NetCurrents (fka NTCS)

[PappaJohn]

Highlights of Vcall CC:

summary from "bigdaddyodin" on RB: http://www.ragingbull.com/mboard/boards.cgi?board=NTCS&read=2036

1. Company has tripled employee size in 6 months;
2. August 1 is the official start date for its high end products although orders are being taken now; August 1 is also the official start of cross-training of the Burell's and Thomson's sales force;
3. In August, parts of Sales force will begin sharing office spaces at Thomson locations;
4. Company projects sales of 1600 of its baseline product by end of year, which sells for a few hundred dollars; goal is to upgrade baseline users to higher end products at a rate of 3%/month; company has a number of products geared for more than use by IR departments;
5. Company has $9 million currently on-hand/no debt/no immediate need for additional funding;
6. If company meets end-of-year sales goals at projected sales prices, company would expect to be profitable by the beginning of 2001;
7. For the first 6 months of this year, company has spent only $1 million on sales and marketing; has determined that sales force generates more customers than ads;
8. Relationship with Thomson probably will bear fruit quickest/relationship with CA is solid, but due to their corporate culture, things tend to move a little slower;
9. Mr. Meyer took a stab at guessing why stock price tanked: People took profits as the NASDAQ tanked due poissibly to margin calls, plus some buyers bought on margin and had to sell to cover (duh!);
10. beginning in August, expect to see more news releases and more activity that should spark investor interest; a road show is being developed for institutional investors at this moment;
11. Potential market is huge, and NTCS only needs a fraction of the market to generate big revenues and earnings; markets exist beyond the original product goals -specialized products are being developed for insurance industry fraud, law firms/class action suits, government uses - possibly in conjunction with Computer Associates.

[ihub_tutorial]

This should be interesting....

NetCurrents Corporate Development Call to be Broadcast by Investor Broadcast Network Over the Internet

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 23, 2000--NetCurrents, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTCS - news) will broadcast its corporate development call on Monday, June 26, 2000 at 4:15 PM Eastern, Investor Broadcast Network announced.

This call can be accessed at http://www.vcall.com/NASApp/VCall/EventPage?ID=25045.

This event is available through Investor Broadcast Network's Vcall website, located at http://www.vcall.com. Listeners should go to the website at least fifteen minutes before these events to download and install any necessary audio software. For those unable to attend the live broadcast, a replay will be available beginning approximately one hour after the event. There is no charge to access any event.

About Investor Broadcast Network

Investor Broadcast Network is the leading broadcaster of real-time investment information and analysis on the Internet. With a complete portfolio of web-based broadcast communication services, the company gives investors access to the inner circle of corporate executives and industry thought leaders, while providing public companies with an efficient online investor relations strategy that meets their financial needs and reduces the high-risk of selective disclosure. For more information on Investor Broadcast Network visit www.investorbroadcast.com


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[hallsboy]

NetCurrents will be hosting the Competitive Intelligence conference in Cambridge, MA starting 6/21-23. Many of the speakers are from big name companies including Cisco, Xerox, Batetelle, Pfizer, Motorola, GM, Kodak, and others. This is great exposure and working together with companies make you wonder if they are already NTCS clients! IMO, this dog is about to jump off the porch! - good luck, Mike

[PappaJohn]

Previous header should read customer, not alliance.

Always had trouble with English.

[PappaJohn]

Yet another alliance, ZiaSun

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000615/ca_ziasun_.html

Thursday June 15, 6:03 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
ZiaSun Selects NetCurrents' CyberFacts Service
SOLANA BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 15, 2000--ZiaSun Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:ZSUN - news), an emerging Internet technology holding company, today announced it has selected NetCurrents, the Premier Internet Intelligence Agency's (Nasdaq: NTCS - news) CyberFacts real-time Internet monitoring and analysis service to monitor Internet information regarding the Company.

