Kursverdoppelung bei Actua Corporation (vorm. Internet Capital)

dazugenommen und zeigt, wieviel günstiger man sich mit Internet Capital gestanden hat und auch noch stehen wird. Denkbar ist, dass die das deshalb genommen haben, weil ich auch damals einmal gepostet habe, dass ich eine kleinen Softbank-Bestand verkauft habe und in Internet Capital investiert habe - glücklicherweise kann ich da nur sagen. Und diese Divergenz zwischen den beiden Werten wird sich noch vergrößern, da Softbank es aufgegeben hat, ein Inkubator zu sein - Internet Capital dagegen glücklicherweise nicht.

Momentan kann man übrigens in Frankfurt günstig einsteigen - der Skontrenführer will dort 500 Stück für 8,95 verkaufen.

“WhiteFence-powered move centers have decreased call volume and costs by nearly 25 percent for some of our long standing energy partners, and we’re excited to deliver similar results for IPL, Citizens Gas and DTE,” said Eric Danziger, CEO of WhiteFence. “Through these three new partnerships, WhiteFence is well positioned to introduce our advanced move center capabilities to more than four million customers throughout Indiana and Michigan.”

“Our new move center is another excellent addition to IPL’s website that will help us achieve our goal of providing continuous improvements through enhanced customer service options to better meet the changing needs and expectations of our customers,” said Sue Weaver, IPL vice president of customer Service. “With the help of WhiteFence, we look forward to providing even more comprehensive and user-friendly Internet experiences for our customers.”

Each move center also assists providers to effectively promote additional services to customers, such as budget billing, e-billing, and line guard. Other electricity and natural gas move centers powered by WhiteFence include NSTAR, Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), Green Mountain Energy, TXU, Southern California Edison (SoCal Ed), Georgia Natural Gas, and Nevada Power.

“We are committed to continuing the growth of online move centers that provide energy companies significant cost savings by optimizing online assets and increasing customer satisfaction, with 24-hour service,” said Larry Byrne, vice president, business development and head of the electricity and natural gas team at WhiteFence. “Enrollment for these products and services has increased by multiples of ten, in some cases, generating substantial ancillary income for energy providers.”


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 Re: News from Whitefence  (Not rated)       4-Oct-07 06:59 am     Continue of the last posting:

About WhiteFence
WhiteFence is the leading one-stop online comparison-shopping marketplace that helps consumers compare and order home services such as electricity, natural gas, phone, cable and satellite TV, high-speed Internet, banking and more. WhiteFence's proprietary transaction engine makes it easy for all 110 million U.S. households to find the best deals and conveniently set up their home services in minutes. WhiteFence is based in Houston, TX. The privately held company is backed by Adams Street Partners and Internet Capital Group.

About IPL
IPL is The Power Behind Indianapolis, providing retail electric service to approximately 470,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in Indianapolis, Indiana and other central Indiana communities. Since Indianapolis Power & Light Company’s creation in 1926, IPL’s people have been committed to being the best in the industry. IPL continues to safely deliver low-cost electricity and great service, with current residential and commercial rates that are well below industry averages and customer service ratings that are among the best. IPL is a part of The AES Corporation, one of the world's largest global power companies. With operations in 28 countries on five continents, AES's generation and distribution facilities have the capacity to serve 100 million people worldwide.

About Citizen Gas
Citizens Gas & Coke Utility is a Public Charitable Trust providing efficient and reliable energy services to more than 266,000 customers in and around Marion County. The Public Charitable Trust means the utility is managed only for the benefit of customers and the community.

About DTE
Headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, DTE Energy is involved in the development and management of energy-related businesses and services nationwide. Its largest operating units are Detroit Edison, an electric utility serving 2.2 million customers in Southeastern Michigan, and MichCon, a natural gas utility serving 1.3 million customers in Michigan. The DTE Energy portfolio also includes non-utility energy businesses focused on power and industrial projects, coal and gas midstream, unconventional gas production and energy trading.


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 Re: News from Whitefence  (Not rated)      4 second(s) ago     Some of the channel-partner from the newest list after the aquisition of a smaller competitor:

www.whitefence.com/corporate/part...

