike the other
indexers, Atomz offers no way to slow its indexer down. The robot can be
scheduled to crawl at a specific time and day, but this schedule covers all
sites within the collection. The real-time indexing log can be viewed from the
browser administration.
Atomz saves some HTML page structure information in the index, letting searches be limited to title, meta description, meta-keywords, URL, body text or alt tags. But unlike the options with AVS, RetrievalWare and Inktomi Search, no other fields can be added. It recognizes duplicate pages in directory URLs and does not index them.
While the default form for Atomz is a simple search field, complex forms with many more options, including phrase searching and date-range searching, are available. It recognizes only Internet query operators and does not use Boolean queries or parentheses.
To broaden the results, the product uses both soundalike matching and stemming. Soundalike matching can correct some misspellings; for example, a search for fraem will find matches in pages with frame, from and forum. This feature is turned on by default and generally should be disabled. A synonym list lets administrators set up automatic cross-references.
Unlike those of Inktomi Search and AVS, Atomz`s stemming feature allows only one word-endings dictionary, so multilingual sites have to choose a primary language. It recognizes extended character sets and requires exact matching (so a search for the will not find the), but that feature can be disabled. There is no support for Japanese and other double-byte languages.
In its search results, Atomz sorts pages with the search terms in the title and as phrases first, then by frequency of the terms within the text. A special tag can be inserted into the page for additional search-results weighting. The admin interface provides options to change the relevance weighting of various fields, such as title, description and keywords. However, unlike Inktomi Search, Atomz doesn`t provide a way to specify that certain URL paths (such as products/summary/ or abstract.html) should be sorted at the top.
To customize results pages, Atomz provides a series of options, from a simple choice of templates to a set of tags and commands in a scripting language, accessible through the browser administration. The language provides complete control over the look and feel of the results page and items within it, much simpler than the methods employed by Inktomi Search and AVS.
Reporting is good, with listings of the top searches in the last day, week or month, and comparison with the previous period. However, there is no way to get raw searching data (you can with the other search engines) or to accumulate search terms over longer periods.
Pricing ranges from $75 per year for 250 pages to $1,200 per year for 5,000 pages; at higher quantities, the per-page price decreases.
Atomz.com Enterprise Search, Atomz.com, (650) 244-1400; fax (650) 244-1401. www.atomz.com or sales@atomz.com.
Searchbutton.com Searchbutton Corporate
Grade: C
Searchbutton.com provides a solid remote search service for Web sites and
portals, particularly those that need to hit the ground running. Implementing
the search engine takes minimal effort or technical knowledge, and the support
is excellent. However, because some sites will have trouble with indexing and
non-English text may be difficult to retrieve, we prefer Atomz`s offering.
Searchbutton Corporate is easy to start. Just give it a Web site URL and the
robot crawler follows links and indexes pages. For portals and more complex
sites, the service will input multiple starting URLs and let customers specify
paths to be excluded from the index.
However, the robot is less sophisticated than others in handling meta-refresh tags and detecting duplicate pages, such as directories and mixed cases. Therefore, pages may appear twice in search results. Furthermore, it can index only two file formats-HTML and PDF-though there are plans for additional formats. Searchbutton provides a control for how many pages the robot should request per second. A slow setting ensures that even very busy servers will not be overloaded, much like AVS` "polite" setting and Inktomi Search`s spider throttle.
Searchbutton includes a standard simple search field and a more complex advanced-search form, which contains fields for searching in the text, title and date ranges, and options for showing the results or sorting by date. However, the advanced-search form does not make a multiterm search as simple as Inktomi Search does. Searchbutton can handle Internet or Boolean query operators, but not in the same query. It does a good job of locating the singular or plural form of a search term in English, and allows both left and right truncation, so a search for *workcom* would yield networkcomputing as a result.
To sort the results, Searchbutton emphasizes pages with the search terms in the title and those with several instances of the search term in the text, though it places less weight on phrase or proximity matching. There is no way to change the weights of the sorting based on URL or contents of fields.
Searchbutton has a delightfully simple solution to results-page layout. The search administrator creates an HTML page with the words "Results list here" and types the URL into the administration form. The Searchbutton service reads it and uses it as the template for the search results, reducing debugging time considerably. This is the simplest way to design a results page. Searchbutton uses a wizard-like interface for setting the page color, background graphic and link colors; it also has options to show or hide elements such as the URL and document size in the results items. However, unlike the other search engines, Searchbutton does not let administrators rearrange the item layout. Searchbutton does not have hit highlighting yet, and there is no way to customize the "no matches" page.
If you use your search engine to learn more about your customers, you`ll be impressed with Searchbutton`s excellent reporting. An interactive report page provides the options: most popular searches, most frequent visitors, searches that returned no results and browse raw search data. These listings let search administrators learn more about the search needs of their site visitors, and can be powerful tools for improving and updating content.
Pricing ranges from $99.50 (500 pages, indexed weekly) to $1,499.50 (10,000 pages, indexed daily) per month, with discounts available for annual commitments.
Searchbutton Corporate, Searchbutton.com, (877) 813-3463, (650) 947-8310; fax (650) 947-8314. www.searchbutton.com.
Excalibur Technologies Corp. Excalibur RetrievalWare WebExpress
Grade: C
Excalibur RetrievalWare WebExpress is an ambitious attempt to put powerful
information-retrieval tools into a Web environment. Unfortunately, ambition
doesn`t always breed success. The ability to locate search words highlighted
within the pages found will make many searchers very happy. But innovative ideas
like automated concept and synonym searching didn`t help us find the most
relevant documents. And an awkward administration interface marred our
experience with the excellent logging and detailed indexing control.
RetrievalWare`s installation is quite complex, though the documentation is
helpful. Unlike that of other search engines, its administration interface
involves a very large number of hierarchical menu configuration pages and/or
config files. Luckily, the tech support is helpful and patient. There are two
options for storage: One is the standard index; the other caches a copy of the
original text for preview with the search terms highlighted.
The RetrievalWare Internet Spider is extremely configurable and reads more than 230 file formats. Each entry can be logged so administrators can follow and adjust the allowed paths quite easily-an improvement over AVS` method. Gateways are available for a large number of other data sources, including local file servers, Usenet newsgroups, Exchange servers, Lotus Notes servers and many databases.
RetrievalWare has a powerful and complicated indexing customization system, and it can specify anything as a field, including SGML and XML hierarchies. Although it has modules for 20 languages (including a third-party module for Japanese), the default English version will convert extended characters to their simple low-ASCII equivalents before indexing and searching. This means a search for cite will also find cite.
RetrievalWare has its own unique search interface, designed to expose the system`s special search features. Pop-up menus let searchers use exact-word matching, expanded forms of the words, such as plurals, or conceptually related topics. It`s a tantalizing idea-that software could evaluate information and make relevance judgments without requiring human intervention-but in our tests, we didn`t find much advantage in RetrievalWare`s implementation of these algorithms.
The Power Search page gives insight into the possibilities, but it`s not yet implemented to provide good results in the real world. For example, in the search for managing technical experts, it`s possible to specify that managing is a verb meaning "supervise, superintend, oversee" and experts is a noun meaning "a person with a high degree of knowledge or skill in a particular field." And yet most of the top results will have nothing to do with personnel issues.
In the results listings, RetrievalWare emphasizes pages with the search terms as phrases, though it does not particularly emphasize the HTML title tag. By default, the results page displays the titles of pages only, without the meta descriptions or an extract of the text from the page, making it harder to tell which pages are relevant.
If a search administrator has chosen to cache the indexed pages, RetrievalWare will provide a preview button and open the page in a new window with the matching words highlighted. Users will love this feature, especially for long documents, because it clarifies the context of the match and saves time in locating the relevant portions of the text.
Server maintenance is easy, though there are no e-mail notifications. Extensive logs can be enabled for later analysis. Pricing starts at $20, 000 per server, plus $8,000 per additional processor. Internet Spider is priced at $15,000 per server, plus $6,000 per additional processor. -C
Excalibur RetrievalWare WebExpress, Excalibur Technologies Corp., (800) 788-7758, (703) 761-3700; fax (703) 761-1990. www.excalib.com or info@excalib.com
Avi Rappoport is the founder of Search Tools Consulting and editor of SearchTools.com. She analyzes Web site, intranet and portal search engines. Send your comments on this article to her at consult@searchtools.com.
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Open-Source Search Engines
Open-source search-engine efforts are alive and well. They may not be quite up
to the highest capacity, but they are almost infinitely configurable. Most are
light on user interface for the search administrator and require command-line
and config-file control, but they are powerful and flexible.
Ht://Dig (www.htdig.org) was developed at San Diego State University and
released under the GPL (GNU General Public License). It`s a solid search engine
for Unix machines. Ht://Dig`s robot crawls links on Web pages and the indexer
interfaces with open-source code to read PDF and Microsoft Word files. The
response is fast and the relevance ranking reasonable (it will improve in
version 3.2, under development as of this writing). There are several options
for "fuzzy" text searching, including soundalikes, common word endings and
synonyms. The system has required configuration files for administration, but an
open-source ConfigDig interface now provides access via Web browsers to many of
the features. The core development team is active and responsible, and there`s a
friendly community mailing list.
UdmSearch (search.mnogo.ru) was also developed under the GPL and can index Web pages, FTP sites, Usenet newsgroups and local files. For index storage, it can use almost any SQL server. Because it was developed in the Russian Federation of Udmurtia, it`s very good at supporting multiple character sets and languages. In addition to simple HTML forms, UdmSearch provides PHP3, PERL and C CGI access to the search engine, offering significant flexibility and options in arranging search results. There`s an active online community, and the developers answer questions quickly.
Web Links
"Browsers: Finders, Seekers" (InternetWeek, July 24, 2000)
www.internetwk.com/reviews00/rev072400.htm
"Tools for Web Searches Get a New Focus" (InformationWeek, Dec. 6, 1999) www.informationweek.com/764/search.htm
"Knowledge Finders" (InformationWeek, May 24, 1999)
www.iweek.com/735/km.htm
http://www.nwc.com/
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Princeton, New Jersey, Oct. 16 (Bloomberg Data)
Inktomi Corp. (INKT US) was reiterated ``buy`` by analyst Lehman Brothers. The 12-month target price is $150.00 per share.
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Inktomi Corp. (INKT US) was reiterated ``buy`` by analyst Lehman Brothers. The 12-month target price is $150.00 per share.
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Telefonica Data Incorporates Inktomi Infrastructure Technology to Deploy
New Broadband Network; Inktomi Network Products Provide Core Enabling Technology
to Deliver Rich Content and Streaming Media Services to Millions of Potential
Users in Spain
FOSTER CITY, Calif. & MADRID, Spain, Oct 18, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Inktomi
Corp. (Nasdaq:INKT), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software,
today announced that Telefonica Data, a leading supplier of global
telecommunications services and the data subsidiary of Telefonica group, will
deploy Inktomi network caching technology across its broadband network for the
delivery of streaming media and robust content to business and consumers users
across Spain. Telefonica`s network is expected to provide fast last mile
broadband access to more than half of the Internet users in Spain.
Telefonica Data will incorporate the Inktomi(R) Traffic Server(R) platform and
Traffic Server Media-IXT(TM) streaming media cache software to build out an
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) network for businesses and consumers
who will increasingly leverage the Internet to communicate, conduct commerce and
access broadcast news and entertainment.
The Inktomi Traffic Server network cache platform enables the caching of
web-based content and streaming media as close as possible to the end user,
optimizing bandwidth and improving the quality of service and network
performance for users. Telefonica Data has deployed its new broadband network in
seven cities in Spain, with 12 points of presence (PoPs) located in Madrid,
Barcelona, Zaragoza, Bilbao, Sevilla, Valencia and Palma de Mallorca.
"The use of Inktomi technology in our IP networks will allow Telefonica Data to
offer its customers the best Internet experience in terms of speed and quality
of service," said Jose Luis Gamo, service development director at Telefonica
Data.
"Today`s announcement reinforces our leadership position as the core Internet
infrastructure technology provider for the broadband Internet," said Ed Haslam,
chief strategist, Network Products Division at Inktomi. "We`re excited to be
strengthening our relationship with Telefonica Data by providing an extensible
platform for the delivery of streaming media services and rich content
distribution through Telefonica`s new broadband network."
About Telefonica Data
Telefonica Data, a subsidiary of the Telefonica group, is a leading supplier of
global telecommunications services for companies. It is currently in the process
of rapid international expansion, developing businesses in Argentina, Brazil,
Chile, Colombia, Venezuela, Uruguay, Peru, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and other Latin
American countries, and the United States. Telefonica Data also has a presence
in Spain and other European countries such as Austria and Italy.
About Inktomi Network Products
Inktomi(R) Network Products provide key infrastructure technology to optimize
the delivery of content and applications for service provider, enterprise and
wireless networks. The Network Products family consists of Inktomi Traffic
Server, the leading network cache platform, Inktomi Content Delivery Suite(TM),
a robust solution for content distribution and management, and Traffic Server
Media-IXT, the first streaming media cache enabling delivery of high-quality
live and on-demand multimedia content. By embedding programmable intelligence
into the network, Inktomi Network Products provide the infrastructure for ISPs,
backbone companies, hosting providers, content delivery network providers and
enterprises to deliver new services to end users.
About Inktomi
Based in Foster City, Calif., Inktomi develops and markets scalable
infrastructure software that is essential to the Internet. Inktomi`s business is
divided into Network Products, comprised of industry leading solutions for
network caching, content distribution, and media broadcasting; Search Solutions,
providing search and content classification products and services to Internet
portals, destination sites and enterprises; Commerce Engine, consisting of
product search and merchandising services; and Wireless technologies. Inktomi
customer and strategic partner base includes leading companies such as America
Online, AT&T, British Telecommunications, Excite@Home, Intel, iWon.com, Merrill
Lynch, Microsoft, Nokia, RealNetworks, Sun Microsystems, and Yahoo! The company
has offices in North America, Asia and Europe. For more information visit
www.inktomi.com.
Note to Editors: Inktomi, Traffic Server, Content Delivery Suite, Media-IXT and
the tri-colored cube logo are all trademarks or registered trademarks of Inktomi
Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other company and
product names referenced here in are the trademarks or registered trademarks of
their respective holders.
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New Broadband Network; Inktomi Network Products Provide Core Enabling Technology
to Deliver Rich Content and Streaming Media Services to Millions of Potential
Users in Spain
FOSTER CITY, Calif. & MADRID, Spain, Oct 18, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Inktomi
Corp. (Nasdaq:INKT), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software,
today announced that Telefonica Data, a leading supplier of global
telecommunications services and the data subsidiary of Telefonica group, will
deploy Inktomi network caching technology across its broadband network for the
delivery of streaming media and robust content to business and consumers users
across Spain. Telefonica`s network is expected to provide fast last mile
broadband access to more than half of the Internet users in Spain.
Telefonica Data will incorporate the Inktomi(R) Traffic Server(R) platform and
Traffic Server Media-IXT(TM) streaming media cache software to build out an
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) network for businesses and consumers
who will increasingly leverage the Internet to communicate, conduct commerce and
access broadcast news and entertainment.
The Inktomi Traffic Server network cache platform enables the caching of
web-based content and streaming media as close as possible to the end user,
optimizing bandwidth and improving the quality of service and network
performance for users. Telefonica Data has deployed its new broadband network in
seven cities in Spain, with 12 points of presence (PoPs) located in Madrid,
Barcelona, Zaragoza, Bilbao, Sevilla, Valencia and Palma de Mallorca.
"The use of Inktomi technology in our IP networks will allow Telefonica Data to
offer its customers the best Internet experience in terms of speed and quality
of service," said Jose Luis Gamo, service development director at Telefonica
Data.
"Today`s announcement reinforces our leadership position as the core Internet
infrastructure technology provider for the broadband Internet," said Ed Haslam,
chief strategist, Network Products Division at Inktomi. "We`re excited to be
strengthening our relationship with Telefonica Data by providing an extensible
platform for the delivery of streaming media services and rich content
distribution through Telefonica`s new broadband network."
About Telefonica Data
Telefonica Data, a subsidiary of the Telefonica group, is a leading supplier of
global telecommunications services for companies. It is currently in the process
of rapid international expansion, developing businesses in Argentina, Brazil,
Chile, Colombia, Venezuela, Uruguay, Peru, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and other Latin
American countries, and the United States. Telefonica Data also has a presence
in Spain and other European countries such as Austria and Italy.
About Inktomi Network Products
Inktomi(R) Network Products provide key infrastructure technology to optimize
the delivery of content and applications for service provider, enterprise and
wireless networks. The Network Products family consists of Inktomi Traffic
Server, the leading network cache platform, Inktomi Content Delivery Suite(TM),
a robust solution for content distribution and management, and Traffic Server
Media-IXT, the first streaming media cache enabling delivery of high-quality
live and on-demand multimedia content. By embedding programmable intelligence
into the network, Inktomi Network Products provide the infrastructure for ISPs,
backbone companies, hosting providers, content delivery network providers and
enterprises to deliver new services to end users.
About Inktomi
Based in Foster City, Calif., Inktomi develops and markets scalable
infrastructure software that is essential to the Internet. Inktomi`s business is
divided into Network Products, comprised of industry leading solutions for
network caching, content distribution, and media broadcasting; Search Solutions,
providing search and content classification products and services to Internet
portals, destination sites and enterprises; Commerce Engine, consisting of
product search and merchandising services; and Wireless technologies. Inktomi
customer and strategic partner base includes leading companies such as America
Online, AT&T, British Telecommunications, Excite@Home, Intel, iWon.com, Merrill
Lynch, Microsoft, Nokia, RealNetworks, Sun Microsystems, and Yahoo! The company
has offices in North America, Asia and Europe. For more information visit
www.inktomi.com.
Note to Editors: Inktomi, Traffic Server, Content Delivery Suite, Media-IXT and
the tri-colored cube logo are all trademarks or registered trademarks of Inktomi
Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other company and
product names referenced here in are the trademarks or registered trademarks of
their respective holders.
german
Vicinity and Phone.com Collaborate to Deliver Location-Based Wireless ServicesVicinity BrandFinder Now Supports Phone.com`s Mobile Location Server to Power Location Sensitive Applications
Business Wire - Tuesday, October 17, 2000
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct 17, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vicinity Corp. (Nasdaq:VCNT), a leading provider of infrastructure services for the Global 2000 on Internet and wireless platforms, and Phone.com Inc. (Nasdaq:PHCM), a leading provider of mobile Internet software, applications and services, announced today from the CTIA Wireless IT 2000 conference that Vicinity has incorporated the Phone.com(TM) Mobile Location Server (MLS) application programming interface into its wireless application, Vicinity BrandFinder(SM).
Vicinity`s BrandFinder is a Web and wireless application that gives users the ability to search nearly 300 of their favorite brands and locate the retailers and service providers nearest to them. The MLS interface provides the key element for accessing the location of the phone and providing end user privacy and security while using Vicinity BrandFinder. The combination of the two technologies will be demonstrated at the CTIA Wireless IT conference in the Phone.com booth No. 2027.
The Mobile Location Server expands Phone.com`s enhanced services offering by enabling wireless network operators to unlock a unique aspect of the mobile network -- the ability to determine the location of the phone. When offering this service, operators must protect the privacy of end users. MLS provides an opt-in framework where users may choose, on a per service basis, to release their location information to a content provider, such as Vicinity`s BrandFinder.
By combining the MLS with the location-specific application, BrandFinder, users now have the unique convenience of asking for and finding some of the most popular brand name retailers in closest proximity without having to enter in any information about their location, such as address. For example, wireless subscribers can go to the Vicinity bookmark on their wireless phones and select from a number of categories including "Office/Computer," "Clothing/Shoes," or "Banking/ATMs." By selecting a category, the user is provided with a list of top brands from which to select. If a user has authorized release of her location, she can then search for the closest location of a selected brand. Once a desired location is found, users may obtain driving directions at the click of a button.
"Vicinity BrandFinder is an excellent location-centric application for Mobile Location Server," said Michel Quazza, vice president of product marketing at Phone.com. "Combining MLS with Vicinity`s database of store locations will provide Operators the opportunity to provide highly valuable and convenient services to mobile consumers. Location relevant information is a very personal and unique value operators can provide to their subscribers, and it`s critical that Operators protect end user privacy."
"Using Vicinity BrandFinder via wireless Internet services is even easier with the addition of Mobile Location Server as users won`t need to key in or even know their exact location to find nearby merchants, restaurants and service providers," said Emerick Woods, president and CEO of Vicinity Corp. "Since MLS provides operators with the ability to leverage handset location information, we feel that this platform will likely be deployed worldwide. Working with Phone.com insures that Vicinity Brandfinder should be available to the largest number possible of mobile users."
About Phone.com
Phone.com Inc. (Nasdaq:PHCM) is a leading provider of software, applications and services that enable the delivery of Internet-based information and voice services to mass-market wireless telephones. Using its software, wireless subscribers have access to Internet- and corporate intranet-based services, including e-mail, news, stocks, weather, travel and sports. In addition, subscribers have access via their wireless telephones to network operators` intranet-based telephony services, which may include over-the-air activation, call management, billing history information, pricing plan subscription and voice message management. Phone.com is headquartered in Silicon Valley, Calif. and has regional offices in Belfast, Copenhagen, Hong Kong, London, Madrid, Paris, Rome, Seoul and Tokyo. Visit http://www.phone.com for more information.
About Vicinity`s Wireless Services
Vicinity`s location-based and local content services are ideal for wireless applications. It developed Vicinity BrandFinder for Web-enabled phones and devices, to distribute highly accurate, up-to-date information on hundreds of companies and millions of locations to the consumer. Vicinity BrandFinder is currently available on the following wireless Web services and applications: AT&T, Nextel, Verizon, OmniSky, Palm, Lycos Mobile and OracleMobile.
In addition to BrandFinder, Vicinity has introduced a wireless version of Vicinity Business Finder(SM), its back-end solution for corporations to provide their customers with a highly accurate way to provide directions to a particular retail store, franchise or dealership, and MapBlast!, an award-winning provider of interactive maps and driving directions.
About Vicinity Corp.
Vicinity Corp. is the leading provider of infrastructure services for the Global 2000 on Internet and wireless platforms and the No. 1 business-to-business site based on primary category rankings for June and July 2000 according to Media Metrix. By providing its marketing services through a distribution network of wireless, wireline and broadband channels, Vicinity generates store visits, high quality leads and incremental sales for its brick and mortar customers.
Vicinity`s clicks-and-mortar solutions, available in 14 countries and in 10 languages, enable its more than 370 customers to direct consumers searching for a specific product or service to the nearest brick-and-mortar store that carries that product or service. Vicinity`s customers include FedEx, Ford, GM, Hilton Hotels Corp., Marriott, McDonald`s, NEC, Pizza Hut, Starbucks, Starwood Hotels, Taco Bell, Toyota, Levi Strauss & Co. and UPS. Its suite of private-label and co-branded content and services -- available via the Internet, cellular phones, WAP phones, PDAs, wireless devices and landline telephones -- includes Vicinity Business Finder(SM), Telephone Business Finder(SM), Wireless Business Finder(SM), BrandFinder(SM), SiteMaker(SM), GeoSearch(R), MapBlast!(R) Syndication Services, and Business Directory.
Publicly traded on Nasdaq under the symbol VCNT, Vicinity`s investors include CMGI (Nasdaq:CMGI). Vicinity`s strategic alliances include Verizon, AT&T, Palm, OmniSky, OracleMobile, AltaVista, Lycos and Inktomi (Nasdaq:INKT), and it is a member of the Phone.com (Nasdaq:PHCM) Alliance Program. Vicinity was established in 1995, is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., and has offices in New Hampshire, France, Germany and the U.K. Vicinity(R)is a registered trademark of Vicinity Corp.
Phone.com, the Phone.com logo and the family of terms carrying the "UP." prefix are trademarks of Phone.com Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.
german
Business Wire - Tuesday, October 17, 2000
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct 17, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vicinity Corp. (Nasdaq:VCNT), a leading provider of infrastructure services for the Global 2000 on Internet and wireless platforms, and Phone.com Inc. (Nasdaq:PHCM), a leading provider of mobile Internet software, applications and services, announced today from the CTIA Wireless IT 2000 conference that Vicinity has incorporated the Phone.com(TM) Mobile Location Server (MLS) application programming interface into its wireless application, Vicinity BrandFinder(SM).
Vicinity`s BrandFinder is a Web and wireless application that gives users the ability to search nearly 300 of their favorite brands and locate the retailers and service providers nearest to them. The MLS interface provides the key element for accessing the location of the phone and providing end user privacy and security while using Vicinity BrandFinder. The combination of the two technologies will be demonstrated at the CTIA Wireless IT conference in the Phone.com booth No. 2027.
The Mobile Location Server expands Phone.com`s enhanced services offering by enabling wireless network operators to unlock a unique aspect of the mobile network -- the ability to determine the location of the phone. When offering this service, operators must protect the privacy of end users. MLS provides an opt-in framework where users may choose, on a per service basis, to release their location information to a content provider, such as Vicinity`s BrandFinder.
By combining the MLS with the location-specific application, BrandFinder, users now have the unique convenience of asking for and finding some of the most popular brand name retailers in closest proximity without having to enter in any information about their location, such as address. For example, wireless subscribers can go to the Vicinity bookmark on their wireless phones and select from a number of categories including "Office/Computer," "Clothing/Shoes," or "Banking/ATMs." By selecting a category, the user is provided with a list of top brands from which to select. If a user has authorized release of her location, she can then search for the closest location of a selected brand. Once a desired location is found, users may obtain driving directions at the click of a button.
"Vicinity BrandFinder is an excellent location-centric application for Mobile Location Server," said Michel Quazza, vice president of product marketing at Phone.com. "Combining MLS with Vicinity`s database of store locations will provide Operators the opportunity to provide highly valuable and convenient services to mobile consumers. Location relevant information is a very personal and unique value operators can provide to their subscribers, and it`s critical that Operators protect end user privacy."
"Using Vicinity BrandFinder via wireless Internet services is even easier with the addition of Mobile Location Server as users won`t need to key in or even know their exact location to find nearby merchants, restaurants and service providers," said Emerick Woods, president and CEO of Vicinity Corp. "Since MLS provides operators with the ability to leverage handset location information, we feel that this platform will likely be deployed worldwide. Working with Phone.com insures that Vicinity Brandfinder should be available to the largest number possible of mobile users."
About Phone.com
Phone.com Inc. (Nasdaq:PHCM) is a leading provider of software, applications and services that enable the delivery of Internet-based information and voice services to mass-market wireless telephones. Using its software, wireless subscribers have access to Internet- and corporate intranet-based services, including e-mail, news, stocks, weather, travel and sports. In addition, subscribers have access via their wireless telephones to network operators` intranet-based telephony services, which may include over-the-air activation, call management, billing history information, pricing plan subscription and voice message management. Phone.com is headquartered in Silicon Valley, Calif. and has regional offices in Belfast, Copenhagen, Hong Kong, London, Madrid, Paris, Rome, Seoul and Tokyo. Visit http://www.phone.com for more information.
About Vicinity`s Wireless Services
Vicinity`s location-based and local content services are ideal for wireless applications. It developed Vicinity BrandFinder for Web-enabled phones and devices, to distribute highly accurate, up-to-date information on hundreds of companies and millions of locations to the consumer. Vicinity BrandFinder is currently available on the following wireless Web services and applications: AT&T, Nextel, Verizon, OmniSky, Palm, Lycos Mobile and OracleMobile.
In addition to BrandFinder, Vicinity has introduced a wireless version of Vicinity Business Finder(SM), its back-end solution for corporations to provide their customers with a highly accurate way to provide directions to a particular retail store, franchise or dealership, and MapBlast!, an award-winning provider of interactive maps and driving directions.
About Vicinity Corp.
Vicinity Corp. is the leading provider of infrastructure services for the Global 2000 on Internet and wireless platforms and the No. 1 business-to-business site based on primary category rankings for June and July 2000 according to Media Metrix. By providing its marketing services through a distribution network of wireless, wireline and broadband channels, Vicinity generates store visits, high quality leads and incremental sales for its brick and mortar customers.
Vicinity`s clicks-and-mortar solutions, available in 14 countries and in 10 languages, enable its more than 370 customers to direct consumers searching for a specific product or service to the nearest brick-and-mortar store that carries that product or service. Vicinity`s customers include FedEx, Ford, GM, Hilton Hotels Corp., Marriott, McDonald`s, NEC, Pizza Hut, Starbucks, Starwood Hotels, Taco Bell, Toyota, Levi Strauss & Co. and UPS. Its suite of private-label and co-branded content and services -- available via the Internet, cellular phones, WAP phones, PDAs, wireless devices and landline telephones -- includes Vicinity Business Finder(SM), Telephone Business Finder(SM), Wireless Business Finder(SM), BrandFinder(SM), SiteMaker(SM), GeoSearch(R), MapBlast!(R) Syndication Services, and Business Directory.
Publicly traded on Nasdaq under the symbol VCNT, Vicinity`s investors include CMGI (Nasdaq:CMGI). Vicinity`s strategic alliances include Verizon, AT&T, Palm, OmniSky, OracleMobile, AltaVista, Lycos and Inktomi (Nasdaq:INKT), and it is a member of the Phone.com (Nasdaq:PHCM) Alliance Program. Vicinity was established in 1995, is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., and has offices in New Hampshire, France, Germany and the U.K. Vicinity(R)is a registered trademark of Vicinity Corp.
Phone.com, the Phone.com logo and the family of terms carrying the "UP." prefix are trademarks of Phone.com Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.
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Inktomi and Netcentives Team Up to Build Integrated Commerce and Loyalty
NetworkLeading Infrastructure Providers Align to Bring to Market Most Scalable
Commerce Infrastructure Available to Portal and Merchant Partners
FOSTER CITY, Calif. and SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 19, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Inktomi Corp. (Nasdaq: INKT) and Netcentives(TM) Inc. (Nasdaq: NCNT) today
announced an alliance to integrate Netcentives RewardBroker(TM) software with
the Inktomi(R) Commerce Engine, providing a broad joint solution enabling secure
commerce, loyalty and affiliate marketing services. The combined platform
provides the foundation for the reliable, secure and scalable transfer of
commerce and marketing data that will serve as the technology infrastructure for
portals, destination sites and merchants. Inktomi and Netcentives will be cross
selling the combined technology platform to their respective networks of
merchant and portal partners.
Under the multi-year agreement, Inktomi will integrate Netcentives RewardBroker
software with the Inktomi commerce platform and has selected Netcentives as its
preferred provider of loyalty technology and services. Netcentives RewardBroker
software provides Inktomi merchants with secure data transfer, transaction
verification services and point award capabilities. The RewardBroker software
also enables merchants to participate in multiple loyalty programs and offer
their customers a choice of award currency such as AOL/AAdvantage Miles,
ClickMiles(TM) LycosPoints.
"Netcentives` leading loyalty and direct marketing technologies provide a
powerful complement to the Inktomi commerce infrastructure platform," said Kevin
Brown, general manager for Inktomi Commerce Division. "By providing the
industry`s definitive platform for building and monetizing customer
relationships, Inktomi and Netcentives are helping customers build profitable,
sustainable businesses."
The Inktomi-Netcentives combined platform can be used to award points to a
consumer for shopping after navigating from a partner site, serve promotional
offers on portal sites and track affiliate transactions. The platform leverages
both Inktomi`s and Netcentives` respective technologies to detect and record
consumer click-throughs, verify transactions and track fees between portal sites
and retailers. The platform also includes the reporting and data management
services to support these activities.
"This agreement with Inktomi leverages Netcentives leadership position in
providing the technology infrastructure to power loyalty networks," said West
Shell, chairman and CEO of Netcentives. "By aligning ourselves with Inktomi`s
industry-leading commerce infrastructure, we bring to market the first complete,
secure and scalable solution for merchants and portals to participate in loyalty
enabled commerce networks."
Inktomi Commerce Engine
The Inktomi Commerce Engine provides scalable, turnkey commerce capabilities for
leading companies in a broad range of markets including portals, destination
sites, retailers, banks, credit card services, insurance providers,
telecommunications providers, Internet appliance providers and wireless portals.
Inktomi`s outsourced commerce infrastructure model delivers rapid time to
market, robust functionality and dramatically lower costs than in-house software
development.
About Inktomi
Based in Foster City, Calif., Inktomi develops and markets scalable
infrastructure software that is essential to the Internet. Inktomi`s business is
divided into Network Products, comprised of industry leading solutions for
network caching, content distribution and media broadcasting; Search Solutions,
providing search and content classification products and services to Internet
portals, destination sites and enterprises; Commerce Engine, consisting of
product search and merchandising services; and Wireless technologies. Inktomi
customer and strategic partner base includes leading companies such as America
Online, AT&T, British Telecommunications, Excite@Home, Intel, iWon.com, Merrill
Lynch, Microsoft, Nokia, RealNetworks, Sun Microsystems and Yahoo! The company
has offices in North America, Asia and Europe. For more information visit
www.inktomi.com.
Netcentives RewardBroker Software
A critical component of the Netcentives SecureReward(TM) Architecture,
RewardBroker software is integrated at Netcentives business partners` sites to
automate the secure transmission of data, including the rewards transaction
process for loyalty programs. Through this scalable platform, Netcentives
technology offers the end-to-end creation, delivery and management of online
loyalty programs that enable businesses to recognize, reward and respond to
their best customers.
About Netcentives Inc.
San Francisco-based Netcentives Inc., a leading provider of loyalty and direct
marketing solutions, delivers a broad suite of relationship marketing technology
and services including business, consumer and employee loyalty programs,
customized email marketing and consulting services. With a global customer base
approaching 300 companies and 40 million managed relationships, Netcentives`
patented business processes and scalable technology infrastructure provide
clients with the power and flexibility to drive enduring customer relationships
both online and offline. For more information about Netcentives and its
portfolio of relationship marketing solutions, visit www.netcentives.com or call
415-538-1888.
NOTE: Netcentives, ClickMiles, RewardBroker and SecureReward are trademarks of
Netcentives Inc. Inktomi and the tri-colored cube logo are all trademarks or
registered trademarks of Inktomi Corporation in the United States and other
countries. Other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their
respective owners.
german
NetworkLeading Infrastructure Providers Align to Bring to Market Most Scalable
Commerce Infrastructure Available to Portal and Merchant Partners
FOSTER CITY, Calif. and SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 19, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Inktomi Corp. (Nasdaq: INKT) and Netcentives(TM) Inc. (Nasdaq: NCNT) today
announced an alliance to integrate Netcentives RewardBroker(TM) software with
the Inktomi(R) Commerce Engine, providing a broad joint solution enabling secure
commerce, loyalty and affiliate marketing services. The combined platform
provides the foundation for the reliable, secure and scalable transfer of
commerce and marketing data that will serve as the technology infrastructure for
portals, destination sites and merchants. Inktomi and Netcentives will be cross
selling the combined technology platform to their respective networks of
merchant and portal partners.
Under the multi-year agreement, Inktomi will integrate Netcentives RewardBroker
software with the Inktomi commerce platform and has selected Netcentives as its
preferred provider of loyalty technology and services. Netcentives RewardBroker
software provides Inktomi merchants with secure data transfer, transaction
verification services and point award capabilities. The RewardBroker software
also enables merchants to participate in multiple loyalty programs and offer
their customers a choice of award currency such as AOL/AAdvantage Miles,
ClickMiles(TM) LycosPoints.
"Netcentives` leading loyalty and direct marketing technologies provide a
powerful complement to the Inktomi commerce infrastructure platform," said Kevin
Brown, general manager for Inktomi Commerce Division. "By providing the
industry`s definitive platform for building and monetizing customer
relationships, Inktomi and Netcentives are helping customers build profitable,
sustainable businesses."
The Inktomi-Netcentives combined platform can be used to award points to a
consumer for shopping after navigating from a partner site, serve promotional
offers on portal sites and track affiliate transactions. The platform leverages
both Inktomi`s and Netcentives` respective technologies to detect and record
consumer click-throughs, verify transactions and track fees between portal sites
and retailers. The platform also includes the reporting and data management
services to support these activities.
"This agreement with Inktomi leverages Netcentives leadership position in
providing the technology infrastructure to power loyalty networks," said West
Shell, chairman and CEO of Netcentives. "By aligning ourselves with Inktomi`s
industry-leading commerce infrastructure, we bring to market the first complete,
secure and scalable solution for merchants and portals to participate in loyalty
enabled commerce networks."
Inktomi Commerce Engine
The Inktomi Commerce Engine provides scalable, turnkey commerce capabilities for
leading companies in a broad range of markets including portals, destination
sites, retailers, banks, credit card services, insurance providers,
telecommunications providers, Internet appliance providers and wireless portals.
Inktomi`s outsourced commerce infrastructure model delivers rapid time to
market, robust functionality and dramatically lower costs than in-house software
development.
About Inktomi
Based in Foster City, Calif., Inktomi develops and markets scalable
infrastructure software that is essential to the Internet. Inktomi`s business is
divided into Network Products, comprised of industry leading solutions for
network caching, content distribution and media broadcasting; Search Solutions,
providing search and content classification products and services to Internet
portals, destination sites and enterprises; Commerce Engine, consisting of
product search and merchandising services; and Wireless technologies. Inktomi
customer and strategic partner base includes leading companies such as America
Online, AT&T, British Telecommunications, Excite@Home, Intel, iWon.com, Merrill
Lynch, Microsoft, Nokia, RealNetworks, Sun Microsystems and Yahoo! The company
has offices in North America, Asia and Europe. For more information visit
www.inktomi.com.
Netcentives RewardBroker Software
A critical component of the Netcentives SecureReward(TM) Architecture,
RewardBroker software is integrated at Netcentives business partners` sites to
automate the secure transmission of data, including the rewards transaction
process for loyalty programs. Through this scalable platform, Netcentives
technology offers the end-to-end creation, delivery and management of online
loyalty programs that enable businesses to recognize, reward and respond to
their best customers.
About Netcentives Inc.
San Francisco-based Netcentives Inc., a leading provider of loyalty and direct
marketing solutions, delivers a broad suite of relationship marketing technology
and services including business, consumer and employee loyalty programs,
customized email marketing and consulting services. With a global customer base
approaching 300 companies and 40 million managed relationships, Netcentives`
patented business processes and scalable technology infrastructure provide
clients with the power and flexibility to drive enduring customer relationships
both online and offline. For more information about Netcentives and its
portfolio of relationship marketing solutions, visit www.netcentives.com or call
415-538-1888.
NOTE: Netcentives, ClickMiles, RewardBroker and SecureReward are trademarks of
Netcentives Inc. Inktomi and the tri-colored cube logo are all trademarks or
registered trademarks of Inktomi Corporation in the United States and other
countries. Other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their
respective owners.
german
Telefonica Data selects Inktomi`s network caching technology
OCT 19, 2000, M2 Communications - The telecomms services provider Telefonica
Data is to deploy Inktomi Corp`s network caching technology across its new
broadband network for the delivery of streaming media and content to Internet
users in Spain.
Specifically, Telefonica has selected Inktomi`s Traffic Server platform and
Traffic Server Media-IXT streaming media cache software. They will be utilised
to enable the caching of web-based content and streaming media as close as
possible to the end user to optimise bandwidth and improve the quality of
service and network performance.
Telefonica`s new Spanish broadband network has points of presence in seven
cities - Madrid, Barcelona, Zaragoza, Bilbao, Sevilla, Valencia and Palma de
Mallorca.
((Comments on this story may be sent to tww.feedback@m2.com))
german
OCT 19, 2000, M2 Communications - The telecomms services provider Telefonica
Data is to deploy Inktomi Corp`s network caching technology across its new
broadband network for the delivery of streaming media and content to Internet
users in Spain.
Specifically, Telefonica has selected Inktomi`s Traffic Server platform and
Traffic Server Media-IXT streaming media cache software. They will be utilised
to enable the caching of web-based content and streaming media as close as
possible to the end user to optimise bandwidth and improve the quality of
service and network performance.
Telefonica`s new Spanish broadband network has points of presence in seven
cities - Madrid, Barcelona, Zaragoza, Bilbao, Sevilla, Valencia and Palma de
Mallorca.
((Comments on this story may be sent to tww.feedback@m2.com))
german
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Inktomi Corp. (INKT) has been replaced by Goto.com Inc.
(GOTO) as the default search engine on Freeserve PLC`s (FREE) Internet-access
service.
The move comes four months after Inktomi was replaced by Google Inc. as the
primary search engine on Yahoo! Inc.`s (YHOO) consumer Web portal. Concerns
that Inktomi is losing ground in the Internet search business helped send the
company`s shares down 17% Wednesday. They recovered slightly Thursday, rising
3.3% to $70 in recent trading.
Inktomi officials couldn`t immediately be reached for comment.
Freeserve, a free Internet service provider in the United Kingdom, said
Wednesday it signed a two-year agreement for Goto.com to be the primary search
provider for Freeserve`s 3.6 million customers. Under Goto.com`s service,
advertisers bid for placement in search results.
But the Freeserve-Goto.com deal isn`t a complete blow to Inktomi because
Freeserve will continue to use its services. Freeserve will display Intkomi`s
search results after Goto.com`s bid-based listings, and Inktomi will continue
to support the indexing of Freeserve`s Web site, a Freeserve spokeswoman said
Thursday.
Merrill Lynch & Co. analyst Henry Blodget, who reported Inktomi`s loss of the
portion of the Freeserve business in a research note Thursday, said the stock
market`s negative reaction to the move Wednesday was too severe. He noted that
Freeserve is a "medium-sized" search customer for Inktomi and not among the top
five. Moreover, search services are a small and declining portion of Inktomi`s
overall revenue, he said. Inktomi has bolstered its business by selling
software for Internet commerce and network services.
Moreover, Goto.com is a customer of Inktomi`s, Blodget said, so Intkomi will
indirectly get revenue from the new Freeserve-Goto.com deal.
Blodget estimated Inktomi`s search business comprised 20% of overall revenue
in the quarter ended Sept. 30, and would fall to 17% of revenue in fiscal 2001.
Blodget estimated Inktomi earned 5 cents a share on $73 million in revenue for
the fourth quarter ended Sept. 30.
- Peter Loftus, Dow Jones Newswires; 201-938-5267; peter.loftus@dowjones.com
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(GOTO) as the default search engine on Freeserve PLC`s (FREE) Internet-access
service.
The move comes four months after Inktomi was replaced by Google Inc. as the
primary search engine on Yahoo! Inc.`s (YHOO) consumer Web portal. Concerns
that Inktomi is losing ground in the Internet search business helped send the
company`s shares down 17% Wednesday. They recovered slightly Thursday, rising
3.3% to $70 in recent trading.
Inktomi officials couldn`t immediately be reached for comment.
Freeserve, a free Internet service provider in the United Kingdom, said
Wednesday it signed a two-year agreement for Goto.com to be the primary search
provider for Freeserve`s 3.6 million customers. Under Goto.com`s service,
advertisers bid for placement in search results.
But the Freeserve-Goto.com deal isn`t a complete blow to Inktomi because
Freeserve will continue to use its services. Freeserve will display Intkomi`s
search results after Goto.com`s bid-based listings, and Inktomi will continue
to support the indexing of Freeserve`s Web site, a Freeserve spokeswoman said
Thursday.
Merrill Lynch & Co. analyst Henry Blodget, who reported Inktomi`s loss of the
portion of the Freeserve business in a research note Thursday, said the stock
market`s negative reaction to the move Wednesday was too severe. He noted that
Freeserve is a "medium-sized" search customer for Inktomi and not among the top
five. Moreover, search services are a small and declining portion of Inktomi`s
overall revenue, he said. Inktomi has bolstered its business by selling
software for Internet commerce and network services.
Moreover, Goto.com is a customer of Inktomi`s, Blodget said, so Intkomi will
indirectly get revenue from the new Freeserve-Goto.com deal.
Blodget estimated Inktomi`s search business comprised 20% of overall revenue
in the quarter ended Sept. 30, and would fall to 17% of revenue in fiscal 2001.
Blodget estimated Inktomi earned 5 cents a share on $73 million in revenue for
the fourth quarter ended Sept. 30.
- Peter Loftus, Dow Jones Newswires; 201-938-5267; peter.loftus@dowjones.com
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President`s decree puts wireless show in hyperdrive
CMP Media Inc. - Friday, October 20, 2000
Oct. 20, 2000 (Electronic Engineering Times - CMP via COMTEX) -- Santa Clara, Calif. - Buoyed by a memo from President Clinton ordering the Commerce Department to free spectrum for wireless services, vendors rolled into the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association Wireless IT show here last week in an expansive mood.
Vendors hit the show floor with a barrage of services being readied to run on wireless devices, from e-mail filtering and page-scraping, to remote applications servers, location-based mobile commerce and advertising. The president`s order, issued Oct. 13, sent attendees at the already packed event into a palpable state of excitement at the prospect of more spectrum that could increase the demand for such services.
The nagging question of providing spectrum for third-generation (3G) wireless has been hanging over the industry`s head, due to the fact that the bands specified for 3G by the World Radio Congress are already in use in the United States. But thanks to a very aggressive government strategy, much of the initial planning for the identification and assignment of new spectrum should be done by next year. President Clinton`s order set Oct. 20-last Friday-as the deadline for an initial report on the realignment question (see story, page 67).
In his opening remarks, CTIA chief executive Tom Wheeler applauded the President`s move and hammered home the need for immediate action. "Between 1998-99 and 2000, there has been a 300 percent increase in revenues by wireless carriers delivering data," Wheeler said. "Driven by products and services, this is changing the very nature of the Internet. However, to continue this growth, more spectrum is required for these services to ride on. Otherwise the United States will lose its technological edge to countries such as the U.K., France, Germany and even Argentina, all of which have allotted much more spectrum."
Separately, Greg Rhode, head of the Commerce Department`s National Telecom and Information Administration, underscored the president`s commitment. "There`s a lot at stake here," he said. "This is one of the top telecom issues we`re addressing, and we intend to work closely with government, private industry and local government to make it happen."
This is the first time a president has taken a direct hand in spectrum issues. Rhode relayed Clinton`s seriousness, saying that as he was signing the memo the president quipped, "Why can`t we do this sooner?"
At a press conference at the CTIA show, Secretary of Commerce Norman Y. Mineta said the administration wanted to be the one to decide spectrum issues, rather than leaving it to Congress.
"We at the Commerce Department can go through all the effort to identify available spectrum, and negotiate with incumbents to move them to a different band. However, all it takes is for one or more of these incumbents to do an end run around us and plead their case successfully to Congress to make all our efforts be for nothing," Mineta said. "We need the force of presidential decree to get this done."
Resistance expected
The incumbents on the targeted 3G bands include commercial Microwave Multipoint
Distribution Services (MMDS) and Instructional Television Fixed Services (ITFS).
Considering the $5 billion or more that Sprint and Worldcom have spent between
them over the last couple of years to roll out fixed-broadband wireless in the
2.5-GHz MMDS band, some resistance can be expected.
John Griffin, president of ADC Telecommunications` broadband wireless group (Minnetonka, Minn.), a supplier of MMDS systems to fixed-broadband wireless providers, said that bumping MMDS and ITFS providers out of their bands would be counterproductive.