Using proprietary, real-time technology, CyberFacts tracks and monitors an extensive universe of targeted Internet locations, message boards, e-publications, newsgroups and other sources for posted information on public companies. The resulting data is analyzed by NetCurrents' team of Internet strategists, who categorize the information, identify and assess perception sentiment, provide real-time notification of potential critical information, provide daily online graphical reports on a secured client portal and develop strategies to counter misinformation or fraudulent postings.

Using CyberFacts, ZiaSun monitors market perceptions about itself while tracking information associated with ZiaSun stock trading activity, corporate news, products and services.

Al Hardman, ZiaSun's President and Chief Executive Officer stated, ``As an emerging Internet-technology holding company, we recognize the value of monitoring the Internet content regarding our business. We are also well aware of the voluminous false or misleading information being disseminated through various chat rooms daily. We believe CyberFacts will provide the necessary research and intelligence that will allow us to maintain accurate information regarding our company across the World Wide Web. The Company will use the information provided by CyberFacts to help protect our reputation and preserve shareholder value.''

About ZiaSun Technologies, Inc.

ZiaSun Technologies, Inc. is a leading Internet technology holding company focused on international investor education and e-commerce and specialized online support services within North America, Asia and other international markets. The Company's portfolio includes: Online Investors Advantage (www.i-advantage.com), Momentum Asia, Inc. (www.momentumasia.com), ServiceLive (www.servicelive.com), Momentum Internet, Inc. (www.momentumplus.com), PINmail (www.pinmail.com), MEDIAhits (www.mediahits.com), Swiftrade (www.swiftrade.com), AsiaEnet Ltd. (www.asiaenet.com), Tigertooth (www.tigertooth.com), Search Dragon (www.searchdragon.com), M Finance (www.mfinance.com - a top-100 financial Web site), and a 19% equity position in Asia4Sale (www.asia4sale.com).

About NetCurrents, Inc.

NetCurrents, The Premier Internet Intelligence Agency, analyzes communications from an extensive universe of targeted Internet locations in real-time. The Company provides clients with critical information and counsel to protect their corporate image, measure consumers' perceptions and counter misinformation on the Internet. For more information, visit www.netcurrents.com.

Safe Harbor statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this news release that my be considered forward-looking statements could be subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those projected. These include uncertainties in the market, competition, legal, success of marketing efforts and other risks detailed from time to time in the company's SEC reports. The company assumes no obligation to update the information in this release.


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Contact:

ZiaSun Technologies, Inc., Solana Beach
Shareholder Services
Michelle Cutting, 858/350-4060
[e-mail]
or
Continental Capital & Equity Corporation
Broker/Investor Relations
Bruce Elliott, 407/682-2001
[e-mail]


Matt should remember ZSUN and FG.

[hallsboy]

Another Strategic Alliance
NEW YORK, June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomson Financial Investor Relations (TFIR), the world's leading provider of investor relations solutions and strategic advisory services, and NetCurrents Services Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NetCurrents Inc. (Nasdaq: NTCS), the premier Internet intelligence agency, today announced an exclusive alliance to co-develop and market new Internet monitoring services for the investor relations market. Under the alliance, the companies will create customized information services that enable TFIR's clients to monitor and analyze what is being written about them, in real-time, on the Internet.

It seems the big hurdle holding the price back is NTCS is not getting the analyst coverage needed to make this type of news release known. Hopefully soon the analyst will get on board and we will be moving back towards $10. - Mike

[ihub_tutorial]

Nice news. Picked me up a few more shares today.

NTCS is a nice bet. Just got beaten badly. First trade in months for me.

;)

FM

[PappaJohn]

NetCurrents Partners with Intelligenesis

Wednesday June 7, 9:31 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
NetCurrents Partners with Intelligenesis to add Artificial Intelligence Functionality
Artificial Intelligence Technology Extends AgencyFacts Functionality, Positions Company for Continued Rapid AgencyFacts Growth
BURLINGAME, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 2000-- NetCurrents Service Corp., a subsidiary of NetCurrents, Inc. (Nasdaq:NTCS - news), The Premier Internet Intelligence Agency, today announced they have partnered with Intelligenesis Corporation to add sophisticated artificial intelligence technology to their AgencyFacts Internet monitoring and analysis service.

