CheckFree-Wayne Johnson, Senior Vice President of Equity Research, Robinson-Humphrey, The Internet Analyst News.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2000 The Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the Analyst(SM) recently spoke with Wayne Wayne, city (1990 pop. 19,899), Wayne co., SE Mich., a suburb of Detroit, on the Lower Rouge River; inc. as a village 1869, and with surrounding areas as a city 1960. It has automobile and aircraft industries and other varied manufactures. Johnson, Robinson-Humphrey's Internet payments analyst about Checkfree (Nasdaq-CKFR). Robinson-Humphrey recently released a comprehensive research report on the Internet payments and transaction space. Checkfree recently bought its largest competitor, TransPoint Transpoint Oy Ab is a Finnish freight logistics company. It is owned by VR Group (Finnish Railways) and is part of VR's Pohjolan Liikenne road services division. Transpoint trucks can be seen throughout Finland; trailer units are often carried around Finland by train. . The rest of the companies in this space, including Billserv.com (Nasdaq-BLLS), are much smaller than Checkfree. Checkfree is the dominant player. Other companies covered by Mr. Johnson are: Cybersource (Nasdaq-CYBS), Bottomline Technologies (Nasdaq-EPAY), Fundtech (Nasdaq-FNDT) and ISS ISS See Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Group (Nasdaq-ISSX). To find out more about CheckFree, read the interview in Multex.com's The Internet Analyst(SM), http://www.theinternetanalyst.com/min-tia/individual/000615sections/spotlight.html Companies profiled: Checkfree (Nasdaq-CKFR) http://www.multexinvestor.com/af001215/tickersearch.asp?Ticker ticker An automated quotation system on which security transactions are reported after they occur on an exchange floor. Even though the newer systems are electronic and no longer actually tick, the name of the old mechanical device has stuck. =ckfr Billserv.com (Nasdaq-BLLS) http://www.multexinvestor.com/af001215/tickersearch.asp?Ticker=blls Cybersource (Nasdaq-CYBS) http://www.multexinvestor.com/af001215/tickersearch.asp?Ticker=cybs |
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