ACU FORECAST FOR CPBL: LEAGUE INKS NEW NAMING RIGHTS SPONSOR

          MA-based ISP Acunet.Net has signed a multi-year deal to
     become the naming-rights sponsor of the Collegiate
     Professional Basketball League's Chicago franchise, to be
     called "Team Acunet.Net."  The company joins Lycos, which
     has a sponsorship deal with the league's Boston-based team. 
     The CPBL sells team sponsorships for over $400,000 a year,
     but the league claims the actual value of this deal may be
     higher.  Under the deal, Acunet.Net will construct an e-
     commerce Web site that will be linked to the CPBL's site,
     enabling the league to sell tickets and merchandise over the
     Internet.  Acunet.Net will also pay the league a fee for
     every new ISP account subscription obtained via CPBL promos. 
     Acunet.Net will receive team promotional appearances, in-
     arena signage, two complimentary TV spots for each CPBL game
     aired in its market, product giveaways, free tickets and
     naming rights to an in-arena or TV promo (CPBL).