"ADC believes the best interest of the U.S. government, the country and the consumers is to recognize the value of the MMDS/ITFS spectrum for the delivery of broadband Internet access and telecommunications services," Griffin said. "Market demand clearly exists and operator interests abound-the president`s agenda for 3G can be served without changing the existing customers and services being rolled out in the MMDS/ITFS frequencies."
Griffin argued that the band is consistent with that of other countries, allowing economies of scale to lower equipment costs. Any move to interfere with the band would increase cost, compromise the installed base and actually slow the very deployment that "this administration-and both presidential candidates-have made a priority," he said. Griffin added that the potential damage in terms of lost opportunity for consumers in the United States and abroad would make a forced move improbable.
On the subject of moving incumbents, both Mineta and Rhode emphasized the Commerce Department`s desire to work with industry to reach a compromise.
Elsewhere at the show, speakers stressed that wireless services should be easy to use if they`re going to become ubiquitous.
"PCs were hard to use, but AOL made them easy for the consumer. That`s our challenge in the wireless space," said Dennis Patrick, president of America OnLine`s wireless operations. He called the wireless challenge "even more pronounced" than the one in PCs "in terms of form factor, speed, etc. . . . For the mass market, wireless is even more intimidating."
To overcome that hurdle, Patrick pointed to AOL`s strategy of a consumer-friendly, common interface that will "connect the dots" for users. Instead of pushing everything from the desktop form factor to the wireless domain, AOL chooses to optimize for wireless, he said.
Patrick pointed to AOL`s deal to have its messaging carried by NTT Docomo`s i-mode operation, which has concentrated on user-friendly Internet access over cell phones. Docomo deliberately chose not to use the word "Internet"-with all its vexing technical connotations-when marketing the i-mode service, he said.
Along with ease of use, access was much on the minds of show-goers last week. "Users want access to the things they know, from wherever they are, whenever they want," said Eric Brewer, the co-founder and chief scientist of Inktomi Corp.
This automatically eliminates the "walled-garden" approach taken by some carriers, which artificially limits users` Web-page access to a few carrier-selected sites, Brewer said. This model, which relies on selling bandwidth for revenue, is defunct, he said.
"You have to give users the whole Internet," said Brewer. "Money can be made through offering services-which can be through partners if need be-such as filtering and streaming, not by selling bandwidth."
An advantage to Inktomi`s infrastructure approach, whereby host servers are pushed closer to the edge, is that "you can co-design [the portable device] with the network and take advantage of the server behind [it]," Brewer said.
An example would be to use the server to clean the traditionally buggy HTML code, and then ship the clean code to the portable device. "By reducing the need for error correction on the PDA, up to two-thirds of the code can be eliminated," said Brewer. This saves space and reduces the power needed for processing, two big priorities for portable devices.
New services
Meanwhile, the CTIA show was loaded with vendors peddling new wireless services,
many of them based on the ability to pinpoint customers` locations and personal
preferences.
Invertix (Annandale, Va.) demonstrated its IM-Anywhere platform for wireless phone presence management and instant messaging with "mobile buddy" lists. Mark McDowell, Invertix chief executive officer, said the platform is essentially a clearinghouse for information on wireless subscribers (given by the subscriber only).
"There are a lot of service providers just dying to get at you [subscribers]," McDowell said. "They all need to know about you and if your phone is on."
IM-Anywhere is location-sensitive, and so the subscriber`s location can be easily determined, saving service providers from having to align with multiple carriers, McDowell said. Invertix charges the service providers for IM-Anywhere, making the platform free to users and carriers.
Location-based services were touted by a number of other companies, including year-old startup Gravitate Inc. (Palo Alto, Calif.). The company`s Gravitate Platform allows carriers and network operators to offer services to subscribers based on who and what is proximate to their mobile unit.
Built on the open-architecture Enterprise Java Bean specification, the platform is technology-agnostic, ensuring easy integration for e-business and application-development partners, the company said.
Along the same lines, Adaptiveinfo (Irvine, Calif.) automatically profiles the user and adapts the information being sent on a screen-by-screen basis. Initially, for example, if a user went to a newspaper site, the front page would appear as usual. But as the user delves into particular stories, the Adaptive Information Service would include links to two, three or four related articles.
"This has the advantage of keeping users happy by consistently getting them to more relevant stories," said Michael Pazzani, the company`s founder. "At the same, carriers make money, since the service makes all the difference between whether the user reads one or five stories."
While such approaches are sandwiched between carrier servers, Covigo Inc. (Belmont, Calif.) took a different tack, building its platform with no regard to existing wireline technology. "The challenges facing the wireless Internet are different than the PC-based, wired Internet," said founder Dev Khare.
Covigo demoed its Visual Integrated Development Environment, which aims to let designers rapidly build a mobile application. The product contains a hierarchical visual site builder, code generator, test and debug tools, and deployment aids.
http://www.eetimes.com/
german
CMP Media Inc. - Friday, October 20, 2000
Oct. 20, 2000 (Electronic Engineering Times - CMP via COMTEX) -- Santa Clara, Calif. - Buoyed by a memo from President Clinton ordering the Commerce Department to free spectrum for wireless services, vendors rolled into the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association Wireless IT show here last week in an expansive mood.
Vendors hit the show floor with a barrage of services being readied to run on wireless devices, from e-mail filtering and page-scraping, to remote applications servers, location-based mobile commerce and advertising. The president`s order, issued Oct. 13, sent attendees at the already packed event into a palpable state of excitement at the prospect of more spectrum that could increase the demand for such services.
The nagging question of providing spectrum for third-generation (3G) wireless has been hanging over the industry`s head, due to the fact that the bands specified for 3G by the World Radio Congress are already in use in the United States. But thanks to a very aggressive government strategy, much of the initial planning for the identification and assignment of new spectrum should be done by next year. President Clinton`s order set Oct. 20-last Friday-as the deadline for an initial report on the realignment question (see story, page 67).
In his opening remarks, CTIA chief executive Tom Wheeler applauded the President`s move and hammered home the need for immediate action. "Between 1998-99 and 2000, there has been a 300 percent increase in revenues by wireless carriers delivering data," Wheeler said. "Driven by products and services, this is changing the very nature of the Internet. However, to continue this growth, more spectrum is required for these services to ride on. Otherwise the United States will lose its technological edge to countries such as the U.K., France, Germany and even Argentina, all of which have allotted much more spectrum."
Separately, Greg Rhode, head of the Commerce Department`s National Telecom and Information Administration, underscored the president`s commitment. "There`s a lot at stake here," he said. "This is one of the top telecom issues we`re addressing, and we intend to work closely with government, private industry and local government to make it happen."
This is the first time a president has taken a direct hand in spectrum issues. Rhode relayed Clinton`s seriousness, saying that as he was signing the memo the president quipped, "Why can`t we do this sooner?"
At a press conference at the CTIA show, Secretary of Commerce Norman Y. Mineta said the administration wanted to be the one to decide spectrum issues, rather than leaving it to Congress.
"We at the Commerce Department can go through all the effort to identify available spectrum, and negotiate with incumbents to move them to a different band. However, all it takes is for one or more of these incumbents to do an end run around us and plead their case successfully to Congress to make all our efforts be for nothing," Mineta said. "We need the force of presidential decree to get this done."
Resistance expected
The incumbents on the targeted 3G bands include commercial Microwave Multipoint
Distribution Services (MMDS) and Instructional Television Fixed Services (ITFS).
Considering the $5 billion or more that Sprint and Worldcom have spent between
them over the last couple of years to roll out fixed-broadband wireless in the
2.5-GHz MMDS band, some resistance can be expected.
John Griffin, president of ADC Telecommunications` broadband wireless group (Minnetonka, Minn.), a supplier of MMDS systems to fixed-broadband wireless providers, said that bumping MMDS and ITFS providers out of their bands would be counterproductive.
"ADC believes the best interest of the U.S. government, the country and the consumers is to recognize the value of the MMDS/ITFS spectrum for the delivery of broadband Internet access and telecommunications services," Griffin said. "Market demand clearly exists and operator interests abound-the president`s agenda for 3G can be served without changing the existing customers and services being rolled out in the MMDS/ITFS frequencies."
Griffin argued that the band is consistent with that of other countries, allowing economies of scale to lower equipment costs. Any move to interfere with the band would increase cost, compromise the installed base and actually slow the very deployment that "this administration-and both presidential candidates-have made a priority," he said. Griffin added that the potential damage in terms of lost opportunity for consumers in the United States and abroad would make a forced move improbable.
On the subject of moving incumbents, both Mineta and Rhode emphasized the Commerce Department`s desire to work with industry to reach a compromise.
Elsewhere at the show, speakers stressed that wireless services should be easy to use if they`re going to become ubiquitous.
"PCs were hard to use, but AOL made them easy for the consumer. That`s our challenge in the wireless space," said Dennis Patrick, president of America OnLine`s wireless operations. He called the wireless challenge "even more pronounced" than the one in PCs "in terms of form factor, speed, etc. . . . For the mass market, wireless is even more intimidating."
To overcome that hurdle, Patrick pointed to AOL`s strategy of a consumer-friendly, common interface that will "connect the dots" for users. Instead of pushing everything from the desktop form factor to the wireless domain, AOL chooses to optimize for wireless, he said.
Patrick pointed to AOL`s deal to have its messaging carried by NTT Docomo`s i-mode operation, which has concentrated on user-friendly Internet access over cell phones. Docomo deliberately chose not to use the word "Internet"-with all its vexing technical connotations-when marketing the i-mode service, he said.
Along with ease of use, access was much on the minds of show-goers last week. "Users want access to the things they know, from wherever they are, whenever they want," said Eric Brewer, the co-founder and chief scientist of Inktomi Corp.
This automatically eliminates the "walled-garden" approach taken by some carriers, which artificially limits users` Web-page access to a few carrier-selected sites, Brewer said. This model, which relies on selling bandwidth for revenue, is defunct, he said.
"You have to give users the whole Internet," said Brewer. "Money can be made through offering services-which can be through partners if need be-such as filtering and streaming, not by selling bandwidth."
An advantage to Inktomi`s infrastructure approach, whereby host servers are pushed closer to the edge, is that "you can co-design [the portable device] with the network and take advantage of the server behind [it]," Brewer said.
An example would be to use the server to clean the traditionally buggy HTML code, and then ship the clean code to the portable device. "By reducing the need for error correction on the PDA, up to two-thirds of the code can be eliminated," said Brewer. This saves space and reduces the power needed for processing, two big priorities for portable devices.
New services
Meanwhile, the CTIA show was loaded with vendors peddling new wireless services,
many of them based on the ability to pinpoint customers` locations and personal
preferences.
Invertix (Annandale, Va.) demonstrated its IM-Anywhere platform for wireless phone presence management and instant messaging with "mobile buddy" lists. Mark McDowell, Invertix chief executive officer, said the platform is essentially a clearinghouse for information on wireless subscribers (given by the subscriber only).
"There are a lot of service providers just dying to get at you [subscribers]," McDowell said. "They all need to know about you and if your phone is on."
IM-Anywhere is location-sensitive, and so the subscriber`s location can be easily determined, saving service providers from having to align with multiple carriers, McDowell said. Invertix charges the service providers for IM-Anywhere, making the platform free to users and carriers.
Location-based services were touted by a number of other companies, including year-old startup Gravitate Inc. (Palo Alto, Calif.). The company`s Gravitate Platform allows carriers and network operators to offer services to subscribers based on who and what is proximate to their mobile unit.
Built on the open-architecture Enterprise Java Bean specification, the platform is technology-agnostic, ensuring easy integration for e-business and application-development partners, the company said.
Along the same lines, Adaptiveinfo (Irvine, Calif.) automatically profiles the user and adapts the information being sent on a screen-by-screen basis. Initially, for example, if a user went to a newspaper site, the front page would appear as usual. But as the user delves into particular stories, the Adaptive Information Service would include links to two, three or four related articles.
"This has the advantage of keeping users happy by consistently getting them to more relevant stories," said Michael Pazzani, the company`s founder. "At the same, carriers make money, since the service makes all the difference between whether the user reads one or five stories."
While such approaches are sandwiched between carrier servers, Covigo Inc. (Belmont, Calif.) took a different tack, building its platform with no regard to existing wireline technology. "The challenges facing the wireless Internet are different than the PC-based, wired Internet," said founder Dev Khare.
Covigo demoed its Visual Integrated Development Environment, which aims to let designers rapidly build a mobile application. The product contains a hierarchical visual site builder, code generator, test and debug tools, and deployment aids.
http://www.eetimes.com/
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Flüsterschätzungen liegen bei 0.07 ct/share.
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Fish or Cut Bait: Caching`s cachet
By Paul R. La Monica
Redherring.com, October 23, 2000
(INKT wird nur kurz erwähnt, viel zu Cacheflow)
http://www.redherring.com/investor/2000/1023/inv-focb102300.…
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By Paul R. La Monica
Redherring.com, October 23, 2000
(INKT wird nur kurz erwähnt, viel zu Cacheflow)
http://www.redherring.com/investor/2000/1023/inv-focb102300.…
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So, heute wird es dann spannend.
Quartalszahlen und Geschäftsjahresende bei INKT. Hoffentlich erreichen sie die Flüsterschätzungen von .07 $/share, besser noch diese sie toppen diese.
Wichtiger noch dürfte der Ausblick sein, die Erwartungen an das Umsatzwachstum und die differentielle Betrachtung der prozentualen Umsatzzuwächse in den einzelnen Geschäftsfeldern. Vermutlich wird der Search-Bereich etwas an Dynamik verloren haben und der Traffic-Server-Bereich zugelegt haben.
Gruß
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Quartalszahlen und Geschäftsjahresende bei INKT. Hoffentlich erreichen sie die Flüsterschätzungen von .07 $/share, besser noch diese sie toppen diese.
Wichtiger noch dürfte der Ausblick sein, die Erwartungen an das Umsatzwachstum und die differentielle Betrachtung der prozentualen Umsatzzuwächse in den einzelnen Geschäftsfeldern. Vermutlich wird der Search-Bereich etwas an Dynamik verloren haben und der Traffic-Server-Bereich zugelegt haben.
Gruß
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Hallo
Inktomi meldet 7 cent pro Aktie.
Gruß stepan
Inktomi meldet 7 cent pro Aktie.
Gruß stepan
Inktomi Reports Fourth Quarter and Annual Results
Records Annual Pro Forma Operating Profit Increases Revenues 204 Percent Year over Year
FOSTER CITY, Calif., October 26, 2000 - Inktomi Corp. (NASDAQ: INKT) today reported financial results for the fourth fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2000. Revenues for the quarter totaled $78.6 million, a 190 percent gain over revenues of $27.1 million for the comparable quarter in the last year. Pro forma net income for the quarter, which excludes the amortization of goodwill, employee stock compensation and a one-time charge for purchased in-process research and development, was $8.8 million, or $0.07 per share compared to a net loss of $6.1 million, or a loss of $0.06 per share in the fourth quarter of the previous year.
For the fiscal year also ended September 30, 2000, Inktomi® achieved revenues of $223.5 million, a 204 percent increase over revenues of $73.5 million for the 1999 fiscal year. Pro forma net income for the year was $13.0 million or $0.11 per share compared with a net loss of $29.2 million or a net loss of $0.29 per share in the prior year. Historical results have been restated for acquisitions accounted for under the pooling of interests method.
Inktomi`s Network Products business, consisting of Traffic Server®, Content Delivery Suite™, Media Products and associated services, contributed $56.1 million in revenue for the quarter, a 243 percent gain over the fourth quarter of the prior year. Inktomi`s Portal Services business, comprised of Search Solutions and Commerce Engine, generated $22.5 million in revenue, a 109 percent increase over the comparable period in the last year. The Search business contributed $17.7 million in revenue, a 93 percent increase over the fourth quarter of the prior year, and Inktomi`s Commerce business contributed $4.8 million in revenue in the quarter. The company ended the quarter with $317.7 million in cash and short-term investments.
"The year 2000 was historic for Inktomi as we completed our second year as a public company, achieved operating profitability on an annual basis and furthered our vision of Inktomi as essential to the Internet," said David Peterschmidt, president and CEO of Inktomi. "We have built a company that stands for sustained performance and execution as evidenced by our third year of over 200 percent revenue growth, industry leadership position, entry into new markets and world-class alliances. We have the products, people and business models in place to take us into the next year of growth as we become the pre-eminent Internet infrastructure company."
Inktomi Network Products
Inktomi`s Network Products business experienced a strong quarter that solidified the company`s leadership in the network cache marketplace.
Inktomi extended its reach into multiple markets including satellite-based content distribution, enterprise, access and broadband. The company garnered major design wins at Madge.web, Orblynx, Telefónica Data and Teleglobe, each of which selected Inktomi`s network products for the core of their network caching or content distribution build outs. They join existing customers such as America Online, Enron, Exodus Communications and KPN Qwest, making Inktomi the leading technology supplier for network service providers worldwide.
Enterprise customers including Alteon WebSystems, Banc of America Securities, Baylor College of Medicine, Cox Communications and State Street selected Inktomi`s network products to power their Internet architectures. Repeat business from companies such as Excite@Home, Fidelity Investments and US West also contributed to the quarter`s performance.
In the quarter, Inktomi unveiled the Content Bridgeä Alliance, a revolutionary effort designed to unite disparate networks around a content-centric model. This alliance of technology and network service providers is designed to provide a platform for cross network content distribution to ensure that Internet users receive the most up-to-date information on the Web. The Content Bridge Alliance will be based on open standards. Members of Content Bridge now include leading companies such as Adero, Alteon, America Online, Exodus Communications, Digital Island, Genuity, Intel, Madge.web, Mirror Image Internet, Netrail and Sun Microsystems.
In September, Inktomi announced the signing of an agreement for the acquisition of FastForward Networks, developers of the industry`s first scalable technology for the distribution and management of live broadcasting over the Internet. When deployed in a network, Inktomi`s leading infrastructure combined with FastForward`s Internet broadcasting software platform will allow millions of users to experience a more vibrant and entertaining Internet and enable network service providers to build profitable business models based on Internet broadcasting.
In its effort to make Traffic Server the leading software platform for the Internet, Inktomi bolstered the number of developers writing to the platform. Numerous companies are now developing software or solutions that run on top of Traffic Server, including new additions such as AppStream, Entrust Technologies, Equilibrium Technologies, Lariat, nCipher, Portal Software, Redback Networks, TrueSpectra and WebTrends.
Inktomi Portal Services: Search Solutions
In the fourth quarter, Inktomi gained new customers worldwide, forged alliances, completed the integration of Ultraseek and entered into new markets to build on its industry position.
During the quarter, Inktomi added marquee names to its customer roster for enterprise search including ADP, Citibank, Ford Motor Company, DuPont and PeopleSoft. In addition, the Inktomi Search Engine garnered new customers worldwide including Japan`s Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, and Europe`s Telewest and Transaffinity.
Inktomi Portal Services: Commerce Engine
Inktomi continued to build out and diversify its customer base, technology platform and strategic partnerships. The company signed on several new customers including ACV Insurance Services, AT&T WorldNet Service, MBNA and ScreamingMedia.
New merchants added to the Commerce Engine comprised a range of companies including BlueLight.com, CD Universe, CDZone, Dell and TurboPrice.com.
In the quarter, Inktomi entered into relationships with Active Research, GotSavings, RatingZone and Respond.com to further enhance the Commerce platform. In addition, Inktomi forged an agreement with Netcentives to provide a joint solution to enable secure commerce loyalty and affiliate marketing services.
About Inktomi
Based in Foster City, Calif., Inktomi develops and markets scalable infrastructure software designed for ISPs, content delivery and hosting providers, Web portal and commerce sites, wireless operators and global enterprises. Inktomi`s business is divided into the Network Products area comprised of the Traffic Server network cache platform, Content Delivery Suite and associated value-added services; Portal Services consisting of Search Solutions and Commerce Engine; and the Wireless area. Inktomi`s customer and strategic partner base today includes such leading companies as America Online, British Telecommunications, Excite@Home, Intel, iWon, Merrill Lynch, Microsoft, Nokia, RealNetworks, Sun Microsystems and Yahoo! The company has offices in North America, Asia and Europe. For more information visit www.inktomi.com.
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und - nachbörslich leider bei 75 $
Records Annual Pro Forma Operating Profit Increases Revenues 204 Percent Year over Year
FOSTER CITY, Calif., October 26, 2000 - Inktomi Corp. (NASDAQ: INKT) today reported financial results for the fourth fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2000. Revenues for the quarter totaled $78.6 million, a 190 percent gain over revenues of $27.1 million for the comparable quarter in the last year. Pro forma net income for the quarter, which excludes the amortization of goodwill, employee stock compensation and a one-time charge for purchased in-process research and development, was $8.8 million, or $0.07 per share compared to a net loss of $6.1 million, or a loss of $0.06 per share in the fourth quarter of the previous year.
For the fiscal year also ended September 30, 2000, Inktomi® achieved revenues of $223.5 million, a 204 percent increase over revenues of $73.5 million for the 1999 fiscal year. Pro forma net income for the year was $13.0 million or $0.11 per share compared with a net loss of $29.2 million or a net loss of $0.29 per share in the prior year. Historical results have been restated for acquisitions accounted for under the pooling of interests method.
Inktomi`s Network Products business, consisting of Traffic Server®, Content Delivery Suite™, Media Products and associated services, contributed $56.1 million in revenue for the quarter, a 243 percent gain over the fourth quarter of the prior year. Inktomi`s Portal Services business, comprised of Search Solutions and Commerce Engine, generated $22.5 million in revenue, a 109 percent increase over the comparable period in the last year. The Search business contributed $17.7 million in revenue, a 93 percent increase over the fourth quarter of the prior year, and Inktomi`s Commerce business contributed $4.8 million in revenue in the quarter. The company ended the quarter with $317.7 million in cash and short-term investments.
"The year 2000 was historic for Inktomi as we completed our second year as a public company, achieved operating profitability on an annual basis and furthered our vision of Inktomi as essential to the Internet," said David Peterschmidt, president and CEO of Inktomi. "We have built a company that stands for sustained performance and execution as evidenced by our third year of over 200 percent revenue growth, industry leadership position, entry into new markets and world-class alliances. We have the products, people and business models in place to take us into the next year of growth as we become the pre-eminent Internet infrastructure company."
Inktomi Network Products
Inktomi`s Network Products business experienced a strong quarter that solidified the company`s leadership in the network cache marketplace.
Inktomi extended its reach into multiple markets including satellite-based content distribution, enterprise, access and broadband. The company garnered major design wins at Madge.web, Orblynx, Telefónica Data and Teleglobe, each of which selected Inktomi`s network products for the core of their network caching or content distribution build outs. They join existing customers such as America Online, Enron, Exodus Communications and KPN Qwest, making Inktomi the leading technology supplier for network service providers worldwide.
Enterprise customers including Alteon WebSystems, Banc of America Securities, Baylor College of Medicine, Cox Communications and State Street selected Inktomi`s network products to power their Internet architectures. Repeat business from companies such as Excite@Home, Fidelity Investments and US West also contributed to the quarter`s performance.
In the quarter, Inktomi unveiled the Content Bridgeä Alliance, a revolutionary effort designed to unite disparate networks around a content-centric model. This alliance of technology and network service providers is designed to provide a platform for cross network content distribution to ensure that Internet users receive the most up-to-date information on the Web. The Content Bridge Alliance will be based on open standards. Members of Content Bridge now include leading companies such as Adero, Alteon, America Online, Exodus Communications, Digital Island, Genuity, Intel, Madge.web, Mirror Image Internet, Netrail and Sun Microsystems.
In September, Inktomi announced the signing of an agreement for the acquisition of FastForward Networks, developers of the industry`s first scalable technology for the distribution and management of live broadcasting over the Internet. When deployed in a network, Inktomi`s leading infrastructure combined with FastForward`s Internet broadcasting software platform will allow millions of users to experience a more vibrant and entertaining Internet and enable network service providers to build profitable business models based on Internet broadcasting.
In its effort to make Traffic Server the leading software platform for the Internet, Inktomi bolstered the number of developers writing to the platform. Numerous companies are now developing software or solutions that run on top of Traffic Server, including new additions such as AppStream, Entrust Technologies, Equilibrium Technologies, Lariat, nCipher, Portal Software, Redback Networks, TrueSpectra and WebTrends.
Inktomi Portal Services: Search Solutions
In the fourth quarter, Inktomi gained new customers worldwide, forged alliances, completed the integration of Ultraseek and entered into new markets to build on its industry position.
During the quarter, Inktomi added marquee names to its customer roster for enterprise search including ADP, Citibank, Ford Motor Company, DuPont and PeopleSoft. In addition, the Inktomi Search Engine garnered new customers worldwide including Japan`s Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, and Europe`s Telewest and Transaffinity.
Inktomi Portal Services: Commerce Engine
Inktomi continued to build out and diversify its customer base, technology platform and strategic partnerships. The company signed on several new customers including ACV Insurance Services, AT&T WorldNet Service, MBNA and ScreamingMedia.
New merchants added to the Commerce Engine comprised a range of companies including BlueLight.com, CD Universe, CDZone, Dell and TurboPrice.com.
In the quarter, Inktomi entered into relationships with Active Research, GotSavings, RatingZone and Respond.com to further enhance the Commerce platform. In addition, Inktomi forged an agreement with Netcentives to provide a joint solution to enable secure commerce loyalty and affiliate marketing services.
About Inktomi
Based in Foster City, Calif., Inktomi develops and markets scalable infrastructure software designed for ISPs, content delivery and hosting providers, Web portal and commerce sites, wireless operators and global enterprises. Inktomi`s business is divided into the Network Products area comprised of the Traffic Server network cache platform, Content Delivery Suite and associated value-added services; Portal Services consisting of Search Solutions and Commerce Engine; and the Wireless area. Inktomi`s customer and strategic partner base today includes such leading companies as America Online, British Telecommunications, Excite@Home, Intel, iWon, Merrill Lynch, Microsoft, Nokia, RealNetworks, Sun Microsystems and Yahoo! The company has offices in North America, Asia and Europe. For more information visit www.inktomi.com.
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german
und - nachbörslich leider bei 75 $
@German,
hast Du in Erfahrung bringen können, wie die weiteren Aussichten sein sollen??
Danke!
hast Du in Erfahrung bringen können, wie die weiteren Aussichten sein sollen??
Danke!
auch @ Wokeki (bin kein Insider, um das noch mal zu betonen, weil Deine Frage schien mir dies nahezulegen)
Ich habe den Kursrutsch bei INKT erst heute mitbekommen, da ich gestern mal nicht im Netz war.
Aktuell finde ich das ziemlich übertrieben, der Umsatz gestern unter 10 Millionen Aktien, bei der Yahoo-Google News waren es über 20 Millionen gehandelter Aktien an einem Tag.
Bei den Kursen freuen sich die Fonds. Bodenbildung bleibt allerdings abzuwarten.
Wenn Leute mit 7000 Stück ruhig bleiben, werde ich es mit meiner deutlich niedrigeren Stückzahl auch tun.
Im Moment haftet INKt wohl sowas von gefallener Liebling an. Fundamental ist der Kursrückgang für mich nicht nachvollziehbar. Mit Rücksicht auf die Rückgänge bei anderen I-Nets und auch den Fiber-Optics (Nortel, Corning, Ciena etc.) scheint es derzeit eben auch INKT erwischt zu haben.
Inktomi (INKT) 83: This developer of scalable infrastructure software designed for ISPs, content delivery and hosting providers reported fiscal Q4 (Sep) EPS of $0.07, beating consensus of a nickel on revenue of $78.6 mln, up 190% yoy and marked the 11th consecutive quarter of at least 25% sequential growth with 28%. So the company reported better than expected and provided upward guidance for DecQ and fiscal 2001, so why is the stock trading down in the pre-market? Apparently, some newswires were misreporting the company`s guidance in DecQ saying that revenue would come in at $81-$91 mln, but on the company`s conference call guidance was for $89-$91 mln. Also, there was confusion with respect to the company`s recent Fast Forward acquisition which will be dilutive then accretive. Specifically, it will add about $0.02 in fiscal 2001....As for SepQ, the company did well in all of its key business segments. Inktomi`s core Network Products business showed the most strength posting a 243% yoy increase while its Portal Services business was up109%. On the call, the company upped estimates for next year to $450-$465 mln, which would be a 100% yoy increase. INKT`s caching numbers were very strong in the quarter (Web caching is a technique to reduce network traffic and improve response time for end users)....Also, Bear Stearns is out with a note this morning that Sun Microsystems (SUNW) may soon announce an OEM agreement which could be a catalyst for INKT although it believes this may already be priced into the shares....With the company`s strong performance, INKT`s results could be a catalyst for other players in the caching market such as CacheFlow (CFLO) and Network Appliance (NTAP). -- Robert J. Reid, Briefing.com
Bei 12febu im Internetboard abgekupfert, weil es aus meiner Sicht zutrifft.
german
Ich habe den Kursrutsch bei INKT erst heute mitbekommen, da ich gestern mal nicht im Netz war.
Aktuell finde ich das ziemlich übertrieben, der Umsatz gestern unter 10 Millionen Aktien, bei der Yahoo-Google News waren es über 20 Millionen gehandelter Aktien an einem Tag.
Bei den Kursen freuen sich die Fonds. Bodenbildung bleibt allerdings abzuwarten.
Wenn Leute mit 7000 Stück ruhig bleiben, werde ich es mit meiner deutlich niedrigeren Stückzahl auch tun.
Im Moment haftet INKt wohl sowas von gefallener Liebling an. Fundamental ist der Kursrückgang für mich nicht nachvollziehbar. Mit Rücksicht auf die Rückgänge bei anderen I-Nets und auch den Fiber-Optics (Nortel, Corning, Ciena etc.) scheint es derzeit eben auch INKT erwischt zu haben.
Inktomi (INKT) 83: This developer of scalable infrastructure software designed for ISPs, content delivery and hosting providers reported fiscal Q4 (Sep) EPS of $0.07, beating consensus of a nickel on revenue of $78.6 mln, up 190% yoy and marked the 11th consecutive quarter of at least 25% sequential growth with 28%. So the company reported better than expected and provided upward guidance for DecQ and fiscal 2001, so why is the stock trading down in the pre-market? Apparently, some newswires were misreporting the company`s guidance in DecQ saying that revenue would come in at $81-$91 mln, but on the company`s conference call guidance was for $89-$91 mln. Also, there was confusion with respect to the company`s recent Fast Forward acquisition which will be dilutive then accretive. Specifically, it will add about $0.02 in fiscal 2001....As for SepQ, the company did well in all of its key business segments. Inktomi`s core Network Products business showed the most strength posting a 243% yoy increase while its Portal Services business was up109%. On the call, the company upped estimates for next year to $450-$465 mln, which would be a 100% yoy increase. INKT`s caching numbers were very strong in the quarter (Web caching is a technique to reduce network traffic and improve response time for end users)....Also, Bear Stearns is out with a note this morning that Sun Microsystems (SUNW) may soon announce an OEM agreement which could be a catalyst for INKT although it believes this may already be priced into the shares....With the company`s strong performance, INKT`s results could be a catalyst for other players in the caching market such as CacheFlow (CFLO) and Network Appliance (NTAP). -- Robert J. Reid, Briefing.com
Bei 12febu im Internetboard abgekupfert, weil es aus meiner Sicht zutrifft.
german
Noch mal auf deutsch:
Inktomi – Talfahrt nach Zahlen
Der Internetsoftware-Spezialist Inktomi [Nasdaq: INKT Kurs/Chart ] hat am späten Donnerstagabend Quartalzahlen über den Erwartungen der Wall-Street-Analysten gemeldet. Die Aktien verloren nach der Veröffentlichung neun Prozent an Wert.
Inktomi meldete für das vierte Geschäftsquartal (bis 30.09.) einen Gewinn vor Sonderfaktoren von 8,8 Millionen Dollar bzw. sieben Cents je Aktie – zwei Pennys über den Erwartungen der Finanzexperten. Im vergleichbaren Vorjahreszeitraum war noch ein Verlust von 6,1 Millionen Dollar bzw. sechs Cents pro Aktie eingefahren worden. Inklusiver aller Kosten entstand im vierten Quartal ein Verlust von 8,5 Millionen Dollar bzw. acht Cents pro Aktie.
Die Umsatzerlöse kletterten im Berichtszeitraum gegenüber dem vierten Quartal in `99 um 190 Prozent auf 78,6 Millionen Dollar.
CEO David Peterschmidt äußerte sich zufriedenstellend über die Entwicklung seines Unternehmens: "Unser zweites Jahr als börsennotierte Firma, der operative Gewinn auf Jahresbasis und unsere wichtige Stellung innerhalb des Internets – alles in allem ein historisches Jahr 2000."
Für das Gesamtjahr veröffentlichte Inktomi einen Umsatz von 223,5 Millionen Dollar und einen Gewinn vor Sonderfaktoren von 13 Millionen Dollar.
Während einer Analystenkonferenz warnte Inktomis Finanzvorstand Jerry Kennelly die Experten, die Übernahme von FastForward werde sich negativ auf das nächstjährige Ergebnis auswirken. Kennelly rechnet mit einem Gewinn zwischen zwei und drei Cents für das erste Quartal und 27 bis 31 Cents für das Gesamtjahr.
Analysten hatten dem Finanzdienst First Call /Thompson Financial zufolge mit einem Überschuss von fünf bzw. 28 Cents Gewinn gerechnet.
Die Warnung Kennellys blieb nicht ohne Folgen: Im Anschluss an die Veröffentlichung stürzte der Titel im nachbörslichen Handel um acht Dollar auf 75 Dollar ab. Im regulären Geschäft hatte der Titel 0,81 Dollar bzw. 0,9 Prozent auf 83 Dollar nachgegeben.
Inktomi, Inc.
4.Q. 2000
4.Q.1999
Umsatz in Mio. US-$
78,6
27,1
Ergebnis in Mio. US-$
8,8
-6,1
Ergebnis je Aktie in US-$
+0,07
-0,06
© 27.10.2000 www.stock-world.de
german
Inktomi – Talfahrt nach Zahlen
Der Internetsoftware-Spezialist Inktomi [Nasdaq: INKT Kurs/Chart ] hat am späten Donnerstagabend Quartalzahlen über den Erwartungen der Wall-Street-Analysten gemeldet. Die Aktien verloren nach der Veröffentlichung neun Prozent an Wert.
Inktomi meldete für das vierte Geschäftsquartal (bis 30.09.) einen Gewinn vor Sonderfaktoren von 8,8 Millionen Dollar bzw. sieben Cents je Aktie – zwei Pennys über den Erwartungen der Finanzexperten. Im vergleichbaren Vorjahreszeitraum war noch ein Verlust von 6,1 Millionen Dollar bzw. sechs Cents pro Aktie eingefahren worden. Inklusiver aller Kosten entstand im vierten Quartal ein Verlust von 8,5 Millionen Dollar bzw. acht Cents pro Aktie.
Die Umsatzerlöse kletterten im Berichtszeitraum gegenüber dem vierten Quartal in `99 um 190 Prozent auf 78,6 Millionen Dollar.
CEO David Peterschmidt äußerte sich zufriedenstellend über die Entwicklung seines Unternehmens: "Unser zweites Jahr als börsennotierte Firma, der operative Gewinn auf Jahresbasis und unsere wichtige Stellung innerhalb des Internets – alles in allem ein historisches Jahr 2000."
Für das Gesamtjahr veröffentlichte Inktomi einen Umsatz von 223,5 Millionen Dollar und einen Gewinn vor Sonderfaktoren von 13 Millionen Dollar.
Während einer Analystenkonferenz warnte Inktomis Finanzvorstand Jerry Kennelly die Experten, die Übernahme von FastForward werde sich negativ auf das nächstjährige Ergebnis auswirken. Kennelly rechnet mit einem Gewinn zwischen zwei und drei Cents für das erste Quartal und 27 bis 31 Cents für das Gesamtjahr.
Analysten hatten dem Finanzdienst First Call /Thompson Financial zufolge mit einem Überschuss von fünf bzw. 28 Cents Gewinn gerechnet.
Die Warnung Kennellys blieb nicht ohne Folgen: Im Anschluss an die Veröffentlichung stürzte der Titel im nachbörslichen Handel um acht Dollar auf 75 Dollar ab. Im regulären Geschäft hatte der Titel 0,81 Dollar bzw. 0,9 Prozent auf 83 Dollar nachgegeben.
Inktomi, Inc.
4.Q. 2000
4.Q.1999
Umsatz in Mio. US-$
78,6
27,1
Ergebnis in Mio. US-$
8,8
-6,1
Ergebnis je Aktie in US-$
+0,07
-0,06
© 27.10.2000 www.stock-world.de
german
Im Yahoo-INKT-Board gefunden
- von csftrader 10/30/00 4:04 am
Msg: 50815 of 50819:
Vergleich der KGVs (P/E-Ratio) von INKT und Wettbewerbern:
well there has been such hoopla about P/E and readjusting prices... let me give you all a little HEADSUP info
here are the players in this cache/network sector... INKT, AKAM, NTAP, CFLO, ISLD
some are more closely related in business than others... but all could be generalized in the same sector
now lets talk about P/E... price to earnings ratio... you need to divide the PRICE of the stock by its earnings for that year
well ONLY INKT and NTAP are actually profitable... and will post a profitable year!
the others are STILL LOSING MONEY as of this year!
now since investors seem to be SO CONCERNED NOW as to stock price... i will give each company that does not have any earnings a .01 earning number JUST so we can make it positive and actually calculate a P/E for them
here goes:
INKT at $70 price has a P/E of 250
NTAP at $123 price has a P/E of 308
ISLD at $11 price has a P/E of 1100
AKAM at $49 price has a P/E of 4900
CFLO at $117 price has a P/E of 11700
these are projected earnings this year:
INKT projected +0.28
NTAP projected +0.40
ISLD projected -5.61
AKAM projected -2.16
CFLO projected -0.19
technically speaking, ISLD AKAM and CFLO cannot have a P/E ratio since they are still losing money at the end of this year... but since we are TRYING to establish a relative value NOW to companies regardless of future expectations (that is what seems to be happening)... i gave them all +0.01 earnings for the year so we could calculate a P/E for them based on their price NOW
can you see the irony here?
well now lets consider the P/E for the NEXT YEAR... we call that forward looking (although it seems investors are not that patient ;-))
here are some projected earnings numbers for NEXT FISCAL YEAR END:
INKT projected +0.58 gain (+0.28 gain last year)
NTAP projected +0.56 gain (+0.40 gain last year)
CFLO projected +0.73 gain (-0.19 loss last year)
ISLD projected -7.18 loss (-5.61 loss last year)
AKAM projected -2.69 loss (-2.16 loss last year)
what is different?
well AKAM and ISLD will STILL BE LOSING money... but it seems CFLO is going to be +0.73 positive!??!? this explains why CFLO has been running lately... showing from this years LOSS of -0.19 to next years GAIN of +0.73 is rather impressive... if you truly believe CFLO can reach those numbers (personally that kind of gain is unheard of and should be looked at more closely)
also note that INKT seems to be growing at a nearly 100% year to year whereas NTAP seems to growing at 40%
lets compute P/E ratios for NEXT YEAR now (still giving +0.01 earnings to AKAM and ISLD even though they will be LOSING (negative) money... we need to give them some positive value to calculate a P/E ratio):
INKT at $70 has a next-year P/E of 121
CFLO at $117 has a next-year P/E of 160
NTAP at $123 has a next-year P/E of 220
ISLD at $11 has a next-year P/E of 1100
AKAM at $49 has a next-year P/E of 4900
even with CFLO outrageous growth... its still going to be trading at a higher P/E ratio than all the other POSITIVE EARNINGS companies... and how long do you think CFLO can keep growing at that rate? (that is if you truly believe those estimated numbers which i for 1 DO NOT)
AKAM and ISLD seem lost causes since they wont be profitable next year... and NTAP seems to be growing at a MUCH SLOWER rate than INKT
INKT is profitable this year, and will double its profits by next year
10/30/00 4:53 am
Msg: 50817 of 50819
based on those numbers taken from Yahoo`s research for THIS YEAR and NEXT YEAR here are the conclusions at CURRENT stock prices, substituting NEGATIVE EARNINGS/LOSSES with a +0.01 POSITIVE GAIN (the least possible gain) for calculations purposes
this years P/E:
INKT at $70 price has a P/E of 250
NTAP at $123 price has a P/E of 308
ISLD at $11 price has a P/E of 1100 (given a +0.01 earning)
AKAM at $49 price has a P/E of 4900 (given a +0.01 earning)
CFLO at $117 price has a P/E of 11700 (given a +0.01 earning)
next years P/E:
INKT at $70 has a next-year P/E of 121
CFLO at $117 has a next-year P/E of 160
NTAP at $123 has a next-year P/E of 220
ISLD at $11 has a next-year P/E of 1100 (given a +0.01 earning)
AKAM at $49 has a next-year P/E of 4900 (given a +0.01 earning)
we can conclude that INKT is the BEST choice based on P/E alone for this year and for next year... which seems to be the short sightedness of investors lately
based on growth, CFLO really seems to be growing at an outrageous rate... and it needs to be verified as possible and true... but then if all is kosher... it seems that CFLO has the edge on growth from this year to next year... with INKT coming in second place, and NTAP coming in third
but you must consider also that CFLO will still post a LOSS this year of -0.19 and then post a GAIN of +0.73 next year... hardly believable numbers!
INKT will post a GAIN of +0.28 this year and a GAIN of +0.58 next year... more than double... 100+% growth!
NTAP will post a GAIN of +0.40 this year and a GAIN of +0.56 next year... showing about 40% growth
AKAM and ISLD will still show a LOSS...
more and more... it seems INKT getting beat up lately is not a true reflection of the stock potential but rather misinformation and manipulation...
based on these numbers, if INKT should be getting corrected... then all the other stock prices should also be corrected... and they ARE NOT!
so we must conclude that the stock is being manipulated unfairly and eventually the more intelligent money will see to a correction UP in price
there was an unfavorable article on INKT P/E compared to CSCO P/E... which is basically comparing apples and oranges... you just cannot do it!
so i have decided to enlighten all of you about how crazy this comparison is... i have decided to compare 5 companies: INKT, CFLO, NTAP, YHOO, CSCO
now INKT, CFLO, NTAP all are in the same sector and should be comparable... YHOO and CSCO are in completely different sectors and i will illustrate why its hard to compare them
INKT current price $70
earnings this year +0.28 = P/E of 250
earnings next year +0.58 = P/E of 121
growth in earnings 207%
based on this growth (speculation 0.58 x 207%):
earnings 2002 +1.20 = P/E of 58
NTAP current price $123
earnings this year +0.40 = P/E of 308
earnings next year +0.56 = P/E of 220
growth in earnings 140%
based on this growth (speculation 0.56 x 140%):
earnings 2002 +0.78 = P/E of 158
CFLO current price $117
earnings this year -0.19 LOSS = P/E none due to loss
earnings next year +0.73 = P/E of 160
growth in earnings 9200%
based on this growth (speculation 0.73 x 9200%):
earnings 2002 +67.16 = P/E of 2
* see how ridiculous CFLO numbers seem!
CSCO current price $51
earnings this year +0.74 = P/E of 69
earnings next year +0.95 = P/E of 54
growth in earnings 128%
based on this growth (speculation 0.95 x 128%):
earnings 2002 +1.22 = P/E of 42
YHOO current price $56
earnings this year +0.47 = P/E of 119
earnings next year +0.58 = P/E of 97
growth in earnings 123%
based on this growth (speculation 0.58 x 123%):
earnings 2002 +0.71 = P/E of 79
based on these numbers... you can see why it is HARD to compare INKT to CSCO or YHOO... its basically unfair... why?
INKT is growing at 207%.... whereas YHOO is 123% and CSCO is 128%
based on that growth potential... you cannot compare P/E ratios for them
also based on my SPECULATION for 2002 (which is based on 2000 and 2001 growth as an indicator) you can see how closely the P/E gap closes based on this growth from year to year... INKT at P/E of 58... YHOO at P/E of 79.... CSCO at P/E of 42
also note how OUTRAGEOUS CFLO numbers are... considering they claim to be growing at that pace... CFLO will have a P/E of 2... its just not possible for them to achieve those numbers... the only LOGICAL explanation for their growth from 2000 to 2001 year is a one-time-deal and they cannot continue to grow 9200% every year... that is just laughable ;-)
INKT really shows its growth potential compared to the `big boys` like CSCO and YHOO... its growing far faster than they are!
INKT also shows how it is growing far faster than the comparable sector competition of NTAP
CFLO is an unmeasurable abberation in my analysis
german (mit Dank an diesen Poster )
- von csftrader 10/30/00 4:04 am
Msg: 50815 of 50819:
Vergleich der KGVs (P/E-Ratio) von INKT und Wettbewerbern:
well there has been such hoopla about P/E and readjusting prices... let me give you all a little HEADSUP info
here are the players in this cache/network sector... INKT, AKAM, NTAP, CFLO, ISLD
some are more closely related in business than others... but all could be generalized in the same sector
now lets talk about P/E... price to earnings ratio... you need to divide the PRICE of the stock by its earnings for that year
well ONLY INKT and NTAP are actually profitable... and will post a profitable year!
the others are STILL LOSING MONEY as of this year!
now since investors seem to be SO CONCERNED NOW as to stock price... i will give each company that does not have any earnings a .01 earning number JUST so we can make it positive and actually calculate a P/E for them
here goes:
INKT at $70 price has a P/E of 250
NTAP at $123 price has a P/E of 308
ISLD at $11 price has a P/E of 1100
AKAM at $49 price has a P/E of 4900
CFLO at $117 price has a P/E of 11700
these are projected earnings this year:
INKT projected +0.28
NTAP projected +0.40
ISLD projected -5.61
AKAM projected -2.16
CFLO projected -0.19
technically speaking, ISLD AKAM and CFLO cannot have a P/E ratio since they are still losing money at the end of this year... but since we are TRYING to establish a relative value NOW to companies regardless of future expectations (that is what seems to be happening)... i gave them all +0.01 earnings for the year so we could calculate a P/E for them based on their price NOW
can you see the irony here?
well now lets consider the P/E for the NEXT YEAR... we call that forward looking (although it seems investors are not that patient ;-))
here are some projected earnings numbers for NEXT FISCAL YEAR END:
INKT projected +0.58 gain (+0.28 gain last year)
NTAP projected +0.56 gain (+0.40 gain last year)
CFLO projected +0.73 gain (-0.19 loss last year)
ISLD projected -7.18 loss (-5.61 loss last year)
AKAM projected -2.69 loss (-2.16 loss last year)
what is different?
well AKAM and ISLD will STILL BE LOSING money... but it seems CFLO is going to be +0.73 positive!??!? this explains why CFLO has been running lately... showing from this years LOSS of -0.19 to next years GAIN of +0.73 is rather impressive... if you truly believe CFLO can reach those numbers (personally that kind of gain is unheard of and should be looked at more closely)
also note that INKT seems to be growing at a nearly 100% year to year whereas NTAP seems to growing at 40%
lets compute P/E ratios for NEXT YEAR now (still giving +0.01 earnings to AKAM and ISLD even though they will be LOSING (negative) money... we need to give them some positive value to calculate a P/E ratio):
INKT at $70 has a next-year P/E of 121
CFLO at $117 has a next-year P/E of 160
NTAP at $123 has a next-year P/E of 220
ISLD at $11 has a next-year P/E of 1100
AKAM at $49 has a next-year P/E of 4900
even with CFLO outrageous growth... its still going to be trading at a higher P/E ratio than all the other POSITIVE EARNINGS companies... and how long do you think CFLO can keep growing at that rate? (that is if you truly believe those estimated numbers which i for 1 DO NOT)
AKAM and ISLD seem lost causes since they wont be profitable next year... and NTAP seems to be growing at a MUCH SLOWER rate than INKT
INKT is profitable this year, and will double its profits by next year
10/30/00 4:53 am
Msg: 50817 of 50819
based on those numbers taken from Yahoo`s research for THIS YEAR and NEXT YEAR here are the conclusions at CURRENT stock prices, substituting NEGATIVE EARNINGS/LOSSES with a +0.01 POSITIVE GAIN (the least possible gain) for calculations purposes
this years P/E:
INKT at $70 price has a P/E of 250
NTAP at $123 price has a P/E of 308
ISLD at $11 price has a P/E of 1100 (given a +0.01 earning)
AKAM at $49 price has a P/E of 4900 (given a +0.01 earning)
CFLO at $117 price has a P/E of 11700 (given a +0.01 earning)
next years P/E:
INKT at $70 has a next-year P/E of 121
CFLO at $117 has a next-year P/E of 160
NTAP at $123 has a next-year P/E of 220
ISLD at $11 has a next-year P/E of 1100 (given a +0.01 earning)
AKAM at $49 has a next-year P/E of 4900 (given a +0.01 earning)
we can conclude that INKT is the BEST choice based on P/E alone for this year and for next year... which seems to be the short sightedness of investors lately
based on growth, CFLO really seems to be growing at an outrageous rate... and it needs to be verified as possible and true... but then if all is kosher... it seems that CFLO has the edge on growth from this year to next year... with INKT coming in second place, and NTAP coming in third
but you must consider also that CFLO will still post a LOSS this year of -0.19 and then post a GAIN of +0.73 next year... hardly believable numbers!