Internet Capital owns 35% of Whitefence.


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? for Flankenking  (Not rated)       4-Oct-07 11:11 am     12 months out----where do you see this stock price?


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 Re: ? for Flankenking  (Not rated)      3 minutes ago     Between $25 and $30, maybe higher, when monetizations a very sucessfull - for example a 600-750 million-ipo of Metastorm with 200-250 million for Internet Capital in the next spring or/and a sale of Creditex for about 1,5-2 billion and 225-300 million for the 15% of Internet Capital.

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Company News: Page (1) of 1 - 09/28/07 email article print page

One of the World's Largest Banking and Financial Services Organizations Selects Freeborders

By PR Newswire
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Freeborders, the leading provider of outsourcing solutions from China, today announced it has signed an agreement with one of the world's largest banking and financial services organizations, to be a strategic outsourcing partner for application development, support, and maintenance of selected Information Technology development projects in China.

"We are delighted that Freeborders has been chosen by this prestigious institution as their strategic partner in China," says Jean Cholka, CEO of Freeborders. "Their global, multi-national presence dictates that they must have a partner in China who has the process maturity, technical capability and a high level of English proficiency to help them achieve their corporate goals -- and the Freeborders' demonstrated results using their CHINDUS(sm) model provides this assurance to them."

As one of the largest and most respected users of offshore services, a global development model is not new to this client. They have existing investments and experience with offshore development in India, and are choosing to expand their outsourcing relationships by choosing Freeborders as their partner in China.

The client's name cannot be disclosed as per confidentially agreement.

About Freeborders

Freeborders is a US-based, global provider of outsourcing solutions with development centers in China. The company specializes in a broad spectrum of information technology and information technology enabled services. Our state-of-the-art infrastructure, CHINDUS(sm) delivery model, experienced management team, and highly skilled colleagues deliver to our clients award-winning customer support and quality. Freeborders is assessed at Level 5 of the SEI's CMMI, and is ISO 27001 as well as ISO 9901-2000 certified.

Copyright 2007 PR Newswire. All Rights Reserved

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 Re: Only venture fund you must only pay 40% of inventory-worth  (Not rated)      4 second(s) ago     Do a simple math:

First, the ownership on the BIG FIVE Creditex, Metastorm, ICGCommerce, Starcite and Freeborders is worth in the average 150 million = 750 million.

Second, the cash and securities are 200 million.

Third, the ownership in the NEXT SIX VCommerce, Anthem Venture, Emptoris, Channelintelligence, Investorforce and Whitefence is worth in the average 25 million = 150 million.

750 million + 200 million + 150 million = 1,100 million. And that all are very conserative estimates.


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Libuda:    "Marktkapitalisierung kann sich verdreifachen"     -   ich korrigiere !
Bruckner: "Marktkapitalisierung wird sich verdreifachen" (mindestens)

Man sieht eindeutig, daß momentan umgeschichtet wird in Amerika,
raus aus Standard und rein in Tech-Werte !
Ob Ariba, sogar Verticalnet, Ciena und unsere Internet Capital,
die jetzt überproportional profitieren müßte, da sie noch ein reinrassiger Inkubator ist,
noch dazu über 150% unter innerem Wert !

ICGE wird in den nächsten 15 Monaten DER LÄUFER SCHLECHTHIN !
Danach kommt dann die typische Übertreibung und wir trauen unseren Augen nicht mehr !

tatsächlich sind die Standartwerte in den letzten 36Monaten größtenteils Outperformer gewesen, dies gilt aber nicht nur für den US Markt. Wer sich mal im DAX umschaut, der glaubt es kaum - da sind 400%er fast die Regel seid 2003. Den Techs haftet der Blasenmackel an und in Germany macht dann die Politik dem letzten Kleinanlager fast den Garaus mit der Abgeltungssteuer, wer pfiggig ist, steigt jetzt noch ein und spart sich dann die A....steuer. Das ICGE locker die 13$ Marke geknackt hat, verwundert diejenigen nicht, die sich länger mit diesem Wert beschäftigten.
Systematisch ist das hier ausgebaut worden (aktuell 16,5K).
Zusätzlich kommen noch die Währungsgewinne dazu, da aber hier die Bäume nicht in den Himmel wachsen (es reden einige vom Kollaps für den Greenback 1€:1,90$) wird das bestimmt auch noch einmal korrigiert werden müssen. Wer aktuell diese Möglichkeiten nutzt, kann nochmals gut 40% zu pari in die Scheune fahren.

