Kursverdoppelung bei Actua Corporation (vorm. Internet Capital)

durch die Alibaba-Beteiligung mehr wert ist - aber nicht weil Yahoo die Aktien an Softbank verkaufen wird, sondern diese Aktien auf dem normalen Markt verkaufen kann - und das wird sich im Kurs noch etwas stärker manifestieren.

Aber der Wert von Alibaba wird mit Sicherheit nicht steigen, wenn ausländische Aktionäre da irgendwelche Mehrheiten erwerben - zumal das auf die Stimmrechte kaum Enfluss hat.

Habe heute noch einige ältere Artikel von CBS über softbank und yahoo gelesen. Also, so abwegig ist eine Übernahme nicht. Wenn du Lust hast lese mal im Yahoo block hier....

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Email remains king in both the private and the public sectors
September 15th, 2014 | Posted by Kelsey Lund in Email Communication

The latest of many studies on email reaffirms what many of our GovDelivery clients prove on a daily basis: in the world of ever-changing digital communications channels, email remains king.

In a recent study of over 300 U.S.-based digital marketing professionals, respondents consistently ranked email higher than social media marketing, content marketing, and other marketing channels as the most effective tool in a variety of areas. Though the respondents to the study work in the private sector, the lessons from the report can easily be applied to the public sector as well.

As MarketingProfs summarizes in this article, “digital marketers consider email the most effective digital tool for building awareness (41% of respondents)…in particular, [they] say email shines for customer retention, with 56% of respondents citing it as the most effective tactic.”

So, what does that mean for government communicators? It means that while email should always be part of a multi-pronged communications approach that may often include social media, mobile, and others, email continues to be one the of the most effective ways to reach your stakeholders, inspire them to action, and keep them coming back to your organization

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Citizens and Bolt Recognized for Driving Insurance Innovation

The following post is from Actua Company, Bolt Solution’s blog.  We are thrilled to congratulate the Bolt team on this prestigious honor and are committed to supporting Bolt as they work to transform the way P&C insurance is bought and sold.

Citizens/Bolt takes first place at the 2014 Vanguards in Insurance Practices Awards

Held at the Insurance Analytics Symposium in New Orleans on October 16th was the 8th annual Vanguards in Insurance Practices (VIP) awards. Hosted by Insurance Networking News and Celent the VIP Awards ceremony recognized several insurers and vendors for their technology achievements over the past year. This year Citizens was awarded the top prize for its implementation of the Bolt Platform for the Citizens Property Insurance Clearinghouse.



Launched in January 2014, the Clearinghouse helps match homeowners with private companies willing to write comparable polices at competitive rates, resulting in greater insurance choice for Florida homeowners as well as reduced financial risk. We are proud to be part of such a beneficial program and thrilled that Citizens and the Bolt Platform are being recognized for the innovation they bring to the Insurance industry.

Since Citizens was unable to attend the awards ceremony, we [Bolt] happily accepted the award on their behalf.

October 29th, 2014

MSDSonline Joins Ranks of 100 Fastest Growing Inner City Companies for Third Straight Year

Chicago (October 29, 2014) — MSDSonline, the leading cloud-based environmental, health and safety (EHS) solutions provider, announced today that it was recognized once again by the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) as one of the fastest growing inner city businesses in America. The list of winning companies was culled from thousands of nominations and published in FORTUNE.

“It is an honor to be recognized by the ICIC for our work in the EHS space,” said Glenn Trout, president and CEO of MSDSonline. “Together with our clients, we are committed to improving the safety of our environment for our communities, workplaces, and employees. Our growth is a testament to the fact that across the board safety risks are being mitigated, critical EH&S information is more widely available and corporate sustainability efforts are rising to a higher priority.”

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Some people don’t know what to make of us. They see a fast-growing business that operates some very different companies in markets that aren’t seemingly connected. Others look more closely and see an astute acquirer and builder of cloud companies that targets vertical markets and processes. They’re both right: Actua is a cloud company focused on transforming vertical and highly specialized markets.

FolioDynamix now has about $3.1 billion in assets under management with more than $20
billion in assets under advisement, Mrak says. The firm continues to grow its lineup of
separately managed account (SMA) and model mangers, Mrak says. As of July, FolioDynamix
offered about 394 model-delivered SMAs, and more than 224 traditional SMAs. This summer
the firm launched a series of allocation models to add another layer of guidance for bank,
brokerage and RIA clients.

FolioDynamix was the fifth biggest non-advisory third-party managed account provider at the
end of the second quarter, with about 4.7% of non-advisory market share, according to data
from Cerulli Associates. But the firm was dwarfed by big players like Envestnet, with 39% of
the nonadvisory turnkey market and 21.9% of the advisory turnkey market.