INKT will post a GAIN of +0.28 this year and a GAIN of +0.58 next year... more than double... 100+% growth!
NTAP will post a GAIN of +0.40 this year and a GAIN of +0.56 next year... showing about 40% growth
AKAM and ISLD will still show a LOSS...
more and more... it seems INKT getting beat up lately is not a true reflection of the stock potential but rather misinformation and manipulation...
based on these numbers, if INKT should be getting corrected... then all the other stock prices should also be corrected... and they ARE NOT!
so we must conclude that the stock is being manipulated unfairly and eventually the more intelligent money will see to a correction UP in price
there was an unfavorable article on INKT P/E compared to CSCO P/E... which is basically comparing apples and oranges... you just cannot do it!
so i have decided to enlighten all of you about how crazy this comparison is... i have decided to compare 5 companies: INKT, CFLO, NTAP, YHOO, CSCO
now INKT, CFLO, NTAP all are in the same sector and should be comparable... YHOO and CSCO are in completely different sectors and i will illustrate why its hard to compare them
INKT current price $70
earnings this year +0.28 = P/E of 250
earnings next year +0.58 = P/E of 121
growth in earnings 207%
based on this growth (speculation 0.58 x 207%):
earnings 2002 +1.20 = P/E of 58
NTAP current price $123
earnings this year +0.40 = P/E of 308
earnings next year +0.56 = P/E of 220
growth in earnings 140%
based on this growth (speculation 0.56 x 140%):
earnings 2002 +0.78 = P/E of 158
CFLO current price $117
earnings this year -0.19 LOSS = P/E none due to loss
earnings next year +0.73 = P/E of 160
growth in earnings 9200%
based on this growth (speculation 0.73 x 9200%):
earnings 2002 +67.16 = P/E of 2
* see how ridiculous CFLO numbers seem!
CSCO current price $51
earnings this year +0.74 = P/E of 69
earnings next year +0.95 = P/E of 54
growth in earnings 128%
based on this growth (speculation 0.95 x 128%):
earnings 2002 +1.22 = P/E of 42
YHOO current price $56
earnings this year +0.47 = P/E of 119
earnings next year +0.58 = P/E of 97
growth in earnings 123%
based on this growth (speculation 0.58 x 123%):
earnings 2002 +0.71 = P/E of 79
based on these numbers... you can see why it is HARD to compare INKT to CSCO or YHOO... its basically unfair... why?
INKT is growing at 207%.... whereas YHOO is 123% and CSCO is 128%
based on that growth potential... you cannot compare P/E ratios for them
also based on my SPECULATION for 2002 (which is based on 2000 and 2001 growth as an indicator) you can see how closely the P/E gap closes based on this growth from year to year... INKT at P/E of 58... YHOO at P/E of 79.... CSCO at P/E of 42
also note how OUTRAGEOUS CFLO numbers are... considering they claim to be growing at that pace... CFLO will have a P/E of 2... its just not possible for them to achieve those numbers... the only LOGICAL explanation for their growth from 2000 to 2001 year is a one-time-deal and they cannot continue to grow 9200% every year... that is just laughable ;-)
INKT really shows its growth potential compared to the `big boys` like CSCO and YHOO... its growing far faster than they are!
INKT also shows how it is growing far faster than the comparable sector competition of NTAP
CFLO is an unmeasurable abberation in my analysis
german (mit Dank an diesen Poster )
Inktomi Corp. Reiterated `Buy` at Friedman, Billings
By Lindsey Mackay
Princeton, New Jersey, Oct. 27 (Bloomberg Data) -- Inktomi Corp. (INKT US) was reiterated ``buy`` by analysts David M. Hilal and Alan Adler at Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co.
Quelle: bloomberg.com
german
By Lindsey Mackay
Princeton, New Jersey, Oct. 27 (Bloomberg Data) -- Inktomi Corp. (INKT US) was reiterated ``buy`` by analysts David M. Hilal and Alan Adler at Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co.
Quelle: bloomberg.com
german
Auch das heutige Kursdebakel bei INKT auf knapp 59 $ zeigt sehr deutlich die momentane Marktverfassung. Es mehren sich die Stimmen, die Bodenbildung sei immer noch nicht abgeschlossen. Vor wenigen Wochen stand die Aktie noch bei 120 $. Einen Chart reinzustellen, erspare ich mir und euch.
Hoffen wir auf bessere Zeiten, die evtl. mit der Wahl Bushs zum neuen Präsidenten der USA kommen könnten. Derzeit liegt er klar im Rennen vorne.
german
Hoffen wir auf bessere Zeiten, die evtl. mit der Wahl Bushs zum neuen Präsidenten der USA kommen könnten. Derzeit liegt er klar im Rennen vorne.
german
Hallo German,
bin heute bei 76 € raus, habe mir also die restlichen Minus 8% ersparen können. Werde vermutlich noch einige Tage warten, bevor ich wieder einsteige, das Umfeld ist einfach zu mies momentan.
dg
bin heute bei 76 € raus, habe mir also die restlichen Minus 8% ersparen können. Werde vermutlich noch einige Tage warten, bevor ich wieder einsteige, das Umfeld ist einfach zu mies momentan.
dg
Good luck Duschgel,
der heutige Nasdaq-Anstieg gibt doch etwas Hoffnung. Hoffentlich nicht wieder eine technische Korrektur im Abwärtstrend.
Ich weiß nicht, ob ich es schon gepostet hatte, ist von Sept. 2000 von zdnet.com:
The Next Monster Stocks
by Tobin Smith
September 2000
Fortunes will be made in the future of wireless: Third-generation broadband systems. Get in before the window closes.
It`s a no-brainer. In the next decade, fortunes will be made investing in the future of wireless: the third-generation broadband mobile wireless network called 3G. ChangeWave Capital Management LLC, an investment company that specializes in emerging technologies, calls large-magnitude transitions like this a changewave. And any time hundreds of billions of dollars in new spending is about to happen, the company calls it a monster changewave.
Funding changewaves has proven lucrative. By focusing its investment capital not in the service providers themselves but in the infrastructure and understructure that support these services, ChangeWave`s investments have gone up in value 110 percent each year since 1995. We asked ChangeWave founder and CEO Tobin Smith to share his company`s outlook for which wireless technologies and companies are likely to be the big winners in the year ahead. Here`s what he had to say.
The Big Picture
Before investors can identify the wireless winners, they need to get a snapshot of the changewave. First, what exactly is the transformational technology? Right now it`s the promise of a standardized global network that can transmit data at up to 2Mbps, making possible the integration of voice, data, and full-motion video. Second, who will use it? Mobile workers and what we call wireless lifestylers—people over the age of 15 who are heavy users of mobile telephony. And third, what`s the potential market? We estimate it at some 250 million devices by 2005, or 25 percent of the world`s estimated 1 billion cell phones.
To find the key players, we map the changewave to identify the layers between the content and the end user, creating a virtual X-ray of the market opportunity. We look at the infostructure, the enabling content; the infrastructure, the enabling network hardware and software; the understructure, the enabling microchips and operating systems; the infrastructure service providers, the enabling infrastructure services; and finally, the retail service providers. Here`s who to keep an eye on for broadband wireless.
Infostructure Our favorite play here is InfoSpace. Its proprietary information network allows users to access important data from cell phones and conduct mobile e-commerce. The company has reselling agreements with virtually all the major wireless service providers and is service agnostic: It makes money no matter what service consumers choose. InfoSpace`s business model is scalable: It earns an incremental profit every time someone needs a yellow pages listing, checks a restaurant recommendation, or orders flowers. This makes InfoSpace`s profit margin expand as revenues go up.
Infrastructure More than $100 billion will be spent on the 3G upgrade. Nokia, Ericsson, and Motorola lead the 3G build-out contest. But don`t count out Nortel Networks. It has just beaten Motorola out of a new $500 million contract and will win more. A sleeper in this space is Inktomi. Inktomi is positioning its dominant Internet traffic–caching system to take advantage of the tremendous growth in wireless. Its technology enables data transfers through wireless devices, the same way that it does through the Internet. Move further down the component food chain and you get the dominant base-station power amplifier player, Powerwave Technologies. And when it comes to the microwave equipment on top of the tower, you can bet that Anaren probably made it.
Understructure Open up a Web-enabled wireless device and you`ll see high-speed chips, digital signal processors, capacitors, and transmission chipsets. Our favorites here in high-speed gallium arsenide chips are RF Micro Devices and TriQuint Semiconductor, as well as the CDMA chipset monopoly Qualcomm. Go inside 70 percent of all wireless chips and you`ll find ARM Holdings chip design—for which the company is paid a royalty on every sale. The dominant player in integrated chipset cores is Wavecom, which virtually has a lock on every phone Nokia and Samsung make. Go over to Ericsson and roughly two out of three phones contain an Anadigics power amplifier. Finally, the LCD screen is made by Three-Five Systems. Three-Five Systems is backlogged for up to a year for traditional displays; when 3G comes into play the company will prosper greatly and have much better pricing power.
Infrastructure Service Providers Our favorite in this space is Wireless Facilities. Somebody has to actually build these networks, and it`s not the infrastructure players. Wireless Facilities oversees everything from network planning and design to construction and maintenance. The company is doubling revenue and earnings over the most recent quarters and has doubled backlog contracts as well. Another way to play this game is with the companies who lease the towers. Our pick here is Crown Castle International because it has a footprint in both the United States and Europe. Crown Castle stands to benefit most from 3G deployment.
Retail Service Providers Our favorite wireless service provider play is Voice Stream Wireless. Voice Stream recently completed its merger agreements with Omnipoint and Aerial Communications, making Voice Stream a true provider of nationwide wireless service. It is one of the few major U.S. wireless companies that is still independent. Its GSM operating system is well positioned to be upgraded to the new worldwide 3G systems.
VoiceStream is a strong bet for the following reasons: Customer growth remains robust at 1.8 million total customers at the end of the first quarter this year, up 334 percent over the same quarter last year, while revenues are up 269 percent year-over-year and up 60.5 percent over the previous quarter. Also, VoiceStream`s nationwide reach makes it an attractive acquisition target.
High-Risk/High-Reward Grand-Slam Candidates We also always like to throw in a home-run candidate. Our long-shot choice is Sensar. Sensar has patented technology that could turn every phone into a browser for streaming, real-time color video and data. Soon the world will find out if Sensar`s offering works—cell giant Orange is launching a pilot program to test the system.
For more information about ChangeWave Capital Management`s investing, visit our site at www.changewave.com.
Tobin Smith is managing partner and CIO for ChangeWave Capital Management LLC. He is also the author of ChangeWave Investing: Picking the Next Monster Stocks of the New Economy (Bard Press, 2000).
german
der heutige Nasdaq-Anstieg gibt doch etwas Hoffnung. Hoffentlich nicht wieder eine technische Korrektur im Abwärtstrend.
Ich weiß nicht, ob ich es schon gepostet hatte, ist von Sept. 2000 von zdnet.com:
The Next Monster Stocks
by Tobin Smith
September 2000
Fortunes will be made in the future of wireless: Third-generation broadband systems. Get in before the window closes.
It`s a no-brainer. In the next decade, fortunes will be made investing in the future of wireless: the third-generation broadband mobile wireless network called 3G. ChangeWave Capital Management LLC, an investment company that specializes in emerging technologies, calls large-magnitude transitions like this a changewave. And any time hundreds of billions of dollars in new spending is about to happen, the company calls it a monster changewave.
Funding changewaves has proven lucrative. By focusing its investment capital not in the service providers themselves but in the infrastructure and understructure that support these services, ChangeWave`s investments have gone up in value 110 percent each year since 1995. We asked ChangeWave founder and CEO Tobin Smith to share his company`s outlook for which wireless technologies and companies are likely to be the big winners in the year ahead. Here`s what he had to say.
The Big Picture
Before investors can identify the wireless winners, they need to get a snapshot of the changewave. First, what exactly is the transformational technology? Right now it`s the promise of a standardized global network that can transmit data at up to 2Mbps, making possible the integration of voice, data, and full-motion video. Second, who will use it? Mobile workers and what we call wireless lifestylers—people over the age of 15 who are heavy users of mobile telephony. And third, what`s the potential market? We estimate it at some 250 million devices by 2005, or 25 percent of the world`s estimated 1 billion cell phones.
To find the key players, we map the changewave to identify the layers between the content and the end user, creating a virtual X-ray of the market opportunity. We look at the infostructure, the enabling content; the infrastructure, the enabling network hardware and software; the understructure, the enabling microchips and operating systems; the infrastructure service providers, the enabling infrastructure services; and finally, the retail service providers. Here`s who to keep an eye on for broadband wireless.
Infostructure Our favorite play here is InfoSpace. Its proprietary information network allows users to access important data from cell phones and conduct mobile e-commerce. The company has reselling agreements with virtually all the major wireless service providers and is service agnostic: It makes money no matter what service consumers choose. InfoSpace`s business model is scalable: It earns an incremental profit every time someone needs a yellow pages listing, checks a restaurant recommendation, or orders flowers. This makes InfoSpace`s profit margin expand as revenues go up.
Infrastructure More than $100 billion will be spent on the 3G upgrade. Nokia, Ericsson, and Motorola lead the 3G build-out contest. But don`t count out Nortel Networks. It has just beaten Motorola out of a new $500 million contract and will win more. A sleeper in this space is Inktomi. Inktomi is positioning its dominant Internet traffic–caching system to take advantage of the tremendous growth in wireless. Its technology enables data transfers through wireless devices, the same way that it does through the Internet. Move further down the component food chain and you get the dominant base-station power amplifier player, Powerwave Technologies. And when it comes to the microwave equipment on top of the tower, you can bet that Anaren probably made it.
Understructure Open up a Web-enabled wireless device and you`ll see high-speed chips, digital signal processors, capacitors, and transmission chipsets. Our favorites here in high-speed gallium arsenide chips are RF Micro Devices and TriQuint Semiconductor, as well as the CDMA chipset monopoly Qualcomm. Go inside 70 percent of all wireless chips and you`ll find ARM Holdings chip design—for which the company is paid a royalty on every sale. The dominant player in integrated chipset cores is Wavecom, which virtually has a lock on every phone Nokia and Samsung make. Go over to Ericsson and roughly two out of three phones contain an Anadigics power amplifier. Finally, the LCD screen is made by Three-Five Systems. Three-Five Systems is backlogged for up to a year for traditional displays; when 3G comes into play the company will prosper greatly and have much better pricing power.
Infrastructure Service Providers Our favorite in this space is Wireless Facilities. Somebody has to actually build these networks, and it`s not the infrastructure players. Wireless Facilities oversees everything from network planning and design to construction and maintenance. The company is doubling revenue and earnings over the most recent quarters and has doubled backlog contracts as well. Another way to play this game is with the companies who lease the towers. Our pick here is Crown Castle International because it has a footprint in both the United States and Europe. Crown Castle stands to benefit most from 3G deployment.
Retail Service Providers Our favorite wireless service provider play is Voice Stream Wireless. Voice Stream recently completed its merger agreements with Omnipoint and Aerial Communications, making Voice Stream a true provider of nationwide wireless service. It is one of the few major U.S. wireless companies that is still independent. Its GSM operating system is well positioned to be upgraded to the new worldwide 3G systems.
VoiceStream is a strong bet for the following reasons: Customer growth remains robust at 1.8 million total customers at the end of the first quarter this year, up 334 percent over the same quarter last year, while revenues are up 269 percent year-over-year and up 60.5 percent over the previous quarter. Also, VoiceStream`s nationwide reach makes it an attractive acquisition target.
High-Risk/High-Reward Grand-Slam Candidates We also always like to throw in a home-run candidate. Our long-shot choice is Sensar. Sensar has patented technology that could turn every phone into a browser for streaming, real-time color video and data. Soon the world will find out if Sensar`s offering works—cell giant Orange is launching a pilot program to test the system.
For more information about ChangeWave Capital Management`s investing, visit our site at www.changewave.com.
Tobin Smith is managing partner and CIO for ChangeWave Capital Management LLC. He is also the author of ChangeWave Investing: Picking the Next Monster Stocks of the New Economy (Bard Press, 2000).
german
Hallo German,
um Inktomi ist es mir nicht bange. Da ich mit meinen Nasdaq-Werten eher langfristig investiert bin, kommt mir die momentane Flaute entgegen, um für die Steuererklärung noch ein paar Verluste zu realisieren, damit ich nicht zuviel von meinem (haarsträubenden)Neuen-Markt-Gezocke versteuern muss (Gigabell u.ä.). Bin bald wieder dabei, wenn´s dann unter dem Verkaufskurs ist, dann um so besser.
So long
dg
um Inktomi ist es mir nicht bange. Da ich mit meinen Nasdaq-Werten eher langfristig investiert bin, kommt mir die momentane Flaute entgegen, um für die Steuererklärung noch ein paar Verluste zu realisieren, damit ich nicht zuviel von meinem (haarsträubenden)Neuen-Markt-Gezocke versteuern muss (Gigabell u.ä.). Bin bald wieder dabei, wenn´s dann unter dem Verkaufskurs ist, dann um so besser.
So long
dg
@Duschgel: Alte Liebe rostet nicht
CEO Peterschmidt hält mal wieder eine Keynote:
ISPCON Fall 2000 Opens Next Week, Casting Spotlight On Internet Service Providers; Keynote Lineup Signals Stature of Leading ISP Convention
Business Wire - Tuesday, October 31, 2000
DARIEN, Conn., Oct 31, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Penton Media`s (NYSE: PME) ISPCON Fall 2000 opens November 8 in San Jose, California, casting a spotlight on Internet Service Providers (ISPs), the most central business sector of the Internet industry. ISPCON, the Internet Service Provider Convention, moves into the San Jose McEnery Convention Center for a three-day run. For more information about registering to attend or exhibit at ISPCON, visit www.ispcon.com.
ISPCON was created in 1997 to provide a forum for the rapidly growing ISP industry. Initially characterized simply as companies that link computers and the World Wide Web, ISPs are much more than that today, according to ISPCON Group Show Director Jon Price. "They still serve that essential connectivity function," said Price, "but have become a key partner for the many businesses requiring an increasing array of services brought forth by adding the Internet to their core business functions."
Price said ISPCON has become one of the most important gatherings in the Internet industry. Besides shows twice a year in the U.S., ISPCON is also running successfully in Canada, Australia and London with plans for expansion into several other countries next year. Conferees include representatives from ISPs, ASPs, CLECs, RBOCs, cable operators, Web Hosting companies and other service firms. Approximately 12,000 attended the ISPCON Spring 2000 event that was co-located with Penton`s ASPCON and CLECexpo.
The San Jose convention will feature several educational sessions dealing with topics such as business strategies, regulatory issues and ISPs in transition as well as purely technical seminars. Besides a CEO panel on industry trends, sample session titles include "Congress and the Internet" and "The Top Seven Reasons ISPs Fail and What to Do About It."
More than 200 exhibitors will display the latest solutions for ISPs during the three day event. Each day will begin with two industry leaders delivering keynote addresses.
David Huber, founder of Corvis Corporation, speaks at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8. Corvis revolutionized the way communications traffic moves in the new Internet-driven economy when it deployed the industry`s first all-optical network to provide integrated switching, transport and network management.
Also on Wednesday, David Peterschmidt, chairman, president & CEO of Inktomi Corporation addresses conferees at 10 a.m. Inktomi is a leader in Internet Infrastructure software. The company serves Internet giants such as America Online, Microsoft, Yahoo!, Sun Microsystems and British Telecommunications.
Howard Bubb, vice president of Intel Corporation`s Communications Products Group, delivers the keynote address at 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 9. Under Bubb`s direction, Dialogic, now an Intel subsidiary, became a leader in the burgeoning Computer Telephony (CT) industry. More than one-third of CT platforms contains Dialogic products. Bubb remains a driving force in the CT industry`s evolution toward open systems and vendor independent standards.
"Chandra" Chandrasekhar, co-founder, CEO, and chairman of the board of Jamcracker, speaks on Thursday, Nov. 9, at 10 a.m. Jamcracker aggregates and integrates best-of-breed Web-based applications and services from a variety of providers into a single, secure platform.
Brian Valentine is slated to speak at 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 10. As senior vice president of Microsoft`s Windows Division, he oversees operating systems teams for Windows 2000, Windows 9x and WinCE. Valentine joined Microsoft in 1987 as an engineering manager in the LAN group and assumed charge of Windows 2000 in December 1998.
JoAnn Patrick-Ezzell, the final speaker in the keynote lineup, follows Valentine at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 10. Before her appointment as chairman and chief executive officer of iAsiaWorks in August 1999, Patrick-Ezzell was president and CEO of AT&T Asia/Pacific. She has 25 years in the telecommunications and Internet industries and serves on the Stanford Graduate School of Business Advisory Council.
ISPCON is produced by Penton Media`s Service Provider Events Group. The Service Provider Events Group, located in Golden, CO also produces ASPCON (www.aspcon.com), the leading Internet Service Provider Convention and CLECexpo (www.clecexpo.com), the leading event for Competitive Local Exchange Carriers.
Penton Media, Inc. (NYSE: PME) is a leading diversified business media company that produces market-focused magazines, Web sites, trade shows, and conferences. Penton serves the Internet/broadband; natural products/food/retail; manufacturing; electronics; design/engineering; management; supply chain/aviation; government/compliance; mechanical systems/construction; and leisure/hospitality markets. For more information, visit www.penton.com/
german
CEO Peterschmidt hält mal wieder eine Keynote:
ISPCON Fall 2000 Opens Next Week, Casting Spotlight On Internet Service Providers; Keynote Lineup Signals Stature of Leading ISP Convention
Business Wire - Tuesday, October 31, 2000
DARIEN, Conn., Oct 31, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Penton Media`s (NYSE: PME) ISPCON Fall 2000 opens November 8 in San Jose, California, casting a spotlight on Internet Service Providers (ISPs), the most central business sector of the Internet industry. ISPCON, the Internet Service Provider Convention, moves into the San Jose McEnery Convention Center for a three-day run. For more information about registering to attend or exhibit at ISPCON, visit www.ispcon.com.
ISPCON was created in 1997 to provide a forum for the rapidly growing ISP industry. Initially characterized simply as companies that link computers and the World Wide Web, ISPs are much more than that today, according to ISPCON Group Show Director Jon Price. "They still serve that essential connectivity function," said Price, "but have become a key partner for the many businesses requiring an increasing array of services brought forth by adding the Internet to their core business functions."
Price said ISPCON has become one of the most important gatherings in the Internet industry. Besides shows twice a year in the U.S., ISPCON is also running successfully in Canada, Australia and London with plans for expansion into several other countries next year. Conferees include representatives from ISPs, ASPs, CLECs, RBOCs, cable operators, Web Hosting companies and other service firms. Approximately 12,000 attended the ISPCON Spring 2000 event that was co-located with Penton`s ASPCON and CLECexpo.
The San Jose convention will feature several educational sessions dealing with topics such as business strategies, regulatory issues and ISPs in transition as well as purely technical seminars. Besides a CEO panel on industry trends, sample session titles include "Congress and the Internet" and "The Top Seven Reasons ISPs Fail and What to Do About It."
More than 200 exhibitors will display the latest solutions for ISPs during the three day event. Each day will begin with two industry leaders delivering keynote addresses.
David Huber, founder of Corvis Corporation, speaks at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8. Corvis revolutionized the way communications traffic moves in the new Internet-driven economy when it deployed the industry`s first all-optical network to provide integrated switching, transport and network management.
Also on Wednesday, David Peterschmidt, chairman, president & CEO of Inktomi Corporation addresses conferees at 10 a.m. Inktomi is a leader in Internet Infrastructure software. The company serves Internet giants such as America Online, Microsoft, Yahoo!, Sun Microsystems and British Telecommunications.
Howard Bubb, vice president of Intel Corporation`s Communications Products Group, delivers the keynote address at 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 9. Under Bubb`s direction, Dialogic, now an Intel subsidiary, became a leader in the burgeoning Computer Telephony (CT) industry. More than one-third of CT platforms contains Dialogic products. Bubb remains a driving force in the CT industry`s evolution toward open systems and vendor independent standards.
"Chandra" Chandrasekhar, co-founder, CEO, and chairman of the board of Jamcracker, speaks on Thursday, Nov. 9, at 10 a.m. Jamcracker aggregates and integrates best-of-breed Web-based applications and services from a variety of providers into a single, secure platform.
Brian Valentine is slated to speak at 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 10. As senior vice president of Microsoft`s Windows Division, he oversees operating systems teams for Windows 2000, Windows 9x and WinCE. Valentine joined Microsoft in 1987 as an engineering manager in the LAN group and assumed charge of Windows 2000 in December 1998.
JoAnn Patrick-Ezzell, the final speaker in the keynote lineup, follows Valentine at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 10. Before her appointment as chairman and chief executive officer of iAsiaWorks in August 1999, Patrick-Ezzell was president and CEO of AT&T Asia/Pacific. She has 25 years in the telecommunications and Internet industries and serves on the Stanford Graduate School of Business Advisory Council.
ISPCON is produced by Penton Media`s Service Provider Events Group. The Service Provider Events Group, located in Golden, CO also produces ASPCON (www.aspcon.com), the leading Internet Service Provider Convention and CLECexpo (www.clecexpo.com), the leading event for Competitive Local Exchange Carriers.
Penton Media, Inc. (NYSE: PME) is a leading diversified business media company that produces market-focused magazines, Web sites, trade shows, and conferences. Penton serves the Internet/broadband; natural products/food/retail; manufacturing; electronics; design/engineering; management; supply chain/aviation; government/compliance; mechanical systems/construction; and leisure/hospitality markets. For more information, visit www.penton.com/
german
Computers-Software & Services Industry Consensus Table
Nelson`s Broker Summaries - Tuesday, October 31, 2000
Oct 31, 2000 (Nelson`s Broker Summaries via COMTEX)
COMPANY TICKER RECOMMENDATION FY CONS EST
Adobe Systems ADBE Buy 1.07
Advantage Learning System ALSI Buy 0.66
Aether Systems Inc AETH Strong Buy -2.03
Affiliated Computer Services ACS Strong Buy 2.45
Art Technology Group Inc ARTG Strong Buy 0.19
BMC Software BMCS Hold 0.69
Bottomline Technologies Inc EPAY Buy 0.01
Cambridge Tech. Partners CATP Hold -0.52
Catalyst International CLYS Buy 0.13
Ceridian Corp. CEN Buy 1.01
Chordiant Software Inc CHRD Strong Buy -0.70
CIBER, Inc. CBR Hold 0.46
Computer Associates Int`l CA Buy 2.03
CSG Systems Int`l. CSGS Buy 1.58
Daleen Technologies Inc DALN Buy -1.01
Digex Inc DIGX Buy -2.27
Electronic Arts ERTS Buy 0.22
Electronic Data Systems EDS Buy 2.27
F5 Networks Inc FFIV Strong Buy 0.89
Galileo International GLC Buy 1.80
IMS Health RX Buy 0.85
Infocure Corporation INCX Buy -1.48
Inktomi Corp INKT Strong Buy 0.29
Internap Network Services Corp INAP Strong Buy -1.12
ITXC Corp ITXC Strong Buy -0.82
Keane Inc KEA Buy 0.52
Legato Systems LGTO Hold -0.03
MarchFirst Inc MRCH Buy 0.47
Mentor Graphics MENT Buy 0.94
Micromuse Inc. MUSE Strong Buy 0.70
MicroStrategy MSTR Buy -1.80
National Information Consortium Inc EGOV Hold -0.68
NCR Corp. NCR Buy 2.41
NeTegrity NETE Strong Buy 0.08
Ravisent Technologies Inc RVST Buy -0.87
Rhythms NetConnections Inc RTHM Buy -8.17
Sapient Corp. SAPE Buy 0.46
Scientific Learning Corp SCIL Hold -1.77
Siebel Systems SEBL Strong Buy 0.48
Smartdisk Corp SMDK Buy 0.39
Tanning Technologies Corp TANN Buy 0.21
Trizetto Group Inc TZIX Buy -0.81
Universal Access Inc UAXS Strong Buy -0.61
VeriSign VRSN Strong Buy 0.31
Veritas Software VRTS Buy 0.58
Vignette Corp VIGN Strong Buy 0.00
WebMethods Inc WEBM Strong Buy -0.07
german
Nelson`s Broker Summaries - Tuesday, October 31, 2000
Oct 31, 2000 (Nelson`s Broker Summaries via COMTEX)
COMPANY TICKER RECOMMENDATION FY CONS EST
Adobe Systems ADBE Buy 1.07
Advantage Learning System ALSI Buy 0.66
Aether Systems Inc AETH Strong Buy -2.03
Affiliated Computer Services ACS Strong Buy 2.45
Art Technology Group Inc ARTG Strong Buy 0.19
BMC Software BMCS Hold 0.69
Bottomline Technologies Inc EPAY Buy 0.01
Cambridge Tech. Partners CATP Hold -0.52
Catalyst International CLYS Buy 0.13
Ceridian Corp. CEN Buy 1.01
Chordiant Software Inc CHRD Strong Buy -0.70
CIBER, Inc. CBR Hold 0.46
Computer Associates Int`l CA Buy 2.03
CSG Systems Int`l. CSGS Buy 1.58
Daleen Technologies Inc DALN Buy -1.01
Digex Inc DIGX Buy -2.27
Electronic Arts ERTS Buy 0.22
Electronic Data Systems EDS Buy 2.27
F5 Networks Inc FFIV Strong Buy 0.89
Galileo International GLC Buy 1.80
IMS Health RX Buy 0.85
Infocure Corporation INCX Buy -1.48
Inktomi Corp INKT Strong Buy 0.29
Internap Network Services Corp INAP Strong Buy -1.12
ITXC Corp ITXC Strong Buy -0.82
Keane Inc KEA Buy 0.52
Legato Systems LGTO Hold -0.03
MarchFirst Inc MRCH Buy 0.47
Mentor Graphics MENT Buy 0.94
Micromuse Inc. MUSE Strong Buy 0.70
MicroStrategy MSTR Buy -1.80
National Information Consortium Inc EGOV Hold -0.68
NCR Corp. NCR Buy 2.41
NeTegrity NETE Strong Buy 0.08
Ravisent Technologies Inc RVST Buy -0.87
Rhythms NetConnections Inc RTHM Buy -8.17
Sapient Corp. SAPE Buy 0.46
Scientific Learning Corp SCIL Hold -1.77
Siebel Systems SEBL Strong Buy 0.48
Smartdisk Corp SMDK Buy 0.39
Tanning Technologies Corp TANN Buy 0.21
Trizetto Group Inc TZIX Buy -0.81
Universal Access Inc UAXS Strong Buy -0.61
VeriSign VRSN Strong Buy 0.31
Veritas Software VRTS Buy 0.58
Vignette Corp VIGN Strong Buy 0.00
WebMethods Inc WEBM Strong Buy -0.07
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Yahoo gibt als durchschnittliche eps-Schätzung für 2002
58 cts an, was einer Verdoppelung des 2001 eps entspricht.
Insgesamt sieht man hier auch die Folgen des Abbaus der Bevorzugung bestimmter Analysten durch die neuen SEC-Regeln.
In dem Moment, wo diese sich mehr auf ihre eigene Recherche verlasssen müssen und nicht von der jeweiligen Company direkt und bevorzugt mit Informationen versorgt werden, werden die Gewinnschätzungen moderater. Dies läßt die Möglichkeit für Überraschungen bei den Quartalsergebnissen steigen.
german
58 cts an, was einer Verdoppelung des 2001 eps entspricht.
Insgesamt sieht man hier auch die Folgen des Abbaus der Bevorzugung bestimmter Analysten durch die neuen SEC-Regeln.
In dem Moment, wo diese sich mehr auf ihre eigene Recherche verlasssen müssen und nicht von der jeweiligen Company direkt und bevorzugt mit Informationen versorgt werden, werden die Gewinnschätzungen moderater. Dies läßt die Möglichkeit für Überraschungen bei den Quartalsergebnissen steigen.
german
Mixed start for new month
By Bambi Francisco, CBS.MarketWatch.com
Last Update: 12:58 PM ET Nov 1, 2000
Newswatch
Latest Headlines
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- After closing out their third worst monthly performance ever, Internet stocks kicked off November mixed as investors were cool to Net infrastructure names but treated Net bellwethers, Yahoo, EBay and Amazon.com more warmly.
The Goldman Sachs Internet Index edged up 2.5 percent, after jumping 10 percent Tuesday. For the month of October, however, the 35-stock Net gauge lost 22 percent. The Amex Internet Index fell 1.2 percent, after a 7 percent advance in Tuesday`s action.
Merrill Lynch Internet Holdrs gained 4.1 percent, while Merrill Lynch Internet B2B Holdrs, a barometer of business-to-business Net stocks, gave up .2 percent.
On the upside, Yahoo (YHOO: news, msgs) gained 8.4 percent to $63.56; EBay (EBAY: news, msgs) gained 5.9 percent to $54.50.
Japanese book-market opportunity
Amazon.com (AMZN: news, msgs) rose 3.8 percent to $38. The online retailer formally rolled out the red carpet for the opening of its Japanese-language book site, after much speculation in the local press over whether the U.S. e-tailer would launch in time for the holiday season. The Japanese-language site, which will provide 1.7 million titles in Japanese and English, is Amazon`s fourth international foray after the U.K., France and Germany.
ONI Systems (ONIS: news, msgs) gave up 10 percent to $73, after jumping 16 percent Tuesday. The San Jose, Calif.-based company is a supplier of next-generation metro/regional optical networking systems that went public in May at $25.
Late yesterday, ONI reported third-quarter results that topped expectations. On Wednesday, CSFB, an investment bank that was not part of ONI`s IPO, initiated coverage with a "strong buy." ONI has a growing list of customers, the analyst at the investment bank said. ONI has 13, up from only six just four months ago.
Inktomi (INKT: news, msgs) jumped 6.8 percent to $67.375. Thomas Weisel Partners reiterated its positive rating in hopes of alleviating concerns that the Internet infrastructure company`s business is slowing. Inktomi reported solid quarterly results last week but also announced that it would incur some dilution due to its acquisition of FastForward.
Quelle: cbs.marketwatch.com
german
By Bambi Francisco, CBS.MarketWatch.com
Last Update: 12:58 PM ET Nov 1, 2000
Newswatch
Latest Headlines
NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- After closing out their third worst monthly performance ever, Internet stocks kicked off November mixed as investors were cool to Net infrastructure names but treated Net bellwethers, Yahoo, EBay and Amazon.com more warmly.
The Goldman Sachs Internet Index edged up 2.5 percent, after jumping 10 percent Tuesday. For the month of October, however, the 35-stock Net gauge lost 22 percent. The Amex Internet Index fell 1.2 percent, after a 7 percent advance in Tuesday`s action.
Merrill Lynch Internet Holdrs gained 4.1 percent, while Merrill Lynch Internet B2B Holdrs, a barometer of business-to-business Net stocks, gave up .2 percent.
On the upside, Yahoo (YHOO: news, msgs) gained 8.4 percent to $63.56; EBay (EBAY: news, msgs) gained 5.9 percent to $54.50.
Japanese book-market opportunity
Amazon.com (AMZN: news, msgs) rose 3.8 percent to $38. The online retailer formally rolled out the red carpet for the opening of its Japanese-language book site, after much speculation in the local press over whether the U.S. e-tailer would launch in time for the holiday season. The Japanese-language site, which will provide 1.7 million titles in Japanese and English, is Amazon`s fourth international foray after the U.K., France and Germany.
ONI Systems (ONIS: news, msgs) gave up 10 percent to $73, after jumping 16 percent Tuesday. The San Jose, Calif.-based company is a supplier of next-generation metro/regional optical networking systems that went public in May at $25.
Late yesterday, ONI reported third-quarter results that topped expectations. On Wednesday, CSFB, an investment bank that was not part of ONI`s IPO, initiated coverage with a "strong buy." ONI has a growing list of customers, the analyst at the investment bank said. ONI has 13, up from only six just four months ago.
Inktomi (INKT: news, msgs) jumped 6.8 percent to $67.375. Thomas Weisel Partners reiterated its positive rating in hopes of alleviating concerns that the Internet infrastructure company`s business is slowing. Inktomi reported solid quarterly results last week but also announced that it would incur some dilution due to its acquisition of FastForward.
Quelle: cbs.marketwatch.com
german
Inktomi Extends Search Software to Meet Language Needs of Global Enterprises and Destination Sites; Inktomi Search Software 4.0 Supports Multilingual Implementations, Including Non-Western Character Sets
Business Wire - Monday, November 06, 2000
FOSTER CITY, Calif., Nov 6, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Inktomi Corp. (NASDAQ:INKT), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, today announced the availability of Inktomi(R) Search Software 4.0, a proven search solution that provides multinational enterprises, region-specific portals and non-English language destination sites with a highly relevant, scalable search platform that is easy to install and maintain. Inktomi Search Software 4.0 enables the recognition of documents and provides full linguistic analysis and localization in most major world languages. This enables high quality search results across multilingual corporate intranets and public Web sites.
"The nature of the Internet is accelerating globalization, and many of our enterprise customers need to make their information accessible by all users, despite geographic and language barriers," said Troy Toman, general manager, Inktomi Search Solutions Division. "Inktomi Search Software 4.0 extends our existing strengths in scalability and ease of use to a worldwide audience by enabling high quality search performance in non-Western European languages."
Inktomi Search Software is a robust, scalable platform that powers the Inktomi Search/Site, Inktomi Search/Enterprise and Inktomi Search/Custom applications. Inktomi Search Software has been adopted by more than 2,000 enterprises, public Web sites, universities and government entities to provide search to their users. The product offering provides natural language search and topic hierarchy capabilities compatible with hundreds of file formats on corporate intranets, extranets and public sites. Version 4.0 adds the combination of full Unicode character encoding, language identification and language-specific lexical analysis to support the needs of global enterprises and destination sites.
Internationalization Support
Inktomi Search Software 4.0 allows users to search in whatever format they are most comfortable with, and still receive results relevant to their query, even if the document was created using a different character set.
Inktomi Search Software 4.0 internationalization features include:
Full Unicode Core: Takes full advantage of the Unicode 3.0 standard to provide for the normalization of encodings from major world languages to enhance the search and retrieval of documents in non-Western character sets. This allows users to issue a search query in their supported native language (by character set) and receive highly relevant results.
Linguistic Precision: Language identification and proper conversion to Unicode to eliminate incorrect retrieval of results based on character set overlap.
Improved Recall: On-the-fly results conversion to the user`s character set, allowing review of documents relevant to the query regardless of the encoding used in the query or original document
Multilingual User Interface: Delivers a localized user interface including the query page, rotating tips, help screens and results pages available in major languages.
These internationalization features extend to Inktomi Search/Content Classification Engine, Inktomi`s premier software solution to enable topic hierarchies integrated with search.
Inktomi Search Software Version 4.0 is available for download as part of Inktomi Search/Custom, Inktomi Search/Enterprise and Inktomi Search/Site immediately at http://www.inktomi.com/search/
About Inktomi Search Solutions
Inktomi Search Solutions, which has received broad acclaim for delivering comprehensive and highly accurate Web search results, powers many of the largest Internet portals and destination sites worldwide, as well as some of the largest, most demanding enterprise intranets. Inktomi provides a full range of search services and products from turnkey, hosted solutions to licensed software packages enabling customers to change their business model for providing search without having to change search engines. Inktomi Search Solutions also offers technology for building and maintaining topic hierarchies seamlessly integrated with search functionality, empowering Internet portals, destination sites and enterprises alike to provide their users with a highly efficient and satisfying way to find information.
german
Business Wire - Monday, November 06, 2000
FOSTER CITY, Calif., Nov 6, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Inktomi Corp. (NASDAQ:INKT), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, today announced the availability of Inktomi(R) Search Software 4.0, a proven search solution that provides multinational enterprises, region-specific portals and non-English language destination sites with a highly relevant, scalable search platform that is easy to install and maintain. Inktomi Search Software 4.0 enables the recognition of documents and provides full linguistic analysis and localization in most major world languages. This enables high quality search results across multilingual corporate intranets and public Web sites.
"The nature of the Internet is accelerating globalization, and many of our enterprise customers need to make their information accessible by all users, despite geographic and language barriers," said Troy Toman, general manager, Inktomi Search Solutions Division. "Inktomi Search Software 4.0 extends our existing strengths in scalability and ease of use to a worldwide audience by enabling high quality search performance in non-Western European languages."
Inktomi Search Software is a robust, scalable platform that powers the Inktomi Search/Site, Inktomi Search/Enterprise and Inktomi Search/Custom applications. Inktomi Search Software has been adopted by more than 2,000 enterprises, public Web sites, universities and government entities to provide search to their users. The product offering provides natural language search and topic hierarchy capabilities compatible with hundreds of file formats on corporate intranets, extranets and public sites. Version 4.0 adds the combination of full Unicode character encoding, language identification and language-specific lexical analysis to support the needs of global enterprises and destination sites.
Internationalization Support
Inktomi Search Software 4.0 allows users to search in whatever format they are most comfortable with, and still receive results relevant to their query, even if the document was created using a different character set.
Inktomi Search Software 4.0 internationalization features include:
Full Unicode Core: Takes full advantage of the Unicode 3.0 standard to provide for the normalization of encodings from major world languages to enhance the search and retrieval of documents in non-Western character sets. This allows users to issue a search query in their supported native language (by character set) and receive highly relevant results.
Linguistic Precision: Language identification and proper conversion to Unicode to eliminate incorrect retrieval of results based on character set overlap.
Improved Recall: On-the-fly results conversion to the user`s character set, allowing review of documents relevant to the query regardless of the encoding used in the query or original document
Multilingual User Interface: Delivers a localized user interface including the query page, rotating tips, help screens and results pages available in major languages.
These internationalization features extend to Inktomi Search/Content Classification Engine, Inktomi`s premier software solution to enable topic hierarchies integrated with search.
Inktomi Search Software Version 4.0 is available for download as part of Inktomi Search/Custom, Inktomi Search/Enterprise and Inktomi Search/Site immediately at http://www.inktomi.com/search/
About Inktomi Search Solutions
Inktomi Search Solutions, which has received broad acclaim for delivering comprehensive and highly accurate Web search results, powers many of the largest Internet portals and destination sites worldwide, as well as some of the largest, most demanding enterprise intranets. Inktomi provides a full range of search services and products from turnkey, hosted solutions to licensed software packages enabling customers to change their business model for providing search without having to change search engines. Inktomi Search Solutions also offers technology for building and maintaining topic hierarchies seamlessly integrated with search functionality, empowering Internet portals, destination sites and enterprises alike to provide their users with a highly efficient and satisfying way to find information.
german
Inktomi in Kooperation mit Teleglobe
Der Entwickler von Infrastruktur-Software Inktomi (Nasdaq: INKT) geht eine
Kooperation mit dem weltweiten Anbieter von Internet-Services Teleglobe ein.
In diesem Zusammenhang wollen beide Unternehmen weitere Streaming-Media Services
und Caching-Lösungen entwickeln.
Entsprechende kommerzielle Services, welche an Internet-Service-Provider vermarktet
werden sollen, will Teleglobe noch im Dezember 2000 auf
den Markt bringen. Zusätzlich wird Teleglobe über sein umfangreiches
Netzwerk, welches sich über 110 Länder weltweit erstreckt, Inktomis
Traffic Server, als auch die Netzwerk-Plattform Media-IXT unterstützen. Über
finanzielle Details der Vereinbarung wurde nichts bekannt.
Quelle: WO-News
german
Der Entwickler von Infrastruktur-Software Inktomi (Nasdaq: INKT) geht eine
Kooperation mit dem weltweiten Anbieter von Internet-Services Teleglobe ein.
In diesem Zusammenhang wollen beide Unternehmen weitere Streaming-Media Services
und Caching-Lösungen entwickeln.
Entsprechende kommerzielle Services, welche an Internet-Service-Provider vermarktet
werden sollen, will Teleglobe noch im Dezember 2000 auf
den Markt bringen. Zusätzlich wird Teleglobe über sein umfangreiches
Netzwerk, welches sich über 110 Länder weltweit erstreckt, Inktomis
Traffic Server, als auch die Netzwerk-Plattform Media-IXT unterstützen. Über
finanzielle Details der Vereinbarung wurde nichts bekannt.