Später unterhalten wir uns dann über die europäischen Tech-Werte, den Amis sind die aktuell oft zu teuer, aber wie war es schon immer, die Boys kommen back! Wir warten auf die Wahlen, spätestens danach sollte sich eine längst überfällige Korrektur €/$ einstellen.

Re: Only venture fund you must only pay 40% of inventory-worth  (Not rated)       5-Oct-07 02:02 pm     Do a simple math:

First, the ownership on the BIG FIVE Creditex, Metastorm, ICGCommerce, Starcite and Freeborders is worth in the average 150 million = 750 million.

Second, the cash and securities are 200 million.

Third, the ownership in the NEXT SIX VCommerce, Anthem Venture, Emptoris, Channelintelligence, Investorforce and Whitefence is worth in the average 25 million = 150 million.

750 million + 200 million + 150 million = 1,100 million. And that all are very conserative estimates.

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Under the three-year extension, ICG Commerce will continue to assist Goodyear with a full scope of procurement business process outsourcing (BPO) services: sourcing, category management and purchase-to-pay transaction processing for major indirect spend categories within the company's North American Tire business unit. The program will continue to support Goodyear's cost reduction goals by delivering realized savings and increased efficiencies while allowing the company to focus on core competencies.

"Goodyear's dedication to driving performance improvements and efficiencies is impressive," said Carl Guarino, CEO of ICG Commerce. "We are very pleased to be supporting these efforts and look forward to contributing to Goodyear's continued success."

This renewal, which follows recent contract expansions signed with Greif (NYSE:GEF - News) (NYSE:GEF-B - News), Cameron International Corporation (NYSE:CAM - News) and a leading technology company and new contracts signed with Chiquita Brands International (NYSE:CQB - News) and a global life science company, highlights ICG Commerce's ability to help leading companies drive measurable cost savings, improved visibility and greater control through its comprehensive procurement outsourcing solutions.

According to market expert IDC, the renewed contracts also demonstrate a maturation of the procurement services industry and solidify the concept of leading companies' preference for choosing specialist providers for procurement outsourcing engagements. "ICG Commerce's relationships with companies such as Goodyear, Greif and Chiquita are examples of how leading companies are looking to specialist procurement outsourcing providers to help them focus on their core competencies and improve financial results," said David Tapper, Vice President, Outsourcing Services Research, IDC.

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Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. The company employs about 70,000 people and manufactures its products in more than 60 facilities in 26 countries around the world. For more information about Goodyear, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate.

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ICG Commerce (www.icgcommerce.com) is the leading procurement outsourcing specialist delivering comprehensive source-to-pay as well as strategic sourcing services. Results-driven leaders access ICG Commerce's experienced resources and market intelligence to better manage procurement and logistics spend, gaining significant savings and enhanced visibility and control.

wird die Beteiligung ICGCommerce, wo Internet Capital 65% hält:

Steigende Erlöse bei ICGCommerce   Libuda   09.10.07 12:42  

wo Internet Capital 65% hält.


ICGCommerce: Extension with GoodYear  (Not rated)       8-Oct-07 12:03 pm     I believe, that ICGCommerce can say about the third quarter the same or better things like about the second quarter of 2007: "Had a strong quarter of growth, with aggregate value of new and extended contracts totaling $49 million."

And now do your math: That will produce revenues of about 200 million in the years in the near future.


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Re: ICGCommerce: Extension with GoodYear  (Not rated)       8-Oct-07 03:59 pm     I increase my estimates about the revenues of ICGCommerce from 55-60 million in 2007 to 60-63 million and from 70-75 million in 2008 to 80-85 million.