With the addition of Intelligenesis' Webmind(TM) artificial intelligence system, NetCurrents can provide automated Internet intelligence services to public and investor relations agencies.

``The addition of Webmind artificial intelligence allows us to automate much of the routine Internet analysis for our AgencyFacts customers,'' said Carlos Gonzalez, Chief Technology Officer for NetCurrents. ``Intelligenesis' Webmind technology has the ability to understand the meaning of concepts expressed in text and numerical data. As more and more agencies embrace the benefits of our AgencyFacts services, Webmind allows us to significantly expand monitoring and analysis capacity without substantially increasing Internet strategist staffing. This removes any staffing pressures associated with wide-scale adoption of our AgencyFacts product, and allows us to enjoy improved revenue margins as we continue to deliver this product.''

NetCurrents decided to approach Intelligenesis after evaluating a wide variety of competing artificial intelligence technologies. Carlos Gonzalez added, ``Our evaluation convinced us that Intelligenesis represents the leading edge in artificial intelligence technology. The Webmind system met all of our needs in terms of accuracy, robustness, and flexibility. In addition, we are excited to be working with them on additions and enhancements to their expandable technology.''

NetCurrents' AgencyFacts, developed specifically for the needs of public relations and investor relations agency customers, is a fully integrated Internet monitoring and analysis solution allowing real-time comprehensive monitoring of Internet-based information in a unique graphic format. The service is delivered on customized, secured client web portals, allowing subscribers to monitor specific real-time rating and categorization information about their corporation. Information includes: most talked about topics, online sentiment, most active posters, real-time percentage breakdown of volume on the most active message boards and the 10 most recent messages within minutes of posting.

``NetCurrents impressed us with both its early recognition of how information on the Internet can affect a company's image and its proactive approach to managing these perceptions for clients,'' said Andy Siciliano, Chief Executive Officer of Intelligenesis Corp. ``Cutting-edge firms like NetCurrents are ideal partners for our Webmind technology.''

About NetCurrents Service Corp.

NetCurrents Service Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of NetCurrents Inc., The Premier Internet Intelligence Agency, analyzes communications from a universe of targeted Internet locations in real-time. The Company provides clients critical information and counsel to protect their corporate image, measure consumers' perceptions, and counter misinformation on the Internet. For more information on NetCurrents services visit www.netcurrents.com.

About Intelligenesis Corporation

Intelligenesis Corporation is pioneering a new breed of digital intelligence for the Internet information economy. Webmind, its groundbreaking artificial intelligence software architecture, transforms documents and databases into a dynamic mind-like network of associations that enable it to understand the meaning of information. Webmind technology is currently being implemented in a portfolio of advanced text categorization, e-business search and navigation, and financial prediction tools for New Media, E-Commerce, Customer Relationship Management and Financial Services markets. Intelligenesis has approximately 105 employees located primarily in New York City, Silicon Valley, and Brazil. For more information on Intelligenesis, visit www.intelligenesis.net.

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 37A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ from those indicated in the forward-looking statements, including the both Company's ability to continue to successfully market AgencyFacts, continuation of the strategic alliance with Intelligenesis, general economic conditions and other risks that are discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB). The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise the forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.


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Contact:

Strategic/Ampersand
Media Relations
Karin Scott, 416/961-5595 ext 408
[e-mail]
or
Continental Capital & Equity Corporation
Investor/Broker Relations
Dodi B. Handy, 407/682-2001
[e-mail]
or
Intelligenesis Corporation
Lisa S. Pazer, 212/324-2001

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000607/ca_netcurr.html

[PappaJohn]

From Yahoo by: stocknic

http://messages.yahoo.com/bbs?.mm=FN&board=7083624&tid=tpeg&sid=7083624&action=m&mid=42423

NEWS TO COME:
1-Details concerning the CA agreement: anytime
2-Conference with investors: June 12-14
3-Conference on internet intelligence: June 21-23
4-The company opens 5 US sales office: in the next few weeks
5-Conference in Canada on internet sabotage: July 18-16
6-another conference: September 26
7-coverage by an analyst: in the next few months.