Quelle: WO-News
german
Merrill Lynch zu den Einflüßen der Cisco-Zahlen von gestern auf INKT:
Merrill Lynch believes aspects of Cisco`s earnings report may impact INKT; firm believes that Cisco`s disclosure of a slowdown in bookings growth by service provider customers may be viewed negatively by some Inktomi investors. On a more positive note, firm thinks that Cisco`s solid numbers suggest that overall infrastructure spending remains strong.
german
Merrill Lynch believes aspects of Cisco`s earnings report may impact INKT; firm believes that Cisco`s disclosure of a slowdown in bookings growth by service provider customers may be viewed negatively by some Inktomi investors. On a more positive note, firm thinks that Cisco`s solid numbers suggest that overall infrastructure spending remains strong.
german
Inktomi and Edgix Announce Agreement for Global Delivery of Edge Services; Joint Solution Gives Broadband Access Providers New Service Option for the Delivery of Rich Media from the Edge
Business Wire - Wednesday, November 08, 2000
FOSTER CITY, Calif. and NEW YORK, Nov 8, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Inktomi Corp. (Nasdaq:INKT), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, and Edgix, the leading Edge Services Provider (ESP) offering managed infrastructure services to broadband access providers worldwide, today announced global availability of Edgix`s flagship managed caching service, edgeMedia(sm), based on the Inktomi(R) Traffic Server(R) network cache platform. Under terms of the agreement, the companies have announced that they are collaborating on technology development and joint market development initiatives.
Central to this agreement is the interoperability between Inktomi Network Products technology and Edgix`s Edge Delivery Platform(sm). Through joint efforts during the past several months, Inktomi and Edgix have integrated CacheAdvisor(TM), the patent-pending software that powers edgeMedia, with the Traffic Server platform. Starting today, existing Inktomi ISP customers can leverage edgeMedia to bring unprecedented performance and reliability to their access networks. The Inktomi-Edgix solution provides a new option to broadband ISPs seeking to deploy edge services.
"Edgix and Inktomi share a common vision of providing innovative infrastructure solutions to scale the global access network, and Edgix`s managed edge services, powered by Inktomi caching and streaming media software, will enable a richer Internet experience to millions of consumers worldwide," said Richard Pierce, executive vice president at Inktomi. "Today`s announcement underscores the growing role of Inktomi Network Products technology in powering a new generation of edge delivery services."
"Our relationship with Inktomi, the market leader in Internet infrastructure software, will dramatically increase Edgix`s service footprint and secure our leadership in the Edge Services Provider space," said Rangu Salgame, president and chief executive officer of Edgix Corporation. "Edgix`s service capabilities and Inktomi`s extensible software-based services platform are a powerful combination for service providers looking to fulfill their end users` growing demand for rich media."
Unleashing the Power of Broadband from the Edge
Edgix`s edgeMedia managed network caching service delivers popular Web content at high speeds to Internet access providers edge nodes (points of presence, DSL hubs or cable head ends). Working with Edgix, Inktomi`s flexible, scalable network cache platform has been integrated into Edgix`s multicast network to create an intelligent content distribution network for delivery of rich content within one hop from the end user. edgeMedia increases average download speeds by 338% on broadband networks, according to a recent audit by Keynote Systems. edgeMedia provides unparalleled reach and economies of scale for the simultaneous delivery of rich Internet content to millions of end users worldwide.
Inktomi Network Products
Inktomi Network Products provide key infrastructure technology to optimize the delivery of content and applications for service provider, enterprise and wireless networks. The Network Products family consists of Inktomi Traffic Server, the leading network cache platform, Inktomi(R) Content Delivery Suite(TM), a robust solution for content distribution and management, and Traffic Server(R) Media-IXT(TM), the first streaming media cache enabling delivery of high-quality live and on-demand multimedia content. By embedding programmable intelligence into the network, Inktomi Network Products provide the infrastructure for ISPs, backbone companies, hosting providers, content delivery network providers and enterprises to deliver new services to end users.
german
Business Wire - Wednesday, November 08, 2000
FOSTER CITY, Calif. and NEW YORK, Nov 8, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Inktomi Corp. (Nasdaq:INKT), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, and Edgix, the leading Edge Services Provider (ESP) offering managed infrastructure services to broadband access providers worldwide, today announced global availability of Edgix`s flagship managed caching service, edgeMedia(sm), based on the Inktomi(R) Traffic Server(R) network cache platform. Under terms of the agreement, the companies have announced that they are collaborating on technology development and joint market development initiatives.
Central to this agreement is the interoperability between Inktomi Network Products technology and Edgix`s Edge Delivery Platform(sm). Through joint efforts during the past several months, Inktomi and Edgix have integrated CacheAdvisor(TM), the patent-pending software that powers edgeMedia, with the Traffic Server platform. Starting today, existing Inktomi ISP customers can leverage edgeMedia to bring unprecedented performance and reliability to their access networks. The Inktomi-Edgix solution provides a new option to broadband ISPs seeking to deploy edge services.
"Edgix and Inktomi share a common vision of providing innovative infrastructure solutions to scale the global access network, and Edgix`s managed edge services, powered by Inktomi caching and streaming media software, will enable a richer Internet experience to millions of consumers worldwide," said Richard Pierce, executive vice president at Inktomi. "Today`s announcement underscores the growing role of Inktomi Network Products technology in powering a new generation of edge delivery services."
"Our relationship with Inktomi, the market leader in Internet infrastructure software, will dramatically increase Edgix`s service footprint and secure our leadership in the Edge Services Provider space," said Rangu Salgame, president and chief executive officer of Edgix Corporation. "Edgix`s service capabilities and Inktomi`s extensible software-based services platform are a powerful combination for service providers looking to fulfill their end users` growing demand for rich media."
Unleashing the Power of Broadband from the Edge
Edgix`s edgeMedia managed network caching service delivers popular Web content at high speeds to Internet access providers edge nodes (points of presence, DSL hubs or cable head ends). Working with Edgix, Inktomi`s flexible, scalable network cache platform has been integrated into Edgix`s multicast network to create an intelligent content distribution network for delivery of rich content within one hop from the end user. edgeMedia increases average download speeds by 338% on broadband networks, according to a recent audit by Keynote Systems. edgeMedia provides unparalleled reach and economies of scale for the simultaneous delivery of rich Internet content to millions of end users worldwide.
Inktomi Network Products
Inktomi Network Products provide key infrastructure technology to optimize the delivery of content and applications for service provider, enterprise and wireless networks. The Network Products family consists of Inktomi Traffic Server, the leading network cache platform, Inktomi(R) Content Delivery Suite(TM), a robust solution for content distribution and management, and Traffic Server(R) Media-IXT(TM), the first streaming media cache enabling delivery of high-quality live and on-demand multimedia content. By embedding programmable intelligence into the network, Inktomi Network Products provide the infrastructure for ISPs, backbone companies, hosting providers, content delivery network providers and enterprises to deliver new services to end users.
german
Dain Rauscher Wessels Reiterated Strong Buy Aggress $200
Banc of America Sec Reiterated Buy $120
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Banc of America Sec Reiterated Buy $120
german
Auf Yahoo gefunden:
November 08, 2000, 22:11 GMT
INKTOMI CORP (INKT)
form 8-K
Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
On October 30, 2000, the Registrant, Inktomi Corporation (``Inktomi``), consummated its acquisition of
FastForward Networks, Inc., a Delaware corporation (``FastForward``). The transaction was closed pursuant to the Agreement
and Plan of Reorganization (the ``Merger Agreement``) dated September 12, 2000, by and among Inktomi, FastForward, River
Kwai Acquisition Corporation (``Merger Sub``) and with respect to Section 9.3 and certain provisions of Article VII of the
Merger Agreement Abhay Parekh, as Securityholder Agent and U.S. Bank Trust, National Association, as Escrow Agent (as
defined in Article VII of the Merger Agreement). The transaction will be accounted for under the pooling method of
accounting. A copy of the Merger Agreement with exhibits thereto is filed as Exhibit 2.1 and incorporated by reference in
this current report. The description of the Merger Agreement set forth herein does not purport to be complete and is
qualified in its entirety by the provisions of the Merger Agreement. As a result of the transaction, FastForward became a
wholly owned subsidiary of Inktomi. The consideration paid for all of the outstanding common and preferred stock of
FastForward and all rights to acquire common or preferred stock in FastForward as of the date of consummation consisted of
approximately 12,000,000 shares of Inktomi common stock valued at approximately $706 million (the ``Merger
Consideration``). The portion of the Merger Consideration allocated to the stockholders of FastForward was paid to the
stockholders of FastForward, although pursuant to the provisions of the Merger Agreement, approximately 10% (1,185,083
shares of Inktomi common stock) of the Merger Consideration was placed in escrow on behalf of the stockholders to secure
certain indemnification obligations.
FastForward`s assets consist of intellectual property, cash, receivables, property and equipment, and other
tangible and intangible assets which are used in the business of developing and marketing streaming media products. Inktomi
intends to continue such use of the assets.
Ich weiß bei den Amis aber jetzt nicht, ob das gut oder schlecht ist.
November 08, 2000, 22:11 GMT
INKTOMI CORP (INKT)
form 8-K
Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
On October 30, 2000, the Registrant, Inktomi Corporation (``Inktomi``), consummated its acquisition of
FastForward Networks, Inc., a Delaware corporation (``FastForward``). The transaction was closed pursuant to the Agreement
and Plan of Reorganization (the ``Merger Agreement``) dated September 12, 2000, by and among Inktomi, FastForward, River
Kwai Acquisition Corporation (``Merger Sub``) and with respect to Section 9.3 and certain provisions of Article VII of the
Merger Agreement Abhay Parekh, as Securityholder Agent and U.S. Bank Trust, National Association, as Escrow Agent (as
defined in Article VII of the Merger Agreement). The transaction will be accounted for under the pooling method of
accounting. A copy of the Merger Agreement with exhibits thereto is filed as Exhibit 2.1 and incorporated by reference in
this current report. The description of the Merger Agreement set forth herein does not purport to be complete and is
qualified in its entirety by the provisions of the Merger Agreement. As a result of the transaction, FastForward became a
wholly owned subsidiary of Inktomi. The consideration paid for all of the outstanding common and preferred stock of
FastForward and all rights to acquire common or preferred stock in FastForward as of the date of consummation consisted of
approximately 12,000,000 shares of Inktomi common stock valued at approximately $706 million (the ``Merger
Consideration``). The portion of the Merger Consideration allocated to the stockholders of FastForward was paid to the
stockholders of FastForward, although pursuant to the provisions of the Merger Agreement, approximately 10% (1,185,083
shares of Inktomi common stock) of the Merger Consideration was placed in escrow on behalf of the stockholders to secure
certain indemnification obligations.
FastForward`s assets consist of intellectual property, cash, receivables, property and equipment, and other
tangible and intangible assets which are used in the business of developing and marketing streaming media products. Inktomi
intends to continue such use of the assets.
Ich weiß bei den Amis aber jetzt nicht, ob das gut oder schlecht ist.
Ohne Kommentar!
german :-((
und wie gehts jetzt weiter bin selbst bei 82 € rein,seh ich die jemals
wieder ????
wieder ????
Ich glaube, die meisten von uns sind bei über 100 eingestiegen. Ich glaub schon, dass wir die 100 wiedersehen, über das Wann kann man nur spekulieren. Das kann an der Nasdaq sehr schnell gehen oder ewig dauern. Zumindest hat INKT wesentlich besser abgeschnitten als einige andere meiner Internet-Werte.
Ich halte nix von Durchhalteparolen, aber das Gefühl muss man schon aushalten können, wenn man ein paar Minuswerte im Depot hat. Da INKT dick und fett im Geschäft ist, führt aus meiner Sicht bei steigender Nasdaq kein Weg an der Aktie vorbei. Wie es fundmental um Inktomi bestellt ist, darüber wissen wir ja dank German bestens Bescheid.
dg
Ich halte nix von Durchhalteparolen, aber das Gefühl muss man schon aushalten können, wenn man ein paar Minuswerte im Depot hat. Da INKT dick und fett im Geschäft ist, führt aus meiner Sicht bei steigender Nasdaq kein Weg an der Aktie vorbei. Wie es fundmental um Inktomi bestellt ist, darüber wissen wir ja dank German bestens Bescheid.
dg
Ich hatte gedacht, mit dem Intraday-Ausrutscher auf 62$ sei es getan gewesen. Eine 4 an der Zehnerstelle zu sehen hielt ich für sehr unwahrscheinlich. Nun: der Markt hat immer recht, so war es auch bei den 240 $ im März.
Vielleicht ist diese Übertreibung nach unten mittelfristig ein Geschenk. Die Institutionellen können billig einkaufen, die Shorties, die derzeit Hochkonjunktur haben, konvertieren und legen ihre Gewinne an und es geht auch wieder mal in die andere Richtung.
Politische Börsen hatten immer kurze Beine, im derzeitigen Marktumfeld führen die *electile dysfunctions* jedoch zu einer Verstärkung der Verunsicherung. Und viele gehen halt raus aus dem Markt.
Wie Duschgel zu Recht betont, sind die fundamentalen Aussichten weiterhin sehr gut. Derzeit hat die technische Analyse das Sagen - und die Chartvorhersagen, wenn wiederholt neue Unterstützungslinien durchbrochen werden, erleben eine sich selbst erfüllende Prophezeiung nach der nächsten.
Die FED muß aus meiner Sicht demnächst vorsichtig agieren, um die Abkühlung der US-Konjunktur nicht zu stark werden zu lassen. Von daher dürfte es am nächsten Donnerstag spannend werden, wie der Ausblick gestaltet wird. An den Zinsen werden sie nicht drehen, ein neutraler Bias oder eine Tendenz dazu könnte ein wichtiges Signal an die Märkte darstellen.
german
Vielleicht ist diese Übertreibung nach unten mittelfristig ein Geschenk. Die Institutionellen können billig einkaufen, die Shorties, die derzeit Hochkonjunktur haben, konvertieren und legen ihre Gewinne an und es geht auch wieder mal in die andere Richtung.
Politische Börsen hatten immer kurze Beine, im derzeitigen Marktumfeld führen die *electile dysfunctions* jedoch zu einer Verstärkung der Verunsicherung. Und viele gehen halt raus aus dem Markt.
Wie Duschgel zu Recht betont, sind die fundamentalen Aussichten weiterhin sehr gut. Derzeit hat die technische Analyse das Sagen - und die Chartvorhersagen, wenn wiederholt neue Unterstützungslinien durchbrochen werden, erleben eine sich selbst erfüllende Prophezeiung nach der nächsten.
Die FED muß aus meiner Sicht demnächst vorsichtig agieren, um die Abkühlung der US-Konjunktur nicht zu stark werden zu lassen. Von daher dürfte es am nächsten Donnerstag spannend werden, wie der Ausblick gestaltet wird. An den Zinsen werden sie nicht drehen, ein neutraler Bias oder eine Tendenz dazu könnte ein wichtiges Signal an die Märkte darstellen.
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Über die Ausrichtung von INKT und CSCO in ihren Content-Allianzen mit Blick auf AKAM und der Frage, wer einen Standard durchsetzen könnte.
Alliances vie for control of speedy Net market
By John Borland
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
November 8, 2000, 10:05 a.m. PT
While Internet service providers gather in San Jose, Calif., Wednesday for an annual trade show, some of the Internet`s biggest infrastructure companies are skirmishing behind the scenes to win their loyalty.
A pair of alliance announcements in August set Inktomi and, to a lesser extent, Cisco Systems on a crash course with Akamai Technologies, the leader in the young "content delivery" market. Those groups have spent the last few months signing up new members and solidifying their technologies, in efforts to gain enough momentum to pull the market in their direction.
From the perspective of the ordinary Web surfer, little is likely to change one way or the other if one or the other party stakes a dominant claim on this infrastructure landscape. All of the parties involved are committed to speeding Web downloads, though each uses different flavors of hardware and proprietary technology to do so.
But the winner, if a winner emerges, stands to help shape a market that could touch most Net-connected households, potentially a hugely profitable position in the upcoming years. Estimates for the size of the content-delivery market range from about $1 billion to $6 billion over the next few years, according to analysts.
Analysts remain unconvinced that the alliance efforts will make much of a dent in the business landscape, however, even if they do manage to create a successful standards drive. That bodes well for the less aggressive Cisco group, but could raise warning flags for Inktomi`s organization.
"Our perception is that (Inktomi`s group) is trying to add one plus one plus one and get four," said The Yankee Group analyst Alex Benik, noting that this is the group most directly competing with Akamai. "The (Cisco-led) Content Alliance is more interesting."
Jumping into the stream
The content-delivery business has exploded in the past year, as a long list of companies have sprung up with different takes on the idea of bypassing bottlenecks in the Web`s infrastructure.
More commentaryMost are built on a model similar to leader Akamai`s, putting servers inside Internet service provider networks as close as possible to individual Web surfers. By distributing and storing much of a Web site`s content inside these servers, the companies cut much of the time taken for downloads to traverse clogged networks.
In the course of the past year, the business has also moved from a focus on strictly static content such as graphics and text to support for streaming media and some rudimentary Web applications. Akamai, for example, has streamed such events as the Emmy Awards, the MTV Video Music Awards, CNN broadcasts and political conventions, helping avoid traffic jams that hindered early streaming broadcasts like the infamous Victoria`s Secret fashion show.
Streaming media companies say this support has been critical as video becomes more prevalent online.
"As we move to huge audiences and broadband bit rates, it`s a requirement to be able to distribute and serve content from the edge of the network," said Adam Selipsky, senior manager for infrastructure at RealNetworks, which has relationships with more than a dozen content-delivery services.
Alliance poker
The landscape shifted substantially in August, when the Inktomi and Cisco-led groups each announced their presence on the scene.
Despite the similarity of subject and name, the two groups have different aims. Cisco`s Content Alliance is serving primarily as a standards-focused coalition, while Inktomi`s Content Bridge members are teaming to offer a service that competes directly with Akamai.
One of the most critical variables in the business is size--the more servers a company or alliance has scattered across the world, the more likely it is that any one of them will be close to any given Web surfer.
Akamai took an early lead by this measure and as a result has attracted many of the Net`s biggest names as customers, from Yahoo to CNN. Content Bridge companies like Adero, Digital Island and Exodus plan to allow each of their networks to exchange content, hoping to match Akamai by erasing the lines between their individual networks.
The Bridge companies have already run trial projects and are in the process of pushing the cross-network system into beta tests, said Adero senior vice president Al Fink.
But many analysts are still skeptical about the group`s ability to deliver effectively, passing up Akamai`s reach as it promises.
"They still don`t have as broad a distribution network set up yet," said Jupiter Media Metrix analyst Peter Christy. The Bridge companies also will have political issues to deal with as it launches, deciding how to charge customers and distribute revenues, Christy noted.
The call to create standards that allow all the content networks to talk to each other has been taken up by both alliances. Cisco and Inktomi each say they`ve extended an olive branch to the other, but have been rejected. Both are planning submissions to the Internet Engineering Task Force, a leading Net standards body.
"We made the suggestion (of a joint submission) to Cisco, and they have declined interest in doing that," said Inktomi vice president Peter Galvin. Nevertheless, the two groups share several members, and so a considerable amount of information flows between them, he noted.
Cisco senior marketing director Jim Ricotta said his group informally suggested that Inktomi merge its drive into the Content Alliance standards efforts, but that Inktomi also declined. The Alliance plans to have its proposal to the Net standards body by early next year, Ricotta said.
Akamai itself is remaining outside the standards drive for now--a significant omission, because it has done as much as or more than any company to shape the market in the past year. The company is still in wait-and-see mode.
The alliances "are still very early on in their formation," said George Kurian, Akamai`s vice president of product management. "Some of these things are so early in deployment, it`s unclear what they`re actually talking about."
The lack of Akamai`s support or participation isn`t a good sign for any genuine standards effort, because standards need to be market-driven to succeed, analysts say. But the company`s hesitation at this point does not necessarily doom future efforts.
"Akamai is reasonably supportive of standards, but it`s moving at a much faster rate as a business," Christy said.
Quelle. cnet.com
german
Alliances vie for control of speedy Net market
By John Borland
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
November 8, 2000, 10:05 a.m. PT
While Internet service providers gather in San Jose, Calif., Wednesday for an annual trade show, some of the Internet`s biggest infrastructure companies are skirmishing behind the scenes to win their loyalty.
A pair of alliance announcements in August set Inktomi and, to a lesser extent, Cisco Systems on a crash course with Akamai Technologies, the leader in the young "content delivery" market. Those groups have spent the last few months signing up new members and solidifying their technologies, in efforts to gain enough momentum to pull the market in their direction.
From the perspective of the ordinary Web surfer, little is likely to change one way or the other if one or the other party stakes a dominant claim on this infrastructure landscape. All of the parties involved are committed to speeding Web downloads, though each uses different flavors of hardware and proprietary technology to do so.
But the winner, if a winner emerges, stands to help shape a market that could touch most Net-connected households, potentially a hugely profitable position in the upcoming years. Estimates for the size of the content-delivery market range from about $1 billion to $6 billion over the next few years, according to analysts.
Analysts remain unconvinced that the alliance efforts will make much of a dent in the business landscape, however, even if they do manage to create a successful standards drive. That bodes well for the less aggressive Cisco group, but could raise warning flags for Inktomi`s organization.
"Our perception is that (Inktomi`s group) is trying to add one plus one plus one and get four," said The Yankee Group analyst Alex Benik, noting that this is the group most directly competing with Akamai. "The (Cisco-led) Content Alliance is more interesting."
Jumping into the stream
The content-delivery business has exploded in the past year, as a long list of companies have sprung up with different takes on the idea of bypassing bottlenecks in the Web`s infrastructure.
More commentaryMost are built on a model similar to leader Akamai`s, putting servers inside Internet service provider networks as close as possible to individual Web surfers. By distributing and storing much of a Web site`s content inside these servers, the companies cut much of the time taken for downloads to traverse clogged networks.
In the course of the past year, the business has also moved from a focus on strictly static content such as graphics and text to support for streaming media and some rudimentary Web applications. Akamai, for example, has streamed such events as the Emmy Awards, the MTV Video Music Awards, CNN broadcasts and political conventions, helping avoid traffic jams that hindered early streaming broadcasts like the infamous Victoria`s Secret fashion show.
Streaming media companies say this support has been critical as video becomes more prevalent online.
"As we move to huge audiences and broadband bit rates, it`s a requirement to be able to distribute and serve content from the edge of the network," said Adam Selipsky, senior manager for infrastructure at RealNetworks, which has relationships with more than a dozen content-delivery services.
Alliance poker
The landscape shifted substantially in August, when the Inktomi and Cisco-led groups each announced their presence on the scene.
Despite the similarity of subject and name, the two groups have different aims. Cisco`s Content Alliance is serving primarily as a standards-focused coalition, while Inktomi`s Content Bridge members are teaming to offer a service that competes directly with Akamai.
One of the most critical variables in the business is size--the more servers a company or alliance has scattered across the world, the more likely it is that any one of them will be close to any given Web surfer.
Akamai took an early lead by this measure and as a result has attracted many of the Net`s biggest names as customers, from Yahoo to CNN. Content Bridge companies like Adero, Digital Island and Exodus plan to allow each of their networks to exchange content, hoping to match Akamai by erasing the lines between their individual networks.
The Bridge companies have already run trial projects and are in the process of pushing the cross-network system into beta tests, said Adero senior vice president Al Fink.
But many analysts are still skeptical about the group`s ability to deliver effectively, passing up Akamai`s reach as it promises.
"They still don`t have as broad a distribution network set up yet," said Jupiter Media Metrix analyst Peter Christy. The Bridge companies also will have political issues to deal with as it launches, deciding how to charge customers and distribute revenues, Christy noted.
The call to create standards that allow all the content networks to talk to each other has been taken up by both alliances. Cisco and Inktomi each say they`ve extended an olive branch to the other, but have been rejected. Both are planning submissions to the Internet Engineering Task Force, a leading Net standards body.
"We made the suggestion (of a joint submission) to Cisco, and they have declined interest in doing that," said Inktomi vice president Peter Galvin. Nevertheless, the two groups share several members, and so a considerable amount of information flows between them, he noted.
Cisco senior marketing director Jim Ricotta said his group informally suggested that Inktomi merge its drive into the Content Alliance standards efforts, but that Inktomi also declined. The Alliance plans to have its proposal to the Net standards body by early next year, Ricotta said.
Akamai itself is remaining outside the standards drive for now--a significant omission, because it has done as much as or more than any company to shape the market in the past year. The company is still in wait-and-see mode.
The alliances "are still very early on in their formation," said George Kurian, Akamai`s vice president of product management. "Some of these things are so early in deployment, it`s unclear what they`re actually talking about."
The lack of Akamai`s support or participation isn`t a good sign for any genuine standards effort, because standards need to be market-driven to succeed, analysts say. But the company`s hesitation at this point does not necessarily doom future efforts.
"Akamai is reasonably supportive of standards, but it`s moving at a much faster rate as a business," Christy said.
Quelle. cnet.com
german
November 11, 2000
Tech leaders difficult to unseat
Mark Johnson, Editor of the Internet Financial Connection, provides the following interview with Bill Keithler of the Invesco Technology Fund http://www.invesco.com. Below is the write-up.
The technology sector has demonstrated no signs of life in recent trading sessions. Will the momentum eventually shift back to the upside for the tech sector?
With nearly $9 billion in assets, Bill Keithler of the Invesco Technology Fund believes that the Nasdaq Composite, which corrected 40 percent at one point, will eventually trend higher. He notes that when technology stocks peaked in March, the valuations at the time were excessive.
Keithler mentions that the leadership has shifted away from the Old Guard tech leaders such as Microsoft, Intel and Dell, being replaced by smaller, faster growing technology companies. "There are always going to be spaces within technology where you can find growth and get fairly dramatic price appreciation," he says. "But it`s not necessarily going to be in household names where you get the most dramatic appreciation. The growth will likely come from these smaller tech companies that have not matured yet."
The contract manufacturing sector is an area Keithler has favored for some time...
The Invesco Technology Fund has a tendency to stick with the market dominant leaders. Keithler explains that technology companies that are successful and dominate a specific area of the market usually generate the best returns. He cites Microsoft and Cisco as examples. Both companies were in highly competitive industries at one time and basically won at the expense of their competition. "Once entrenched, a leadership company becomes very difficult to unseat. . . That, in a nutshell, is why we focus on leaders."
The contract manufacturing sector is an area Keithler has favored for some time because it is growing very rapidly, in excess of 25 percent. In many instances, businesses and corporations have decided to outsource the production area to contract manufacturers because it is more efficient and cost effective. Keithler adds that the telecommunications sector, in particular, is still in the early stages of being outsourced: "If you look at the market opportunity represented by the cost of goods for electronic equipment manufacturers, it`s still relatively untapped. There is a market opportunity of `several hundred billion dollars` to be outsourced worldwide."
Keithler has focused his attention on the large contract manufacturers such as Sanmina (SANM 93 1/2), which dominates the communications space. Other favorites include Flextronics (FLEX 28 7/8), Celestica (CLS 55 1/2), Jabil Circuit (JBL 55), SCI Systems (SCI 38 3/8) and Solectron (SLR 40).
Juniper`s stock is "not cheap"
Keithler mentions that the handheld device area also offers tremendous growth. Palm (PALM 54 1/4), clearly the leader in the handheld device market, manufactures its own products and also licenses its operating systems. Research In Motion (RIMM 98) is another holding in the handheld device arena.
Keithler is enthusiastic about the growth outlook in the storage sector, particularly in storage management. As the Internet continues to expand, a tremendous amount of data is being created. This data, which is typically archived, is fueling the growth in the storage industry. Top holdings on the hardware side include Brocade Communications (BRCD 223), EMC (EMC 85) and Network Appliance (NTAP 97). On the storage software side, favorites include; Veritas Software (VRTS 139 1/4), Cacheflow (CFLO 120 7/8) and Inktomi (INKT 56 1/2).
Telecommunications equipment is an area that Keithler is high on. He notes, "We think the telecommunications equipment area will be a good growth area. Right now we`re going through a period where the market was enthusiastic about everything and now it is worried about everything, especially optical networking. Once this shakeout period is finished, we expect this area to snap back because the business is pretty good here." Juniper Networks (JNPR 179 5/8) is a company he highly admires in optical networking.
He believes that investors should have at least some exposure in the technology market
Keithler admits Juniper`s stock is "not cheap" but argues that Juniper has been very effective in taking business away from Cisco. Juniper`s products are more geared toward Internet routing whereas Cisco`s products have been burdened by a legacy operating system and is typically less efficient to operate.
Another top optical networking company in the Invesco Technology Fund is Ciena (CIEN 89 7/8). "We think Ciena`s prospects for picking up market share, particularly against Lucent, which has stumbled, are exceptionally good."
Keithler points out that investing in the technology sector is not for the faint of heart. He continues, technology shouldn`t be someone`s soul exposure to the stock market because the level of volatility is extremely high. There are high levels of fundamental risk because things are changing all the time. It is also an area that is difficult to understand. On the flip side, he believes that investors should have at least some exposure in the technology market. "It is an area that provides more growth opportunities than in any other sector in the market," he says.
To get The Internet Financial Connection Newsletter e-mailed to you for FREE, send a blank e-mail to ifc-subscribe@topica.com. In 1999, 185 stock ideas appeared in the IFC. As of July 3, 2000, the average return for each one of the 185 stocks was 56.32 percent.
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Tech leaders difficult to unseat
Mark Johnson, Editor of the Internet Financial Connection, provides the following interview with Bill Keithler of the Invesco Technology Fund http://www.invesco.com. Below is the write-up.
The technology sector has demonstrated no signs of life in recent trading sessions. Will the momentum eventually shift back to the upside for the tech sector?
With nearly $9 billion in assets, Bill Keithler of the Invesco Technology Fund believes that the Nasdaq Composite, which corrected 40 percent at one point, will eventually trend higher. He notes that when technology stocks peaked in March, the valuations at the time were excessive.
Keithler mentions that the leadership has shifted away from the Old Guard tech leaders such as Microsoft, Intel and Dell, being replaced by smaller, faster growing technology companies. "There are always going to be spaces within technology where you can find growth and get fairly dramatic price appreciation," he says. "But it`s not necessarily going to be in household names where you get the most dramatic appreciation. The growth will likely come from these smaller tech companies that have not matured yet."
The contract manufacturing sector is an area Keithler has favored for some time...
The Invesco Technology Fund has a tendency to stick with the market dominant leaders. Keithler explains that technology companies that are successful and dominate a specific area of the market usually generate the best returns. He cites Microsoft and Cisco as examples. Both companies were in highly competitive industries at one time and basically won at the expense of their competition. "Once entrenched, a leadership company becomes very difficult to unseat. . . That, in a nutshell, is why we focus on leaders."
The contract manufacturing sector is an area Keithler has favored for some time because it is growing very rapidly, in excess of 25 percent. In many instances, businesses and corporations have decided to outsource the production area to contract manufacturers because it is more efficient and cost effective. Keithler adds that the telecommunications sector, in particular, is still in the early stages of being outsourced: "If you look at the market opportunity represented by the cost of goods for electronic equipment manufacturers, it`s still relatively untapped. There is a market opportunity of `several hundred billion dollars` to be outsourced worldwide."
Keithler has focused his attention on the large contract manufacturers such as Sanmina (SANM 93 1/2), which dominates the communications space. Other favorites include Flextronics (FLEX 28 7/8), Celestica (CLS 55 1/2), Jabil Circuit (JBL 55), SCI Systems (SCI 38 3/8) and Solectron (SLR 40).
Juniper`s stock is "not cheap"
Keithler mentions that the handheld device area also offers tremendous growth. Palm (PALM 54 1/4), clearly the leader in the handheld device market, manufactures its own products and also licenses its operating systems. Research In Motion (RIMM 98) is another holding in the handheld device arena.
Keithler is enthusiastic about the growth outlook in the storage sector, particularly in storage management. As the Internet continues to expand, a tremendous amount of data is being created. This data, which is typically archived, is fueling the growth in the storage industry. Top holdings on the hardware side include Brocade Communications (BRCD 223), EMC (EMC 85) and Network Appliance (NTAP 97). On the storage software side, favorites include; Veritas Software (VRTS 139 1/4), Cacheflow (CFLO 120 7/8) and Inktomi (INKT 56 1/2).
Telecommunications equipment is an area that Keithler is high on. He notes, "We think the telecommunications equipment area will be a good growth area. Right now we`re going through a period where the market was enthusiastic about everything and now it is worried about everything, especially optical networking. Once this shakeout period is finished, we expect this area to snap back because the business is pretty good here." Juniper Networks (JNPR 179 5/8) is a company he highly admires in optical networking.
He believes that investors should have at least some exposure in the technology market
Keithler admits Juniper`s stock is "not cheap" but argues that Juniper has been very effective in taking business away from Cisco. Juniper`s products are more geared toward Internet routing whereas Cisco`s products have been burdened by a legacy operating system and is typically less efficient to operate.
Another top optical networking company in the Invesco Technology Fund is Ciena (CIEN 89 7/8). "We think Ciena`s prospects for picking up market share, particularly against Lucent, which has stumbled, are exceptionally good."
Keithler points out that investing in the technology sector is not for the faint of heart. He continues, technology shouldn`t be someone`s soul exposure to the stock market because the level of volatility is extremely high. There are high levels of fundamental risk because things are changing all the time. It is also an area that is difficult to understand. On the flip side, he believes that investors should have at least some exposure in the technology market. "It is an area that provides more growth opportunities than in any other sector in the market," he says.
To get The Internet Financial Connection Newsletter e-mailed to you for FREE, send a blank e-mail to ifc-subscribe@topica.com. In 1999, 185 stock ideas appeared in the IFC. As of July 3, 2000, the average return for each one of the 185 stocks was 56.32 percent.
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Internet - 1,7 Billionen Dollar in Rauch aufgegangen
Das ganze Ausmaß der "Korrektur" im Internetsektor zeigt eine neue Studie, die die Marktforscher von Birinyi Associates im Auftrag des amerikanischen Nachrichtenkanals CNN durchgeführt haben.
Die Experten überprüften die Kursentwicklung aller 280 Aktien des Bloomberg Internet Indexes, basierend auf ihren jeweiligen 52-Wochen-Höchstständen. Das Ergebnis ist niederschmetternd: insgesamt verloren die Unternehmen 1.755 Milliarden Dollar an Wert. Die kumulierte Marktkapitalisierung sank von 2,948 Billionen Dollar auf 1,193 Billionen Dollar.
Gemessen an den absoluten Verlusten lagen erwartungsgemäß die Großen der Branche ganz vorne. Der Netztechnikgigant Cisco [Nasdaq: CSCO Kurs/Chart ] verlor vom Hoch 210 Milliarden Dollar an Wert, die Internet-Beteiligungsgesellschaften CMGI [Nasdaq: CMGI Kurs/Chart ] und Internet Capital Group [Nasdaq: ICGE Kurs/Chart ] zusammen gerechnet 100 Milliarden Dollar. Der Portaldienst Yahoo [Nasdaq: YHOO Kurs/Chart ] hat 102 Milliarden Dollar an Wert eingebüßt, der Internet Service Provider America Online [NYSE: AOL Kurs/Chart ] 92 Milliarden Dollar.
Von den 280 Aktien im Index sind 79 um mehr als 90 Prozent gestürzt, weitere 72 verloren zwischen 80 und 89 Prozent. Nur fünf haben weniger als fünf Prozent abgegeben.
"Das ist keine Korrektur, das ist ein Crash", kommentierte der Mitarbeiter einer auf New Economy-Werte spezialisierten Venture Capital-Firma.
Von Branchenkennern wird der Einbruch mit anderen Boomphasen der amerikanischen Wirtschaft verglichen. So gab es in den zwanziger Jahren 163 "Class I" Eisenbahngesellschaften - heute gibt es noch sieben. Einen zeitgemäßeren Vergleich liefern die Achtziger. Damals wurden von Risikokapitalgebern 50 Festplattenhersteller finanziert, nur einige wenige haben die Konsolidierung der Industrie bis heute überlebt.
Beim Internet-Boom spielten die Venture-Kapitalisten wieder eine entscheidende Rolle. Als 1996 die Nachfrage nach Internet-Aktien stieg, gab es für Investoren nur wenig Anlagemöglichkeiten. Die Risikokapitalgeber erkannten den Mangel und schickten sich an, den Markt mit Internet-Unternehmen zu versorgen.
1997 gingen 34 Internetfirmen an die Börse und erzielten dabei eine Milliarde Emissionserlöse. Im folgenden Jahr feierten 45 Debutanten ihr Going Public und nahmen zwei Milliarden Dollar ein. 1999 explodierte dann die Zahl der Neuemissionen auf 292, 24,1 Milliarden Dollar an Kapital flossen in die Unternehmen. Der Crash der Internetindustrie im Jahr 2000 bereitete dem Neuemissionsboom ein jähes Ende. Nur noch 34 neue Unternehmen wagten bisher den Gang aufs Börsenparket.
Trotz des Einbruchs wird die Branche von Analysten und Investoren nicht abgeschrieben. Allerdings hat sich der Fokus verändert. Wurden noch vor kurzem vor allem Firmen gefeiert, die die Old Economy maßstabsgetreu im neuen Medium nachbilden wollten, sind es jetzt die Hersteller von "Schaufeln und Spitzhacken", die die Industrie antreiben. Der Einstieg der "traditionellen" Wirtschaft in das Internetzeitalter lässt den Bedarf an Netztechnik und Infrastruktur-Lösungen permanent steigen.
Die Verschmelzung von Old und New Economy verspricht mehr Erfolg zu haben als die erste Welle der Internetunternehmen. Denn die etablierten Firmen verfügen oftmals über nötige Erfahrungen, die den Jungunternehmern oft fehlten. So unterschätzten viele Online-Einzelhändler den hohen Logistikaufwand, was nicht wenigen zum Verhängnis wurde.
Für die Old Economy geht zudem kein Weg am Internet vorbei. Die von vielen großen Konzernen begonnene Verlegung ganzer Warenwirtschaftssysteme ins Internet erhöht den Druck auf die Konkurrenz, es ihnen gleich zu tun. Denn die zu erwartenden Kosteneinsparungen in Milliardenhöhe verschaffen den Unternehmen einen Wettbewerbsvorteil, der den Zu-Spät-Kommern zum Verhängnis werden wird.
So dürfte trotz des derzeitigen Katzenjammers der Crash nur eine vorübergehende Episode in der Entwicklung des Internets bleiben.
© 10.11.2000 www.stock-world.de
german
Das ganze Ausmaß der "Korrektur" im Internetsektor zeigt eine neue Studie, die die Marktforscher von Birinyi Associates im Auftrag des amerikanischen Nachrichtenkanals CNN durchgeführt haben.
Die Experten überprüften die Kursentwicklung aller 280 Aktien des Bloomberg Internet Indexes, basierend auf ihren jeweiligen 52-Wochen-Höchstständen. Das Ergebnis ist niederschmetternd: insgesamt verloren die Unternehmen 1.755 Milliarden Dollar an Wert. Die kumulierte Marktkapitalisierung sank von 2,948 Billionen Dollar auf 1,193 Billionen Dollar.
Gemessen an den absoluten Verlusten lagen erwartungsgemäß die Großen der Branche ganz vorne. Der Netztechnikgigant Cisco [Nasdaq: CSCO Kurs/Chart ] verlor vom Hoch 210 Milliarden Dollar an Wert, die Internet-Beteiligungsgesellschaften CMGI [Nasdaq: CMGI Kurs/Chart ] und Internet Capital Group [Nasdaq: ICGE Kurs/Chart ] zusammen gerechnet 100 Milliarden Dollar. Der Portaldienst Yahoo [Nasdaq: YHOO Kurs/Chart ] hat 102 Milliarden Dollar an Wert eingebüßt, der Internet Service Provider America Online [NYSE: AOL Kurs/Chart ] 92 Milliarden Dollar.
Von den 280 Aktien im Index sind 79 um mehr als 90 Prozent gestürzt, weitere 72 verloren zwischen 80 und 89 Prozent. Nur fünf haben weniger als fünf Prozent abgegeben.
"Das ist keine Korrektur, das ist ein Crash", kommentierte der Mitarbeiter einer auf New Economy-Werte spezialisierten Venture Capital-Firma.
Von Branchenkennern wird der Einbruch mit anderen Boomphasen der amerikanischen Wirtschaft verglichen. So gab es in den zwanziger Jahren 163 "Class I" Eisenbahngesellschaften - heute gibt es noch sieben. Einen zeitgemäßeren Vergleich liefern die Achtziger. Damals wurden von Risikokapitalgebern 50 Festplattenhersteller finanziert, nur einige wenige haben die Konsolidierung der Industrie bis heute überlebt.
Beim Internet-Boom spielten die Venture-Kapitalisten wieder eine entscheidende Rolle. Als 1996 die Nachfrage nach Internet-Aktien stieg, gab es für Investoren nur wenig Anlagemöglichkeiten. Die Risikokapitalgeber erkannten den Mangel und schickten sich an, den Markt mit Internet-Unternehmen zu versorgen.
1997 gingen 34 Internetfirmen an die Börse und erzielten dabei eine Milliarde Emissionserlöse. Im folgenden Jahr feierten 45 Debutanten ihr Going Public und nahmen zwei Milliarden Dollar ein. 1999 explodierte dann die Zahl der Neuemissionen auf 292, 24,1 Milliarden Dollar an Kapital flossen in die Unternehmen. Der Crash der Internetindustrie im Jahr 2000 bereitete dem Neuemissionsboom ein jähes Ende. Nur noch 34 neue Unternehmen wagten bisher den Gang aufs Börsenparket.
Trotz des Einbruchs wird die Branche von Analysten und Investoren nicht abgeschrieben. Allerdings hat sich der Fokus verändert. Wurden noch vor kurzem vor allem Firmen gefeiert, die die Old Economy maßstabsgetreu im neuen Medium nachbilden wollten, sind es jetzt die Hersteller von "Schaufeln und Spitzhacken", die die Industrie antreiben. Der Einstieg der "traditionellen" Wirtschaft in das Internetzeitalter lässt den Bedarf an Netztechnik und Infrastruktur-Lösungen permanent steigen.
Die Verschmelzung von Old und New Economy verspricht mehr Erfolg zu haben als die erste Welle der Internetunternehmen. Denn die etablierten Firmen verfügen oftmals über nötige Erfahrungen, die den Jungunternehmern oft fehlten. So unterschätzten viele Online-Einzelhändler den hohen Logistikaufwand, was nicht wenigen zum Verhängnis wurde.
Für die Old Economy geht zudem kein Weg am Internet vorbei. Die von vielen großen Konzernen begonnene Verlegung ganzer Warenwirtschaftssysteme ins Internet erhöht den Druck auf die Konkurrenz, es ihnen gleich zu tun. Denn die zu erwartenden Kosteneinsparungen in Milliardenhöhe verschaffen den Unternehmen einen Wettbewerbsvorteil, der den Zu-Spät-Kommern zum Verhängnis werden wird.
So dürfte trotz des derzeitigen Katzenjammers der Crash nur eine vorübergehende Episode in der Entwicklung des Internets bleiben.
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Der letzte Satz ist das entscheidende, denke bei inkt inzwischen auch langfristig, bleibt mir auch nichts anderes übrig, bin bei 82 rein und hab dabei noch gedacht, ein Schnäppchen gemacht zu haben.
Sector Spotlight: Greasing the Gears of Internet Content
By George Mannes
Senior Writer
11/12/00 1:31 PM ET
The edge of the Internet is the place a lot of companies say they want to be. Now, investors have to sort out whether it`s where they should be, too.
It`s not just that several fast-growing -- yet money-losing -- companies are focusing on the edge now. What`s also at stake, say some, is control over the future standards for delivery of content over the Internet -- the equivalent of Microsoft`s (MSFT:Nasdaq - news) Windows operating system for getting what`s on the Internet closer to the people who need it.
But first things first: How can the Internet, which has no central location, have an edge at all?
In the Internet universe, the edge is where the end-users are. For telephone dial-up subscribers to America Online (AOL:NYSE - news) and other Internet users, it`s right next to the bank of modems to which your home computer connects via phone. For cable-modem users, it`s at the head end of their local cable system.
The Efficiency Question
Efficiently getting information to the edge -- whether it`s text, audio or streaming video -- becomes more important as greater numbers of people get high-speed connections to the Net. When the 28.8-bits-per-second bottleneck slowing down Net surfers is removed -- whether by cable modem or by digital subscriber line technology -- the speed at which the Internet itself delivers content becomes more apparent. And if it`s too slow, Web sites fear they`ll lose users to speedier ones.
"Once the last-mile problem is solved," says David Levy, senior research analyst for Chase H&Q, "the congestion higher up in the Internet backbone becomes more apparent."
Money`s at stake, too; it costs companies money to deliver data over the Internet, so the more of it they can store at the edge, the better. It`s analogous to a company in New York that wants to send out photocopies of a 20-page report to 1,000 people at an office building in San Francisco. Rather than ship 1,000 copies across the country, it`s cheaper to send a single copy out to California and have it duplicated there. The economics are especially important to Internet service providers, says Rangu Salgame, CEO of self-described "edge services provider" Edgix, because customer usage is growing faster than ISP revenue. "They`re in a very tough situation," he says.
Ah, Broadband
Both time and money become more relevant as the Internet slowly transforms from a text-and-image world to one carrying streams of audio and video, and from a network of PCs and other immobile computers to one that includes TVs and portable devices. "The way we build traditional content won`t work," says Compaq (CPQ:NYSE - news) CEO Michael Capellas.
To get content to the edge, companies have started building content delivery networks -- a combination of computers placed around the world on-site at Internet service providers, equipped with software that efficiently delivers the Web content that end users are looking for.
The idea is that if a bunch of people are looking for popular content -- say, if a lot of customers of a California ISP want to watch the replay of a fashion show on video streamed out of New York -- the show can be sent to them on a computer sitting in San Francisco instead of one in North New Jersey.
Several companies are chasing after this great content delivery-network idea, starting with market leader Akamai Technologies (AKAM:Nasdaq - news). Other firms in the publicly traded universe include Digital Island (ISLD:Nasdaq - news), which offers Web site-hosting along with its content-delivery network; Mirror Image, a subsidiary of Xcelera.com (XLA:Amex - news) (Web hoster Exodus Communications (EXDS:Nasdaq - news) holds a minority stake in Mirror Image) and iBeam Broadcasting (IBEM:Nasdaq - news), which focuses on streaming audio, video and in-program ads.
On the privately held side are firms such as Speedera and epicRealm. And then there`s Content Bridge, an alliance announced this summer by Internet infrastructure software company Inktomi (INKT:Nasdaq - news) that would create a new content delivery network with such partners as Digital Island, Exodus and privately held Adero, in which AOL is taking a stake.
The Payoff
The rewards look big. In a recent report, analyst Andrea Grosz of First Union Securities estimated that the content-delivery market will grow to $4.5 billion in 2005, up from $120 million in 2000. Others are more optimistic. Digital Island CEO Ruann Ernst says that content delivery will be a $15 billion to $18 billion market segment by 2003.
In the meantime, though, companies are losing money big because their fast-growing revenue can`t keep up with the investments they have to make in building up the necessary infrastructure for their networks. The stocks of the publicly traded companies have plummeted this year along with the rest of the tech-stock market, since these companies are losing money as they invest heavily to build out their networks. "There`s a huge amount of invested capital chasing after small revenue," says Peter Christy, a research fellow at the Jupiter Research unit of Jupiter Media Metrix (JMXI:Nasdaq - news).