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 Re: ICGCommerce: Extension with GoodYear  (Not rated)       9-Oct-07 06:30 am     With 60 millionen revenues in 2007 and a very conserative multiple of 4.5 the worth of ICGCommerce is about 270 million. Worth of the 65% of Internet Capital are about 185 million.

ICCommerce is an excellent company, but I believe a full developed company. And therefore, I believe, it is time for an monetization in 2007 or 2008, because Internet Capital is an incubator. Internet Capital should invest the money in new companies and a buy back of shares. And I believe, too, that the amount by an sale to a greater company (for example Hewlett Packard, Infosys or Wipro) will be higher than be an ipo: near 300 million in 2007 or 300-350 million in 2008.

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da allein die 15% Anteil am weltweit bedeutendsten Interdealer-Broker auf dem Kreditderivate-Markt allein 300 Millionen wert sein dürften (Basis für meine Schätzungen, 200 Millionen Umsatz in 2007, höchstprofitabel, vergleichbare Umsatzmultiple bei Brokern und Derivatebörsen lagen zuletzt zwischen 12 und 28, habe nur 10 angenommen = 2 Milliarden wert von Creditex).

Credit-market-troubles a good news for Creditex  (Not rated)       7-Oct-07 08:36 am     Read about a smaller competitor of Creditex:

Tullett Prebon thrives on volatile money markets

Tuesday, 11th September 2007

Others may be suffering but turmoil in the money markets has been good news for inter-dealer broker Tullet Prebon, which has enjoyed three consecutive record months as a result of the volatile conditions, according to chief executive Terry Smith.

In the company's maiden half-year results since being spun off from Collins Stewart, Mr Smith said: "The second half of 2007 has begun with significant volatility in financial markets.

"While these conditions are detrimental for many financial services businesses, they are ideal for inter-dealer brokers.

"We've had three consecutive months of record revenues and profits - revenues are up 30pc. The short-term outlook for financial markets is characterised by uncertainty, but we are well placed to benefit from these conditions."


Activity in both interest rate and foreign exchange rate products "picked up significantly in June as a result of increased volatility", but Mr Smith identified the credit derivatives market as of particular interest.


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Re: Credit-market-troubles a good news for Creditex  (Not rated)       7-Oct-07 12:20 pm     Tullet Prebon are working in a lot of sectors, Creditex is a specialist for credit-derivatives and the leading inter-dealer-broker in this sector. Internet Capital owns 15% of Creditex. Creditex had 135 million revenues in 2006 and a net-income. In 2007 the revenues will be higher than the 200 million from exploded organic grwoth and the new subdiary Qwixx.


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 Re: Credit-market-troubles a good news for Creditex  (Not rated)       7-Oct-07 02:03 pm     Additional important numbers:

"Credit derivatives top US$45.46trn

ISDA has announced the results of its Mid-Year 2007 Market Survey of privately negotiated derivatives. According to the survey, notional amount outstanding of credit derivatives grew by 32% in the first six months of the year to US$45.46trn from US$34.42trn. The annual growth rate for credit derivatives is 75% from US$26trn at mid-year 2006.

For the purposes of the survey, credit derivatives comprise credit default swaps referencing single names, indexes, baskets and portfolios."

I believe, that the grwoth of notional amount of credit derivatives in second six month will be slower, but on the other side, we have a lot of new index-products. The volume of trading are exploding in the second half, and the revenues of interdealer-brokers like Creditex, too. Maybe, the trouble in the credit-market will reduce the growth in middle-term, but not in the long term.


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 Re: The Message of $13.5  (Not rated)      4 second(s) ago     And let us look at the fifth company of the BIG FIVE: Starcite. Starcite will have about 65 million revenues in 2007. Competitors have multiples between 6 and 12. If we only take 7, worth of 60-65 million revenues = about 436 million. Worht of the 26% of Internet Capital is about 114 million - between doulbe and tripple of the 44 million, who are part of price for the share of today.


