/News/Item/0,4,11194,00.htmlThe free site opened on the Weblast night.
The site promises to be faster than MSNBC’s similar “front page” service.
“I have a computer on my desk with the stocks that I follow.
I watch it go up 1/8, then down 1/8.
I lose $20 million, I gain $20 million.
Then there’s all the sports.”
“This [kind of information overload] is what this customized news program is supposed to combat.”
Ellison, normally the showman, was stuck with a dry presentation on how Custom News worked.
Ellison also pointed out that the system could run on–surprise–a internet computer.
“We expect to handle hundreds of thousands, even millions, of users,” Ellison said.
Then the two offered a demo of the product.
It also showed updates of his three favorite stocks: Oracle,Netscape Communications, andMicrosoft.
“That sure took a long time,” Turner said.
“I knew that last night.”