So now several companies are trying to establish their value by striving to establish themselves as creators of a standard for distributed content and programming on the Internet.
"Think of it like an operating system," says Kieran Taylor, director of product marketing for Akamai, about his company`s EdgeAdvantage technology. "In the future I think you`ll see third-party services plugging into this platform as well." Digital Island hopes to be the standard for delivering streaming media. CMGI`s (CMGI:Nasdaq - news) CMGion unit, among other companies, is developing its own platform for moving content and computing out to the edge.
Discontent?
But the battle won`t be won easily. Ed Haslam, Inktomi`s chief strategist for network products, says it`s harder than it looks to get people to accept a platform. He dismisses Akamai`s talk of being a platform as mere marketing speak, saying the proof that something is a standard lies in whether independent software vendors are building programs on top of a company`s software. And that`s where Inktomi`s Traffic Server product is succeeding, he says.
Christy says he thinks it will be easier for Akamai to set a standard than Inktomi, partly because of Akamai`s closer contact with content providers.
But he warns that one of the challenges of staying successful as a CDN is that the technology is constantly changing. "I think you`ll see continuing innovation," Christy says. "It`s not fighting over a fixed or static market," he says.
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By George Mannes
Senior Writer
11/12/00 1:31 PM ET
The edge of the Internet is the place a lot of companies say they want to be. Now, investors have to sort out whether it`s where they should be, too.
It`s not just that several fast-growing -- yet money-losing -- companies are focusing on the edge now. What`s also at stake, say some, is control over the future standards for delivery of content over the Internet -- the equivalent of Microsoft`s (MSFT:Nasdaq - news) Windows operating system for getting what`s on the Internet closer to the people who need it.
But first things first: How can the Internet, which has no central location, have an edge at all?
In the Internet universe, the edge is where the end-users are. For telephone dial-up subscribers to America Online (AOL:NYSE - news) and other Internet users, it`s right next to the bank of modems to which your home computer connects via phone. For cable-modem users, it`s at the head end of their local cable system.
The Efficiency Question
Efficiently getting information to the edge -- whether it`s text, audio or streaming video -- becomes more important as greater numbers of people get high-speed connections to the Net. When the 28.8-bits-per-second bottleneck slowing down Net surfers is removed -- whether by cable modem or by digital subscriber line technology -- the speed at which the Internet itself delivers content becomes more apparent. And if it`s too slow, Web sites fear they`ll lose users to speedier ones.
"Once the last-mile problem is solved," says David Levy, senior research analyst for Chase H&Q, "the congestion higher up in the Internet backbone becomes more apparent."
Money`s at stake, too; it costs companies money to deliver data over the Internet, so the more of it they can store at the edge, the better. It`s analogous to a company in New York that wants to send out photocopies of a 20-page report to 1,000 people at an office building in San Francisco. Rather than ship 1,000 copies across the country, it`s cheaper to send a single copy out to California and have it duplicated there. The economics are especially important to Internet service providers, says Rangu Salgame, CEO of self-described "edge services provider" Edgix, because customer usage is growing faster than ISP revenue. "They`re in a very tough situation," he says.
Ah, Broadband
Both time and money become more relevant as the Internet slowly transforms from a text-and-image world to one carrying streams of audio and video, and from a network of PCs and other immobile computers to one that includes TVs and portable devices. "The way we build traditional content won`t work," says Compaq (CPQ:NYSE - news) CEO Michael Capellas.
To get content to the edge, companies have started building content delivery networks -- a combination of computers placed around the world on-site at Internet service providers, equipped with software that efficiently delivers the Web content that end users are looking for.
The idea is that if a bunch of people are looking for popular content -- say, if a lot of customers of a California ISP want to watch the replay of a fashion show on video streamed out of New York -- the show can be sent to them on a computer sitting in San Francisco instead of one in North New Jersey.
Several companies are chasing after this great content delivery-network idea, starting with market leader Akamai Technologies (AKAM:Nasdaq - news). Other firms in the publicly traded universe include Digital Island (ISLD:Nasdaq - news), which offers Web site-hosting along with its content-delivery network; Mirror Image, a subsidiary of Xcelera.com (XLA:Amex - news) (Web hoster Exodus Communications (EXDS:Nasdaq - news) holds a minority stake in Mirror Image) and iBeam Broadcasting (IBEM:Nasdaq - news), which focuses on streaming audio, video and in-program ads.
On the privately held side are firms such as Speedera and epicRealm. And then there`s Content Bridge, an alliance announced this summer by Internet infrastructure software company Inktomi (INKT:Nasdaq - news) that would create a new content delivery network with such partners as Digital Island, Exodus and privately held Adero, in which AOL is taking a stake.
The Payoff
The rewards look big. In a recent report, analyst Andrea Grosz of First Union Securities estimated that the content-delivery market will grow to $4.5 billion in 2005, up from $120 million in 2000. Others are more optimistic. Digital Island CEO Ruann Ernst says that content delivery will be a $15 billion to $18 billion market segment by 2003.
In the meantime, though, companies are losing money big because their fast-growing revenue can`t keep up with the investments they have to make in building up the necessary infrastructure for their networks. The stocks of the publicly traded companies have plummeted this year along with the rest of the tech-stock market, since these companies are losing money as they invest heavily to build out their networks. "There`s a huge amount of invested capital chasing after small revenue," says Peter Christy, a research fellow at the Jupiter Research unit of Jupiter Media Metrix (JMXI:Nasdaq - news).
So now several companies are trying to establish their value by striving to establish themselves as creators of a standard for distributed content and programming on the Internet.
"Think of it like an operating system," says Kieran Taylor, director of product marketing for Akamai, about his company`s EdgeAdvantage technology. "In the future I think you`ll see third-party services plugging into this platform as well." Digital Island hopes to be the standard for delivering streaming media. CMGI`s (CMGI:Nasdaq - news) CMGion unit, among other companies, is developing its own platform for moving content and computing out to the edge.
Discontent?
But the battle won`t be won easily. Ed Haslam, Inktomi`s chief strategist for network products, says it`s harder than it looks to get people to accept a platform. He dismisses Akamai`s talk of being a platform as mere marketing speak, saying the proof that something is a standard lies in whether independent software vendors are building programs on top of a company`s software. And that`s where Inktomi`s Traffic Server product is succeeding, he says.
Christy says he thinks it will be easier for Akamai to set a standard than Inktomi, partly because of Akamai`s closer contact with content providers.
But he warns that one of the challenges of staying successful as a CDN is that the technology is constantly changing. "I think you`ll see continuing innovation," Christy says. "It`s not fighting over a fixed or static market," he says.
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Quelle: theStreet.com
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Press Release
Lycos Europe Network Selects Inktomi Search Solutions for New HotBot Europe Search Engine Site
Inktomi Search/Web and Search/Media to Provide a More Compelling and Rich Internet Experience to European Internet Users
FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2000--Inktomi Corp. (NASDAQ: INKT - news), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, and Lycos Europe N.V. (XETRA: LCY), the leading European Internet destination, today announced that the Lycos Europe Network has selected Inktomi`s industry leading search technology for HotBot Europe. HotBot® Europe has integrated Inktomi® Search/Web into its precision search offering to encourage a more compelling and rich Internet experience for users. Lycos Europe has also incorporated the Inktomi Search/Media service into HotBot® Europe, which will enable users to access an extensive database of multimedia files.
``As the number of experienced European Internet users rises the interest in pure search engines grows,`` said Marc Stilke, managing director, Search and Content of Lycos Europe. ``With the addition of the precision search engine HotBot Europe to our portfolio of Internet services, Lycos Europe is well positioned to provide differentiated search services to our millions of customers throughout Europe. Inktomi`s advanced relevancy technology, index scale and customization capabilities are the key reasons why Lycos Europe selected Inktomi to power HotBot Europe.``
``We are very pleased to extend to Europe our relationship with Terra Lycos, one of the leading global portals, to deliver exceptional search technology and multimedia services to its customers,`` said Troy Toman, general manager, Inktomi Search Solutions Division. ``Working with Lycos in Europe further demonstrates how Inktomi`s Search Everywhere initiative provides existing and prospective customers with a flexible, single-provider solution to help their users access the incredibly diverse information on the Web.``
Lycos Europe positions its online search offerings at complementary segments, with HotBot® as the precision search engine for demanding users and Lycos® the daily Internet companion for convenient daily searching and fast and easy browsing of all resources the Internet has to offer. Leveraging the Inktomi® GEN3(TM) database, which includes 500 million of the best documents on the Web today and 110 million European-specific documents, HotBot® Europe users have access to an extensive worldwide and European content database.
About Inktomi Search Solutions
Inktomi Search Solutions, which has received broad acclaim for delivering comprehensive and highly accurate search results, powers many of the leading Internet portals and destination sites as well as the largest, most demanding corporate intranets worldwide. The Inktomi Search Everywhere initiative provides the first fully integrated search infrastructure solution to Internet, corporate and wireless customers, eliminating barriers between previously isolated intranet, extranet, site and Web search applications. With the most complete set of search offerings including Inktomi Search/Web, Inktomi Search/Custom, Inktomi Search/Site and Inktomi Search/Enterprise services and products, Inktomi delivers a powerful and consistent search experience to users worldwide. Inktomi Search Solutions also offers technology for building and maintaining topic hierarchies that can be seamlessly integrated with search functionality.
About Lycos Europe
Lycos Europe is the leading European Internet destination. It is a powerful network of premium Internet brands combining connectivity, content and community services. On any day, millions of Web users are navigating, communicating or publishing their own content on Lycos Europe. Currently, 1 in 3 users in Europe choose a Lycos brand. That makes Lycos Europe a prime destination for on-line advertisers and e-commerce partners. Lycos Europe has a Pan-European presence with local language and content Web sites in 12 countries -- Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, UK and Ireland. Recently, Lycos has acquired Spray Network, a European Internet portal. For more information go to http://pressroom.lycos.de/english.
About HotBot
Since its launch in 1996, HotBot has been named the Number One search site on the Web in independent reviews from the top consumer-oriented computer and personal-finance publications in the United States. HotBot has been awarded top honors such as ``best search site on the Web`` by SmartMoney, PC Magazine, PC Computing, PC World, New Media, and CNET.
HotBot has garnered these awards by offering Web users one of the most comprehensive and up-to-date ``snapshots`` of the Web currently available as well as an easy-to-use interface. HotBot Europe enables and encourages precision searching on the Internet by allowing users to run sophisticated search queries of its index without expert knowledge of search methodologies. Instead, HotBot offers users a complete set of search instruments, a simple, point-and-click interface, and interactive guidance. HotBot is a search site of choice for experienced users and Web beginners alike. HotBot is owned by Terra Lycos, Inc., and is a part of the Lycos Europe Network of sites.
delayed 20 mins - disclaimerGet QuotesMonday November 13, 9:23 am Eastern Time
Press Release
Lycos Europe Network Selects Inktomi Search Solutions for New HotBot Europe Search Engine Site
Inktomi Search/Web and Search/Media to Provide a More Compelling and Rich Internet Experience to European Internet Users
FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2000--Inktomi Corp. (NASDAQ: INKT - news), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, and Lycos Europe N.V. (XETRA: LCY), the leading European Internet destination, today announced that the Lycos Europe Network has selected Inktomi`s industry leading search technology for HotBot Europe. HotBot® Europe has integrated Inktomi® Search/Web into its precision search offering to encourage a more compelling and rich Internet experience for users. Lycos Europe has also incorporated the Inktomi Search/Media service into HotBot® Europe, which will enable users to access an extensive database of multimedia files.
``As the number of experienced European Internet users rises the interest in pure search engines grows,`` said Marc Stilke, managing director, Search and Content of Lycos Europe. ``With the addition of the precision search engine HotBot Europe to our portfolio of Internet services, Lycos Europe is well positioned to provide differentiated search services to our millions of customers throughout Europe. Inktomi`s advanced relevancy technology, index scale and customization capabilities are the key reasons why Lycos Europe selected Inktomi to power HotBot Europe.``
``We are very pleased to extend to Europe our relationship with Terra Lycos, one of the leading global portals, to deliver exceptional search technology and multimedia services to its customers,`` said Troy Toman, general manager, Inktomi Search Solutions Division. ``Working with Lycos in Europe further demonstrates how Inktomi`s Search Everywhere initiative provides existing and prospective customers with a flexible, single-provider solution to help their users access the incredibly diverse information on the Web.``
Lycos Europe positions its online search offerings at complementary segments, with HotBot® as the precision search engine for demanding users and Lycos® the daily Internet companion for convenient daily searching and fast and easy browsing of all resources the Internet has to offer. Leveraging the Inktomi® GEN3(TM) database, which includes 500 million of the best documents on the Web today and 110 million European-specific documents, HotBot® Europe users have access to an extensive worldwide and European content database.
About Inktomi Search Solutions
Inktomi Search Solutions, which has received broad acclaim for delivering comprehensive and highly accurate search results, powers many of the leading Internet portals and destination sites as well as the largest, most demanding corporate intranets worldwide. The Inktomi Search Everywhere initiative provides the first fully integrated search infrastructure solution to Internet, corporate and wireless customers, eliminating barriers between previously isolated intranet, extranet, site and Web search applications. With the most complete set of search offerings including Inktomi Search/Web, Inktomi Search/Custom, Inktomi Search/Site and Inktomi Search/Enterprise services and products, Inktomi delivers a powerful and consistent search experience to users worldwide. Inktomi Search Solutions also offers technology for building and maintaining topic hierarchies that can be seamlessly integrated with search functionality.
About Lycos Europe
Lycos Europe is the leading European Internet destination. It is a powerful network of premium Internet brands combining connectivity, content and community services. On any day, millions of Web users are navigating, communicating or publishing their own content on Lycos Europe. Currently, 1 in 3 users in Europe choose a Lycos brand. That makes Lycos Europe a prime destination for on-line advertisers and e-commerce partners. Lycos Europe has a Pan-European presence with local language and content Web sites in 12 countries -- Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, UK and Ireland. Recently, Lycos has acquired Spray Network, a European Internet portal. For more information go to http://pressroom.lycos.de/english.
About HotBot
Since its launch in 1996, HotBot has been named the Number One search site on the Web in independent reviews from the top consumer-oriented computer and personal-finance publications in the United States. HotBot has been awarded top honors such as ``best search site on the Web`` by SmartMoney, PC Magazine, PC Computing, PC World, New Media, and CNET.
HotBot has garnered these awards by offering Web users one of the most comprehensive and up-to-date ``snapshots`` of the Web currently available as well as an easy-to-use interface. HotBot Europe enables and encourages precision searching on the Internet by allowing users to run sophisticated search queries of its index without expert knowledge of search methodologies. Instead, HotBot offers users a complete set of search instruments, a simple, point-and-click interface, and interactive guidance. HotBot is a search site of choice for experienced users and Web beginners alike. HotBot is owned by Terra Lycos, Inc., and is a part of the Lycos Europe Network of sites.
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Press Release
China Mobile Selects Inktomi for Delivery of Wireless Internet Content and Services
Inktomi to Provide its Network Infrastructure Technology to World`s Largest GSM Carrier
FOSTER CITY, Calif. and BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2000-- Inktomi Corp. (NASDAQ: INKT - news), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, today announced that China Mobile Communications Corp., the world`s largest GSM carrier, will integrate the Inktomi® Traffic Server® network cache platform as a core infrastructure technology within its National IP Backbone, CMNet, for the delivery of wireless content and services. The Inktomi network infrastructure platform will enable China Mobile to provide users with fast, reliable access to Web-based content and applications while optimizing bandwidth and generating new revenue streams.
China Mobile will deploy the Inktomi Traffic Server platform throughout CMNet to manage increasing mobile Internet traffic and conserve bandwidth by storing information close to end users. With Inktomi`s leading network cache technology providing the underlying infrastructure for the wireless network, China Mobile subscribers will benefit from fast and efficient access to international Web content and services on their mobile devices. Additionally, as an open standards based platform for the delivery of wireless data, Inktomi technology will support current and emerging protocols and services, offering wireless carriers the flexibility to manage rapidly evolving wireless standards.
``We are pleased to work with China Mobile, one of the largest wireless carriers in the world, on the design and implementation of its next-generation mobile Internet network,`` said Swapnil Shah, chief strategist, Inktomi Wireless Division. ``Inktomi`s leading network infrastructure technology enables differentiated revenue-generating mobile data services for carriers and portals, and provides safeguard against changes in wireless technology and evolving business models.``
China Mobile aims to expand its operation range to meet the growing needs of its customers. The completion of the first phase of CMNet is expected to extend China Mobile`s services throughout China, providing diversified IP services for customers.
About China Mobile
China Mobile Communications Corporation is the primary telecommunications provider in China. The company is a state-owned enterprise, which is established on the base of reorganization in the field of telecommunications in China. There are all-capital subsidiary companies in 25 provinces. China Telecom (Hong Kong) Co. Ltd. is China Mobile`s holding company.
China Mobile provides mobile voice service, data services, IP telephony service and multimedia services. Additionally, China Mobile is one of the members of the international computer network and is authorized to provide international networking services. The corporation is the largest GSM mobile communications provider in the world whose mobile network covers all the cities and over 96 percent of the rural towns in China. China Mobile provides roaming service with the cooperation of 108 operators in 59 countries and has more than 50 million customers.
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delayed 20 mins - disclaimerGet QuotesMonday November 13, 9:49 am Eastern Time
Press Release
China Mobile Selects Inktomi for Delivery of Wireless Internet Content and Services
Inktomi to Provide its Network Infrastructure Technology to World`s Largest GSM Carrier
FOSTER CITY, Calif. and BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2000-- Inktomi Corp. (NASDAQ: INKT - news), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, today announced that China Mobile Communications Corp., the world`s largest GSM carrier, will integrate the Inktomi® Traffic Server® network cache platform as a core infrastructure technology within its National IP Backbone, CMNet, for the delivery of wireless content and services. The Inktomi network infrastructure platform will enable China Mobile to provide users with fast, reliable access to Web-based content and applications while optimizing bandwidth and generating new revenue streams.
China Mobile will deploy the Inktomi Traffic Server platform throughout CMNet to manage increasing mobile Internet traffic and conserve bandwidth by storing information close to end users. With Inktomi`s leading network cache technology providing the underlying infrastructure for the wireless network, China Mobile subscribers will benefit from fast and efficient access to international Web content and services on their mobile devices. Additionally, as an open standards based platform for the delivery of wireless data, Inktomi technology will support current and emerging protocols and services, offering wireless carriers the flexibility to manage rapidly evolving wireless standards.
``We are pleased to work with China Mobile, one of the largest wireless carriers in the world, on the design and implementation of its next-generation mobile Internet network,`` said Swapnil Shah, chief strategist, Inktomi Wireless Division. ``Inktomi`s leading network infrastructure technology enables differentiated revenue-generating mobile data services for carriers and portals, and provides safeguard against changes in wireless technology and evolving business models.``
China Mobile aims to expand its operation range to meet the growing needs of its customers. The completion of the first phase of CMNet is expected to extend China Mobile`s services throughout China, providing diversified IP services for customers.
About China Mobile
China Mobile Communications Corporation is the primary telecommunications provider in China. The company is a state-owned enterprise, which is established on the base of reorganization in the field of telecommunications in China. There are all-capital subsidiary companies in 25 provinces. China Telecom (Hong Kong) Co. Ltd. is China Mobile`s holding company.
China Mobile provides mobile voice service, data services, IP telephony service and multimedia services. Additionally, China Mobile is one of the members of the international computer network and is authorized to provide international networking services. The corporation is the largest GSM mobile communications provider in the world whose mobile network covers all the cities and over 96 percent of the rural towns in China. China Mobile provides roaming service with the cooperation of 108 operators in 59 countries and has more than 50 million customers.
german
Der europäische Ableger des Internet-Unternehmens Terra Lycos (Nasdaq: TRLY),
Lycos Europe, wird auf die Suchdienste des Internet-Spezialisten Inktomi
(Nasdaq: INKT) zurückgreifen. Im Zusammenhang mit dem Lycos-Service HotBot
Europe, werden die Suchergebnisse unter anderem von Inktomis Suchtechnologie
ermittelt.
Gleichzeitig lizenziert Lycos Europe Inktomis Media-Service, der Nutzern
einen Zugriff auf entsprechende Multimedia-Datenbanken gibt. Über finanzielle Details
der Vertragsvereinbarung wurde nichts bekannt. Lycos Europe sieht aber
Inktomis skalierbare und präzise Suchtechnologie als Hauptgrund der Entscheidung
für Inktomi.
Quelle: WO - News
german
Lycos Europe, wird auf die Suchdienste des Internet-Spezialisten Inktomi
(Nasdaq: INKT) zurückgreifen. Im Zusammenhang mit dem Lycos-Service HotBot
Europe, werden die Suchergebnisse unter anderem von Inktomis Suchtechnologie
ermittelt.
Gleichzeitig lizenziert Lycos Europe Inktomis Media-Service, der Nutzern
einen Zugriff auf entsprechende Multimedia-Datenbanken gibt. Über finanzielle Details
der Vertragsvereinbarung wurde nichts bekannt. Lycos Europe sieht aber
Inktomis skalierbare und präzise Suchtechnologie als Hauptgrund der Entscheidung
für Inktomi.
Quelle: WO - News
german
Hallo german
Dank für deine qualifizierten Beiträge. War und bin eigentlich
positiv für Inktomi, nur erstmal raus. Denn der Markt ist im Moment
einfach zu volatil!
Gruß stepan
Dank für deine qualifizierten Beiträge. War und bin eigentlich
positiv für Inktomi, nur erstmal raus. Denn der Markt ist im Moment
einfach zu volatil!
Gruß stepan
Danke stepan und: Good luck!
AlterEgo Networks Introduces First Mobile Web Server for Enterprises,
Telcos And Internet Service ProvidersNew Products Offer Secure, Reliable,
Managed Environment for Deploying Enterprise Applications and Web Content to
Mobile Employees and Customers AlterEgo Designer Version 2.0 Creates Best User
Experience Through Powerful Wireless Conversion
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov 14, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- AlterEgo Networks
Inc., the leading provider of software and services for building the mobile
enterprise, today announced AlterEgo Mobile Web Server 2.0, the industry`s first
server-based software to offer enterprises, carriers and Internet service
providers a scalable and reliable platform for securely deploying enterprise
applications and web content to any type of wireless or wired device, including
cell phones, PDAs, 2-way pagers and Internet appliances. AlterEgo Mobile Web
Server 2.0 allows companies to leverage their existing web infrastructure
investments with the proven technology currently powering AlterEgo`s worldwide
Adaptive Network. This includes the Inktomi(R) Traffic Server(R) network cache
platform and AlterEgo`s patent-pending software that enables the highest quality
transformation of content and applications for the best user experience possible
for any mobile net access device. The new product is specifically designed to
deploy applications and content to distributed employees and customers in a way
that reinforces the security and manageability of sensitive information.
To complement AlterEgo Mobile Web Server, AlterEgo also today announced the
availability of a licensed version of its AlterEgo Designer 2.0, a powerful,
simple HTML-to-XSL creation tool capable of bringing existing content and
applications to any device. AlterEgo Designer 2.0 is a powerful GUI-based,
drag-and-drop tool that enables the rapid creation of templates based on the
XML-related standard, XSL (Extensible Style sheet Language). AlterEgo Designer
enables businesses to make precise determinations about how content, graphic
images, navigation and user interfaces will be deployed to literally any type of
wireless or wired device enabling the best possible solution for mobile
employees and customers.
"The promise of XML-based technologies is the empowerment of enterprises who
publish and communicate over the Internet to address all of their stakeholders
regardless of device and access," observed Mark Plakias, Vice President of Voice
& Wireless Commerce at The Kelsey Group. "With the proliferation of wireless,
presentation solutions like the Mobile Web Server point towards a near-term
future where intelligence at the edge delaminates devices, access, and
presentation from the core content and applications server. The day is coming
when HTML is just one of many formats that enterprises and their service
providers communicate through."
"To meet the business demands of the mobile Internet, enterprises, carriers and
service providers require a high-performance, reliable solution that protects
the investments made in existing infrastructures," said Richard Ling, President
and CEO of AlterEgo Networks. "Without duplicating the capabilities already in
place with applications servers and web servers, Mobile Web Server addresses
these challenges with the most advanced path for extending enterprise
applications and Internet content to any device. This platform uniquely
positions AlterEgo within the mobile Internet market with the only solutions
offered both as outsourced services and products inside the firewall, addressing
the broadest set of needs possible."
AlterEgo Mobile Web Server 2.0
AlterEgo Mobile Web Server 2.0 leverages the core technology currently deployed
throughout the 10 nodes within AlterEgo`s Adaptive Network, performing all of
the functionality -- content adaptation, image transformation, bandwidth
detection -- necessary to bring existing data to wireless devices. AlterEgo has
proven the performance and reliability of this technology through more than 10
customer implementations across its Adaptive Network, including USATODAY.com,
ConsumerReview.com and ClearStation.
AlterEgo Mobile Web Server 2.0 offers enterprises, carriers and Internet Service
Providers a robust set of features for adapting web content and applications to
any mobile device format:
-- Detection of current and future mobile device types & bandwidth
-- Multiple data format input capability (HTML, XML)
-- Automated adaptation of HTML and XML to desired mobile device formats,
such as WML, HDML, C-HTML, XHTML, etc.
-- Integration with existing web infrastructure platforms, such as content
development, content management and application servers
-- SSL/TLS encryption
-- Tight integration with industry-leading Inktomi Traffic Server
-- Support of leading operating systems, including Microsoft Windows NT
and Sun Solaris
-- Support of all current and future web-enabled cell phones, PDAs, and
2-way pagers
AlterEgo Mobile Web Server`s unobtrusive design allows for easy integration into
existing web infrastructures -- application servers, web servers and content
management systems -- protecting existing investments. Unlike mobile application
servers, which duplicate the business logic capabilities already present in most
web application server platforms, AlterEgo Mobile Web Server complements
existing capabilities by integrating a powerful presentation layer capability
that requires no re-engineering to integrate with existing back-end enterprise
software systems, such as databases, ERP and SFA systems. AlterEgo Mobile Web
Server sits at the presentation layer, taking existing web infrastructure output
in HTML, XML and XSL formats, and adapting it for any target mobile device
requesting information. This architecture also allows ISPs and Telcos to build
multi-site, multi-node wireless content adaptation and delivery networks.
AlterEgo Mobile Web Server features patent-pending adaptation technology that
compares incoming HTML pages to an XML rules database and modifies content as
appropriate. Core data transformation technology includes content adaptation
technology to optimize text for various form factors, image transformation
technology that adapts image files as instructed by specially embedded tags, and
bandwidth detection technology that measures effective transmission speeds
between users and the MWS (this information may then be applied for fine-tuning
adaptation rules).
AlterEgo is offering its AlterEgo Mobile Web Server in three different
editions-Develop, QA, and Deploy -- to enable customers to test and QA the
solution before investing in a full deployment version of the technology. As a
limited time promotion, AlterEgo is extending use of its Adaptive Network to
companies that purchase AlterEgo Mobile Web Server, Deploy Edition via its
AlterEgo CD service, which is the dedicated content delivery service for mobile
content and applications thru AlterEgo`s worldwide, multi-node delivery network.
AlterEgo Designer 2.0 -- Powerful XSL Creation Tool
AlterEgo is now offering its patent-pending XSL creation technology to companies
that want to adapt their existing HTML content using XSL. AlterEgo Designer,
based on core technology utilizes highly graphical "drag and drop" tools for the
real-time tagging of HTML objects for conversion into XML-based adaptation
rules. AlterEgo Designer enables a company`s content designers or web masters to
quickly determine which content and images will be deployed to each type of
mobile device. AlterEgo Designer works in real-time, simulating a target device
on screen, allowing the designer to preview each conversion as it`s implemented.
Once adapted, the content can be translated into the presentation layer
appropriate for each wireless device. This tool enables any enterprise to take
its existing content and services to any type of device with a minimum of effort
and time.
Inktomi Network Infrastructure Technology -- Enabling the Wireless
InternetMobile Web Server leverages the Inktomi (Nasdaq: INKT) network
infrastructure cache platform for the delivery of wireless content and services,
the same successful technology deployed within AlterEgo`s Adaptive Network
across North America and Europe. Each Mobile Web Server is integrated with
Inktomi Traffic Server software to process and store content at the edge of the
network, managing increasing wireless Internet traffic while conserving
bandwidth. With Inktomi infrastructure technology embedded in the Mobile Web
Server, wireless Internet users will benefit from fast, reliable access to
Web-based content and services.
"The combination of Inktomi and AlterEgo technologies creates a powerful
platform for the delivery of next generation wireless Internet content and
services," said Swapnil Shah, chief strategist, Inktomi Wireless Division. "The
Inktomi wireless solution provides carriers and portals with a scalable, open
standards based platform that enables differentiated revenue-generating mobile
data services."
Pricing and Availability
All of AlterEgo`s Adaptive services and products are available now as pilot
deployments. Pricing for AlterEgo Mobile Web Server is based on a per CPU basis
and varies with each edition and configuration.
About AlterEgo Networks
AlterEgo is an infrastructure software company building a more intelligent
Internet to simplify the delivery of Web content and enterprise applications to
any type of wireless or wired net access device. The company offers a family of
software products and outsourced services tailored to address the unique content
adaptation and delivery needs of global B2C content producers, enterprises, B2B
exchanges and wireless carriers. All services are powered by the AlterEgo
Adaptive Network, a fault-tolerant content delivery network operating
internationally across 10 nodes. All products and services employ patent-pending
technology and proprietary techniques for applying server clustering and content
caching to ensure customers a high degree of scalability, security and
reliability. AlterEgo is based in Redwood City with international headquarters
in London, England. The company maintains partnerships with Aether Systems,
Inktomi, Interwoven, InterNAP, Macromedia, SRI International and UUNET. For more
information, please visit our Web site at www.aego.com or call 866-ALTEREGO.
NOTE: AlterEgo, AlterEgo Designer, AlterEgo Mobile Web Server, AlterEgo Adaptive
Network Service and The Adaptive Network are all trademarks of AlterEgo, Inc.
All other company and product names are the trademarks or registered trademarks
of their respective holders.
Inktomi, Traffic Server and the tri-colored cube logo are all trademarks or
registered trademarks of Inktomi Corporation in the United States and other
countries. All other company and product names referenced herein are the
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
SOURCE AlterEgo Networks, Inc.
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AlterEgo Networks Introduces First Mobile Web Server for Enterprises,
Telcos And Internet Service ProvidersNew Products Offer Secure, Reliable,
Managed Environment for Deploying Enterprise Applications and Web Content to
Mobile Employees and Customers AlterEgo Designer Version 2.0 Creates Best User
Experience Through Powerful Wireless Conversion
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov 14, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- AlterEgo Networks
Inc., the leading provider of software and services for building the mobile
enterprise, today announced AlterEgo Mobile Web Server 2.0, the industry`s first
server-based software to offer enterprises, carriers and Internet service
providers a scalable and reliable platform for securely deploying enterprise
applications and web content to any type of wireless or wired device, including
cell phones, PDAs, 2-way pagers and Internet appliances. AlterEgo Mobile Web
Server 2.0 allows companies to leverage their existing web infrastructure
investments with the proven technology currently powering AlterEgo`s worldwide
Adaptive Network. This includes the Inktomi(R) Traffic Server(R) network cache
platform and AlterEgo`s patent-pending software that enables the highest quality
transformation of content and applications for the best user experience possible
for any mobile net access device. The new product is specifically designed to
deploy applications and content to distributed employees and customers in a way
that reinforces the security and manageability of sensitive information.
To complement AlterEgo Mobile Web Server, AlterEgo also today announced the
availability of a licensed version of its AlterEgo Designer 2.0, a powerful,
simple HTML-to-XSL creation tool capable of bringing existing content and
applications to any device. AlterEgo Designer 2.0 is a powerful GUI-based,
drag-and-drop tool that enables the rapid creation of templates based on the
XML-related standard, XSL (Extensible Style sheet Language). AlterEgo Designer
enables businesses to make precise determinations about how content, graphic
images, navigation and user interfaces will be deployed to literally any type of
wireless or wired device enabling the best possible solution for mobile
employees and customers.
"The promise of XML-based technologies is the empowerment of enterprises who
publish and communicate over the Internet to address all of their stakeholders
regardless of device and access," observed Mark Plakias, Vice President of Voice
& Wireless Commerce at The Kelsey Group. "With the proliferation of wireless,
presentation solutions like the Mobile Web Server point towards a near-term
future where intelligence at the edge delaminates devices, access, and
presentation from the core content and applications server. The day is coming
when HTML is just one of many formats that enterprises and their service
providers communicate through."
"To meet the business demands of the mobile Internet, enterprises, carriers and
service providers require a high-performance, reliable solution that protects
the investments made in existing infrastructures," said Richard Ling, President
and CEO of AlterEgo Networks. "Without duplicating the capabilities already in
place with applications servers and web servers, Mobile Web Server addresses
these challenges with the most advanced path for extending enterprise
applications and Internet content to any device. This platform uniquely
positions AlterEgo within the mobile Internet market with the only solutions
offered both as outsourced services and products inside the firewall, addressing
the broadest set of needs possible."
AlterEgo Mobile Web Server 2.0
AlterEgo Mobile Web Server 2.0 leverages the core technology currently deployed
throughout the 10 nodes within AlterEgo`s Adaptive Network, performing all of
the functionality -- content adaptation, image transformation, bandwidth
detection -- necessary to bring existing data to wireless devices. AlterEgo has
proven the performance and reliability of this technology through more than 10
customer implementations across its Adaptive Network, including USATODAY.com,
ConsumerReview.com and ClearStation.
AlterEgo Mobile Web Server 2.0 offers enterprises, carriers and Internet Service
Providers a robust set of features for adapting web content and applications to
any mobile device format:
-- Detection of current and future mobile device types & bandwidth
-- Multiple data format input capability (HTML, XML)
-- Automated adaptation of HTML and XML to desired mobile device formats,
such as WML, HDML, C-HTML, XHTML, etc.
-- Integration with existing web infrastructure platforms, such as content
development, content management and application servers
-- SSL/TLS encryption
-- Tight integration with industry-leading Inktomi Traffic Server
-- Support of leading operating systems, including Microsoft Windows NT
and Sun Solaris
-- Support of all current and future web-enabled cell phones, PDAs, and
2-way pagers
AlterEgo Mobile Web Server`s unobtrusive design allows for easy integration into
existing web infrastructures -- application servers, web servers and content
management systems -- protecting existing investments. Unlike mobile application
servers, which duplicate the business logic capabilities already present in most
web application server platforms, AlterEgo Mobile Web Server complements
existing capabilities by integrating a powerful presentation layer capability
that requires no re-engineering to integrate with existing back-end enterprise
software systems, such as databases, ERP and SFA systems. AlterEgo Mobile Web
Server sits at the presentation layer, taking existing web infrastructure output
in HTML, XML and XSL formats, and adapting it for any target mobile device
requesting information. This architecture also allows ISPs and Telcos to build
multi-site, multi-node wireless content adaptation and delivery networks.
AlterEgo Mobile Web Server features patent-pending adaptation technology that
compares incoming HTML pages to an XML rules database and modifies content as
appropriate. Core data transformation technology includes content adaptation
technology to optimize text for various form factors, image transformation
technology that adapts image files as instructed by specially embedded tags, and
bandwidth detection technology that measures effective transmission speeds
between users and the MWS (this information may then be applied for fine-tuning
adaptation rules).
AlterEgo is offering its AlterEgo Mobile Web Server in three different
editions-Develop, QA, and Deploy -- to enable customers to test and QA the
solution before investing in a full deployment version of the technology. As a
limited time promotion, AlterEgo is extending use of its Adaptive Network to
companies that purchase AlterEgo Mobile Web Server, Deploy Edition via its
AlterEgo CD service, which is the dedicated content delivery service for mobile
content and applications thru AlterEgo`s worldwide, multi-node delivery network.
AlterEgo Designer 2.0 -- Powerful XSL Creation Tool
AlterEgo is now offering its patent-pending XSL creation technology to companies
that want to adapt their existing HTML content using XSL. AlterEgo Designer,
based on core technology utilizes highly graphical "drag and drop" tools for the
real-time tagging of HTML objects for conversion into XML-based adaptation
rules. AlterEgo Designer enables a company`s content designers or web masters to
quickly determine which content and images will be deployed to each type of
mobile device. AlterEgo Designer works in real-time, simulating a target device
on screen, allowing the designer to preview each conversion as it`s implemented.
Once adapted, the content can be translated into the presentation layer
appropriate for each wireless device. This tool enables any enterprise to take
its existing content and services to any type of device with a minimum of effort
and time.
Inktomi Network Infrastructure Technology -- Enabling the Wireless
InternetMobile Web Server leverages the Inktomi (Nasdaq: INKT) network
infrastructure cache platform for the delivery of wireless content and services,
the same successful technology deployed within AlterEgo`s Adaptive Network
across North America and Europe. Each Mobile Web Server is integrated with
Inktomi Traffic Server software to process and store content at the edge of the
network, managing increasing wireless Internet traffic while conserving
bandwidth. With Inktomi infrastructure technology embedded in the Mobile Web
Server, wireless Internet users will benefit from fast, reliable access to
Web-based content and services.
"The combination of Inktomi and AlterEgo technologies creates a powerful
platform for the delivery of next generation wireless Internet content and
services," said Swapnil Shah, chief strategist, Inktomi Wireless Division. "The
Inktomi wireless solution provides carriers and portals with a scalable, open
standards based platform that enables differentiated revenue-generating mobile
data services."
Pricing and Availability
All of AlterEgo`s Adaptive services and products are available now as pilot
deployments. Pricing for AlterEgo Mobile Web Server is based on a per CPU basis
and varies with each edition and configuration.
About AlterEgo Networks
AlterEgo is an infrastructure software company building a more intelligent
Internet to simplify the delivery of Web content and enterprise applications to
any type of wireless or wired net access device. The company offers a family of
software products and outsourced services tailored to address the unique content
adaptation and delivery needs of global B2C content producers, enterprises, B2B
exchanges and wireless carriers. All services are powered by the AlterEgo
Adaptive Network, a fault-tolerant content delivery network operating
internationally across 10 nodes. All products and services employ patent-pending
technology and proprietary techniques for applying server clustering and content
caching to ensure customers a high degree of scalability, security and
reliability. AlterEgo is based in Redwood City with international headquarters
in London, England. The company maintains partnerships with Aether Systems,
Inktomi, Interwoven, InterNAP, Macromedia, SRI International and UUNET. For more
information, please visit our Web site at www.aego.com or call 866-ALTEREGO.
NOTE: AlterEgo, AlterEgo Designer, AlterEgo Mobile Web Server, AlterEgo Adaptive
Network Service and The Adaptive Network are all trademarks of AlterEgo, Inc.
All other company and product names are the trademarks or registered trademarks
of their respective holders.
Inktomi, Traffic Server and the tri-colored cube logo are all trademarks or
registered trademarks of Inktomi Corporation in the United States and other
countries. All other company and product names referenced herein are the
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
SOURCE AlterEgo Networks, Inc.
german
Kritischer Artikel zu dem Geschäftsmodell von Inktomi, in dem wegen der hohen Bandbreiten der Fiberoptik Zweifel an der Postion des Caching in der Zukunft geäußert werden.
Avanex Sets A New Pace
Net Stock Analysis
Thur, 11/16/00-10:04 PM by Henry Lee
On Wednesday November 15, Avanex (AVNX: news, msgs) was issued a U.S. patent for its proprietary dense wavelength multiplexing [DWDM] process. The announcement may not mean much to you now, but it should if you invest in technology-related stocks. The significance is not so much what the patent means to Avanex in particular, but that it provides an indication of how quickly technology is evolving. The patent represents a revolutionary jump in the amount of data that can be transmitted. In fact, it could very well make some of the hottest technologies of today obsolete in very little time.
The process, invented by Dr. Simon Cao of Avanex, enables the splitting of an optical signal into an extraordinarily high number of wavelengths, each capable of carrying a different stream of data. In laboratory experiments, Ananex achieved 1,000 wavelengths-- the current commercial maximum is 160, achieved by Corvis (CORV: news, msgs). This represents an exponential leap in DWDM technology. That means at 1,000 wavelengths [WDM lambda] per fiber, nearly a million different streams of data can be carried across an 864-fiber cable under the sea. In other words, an awful lot of information can flow on a single carrier’s lines at lightning fast speeds.
In the lab, Avanex has also modulated the sidebands of a single wavelength with 100 different RF sub-channels. This in effect creates a hundred thousand optical carriers of roughly 120 Mbps each (nearly 100 times DSL or cable modem) on a single fiber. This revolutionary jump in the amount of data that can be sent over a single cable will render some technologies obsolete and spurn investment into new technologies that can handle and direct that data.
Take a look around at the stock prices of companies involved in Digital Subscriber Line [DSL] technology. Covad (COVD: news, msgs), Copper Mountain (CMTN: news, msgs) and countless other DSL companies that never even made it to the public markets are suffering tremendously because it has become apparent that their technology will be obsolete in a couple of years. DSL may be the best performance-to-price connectivity available to consumers today, but eventually those same customers will demand fiber directly to the homes. Valuations for most technology companies are based on future growth rates. Investors will not tolerate losses or even marginal profits from companies deriving revenues from obsolete technologies. Even if the growth rates are strong now, we know from simple arithmetic that anything times zero equals zero. There is no future for the technology that means zero future growth rates. Eventually, the same thing will happen to technologies for delivering data more efficiently.
Companies like Akamai (AKAM: news, msgs) caught investors’ attention with its caching technology that allows Internet Service Providers [ISPs] to store often-used data closer to the end user. The result is less traffic flowing over the Internet’s backbone, thus reducing the cost of bandwidth ISPs have to pay. Other companies like iBeam Broadcasting (IBEM: news, msgs), Inktomi (INKT: news, msgs), Network Appliance (NTAP: news, msgs), Cacheflow (CFLO: news, msgs) all have caching-related products and will have to address how the explosion in bandwidth will affect their offerings in the future. When caching technology was reaching its peak in investor interest, it was not clear how quickly companies would roll fiber out into their networks. The fiber that did exist wasn’t nearly as efficient as it is today with DWDM. You can argue that some of today’s fiber-optic networks have 160 times the capacity they did when the caching companies introduced their products. Imagine the reduction in the price of bandwidth when technology such as Avanex’s enables over 100,000 wavelengths per fiber? Caching technology providers will have to educate the public on the other benefits of their products if they don’t want to see their stock prices mirror those of DSL companies.
The technology behind Avenex’s patent will also have a great influence on companies already involved in optical networking. With all that capacity, the switching technology will not be able to handle the traffic. It is just not possible with today’s optical switches to switch that many wavelengths, nor would it be cost effective. Avanex believes it has a solution by toggling lasers between different frequencies, although it really doesn’t matter how it works. Today’s technologies will be forced to change.
While Avanex’s patent announcement may have gone unnoticed by most investors, it could be seen as a wake-up call to technology investors. You hear the term, “disruptive technology” mentioned quite a bit, but this is a breakthrough in technology that will affect many companies and the viability of their existing products. There is no guarantee that Avanex technology will be the standard in the future, but it is all but assured that the capacity their technology promises is just around corner. You must know that the technology exists and that it is likely to affect in some way or another the very companies you invest in today.
Quelle: www.netstocks.com
Avanex Sets A New Pace
Net Stock Analysis
Thur, 11/16/00-10:04 PM by Henry Lee
On Wednesday November 15, Avanex (AVNX: news, msgs) was issued a U.S. patent for its proprietary dense wavelength multiplexing [DWDM] process. The announcement may not mean much to you now, but it should if you invest in technology-related stocks. The significance is not so much what the patent means to Avanex in particular, but that it provides an indication of how quickly technology is evolving. The patent represents a revolutionary jump in the amount of data that can be transmitted. In fact, it could very well make some of the hottest technologies of today obsolete in very little time.
The process, invented by Dr. Simon Cao of Avanex, enables the splitting of an optical signal into an extraordinarily high number of wavelengths, each capable of carrying a different stream of data. In laboratory experiments, Ananex achieved 1,000 wavelengths-- the current commercial maximum is 160, achieved by Corvis (CORV: news, msgs). This represents an exponential leap in DWDM technology. That means at 1,000 wavelengths [WDM lambda] per fiber, nearly a million different streams of data can be carried across an 864-fiber cable under the sea. In other words, an awful lot of information can flow on a single carrier’s lines at lightning fast speeds.
In the lab, Avanex has also modulated the sidebands of a single wavelength with 100 different RF sub-channels. This in effect creates a hundred thousand optical carriers of roughly 120 Mbps each (nearly 100 times DSL or cable modem) on a single fiber. This revolutionary jump in the amount of data that can be sent over a single cable will render some technologies obsolete and spurn investment into new technologies that can handle and direct that data.
Take a look around at the stock prices of companies involved in Digital Subscriber Line [DSL] technology. Covad (COVD: news, msgs), Copper Mountain (CMTN: news, msgs) and countless other DSL companies that never even made it to the public markets are suffering tremendously because it has become apparent that their technology will be obsolete in a couple of years. DSL may be the best performance-to-price connectivity available to consumers today, but eventually those same customers will demand fiber directly to the homes. Valuations for most technology companies are based on future growth rates. Investors will not tolerate losses or even marginal profits from companies deriving revenues from obsolete technologies. Even if the growth rates are strong now, we know from simple arithmetic that anything times zero equals zero. There is no future for the technology that means zero future growth rates. Eventually, the same thing will happen to technologies for delivering data more efficiently.
Companies like Akamai (AKAM: news, msgs) caught investors’ attention with its caching technology that allows Internet Service Providers [ISPs] to store often-used data closer to the end user. The result is less traffic flowing over the Internet’s backbone, thus reducing the cost of bandwidth ISPs have to pay. Other companies like iBeam Broadcasting (IBEM: news, msgs), Inktomi (INKT: news, msgs), Network Appliance (NTAP: news, msgs), Cacheflow (CFLO: news, msgs) all have caching-related products and will have to address how the explosion in bandwidth will affect their offerings in the future. When caching technology was reaching its peak in investor interest, it was not clear how quickly companies would roll fiber out into their networks. The fiber that did exist wasn’t nearly as efficient as it is today with DWDM. You can argue that some of today’s fiber-optic networks have 160 times the capacity they did when the caching companies introduced their products. Imagine the reduction in the price of bandwidth when technology such as Avanex’s enables over 100,000 wavelengths per fiber? Caching technology providers will have to educate the public on the other benefits of their products if they don’t want to see their stock prices mirror those of DSL companies.
The technology behind Avenex’s patent will also have a great influence on companies already involved in optical networking. With all that capacity, the switching technology will not be able to handle the traffic. It is just not possible with today’s optical switches to switch that many wavelengths, nor would it be cost effective. Avanex believes it has a solution by toggling lasers between different frequencies, although it really doesn’t matter how it works. Today’s technologies will be forced to change.