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 Re: The Message of $13.5  (Not rated)      11-Oct-07 08:58 am     Or look for example Creditex. Revenues was 135 million in 2006 and will be 200 million and higher in 2007 and could reach 250 million or more in 2008. For competitors was paid in 2007 mutiples between 12 and 28. If we took only 10, the worth of Creditex on the base of the revenues of 2007 is 2 billion. The 15% of Internet Capital on Creditex has a worth of 300 million. Compare with the only 48 million for Creditex, who a part of the price of only $13.50.


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 Re: The Message of $13.5  (Not rated)      11-Oct-07 09:03 am     Or take a look at Metastorm. Revenues of Metastorm in 2007 will be 72-73 million and 100 million in 2008. If we took a multiple of 5.5, which was paid for Business Objets, the worth of Metastorm = 400 million. By an ownership of 33% (estimate: decrease from 42% after the last finance-round), the worth of the ownership of Internet Capital = 133 million. That is near the the tripple of the 48 million, which a part of price of $13.50.


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 Re: The Message of $13.5  (Not rated)      11-Oct-07 10:24 am     Sounds like you're convince we're undervalued. Let's see if the market figures that out one of these days...

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 Re: The Message of $13.5  (Not rated)      11-Oct-07 03:39 pm     The Message of 12.85$ (Not rated) and a market-cap of 495 million. When we subtract the 200 million cash/securities, there are only 295 million. And that means: The ownership in the BIG FIVE ICGCommerce, Starcite, Freeborders, Creditex and Metastorm is only 44 million for each company = 220 million together and 12.5 million for each company of the NEXT SIX (Channel Intelligence, Whitefence, Investorforce, VCommerce, Anthem Venture and Emptoris) = 75 million together.

But this is laughable, because each ownership in the BIG FIVE is worth in the average about 150 million = together 750 million and each ownership in the next seven is worth in the average about 30 = together 150 million.


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 Re: The Message of $13.5  (Not rated)      7 minutes ago     Take a look of Freeborders with revenues of 40-45 million in 2007, which can double in 2008.

Competitors from india with ver lower growth-rates of revenus has multiples of 10. If we took this multiple of 10, the worth of Freeborders is about 425 million. And the 33% of Internet Capital has worth of about 142 million - more than a triple of the 44 million, who are part of the share-price of today.


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The rest of the consumers who'll move on to purchase products are either going to buy online or through the traditional retail stores. In order for the manufacturer to achieve its goal of increasing purchase conversion rates for its brand, it is necessary to create a simple, transparent consumer experience that is centered around the traffic originating on the manufacturer's Web site leading directly, without detours, to the page deep within the retailer's Web site.


However, it shouldn't be just any retailer; it should be an authorized retailer who has that very product in question in stock. Manufacturers' Web sites have become the initiation point of commerce. Fifty-eight percent of shoppers use manufacturers' sites when researching products, Forrester Research reports, making these sites the front door for the consumer.

The consumer is consulting a manufacturer's Web site for more than just product information; he wants guidance as to where, when and how to buy it. He walked through that first Web door with purpose and initiated commerce. The manufacturer's Web site is used to gather information about how much something costs, where to buy it, as well as what makes that product tick.

Guide the Consumer Swiftly
It's likely that for a big purchase like a flatscreen TV, a consumer will have seen it in person before buying. Maybe it was at a friend's place, maybe at the airport, maybe in an advertisement. To capitalize on that advantage, the manufacturer needs to guide the consumer swiftly to the point of conclusion at an authorized retailer so the consumer doesn't end up in a store with another brand on sale that day.

There's a delicate situation online where a number of other spending options appear instantaneously and the marketing dollars the TV manufacturer put into the airport display or valuable word-of-mouth will be rendered less effective.

Inherent within deep-linking technology from the initiation point of commerce with the manufacturer and the conclusion at the retailer is tracking the co-op dollar. The co-marketing between the two entities is tangibly tracked with the links from one site to another, and this information can be optimized for future study of trends in online buying and what manufacturers associate well with what retailers.


