*************************************** CNET's NEWS.COM DISPATCH Tuesday, December 3, 1996 San Francisco, California, USA *************************************** WELCOME! *************************************** The NEWS.COM DISPATCH highlights the up-to-the minute technology news presented by NEWS.COM. It tempts readers with coverage of today's hottest stories, news in the making, (in)credible rumors, and other indispensable information. For complete versions of the stories updated all day long, head over to: http://www.news.com/?nd *************************************** CONTENTS SCOOPS AND TOP STORIES January trading often a microcosm of year to come It's not just an online ad--it's a purchase order, too Chasing Gates, Oracle's Ellison finds someone chasing him Sybase finds a sugar daddy, and the market responds ANNOUNCEMENTS An easy way for you to customize NEWS.COM Late-breaking stories just a click away with Desk Top News Send us your questions, comments, flotsam, and jetsam Search the site for particular topics and articles How to subscribe and unsubscribe *************************************** SCOOPS AND TOP STORIES JANUARY TRADING OFTEN A MICROCOSM OF THE YEAR TO COME For 40 of the last 45 years, all bear markets began or continued with losing or below-average Januarys, while the best market years all had above-average Januarys. In today's Perspectives feature, California Technology Stock Letter Editor Michael Murphy analyzes what trends investors should look for during this bellwether month. http://www.news.com/Perspectives/perspectives.html?nd IT'S JUST NOT AN ONLINE AD, IT'S A PURCHASE ORDER TOO File under: "Oh, so THAT'S where all the money is going to come from." Ted Leonsis of AOL predicts that a revolutionary breed of transaction-enabled advertisements will bring billions of dollars in ad revenues to the Net in the near future. He also opines that these new hybrids will make today's "banners and buttons" obsolete by 1998. http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C5872%2C00.html?nd CHASING GATES, ORACLE'S ELLISON FINDS SOMEONE CHASING HIM Larry Ellison, who has portrayed himself as a Microsoft-slayer with his vaunted vision of the Network Computer, is himself facing a challenge, this time on Oracle's traditional home ground. Informix's Phil White is hoping that his new product will make his company the king of the database hill. http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C5867%2C00.html?nd SYBASE FINDS A SUGAR DADDY, AND THE MARKET RESPONDS Although formerly number-two database maker Sybase has suffered three consecutive quarterly losses, things might finally be looking up for the troubled firm. The company's stock, which had been virtually flat for more than a month, rose in response to the news that renowned financier George Soros was bringing in the cavalry. http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C5870%2C00.html?nd *************************************** ANNOUNCEMENTS AN EASY WAY FOR YOU TO CUSTOMIZE NEWS.COM So many bits, so little time? Sounds like you need Custom News. Identify the topics, keywords, or sections you're most interested in, and Custom News will a create a page of headlines and summaries for all stories that match your criteria. Check it out at: http://www.news.com/Personalization/Entry/1%2C21%2C%2C00.html?nocache=1 LATE-BREAKING STORIES A CLICK AWAY WITH DESK TOP NEWS How would you like having split-second access to the very latest news on the Net? Our Desk Top News feature puts our 20 most recent stories right there on your desktop for you to review at any time. Here's how it works: 1. From any story, click Desk Top News in the top right. 2. A window will open showing our last 20 stories. 3. Click on a headline to display the story. 4. Desk Top News updates itself every 30 minutes. 5. You become known as Ms./Mr. Cyber-Info. It feels good. http://www.news.com/Help/Item/0%2C24%2C12%2C00.html?nd SEND US QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, FLOTSAM, AND JETSAM If you have any questions, suggestions or remarks, send us a message: newsdispatch@cnet.com SEARCH THE SITE FOR PARTICULAR TOPICS AND ARTICLES Search the entire NEWS.COM database for stories you saw in News Dispatch, or track any story we've run. http://www.news.com/Searching/Entry/0%2C17%2C0%2C00.html?nd HOW TO SUBSCRIBE AND TO UNSUBSCRIBE To subscribe to News Dispatch: Send mail to listserv@dispatch.cnet.com with the message: subscribe news-dispatch (your name) in the message body. To unsubscribe send the message: signoff news-dispatch *************************************** CNET: The Computer Network http://www.cnet.com/ http://www.news.com/ http://www.gamecenter.com/ http://www.download.com/ http://www.search.com/ http://www.shareware.com/