POSSIBLE NEWS:
1-Rumor about NTCS being featured in Fortune in June
2-New clients
3-New services available


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[PappaJohn]

Copied off Yahoo message board:
Man, what a week ... This is only Wednesday? Let's catch our breath, and review:

Netcurrents is written up in Fortune magazine:

http://www.fortune.com/fortune/cool/index.html

Netcurrents will present in NY at the Wainwright conference (today? ;o) ):

http://www.netcurrents.com/news/releases/release051600.html

Netcurrents releases the 10Q report (anyone seen that 10K?):

http://realtimefilings.nasdaq.com/ShowFilingDoAction.asp?Fil... 0%2D000390%2Etxt&FilePath=%5C2000%5C05%5C17%5C12%5C&CoName=NETCURRENTS+INC%2F&Fo rmType=10QSB&RcvdDate=5%2F17%2F2000&pdf=False&site=NASDAQ&sitesubtype=

Netcurrents now has a subsidiary? Netcurrents Services Corp.; and Victor Holtorf (two MBA's from MIT) is the CEO ...

http://www.netcurrents.com/corp/index.html

New York and Chicago sales offices are now open, according to Netcurrents new FAQ page:

http://www.netcurrents.com/corp/investor/invest_FAQs.html

Netcurrents announced a strategic alliance with Burrelle's Information Services, which has been in business over 100 years:

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000517/ca_netcurr.html

"The new service will be available from Burrelle's starting in August, 2000. "

Who said they wanted news ;o) ??

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[ihub_tutorial]

Also, would like to welcome Hallsboy as the new Chairman of the Board of NTCS....

Congrats...




FM

[ihub_tutorial]

This is very impressive:

http://www.netcurrents.com/report/sample.html

Very well laid out and I can see where that can really help a lot of companies improve business based on harsh critical review by the consumer.

I would like to work something out with NTCS to operate on our site when we get rolling...


FM

[PappaJohn]

Website has been updated.

New site includes sample analysis.

http://www.netcurrents.com/

Alliance with Burrelle, an old established company, bodes well for the young, upstart NetCurrents.

[hallsboy]

NTCS announces strategic alliance with Burrelle
Irwin comes through again. This alliance should really boost our client contact.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000517/ca_netcurr.html

[PappaJohn]

Fortune magazine article on NetCurrents.
Article is from 29 May 2000 issue

Monitoring Your Online Reputation
Look Who's Talking--About You

Dimitry Elias Leger
In early March a posting popped up on Silicon Investor, one of the Web's most influential stock-message boards: Gadzoox was releasing its earnings in a few days and investors should be ready. If Gadzoox, a data-storage company in San Jose, missed the date, day traders were sure to pounce. The problem: The dates in the post were wrong. Within minutes Chris Munson, Gadzoox's CFO, received an e-mail in her box from a company called NetCurrents alerting her to the post and announcing that it had already posted a correction. "They are my eyes and ears where I can't be," gushes Munson.

Monitoring your company's reputation used to be easy: Hire a PR firm to talk to the world; hire a clipping service to find out what the world's saying. But in the Internet era, the game has changed. Suddenly disseminating information is simple, and corralling it, almost impossible.

That is where NetCurrents comes in. For between $2,900 and $15,000 a month, NetCurrents acts as an electronic monitor. Its search engine continuously checks thousands of Websites and message boards for any mention of a company or any requested phrase. When the search engine spots a new posting, it spits out the site to a NetCurrents employee, who vets the facts. If she finds something false, she posts a correction.