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 Re: Path to E-Commerce Gold = Channel Intelligence  (Not rated)      11-Oct-07 12:01 pm     First continue of my last posting:

It's up to the manufacturer to draw a straight line from Point A, the product's information, to Point B, where the product can be bought -- all with the perception of a pleasant shopping experience. Consumers need to be taken from an initiation point to a conclusion point as quickly as possible before other factors distract them, or worse, boredom sets in.

The manufacturer's brand should be extended from the research point to the point of sale. It would be terribly inefficient to let an enthusiastic customer be lost to a competitor just because the path of Web sites from one manufacturer led to too many choices or the retail store confused matters by displaying the other brands that were in stock, as opposed to the one sought after.

A Clearer Path
In order to prevent a consumer's detour, it is important that his Web experience goes directly from a manufacturer's product page to a place deep within the retailer's Web site where he can actually either buy it online or know that it is available at a specific store and it will be there when he drives over.

The experience should be the equivalent of having a guide walk with a customer from the front door of the store to the shelf in the TV department, put that particular product into the cart, and walk the customer to the cash register. A clearer path and more efficient purchase process yield more sales, happier, more satisfied consumers, and a stronger brand.

Logistically, manufacturers need some relief in managing the overwhelming world of e-commerce. Consumers' use of manufacturers' Web sites has risen steadily over the last three to four years. It's as if hordes of customers are showing up in the parking lot, eager to buy, but not corralled in an orderly fashion.


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 Re: Path to E-Commerce Gold = Channel Intelligence  (Not rated)      11-Oct-07 12:03 pm     Additional continue:

Retailers serve the essential purpose of transacting the sale and supporting the customer. Deep-linking technology empowers the manufacturer to retain the consumer's enthusiasm by transparently sending him directly to the conclusion point at the authorized retailer. It allows the manufacturer to continue to focus on building and improving its products.

The onus is on the manufacturer to originate the process, and it's up to them to make sure it's a positive experience at every level. It can't bog down the manufacturer's servers and computer systems, nor can it tie up the IT department.

So, for such deep-linking technologies, the kinds that actually reach into the retail channel to facilitate easy purchasing for customers, it makes sense to outsource the tasks to those with expertise in the area. It's much the same as handing over the printing of brochures and advertising to those who specialize in print.

Using a third party to act as a conduit between manufacturers and their retail or channel partners allows the parties to connect the dots more efficiently, smoothing out the "minor" details that become major disconnects, and making the final connections that result in a sale.

Keep It Simple
One of these is the alignment of the nomenclature manufacturers and retailers use for the same product. There are often a variety of names or model numbers used for the same product, which can be as minute as an extra space or a hyphen, or the way the two parties refer to a particular feature set may be inconsistent. These small differences can become major obstacles in the consumer's journey to buy.

In deep-linking technology, unifying manufacturer data regarding model names and numbers with retailer data is key. Only when that is done can it be determined what retailers carry the product in question, if it is in stock at the moment, and then connect that retailer to the consumer.

In the merging of the online and offline worlds of research for a substantial purchase, a customer is very keen to subconsciously absorb the Web research and/or buying process and remember the experience as positive or not -- satisfying or not.

Manufacturers are well served to keep the experience as clean and simple as possible, thereby perpetuating the consumer's perception that he got exactly what he wanted -- whether the purchase was made online or culminated in a brick-and-mortar visit and purchase.



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 Re: Path to E-Commerce Gold = Channel Intelligence  (Not rated)      11-Oct-07 03:53 pm     Internet Capital owns 41% of this company. Take a look at it:
www.channelintelligence.com


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The three versions are Emptoris Basic, a nuts-and-bolts version delivered as software-as-a-service (SaaS); Emptoris Professional, also delivered in the SaaS model, which expands the capabilities and services for companies moving to the next level of supply and contract management; and Emptoris Enterprise, which provides capabilities for companies looking to take their supply and contract management programs to the highest levels of value. The Enterprise version is available as either a service (SaaS) or deployed on-premise.

While pricing was not available, each of the three editions is built on the same code base, allowing customers to scale the system without having to migrate to a new application.


