The Net stock market forecast may be uncertain, but that won't stop a sizeable flotilla of new Net stocks that will launch next week. These companies are eager to do the deal soon because it looks like the window of opportunity is closing. The foundering of top Net stocks in the last several weeks is threatening to extinguish the era of automatic escalations for Net IPOs.
Analysts expect more of the same next week.
Read more in IPO Outlook One that will almost certainly get done, and do well, is Viant . Viant helps companies develop their e-commerce strategies and assists in designing and building their Web sites. Brown will underwrite the offering, which analysts expect will receive a cordial, if not wildly enthusiastic, welcome. Next week's wild card looks to be CareInsite. Like Healtheon, CareInsite hopes to stitch together the health-care industry using Internet software.