While Avanex’s patent announcement may have gone unnoticed by most investors, it could be seen as a wake-up call to technology investors. You hear the term, “disruptive technology” mentioned quite a bit, but this is a breakthrough in technology that will affect many companies and the viability of their existing products. There is no guarantee that Avanex technology will be the standard in the future, but it is all but assured that the capacity their technology promises is just around corner. You must know that the technology exists and that it is likely to affect in some way or another the very companies you invest in today.
Quelle: www.netstocks.com
Wenn ich mir den heutigen INKT-Kurs anschaue, wird mir übel. Die muss ja auf Teufel komm raus geshortet worden sein, denn wer verkauft noch bei solchen Kursen? Ob wir nun bald den Boden gefunden haben, ist eine Frage, die doch keiner definitiv beantworten kann. Die Unsicherheit der Präsidentenentscheidung müßte raus aus dem Markt, damit es zu einer gewissen Beruhigung kommt. Auch ein neutraler Bias von Seiten der FED täte sein Gutes. Langfristig bleibe ich zuversichtlich gestimmt. Also: da müssen wir jetzt durch.
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Content Bridge Alliance Announces New Technical Advisory Members; Leading Technology Providers Collaborate on Setting Standards for Internet Interoperability Issues Related to Content Injection, Distribution and Accounting
Business Wire - Tuesday, November 21, 2000
FOSTER CITY, Calif., Nov 21, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Content Bridge(TM), an alliance formed to enable cross-network content distribution, today announced the addition of new Technical Advisory Members that will participate in proposing standards to address Internet interoperability issues related to the distribution, delivery and management of content. The new members include Apogee Networks, Compaq Computer Corporation, Hewlett-Packard Company, Portal Software, Inc., StorageNetworks, Inc., and Vignette Corp.
Technical Advisory Members of the Content Bridge alliance are working together to identify and propose technology standards to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) or other standards-setting bodies, enabling member networks that use different technologies to participate in the Content Bridge content peering model. Initial areas of focus for standards development include cross-network implementation of:
-- Injection -- Establishes common methods for content providers
to communicate content updates to member networks
-- Distribution -- Defines methods to pass content updates
between peer networks
-- Accounting -- Provides a common mechanism for collecting usage
data and allocating revenue to member networks
As leading technology, content management and delivery services providers, these
companies bring additional intellectual capital to the Content Bridge Technical
Advisory Membership and their input will be critical in the development of
content peering standards.
"Content Bridge members understand the critical role of revenue allocation in
the success of content peering between networks and have developed a viable
operating model to address billing and revenue sharing issues," said Tom
Goldman, president and chief operating officer of Apogee Networks. "As one of
the leading providers of flexible, scalable and real-time content usage-based
billing platforms, Apogee is pleased to participate in Content Bridge and lend
our expertise to the group`s standards setting initiatives."
"The Content Bridge alliance will bring cooperative value to the delivery of
content to the edge of the network," said John O`Keefe, vice president of the
BCSG Solutions Group at Compaq Computer Corporation. "With our wide range of
AlphaServer, Proliant and StorageWorks products, Compaq already plays a key role
in the delivery of mission-critical content, and we look forward to adding our
insight to this standards development effort."
"As a leading global supplier of computing technology and services to content
providers, Hewlett-Packard is pleased to join the Content Bridge alliance, and
wholeheartedly supports this initiative," said Karen Slatford, vice president
and general manager of Business Customer Sales Organization at Hewlett-Packard
Company. "With HP`s leading-edge Internet technologies, an always-on
infrastructure, and a pedigree in standards, we plan to take an active role in
proposing technologies and standards to address Internet interoperability issues
in the area of content."
"We believe that Content Bridge is helping drive the next evolutionary stage of
the Internet through the real world deployment of a functional business and
technology model for content peering," said Steve Sommer, vice president of
marketing and business development at Portal Software, Inc. "With Portal`s
expertise and leadership in billing and customer management software for
broadband, wireless Internet and next-generation communications services, we
look forward to taking an active role in helping to propose and draft standards
that enable this vital new age of shared content on the Internet."
"StorageNetworks is pleased to contribute to the Content Bridge initiative. As next generation content distribution technologies are brought to market, increasingly sophisticated storage management technologies and architectures will be needed," said Bill Miller, co-founder and chief technology officer of StorageNetworks, Inc. "We view our participation in Content Bridge as a key step in shaping the future of content and storage management."
"Content Bridge is an important industry alliance that will more clearly define how content distribution networks and service providers work together to accelerate delivery of content to end users," said Bill Daniel, senior vice president of products, Vignette Corp. "Content Bridge complements Vignette`s eXtended Content Management initiative, which defines content creation and management processes, by addressing a framework for delivery and acceleration of content across distributed networks."
Content Bridge: Technical Advisory Membership
Technical Advisory Membership is open to service providers, technology companies and content providers that can offer one or more of the following:
-- Technology that enhances or extends current or future service
offerings enabled via the Content Bridge alliance.
-- Significant additional reach in the access provider, hosting
partner or content publisher communities.
-- Development support for the creation of technology standards
enabling content peering.
"Today`s announcement illustrates the continued interest and support Content
Bridge is receiving from the industry`s leading technology and service provider
companies," said Niel Robertson, vice president of research, at Exodus(R), and
chairperson of the Content Bridge Technical Advisory Board. "With the support of
these companies in the standards development initiatives of the alliance,
Content Bridge has amassed significant intellectual capital that will help drive
forward our vision of deploying new technology and business models for content
internetworking on the Web."
On November 16, 2000, the Content Bridge alliance submitted an Internet Draft to
the IETF. Titled "Implementation of Origin/Access Content Peering for HTTP," the
draft describes the implementation of content peering currently enabled by
Content Bridge, including injection, distribution, and accounting. The draft is
expected to be a topic of discussion at the next meeting of the IETF, which will
be in mid-December in San Diego.
About Content Bridge Alliance
Formed in August 2000, Content Bridge is an alliance that includes leading
technology and network service providers. Content Bridge alliance provides a
platform for cross-network content distribution, streamlining the link between
content providers and consumers. Current members include: Adero, Inc., Alteon
WebSystems, Apogee Networks, Compaq Computer Corporation, Digital Island, Inc.,
Exodus Communications (R) Inc., Genuity Inc., Hewlett-Packard Company, Inktomi
Corp., Intel Corporation, Madge.web N.V., NetRail, Inc., Portal Software, Inc.,
StorageNetworks, Inc., Sun Microsystems and Vignette Corp. For more information,
access www.content-bridge.com (http://www.content-bridge.com/).
Quelle: businesswire.com
german
Content Bridge Alliance Announces New Technical Advisory Members; Leading Technology Providers Collaborate on Setting Standards for Internet Interoperability Issues Related to Content Injection, Distribution and Accounting
Business Wire - Tuesday, November 21, 2000
FOSTER CITY, Calif., Nov 21, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Content Bridge(TM), an alliance formed to enable cross-network content distribution, today announced the addition of new Technical Advisory Members that will participate in proposing standards to address Internet interoperability issues related to the distribution, delivery and management of content. The new members include Apogee Networks, Compaq Computer Corporation, Hewlett-Packard Company, Portal Software, Inc., StorageNetworks, Inc., and Vignette Corp.
Technical Advisory Members of the Content Bridge alliance are working together to identify and propose technology standards to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) or other standards-setting bodies, enabling member networks that use different technologies to participate in the Content Bridge content peering model. Initial areas of focus for standards development include cross-network implementation of:
-- Injection -- Establishes common methods for content providers
to communicate content updates to member networks
-- Distribution -- Defines methods to pass content updates
between peer networks
-- Accounting -- Provides a common mechanism for collecting usage
data and allocating revenue to member networks
As leading technology, content management and delivery services providers, these
companies bring additional intellectual capital to the Content Bridge Technical
Advisory Membership and their input will be critical in the development of
content peering standards.
"Content Bridge members understand the critical role of revenue allocation in
the success of content peering between networks and have developed a viable
operating model to address billing and revenue sharing issues," said Tom
Goldman, president and chief operating officer of Apogee Networks. "As one of
the leading providers of flexible, scalable and real-time content usage-based
billing platforms, Apogee is pleased to participate in Content Bridge and lend
our expertise to the group`s standards setting initiatives."
"The Content Bridge alliance will bring cooperative value to the delivery of
content to the edge of the network," said John O`Keefe, vice president of the
BCSG Solutions Group at Compaq Computer Corporation. "With our wide range of
AlphaServer, Proliant and StorageWorks products, Compaq already plays a key role
in the delivery of mission-critical content, and we look forward to adding our
insight to this standards development effort."
"As a leading global supplier of computing technology and services to content
providers, Hewlett-Packard is pleased to join the Content Bridge alliance, and
wholeheartedly supports this initiative," said Karen Slatford, vice president
and general manager of Business Customer Sales Organization at Hewlett-Packard
Company. "With HP`s leading-edge Internet technologies, an always-on
infrastructure, and a pedigree in standards, we plan to take an active role in
proposing technologies and standards to address Internet interoperability issues
in the area of content."
"We believe that Content Bridge is helping drive the next evolutionary stage of
the Internet through the real world deployment of a functional business and
technology model for content peering," said Steve Sommer, vice president of
marketing and business development at Portal Software, Inc. "With Portal`s
expertise and leadership in billing and customer management software for
broadband, wireless Internet and next-generation communications services, we
look forward to taking an active role in helping to propose and draft standards
that enable this vital new age of shared content on the Internet."
"StorageNetworks is pleased to contribute to the Content Bridge initiative. As next generation content distribution technologies are brought to market, increasingly sophisticated storage management technologies and architectures will be needed," said Bill Miller, co-founder and chief technology officer of StorageNetworks, Inc. "We view our participation in Content Bridge as a key step in shaping the future of content and storage management."
"Content Bridge is an important industry alliance that will more clearly define how content distribution networks and service providers work together to accelerate delivery of content to end users," said Bill Daniel, senior vice president of products, Vignette Corp. "Content Bridge complements Vignette`s eXtended Content Management initiative, which defines content creation and management processes, by addressing a framework for delivery and acceleration of content across distributed networks."
Content Bridge: Technical Advisory Membership
Technical Advisory Membership is open to service providers, technology companies and content providers that can offer one or more of the following:
-- Technology that enhances or extends current or future service
offerings enabled via the Content Bridge alliance.
-- Significant additional reach in the access provider, hosting
partner or content publisher communities.
-- Development support for the creation of technology standards
enabling content peering.
"Today`s announcement illustrates the continued interest and support Content
Bridge is receiving from the industry`s leading technology and service provider
companies," said Niel Robertson, vice president of research, at Exodus(R), and
chairperson of the Content Bridge Technical Advisory Board. "With the support of
these companies in the standards development initiatives of the alliance,
Content Bridge has amassed significant intellectual capital that will help drive
forward our vision of deploying new technology and business models for content
internetworking on the Web."
On November 16, 2000, the Content Bridge alliance submitted an Internet Draft to
the IETF. Titled "Implementation of Origin/Access Content Peering for HTTP," the
draft describes the implementation of content peering currently enabled by
Content Bridge, including injection, distribution, and accounting. The draft is
expected to be a topic of discussion at the next meeting of the IETF, which will
be in mid-December in San Diego.
About Content Bridge Alliance
Formed in August 2000, Content Bridge is an alliance that includes leading
technology and network service providers. Content Bridge alliance provides a
platform for cross-network content distribution, streamlining the link between
content providers and consumers. Current members include: Adero, Inc., Alteon
WebSystems, Apogee Networks, Compaq Computer Corporation, Digital Island, Inc.,
Exodus Communications (R) Inc., Genuity Inc., Hewlett-Packard Company, Inktomi
Corp., Intel Corporation, Madge.web N.V., NetRail, Inc., Portal Software, Inc.,
StorageNetworks, Inc., Sun Microsystems and Vignette Corp. For more information,
access www.content-bridge.com (http://www.content-bridge.com/).
Quelle: businesswire.com
Vielleicht hilft es etwas dem bebeutelten Kurs:
AT&T WorldNet Service Selects Inktomi To Provide Commerce
Service for Market Square; AT&T WorldNet Service Customers Now Benefit from Fast, Reliable Access to Leading Brands, Millions of Products and Shopping Resources
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 2000--Inktomi Corp. (Nasdaq:INKT), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, announced today that AT&T WorldNet(R) Service has selected Inktomi(R) to provide commerce services for Market Square, the newly redesigned online shopping service of AT&T`s consumer ISP service. These services use the Inktomi Commerce Engine and provide AT&T WorldNet Service customers with fast, reliable access to millions of leading products as well as helpful shopping tools for an easier, more complete online buying experience.
"AT&T is committed to providing our customers with a positive online shopping experience during the holiday season," said Ed Chatlos, vice president and general manager of AT&T WorldNet Service. "The services provided by Inktomi enabled us to deliver a complete online shopping experience that can accommodate our increased holiday traffic."
The Inktomi Commerce Engine provides scalable, turnkey commerce capabilities for more than 45 leading portals, destination sites, financial institutions and insurance companies, and a network of more than 250 merchant partners. Inktomi Commerce Engine integrates a range of capabilities including advanced catalog aggregation across millions of products, billing, tracking and reporting capabilities, targeted opt-in email marketing tools and powerful new feature search functions. Inktomi`s outsourced commerce infrastructure model delivers rapid time to market, robust functionality and dramatically lower costs than in-house software development.
"The Inktomi Commerce Engine allows AT&T to create an online shopping experience to increase commerce transactions and improve the online user experience," said Kevin Brown, general manager, Inktomi Commerce Division. "We are pleased to help AT&T introduce this new shopping capability just in time for the busy holiday shopping season."
About AT&T WorldNet Service
AT&T WorldNet(R) Service (http:/www.att.net) is one of the leading Internet Service Providers in the U.S. AT&T WorldNet Service i495 Offer provides reliable, easy Internet access nationally, 6 e-mail addresses with up to 60 megabytes of free Web space, chat, e-mail screener feature, instant messaging, online communities, access to discounted games, online customer support, and a multi-function toolbar and customized advertising whenever you`re online.
AT&T WorldNet Service earned an unprecedented 9 out of 9 A+ scores in Visual Network`s Internet BenchMark(TM) survey of Internet Service Providers in June and July and has earned A+ scores in four or more measurement categories for 19 consecutive months in the same survey. AT&T WorldNet ranked No. 1 in Customer Satisfaction among the largest national Internet Service Providers in J.D. Power and Associates 2000 National Internet Service Provider Customer Satisfaction Study(SM) based on 4,173 responses. In November, AT&T WorldNet Service was named "Best Buy" in PC World Magazine.
Quelle: Busineess.com
german
AT&T WorldNet Service Selects Inktomi To Provide Commerce
Service for Market Square; AT&T WorldNet Service Customers Now Benefit from Fast, Reliable Access to Leading Brands, Millions of Products and Shopping Resources
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 2000--Inktomi Corp. (Nasdaq:INKT), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, announced today that AT&T WorldNet(R) Service has selected Inktomi(R) to provide commerce services for Market Square, the newly redesigned online shopping service of AT&T`s consumer ISP service. These services use the Inktomi Commerce Engine and provide AT&T WorldNet Service customers with fast, reliable access to millions of leading products as well as helpful shopping tools for an easier, more complete online buying experience.
"AT&T is committed to providing our customers with a positive online shopping experience during the holiday season," said Ed Chatlos, vice president and general manager of AT&T WorldNet Service. "The services provided by Inktomi enabled us to deliver a complete online shopping experience that can accommodate our increased holiday traffic."
The Inktomi Commerce Engine provides scalable, turnkey commerce capabilities for more than 45 leading portals, destination sites, financial institutions and insurance companies, and a network of more than 250 merchant partners. Inktomi Commerce Engine integrates a range of capabilities including advanced catalog aggregation across millions of products, billing, tracking and reporting capabilities, targeted opt-in email marketing tools and powerful new feature search functions. Inktomi`s outsourced commerce infrastructure model delivers rapid time to market, robust functionality and dramatically lower costs than in-house software development.
"The Inktomi Commerce Engine allows AT&T to create an online shopping experience to increase commerce transactions and improve the online user experience," said Kevin Brown, general manager, Inktomi Commerce Division. "We are pleased to help AT&T introduce this new shopping capability just in time for the busy holiday shopping season."
About AT&T WorldNet Service
AT&T WorldNet(R) Service (http:/www.att.net) is one of the leading Internet Service Providers in the U.S. AT&T WorldNet Service i495 Offer provides reliable, easy Internet access nationally, 6 e-mail addresses with up to 60 megabytes of free Web space, chat, e-mail screener feature, instant messaging, online communities, access to discounted games, online customer support, and a multi-function toolbar and customized advertising whenever you`re online.
AT&T WorldNet Service earned an unprecedented 9 out of 9 A+ scores in Visual Network`s Internet BenchMark(TM) survey of Internet Service Providers in June and July and has earned A+ scores in four or more measurement categories for 19 consecutive months in the same survey. AT&T WorldNet ranked No. 1 in Customer Satisfaction among the largest national Internet Service Providers in J.D. Power and Associates 2000 National Internet Service Provider Customer Satisfaction Study(SM) based on 4,173 responses. In November, AT&T WorldNet Service was named "Best Buy" in PC World Magazine.
Quelle: Busineess.com
german
Market Report -- In Play (INKT)
November 29, 2000 07:58:00 AM ET
Inktomi (INKT) 24 1/4: Bear Stearns reiterates BUY rating on view that stock has be unfairly hurt by misperception that a slowdown in overall telecom industry spending will impact the company`s business. Firm says it is very comfortable with its estimates of $0.02 in EPS and $91.3 mln in revenues for the Dec. qtr.
Briefing.com is the leading Internet provider of live market analysis for U.S. Stock, U.S. Bond, and world FX market participants.
german
November 29, 2000 07:58:00 AM ET
Inktomi (INKT) 24 1/4: Bear Stearns reiterates BUY rating on view that stock has be unfairly hurt by misperception that a slowdown in overall telecom industry spending will impact the company`s business. Firm says it is very comfortable with its estimates of $0.02 in EPS and $91.3 mln in revenues for the Dec. qtr.
Briefing.com is the leading Internet provider of live market analysis for U.S. Stock, U.S. Bond, and world FX market participants.
german
Hallo German, habe hier noch mal das Statement von Bear Stearns, gerade der letzte Satz könnte uns etwas Trost spenden:
Wednesday, November 29, 2000
Bear Stearns defends INKT
--1:15 pm - By Tomi Kilgore
Inktomi (INKT: news, msgs) is adding $1.44 to $25.69. Analyst Robert Fagin at Bear Stearns say the stock has been unfairly hurt of late by the "misperception" that a telecom industry slowdown would hurt the Internet infrastructure firm`s business.
Fagin sees there are several catalysts that could help the stock in the near-term. Also, he thinks Inktomi will divest or restructure less strategic assets which could "significantly improve profitability." On Tuesday, the stock tumbled 19 percent, and had lost 79 percent in the previous 2 months. Fagin believes the stock will "rebound nicely" in 2001.
Wednesday, November 29, 2000
Bear Stearns defends INKT
--1:15 pm - By Tomi Kilgore
Inktomi (INKT: news, msgs) is adding $1.44 to $25.69. Analyst Robert Fagin at Bear Stearns say the stock has been unfairly hurt of late by the "misperception" that a telecom industry slowdown would hurt the Internet infrastructure firm`s business.
Fagin sees there are several catalysts that could help the stock in the near-term. Also, he thinks Inktomi will divest or restructure less strategic assets which could "significantly improve profitability." On Tuesday, the stock tumbled 19 percent, and had lost 79 percent in the previous 2 months. Fagin believes the stock will "rebound nicely" in 2001.
Zum Thema Shorties: Obwohl noch ein Tag am November fehlt, haben wir fast schon wieder einen neuen Rekord, wie untenstehende Statistik zeigt. Das heißt, dass fast ein gesamter Tagesumsatz wieder unters Aktionärsvolk muss, falls die Kurse ausnahmsweise mal wieder anziehen!
Monat short Ant.Tagesumsatz (durchschn.)
11/00 3,657,925 4,265,670
10/00 3,548,198 2,655,150
09/00 2,886,357 2,186,837
08/00 2,584,506 2,429,191
07/00 3,970,102 3,913,330
06/00 3,394,232 3,227,374
(falls schwer zu interpretieren: im November beträgt der durchschnittliche Tagesumsatz an der Nasdaq 4,3 Mio. Aktien. Momentan sind 3,7 Mio. Inktomi-Aktien von Shortern leer verkauft worden, die irgendwann einmal zurückgekauft werden müssen)
quelle: www.viwes.com
Monat short Ant.Tagesumsatz (durchschn.)
11/00 3,657,925 4,265,670
10/00 3,548,198 2,655,150
09/00 2,886,357 2,186,837
08/00 2,584,506 2,429,191
07/00 3,970,102 3,913,330
06/00 3,394,232 3,227,374
(falls schwer zu interpretieren: im November beträgt der durchschnittliche Tagesumsatz an der Nasdaq 4,3 Mio. Aktien. Momentan sind 3,7 Mio. Inktomi-Aktien von Shortern leer verkauft worden, die irgendwann einmal zurückgekauft werden müssen)
quelle: www.viwes.com
Danke Duschgel für den Nachtrag und die Info zum Anteil der Shortpositionen:
Finding gorillas in the midst of a meltdown
Whether by accident or conscious planning, some companies excel in a downturn and get their stocks ready for a market upturn. Here are 10 must-own stocks for the long term.
By Jim Jubak
December 1, 2000
Will you be sorry in a week if you buy Inktomi (INKT, news, msgs) at $25? I can tell you that the stock just hit a new 52-week low, that the chart shows that the stock has broken through critical support, and Wall Street analysts currently can’t downgrade it fast enough. But that’s really not an answer to the question. Frankly, I don’t know where this stock will be in a week or a month, and neither does anyone else.
Will you be sorry in a year if you buy Inktomi at $25 now? That’s one question I think I can answer emphatically. Using even worst-case numbers, I get a target price of $33.25 for Inktomi next November. That’s a 33% gain from a purchase price of $25 a share.
And the more you stretch out the time period, the more emphatic my belief in the rewards of owning Inktomi. Over the long haul, Inktomi is a must-own technology stock, in my opinion. The company is going to be a key player in building the Internet for the next decade.
And Inktomi isn’t the only beaten-up, beaten-down technology stock that I’d put in that group. Nine other names in my updated Future 50 long-term portfolio come to mind: America Online (AOL, news, msgs), Applied Materials (AMAT, news, msgs), E*Trade Group (EGRP, news, msgs), Exodus Communications (EXDS, news, msgs), JDS Uniphase (JDSU, news, msgs), Metromedia Fiber Network (MFNX, news, msgs), PMC-Sierra (PMCS, news, msgs), RF Micro Devices (RFMD, news, msgs) and Yahoo! (YHOO, news, msgs). Five years from now, I think every one of these stocks will deserve a core position in the average technology portfolio.
Read complete article:
http://moneycentral.msn.com/articles/invest/jubak/5939.asp
german
Finding gorillas in the midst of a meltdown
Whether by accident or conscious planning, some companies excel in a downturn and get their stocks ready for a market upturn. Here are 10 must-own stocks for the long term.
By Jim Jubak
December 1, 2000
Will you be sorry in a week if you buy Inktomi (INKT, news, msgs) at $25? I can tell you that the stock just hit a new 52-week low, that the chart shows that the stock has broken through critical support, and Wall Street analysts currently can’t downgrade it fast enough. But that’s really not an answer to the question. Frankly, I don’t know where this stock will be in a week or a month, and neither does anyone else.
Will you be sorry in a year if you buy Inktomi at $25 now? That’s one question I think I can answer emphatically. Using even worst-case numbers, I get a target price of $33.25 for Inktomi next November. That’s a 33% gain from a purchase price of $25 a share.
And the more you stretch out the time period, the more emphatic my belief in the rewards of owning Inktomi. Over the long haul, Inktomi is a must-own technology stock, in my opinion. The company is going to be a key player in building the Internet for the next decade.
And Inktomi isn’t the only beaten-up, beaten-down technology stock that I’d put in that group. Nine other names in my updated Future 50 long-term portfolio come to mind: America Online (AOL, news, msgs), Applied Materials (AMAT, news, msgs), E*Trade Group (EGRP, news, msgs), Exodus Communications (EXDS, news, msgs), JDS Uniphase (JDSU, news, msgs), Metromedia Fiber Network (MFNX, news, msgs), PMC-Sierra (PMCS, news, msgs), RF Micro Devices (RFMD, news, msgs) and Yahoo! (YHOO, news, msgs). Five years from now, I think every one of these stocks will deserve a core position in the average technology portfolio.
Read complete article:
http://moneycentral.msn.com/articles/invest/jubak/5939.asp
german
Das heuitge Kursplus von (bis dato) 35,9 % tut mal gut.
Inktomi announces new server for Linux
Inktomi Announces Traffic Server 4.0; New Version Extends Reach
to the Linux Platform and Delivers Winning Price/Performance Combination for Enterprise and Service Provider Networks
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 5, 2000--Inktomi Corp. (NASDAQ: INKT), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, today announced the availability of Inktomi (R) Traffic Server (R) 4.0. The new release extends the Traffic Server platform for the first time to the Linux operating system, providing a compelling price/performance combination for companies that have adopted this increasingly popular operating environment. Inktomi Traffic Server 4.0 software has been optimized for significantly faster performance than previous releases and features more efficient system utilization, resulting in extra processing power for the delivery of value-added services. In addition, the new version offers additional security capabilities and improved content distribution and management functionality.
"Today`s announcement broadens Inktomi`s reach with one of the most flexible caching solution available to meet evolving enterprise requirements for robust Internet infrastructure within their networks," said Ed Haslam, chief strategist, Network Products Division at Inktomi. "Supporting the widest range of platforms and data formats, Traffic Server software is optimized for both enterprises and service providers seeking to reduce bandwidth requirements, accelerate network performance and deploy a variety of edge services."
The industry`s most scalable network cache platform for both distributed enterprise and service provider networks, Inktomi Traffic Server supports the widest range of data protocols available for increased bandwidth savings and greater control of data. As an extensible software solution, Traffic Server is the only network cache that also functions as a platform for delivering value-added services and applications at the edge of the network, including authentication, content transformation, filtering, streaming media, and virus-checking. In addition to the software-based solution, Inktomi offers full-featured Traffic Server technology in appliance form, through devices powered by the Inktomi Traffic Server Engine, from leading original equipment manufacturer (OEM) vendors including 3Com and Intel.
Today, Inktomi Traffic Server delivers core enabling technology for leading service providers and enterprises, such as America Online, Excite@Home, Genuity and Merrill Lynch.
Key new Traffic Server 4.0 features include:
-- Optimized Network Performance -- Provides extra processing
power for the delivery of value-added services via improved
performance and more efficient system utilization
-- Acceleration for Secure Traffic -- Offers SSL support for
faster, more secure data transfer
-- Flexible Administration-- Allows for different levels of
administrative control and new administration and access
management capabilities
-- Greater Flexibility -- Enables tuning of network resources via
the allocation of caches based on protocol or domain name
-- Additional Protocol Support -- Adds direct FTP support, as
well as improved FTP-over-http support to the industry`s most
extensive set of cached protocols including HTTP 1.0 and 1.1,
RAFT, RTSP, PNA, MMS, QT and NNTP for maximum bandwidth
savings
-- Broad Platform Support -- In addition to Linux, Traffic Server
4.0 supports Solaris, Windows 2000, HP-UX, DEC, Irix and other
standard operating environments
Availability
Inktomi Traffic Server 4.0 software is available today. For more information, call 1-888-INKTOMI or visit: http://www.inktomi.com/products/network/products/
For more information about Inktomi Traffic Server network cache appliance, visit: http://www.inktomi.com/products/network/products/tsengine.html.
Inktomi Network Products
Inktomi Network Products provide key infrastructure technology to optimize the delivery of content and applications for service provider, enterprise and wireless networks. The Network Products family consists of Inktomi Traffic Server, the leading network cache platform, and Inktomi (R) Content Delivery Suite (TM), a robust solution for content distribution and management. By embedding programmable intelligence into the network, Inktomi Network Products provide the infrastructure for ISPs, backbone companies, hosting providers, content delivery network providers and enterprises to deliver new services to end users.
german
Inktomi announces new server for Linux
Inktomi Announces Traffic Server 4.0; New Version Extends Reach
to the Linux Platform and Delivers Winning Price/Performance Combination for Enterprise and Service Provider Networks
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 5, 2000--Inktomi Corp. (NASDAQ: INKT), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, today announced the availability of Inktomi (R) Traffic Server (R) 4.0. The new release extends the Traffic Server platform for the first time to the Linux operating system, providing a compelling price/performance combination for companies that have adopted this increasingly popular operating environment. Inktomi Traffic Server 4.0 software has been optimized for significantly faster performance than previous releases and features more efficient system utilization, resulting in extra processing power for the delivery of value-added services. In addition, the new version offers additional security capabilities and improved content distribution and management functionality.
"Today`s announcement broadens Inktomi`s reach with one of the most flexible caching solution available to meet evolving enterprise requirements for robust Internet infrastructure within their networks," said Ed Haslam, chief strategist, Network Products Division at Inktomi. "Supporting the widest range of platforms and data formats, Traffic Server software is optimized for both enterprises and service providers seeking to reduce bandwidth requirements, accelerate network performance and deploy a variety of edge services."
The industry`s most scalable network cache platform for both distributed enterprise and service provider networks, Inktomi Traffic Server supports the widest range of data protocols available for increased bandwidth savings and greater control of data. As an extensible software solution, Traffic Server is the only network cache that also functions as a platform for delivering value-added services and applications at the edge of the network, including authentication, content transformation, filtering, streaming media, and virus-checking. In addition to the software-based solution, Inktomi offers full-featured Traffic Server technology in appliance form, through devices powered by the Inktomi Traffic Server Engine, from leading original equipment manufacturer (OEM) vendors including 3Com and Intel.
Today, Inktomi Traffic Server delivers core enabling technology for leading service providers and enterprises, such as America Online, Excite@Home, Genuity and Merrill Lynch.
Key new Traffic Server 4.0 features include:
-- Optimized Network Performance -- Provides extra processing
power for the delivery of value-added services via improved
performance and more efficient system utilization
-- Acceleration for Secure Traffic -- Offers SSL support for
faster, more secure data transfer
-- Flexible Administration-- Allows for different levels of
administrative control and new administration and access
management capabilities
-- Greater Flexibility -- Enables tuning of network resources via
the allocation of caches based on protocol or domain name
-- Additional Protocol Support -- Adds direct FTP support, as
well as improved FTP-over-http support to the industry`s most
extensive set of cached protocols including HTTP 1.0 and 1.1,
RAFT, RTSP, PNA, MMS, QT and NNTP for maximum bandwidth
savings
-- Broad Platform Support -- In addition to Linux, Traffic Server
4.0 supports Solaris, Windows 2000, HP-UX, DEC, Irix and other
standard operating environments
Availability
Inktomi Traffic Server 4.0 software is available today. For more information, call 1-888-INKTOMI or visit: http://www.inktomi.com/products/network/products/
For more information about Inktomi Traffic Server network cache appliance, visit: http://www.inktomi.com/products/network/products/tsengine.html.
Inktomi Network Products
Inktomi Network Products provide key infrastructure technology to optimize the delivery of content and applications for service provider, enterprise and wireless networks. The Network Products family consists of Inktomi Traffic Server, the leading network cache platform, and Inktomi (R) Content Delivery Suite (TM), a robust solution for content distribution and management. By embedding programmable intelligence into the network, Inktomi Network Products provide the infrastructure for ISPs, backbone companies, hosting providers, content delivery network providers and enterprises to deliver new services to end users.
german
Hughes Network Systems and Inktomi Move Network Edge into Offices and Homes
Business Wire - Wednesday, December 06, 2000
GERMANTOWN, Md. & FOSTER CITY, Calif., Dec 6, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Hughes Network Systems (HNS), a leading provider of broadband satellite services worldwide, and Inktomi Corp. (Nasdaq:INKT), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, today announced a broad strategic relationship encompassing the build-out of a global satellite caching and content distribution infrastructure, and a development and technology reseller agreement. The multi-faceted agreement between the companies is intended to move the edge of the network from regional points of presence (POPs) into homes and offices around the world, avoiding network congestion.
Under terms of the alliance, HNS will integrate Inktomi(R) Traffic Server(R) network caches at its Network Operations Centers (NOCs) worldwide to provide fast, efficient delivery of IP-based applications directly to businesses and consumers. HNS and Inktomi will also cooperate on the development of new satellite-optimized caching and content distribution software that will be embedded within hundreds of thousands of HNS satellite receivers in homes and businesses worldwide, and will operate as remote extensions to the Traffic Server caches deployed at the NOCs. Finally, HNS will bundle Inktomi Traffic Server caching software with its DirecPC(R) satellite platform to provide an integrated end-to-end caching and content distribution solution.
"The deployment of a next-generation content distribution and caching infrastructure is strategic to HNS` mission of being the global leader in satellite-based broadband services and we`re excited to be teaming with Inktomi on this initiative," said Pradman Kaul, chairman and CEO of Hughes Network Systems. "The new capabilities resulting from this alliance will dramatically increase the performance of IP over satellite and broaden our services capabilities; thus, greatly benefiting our business and consumer end users."
"Inktomi`s leading caching and content distribution software provides core enabling technology for leading global broadband access networks such as HNS` consumer and enterprise platforms," said David Peterschmidt, president and chief executive officer of Inktomi. "Inktomi and HNS share a common vision of redefining and extending the edge to achieve maximum network performance and end-user satisfaction. We look forward to working closely with Hughes on building out its network infrastructure to enable advanced edge delivery of broadband content and value-added services."
Central to the HNS-Inktomi agreement is the technology development initiative designed to extend the network edge to end-user clients, effectively bypassing all network congestion for content delivery directly to the end user. With the integration of Inktomi Internet infrastructure software between NOCs and end-user clients, content served via HNS` business and consumer satellite platforms will be proactively distributed and cached directly at end-user satellite terminals.
About Hughes Network Systems
Hughes Network Systems, a unit of Hughes Corporation, the world`s leading provider of digital information and entertainment services, is a global leader in providing wireless broadband solutions for businesses and consumers. HNS provides high-speed broadband services and convergence products based on satellite technology with its award winning DirecPC consumer service and world leading VSAT products. HNS is a winner of the 2000 Frost & Sullivan Market Engineering Technology Leadership Award for its pioneering efforts in creating the DirecPC service. In addition, HNS is a leading manufacturer of DIRECTV(R) set-top satellite television receivers. HNS has products and networks in more than 87 countries. Headquartered in Germantown, Md., HNS maintains sales and support offices worldwide. The earnings of Hughes Corporation, a unit of General Motors Corporation, are used to calculate the earnings per share attributable to the General Motors Class H common stock (NYSE:GMH). To learn more about HNS, please visit www.hns.com.
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Business Wire - Wednesday, December 06, 2000
GERMANTOWN, Md. & FOSTER CITY, Calif., Dec 6, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Hughes Network Systems (HNS), a leading provider of broadband satellite services worldwide, and Inktomi Corp. (Nasdaq:INKT), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, today announced a broad strategic relationship encompassing the build-out of a global satellite caching and content distribution infrastructure, and a development and technology reseller agreement. The multi-faceted agreement between the companies is intended to move the edge of the network from regional points of presence (POPs) into homes and offices around the world, avoiding network congestion.
Under terms of the alliance, HNS will integrate Inktomi(R) Traffic Server(R) network caches at its Network Operations Centers (NOCs) worldwide to provide fast, efficient delivery of IP-based applications directly to businesses and consumers. HNS and Inktomi will also cooperate on the development of new satellite-optimized caching and content distribution software that will be embedded within hundreds of thousands of HNS satellite receivers in homes and businesses worldwide, and will operate as remote extensions to the Traffic Server caches deployed at the NOCs. Finally, HNS will bundle Inktomi Traffic Server caching software with its DirecPC(R) satellite platform to provide an integrated end-to-end caching and content distribution solution.
"The deployment of a next-generation content distribution and caching infrastructure is strategic to HNS` mission of being the global leader in satellite-based broadband services and we`re excited to be teaming with Inktomi on this initiative," said Pradman Kaul, chairman and CEO of Hughes Network Systems. "The new capabilities resulting from this alliance will dramatically increase the performance of IP over satellite and broaden our services capabilities; thus, greatly benefiting our business and consumer end users."
"Inktomi`s leading caching and content distribution software provides core enabling technology for leading global broadband access networks such as HNS` consumer and enterprise platforms," said David Peterschmidt, president and chief executive officer of Inktomi. "Inktomi and HNS share a common vision of redefining and extending the edge to achieve maximum network performance and end-user satisfaction. We look forward to working closely with Hughes on building out its network infrastructure to enable advanced edge delivery of broadband content and value-added services."
Central to the HNS-Inktomi agreement is the technology development initiative designed to extend the network edge to end-user clients, effectively bypassing all network congestion for content delivery directly to the end user. With the integration of Inktomi Internet infrastructure software between NOCs and end-user clients, content served via HNS` business and consumer satellite platforms will be proactively distributed and cached directly at end-user satellite terminals.
About Hughes Network Systems
Hughes Network Systems, a unit of Hughes Corporation, the world`s leading provider of digital information and entertainment services, is a global leader in providing wireless broadband solutions for businesses and consumers. HNS provides high-speed broadband services and convergence products based on satellite technology with its award winning DirecPC consumer service and world leading VSAT products. HNS is a winner of the 2000 Frost & Sullivan Market Engineering Technology Leadership Award for its pioneering efforts in creating the DirecPC service. In addition, HNS is a leading manufacturer of DIRECTV(R) set-top satellite television receivers. HNS has products and networks in more than 87 countries. Headquartered in Germantown, Md., HNS maintains sales and support offices worldwide. The earnings of Hughes Corporation, a unit of General Motors Corporation, are used to calculate the earnings per share attributable to the General Motors Class H common stock (NYSE:GMH). To learn more about HNS, please visit www.hns.com.
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Wedbush Morgan Initiates Coverage of Inktomi Corp
Nelson`s Broker Summaries - Tuesday, December 05, 2000
Dec 05, 2000 (Nelson`s Broker Summaries via COMTEX)
Company: Inktomi Corp (NMS:INKT)
Report Headline: "INITIATING COVERAGE WITH A BUY RATING"
Report Date: November 13, 2000
Current FY EPS Estimate [FY2001]: 0.31
Current Quarter EPS Estimate [Q1]: N/A
Next FY EPS Estimate [FY2002]: 0.70
Current Recommendation: Buy
Research Firm: Wedbush Morgan
Analyst: Adam Holiber
Industry: Computers-Software & Services
http://www.nelnet.com
Copyright 2000, Nelson Information, a Thomson Financial company
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Nelson`s Broker Summaries - Tuesday, December 05, 2000
Dec 05, 2000 (Nelson`s Broker Summaries via COMTEX)
Company: Inktomi Corp (NMS:INKT)
Report Headline: "INITIATING COVERAGE WITH A BUY RATING"
Report Date: November 13, 2000
Current FY EPS Estimate [FY2001]: 0.31
Current Quarter EPS Estimate [Q1]: N/A
Next FY EPS Estimate [FY2002]: 0.70
Current Recommendation: Buy
Research Firm: Wedbush Morgan
Analyst: Adam Holiber
Industry: Computers-Software & Services
http://www.nelnet.com
Copyright 2000, Nelson Information, a Thomson Financial company
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Die Bedeutung des Einstiegs in den Satellitenmarkt ist hier noch etwas genauer nachvollziehbar.
Inktomi in deal with Hughes
By Bambi Francisco, CBS.MarketWatch.com
Last Update: 12:14 AM ET Dec 6, 2000 NewsWatch
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FOSTER CITY, Calif. (CBS.MW) -- In a bid to enter the satellite market in a big way and win more enterprise clients, Net infrastructure company Inktomi has won a contract with satellite company Hughes Networks Systems.
Inktomi said its Traffic Server caching software will be bundled with a satellite platform developed by Hughes Network Systems, a unit of Hughes Corporation (GMH: news, msgs) that provides high-speed Internet access and services based on satellite technology.
The deal is Inktomi`s (INKT: news, msgs) first contract with a major satellite company. HNS plans on integrating Inktomi`s caching software into 400,000 points-of-presents which reside in HNS` network operation centers around the world.
More importantly, the deal is also expected to accelerate the Foster City, Calif.-based Net software company`s efforts to penetrate the enterprise market. HNS will be able to resell the caching product to its current enterprise clients.
Inktomi shares have suffered partly due to the overall market slump and in part to concerns Inktomi`s caching technology, which accounts for a major portion of Inktomi`s total sales, has yet to garner dominant market share against companies such as CacheFlow (CFLO: news, msgs) and Network Appliance.
Shares of Inktomi (INKT: news, msgs) were swept up with the overall Internet and technology rally on Tuesday, jumping 57 percent by day`s end. Shares, however, plummeted 59 percent in the month of November. See Net Stocks.
The Hughes deal is expected to generate modest revenue in the fourth quarter.
El Segunda, Calif.-based Hughes Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Motors.
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Bambi Francisco is Internet editor of CBS.MarketWatch.com, based in San Francisco.
Quelle: CBS Marketwatch
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Inktomi in deal with Hughes
By Bambi Francisco, CBS.MarketWatch.com
Last Update: 12:14 AM ET Dec 6, 2000 NewsWatch
Latest headlines
Get Alerted
FOSTER CITY, Calif. (CBS.MW) -- In a bid to enter the satellite market in a big way and win more enterprise clients, Net infrastructure company Inktomi has won a contract with satellite company Hughes Networks Systems.
Inktomi said its Traffic Server caching software will be bundled with a satellite platform developed by Hughes Network Systems, a unit of Hughes Corporation (GMH: news, msgs) that provides high-speed Internet access and services based on satellite technology.
The deal is Inktomi`s (INKT: news, msgs) first contract with a major satellite company. HNS plans on integrating Inktomi`s caching software into 400,000 points-of-presents which reside in HNS` network operation centers around the world.
More importantly, the deal is also expected to accelerate the Foster City, Calif.-based Net software company`s efforts to penetrate the enterprise market. HNS will be able to resell the caching product to its current enterprise clients.
Inktomi shares have suffered partly due to the overall market slump and in part to concerns Inktomi`s caching technology, which accounts for a major portion of Inktomi`s total sales, has yet to garner dominant market share against companies such as CacheFlow (CFLO: news, msgs) and Network Appliance.
Shares of Inktomi (INKT: news, msgs) were swept up with the overall Internet and technology rally on Tuesday, jumping 57 percent by day`s end. Shares, however, plummeted 59 percent in the month of November. See Net Stocks.
The Hughes deal is expected to generate modest revenue in the fourth quarter.
El Segunda, Calif.-based Hughes Corporation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Motors.
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Bambi Francisco is Internet editor of CBS.MarketWatch.com, based in San Francisco.
Quelle: CBS Marketwatch
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Neben anderen wird INKT ab Montag in den Nasdaq-100 aufgenommen.
Die Meldung dazu:
/FROM PR NEWSWIRE WASHINGTON DC 202-347-5155/ TO BUSINESS AND NATIONAL EDITORS:
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Effective with the market open on Monday, December 18, 2000, the components of Nasdaq-100 Index(R) will change. The following issues will be added to the Nasdaq-100 Index: BEA Systems, Inc. (BEAS); Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP); Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (MLNM); Exodus Communications, Inc. (EXDS); Flextronics International Ltd. (FLEX); Rational Software Corporation (RATL); Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (HGSI); Mercury Interactive Corporation (MERQ); IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corporation (IDPH), Inktomi Corporation (INKT); Abgenix, Inc. (ABGX); and TMP Worldwide Inc. (TMPW). In addition, shares of each of these companies will be included in the Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock(SM) (Amex: QQQ) which represents ownership in the Nasdaq-100 Trust(SM). The Trust holds a portfolio of equity securities that compose the Nasdaq-100 Index and aims to provide investment results that generally correspond with the Nasdaq-100 Index performance.
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Die Meldung dazu:
/FROM PR NEWSWIRE WASHINGTON DC 202-347-5155/ TO BUSINESS AND NATIONAL EDITORS:
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Effective with the market open on Monday, December 18, 2000, the components of Nasdaq-100 Index(R) will change. The following issues will be added to the Nasdaq-100 Index: BEA Systems, Inc. (BEAS); Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP); Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (MLNM); Exodus Communications, Inc. (EXDS); Flextronics International Ltd. (FLEX); Rational Software Corporation (RATL); Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (HGSI); Mercury Interactive Corporation (MERQ); IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corporation (IDPH), Inktomi Corporation (INKT); Abgenix, Inc. (ABGX); and TMP Worldwide Inc. (TMPW). In addition, shares of each of these companies will be included in the Nasdaq-100 Index Tracking Stock(SM) (Amex: QQQ) which represents ownership in the Nasdaq-100 Trust(SM). The Trust holds a portfolio of equity securities that compose the Nasdaq-100 Index and aims to provide investment results that generally correspond with the Nasdaq-100 Index performance.
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Ab Montag, den 18.12.2000 wohlgemerkt, es könnte aber im Vorfeld durch die Bekanntgabe bei indexorientierten Fonds Käufe auslösen. Vorbörslich liegt INKT bei 43 $.
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INKT beteiligt sich neben anderen an Vcommerce.com;
Vcommerce Secures $21 Million in Mezzanine Funding RoundCompany Extends Lead in Outsourced Commerce Market With Funding from Lead Investor American Express Financial Corporation and New Investors Dain Rauscher Wessels, Inktomi and PaineWebber
Business Wire - Monday, December 11, 2000
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Dec 11, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vcommerce Corporation, the leading provider of outsourced commerce services, today announced that it has secured $21 million in mezzanine-round financing. The Company will use this funding, which will take it through to profitability, to expand its product development, sales and marketing efforts. This will further enhance its technology and related services for brick-and-mortar retailers, manufacturers and e-commerce sites. This news is part of three announcements today that enhance the company`s lead in the growing market for outsourced services. Today, Vcommerce also announced key customer wins - Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Cox Interactive Media and Lumenati, Inc. - and released metrics and enhancements to its commerce platform. (Editors: Please see separate releases today issued over Business Wire).
Investors in the Company`s financing round include lead underwriter American Express Financial Corporation, Dain Rauscher Wessels and PaineWebber Incorporated. Building on an exsiting strategic partnership with Vcommerce, Inktomi Corporation, a developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, became an investor in the commerce service provider as well. Additionally, returning for this round were original investors Archery Capital, Benchmark Capital and Pequot Capital.
"We are pleased to have the support of such a strong group of strategic and financial investors working with us to bring our technology and services to market," said Scot Melland, CEO of Vcommerce. "This additional investment will enable us to accelerate our growth and build on our leadership position in the outsourced commerce services space."
"In this challenging funding environment, it is increasingly important for investors to focus on companies that are the leaders in their fields. Vcommerce is one company that we believe will emerge as the undisputed leader among commerce service providers," said Erik Jansen, principal for Pequot Capital. "Pequot Capital seeks out companies with solid value propositions and business models that demonstrate a clear and predictable path to profitability. We look forward to continuing our active investor role and sharing in the success of Vcommerce."