The company, located in Beverly Hills, is tiny. It earned just $500,000 last year. And at a recent stock price of $4.50, NetCurrents' market cap is a measly $130 million. But NetCurrents is gaining a following not only among wary businesses but also among law firms that use the service to track down potential plaintiffs for class-action suits and investment banks that use it for research. In the first quarter, NetCurrents' client base increased 63%, to 40. And big names like Oracle and EMC are trying the service.

NetCurrents itself is an odd mix of nerd know-how and Hollywood glitz. In 1998, Victor Holtorf, formerly a vice president in Oracle's real estate division, founded the company with two friends and called it Infolocity. The only real velocity the startup had was in the way it burned through its startup cash. But early last year the trio caught the eye of Irwin Meyer, a 64-year-old Hollywood producer of made-for-TV movies. Meyer liked Infolocity's technology and proposed merging the company with his publicly traded production house, IAT Resources.

Now the newly named NetCurrents has a new mission, a bigger sales staff and hopes for an actual profit later this year. To Meyer, that would be as sweet as scoring a hit movie.

Vol. 141, No. 11
May 29, 2000

http://www.fortune.com/fortune/cool/index.html

[ihub_tutorial]

PJ,

Thanks for the release.

Further proves how real of a deal NTCS is and the kind of company they keep.

FM

[PappaJohn]

NTCS and Oracle
Related Quotes

NTCS
ORCL
5
75 1/8
+13/16
-11/16

delayed 20 mins - disclaimer


Thursday May 4, 10:45 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Oracle Selects NetCurrents' CyberFacts Service
Real-Time Monitoring of Internet-Based Information Tracks Online Corporate Perception
BURLINGAME, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 4, 2000--NetCurrents, Inc. (Nasdaq:NTCS - news), The Premier Internet Intelligence Agency, today announced that Oracle Corporation (Nasdaq:ORCL - news) has selected the Company's CyberFacts real-time Internet monitoring and analysis service.

Using CyberFacts, Oracle monitors market perceptions about itself while tracking information associated with Oracle stock trading activity, corporate news, products and services.

Jennifer Glass, Vice President of Corporate Public Relations for Oracle Corporation said, ``As the largest provider of software for e-business, Oracle understands the value of monitoring the Internet for information on our company. The Internet is fundamentally changing the way we reach the various Oracle communities, and we recognize the value of CyberFacts not only as a research and intelligence tool, but also as an important information management tool. Across our organization, we anticipate that various key groups from our executive committee, to investor relations and public relations rely on the information provided by CyberFacts to help us protect the integrity of our organization and preserve shareholder value.''

``As one of the world's largest corporations and an Internet leader, Oracle is keenly aware of the urgency and necessity of real-time Internet monitoring and analysis,'' stated Victor Holtorf, Chief Operating Officer of NetCurrents. ``Oracle is a strategic account for us and is representative of the size and scope of new and potential customers we are attracting.''

Using proprietary, real-time technology, CyberFacts tracks and monitors an extensive universe of targeted Internet locations, message boards, e-publications, newsgroups and other sources for posted information on public companies. The resulting data is analyzed by NetCurrents team of Internet Strategists who categorize the information, identify and assess perception sentiment, provide real-time notification of potential critical information, provide daily online graphical reports on a secured client portal, and develop strategies to counter misinformation or fraudulent postings.

About Oracle Corp.

Oracle Corporation provides software that powers the Internet.

About NetCurrents, Inc.

NetCurrents, The Premier Internet Intelligence Agency, analyzes communications from an extensive universe of targeted Internet locations in real-time. The Company provides clients with critical information and counsel to protect their corporate image, measure consumers' perceptions, and counter misinformation on the Internet. For more visit www.netcurrents.com .

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 37A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ from those indicated in the forward-looking statements, including the Company's ability to continue to successfully market and provide services, the Company's continued relationship with Oracle Corporation, general economic conditions and other risks that are discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB). The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise the forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corp.