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 Re: News from the world-market-leader of procurement-software  (Not rated)      9 minutes ago     Continue of my last posting:

"A company may want to start with the basic offering, because they just want a little functionality, but once they get going and the team sees it's effective, what's next? We throw a few switches and move them from basic to professional," said Emptoris Vice President of Marketing Kevin Potts, in an interview with Managing Automation. "And when they want the new capabilities of the Enterprise edition, we can quickly turn it on and expose them to additional functionality. If then they want to move behind the firewall in order to integrate with other systems while maintaining the same look-and-feel, we can move them over without the heavy cost of migration." New capabilities of Emptoris 7 include multilateral views across spend, contracts, compliance, and supplier performance. An expanded supplier performance scorecard factors in contract-driven performance measurements and contract-violation reporting based on dates or payment terms, for example. It can also track spending against supplier performance, which can help the buyer decide if it needs to reallocate spend to a better supplier, the company says.

While price is important, Emptoris officials emphasize that manufacturers need a better way to monitor and manage supplier relationships.

"In the past, a lot of companies used software to negotiate around price for reverse auctions," Potts told Managing Automation. "While price is an important component, other elements have to factor in, such as vendor risk, or [identifying] who is the high-performing vendor they should be working with. Another challenge is being able to manage programs and communicate at a global level, as well as how to track against the contract terms negotiated."

To that end, the Emptoris offering includes a supplier self-assessment feature that can analyze root causes of problems based on configurable, multi-step supplier interviews, and best practices templates. A supplier portal lets suppliers see how they rank relative to their peers.

Another key capability of Emptoris 7 is optimized auctions, which factors in business constraints alongside the live auction. Suppliers receive feedback during live bidding and can see how the business will be allocated when the buyer's constraints are taken into consideration.


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 Re: News from the world-market-leader of procurement-software  (Not rated)      4 second(s) ago     Internet Capital owns 5% of this world-marekt-leader.The revenues of Emptoris in 2007 will be about 150 million and Emptoris maybe offers an ipo in very near distance - maybe in this quarter. I believe, without the problem on credit-markets in the last weeks, an ipo had happened.

The ipo-market-cap will be between 800 and a billion. And when we look at the last big software-ipo VMware, the ipo-market-cap can double. Maybe after the ipo of VMware the ipo market-cap of Emptoris will be higher than 800 million - one billion, for example between 1 and 1.5 billion.


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Metastorm has maintained leadership in a highly competitive BPM software market, while at the same time delivering above-market revenue growth and profitability on a repeated basis. In addition, Metastorm has made strategic M&A moves to increase the depth and breadth of its offering as well as increase its industry expertise. Recent acquisitions include CommerceQuest in 2005 and Proforma Corporation in 2007 – the latter of which allowed the company to expand its product portfolio to offer robust, best-of-breed Enterprise Architecture and Business Process Analysis solutions that complement its enterprise-scale BPM Suite.

The Software 500 is a revenue-based ranking of the world’s largest software and services suppliers targeting medium to large enterprises, their IT professionals, software developers and business managers involved in software and services purchasing. The ranking is based on total worldwide software and services revenue for 2006. This includes revenues from software licenses, maintenance and support, training and software-related services and consulting.

“The 2007 Software 500 results show that growth in the software and services industry was healthy from 2006 to 2007, the ranking year,” says John P. Desmond, editor of Software Magazine and Softwaremag.com. “The Software 500 helps CIOs, senior IT managers and IT staff research and create the short list of business partners. It is a quick reference of vendor viability. That is content of value.”



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With a focus on enterprise visibility, optimization, and agility, Metastorm offers market-leading solutions for Enterprise Architecture (EA), Business Process Analysis & Modeling (BPA) and Business Process Management (BPM). As an integrated product portfolio, Metastorm Enterprise™ allows organizations to maximize business results by unifying strategy, analysis and execution. Metastorm is the only solution provider to bring together these critical disciplines on a single software platform to enable an understanding of enterprise architecture and strategy, accurate impact and opportunity assessment, effective process execution, and accelerated value realization for organizations worldwide.


