Wave Issue 9037 4/07/99 Article 10-01

***Web/Online Services Report - Simba Information
(March 22)

Simba Information releases an annual report that analyzes and
forecasts the Web/online publishing industry. It covers
consolidation, ROI, pricing strategies, venture capital, and
advertising in order to help both the consumer and professional
segments to adapt strategies for the changing industry
conditions.

Information segments covered include legal, brokerage, credit,
marketing intelligence, financial news, and research.

Some key facts from the Web/Online Services 1998-2002 edition
are:

-Breakdown of Typical ISP Costs
Customer Service 40% of Costs
Market and Sales 14%
Accounting 13%
Executive 11%
Operations 11%
Products and Services 11%

-Brand Awareness of ISPs
AOL 46% Awareness
CIS 7%
Prodigy 6%
MSN 6%
Netscape 5%
AT&T 5%
MCI 3%
Yahoo! 2%

-Telco Internet Services Subscribers, August 1998
AT&T WorldNet 1,100,000
EarthLink Sprint 710,000
GTE Internet 575,000
InternetMCI 350,000
SBC.Net Extra Access 340,000
BellSouth.net 235,000
Bell Atlantic.net 155,000
US West 150,000
Ameritech.net 50,000

Total 3,665,000

This 1997 year-end data report is $1895. For more information go
to:

www.simbanet.com