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Contact:

Strategic/Ampersand
Karin Scott, 416/961-5595 ex. 408 (Media Relations)
or
Continental Capital & Equity Corp., Longwood, Fla.
Dodi B. Handy, 407/682-2001 (Investor/Broker Relations)
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000504/ca_netcurr_1.html

[ihub_tutorial]

Interesting post, PappaJohn.

I agree! These guys haven't done their research. Let's say it for the Brits - "N-E-T-C-U-R-R-E-N-T-S"

LOL

P.S. To use italics, it's "I" inside the brackets, not "em"..I think "I" is much easier to remember..

FM

[PappaJohn]

London MI5 to monitor the internet.

Somebody send them a NetCurrents sales brochure.

http://www.mmedium.com/cgi-bin/nouvelles.cgi?Id=3576

Translation to English (http://babelfish.altavista.com/) alters a couple words, but you get the drift.

[em]"Great Britain: the MI5 sets up a station control room of the Internet
London (May 1 2000) - (AFP) the service of against espionage of the MI5 prepares the installation of a station control room of all the traffic of electronic mail received and sent in Great Britain, said yesterday Sunday Times.

The center, which will represent a cost of 25 million books (57 millionß CA), will be ready to function within one year with the headquarters of the MI5 in London, according to the newspaper which specifies that the service against espionage will need an agreement with the ministry for the Interior to launch the operation.

According to Sunday Times, the British government will require providers of access such as America Online to install physical links with the computers of the MI5 to allow a follow-up of the traffic.

Sources of the ministry for the Interior quoted by the newspaper stress that this project is necessary to face the growing use of the Internet by the networks of terrorists and international criminals.

The British government already has a right of listening on the lines connecting the computers between them, and this project of the MI5 would provide to against espionage the theoretical technical possiblity to supervise the whole of the communications, although the fulgurating growth of the Internet makes virtually impossible a complete monitoring.

Sunday Times gives a report on the foreseeable reactions of the organizations of defense of civil freedoms in front of this project. " This center will give to the government the possibility of following each site of the fabric visited by somebody, without mandate, thus giving rise to a culture of suspicion by association ", comments Caspar Bowden, director of the Foundation for the Search of the policy of information, quoted by the newspaper."[/em]

[moncefc]

hey guys any reasonnable price to get in? I know that some of you got it at higher prices, but with this wild market I try to be as mean as possible, so please an enty price taking into consideration the volatility
thanks

[hallsboy]

I will be glad when this market correction is over. NTCS has had the crap beat out of it for no reason. They announced today that revenues have doubled and still no move in the price. Oh well, this one is still a diamond and will be a long term hold for me. Hope everyone is getting these cheap shares. - Mike

[ihub_tutorial]

Wow, amazing 2 days in the market.

NTCS has been tearing it up man!!

Go baby go!

FM

[Traderdan]

Time seems to be holding about right.
You appear to be watching the fort pretty close. I'ts looking better and better. Ready for the next move. BTY! The ads work. I've followed a few. 'Doesn't hurt to have a few good sponsoring ads.

Best from traderdan!

[ihub_tutorial]

Testing the time..current EST - 9:19 PM

[Traderdan]

It seems the time of messages is off a few hours.
I am waiting for the final product. The board still looks good!

[GMan]

This is just a simple message.



G.

[ihub_tutorial]

OK, I give up on this market. I saw it almost touch - 600 pts...

Definition of a bad <a href="http://quote.yahoo.com/q?s=asds+aol+ntcs+cege+pcs&d=v1">day</a>;

MB

[MB]

geez...we got SPANKED today....then again..ole BIlly Gates lost about what... $20 billion or so?

Ok, I feel better <smile>

MB

[MB]

I could defintely afford to sell 1/2 @ 20$/share....

