After-Hours Web Trading and Sacrificing Privacy Online, Among Topics Examined in Summer 1999 Technology Trends Report From the High-Technology Practices of Deloitte & Touche and Deloitte Consulting.

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 1999--

"Channeling the Web's Power" is the focus of the Summer 1999 Technology Trends report from the high-technology practices of Deloitte & Touche and Deloitte Consulting.

The report helps companies make sense of new business challenges and opportunities arising from the proliferation of e-Business. Among the topics examined are e-Business security, sacrificing privacy online, after-hours stock market trading and international e-Business.

"Harnessing the power of e-Business is a priority of most companies today," said Mark Evans, managing director of Deloitte & Touche's High Technology Group based in Silicon Valley.

"Challenges, such as doing e-Business on a portal site, security issues and privacy demands, continue to confront companies as they expand their businesses online. Technology Trends takes a serious look at these challenges, providing insightful viewpoints that can help companies unlock new markets and incorporate new strategies."

Designed to assist companies in building an innovative, successful e-Business, the report includes anecdotes and opinions by industry leaders and analysts. Among those interviewed are:

-- Geoffrey Bock, senior analyst, the Patricia Seybold Group
-- Harry DeMaio, president, Deloitte & Touche Security Services LLP
-- Corey Eaves, director of e-commerce, Lycos
-- Bruno Lanvin, head of e-commerce, the United Nations Conference
   on Trade & Development
-- Stan Lepeak, vice president, Meta Group
-- Sunil Paul, CEO, Bright Light Technologies

The report also includes selected information on recent initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and venture funding.

About Technology Trends

Technology Trends is a quarterly report published by the high- technology practices of Deloitte & Touche and Deloitte Consulting. The Summer 1999 edition follows the Technology Trends Software & Services Annual Report, published this spring.

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