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Re: Metastorm Named to Software 500  (Not rated)      11-Oct-07 09:16 am     "The 2007 Software 500 results show that growth in the software and services industry was healthy from 2006 to 2007, the ranking year. The industry continues to be dynamic with more than 98 new companies on the list this year for the first time," says John P. Desmond, editor of Software Magazine and Softwaremag.com. "The top four business sectors this year are System Integration Services/IT Consulting, Application Development, Financial Applications and Security Tools/Systems. It may be the case that difficulty companies have in developing and keeping their own IT skilled workers, is driving demand for services firms.

"Total employee head count is up 14.7% from the previous year's Software 500, reversing the decline of last year. Sectors seeing the highest rates of employee growth included Search/Portal tools, Security/Tools/Systems, Messaging/Communications and Wireless/Mobile," Desmond says. "In addition, about 73% of the Software 500 companies saw revenue growth in 2007."

"The Software 500 helps CIOs, senior IT managers and IT staff research create the short list of business partners," Desmond says. "It is a quick reference of vendor viability. That is content of value."

Some 37 percent of the 2007 Software 500 companies are privately held.

About the Software 500

The Software 500 is a revenue-based ranking of the world's largest software and services suppliers targeting medium to large enterprises, their IT professionals, software developers and business managers involved in software and services purchasing.


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Re: Metastorm Named to Software 500  (Not rated)      13-Oct-07 04:45 am     The software-market is hot and the prices for companies high. The deal is very good for the near monetization of Metastorm:

Oracle Offers $6.7B for BEA Systems
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pouncing on a vulnerable rival, Oracle Corp. has offered $6.7 billion to buy BEA Systems Inc. in its latest bid to trump SAP AG and IBM Corp. in an increasingly intense business software battle.

Oracle unveiled its $17-per-share cash offer Friday, one day after BEA rejected it as inadequate, according to a letter BEA released a few hours after Oracle's revelation catapulted its stock to a new 52-week high.

BEA makes "middleware," products that help software applications run more smoothly on top of databases, while Oracle makes business management and database software.

Oracle's bid represented a 25 percent premium over BEA's closing stock price Thursday.

"It is apparent to our board...that BEA is worth substantially more to Oracle, to others and, importantly, to our shareholders than the price indicated," William Klein, BEA's vice president of business planning and development, wrote in the rejection letter.

In a response to BEA's board, Oracle President Charles Phillips said he had contacted Klein to set up negotiations in hopes of sealing a deal by Monday. But BEA canceled a meeting scheduled for Friday morning, Phillips said, and then Klein told him BEA had little interest in pursuing discussions.

"We are available to proceed immediately with a process that would lead to a friendly

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Re: Highest Job-Posting in the History of ICGCommerce  (Not rated)      13-Oct-07 11:47 am     Strong expanding of Metastorm:

Careers

At Metastorm we are changing the approach that companies take toward efficiency, competitiveness and mission advancement. It's an immense undertaking, but we are successful because our technology is first-rate, and because our people are energetic and entrepreneurial.

To maintain our success we need high achievers with diverse backgrounds, skills and experiences. When available, vacancies will be listed below - please review and submit your credentials if appropriate, or check back with us – we are adding to our teams all the time.

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Re: Highest Job-Posting in the History of ICGCommerce  (Not rated)      14-Oct-07 04:15 am     Strong growth by Starcite:

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Take a look at the job-posting. Very interessant is the the expanding to china.


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der markt nimmt ab einem bestimmten punkt urplötzlich vieles vorweg -
eingesammelt haben die profis schon seit jahren zu viel günstigeren kursen -
jetzt wo alles langsam eindeutig und nicht mehr verschleiert werden kann,
wird das pferd ICGE langsam laufen gelassen um nicht zu sagen dorthin getrieben wo
die aktie hingehört - jenseits der 30 dollar !!!

doch ich persönlich rechne mit einer übertreibung - die entweder mit verkäufen oder
mit dem ein oder anderen IPO unterstützt wird - und wir sehen in den nächsten zwei jahren
die 50 dollar !!!