No complaints

MB

[hallsboy]

Matt, I plan to sell half @ $20. But then when we get to $20 I may change my mind. :)

[MB]

Top twenty ways to tell if you're in the wrong stock;

(Mike, this doesn't remind of you of any PARTICULAR stock does it? <smile>)

1. Shareholders are happy because their only down a few percent for the day.

2. Management confuses high technology with automobile components.

3. Management thinks "CEO" means "Chief Executive Optional"

4. The future is so bright analysts can't cover it or they will be
permanently blinded.

5. Company relies upon IPR but has never won a lawsuit.

6. Company is run by lawyers.

7. If the lawyers are lying, you lose.

8. If the lawyers are wrong, you lose.

9. If the lawyers are incompetent you lose.


10. Discussing fundamentals is considered taboo and off-topic.

11. Russian roulette is safer because there is only one bullet out of six
chambers.

12. A new office is considered major news even if there is no product for
sale.

13. There is a cult like mentality surrounding the shareholders.

14. Shareholders look up to people who are only wrong 25% of the time even if
it's the most significant 25%.

15. You feel the urge to keep averaging down.

16. The chart is beginning to resemble a waterfall.

17. The money doesn't matter anymore, you just want to be right.

18. When standing on bridges you discover an affinity for day-dreaming.

19. Management thinks PR means "private report"

20. The competition isn't worried.

[MB]

Computer Associates and NetCurrents Form Collaboration to 'Secure The Internet'

Market Leaders Combine Products and Services to Support the Internet Community and Government Agencies Combat Internet Threats, Fraud and Security Breaches

ISLANDIA, N.Y. and BURLINGAME, Calif., March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA) and NetCurrents, Inc. (Nasdaq: NTCS - news), the Premier Internet Intelligence Agency, today announced the formation of ``Secure the Internet'' -- an initiative designed to provide a comprehensive Internet security service. The companies will combine their leading technologies to offer the global Internet community real-time information on potential Internet-based threats and to mitigate the risks associated with computer hacking, dissemination of computer viruses, Internet fraud and other security breaches; and to assist government agencies throughout the world combat Internet crime.

Under the ``Secure the Internet'' initiative, CA and NetCurrents will jointly provide the Internet community with timely alerts regarding potential computer virus threats and hacking information circulating on the Internet. They will also provide government agencies with critical information to assist them in their regulatory efforts related to hacking, viruses and other cyber security breaches. The initiative will leverage CA's eTrust security solutions for eBusiness, and NetCurrents' real-time, proprietary Internet search technology to scan the Internet for information related to cyber- criminal activities, and will deliver the resulting data to CA for in-depth analysis and delivery to specific government agencies.

CA's eTrust solutions safeguard mission-critical resources, from the browser to the mainframe and include solutions for Internet Defense, Information Protection and Trust Infrastructure.

``Fraudulent and criminal activity via the Internet is a rapidly increasing threat to the national security and economic stability of countries around the world,'' said Simon Perry, CA vice president, security solutions. ``Internet security breaches have the possibility to seriously affect government and corporate operations, undermine confidence in their ability to secure data, and ultimately challenge global market conditions. With this alliance, we are committed to applying our respective technologies in assisting the Internet community at large, corporations and government agencies to 'Secure The Internet' and protect their resources.''

``We believe that Internet intelligence has become a requirement for all governments and corporations around the world,'' said Irwin Meyer, NetCurrents Chairman and CEO. ``With the rise in Internet crime, the breaches in security and the dissemination of malicious misinformation, the need to secure government information and protect corporate assets has never been greater. We are pleased to have been chosen by CA to join with them in this exclusive strategic alliance to combine our industry expertise and proprietary, real time technology to help guard against broad-based Internet threats and assist government agencies in monitoring potentially suspect Internet-based information for possible legal action.''

CA's eTrust solutions are built on CA's Unicenter TNG Framework, providing a powerful, comprehensive, and integrated solution for building, deploying and securing eBusiness.

Computer Associates International, Inc. (NYSE: CA - news), one of the world's leading business software companies, delivers the end-to-end infrastructure to enable eBusiness through innovative technology, services and education. CA has 18,000 employees worldwide and had revenue of $6.3 billion for the year ended December 31, 1999. For more information, visit http://www.ca.com.