About Vcommerce Corporation
Vcommerce Corporation is the leading provider of outsourced commerce services. The Company`s clients include an impressive list of companies, including Cox Interactive Media, Lumenati, Inc. and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment; dozens of portal, affinity and community sites, such as Beliefnet.com and FamilyEducation Network, as well as thousands of small businesses. The "a-la-carte" Vcommerce platform modules include extensive merchandising, hosting, transaction processing, customer service, front-end technology and fulfillment necessary to power successful online as well as brick-and-mortar retailers. A privately-held company, Vcommerce is funded by American Express Financial Corporation, Archery Capital, Benchmark Capital, CMGI @Ventures, Dain Rauscher Wessels, Inktomi, PaineWebber and Pequot Capital. Vcommerce has been named one of the industry`s "Hot 100" private companies by UPSIDE magazine. For more information, visit www.vcommerce.com.
Quelle: Businness Wire
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Vcommerce Secures $21 Million in Mezzanine Funding RoundCompany Extends Lead in Outsourced Commerce Market With Funding from Lead Investor American Express Financial Corporation and New Investors Dain Rauscher Wessels, Inktomi and PaineWebber
Business Wire - Monday, December 11, 2000
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Dec 11, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Vcommerce Corporation, the leading provider of outsourced commerce services, today announced that it has secured $21 million in mezzanine-round financing. The Company will use this funding, which will take it through to profitability, to expand its product development, sales and marketing efforts. This will further enhance its technology and related services for brick-and-mortar retailers, manufacturers and e-commerce sites. This news is part of three announcements today that enhance the company`s lead in the growing market for outsourced services. Today, Vcommerce also announced key customer wins - Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Cox Interactive Media and Lumenati, Inc. - and released metrics and enhancements to its commerce platform. (Editors: Please see separate releases today issued over Business Wire).
Investors in the Company`s financing round include lead underwriter American Express Financial Corporation, Dain Rauscher Wessels and PaineWebber Incorporated. Building on an exsiting strategic partnership with Vcommerce, Inktomi Corporation, a developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, became an investor in the commerce service provider as well. Additionally, returning for this round were original investors Archery Capital, Benchmark Capital and Pequot Capital.
"We are pleased to have the support of such a strong group of strategic and financial investors working with us to bring our technology and services to market," said Scot Melland, CEO of Vcommerce. "This additional investment will enable us to accelerate our growth and build on our leadership position in the outsourced commerce services space."
"In this challenging funding environment, it is increasingly important for investors to focus on companies that are the leaders in their fields. Vcommerce is one company that we believe will emerge as the undisputed leader among commerce service providers," said Erik Jansen, principal for Pequot Capital. "Pequot Capital seeks out companies with solid value propositions and business models that demonstrate a clear and predictable path to profitability. We look forward to continuing our active investor role and sharing in the success of Vcommerce."
About Vcommerce Corporation
Vcommerce Corporation is the leading provider of outsourced commerce services. The Company`s clients include an impressive list of companies, including Cox Interactive Media, Lumenati, Inc. and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment; dozens of portal, affinity and community sites, such as Beliefnet.com and FamilyEducation Network, as well as thousands of small businesses. The "a-la-carte" Vcommerce platform modules include extensive merchandising, hosting, transaction processing, customer service, front-end technology and fulfillment necessary to power successful online as well as brick-and-mortar retailers. A privately-held company, Vcommerce is funded by American Express Financial Corporation, Archery Capital, Benchmark Capital, CMGI @Ventures, Dain Rauscher Wessels, Inktomi, PaineWebber and Pequot Capital. Vcommerce has been named one of the industry`s "Hot 100" private companies by UPSIDE magazine. For more information, visit www.vcommerce.com.
Quelle: Businness Wire
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RESEARCH ALERT-Prudential ups Inktomi price target
Tue Dec 12 12:00:00 EST 2000
NEW YORK, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Prudential on Tuesday raised
its 12-month share price target for Internet search engine
Inktomi Corp. to $56 from $48.
Prudential gave no further details.
Shares of Inktomi, which will be added to the Nasdaq 100
Index next Monday, were down $1-1/2 at $47-1/2 in morning trade
on Nasdaq.
Rtr 12:00 12-12-00
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Tue Dec 12 12:00:00 EST 2000
NEW YORK, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Prudential on Tuesday raised
its 12-month share price target for Internet search engine
Inktomi Corp. to $56 from $48.
Prudential gave no further details.
Shares of Inktomi, which will be added to the Nasdaq 100
Index next Monday, were down $1-1/2 at $47-1/2 in morning trade
on Nasdaq.
Rtr 12:00 12-12-00
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delayed 20 mins - disclaimerGet QuotesTuesday December 12, 2:19 pm Eastern Time
Press Release
SOURCE: Moreover Inc.
Moreover Provides Inktomi With Expanded News Search
Moreover`s Dynamic Web Database Gives Inktomi Customers Comprehensive Access to Fresh Web Content
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Moreover, the platform for dynamic content services, today announced that Inktomi Corp. (Nasdaq: INKT - news), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, will license Moreover`s dynamic Web database to enhance the news search capabilities within Inktomi® Search Solutions offerings for portals, destination sites and enterprise customers. Inktomi will access Moreover`s extensive database, which includes time- sensitive news headlines from more than 2,000 qualified sources, to optimize news search for Internet portals and other business sites that wish to deliver a compelling Internet experience to their users.
``Businesses and individuals turn to the Web for fast-breaking news intelligence -- and leave frustrated if they get outdated or incomplete information,`` said Nick Denton, Moreover CEO. ``We are thrilled that Inktomi has chosen Moreover to ensure that its portal customers always provide the best news on the Web.``
Moreover`s technology is designed to handle the dynamic nature of news posting on mainstream news sites, online specialist sites, discussion boards, and Usenet. Proprietary newsbots quickly index thousands of sources, extracting meaning as well as headline content. Extracted content is filtered, tagged and stored in a scalable, licensable database. In partnering with Moreover, Inktomi will include fast-breaking content from the Moreover database to offer its Search Solution customers advanced news search functionality.
``We are very pleased to be working with Moreover to provide news search capabilities to our customers,`` said Troy Toman, general manager, Inktomi Search Solutions Division. ``Incorporating Moreover`s dynamic news database supports the Inktomi Search Everywhere initiative to provide a flexible, single-provider solution that helps end users access the incredibly diverse information on the Web.``
About Moreover, Inc.
Moreover provides dynamic search technology to help users get value from the wealth of news content on the Web. Applying innovative technology for extracting, filtering and integrating dynamic news content, Moreover provides relevant information from the widest number of quality sources to portals, Web sites, e-marketplaces and corporate intranets. Moroever`s enterprise customers and licensees include British Telecom, MarchFirst, McGraw Hill, and salesforce.com. Moreover also licenses their proprietary Web index to technology partners include Inktomi, Microsoft Digital Dashboard, Epicentric, Plumtree, PeopleSoft and others. Portions of Moreover`s index are integrated into top-tier business media sites including FT.com and the Economist.
Moreover is based in London and San Francisco, with offices in New York, and is backed by prominent venture firms including Reuters Venture Capital and Wit SoundView Ventures. For more information, visit www.moreover.com.
NOTE: Moreover is a registered trademark of Moreover.com, Inc., in the United States of America and other countries. All other company and product names referenced herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
SOURCE: Moreover Inc.
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delayed 20 mins - disclaimerGet QuotesTuesday December 12, 2:19 pm Eastern Time
Press Release
SOURCE: Moreover Inc.
Moreover Provides Inktomi With Expanded News Search
Moreover`s Dynamic Web Database Gives Inktomi Customers Comprehensive Access to Fresh Web Content
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Moreover, the platform for dynamic content services, today announced that Inktomi Corp. (Nasdaq: INKT - news), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, will license Moreover`s dynamic Web database to enhance the news search capabilities within Inktomi® Search Solutions offerings for portals, destination sites and enterprise customers. Inktomi will access Moreover`s extensive database, which includes time- sensitive news headlines from more than 2,000 qualified sources, to optimize news search for Internet portals and other business sites that wish to deliver a compelling Internet experience to their users.
``Businesses and individuals turn to the Web for fast-breaking news intelligence -- and leave frustrated if they get outdated or incomplete information,`` said Nick Denton, Moreover CEO. ``We are thrilled that Inktomi has chosen Moreover to ensure that its portal customers always provide the best news on the Web.``
Moreover`s technology is designed to handle the dynamic nature of news posting on mainstream news sites, online specialist sites, discussion boards, and Usenet. Proprietary newsbots quickly index thousands of sources, extracting meaning as well as headline content. Extracted content is filtered, tagged and stored in a scalable, licensable database. In partnering with Moreover, Inktomi will include fast-breaking content from the Moreover database to offer its Search Solution customers advanced news search functionality.
``We are very pleased to be working with Moreover to provide news search capabilities to our customers,`` said Troy Toman, general manager, Inktomi Search Solutions Division. ``Incorporating Moreover`s dynamic news database supports the Inktomi Search Everywhere initiative to provide a flexible, single-provider solution that helps end users access the incredibly diverse information on the Web.``
About Moreover, Inc.
Moreover provides dynamic search technology to help users get value from the wealth of news content on the Web. Applying innovative technology for extracting, filtering and integrating dynamic news content, Moreover provides relevant information from the widest number of quality sources to portals, Web sites, e-marketplaces and corporate intranets. Moroever`s enterprise customers and licensees include British Telecom, MarchFirst, McGraw Hill, and salesforce.com. Moreover also licenses their proprietary Web index to technology partners include Inktomi, Microsoft Digital Dashboard, Epicentric, Plumtree, PeopleSoft and others. Portions of Moreover`s index are integrated into top-tier business media sites including FT.com and the Economist.
Moreover is based in London and San Francisco, with offices in New York, and is backed by prominent venture firms including Reuters Venture Capital and Wit SoundView Ventures. For more information, visit www.moreover.com.
NOTE: Moreover is a registered trademark of Moreover.com, Inc., in the United States of America and other countries. All other company and product names referenced herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
SOURCE: Moreover Inc.
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delayed 20 mins - disclaimerGet QuotesTuesday December 12, 9:01 am Eastern Time
Press Release
Keen.com Provides Search.com With Live Answers To Enhance Search Results
Using Inktomi Search/Custom Platform, Keen.com Delivers Live Answers to Questions on Portals and Destination Sites
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 12, 2000-- Keen.com, the Live Answer Community where you get answers to your questions over the phone, today announced that CNET`s Search.com (http://www.search.com) has integrated a new feature providing the ability to get live answers to search results. The new feature allows consumers the opportunity to contact people who are immediately available to answer their questions in addition to receiving standard search results. Keen.com is leveraging the Inktomi Search/Custom platform from Inktomi Corp. (NASDAQ:INKT - news), which is now offering the Keen.com live answer content as part of Inktomi® Search Solutions for portals and destination sites.
``Including Keen.com`s live, human answers as a content offering, supports our Search Everywhere initiative to provide a single search box that can access data in different forms from various information sources,`` said Troy Toman, general manager, Inktomi Search Division. ``The Inktomi Search/Custom platform allows companies like Keen.com to add their unique content as an enhancement to services at portals, such as CNET`s Search.com.``
Visitors to Search.com are presented with both a list of links to web sites and a list of people who can immediately answer questions on the searched topic. By clicking on the appropriate link under ``Advice and Answers`` they can read more about the person`s credentials and by clicking the ``Call Now`` icon they are connected for a live phone call.
``Our goal is to become a part of consumers every day life,`` said, Karl Jacob CEO and president of Keen.com. ``Millions of people use Search.com each day, and by adding the Keen.com results using the Inktomi Search platform, CNET is allowing consumers to get answers to their inquiries the way they prefer.``
To get answers to questions at Keen.com, consumers browse a directory of people who can answer their questions, click on a person`s ``Call Now`` icon, and connect for a live phone call. Because Keen.com makes the calls, consumers` phone numbers and other personal information are never revealed. People sell what they know on topics ranging from personal advice to computers to taxes by creating listings that describe their knowledge at a per-minute fee they set. Quality answers are ensured through Keen.com`s consumer-based rating system and credential verification service.
About Keen.com
Keen.com (http://www.keen.com) is the Live Answer Community, where you get answers to your questions over the phone. Keen.com makes the phone call without revealing your phone number or any other personal information. Those who have information to sell make money by creating listings and charging a per-minute fee to receive calls - top members are making upwards of $1500/week. Quality answers are ensured through Keen.com`s consumer-based rating system and credential verification service. Keen.com has raised over $109 million from prestigious investors and strategic partners. These investors include Amerindo Investment Advisors, Attractor Investment Management, Benchmark Capital, CNET Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNET - news), Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown, eBay (Nasdaq:EBAY - news), Impact Venture Partners, Inktomi (Nasdaq:INKT - news), Innovation Investments, Integral Capital, Merrill Lynch (Nyse:MER - news), Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT - news), Pivotal Asset Management, Pyramid Technology Ventures, L.P. and Vulcan Ventures.
Inktomi is a registered trademark of Inktomi Corporation in the United States and other countries.
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delayed 20 mins - disclaimerGet QuotesTuesday December 12, 9:01 am Eastern Time
Press Release
Keen.com Provides Search.com With Live Answers To Enhance Search Results
Using Inktomi Search/Custom Platform, Keen.com Delivers Live Answers to Questions on Portals and Destination Sites
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 12, 2000-- Keen.com, the Live Answer Community where you get answers to your questions over the phone, today announced that CNET`s Search.com (http://www.search.com) has integrated a new feature providing the ability to get live answers to search results. The new feature allows consumers the opportunity to contact people who are immediately available to answer their questions in addition to receiving standard search results. Keen.com is leveraging the Inktomi Search/Custom platform from Inktomi Corp. (NASDAQ:INKT - news), which is now offering the Keen.com live answer content as part of Inktomi® Search Solutions for portals and destination sites.
``Including Keen.com`s live, human answers as a content offering, supports our Search Everywhere initiative to provide a single search box that can access data in different forms from various information sources,`` said Troy Toman, general manager, Inktomi Search Division. ``The Inktomi Search/Custom platform allows companies like Keen.com to add their unique content as an enhancement to services at portals, such as CNET`s Search.com.``
Visitors to Search.com are presented with both a list of links to web sites and a list of people who can immediately answer questions on the searched topic. By clicking on the appropriate link under ``Advice and Answers`` they can read more about the person`s credentials and by clicking the ``Call Now`` icon they are connected for a live phone call.
``Our goal is to become a part of consumers every day life,`` said, Karl Jacob CEO and president of Keen.com. ``Millions of people use Search.com each day, and by adding the Keen.com results using the Inktomi Search platform, CNET is allowing consumers to get answers to their inquiries the way they prefer.``
To get answers to questions at Keen.com, consumers browse a directory of people who can answer their questions, click on a person`s ``Call Now`` icon, and connect for a live phone call. Because Keen.com makes the calls, consumers` phone numbers and other personal information are never revealed. People sell what they know on topics ranging from personal advice to computers to taxes by creating listings that describe their knowledge at a per-minute fee they set. Quality answers are ensured through Keen.com`s consumer-based rating system and credential verification service.
About Keen.com
Keen.com (http://www.keen.com) is the Live Answer Community, where you get answers to your questions over the phone. Keen.com makes the phone call without revealing your phone number or any other personal information. Those who have information to sell make money by creating listings and charging a per-minute fee to receive calls - top members are making upwards of $1500/week. Quality answers are ensured through Keen.com`s consumer-based rating system and credential verification service. Keen.com has raised over $109 million from prestigious investors and strategic partners. These investors include Amerindo Investment Advisors, Attractor Investment Management, Benchmark Capital, CNET Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNET - news), Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown, eBay (Nasdaq:EBAY - news), Impact Venture Partners, Inktomi (Nasdaq:INKT - news), Innovation Investments, Integral Capital, Merrill Lynch (Nyse:MER - news), Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT - news), Pivotal Asset Management, Pyramid Technology Ventures, L.P. and Vulcan Ventures.
Inktomi is a registered trademark of Inktomi Corporation in the United States and other countries.
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delayed 20 mins - disclaimerGet QuotesTuesday December 12, 4:30 pm Eastern Time
Press Release
SOURCE: Virage, Inc.
Inktomi Selects Virage to Provide Video Technology for Search Solutions
Inktomi to Leverage Virage Internet Video Capabilities for Inktomi Search/Media Offering
STREAMING MEDIA WEST 2000, SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Virage, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRGE - news) a leading provider of software products and application services that enable video for the Internet, announced today that Inktomi Corp. (Nasdaq: INKT - news), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, will leverage Virage`s video technology and platform to enhance the multimedia search capabilities within Inktomi® Search Solutions for portals, destination sites and enterprise customers. As the preferred provider of video search to Inktomi, Virage will enable Inktomi to index and search video content throughout the Internet for its Inktomi Search/Media offering, which enables users to access an extensive database of multimedia files.
``Leveraging Virage`s video technology supports our Search Everywhere initiative of providing users with a single search box to access various types of content, including multimedia files, from different data sources,`` said Troy Toman, general manager, Inktomi Search Division. ``We expect that the demand for rich media content will continue to increase with the growing popularity of broadband access services.``
``Inktomi continues its role as an industry leader in Internet search infrastructure,`` said Paul Lego, chairman and CEO of Virage. ``Virage is verypleased to enable Inktomi to add highly relevant Internet video search results to its product offering. We believe there are a number of ways that Virage`s expertise in video can complement Inktomi`s infrastructure software, and we look forward to working closely with them.``
Inktomi Search Solutions power many of the leading Internet portals and destination sites as well as the largest, most demanding corporate intranets worldwide. The Inktomi Search Everywhere initiative provides the first fully integrated search infrastructure solution to Internet, corporate and wireless customers, eliminating barriers between previously isolated intranet, extranet, site and Web search applications. With the most complete set of search offerings including Inktomi Search/Web, Inktomi Search/Custom, Inktomi Search/Site and Inktomi Search/Enterprise services and products, Inktomi delivers a powerful and consistent search experience to users worldwide. Inktomi Search Solutions also offers technology for building and maintaining topic hierarchies that can be seamlessly integrated with search functionality.
About Virage, Inc.
Headquartered in San Mateo, California, Virage is the leading provider of solutions that enable video for strategic online applications. The Virage Internet Video Application Platform transforms video into an effective online medium that is easy to publish, manage and distribute on the Internet or corporate intranets. The Virage platform provides content owners with the complete infrastructure for seamlessly integrating streaming video into business, entertainment and information applications. From ABC to Yahoo! over 180 customers across a broad range of markets have turned to Virage to help them improve production efficiencies and create new revenue opportunities with video. Contact Virage at http://www.virage.com/ or 650-573-3210.
This press release contains ``forward-looking`` statements about the products and services of Virage and Inktomi, as that term is used in Section21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements are denoted by such words as ``will leverage,`` ``will enable,`` will continue`` and similar terms and phrases. These types of statements address matters that are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially. In addition, our forward-looking statements should be considered in the context of other risk factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, 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.
NOTE: Inktomi is a registered trademark of Inktomi Corporation in the United States and other countries. Virage, and VideoLogger are registered trademarks and Virage Application Server and SmartEncode are trademarks of Virage, Inc. Other company product and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others, and are hereby acknowledged.
SOURCE: Virage, Inc.
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VRGE 45 1/4
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delayed 20 mins - disclaimerGet QuotesTuesday December 12, 4:30 pm Eastern Time
Press Release
SOURCE: Virage, Inc.
Inktomi Selects Virage to Provide Video Technology for Search Solutions
Inktomi to Leverage Virage Internet Video Capabilities for Inktomi Search/Media Offering
STREAMING MEDIA WEST 2000, SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Virage, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRGE - news) a leading provider of software products and application services that enable video for the Internet, announced today that Inktomi Corp. (Nasdaq: INKT - news), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, will leverage Virage`s video technology and platform to enhance the multimedia search capabilities within Inktomi® Search Solutions for portals, destination sites and enterprise customers. As the preferred provider of video search to Inktomi, Virage will enable Inktomi to index and search video content throughout the Internet for its Inktomi Search/Media offering, which enables users to access an extensive database of multimedia files.
``Leveraging Virage`s video technology supports our Search Everywhere initiative of providing users with a single search box to access various types of content, including multimedia files, from different data sources,`` said Troy Toman, general manager, Inktomi Search Division. ``We expect that the demand for rich media content will continue to increase with the growing popularity of broadband access services.``
``Inktomi continues its role as an industry leader in Internet search infrastructure,`` said Paul Lego, chairman and CEO of Virage. ``Virage is verypleased to enable Inktomi to add highly relevant Internet video search results to its product offering. We believe there are a number of ways that Virage`s expertise in video can complement Inktomi`s infrastructure software, and we look forward to working closely with them.``
Inktomi Search Solutions power many of the leading Internet portals and destination sites as well as the largest, most demanding corporate intranets worldwide. The Inktomi Search Everywhere initiative provides the first fully integrated search infrastructure solution to Internet, corporate and wireless customers, eliminating barriers between previously isolated intranet, extranet, site and Web search applications. With the most complete set of search offerings including Inktomi Search/Web, Inktomi Search/Custom, Inktomi Search/Site and Inktomi Search/Enterprise services and products, Inktomi delivers a powerful and consistent search experience to users worldwide. Inktomi Search Solutions also offers technology for building and maintaining topic hierarchies that can be seamlessly integrated with search functionality.
About Virage, Inc.
Headquartered in San Mateo, California, Virage is the leading provider of solutions that enable video for strategic online applications. The Virage Internet Video Application Platform transforms video into an effective online medium that is easy to publish, manage and distribute on the Internet or corporate intranets. The Virage platform provides content owners with the complete infrastructure for seamlessly integrating streaming video into business, entertainment and information applications. From ABC to Yahoo! over 180 customers across a broad range of markets have turned to Virage to help them improve production efficiencies and create new revenue opportunities with video. Contact Virage at http://www.virage.com/ or 650-573-3210.
This press release contains ``forward-looking`` statements about the products and services of Virage and Inktomi, as that term is used in Section21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements are denoted by such words as ``will leverage,`` ``will enable,`` will continue`` and similar terms and phrases. These types of statements address matters that are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially. In addition, our forward-looking statements should be considered in the context of other risk factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, 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.
NOTE: Inktomi is a registered trademark of Inktomi Corporation in the United States and other countries. Virage, and VideoLogger are registered trademarks and Virage Application Server and SmartEncode are trademarks of Virage, Inc. Other company product and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others, and are hereby acknowledged.
SOURCE: Virage, Inc.
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Nachdem am Freitag schon die ersten Vorboten des Nasdaq-100-Listings zu verspüren waren, wurden im nachbörslichen Handel zwei voluminöse Aktienpakete gehandelt.
Two blocks traded @ 1,474,800 and 1,489,800 shares respectively. That`s more than $56 million each.
Ob es am Montag zu weiteren Käufen kommen wird, bleibt abzuwarten.
In der vorletzten Capital wurde noch der Erkrather Vermögensverwalter Lingohr & Partner erwähnt, der Inktomi zumindest auf seiner Watch-List hat. Er befürchtet jedoch, dass INKT auch noch die 10 $ - Marke sehen könnte. Einige kennen ihn vermutlich von der Telebörse auf N-tv.
Hoffen wir, dass dies nicht eintritt.
Einen schönen 3. Advent
german
Two blocks traded @ 1,474,800 and 1,489,800 shares respectively. That`s more than $56 million each.
Ob es am Montag zu weiteren Käufen kommen wird, bleibt abzuwarten.
In der vorletzten Capital wurde noch der Erkrather Vermögensverwalter Lingohr & Partner erwähnt, der Inktomi zumindest auf seiner Watch-List hat. Er befürchtet jedoch, dass INKT auch noch die 10 $ - Marke sehen könnte. Einige kennen ihn vermutlich von der Telebörse auf N-tv.
Hoffen wir, dass dies nicht eintritt.
Einen schönen 3. Advent
german
Nachdem INKT nun von einigen Analysten auf Marketperfom abgestuft wurde, die letzten Schätzungen zu Q1 und 2001:
Inktomi Corp Consensus Recommendation: Buy
Nelson`s Broker Summaries - Wednesday, December 20, 2000
Dec 20, 2000 (Nelson`s Broker Summaries via COMTEX)
Company: Inktomi Corp (NMS:INKT)
Consensus Recommendation: Buy
(Strong Buy: 11, Buy: 12, Hold: 1, Underperform: 0, Sell: 0)
Quarter Consensus Estimate [Q1]: 0.03
FY Consensus Estimate [FY2001]: 0.29
Next FY Consensus Estimate [FY2002]: 0.64
Industry: Computers-Software & Services
Quelle: http://www.nelnet.com
german (Frohe Weihnachten und auf ein besseres Börsenjahr in 2001!)
Inktomi Corp Consensus Recommendation: Buy
Nelson`s Broker Summaries - Wednesday, December 20, 2000
Dec 20, 2000 (Nelson`s Broker Summaries via COMTEX)
Company: Inktomi Corp (NMS:INKT)
Consensus Recommendation: Buy
(Strong Buy: 11, Buy: 12, Hold: 1, Underperform: 0, Sell: 0)
Quarter Consensus Estimate [Q1]: 0.03
FY Consensus Estimate [FY2001]: 0.29
Next FY Consensus Estimate [FY2002]: 0.64
Industry: Computers-Software & Services
Quelle: http://www.nelnet.com
german (Frohe Weihnachten und auf ein besseres Börsenjahr in 2001!)
Auch wenn man es sich fast nicht mehr traut, eine Analystenmeinung zu posten, tue ich es mal:
Merrill Lynch: Inktomi kaufen
Die Analysten bei Merrill Lynch empfehlen den Kauf der Aktie Inktomi
(WKN 914850). Die Aktienexperten teilten mit, die Vorankündigungen von
Foundry Networks und SBC hätten das Vertrauen in die Prognosen für das
Finanzjahr 2001 ($ 462 Mio. Umsatz und einen erwarteten Gewinn pro Ak-
tie im Jahresvergleich von $ 0,30) weiter erschüttert. Wie man bereits
in der detaillierten Analyse über Inktomis Kundensegmente vom 2. De-
zember betont habe, müsse das Unternehmen seinen Umsatzzuwachs im Be-
reich Netzwerkkomponenten für Internet-Dienstanbieter (ISPs) und Back-
bone-Operatoren beschleunigen, um die Umsatzprognosen für das Finanz-
jahr 2001 zu erreichen. Man glaube, diese Beschleunigung setze zum ei-
nen fortgesetzte gesunde Zahlungen durch die ISPs voraus, zum anderen
hänge sie von beträchtlichen Gewinnen aus den DSL-Dienstleistungen ab.
Der erste Punkt sei zu bezweifeln, nachdem Foundrys Mitteilung ange-
deutet habe, dass die ISPs in Zukunft im Rahmen von Ausgabenbeschrän-
kungen ihre Investitionen selbst für Datentransferprodukte der "nächs-
ten Generation" kürzen würden. Der zweite Punkt sei in Frage zu stel-
len, nachdem SBC angekündigt habe, man werde die Einführung der DSL-
Dienste langsamer als erwartet durchführen. Die Transparenz jenseits
des vierten Quartal bleibe niedrig. Die Beurteilung von Inktomi werde
aufgrund der guten Wettbewerbsposition des Unternehmens und der in
der Vergangenheit exzellenten Leistungen des Managements aufrecht
erhalten. Man habe lediglich die Bewertung der Aktie mit 60fach dem
erwarteten Gewinn pro Aktie im Jahresvergleich von $ 0,40 reduzieren
müssen.
Inktomi (WKN 914850)
Quelle: Aktiencheck
german
Merrill Lynch: Inktomi kaufen
Die Analysten bei Merrill Lynch empfehlen den Kauf der Aktie Inktomi
(WKN 914850). Die Aktienexperten teilten mit, die Vorankündigungen von
Foundry Networks und SBC hätten das Vertrauen in die Prognosen für das
Finanzjahr 2001 ($ 462 Mio. Umsatz und einen erwarteten Gewinn pro Ak-
tie im Jahresvergleich von $ 0,30) weiter erschüttert. Wie man bereits
in der detaillierten Analyse über Inktomis Kundensegmente vom 2. De-
zember betont habe, müsse das Unternehmen seinen Umsatzzuwachs im Be-
reich Netzwerkkomponenten für Internet-Dienstanbieter (ISPs) und Back-
bone-Operatoren beschleunigen, um die Umsatzprognosen für das Finanz-
jahr 2001 zu erreichen. Man glaube, diese Beschleunigung setze zum ei-
nen fortgesetzte gesunde Zahlungen durch die ISPs voraus, zum anderen
hänge sie von beträchtlichen Gewinnen aus den DSL-Dienstleistungen ab.
Der erste Punkt sei zu bezweifeln, nachdem Foundrys Mitteilung ange-
deutet habe, dass die ISPs in Zukunft im Rahmen von Ausgabenbeschrän-
kungen ihre Investitionen selbst für Datentransferprodukte der "nächs-
ten Generation" kürzen würden. Der zweite Punkt sei in Frage zu stel-
len, nachdem SBC angekündigt habe, man werde die Einführung der DSL-
Dienste langsamer als erwartet durchführen. Die Transparenz jenseits
des vierten Quartal bleibe niedrig. Die Beurteilung von Inktomi werde
aufgrund der guten Wettbewerbsposition des Unternehmens und der in
der Vergangenheit exzellenten Leistungen des Managements aufrecht
erhalten. Man habe lediglich die Bewertung der Aktie mit 60fach dem
erwarteten Gewinn pro Aktie im Jahresvergleich von $ 0,40 reduzieren
müssen.
Inktomi (WKN 914850)
Quelle: Aktiencheck
german
Kleines Neujahrsei von Bear Stearns:
Bear Stearns Cuts Ratings on Inktomi, CacheFlow
By Yi Ping Ho
Staff Reporter
12/29/00 1:27 PM ET
Shares of Inktomi (INKT:Nasdaq - news) touched a two-year low today after Bear Stearns downgraded the stock to attractive from buy, citing the effects of a slowing economy.
Shares of the Foster City, Calif., company, which makes Internet search and traffic management technology, hit $17.81 today after opening at $18.19 on the Nasdaq. The shares were lately trading down $1.81, or 9.1%, to $18.25.
In a research report, Bear Stearns analyst Robert Fagin said, "we have been particularly shocked by how abruptly many Internet infrastructure and services companies have seen orders slow or be canceled." Fagin also downgraded computer network company CacheFlow (CFLO:Nasdaq - news) to neutral from attractive.
Shares of CacheFlow lately lost $3.69, or 17.6%, to $17.38 in midday trading on the Nasdaq, breaking through a 52-week low. The shares traded as low as $16.25 today. The high for the year is $161.38.
Fagin said he expects Inktomi to be well-positioned in the long term if the economy rebounds in the second half of next year.
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Bear Stearns Cuts Ratings on Inktomi, CacheFlow
By Yi Ping Ho
Staff Reporter
12/29/00 1:27 PM ET
Shares of Inktomi (INKT:Nasdaq - news) touched a two-year low today after Bear Stearns downgraded the stock to attractive from buy, citing the effects of a slowing economy.
Shares of the Foster City, Calif., company, which makes Internet search and traffic management technology, hit $17.81 today after opening at $18.19 on the Nasdaq. The shares were lately trading down $1.81, or 9.1%, to $18.25.
In a research report, Bear Stearns analyst Robert Fagin said, "we have been particularly shocked by how abruptly many Internet infrastructure and services companies have seen orders slow or be canceled." Fagin also downgraded computer network company CacheFlow (CFLO:Nasdaq - news) to neutral from attractive.
Shares of CacheFlow lately lost $3.69, or 17.6%, to $17.38 in midday trading on the Nasdaq, breaking through a 52-week low. The shares traded as low as $16.25 today. The high for the year is $161.38.
Fagin said he expects Inktomi to be well-positioned in the long term if the economy rebounds in the second half of next year.
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Die Abstufunf etwas ausführlicher:
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20001229/bs/inktomi_stocks_d…
german
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20001229/bs/inktomi_stocks_d…
german
Market Report -- Story Stocks (CFLO, INKT, EMC, NTAP, VRTS, ISSX, VRSN)
January 02, 2001 09:22:00 AM ET
IT Spending Downgrades (OPENX) : Robertson Stephens has started off the new year by downgrading a number of Internet infrastructure names in expectation of weak IT spending in the first half of this year. Content delivery downgrade victims include CacheFlow (CFLO) and Inktomi (INKT). In the storage space, EMC (EMC), Network Appliance (NTAP) and Veritas (VRTS) were all cut and Internet security downgrade recipients include Internet Security Systems (ISSX) and Verisign (VRSN). Those are just the more widely held issues that were included in Analyst, Dane Lewis` call this morning. The rationale for the sweeping downgrade is an expectation of slower IT spending caused largely by: 1) macroeconomic issues/fear of a recession; 2) the absence of large IT spending budgets from VC-backed or newly public companies; 3) decreasing competitive threat from dotcoms allowing traditional brick and mortars to slow their infrastructure spending. Lewis also cites last year`s post-Y2K spending as making for tough comparisons. None of those issues are new, and to a great extent in some cases and a lesser extent in others, the concerns have already been priced into the stocks. Of the seven companies that we`ve mentioned here, six have shed 30% to 85% of their market capitalization since September. Only ISSX has remained in positive territory over that period, and it is the most lightly traded issue of the seven by a wide margin. While the issues raised are certainly legitimate and real, they are not new. However, the extent of the budget slowdown, and its effect, is anybody`s guess at this point. These downgrades will definitely keep pressure the Nasdaq today, but keep in mind that these names have already been severely punished and the lowest of the new ratings is still LONG TERM ATTRACTIVE. - Matt Gould, Briefing.com
german
January 02, 2001 09:22:00 AM ET
IT Spending Downgrades (OPENX) : Robertson Stephens has started off the new year by downgrading a number of Internet infrastructure names in expectation of weak IT spending in the first half of this year. Content delivery downgrade victims include CacheFlow (CFLO) and Inktomi (INKT). In the storage space, EMC (EMC), Network Appliance (NTAP) and Veritas (VRTS) were all cut and Internet security downgrade recipients include Internet Security Systems (ISSX) and Verisign (VRSN). Those are just the more widely held issues that were included in Analyst, Dane Lewis` call this morning. The rationale for the sweeping downgrade is an expectation of slower IT spending caused largely by: 1) macroeconomic issues/fear of a recession; 2) the absence of large IT spending budgets from VC-backed or newly public companies; 3) decreasing competitive threat from dotcoms allowing traditional brick and mortars to slow their infrastructure spending. Lewis also cites last year`s post-Y2K spending as making for tough comparisons. None of those issues are new, and to a great extent in some cases and a lesser extent in others, the concerns have already been priced into the stocks. Of the seven companies that we`ve mentioned here, six have shed 30% to 85% of their market capitalization since September. Only ISSX has remained in positive territory over that period, and it is the most lightly traded issue of the seven by a wide margin. While the issues raised are certainly legitimate and real, they are not new. However, the extent of the budget slowdown, and its effect, is anybody`s guess at this point. These downgrades will definitely keep pressure the Nasdaq today, but keep in mind that these names have already been severely punished and the lowest of the new ratings is still LONG TERM ATTRACTIVE. - Matt Gould, Briefing.com
german
Aus dem Yahoo-Inkt_board:
Robertson Stephens - where is logic?
by: pvhu 1/2/01 10:46 am
Msg: 59256 of 59258
I am looking at the last two reports of Dane Lewis of Robertson Stephens on Inktomi.
The first is from Oct 27 2000: INKT at $83, the stock is rated a buy.Estimates:Q1 01:sales $91.8, profit 0.03. FY 01:Sales $461.4 million,0.30 profit.
The second from Jan 2 2001:INKT at $17.88 (lower now based on his report). Estimates for Q1 unchanged.For FY 01 reduced to $442.8 million (a 4% reduction), profit 0.25 (a 16.7% reduction).Rating reduced to long term attractive.
Now, if the stock was anywhere near the $83 price, the downgrade would be warranted. But it already dropped 80%!!!
Using this kind of logic, if INKT`s prospects further decline and the stock drops to zero, at that time the obvious recommendation would be to sell at zero.
Dem ist wohl nichts mehr hinzuzufügen!
german
Robertson Stephens - where is logic?
by: pvhu 1/2/01 10:46 am
Msg: 59256 of 59258
I am looking at the last two reports of Dane Lewis of Robertson Stephens on Inktomi.
The first is from Oct 27 2000: INKT at $83, the stock is rated a buy.Estimates:Q1 01:sales $91.8, profit 0.03. FY 01:Sales $461.4 million,0.30 profit.
The second from Jan 2 2001:INKT at $17.88 (lower now based on his report). Estimates for Q1 unchanged.For FY 01 reduced to $442.8 million (a 4% reduction), profit 0.25 (a 16.7% reduction).Rating reduced to long term attractive.
Now, if the stock was anywhere near the $83 price, the downgrade would be warranted. But it already dropped 80%!!!
Using this kind of logic, if INKT`s prospects further decline and the stock drops to zero, at that time the obvious recommendation would be to sell at zero.
Dem ist wohl nichts mehr hinzuzufügen!
german
Inktomi Announces Revised Revenue and Earnings Outlook; Slowing Economy
Impacts Technology Spending, Long-Term Strengths of Business Remain Intact
FOSTER CITY, Calif., Jan 3, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Inktomi Corp.
(NASDAQ:INKT), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, today
announced that revenue and earnings for its first quarter ended December 31,
2000, will be below the company`s prior expectations provided during its
earnings conference call on October 26, 2000.
Revenue for the first quarter is now expected to be in a range of $80 to $81
million, representing an increase of 121 to 124 percent over the same quarter
last year. The company expects to report pro forma diluted earnings per share in
a range of break-even to $0.01 per share for the December 2000 quarter.
Actual results for the quarter ended December 31, 2000 and information on the
company`s expectations for fiscal year 2001 will be reported on January 18,
2001.
"The current conditions in the U.S. capital markets and the broader economy have
resulted in a slowdown in infrastructure spending. Accordingly, we are adjusting
our estimates for the current quarter," said David Peterschmidt, president and
chief executive officer of Inktomi. "While our business will be affected by
macro-economic conditions in the near-term, we are confident in the long-term
outlook for our infrastructure products and services. We believe we have the
management, products and financial focus to foster long-term benefits for our
shareholders and customers worldwide."
Inktomi will hold a conference call and an audio webcast at 1:45 p.m. PST (4:45
p.m. EST) today with David Peterschmidt, president and chief executive officer,
and Jerry Kennelly, chief financial officer, to discuss additional details of
the revised outlook. The webcast can be accessed at www.inktomi.com/webcast.
german
Impacts Technology Spending, Long-Term Strengths of Business Remain Intact
FOSTER CITY, Calif., Jan 3, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Inktomi Corp.
(NASDAQ:INKT), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, today
announced that revenue and earnings for its first quarter ended December 31,
2000, will be below the company`s prior expectations provided during its
earnings conference call on October 26, 2000.
Revenue for the first quarter is now expected to be in a range of $80 to $81
million, representing an increase of 121 to 124 percent over the same quarter
last year. The company expects to report pro forma diluted earnings per share in
a range of break-even to $0.01 per share for the December 2000 quarter.
Actual results for the quarter ended December 31, 2000 and information on the
company`s expectations for fiscal year 2001 will be reported on January 18,
2001.
"The current conditions in the U.S. capital markets and the broader economy have
resulted in a slowdown in infrastructure spending. Accordingly, we are adjusting
our estimates for the current quarter," said David Peterschmidt, president and
chief executive officer of Inktomi. "While our business will be affected by
macro-economic conditions in the near-term, we are confident in the long-term
outlook for our infrastructure products and services. We believe we have the
management, products and financial focus to foster long-term benefits for our
shareholders and customers worldwide."
Inktomi will hold a conference call and an audio webcast at 1:45 p.m. PST (4:45
p.m. EST) today with David Peterschmidt, president and chief executive officer,
and Jerry Kennelly, chief financial officer, to discuss additional details of
the revised outlook. The webcast can be accessed at www.inktomi.com/webcast.
german
Auf deutsch:
Inktomi – Gewinnwarnung
Inktomi [Nasdaq: INKT Kurs/Chart ] hat am Mittwochabend nach Börsenschluss eine Gewinnwarnung für das erste Quartal (bis 31.12) veröffentlicht.
Demnach erwartet der Softwarehersteller nur noch, den Breakeven zu erreichen, unter günstigen Umständen will man einen Gewinn von einem Cent je Aktie erwirtschaften. Zuvor hatte das Unternehmen mit einem Plus von zwei bis drei Cents je Anteilsschein gerechnet.
Die Umsatzerwartung wurde von 89 bis 91 Millionen Dollar auf 80 bis 81 Millionen Dollar zurückgenommen. Mit den neuen Zahlen erreicht Inktomi ein Umsatzwachstum im Vergleich zum Vorjahresquartal von 121 bis 124 Prozent.
David Peterschmidt, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) bei Inktomi, erklärte:" Obwohl unsere Firma kurzfristig von der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Lage negativ beeinflusst wird, sind wir zuversichtlich, dass sich unsere Produkte und unser Service auf längere Sicht durchsetzen werden." Bis zur letzen Dezemberwoche sei man sicher gewesen, die ursprüngliche Prognose zu erreichen. Dann aber sei ein Kunde nach dem anderen von zuvor vereinbarten Geschäften zurückgetreten, so Peterschmidt weiter.
Das tatsächliche Quartalsergebnis und die Prognosen für das Geschäftsjahr 2001 werden am 18. Januar veröffentlicht.
Nachdem die Aktie am Mittwoch im regulären Handel bei 18,50 Dollar notiert hat, brach sie nachbörslich bis auf 14,34 Dollar ein.
Quelle: 04.01.2001 www.stock-world.de
german
Inktomi – Gewinnwarnung
Inktomi [Nasdaq: INKT Kurs/Chart ] hat am Mittwochabend nach Börsenschluss eine Gewinnwarnung für das erste Quartal (bis 31.12) veröffentlicht.
Demnach erwartet der Softwarehersteller nur noch, den Breakeven zu erreichen, unter günstigen Umständen will man einen Gewinn von einem Cent je Aktie erwirtschaften. Zuvor hatte das Unternehmen mit einem Plus von zwei bis drei Cents je Anteilsschein gerechnet.
Die Umsatzerwartung wurde von 89 bis 91 Millionen Dollar auf 80 bis 81 Millionen Dollar zurückgenommen. Mit den neuen Zahlen erreicht Inktomi ein Umsatzwachstum im Vergleich zum Vorjahresquartal von 121 bis 124 Prozent.
David Peterschmidt, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) bei Inktomi, erklärte:" Obwohl unsere Firma kurzfristig von der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Lage negativ beeinflusst wird, sind wir zuversichtlich, dass sich unsere Produkte und unser Service auf längere Sicht durchsetzen werden." Bis zur letzen Dezemberwoche sei man sicher gewesen, die ursprüngliche Prognose zu erreichen. Dann aber sei ein Kunde nach dem anderen von zuvor vereinbarten Geschäften zurückgetreten, so Peterschmidt weiter.
Das tatsächliche Quartalsergebnis und die Prognosen für das Geschäftsjahr 2001 werden am 18. Januar veröffentlicht.
Nachdem die Aktie am Mittwoch im regulären Handel bei 18,50 Dollar notiert hat, brach sie nachbörslich bis auf 14,34 Dollar ein.
Quelle: 04.01.2001 www.stock-world.de
german
Nice Summary of Conference Call
by: ctowles (54/M/OKC, OK) 1/4/01 10:02 am
Msg: 60663 of 60668
This is from a fellow named Jack Hartman at the Silicon Investor site.
- Jan 18 is earnings
- 80-81M in revs, 120-124% y2y
- 90-91M rev est for Dec00
- EPS 0.01 vs. 0.02-0.03 est for the Dec Q
- shortfall due to weakness in network products
- will see record revs in portal area
- Enterprises and server providers have delayed or downsize orders
- Access to capital has been limited to these providers
- Slowdown is due to economic slowdown overall
- INKT wins many head to head competition with other companies
- strong cash position
- Infrastructure will remain crucial for the buildout of the internet
Q&A responses
- we didn`t see alot of the slowdown until last few days of the quarter, deals were set and consumated, but many
executives hesitant to follow through with orders
- No case was this was this about changing price. Most just wanted to delay major capital outlays
- No particular sector slowdown, across the board slowdown
- Typical sales cycle is 4-6 months
- The orders vary between installed base and new customers
- Many significant design wins such as Hughes Satellite as it was a major displayment of one of our competitors.
- If the Fed raises last quarter, it would have taken some of the uncertainy out
- We are going to be cautious toward the 18th since uncertainy of market at this time
- Commerce Engine met our internal expectation for the quarter. We will make some decision of before 18th
- Operating Expenses - always behind the rev curve. Profitability is uppermost and willl adjust expenses to meet it.
- Europe and US both slow. Weaker in US. More a US phenomena
- Blodgett answer. We got a response that customers were downsizing initial purchase. Customer will buy more
each quarter rather all up front. CFO sees it more positive as dependable followon revenue through the year. Not
really order cancellation.
- Hopefully we seen the worse of it. More details on the 18th.
- Our customers don`t know what they are going to do. They been waiting on legislation and interest rates.
- This was more a slowdown from established company, some large network service providers due to their csh
positions. Some large well funded companies just pulled back on capex spending.
- network products is 70% of revs per analyst, company not dispute her numbers
- content distribution is dominant in the US, Europe still trying to dominate
- seeing enterprise market opening up
- wireless sector is giving us strong plays
- three sig wins in broadband
- Even with revisedestimates this company is growning 124% y2y
- Fast forward was warmly received when opened into the market this last quarter
- wireless is very interesting
- some interesting OEM opportunity in the hardware side.
- Dec00 network product rev down 3-4% sequentially from sep00
- One analyst feels that customers may see a lack of urgentcy around INKT solutions
- One deal was greater the 10% of rev in Dec00
- We are seeing customers spend a million now but not multi-million now. More like let`s start now and see how it
working. More like toe in water than jumping in up to their neck.
- We brought in all field managers in the corporate to break down data.
- On 18th we will break it down further
- 1100 employees
- Small number of customer (less than 10%) is in any type of dire financial shape. We don`t count those as revs
until paid. Network is maybe 3-5% in bad financial shape.
- Sales force is easier to move from network to enterprise segment than vice versa
- Added sales people to enterprise licence search side.
- DOS was historicaly low, but this Q will be normal 60-80 days range
- Gross margin should be minor impact
- Caching revs not broken out for telecom yet.
Overall, INKT may see flat revs for the Mar01 and Jun01 quarters. Turnaround will be signaled by increase in
capex spending by telcos and others. Lowering interest rates will help, but one should be cautious looking for
historically growth rates. May only be single digits sequentially for a couple quarters.
Telcos and others warned before INKT did. Expect the upside to occur first by them also. I figure INKT will gap
down in the morning and remain steady or upward furing the day.
