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[jen]

Endlich mal wieder etwas Positives von Ventro: Broadlane nimmt Fahrt auf und beweist seine perfekte
Funktionalität als Vermittler zwischen Herstellern und Verbrauchern. Die ist nur ein winziger Anfang für das,
was wir von Ventro sehr bald sehen werden!

Gruss an alle Nicht-Lemminge, die noch in Ventro investiert sind!

jen

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Broadlane Achieves Milestone in Streamlining Healthcare Marketplace
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadlane Inc., a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B)
e-commerce procurement solutions for the healthcare industry, announced today that it has achieved a milestone in facilitating
real-time purchases between 100 Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) hospitals and Medline Industries, Inc., a major
manufacturer and distributor of hospital, medical and surgical supplies. Initial orders were sent on Monday, August 7 and throughout
the past week in excess of $100,000 worth of product orders flowed through the system without manual intervention. These first
transactions occurred only eight months after the creation of Broadlane, a joint venture formed by Tenet Healthcare and Ventro
Corporation.

The rollout of automated transactions to the majority of Tenet hospitals represents a tangible demonstration of Broadlane`s ability to
electronically integrate the procurement systems of buyers and sellers in the healthcare marketplace. The purchasing systems of most
Tenet hospitals are now integrated with Medline`s full catalog, containing more than 100,000 products. Broadlane is also working with
other non-Tenet hospital systems for integration into its exchange.

"These transactions clearly demonstrate that Broadlane`s marketplace -- comprising both a web browser catalog and an ERP systems
integration ability -- works to simplify product procurement in a seamless, fully-automated process," said Trevor Fetter, chairman and
chief executive officer of Broadlane. "The integration of hospital ERP systems with suppliers` EDI systems will permit hospitals to
track orders in real time from placement through delivery, thus dramatically enhancing inventory control."

Tenet, a founding investor in Broadlane, owns and operates 110 hospitals in 17 states. Medline, a leading supplier of high-volume
hospital supplies, is the sole source provider to Tenet of custom procedure packs, which include disposable equipment used in
surgeries and other frequently performed procedures.

"Broadlane`s marketplace will help our hospitals eliminate inefficiencies associated with ordering supplies and thereby save time and
money," said Brenda Clayton, senior director of materiel resource management at Tenet. "We have made e-commerce a key part of
the business strategy for our hospitals."

Broadlane`s e-commerce solution strives to reduce hospital supply chain procurement costs and inefficiencies. According to a 1996
U.S. Efficient Healthcare Consumer Response study, $11 billion can potentially be saved with management improvements to the
highly fragmented healthcare supply chain industry.

"Processing these live transactions with Broadlane for our Tenet customers was a key project for us, and the Broadlane team was
impressive in the customer-focused way they met the challenge," said Kurt Krieghbaum, senior vice president of national accounts for
Medline. About the Technology

Broadlane uses advanced system integration technology and an electronic data messaging format, called Extensible Mark-Up
Language (XML), to more efficiently link hospitals with suppliers. Currently, suppliers of healthcare goods and equipment use
proprietary Electronic Data Integration (EDI) systems, introduced almost 20 years ago, that require hospitals to install specialized
expensive equipment or software in order to electronically order supplies from that company. If a hospital cannot afford to install the
necessary equipment, orders are placed manually. All the different EDI systems and individualized resource and inventory
management systems within hospitals contribute to a very fragmented marketplace and inefficient way of ordering supplies. Broadlane
uses XML to translate the information entered into existing hospital systems, transmits it over the Internet, and makes it compatible
with the various EDI systems of suppliers. Hospitals and suppliers can benefit from this solution without altering their existing
technology or interrupting their established relationships with suppliers.

The Broadlane marketplace is built on technology developed by Ventro Corporation (Nasdaq: VNTR), a builder and operator of
proven B2B marketplaces and a founding investor in Broadlane. Broadlane is the fourth marketplace that is currently processing
transactions using Ventro technology. Others are Chemdex, Promedix and Industria Solutions. About Broadlane

Among those companies that focus on improving efficiencies within the healthcare supply chain, Broadlane is unique because it offers
customers cutting edge e-commerce technologies as well as leading group purchasing organization (GPO) services-all from the same
organization. The buyer-focused company has developed an electronic procurement marketplace capable of seamlessly and
automatically integrating hospital ERP systems with suppliers.

At the same time, its GPO, BuyPower, is a recognized leader in providing effective sourcing, real-time pricing, contract compliance,
management, shipment tracking and other critical data management services. BuyPower also offers an online "click and buy" catalog
of contracted products.

Broadlane was founded in December 1999 as a joint venture between Tenet Healthcare Corporation and Ventro Corporation. The
company is headquartered in Mountain View, Calif. and has substantial operations in Dallas. For more information, visit Broadlane at
www.broadlane.com. About Medline

Based in Mundelein, Ill., Medline is the largest privately held national manufacturer and distributor of medical supplies and equipment
in the country. It has more than 500 dedicated sales representatives nationwide to support its broad product line and cost
management services. Medline distributes 100,000 products to hospitals, extended care facilities, surgery centers, hospital laundries,
home care dealers and agencies and other alternate site markets from its 21 distribution centers in the U.S. With five manufacturing
facilities in North America, Medline manufactures 70 percent of the products it sells. More information about Medline can be found at
www.medline.com. About Tenet

Tenet Healthcare, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates 110 acute care hospitals with 26,942 beds and numerous related health
care services. The company employs approximately 106,000 people serving communities in 17 states and services its hospitals from a
Dallas-based operations center. Tenet`s name reflects its core business philosophy: the importance of shared values among partners --
including employees, physicians, insurers and communities -- in providing a full spectrum of health care. For more information, visit
Tenet at www.tenethealth.com. About Ventro

Ventro Corporation is pioneering the new B2B e-commerce economy by building and operating companies that create world-class
online marketplaces for the 21st century. These marketplaces transform the supply chain in businesses around the world, allowing
suppliers, buyers and enterprises across highly fragmented markets to gain increased market access, reduce inefficiencies and enhance
productivity. Ventro provides a complete marketplace solution required for rapidly creating and enabling successful marketplaces,
including a robust technology platform, operations, business-building and partner capabilities. Ventro operating companies include
Chemdex, Promedix, Broadlane, Industria Solutions, Amphire Solutions and MarketMile. For more information, visit Ventro at
www.ventro.com.

/CONTACT: David McAdam of Broadlane Inc., 650-567-8870; or John Marks of Medline Industries Inc., 847-949-3011; or
Harry Anderson of Tenet Healthcare, 805-563-6816/

[TheMess]

Was heißt das im wesentlichen (meine Englischkenntnisse sind zugegebenermassen etwas dürftig)? Dass Broadlane (als Ventro-Tochter) einen Deal zwischen 100 Krankenhäusern und der "Medline Industries" vermittelt hat?
Kann jemand die Bedeutung dieser Meldung vielleicht mal grob zusammenfassen?

Gruß, The Mess

[jen]

Hallo TheMess,

Broadlane ist ein Gemeinschaftsprojekt von Ventro und Tenet Healthcare, das vor etwa 8 Monaten gegründet wurde. Tenet führt
110 Kliniken.
In Zukunft wird der gösste Teil der Bedarfs an medizinischer Ausrüstung, Hilfmitteln, Medikamenten etc. dieser Kliniken über
Broadlane laufen.
Ventro hat es einfach ausgedrückt geschafft, bislang von Tenet benutzten EPR-Systheme in die neue Ventro-Technologie
zu integrieren, und damit die Beschaffung aller benötigten Dinge dramatich zu vereinfachen und zu optimieren.
Dies ist noch nicht bei allen Tenet-Hospitals abgeschlossen, hat aber in der ersten Woche der Erprobung bereits einen
Warenaustausch von $100.000 über Ventro generiert.
Nun ist die Signalwirkung dieses Erfolges höher zu werten, als die bisher erzeugten Umsätze, die ohnehin nur ein wenig des
zukünftigen Potenzials von VNTR erahnen lassen.
Wichtig ist für Ventro zu demonstrieren, dass sie die überlegene Technologie besitzen, was von Befürwortern konkurrierender
Unternehmen in letzter Zeit verstärkt bestritten wurde.
Nach Aussage von Ventro aber arbeiten diese Unternehmen mit einer völlig veralteten Technologie, die vor allem die Integration
der vorhandenen EPR-Systheme nicht zulässt, und den Kooperationspartnern dadurch grosse Nachteile im Bestellablauf
bereitet.
Nach Tenet sollen nun viele andere dem erfolgreichen Beispiel folgen.

Gruss,
jen

[TheMess]

Hallo jen,

vielen Dank - 1a-Info! Zudem sehr erfreuliche, da auch mir ein paar Ventro-Stücke gehören. Kurstendenz sieht ja heute auch entsprechend gut aus.

Gruß, The Mess

[hulot]

Hallo jen,

auch ich bedanke mich für die Info. Habe zwar mit Freude den Kurssprung ausgemacht, habe aber nichts dazu gefunden.
Was meinst Du noch nachkaufen? Bin bei 12,50 rein!
Gruß hulot

[jen]

Hi TheMess & hulot,

Ventro wird sicher noch eine ganze Weile sehr volatil bleiben. Wie sehr sie unter Beobachtung steht, kann man aber an den Kurssprüngen sehr gut erkennen, die auf jede Nachricht folgen. Nach der Meldung der Amex-Koopereration waren es 30%!
Die sehr kontrovers geführte Diskussion wird sich sehr schnell zum Positiven wenden, wenn das rasante Wachstum, das durch die letzten Quartalszahlen einen Dämpfer erhielt, nachhaltig bestätigt wird.
Man führe sich noch einmal vor Augen, dass das Umsatzwachstum im Vergleich zum Vorjahreszeitraum immerhin 750% betrug, -(22% bei PSI AG lösen z.Z. bei uns in Deutschland Euphorie aus)-, und im laufenden Jahr wird dies mit Sicherheit bei weitem übertroffen, da die neuen Verticals ja gerade erst beginnen, die vereinbarten Kooperationen umzusetzen und neue einzugehen.

Gruss,
jen

[hulot]

Hallo jen,

vielen Dank für die Einschätzung. Auch ich behalte ventro im Auge,
sobald Mittel da sind, wird weitere Position aufgebaut.

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