NetCurrents, The Premier Internet Intelligence Agency, analyzes communications from more than 50,000 targeted Internet locations in real-time. The Company provides clients with critical information and counsel to protect their corporate image, measure consumer perceptions, and counter misinformation on the Internet. For more information visit NetCurrent's website at http://www.netcurrents.com.

All trademarks, trade names, service marks and logos referenced herein belong to their respective companies.

SOURCE: Computer Associates



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[MB]

Mike,

What price are you looking to get out of NTCS @?

I know you are in around 2.5 or so..I'm in @ 6 ... Looking for a 100% return...almost had it the other day ! gosh!

I think we will see a lot of inst. support when it holds 10$ for a few weeks...then, the fun begins...

MB

[MB]

sugar daddy,

Everything seem to be working?!

Fatty

[hallsboy]

NetCurrents is still an undervalued play. Once the big name clients are announced this stock will be a rocket! - Hallsboy

[ihub_tutorial]

Here's a good post on NTCS that was made on deja.com.
Very good potential FATT.
Here are some figures that I have which are, to the best of my
knowledge, sound figures.
Bear in mind that I?m using what I feel are conservative figures.

· NTCS currently has approximately 75 clients
· NTCS officially became a company on Jan 4, 2000
· So they have added 25 clients per month so far
· NTCS charges $2,500 to $35,000 per month for their services
depending upon level of service, and upwards of $100,000 in rare cases of crisis
management
· I will use an $8,000 average to figure income. According to
Victor Holtrof, COO ( reference vcall) most clients upgrade their service level once they
see how powerful the technology is
· If clients continue to be added at the rate of 25 per month,
Netcurrents will have 300 clients by years end. The goal and
projections are to have 500 clients by years end
· 300 clients x $8,000 per month = $2.4M in revs per month * 12
months = $28.8M revs annually (remember, these are the conservative numbers)
· Now lets stretch that to what the projections are calling for. Using the conservative $8K
per month service level: 500 x $8K =
$4M /month x 12 months = $48M
· All this from a company with a market cap of $158.5M as of
Friday?s close.
· Numerous other applications for the real-time search engine
could generate additional revenue (see www.auctionmine.com , which is owned by
NTCS).

Stocks get manipulated every day on the net. It happens because it?s easy to do, and
the people that are responsible can usually make a tidy profit by doing so. In addition to
the unscrupulous activity of
manipulating stocks, there are times at which the bashers and
rumormongers don?t want to capitalize in a monetary way, but wish to hurt the company
for various other reasons. What Netcurrents offers is for companies to take back control
of their companies? public image and stop the untruths that are perpetrated against
them. Netcurrents monitors over 50,000 chat rooms, newsgroups and other places
where people share information, and responds, usually within minutes, with the facts
and links to such facts if they are applicable. They have a proactive approach, not a
reactive one. The average cost to a company at $8K per month is $96K per year. That is
a small price to pay when we consider the implications that false rumors and bashing
have upon a companies? stock, and worse, their image. I think that companies will be
running to Netcurrents once the word gets out. With the
advertisements in the Wall Street Journal and Red Herring publications, word is getting
out fast. I?ve seen the technology at work first hand, and can tell you, it is very
impressive.

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To: Fatt Matt who wrote (4965)
From: Vision Saturday, Mar 25, 2000 7:27 AM ET
Reply # of 4967


Matt,
NTCS is active in a market, which becomes ever more important.
Management of information. In particular also the evaluation. In order to be able to react quickly to a changing market. An important and good signal was the placement of the financing by stocks.
Beside the money,
thus external confidence becomes clear into an aggressive expansion of NTCS. Since NTCS concerns itself with the timenear evaluation of large data records, takes itself off thereby from others.(Competitors)
Important contracts were already signed.

Under today dominant standards of valuation, you will see still clearly higher prices with NTCS.

If the market should experience an extreme cooling, a very big Crash, then is NTCS in such a way, as it will be issued all stocks.

Greetings from Germany
Manfred