1.   Compaq decided that it could take advantage of the exploding market by turning AltaVista into a portal and positioning it for an initial public offering.

2.   Four companies are now manufacturing the machines, and are in fierce competition for what they hope will be an exploding market over the next decade.

3.   For one thing, both companies are thriving in an exploding market with room for multiple winners.

4.   Sega and its larger competitors are rushing to go after the exploding online game market.

5.   The deal settlement came as U S West is scrambling to keep control of an exploding market in fax, pager and telephone lines in Denver.

6.   The exploding market for computer games was laden with boy fare like dungeons, explosions and gunfire.

7.   The next question is what technology will dominate the exploding Internet market.