Bloomberg users will read and post to a message board community that will include Silicon Investor's base of more than two million users per month, as well as the Bloomberg users, so the community will have critical mass from day one. They will also have access to Silicon Investor's searchable base of more than 14 million messages posted to-date by its users. By employing a model in which only subscribers are allowed to post messages, Silicon Investor is home to the Internet's highest-quality financial discussion, in addition to offering Go2Net's message board technology, one of the most flexible and scalable discussion platforms on the Web. The private-label discussion boards will be available within 60 days. Bloomberg L.P. Bloomberg L.P. is a global, multi-media based distributor of information services, combining news, data and analysis for financial markets and businesses.
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The company's HyperMart Network offers small business hosting and e-commerce solutions to more than one million members worldwide, while Go2Net's Authorize. Net payment-processing platform enables more than 80,000 merchants to securely process transactions online. The Go2Net Network features MetaCrawler, Silicon Investor, the HyperMart Network, PlaySite, Dogpile, and 100Hot. This announcement contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including those relating to the company's ability to grow its user and advertiser base. Actual results may differ materially from the results predicted and reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance.