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Auch auf die Gefahr hin, dass ich hier zum Alleinunterhalter mutiere: Thursday May 3, 8:36 am Eastern Time Press Release Internet Capital Group`s Partner Companies Establish Strategic Partnerships to Benefit B2B Customers Alliances Between ICG Partner Companies and Other Industry Leaders in the First Four Months of 2001 Broaden Market Reach, Strengthen Value Proposition and Fortify Financial Positions WAYNE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2001-- Internet Capital Group (Nasdaq:ICGE - news), a leading business-to-business e-commerce (B2B) company, today announced that its partner companies are continuing to form strategic alliances in order to accelerate the adoption of B2B while securing leadership positions in their respective markets. In the past four months alone, Internet Capital Group`s (ICG) partner companies have worked to deliver greater service and savings to customers, through partnerships that broaden their market reach and offerings, while securing their long-term financial health. ``These highly strategic alliances within the B2B industry are a powerful measure of progress,`` said Walter W. Buckley, president and chief executive officer of ICG. ``Business collaboration is vital to the success of B2B and by aligning their strengths and experience with other industry leaders, our partner companies are creating value for their customers as well as themselves.`` The following is a partial list of the previously announced partnerships formed by ICG`s partner companies in the first four months of this year: -- Agribuys, the provider of the only complete global e-procurement solution for the food industry, and the WorldWide Retail Exchange (WWRE), the premier Internet-based B2B exchange for retailers and their suppliers, entered into a strategic alliance to offer an online marketplace solution for WWRE`s food industry members. -- AssetTrade, a leading asset recovery management and disposition company, signed a three-year agreement with Alcoa that will enable it to buy and sell surplus equipment. Alcoa made an undisclosed equity investment in the e-commerce firm and will use AssetTrade for assistance with sourcing and outsourcing used equipment. -- Blackboard Inc., a leading e-Education Internet infrastructure software company, recently announced a global strategic alliance with Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq:MSFT - news). Microsoft has selected Blackboard as their preferred partner in the higher education e-Learning market. Together, the companies are working to redefine and enhance the e-Education experience for students and instructors by bringing Blackboard`s leading e-Learning platform together with Microsoft`s .NET technologies. Microsoft also participated in the company`s recent $48 million round of financing. -- CommerceQuest, which supplies complex business integration software and services, announced a strategic technology alliance with Selecterra, which recently launched an e-marketplace for the $40 billion specialty converting industry. Under the terms of the agreement, CommerceQuest`s award-winning enableNet Managed Service will be the business integration hub for selecterra.com. CommerceQuest also signed two partnership agreements with Actional Corporation, the leading provider of direct-connect integration solutions for e-business. Under the terms of the first agreement, CommerceQuest will integrate OEM Actional Control Brokers (ACBs) into their enableNet(TM) Managed Service. A separate marketing agreement covers joint sales efforts for ACBs in conjunction with enableNet Business Process Integrator and enableNet Data Integrator software. -- CreditTrade, a leading intermediary in the wholesale financial markets, partnered with the Loan Market Association (LMA) in Europe to launch the LMA Loan Pricing Calculator. The calculator is the first of its type to take into account the various nuances and unique features of loans, and will help the development of this fast growing market. -- eCredit.com, a company that enables Fortune 1000 companies, financial services organizations and e-businesses to transform credit and financing into powerful components of business strategies, has welcomed The Associates, a global consumer finance powerhouse recently acquired by CitiGroup, to the Global Financing Network(TM)as a financing partner. This strengthens eCredit.com`s consumer financing penetration in the United Kingdom. eCredit.com and RightWorks Corporation also announced a partnership that expands the financial services offerings available with the RightWorks eMarketplace(TM) solution to include real-time credit and financing capabilities from the eCredit.com Global Financing Network(TM). -- Emptoris, a leader in Web-based strategic sourcing solutions for Global 5000 companies and net markets, and diCarta, Inc., the award-winning leader of Internet-based B2B contract and revenue management solutions, formed a strategic alliance to combine the Emptoris ePASS online strategic sourcing solution, with the diCarta Contracts online contract lifecycle management application for enterprises participating in online procurement. The partnership helps enterprises to cut costs, improve purchasing power and simplify complex e-procurement processes. Emptoris also partnered with Digital Paper Corporation(TM), an innovative provider of secure technical content exchange and collaboration solutions. The partnership brings together two complementary technologies that enhance collaboration between buyers and suppliers sourcing goods and services online. -- ICG Commerce, a leading procurement services provider, formed an alliance with Ariba, where ICG Commerce will become an Ariba channel partner. ICG Commerce`s pre-sourced content, aggregated pricing, and services will be also made available to the Ariba Commerce Services Network(TM) (Ariba CSN). -- InvestorForce, the online manager search platform for close to 3,000 institutional investors overseeing $8.2 trillion in assets, and over 1,200 pension fund consultants and 6,000 investment managers, partnered with risk management firm Measurisk to provide risk monitoring of hedge funds. The alliance will enable InvestorForce to offer online risk monitoring to institutional investors and consultants who conduct searches for hedge funds through InvestorForce`s hedge fund database and search platform (Altvest.com). The service allows hedge fund investors to monitor the performance of their portfolio and fund managers through InvestorForce`s Website. -- Jamcracker Inc., a leading provider of integrated Web-based services, and Talisma Corporation, full-service providers of powerful and easy-to-use electronic customer relationship management (eCRM) solutions, formed a partnership agreement in which Talisma will become an eCRM provider in Jamcracker`s portfolio of online applications. The arrangement gives Jamcracker`s customers the ability to make Talisma`s comprehensive eCRM solutions part of an overall package of hosted solutions from a range of ASP providers. Jamcracker and Loudcloud, Inc., the leading software infrastructure provider, also agreed to jointly market and sell software services to enterprise corporations and online software service partners. The alliance combines Jamcracker`s strengths in providing Web-based IT services and products and Loudcloud`s expertise in deploying, managing, monitoring, scaling and maintaining the infrastructure of an Internet site. Jamcracker also partnered with Connected to protect itself and its customers from data loss. -- LinkShare Corporation, the leading affiliate program provider for companies doing business on the Web, announced the launch of LinkShare Japan(SM) in alliance with Mitsui & Co., Ltd, one of the largest trading companies in the world and ranked sixth in the Global Fortune 500. The new network will serve the world`s second largest Internet marketplace. Mitsui will be providing operational leadership and support for LinkShare clients interested in building an affiliate program in Japan. LinkShare will support the Japanese network with its patented technology. -- Logistics.com, a leader in transportation procurement and management technology, formed a strategic alliance with J.D. Edwards & Company, a leading provider of agile, collaborative solutions for the Internet economy. The two companies will leverage this alliance to bring to market leading collaborative supply chain solutions focused on global transportation procurement and execution activities. -- NetVendor, a leading provider of Internet software and services for collaborative business-to-business (B2B) supplier enablement, and Manugistics Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:MANU - news), the leading global provider of Enterprise Profit Optimization(TM) (EPO) solutions -- the powerful combination of supply chain management and pricing and revenue optimization solutions -- for enterprises and eMarketplaces, formed a strategic alliance to deliver enhanced capabilities for Manugistics` Web-based order planning, management and execution solution for Global 2000 companies. Under the alliance, Manugistics will embed NetVendor`s E.MBRACE sell-side software solution within Manugistics NetWORKS. The joint solution will deliver an integrated end-to-end order planning, management, and execution system that allows companies to deploy a single solution to manage new and existing sales channels. -- RetailExchange.com, a leading online B2B exchange for excess consumer products, and global provider of integrated mail and document management solutions Pitney Bowes announced a partnership under which Pitney Bowes Capital Services will provide escrow services to RetailExchange.com`s online marketplace. The integrated online escrow service will benefit exchange members by increasing seller confidence and providing a safe method for buyers to coordinate payment for goods. -- Tibersoft Corporation, Inc., a leader in customized B2B trading network solutions for the foodservice, paper and maintenance supply industries, formed an exclusive partnership with Foodservice Exchange (FSE), a Canadian-based provider of customized catalog, e-marketing and e-sales solutions to foodservice manufacturers. Through the agreement Tibersoft customers will be able to use FSE`s content management solutions to create, deliver, publish and personalize content in all formats across the trading network and FSE will gain access to the U.S. market. Additionally, Tibersoft has announced an exclusive partnership with I-many (Nasdaq:IMNY - news), the leader in contract management and trade relationship management solutions. Together, Tibersoft and I-many provide a single solution that solves the contract management and purchasing needs of the entire foodservice market, including manufacturers, distributors, sales agencies and operators. This creates a first-to-market advantage with a fully integrated e-commerce solution incorporating catalog management, order management, contract creation and view, and contract adjudication. ICG`s network spans the three primary sectors of B2B e-commerce with: -- Technology infrastructure companies that establish supply chain and commerce software platforms to allow for better, faster information management and transaction processing between buyers and suppliers; -- Horizontal service providers that automate and streamline non-core processes and enable the execution of online transactions with critical services such as credit, logistics and procurement; and -- Vertical solution providers that coordinate, organize and streamline information within specific industry supply chains. The partner companies are further categorized by three stages of development -- public, developed or emerging. The public category includes ICG partner companies that are publicly traded. As this categorization relates to ICG`s private partner companies, the developed category represents those believed to have the greatest near-term value potential for both shareholders and the network, based on a set of stringent criteria including a proven, differentiated business model, a number one or two competitive market position and a strong management team, among others. The emerging category includes companies that, as their businesses mature, may be able to meet the same stringent criteria as those in the developed category. About Internet Capital Group Internet Capital Group (http://www.internetcapital.com) is an Internet company actively engaged in business-to-business e-commerce through a network of partner companies. The company`s primary goal is to build companies that can obtain number one or number two positions in their respective markets by delivering software and services to help businesses increase efficiency and reduce costs. It provides operational assistance, capital support, industry expertise, and a strategic network of business relationships intended to maximize the long-term market potential of more than 70 business-to-business e-commerce companies. Headquartered in Wayne, Pa., Internet Capital Group has offices in San Francisco, Boston, London and Hong Kong. Wir sind gerade bei fallender Nasdaq im Plus! ( ITWO auch ) cya siscoinvestor |
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