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Exhibit 23.9
[LETTERHEAD OF INTERNATIONAL DATA CORPORATION]
April 13, 2000
Credit Suisse First Boston
2400 Hanover Street
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Credit Suisse First Boston has permission to use the following statistics as
stated below.
According to IDC, the U.S. market for Web hosting services, (which does not
include Internet access services) is estimated to be $1.7 billion in 1999,
increasing to $17.6 billion in 2003.
Source: IDC, report 20953 and analyst Melanie Posey
We also believe that complex Web hosting companies will be well positioned to
take a significant share of the application service provider (ASP) market, as
companies seek to Web-enable their traditional business functions and
applications such as customer service, procurement, human resource management
and sales force automation. According to IDC, ASP services market is expected
to grow to $7.8 billion in 2004.
Source: IDC, report 21780 and analyst Amy Mizoras
Sincerely
/s/ Alexa McCloughan
Alexa McCloughan
Senior Vice President