-13% bei hohen Umsätzen

meines Erachtens Washtrading:

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GovDelivery
• Increased revenue approximately 21% from Q3 2013
• Hired more than 50 new employees, doubling both the engineering and sales and
marketing teams
• Added 34 new customers in Q3 in the following markets: 14 in state and local, 9 in
the U.K. and 11 in federal
• Continued growth investments have paid off in several ways:
• Clients are highly engaged with solution
• Bringing new capabilities to market that will grow pipelines as well as total
addressable market
• Currently have five large federal deals in mid-to-late pipeline stages

MSDSonline
• Added more than 500 new customers to platform, bringing total customer count to
approximately 10,000
• Experienced 44% year-over-year revenue growth, along with 40% increase in
pipeline
• Acquired KMI, adding extensive cloud-based incident management capabilities for
environmental, health and safety market
• Effectively doubled the size of the addressable market, particularly with large
enterprise customers
• In its first two months as a MSDSonline/Actua company, KMI had a record
quarter, adding seven new customers

BOLT
• Reported revenue growth of 25% compared to Q3 2013
• Signed multi-year, seven-figure per year deal with IFS around our automated auto
insurance offering to provide point-of-sale auto insurance for two major OEMs in
U.S.
• Signed small deal with significant long-term potential with Augeo to provide small
business insurance products through their established loyalty programs with leading
retailers (e.g. Autozone)
• Major new platform release at the end of July drove larger volumes and increased
adoption across major accounts, including Citizens, Progressive and a top 10
insurance carrier
• Sets Bolt up for accelerating growth in Q4 and continued growth in these
accounts for 2015 and beyond
• Pipeline continues to grow, five large deals (>$1M a year) at various stages, and
expect one of these to close by year end

angeheizt, wobei man auch Verluste bei diesen drei Unternehmen in Kauf nimmt.

• Increased spending on R&D resulting in compelling product
development initiatives
• GovDelivery – developed geo-targeting capabilities that allow
government organizations to better understand audience location and
target messages to those stakeholders
• MSDSonline – launched new chemical information sharing service,
Plan1, enabling customers to provide critical information to first
responders in chemical emergencies
• Bolt – issued new platform release, including redesigned UI, enhanced
third party data integration for agency community, and faster onboarding
of carriers, as well as bigger volumes on the platform
• Investment in continuous innovation driving higher customer
engagement, further differentiating and reinforcing competitive
moats while expanding addressable markets

2014 FINANCIAL PROFILE
PLATFORM STATISTICS
CLIENTS
•Net revenue over $30M
•Growing 40%
•Cash flow and adjusted net income positive

bei ca. 115 Millionen Umsatz - und einer Wachstumsrate von ca. 35%.

Dazu könnt Ihr Euch jetzt ein Multiple aussuchen, das noch berücksichtigen muss, dass Actua noch knapp 100 Millionen in der Kasse liegen hat und weitgehend schuldenfrei ist.

Wenn Ihr jetzt diesen Incubator mit Rocket vergleicht, könnt Ihr leicht nachvollzien, welcher der beiden Überbewertet und welcher unterbewertet it.

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• Large market
• Increasing fragmentation
• Severe customer pain point
• Increased complexity driven by customers needs
• Limited cloud penetration
• Provides a strong ROI to customers
• Extremely sticky; 100%+ revenue retention
• Unique asset with a significant competitive moat

FolioDynamix offers wealth service providers and investment advisors the most comprehensive, truly unified web-based wealth management technology platform for managing the full wealth management lifecycle across all account types, including unified managed account (UMA) and unified managed household (UMH) programs.

FolioDynamix provides registered investment advisors, banks, broker dealers, custodians and service providers with leading-edge wealth management technology to attract and retain top advisors, accelerate client acquisition and gain visibility into all assets under management. The results are improved efficiency, stronger compliance, enhanced client service and faster growth. The technology is complemented by institutional-quality research and advisory services from FDx Advisors, FolioDynamix’ registered investment advisor affiliate.

Actua can accelerate the long-term growth and profitability of FolioDynamixthrough:

• Investment in sales & marketing to augment sales engine

• Investment in technology to drive continuous innovation –plan to increase engineering team 50%

• Expanding market footprint through accretive tuck-in opportunities

• Providing public platform and strong balance sheet to compete more effectively

Acuta offers early-stage growth company exposure in a public company, without hefty venture capital fees.

aber mit niedrigeren anteiligen Umsätzen und eienm absurd hohen Mehrfachen bei der Bewertung.