Business on the Internet looks like it will continue growing at an exorbitant pace through the 1990s. The outlook for increasing monetized Web content is improving each quarter. Top companies such as Amazon, Excite, Altavista, and Yahoo! have proven that the Internet is today's new marketplace. Under President Clinton's strategic business outlook, the American economy looks like it will continue to be robust and enjoy expanding opportunities as we enter the year 2000.
On the other hand, other parts of the world remain under-developed on the Internet. Emerging markets in Japan, Europe, and Brazil may be 10 years away from competing with the burgeoning American marketplace. Online commerce will deliver several billion dollars in realized sales this year as more companies gear up to join the Dot-Com Revolution.
On the search engine front, Inktomi remains the largest, most important search resource. Driving more than 30 major search services, Inktomi dominates the search user experience. Search engine lag behind other services in building a successful revenue model, but it is believed that subscription payments may help them build a business model.