Jack
german
by: ctowles (54/M/OKC, OK) 1/4/01 10:02 am
Msg: 60663 of 60668
This is from a fellow named Jack Hartman at the Silicon Investor site.
- Jan 18 is earnings
- 80-81M in revs, 120-124% y2y
- 90-91M rev est for Dec00
- EPS 0.01 vs. 0.02-0.03 est for the Dec Q
- shortfall due to weakness in network products
- will see record revs in portal area
- Enterprises and server providers have delayed or downsize orders
- Access to capital has been limited to these providers
- Slowdown is due to economic slowdown overall
- INKT wins many head to head competition with other companies
- strong cash position
- Infrastructure will remain crucial for the buildout of the internet
Q&A responses
- we didn`t see alot of the slowdown until last few days of the quarter, deals were set and consumated, but many
executives hesitant to follow through with orders
- No case was this was this about changing price. Most just wanted to delay major capital outlays
- No particular sector slowdown, across the board slowdown
- Typical sales cycle is 4-6 months
- The orders vary between installed base and new customers
- Many significant design wins such as Hughes Satellite as it was a major displayment of one of our competitors.
- If the Fed raises last quarter, it would have taken some of the uncertainy out
- We are going to be cautious toward the 18th since uncertainy of market at this time
- Commerce Engine met our internal expectation for the quarter. We will make some decision of before 18th
- Operating Expenses - always behind the rev curve. Profitability is uppermost and willl adjust expenses to meet it.
- Europe and US both slow. Weaker in US. More a US phenomena
- Blodgett answer. We got a response that customers were downsizing initial purchase. Customer will buy more
each quarter rather all up front. CFO sees it more positive as dependable followon revenue through the year. Not
really order cancellation.
- Hopefully we seen the worse of it. More details on the 18th.
- Our customers don`t know what they are going to do. They been waiting on legislation and interest rates.
- This was more a slowdown from established company, some large network service providers due to their csh
positions. Some large well funded companies just pulled back on capex spending.
- network products is 70% of revs per analyst, company not dispute her numbers
- content distribution is dominant in the US, Europe still trying to dominate
- seeing enterprise market opening up
- wireless sector is giving us strong plays
- three sig wins in broadband
- Even with revisedestimates this company is growning 124% y2y
- Fast forward was warmly received when opened into the market this last quarter
- wireless is very interesting
- some interesting OEM opportunity in the hardware side.
- Dec00 network product rev down 3-4% sequentially from sep00
- One analyst feels that customers may see a lack of urgentcy around INKT solutions
- One deal was greater the 10% of rev in Dec00
- We are seeing customers spend a million now but not multi-million now. More like let`s start now and see how it
working. More like toe in water than jumping in up to their neck.
- We brought in all field managers in the corporate to break down data.
- On 18th we will break it down further
- 1100 employees
- Small number of customer (less than 10%) is in any type of dire financial shape. We don`t count those as revs
until paid. Network is maybe 3-5% in bad financial shape.
- Sales force is easier to move from network to enterprise segment than vice versa
- Added sales people to enterprise licence search side.
- DOS was historicaly low, but this Q will be normal 60-80 days range
- Gross margin should be minor impact
- Caching revs not broken out for telecom yet.
Overall, INKT may see flat revs for the Mar01 and Jun01 quarters. Turnaround will be signaled by increase in
capex spending by telcos and others. Lowering interest rates will help, but one should be cautious looking for
historically growth rates. May only be single digits sequentially for a couple quarters.
Telcos and others warned before INKT did. Expect the upside to occur first by them also. I figure INKT will gap
down in the morning and remain steady or upward furing the day.
Jack
german
Press Release
Inktomi Acquires Content Bridge Assets from Adero
Leading Internet Infrastructure Software Company to Become Operator of Content Bridge Alliance Services
FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 2001--Inktomi Corp. (Nasdaq:INKT - news), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, today announced that it has acquired various business assets of Adero relating to billing, settlement and traffic reporting and has licensed other related technologies from Adero. With this transaction Inktomi assumes the role of operator for Content Bridge(TM) alliance services and is positioned to accelerate the rollout and deployment of content peering capabilities. Content Bridge is an alliance of technology and network service providers formed to enable cross-network content distribution and speed the delivery of content from the point of origin to end users. (Editors: Please see separate announcement issued today regarding the availability of Content Bridge services.)
With Inktomi`s strong foundation in delivering network infrastructure solutions, the company brings extensive expertise to the role of operator for Content Bridge alliance services. The addition of Adero`s billing and settlement technologies to Inktomi`s leading Internet infrastructure software creates a foundation to enable content peering between multiple service provider networks and extends Inktomi`s role as a core technology enabler for fast, efficient content distribution. Content peering provides highly scalable delivery of rich content from content providers, across multiple networks, to content consumers at the point of Internet access. As the operator of Content Bridge alliance services, Inktomi will facilitate content delivery and updates across all member networks and provide centralized billing and settlement services for cross-network transactions.
``With the addition of Adero`s billing, settlement and traffic reporting technologies, Inktomi will broaden its reach in the content distribution market by adding core enabling technology to facilitate content internetworking,`` said David Peterschmidt, president and chief executive officer of Inktomi. ``Inktomi`s mission since its inception has been to build intelligence and efficiency into networks. With this new technology, we intend to deliver additional value to service providers by accelerating their ability to participate in the next generation of network cooperation on the Internet.``
``Inktomi`s proven leadership in the Internet infrastructure arena and close working relationships with the alliance members provides a strong foundation to serve as operator for Content Bridge alliance services,`` said Jonathan Crane, chief executive officer of Adero. ``At the same time, today`s announcement marks a re-focusing of Adero on the company`s flagship CDN services. With Adero`s foothold in the content distribution market, we have made the decision to focus our service offerings exclusively on this opportunity. We will remain an active member of the Content Bridge alliance and will use it to establish a truly global reach for our content provider customers.``
``Today`s announcement provides Exodus® and Inktomi with a new opportunity to further expand our long-standing business relationship,`` said Ellen M. Hancock, chairman and chief executive officer of Exodus. ``Exodus continues to support Content Bridge`s content peering model as it provides one of the most scalable, innovative methods of distributing content and enables Exodus to bring additional value to our customers.``
Under terms of the agreement between Inktomi and Adero, Inktomi purchased business assets and technologies, licensed software and other intellectual property and assumed contracts related to the role of operator of Content Bridge from Adero for $23.5 million in cash and will assume certain operational liabilities. Inktomi anticipates integrating the acquired assets into its Content Bridge operations with various employees of Adero joining Inktomi. The acquisition is not expected to have a significant impact on the ongoing results of operations of Inktomi in fiscal 2001.
german
Inktomi Acquires Content Bridge Assets from Adero
Leading Internet Infrastructure Software Company to Become Operator of Content Bridge Alliance Services
FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 2001--Inktomi Corp. (Nasdaq:INKT - news), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, today announced that it has acquired various business assets of Adero relating to billing, settlement and traffic reporting and has licensed other related technologies from Adero. With this transaction Inktomi assumes the role of operator for Content Bridge(TM) alliance services and is positioned to accelerate the rollout and deployment of content peering capabilities. Content Bridge is an alliance of technology and network service providers formed to enable cross-network content distribution and speed the delivery of content from the point of origin to end users. (Editors: Please see separate announcement issued today regarding the availability of Content Bridge services.)
With Inktomi`s strong foundation in delivering network infrastructure solutions, the company brings extensive expertise to the role of operator for Content Bridge alliance services. The addition of Adero`s billing and settlement technologies to Inktomi`s leading Internet infrastructure software creates a foundation to enable content peering between multiple service provider networks and extends Inktomi`s role as a core technology enabler for fast, efficient content distribution. Content peering provides highly scalable delivery of rich content from content providers, across multiple networks, to content consumers at the point of Internet access. As the operator of Content Bridge alliance services, Inktomi will facilitate content delivery and updates across all member networks and provide centralized billing and settlement services for cross-network transactions.
``With the addition of Adero`s billing, settlement and traffic reporting technologies, Inktomi will broaden its reach in the content distribution market by adding core enabling technology to facilitate content internetworking,`` said David Peterschmidt, president and chief executive officer of Inktomi. ``Inktomi`s mission since its inception has been to build intelligence and efficiency into networks. With this new technology, we intend to deliver additional value to service providers by accelerating their ability to participate in the next generation of network cooperation on the Internet.``
``Inktomi`s proven leadership in the Internet infrastructure arena and close working relationships with the alliance members provides a strong foundation to serve as operator for Content Bridge alliance services,`` said Jonathan Crane, chief executive officer of Adero. ``At the same time, today`s announcement marks a re-focusing of Adero on the company`s flagship CDN services. With Adero`s foothold in the content distribution market, we have made the decision to focus our service offerings exclusively on this opportunity. We will remain an active member of the Content Bridge alliance and will use it to establish a truly global reach for our content provider customers.``
``Today`s announcement provides Exodus® and Inktomi with a new opportunity to further expand our long-standing business relationship,`` said Ellen M. Hancock, chairman and chief executive officer of Exodus. ``Exodus continues to support Content Bridge`s content peering model as it provides one of the most scalable, innovative methods of distributing content and enables Exodus to bring additional value to our customers.``
Under terms of the agreement between Inktomi and Adero, Inktomi purchased business assets and technologies, licensed software and other intellectual property and assumed contracts related to the role of operator of Content Bridge from Adero for $23.5 million in cash and will assume certain operational liabilities. Inktomi anticipates integrating the acquired assets into its Content Bridge operations with various employees of Adero joining Inktomi. The acquisition is not expected to have a significant impact on the ongoing results of operations of Inktomi in fiscal 2001.
german
Press Release
Content Bridge Goes Live with Industry`s First Content Peering Services
FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 2001--Content Bridge(TM), an alliance formed to enable cross-network content distribution, today announced the availability of content peering services, a significant milestone for the recently formed alliance of leading service provider networks and technology companies.
Through an extensive beta test program, Content Bridge has demonstrated the operational readiness of its services, enabling for the first time the delivery of content across multiple service provider networks at the point of Internet access. Content peering provides the most scalable method of content distribution, and ensures that Internet users quickly receive the most up-to-date information available on the Web.
Under the beta program, content provider customers such as Color Kinetics, MIT Sloan eBusiness Awards and Peer Music/Digitalpressure.com have worked with Content Bridge member networks to verify the core functions required for content peering are operationally ready, including:
* Ensuring that content flows seamlessly across multiple networks
* Demonstrating that user log information is promptly returned to the content provider and hosting provider
* Verifying the aggregation of usage data and transaction information for revenue allocation among member networks
Adero Inc. and Madge.web have successfully completed network testing and are preparing to offer new Content Bridge services to their customers. Additionally, Inktomi Corp. is using Content Bridge services to accelerate the delivery of content for its Search and Commerce customers. Currently, more than 150 Inktomi customers are benefiting from Content Bridge content peering services including Cambridge Soundworks (Hifi.com), Handspring, iWon and The Sharper Image.
``Today`s announcement is a significant milestone for Content Bridge members who have worked closely together to deliver on the promise of cross-network content distribution,`` said Peter Galvin of Inktomi, chair of the Executive Advisory Board of the Content Bridge alliance. ``With operational content peering services available for the first time, the Content Bridge alliance is ensuring the most efficient and direct path to content, from content providers to content consumers. As operator of the alliance services, Inktomi is excited to be working closely with the alliance members to bring together both sides of the content value chain.``
``AOL has been working closely with the Content Bridge member networks to ensure the success of its cross-network content distribution services since the alliance was formed,`` said Joe Barrett, AOL Vice President of Internet Operations. ``With the successful completion of the beta tests, AOL is looking forward to broader rollout and deployment of Content Bridge services which will provide an efficient new method for AOL members to receive the most current information on the Web with optimal performance.``
``Madge.web is pleased to be one of the first networks to have successfully completed operational testing of cross-network content distribution services through our participation in the Content Bridge alliance,`` said Emilia Knight of Madge.web, chair of the Marketing Advisory Board of the Content Bridge alliance. ``By offering content peering services, Madge.web will be uniquely positioned to deliver highly scalable content distribution services to our customers.``
``We`re excited to be one of the first content providers to leverage Content Bridge services,`` said Jonathan Kehl, vice president of Digitalpressure.com. ``As a participant in the beta testing program, we are realizing the performance benefits of having our content served from edge servers close to Internet users. Further, we see tremendous value in using Content Bridge services to better target our content to the end consumer.``
About Content Bridge Alliance
Formed in August 2000, Content Bridge is an alliance that includes leading technology and network service providers. Content Bridge alliance provides a platform for cross-network content distribution, streamlining the link between content providers and consumers. Current members include: Adero, Inc., Alteon WebSystems, Apogee Networks, Compaq Computer Corporation, Digital Island, Inc., Exodus Communications® Inc., Genuity Inc., Hewlett-Packard Company, Inktomi Corp., Intel Corporation, Madge.web N.V., Mirror Image Internet Inc., Portal Software, Inc., StorageNetworks, Inc., Sun Microsystems and Vignette Corp. For more information, access http://www.content-bridge.com/.
german
Content Bridge Goes Live with Industry`s First Content Peering Services
FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 2001--Content Bridge(TM), an alliance formed to enable cross-network content distribution, today announced the availability of content peering services, a significant milestone for the recently formed alliance of leading service provider networks and technology companies.
Through an extensive beta test program, Content Bridge has demonstrated the operational readiness of its services, enabling for the first time the delivery of content across multiple service provider networks at the point of Internet access. Content peering provides the most scalable method of content distribution, and ensures that Internet users quickly receive the most up-to-date information available on the Web.
Under the beta program, content provider customers such as Color Kinetics, MIT Sloan eBusiness Awards and Peer Music/Digitalpressure.com have worked with Content Bridge member networks to verify the core functions required for content peering are operationally ready, including:
* Ensuring that content flows seamlessly across multiple networks
* Demonstrating that user log information is promptly returned to the content provider and hosting provider
* Verifying the aggregation of usage data and transaction information for revenue allocation among member networks
Adero Inc. and Madge.web have successfully completed network testing and are preparing to offer new Content Bridge services to their customers. Additionally, Inktomi Corp. is using Content Bridge services to accelerate the delivery of content for its Search and Commerce customers. Currently, more than 150 Inktomi customers are benefiting from Content Bridge content peering services including Cambridge Soundworks (Hifi.com), Handspring, iWon and The Sharper Image.
``Today`s announcement is a significant milestone for Content Bridge members who have worked closely together to deliver on the promise of cross-network content distribution,`` said Peter Galvin of Inktomi, chair of the Executive Advisory Board of the Content Bridge alliance. ``With operational content peering services available for the first time, the Content Bridge alliance is ensuring the most efficient and direct path to content, from content providers to content consumers. As operator of the alliance services, Inktomi is excited to be working closely with the alliance members to bring together both sides of the content value chain.``
``AOL has been working closely with the Content Bridge member networks to ensure the success of its cross-network content distribution services since the alliance was formed,`` said Joe Barrett, AOL Vice President of Internet Operations. ``With the successful completion of the beta tests, AOL is looking forward to broader rollout and deployment of Content Bridge services which will provide an efficient new method for AOL members to receive the most current information on the Web with optimal performance.``
``Madge.web is pleased to be one of the first networks to have successfully completed operational testing of cross-network content distribution services through our participation in the Content Bridge alliance,`` said Emilia Knight of Madge.web, chair of the Marketing Advisory Board of the Content Bridge alliance. ``By offering content peering services, Madge.web will be uniquely positioned to deliver highly scalable content distribution services to our customers.``
``We`re excited to be one of the first content providers to leverage Content Bridge services,`` said Jonathan Kehl, vice president of Digitalpressure.com. ``As a participant in the beta testing program, we are realizing the performance benefits of having our content served from edge servers close to Internet users. Further, we see tremendous value in using Content Bridge services to better target our content to the end consumer.``
About Content Bridge Alliance
Formed in August 2000, Content Bridge is an alliance that includes leading technology and network service providers. Content Bridge alliance provides a platform for cross-network content distribution, streamlining the link between content providers and consumers. Current members include: Adero, Inc., Alteon WebSystems, Apogee Networks, Compaq Computer Corporation, Digital Island, Inc., Exodus Communications® Inc., Genuity Inc., Hewlett-Packard Company, Inktomi Corp., Intel Corporation, Madge.web N.V., Mirror Image Internet Inc., Portal Software, Inc., StorageNetworks, Inc., Sun Microsystems and Vignette Corp. For more information, access http://www.content-bridge.com/.
german
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Press Release
Nextra Joins Content Bridge Alliance
Major Access Provider Extends Content Bridge Service Reach Across 12 Countries
OSLO, Norway & FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 2001--Nextra, one of Europe`s leading Internet-based communication service providers (CSP), and Content Bridge(TM), an alliance formed to enable cross-network content distribution, today announced Nextra as the most recent service provider to join the Content Bridge alliance. With the addition of Nextra`s pan-European IP network, the Content Bridge service will extend its reach to Internet users across 12 countries, including Austria, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Italy, Germany, Norway, Slovak Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The Content Bridge model allows access networks to be compensated for their role in content distribution. Nextra`s participation in the Content Bridge alliance will better enable it to leverage its network assets while incorporating new-value added services. Through the alliance and its content peering services, Nextra will be able to provide its online users faster access to the most up-to-date content on the Internet.
``Today`s announcement demonstrates Nextra`s commitment to provide our customers with the most efficient content distribution services,`` said Per Bjorck, chief technology officer of Nextra. ``By joining the Content Bridge alliance, Nextra will be able to offer differentiated services for delivery of the freshest content on the Internet with improved performance, ensuring that our customers receive the best possible Internet experience.``
``The Content Bridge alliance is pleased to welcome Nextra as a major access network member, an addition which will greatly enhance the global reach of the alliance`s content peering services and enable Nextra to provide greater value to its customers,`` said Peter Galvin, chair of the Executive Advisory Board of the Content Bridge alliance. ``Leading access and hosting providers such as Nextra recognize that by joining the Content Bridge alliance, they will be able to leverage their network infrastructure and financially benefit from their strategic role in the content value chain.``
About Nextra
The Nextra Group -- owned by Telenor, the leading Norwegian telecommunications operator -- is one of Europe`s foremost internet-based service providers for the business community. The company is not only a traditional Internet Service Provider (ISP), but also belongs to the next generation of Internet companies -- Communications Service Providers (CSPs). For more information, visit Nextra`s website: www.nextra.com.
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Press Release
Nextra Joins Content Bridge Alliance
Major Access Provider Extends Content Bridge Service Reach Across 12 Countries
OSLO, Norway & FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 2001--Nextra, one of Europe`s leading Internet-based communication service providers (CSP), and Content Bridge(TM), an alliance formed to enable cross-network content distribution, today announced Nextra as the most recent service provider to join the Content Bridge alliance. With the addition of Nextra`s pan-European IP network, the Content Bridge service will extend its reach to Internet users across 12 countries, including Austria, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Italy, Germany, Norway, Slovak Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The Content Bridge model allows access networks to be compensated for their role in content distribution. Nextra`s participation in the Content Bridge alliance will better enable it to leverage its network assets while incorporating new-value added services. Through the alliance and its content peering services, Nextra will be able to provide its online users faster access to the most up-to-date content on the Internet.
``Today`s announcement demonstrates Nextra`s commitment to provide our customers with the most efficient content distribution services,`` said Per Bjorck, chief technology officer of Nextra. ``By joining the Content Bridge alliance, Nextra will be able to offer differentiated services for delivery of the freshest content on the Internet with improved performance, ensuring that our customers receive the best possible Internet experience.``
``The Content Bridge alliance is pleased to welcome Nextra as a major access network member, an addition which will greatly enhance the global reach of the alliance`s content peering services and enable Nextra to provide greater value to its customers,`` said Peter Galvin, chair of the Executive Advisory Board of the Content Bridge alliance. ``Leading access and hosting providers such as Nextra recognize that by joining the Content Bridge alliance, they will be able to leverage their network infrastructure and financially benefit from their strategic role in the content value chain.``
About Nextra
The Nextra Group -- owned by Telenor, the leading Norwegian telecommunications operator -- is one of Europe`s foremost internet-based service providers for the business community. The company is not only a traditional Internet Service Provider (ISP), but also belongs to the next generation of Internet companies -- Communications Service Providers (CSPs). For more information, visit Nextra`s website: www.nextra.com.
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Press Release
Nextra Joins Content Bridge Alliance
Major Access Provider Extends Content Bridge Service Reach Across 12 Countries
OSLO, Norway & FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 2001--Nextra, one of Europe`s leading Internet-based communication service providers (CSP), and Content Bridge(TM), an alliance formed to enable cross-network content distribution, today announced Nextra as the most recent service provider to join the Content Bridge alliance. With the addition of Nextra`s pan-European IP network, the Content Bridge service will extend its reach to Internet users across 12 countries, including Austria, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Italy, Germany, Norway, Slovak Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The Content Bridge model allows access networks to be compensated for their role in content distribution. Nextra`s participation in the Content Bridge alliance will better enable it to leverage its network assets while incorporating new-value added services. Through the alliance and its content peering services, Nextra will be able to provide its online users faster access to the most up-to-date content on the Internet.
``Today`s announcement demonstrates Nextra`s commitment to provide our customers with the most efficient content distribution services,`` said Per Bjorck, chief technology officer of Nextra. ``By joining the Content Bridge alliance, Nextra will be able to offer differentiated services for delivery of the freshest content on the Internet with improved performance, ensuring that our customers receive the best possible Internet experience.``
``The Content Bridge alliance is pleased to welcome Nextra as a major access network member, an addition which will greatly enhance the global reach of the alliance`s content peering services and enable Nextra to provide greater value to its customers,`` said Peter Galvin, chair of the Executive Advisory Board of the Content Bridge alliance. ``Leading access and hosting providers such as Nextra recognize that by joining the Content Bridge alliance, they will be able to leverage their network infrastructure and financially benefit from their strategic role in the content value chain.``
About Nextra
The Nextra Group -- owned by Telenor, the leading Norwegian telecommunications operator -- is one of Europe`s foremost internet-based service providers for the business community. The company is not only a traditional Internet Service Provider (ISP), but also belongs to the next generation of Internet companies -- Communications Service Providers (CSPs). For more information, visit Nextra`s website: www.nextra.com.
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Press Release
Nextra Joins Content Bridge Alliance
Major Access Provider Extends Content Bridge Service Reach Across 12 Countries
OSLO, Norway & FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 2001--Nextra, one of Europe`s leading Internet-based communication service providers (CSP), and Content Bridge(TM), an alliance formed to enable cross-network content distribution, today announced Nextra as the most recent service provider to join the Content Bridge alliance. With the addition of Nextra`s pan-European IP network, the Content Bridge service will extend its reach to Internet users across 12 countries, including Austria, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Italy, Germany, Norway, Slovak Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The Content Bridge model allows access networks to be compensated for their role in content distribution. Nextra`s participation in the Content Bridge alliance will better enable it to leverage its network assets while incorporating new-value added services. Through the alliance and its content peering services, Nextra will be able to provide its online users faster access to the most up-to-date content on the Internet.
``Today`s announcement demonstrates Nextra`s commitment to provide our customers with the most efficient content distribution services,`` said Per Bjorck, chief technology officer of Nextra. ``By joining the Content Bridge alliance, Nextra will be able to offer differentiated services for delivery of the freshest content on the Internet with improved performance, ensuring that our customers receive the best possible Internet experience.``
``The Content Bridge alliance is pleased to welcome Nextra as a major access network member, an addition which will greatly enhance the global reach of the alliance`s content peering services and enable Nextra to provide greater value to its customers,`` said Peter Galvin, chair of the Executive Advisory Board of the Content Bridge alliance. ``Leading access and hosting providers such as Nextra recognize that by joining the Content Bridge alliance, they will be able to leverage their network infrastructure and financially benefit from their strategic role in the content value chain.``
About Nextra
The Nextra Group -- owned by Telenor, the leading Norwegian telecommunications operator -- is one of Europe`s foremost internet-based service providers for the business community. The company is not only a traditional Internet Service Provider (ISP), but also belongs to the next generation of Internet companies -- Communications Service Providers (CSPs). For more information, visit Nextra`s website: www.nextra.com.
german
Ich mag keine Gerüchte, aber hier ist mal eins:
DCS RUMOR: Inktomi To Sell Commerce Unit to e-centives
Thursday, January 18, 2001 @ 11:59AM EST by: Editor
Editorial Note: This article was originally posted on Tuesday, January 16, 2001 @ 9:06PM EST. By popular demand, we`ve brought it back up top. Remember, anything prefaced as "RUMOR" means we have not received confirmation.
DCS RUMOR: Inktomi To Sell Commerce Unit to e-centives
A source close to Foster City, CA-based Inktomi has informed Dotcom Scoop that the company plans to sell-off its commerce unit to Bethesda, MD-based e-centives. The announcement is expected to made during Inktomi`s quarterly report call after the close of the stock market on Thursday. No other information regarding terms of the deal was disclosed by the source.
Inktomi is a leading developer Internet infrastructure software. e-centives offers direct marketing services and technology. Two-weeks ago, Inktomi announced revised revenue and earning estimates for the fourth-quarter of 2000. The company expects earnings to be in the break-even to $0.01 per share range.
Quelle: DotcomScoop.com
Heute abend mit der Bekanntgabe der Quartalszahlen werden wir schlauer sein.
german
DCS RUMOR: Inktomi To Sell Commerce Unit to e-centives
Thursday, January 18, 2001 @ 11:59AM EST by: Editor
Editorial Note: This article was originally posted on Tuesday, January 16, 2001 @ 9:06PM EST. By popular demand, we`ve brought it back up top. Remember, anything prefaced as "RUMOR" means we have not received confirmation.
DCS RUMOR: Inktomi To Sell Commerce Unit to e-centives
A source close to Foster City, CA-based Inktomi has informed Dotcom Scoop that the company plans to sell-off its commerce unit to Bethesda, MD-based e-centives. The announcement is expected to made during Inktomi`s quarterly report call after the close of the stock market on Thursday. No other information regarding terms of the deal was disclosed by the source.
Inktomi is a leading developer Internet infrastructure software. e-centives offers direct marketing services and technology. Two-weeks ago, Inktomi announced revised revenue and earning estimates for the fourth-quarter of 2000. The company expects earnings to be in the break-even to $0.01 per share range.
Quelle: DotcomScoop.com
Heute abend mit der Bekanntgabe der Quartalszahlen werden wir schlauer sein.
german
Mal ein Gerücht, das stimmte.
Inktomi Announces Agreement to Sell Commerce Business to e-centives, Inc.
Companies to Forge Strategic Technology and Distribution Alliance
FOSTER CITY, Calif., and BETHESDA, Md., January 18, 2001 - Inktomi® Corp. (NASDAQ: INKT), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, and e-centives, Inc. (SWX: ECEN), a leading online direct marketing infrastructure company, today announced the signing of an agreement to sell the Inktomi Commerce Division to e-centives, and to form a strategic technology and distribution relationship. As part of the alliance between the two companies, Inktomi will continue to provide its Search technology as a key component of the Commerce Engine.
Under terms of the sale, e-centives is providing Inktomi with up to 19.9 percent of its outstanding shares of common stock, some of which will be earned upon the satisfaction of certain revenue and performance targets. Inktomi will receive an additional warrant to purchase e-centives common stock upon the satisfaction of additional revenue targets. e-centives intends to operate the Commerce Division in the San Francisco Bay Area, and the majority of Inktomi Commerce Division employees are expected to join e-centives. The transaction is subject to satisfaction of regulatory and other closing conditions.
"With the addition of Inktomi`s Commerce team and technology, e-centives solidifies its clear leadership position in e-commerce and direct marketing infrastructure," said Kamran Amjadi, e-centives, Inc.`s chairman and CEO. "This acquisition, coupled with Inktomi`s alliance with e-centives, further strengthens our core infrastructure. Additionally, it provides us with an opportunity to accelerate our expansion into Europe and Asia, and solidifies our proven business model, significantly enhancing the commerce services we offer to businesses."
"We are proud of our accomplishments in Commerce, and look forward to working with e-centives to enhance the technology and distribution of the Commerce business," said David Peterschmidt, president and chief executive officer of Inktomi. "The technology and customer base Inktomi has built with its Commerce Division provides e-centives with a powerful long-term opportunity."
The Commerce Division has developed first-class technology and a network of premier customers including AT&T, First USA, iWon, MBNA and Quicken. Likewise, e-centives powers online promotions for top-tier businesses and products including Chase, Excite, iVillage.com, Intuit`s Quicken® TurboTax®, USATODAY.com and ZDNet. The combination of the Commerce business with e-centives` direct marketing technology and expertise creates the industry`s preeminent provider of outsourced commerce infrastructure.
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Inktomi Announces Agreement to Sell Commerce Business to e-centives, Inc.
Companies to Forge Strategic Technology and Distribution Alliance
FOSTER CITY, Calif., and BETHESDA, Md., January 18, 2001 - Inktomi® Corp. (NASDAQ: INKT), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software, and e-centives, Inc. (SWX: ECEN), a leading online direct marketing infrastructure company, today announced the signing of an agreement to sell the Inktomi Commerce Division to e-centives, and to form a strategic technology and distribution relationship. As part of the alliance between the two companies, Inktomi will continue to provide its Search technology as a key component of the Commerce Engine.
Under terms of the sale, e-centives is providing Inktomi with up to 19.9 percent of its outstanding shares of common stock, some of which will be earned upon the satisfaction of certain revenue and performance targets. Inktomi will receive an additional warrant to purchase e-centives common stock upon the satisfaction of additional revenue targets. e-centives intends to operate the Commerce Division in the San Francisco Bay Area, and the majority of Inktomi Commerce Division employees are expected to join e-centives. The transaction is subject to satisfaction of regulatory and other closing conditions.
"With the addition of Inktomi`s Commerce team and technology, e-centives solidifies its clear leadership position in e-commerce and direct marketing infrastructure," said Kamran Amjadi, e-centives, Inc.`s chairman and CEO. "This acquisition, coupled with Inktomi`s alliance with e-centives, further strengthens our core infrastructure. Additionally, it provides us with an opportunity to accelerate our expansion into Europe and Asia, and solidifies our proven business model, significantly enhancing the commerce services we offer to businesses."
"We are proud of our accomplishments in Commerce, and look forward to working with e-centives to enhance the technology and distribution of the Commerce business," said David Peterschmidt, president and chief executive officer of Inktomi. "The technology and customer base Inktomi has built with its Commerce Division provides e-centives with a powerful long-term opportunity."
The Commerce Division has developed first-class technology and a network of premier customers including AT&T, First USA, iWon, MBNA and Quicken. Likewise, e-centives powers online promotions for top-tier businesses and products including Chase, Excite, iVillage.com, Intuit`s Quicken® TurboTax®, USATODAY.com and ZDNet. The combination of the Commerce business with e-centives` direct marketing technology and expertise creates the industry`s preeminent provider of outsourced commerce infrastructure.
german
Inktomi Reports First Quarter Results
Announces Agreement to Sell Commerce Business
FOSTER CITY, Calif., January 18, 2001 - Inktomi Corp. (NASDAQ: INKT) today reported financial results for the first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2000. Revenues for the quarter totaled $80.5 million, a 123 percent gain over revenues of $36.1 million for the comparable quarter in the last year. Pro forma net income for the quarter, which excludes the amortization of goodwill, employee stock compensation, purchased in process R&D and one-time acquisition-related charges, was $1.0 million, or $0.01 per share compared to a pro forma net loss of $4.0 million, or a pro forma net loss of $0.04 per share in the first quarter of the previous year.
Inktomi`s Network Products business, consisting of the Traffic Server® platform, Content Delivery Suite™, Media Products and associated services, contributed $54.2 million in revenue for the quarter, a 145 percent gain over the first quarter of the prior year. Inktomi`s Portal Services business, comprised of its Search Solutions and Commerce businesses, generated $26.3 million in revenue, an 88 percent increase over the comparable period in the last year. The Search business contributed $21.2 million in revenue, a 100 percent increase over the first quarter of the prior year, and Inktomi`s Commerce business contributed $5.1 million in revenue in the quarter. The company ended the quarter with $311.1 million in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments.
In October 2000, Inktomi completed the acquisition of FastForward Networks, developers of the first scalable software technology for the distribution and management of live broadcasting over the Internet. The transaction was accounted for as a pooling of interests. Historical results have been adjusted to reflect the combined companies. "We had a quarter that was underscored by new design wins, expanded market share and increased traction into new areas," said David Peterschmidt, president and CEO of Inktomi. "While our business was and will be affected by macro-economic conditions in the near-term, we are confident that we have the business strategy, product depth and financial strength to steer through the current market conditions and emerge as the leading software infrastructure provider for networks and enterprises worldwide over the long-term."
Sale of Inktomi Commerce Business
Inktomi today announced the signing of an agreement to sell its Commerce Business to e-centives, Inc., a leading online direct marketing infrastructure company. Inktomi will transfer related employees, equipment and technology associated with its Commerce division to e-centives in exchange for up to 19.9 percent of e-centives` outstanding shares of common stock, some of which will be earned upon the satisfaction of certain revenue and performance targets by e-centives. Inktomi will receive an additional warrant to purchase e-centives common stock upon the satisfaction of additional revenue targets. The transaction is subject to satisfaction of regulatory and other closing conditions.
Inktomi Network Products
Inktomi`s Network Products business extended its reach into multiple markets including content and media distribution, enterprise, satellite, access, broadband and wireless. The company secured design wins at China Mobile, FLAG Telecom and Hughes Network Systems among others, each of which selected Inktomi`s network software infrastructure products for the buildout of their caching, content distribution or wireless networks. They join existing customers such as AOL Time Warner, Enron, Exodus Communications, KPNQwest and Madge.web, making Inktomi a leading provider of infrastructure software for networks worldwide.
Enterprise customers including Lucent Technologies and Fannie Mae also selected Inktomi`s Network Products to speed the flow of data across their networks.
In the quarter, the Content Bridge™ Alliance, an effort designed to ensure that Internet users receive the most up-to-date information available on the Web, announced the addition of six new members including leading companies such as Apogee Networks, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, Portal Software, StorageNetworks and Vignette Corporation. In the quarter, Inktomi also acquired various business assets of Adero related to billing, settlement and traffic reporting. With this transaction Inktomi assumed the role of operator of the Content Bridge Alliance.
Inktomi Search Solutions
During the quarter, Inktomi`s Search business added marquee names in the enterprise space to its customer roster including MassMutual, 3M, the US Navy and Sears. Repeat business from CDW Computer Centers, Deutsche Telecom and Paychex also contributed to the quarter`s performance.
About Inktomi
Based in Foster City, Calif., Inktomi develops and markets scalable infrastructure software that is essential to the Internet. Inktomi`s business is divided into Network Products, comprised of industry leading solutions for network caching, content distribution, and media broadcasting; Search Solutions, providing search and content classification products and services to Internet portals, destination sites and enterprises; and Wireless technologies. Inktomi`s customer and strategic partner base includes leading companies such as AOL Time Warner, AT&T, Excite@Home, Intel, iWon, Merrill Lynch, Microsoft, Nokia, RealNetworks, Sun Microsystems and Yahoo! The company has offices in North America, Asia and Europe. For more information visit www.inktomi.com.
german
Announces Agreement to Sell Commerce Business
FOSTER CITY, Calif., January 18, 2001 - Inktomi Corp. (NASDAQ: INKT) today reported financial results for the first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2000. Revenues for the quarter totaled $80.5 million, a 123 percent gain over revenues of $36.1 million for the comparable quarter in the last year. Pro forma net income for the quarter, which excludes the amortization of goodwill, employee stock compensation, purchased in process R&D and one-time acquisition-related charges, was $1.0 million, or $0.01 per share compared to a pro forma net loss of $4.0 million, or a pro forma net loss of $0.04 per share in the first quarter of the previous year.
Inktomi`s Network Products business, consisting of the Traffic Server® platform, Content Delivery Suite™, Media Products and associated services, contributed $54.2 million in revenue for the quarter, a 145 percent gain over the first quarter of the prior year. Inktomi`s Portal Services business, comprised of its Search Solutions and Commerce businesses, generated $26.3 million in revenue, an 88 percent increase over the comparable period in the last year. The Search business contributed $21.2 million in revenue, a 100 percent increase over the first quarter of the prior year, and Inktomi`s Commerce business contributed $5.1 million in revenue in the quarter. The company ended the quarter with $311.1 million in cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash and short-term investments.
In October 2000, Inktomi completed the acquisition of FastForward Networks, developers of the first scalable software technology for the distribution and management of live broadcasting over the Internet. The transaction was accounted for as a pooling of interests. Historical results have been adjusted to reflect the combined companies. "We had a quarter that was underscored by new design wins, expanded market share and increased traction into new areas," said David Peterschmidt, president and CEO of Inktomi. "While our business was and will be affected by macro-economic conditions in the near-term, we are confident that we have the business strategy, product depth and financial strength to steer through the current market conditions and emerge as the leading software infrastructure provider for networks and enterprises worldwide over the long-term."
Sale of Inktomi Commerce Business
Inktomi today announced the signing of an agreement to sell its Commerce Business to e-centives, Inc., a leading online direct marketing infrastructure company. Inktomi will transfer related employees, equipment and technology associated with its Commerce division to e-centives in exchange for up to 19.9 percent of e-centives` outstanding shares of common stock, some of which will be earned upon the satisfaction of certain revenue and performance targets by e-centives. Inktomi will receive an additional warrant to purchase e-centives common stock upon the satisfaction of additional revenue targets. The transaction is subject to satisfaction of regulatory and other closing conditions.
Inktomi Network Products
Inktomi`s Network Products business extended its reach into multiple markets including content and media distribution, enterprise, satellite, access, broadband and wireless. The company secured design wins at China Mobile, FLAG Telecom and Hughes Network Systems among others, each of which selected Inktomi`s network software infrastructure products for the buildout of their caching, content distribution or wireless networks. They join existing customers such as AOL Time Warner, Enron, Exodus Communications, KPNQwest and Madge.web, making Inktomi a leading provider of infrastructure software for networks worldwide.
Enterprise customers including Lucent Technologies and Fannie Mae also selected Inktomi`s Network Products to speed the flow of data across their networks.
In the quarter, the Content Bridge™ Alliance, an effort designed to ensure that Internet users receive the most up-to-date information available on the Web, announced the addition of six new members including leading companies such as Apogee Networks, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, Portal Software, StorageNetworks and Vignette Corporation. In the quarter, Inktomi also acquired various business assets of Adero related to billing, settlement and traffic reporting. With this transaction Inktomi assumed the role of operator of the Content Bridge Alliance.
Inktomi Search Solutions
During the quarter, Inktomi`s Search business added marquee names in the enterprise space to its customer roster including MassMutual, 3M, the US Navy and Sears. Repeat business from CDW Computer Centers, Deutsche Telecom and Paychex also contributed to the quarter`s performance.
About Inktomi
Based in Foster City, Calif., Inktomi develops and markets scalable infrastructure software that is essential to the Internet. Inktomi`s business is divided into Network Products, comprised of industry leading solutions for network caching, content distribution, and media broadcasting; Search Solutions, providing search and content classification products and services to Internet portals, destination sites and enterprises; and Wireless technologies. Inktomi`s customer and strategic partner base includes leading companies such as AOL Time Warner, AT&T, Excite@Home, Intel, iWon, Merrill Lynch, Microsoft, Nokia, RealNetworks, Sun Microsystems and Yahoo! The company has offices in North America, Asia and Europe. For more information visit www.inktomi.com.
german
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Press Release
FLAG Telecom Selects Inktomi to Deploy Global Content Distribution Network
FLAG Telecom to Implement Inktomi Network Infrastructure Technology across its Global IP Network for Enhanced Service Offerings
LONDON & FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 24, 2001--Inktomi Corp. (Nasdaq:INKT - news), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software and FLAG Telecom (Nasdaq:FTHL - news; LSE:FTL), a leading independent global carriers` carrier and network services provider, announced today that FLAG Telecom will implement Inktomi® Network Products technology across its global IP network. Inktomi`s leading software-based infrastructure technology will enable FLAG to offer new value-added content delivery services to its international carrier and Internet service provider (ISP) customers. Inktomi Network Products technology will be deployed at major points of presence (PoPs) across FLAG`s global IP network, including a number of IP Gateways in Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the United States. Commercial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Under terms of the agreement, FLAG Telecom will deploy the Inktomi Traffic Server® network cache platform at the edges of its network in order to optimize network performance and content delivery capabilities. As a core component of its network infrastructure, the flexible Traffic Server platform will enable FLAG Telecom to reliably deliver and manage content throughout its worldwide network and to provide maximum service levels to its content customers and users.
``FLAG Telecom is focused on developing a low-cost, scalable global IP network to support our expanding Network Services business. We have selected Inktomi technology for its scalability, flexibility and robust service delivery platform,`` said Tom Gray, President, Network Services, FLAG Telecom. ``Inktomi`s caching and content distribution infrastructure software will enable us to offer new innovative value-added services to customers worldwide while improving network performance and end user access to rich content.``
``Today`s announcement further strengthens Inktomi`s leadership position in the network caching and content distribution market,`` said Ed Haslam, chief strategist, Network Products Division at Inktomi. ``Our flexible Internet infrastructure software provides FLAG Telecom with core enabling technology to efficiently deploy additional value-added services throughout its network for increased revenue generation and network differentiation.``
Inktomi Network Products
Inktomi Network Products provide key infrastructure technology to optimize the delivery of content and applications for service provider, enterprise and wireless networks. The Network Products family consists of Inktomi Traffic Server, the leading network cache platform, and Inktomi Content Delivery Suite(TM), a robust solution for content distribution and management. By embedding programmable intelligence into the network, Inktomi Network Products provide the infrastructure for ISPs, backbone companies, hosting providers, content delivery network providers and enterprises to deliver new services to end users.
About FLAG Telecom
FLAG Telecom (Nasdaq:FTHL - news; LSE:FTL) is a leading independent global carriers` carrier providing an innovative range of products and services to the international carrier community, Application Service Providers (ASPs) and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) across a global network platform optimized to support the next generation of IP over optical data networks. Leveraging this unique network, FLAG Telecom`s rapidly growing Network Services business markets managed bandwidth and value-added IP services targeted at worldwide web-centric companies.
The FLAG Europe-Asia cable stretches from the U.K. to Japan and entered commercial service in November 1997. FLAG Atlantic-1 (FA-1), the world`s first dual transoceanic terabit cable system, is currently under construction and is scheduled to enter service in Q1 2001. FLAG North Asian Loop (FNAL), a pan-Asian terabit cable system is on track to enter service in Q2 2001. FLAG Pacific-1 is the longest transoceanic DWDM system announced to date and is expected to enter service in 2002.
Principal shareholders in FLAG Telecom are: Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ - news; formerly Bell Atlantic and GTE) (USA) and Dallah Al Barakah Group (Saudi Arabia). For further information, visit www.flagtelecom.com.
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INKT 11
18 5/8 +1/16
+1 3/8
delayed 20 mins - disclaimerGet QuotesWednesday January 24, 9:06 am Eastern Time
Press Release
FLAG Telecom Selects Inktomi to Deploy Global Content Distribution Network
FLAG Telecom to Implement Inktomi Network Infrastructure Technology across its Global IP Network for Enhanced Service Offerings
LONDON & FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 24, 2001--Inktomi Corp. (Nasdaq:INKT - news), developer of scalable Internet infrastructure software and FLAG Telecom (Nasdaq:FTHL - news; LSE:FTL), a leading independent global carriers` carrier and network services provider, announced today that FLAG Telecom will implement Inktomi® Network Products technology across its global IP network. Inktomi`s leading software-based infrastructure technology will enable FLAG to offer new value-added content delivery services to its international carrier and Internet service provider (ISP) customers. Inktomi Network Products technology will be deployed at major points of presence (PoPs) across FLAG`s global IP network, including a number of IP Gateways in Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the United States. Commercial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Under terms of the agreement, FLAG Telecom will deploy the Inktomi Traffic Server® network cache platform at the edges of its network in order to optimize network performance and content delivery capabilities. As a core component of its network infrastructure, the flexible Traffic Server platform will enable FLAG Telecom to reliably deliver and manage content throughout its worldwide network and to provide maximum service levels to its content customers and users.
``FLAG Telecom is focused on developing a low-cost, scalable global IP network to support our expanding Network Services business. We have selected Inktomi technology for its scalability, flexibility and robust service delivery platform,`` said Tom Gray, President, Network Services, FLAG Telecom. ``Inktomi`s caching and content distribution infrastructure software will enable us to offer new innovative value-added services to customers worldwide while improving network performance and end user access to rich content.``
``Today`s announcement further strengthens Inktomi`s leadership position in the network caching and content distribution market,`` said Ed Haslam, chief strategist, Network Products Division at Inktomi. ``Our flexible Internet infrastructure software provides FLAG Telecom with core enabling technology to efficiently deploy additional value-added services throughout its network for increased revenue generation and network differentiation.``
Inktomi Network Products
Inktomi Network Products provide key infrastructure technology to optimize the delivery of content and applications for service provider, enterprise and wireless networks. The Network Products family consists of Inktomi Traffic Server, the leading network cache platform, and Inktomi Content Delivery Suite(TM), a robust solution for content distribution and management. By embedding programmable intelligence into the network, Inktomi Network Products provide the infrastructure for ISPs, backbone companies, hosting providers, content delivery network providers and enterprises to deliver new services to end users.
About FLAG Telecom
FLAG Telecom (Nasdaq:FTHL - news; LSE:FTL) is a leading independent global carriers` carrier providing an innovative range of products and services to the international carrier community, Application Service Providers (ASPs) and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) across a global network platform optimized to support the next generation of IP over optical data networks. Leveraging this unique network, FLAG Telecom`s rapidly growing Network Services business markets managed bandwidth and value-added IP services targeted at worldwide web-centric companies.
The FLAG Europe-Asia cable stretches from the U.K. to Japan and entered commercial service in November 1997. FLAG Atlantic-1 (FA-1), the world`s first dual transoceanic terabit cable system, is currently under construction and is scheduled to enter service in Q1 2001. FLAG North Asian Loop (FNAL), a pan-Asian terabit cable system is on track to enter service in Q2 2001. FLAG Pacific-1 is the longest transoceanic DWDM system announced to date and is expected to enter service in 2002.
Principal shareholders in FLAG Telecom are: Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ - news; formerly Bell Atlantic and GTE) (USA) and Dallah Al Barakah Group (Saudi Arabia). For further information, visit www.flagtelecom.com.
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Inktomi ist kaputt !
Nee, kann nicht sein, die haben von mir ein Werkzeugkasten
geschenkt gekriegt.
Weiß jemand außer dem informativen Beitrag von "Mr.Kaputt"
etwas zum Kursanstieg?
Techn. Gegenreaktion?
Gruß
geschenkt gekriegt.
Weiß jemand außer dem informativen Beitrag von "Mr.Kaputt"
etwas zum Kursanstieg?
Techn. Gegenreaktion?
Gruß
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