verticalnet: alle ampeln stehen auf grün!! - 500 Beiträge pro Seite

[gambu]

hallo,

wer mit dem gedanken spielt verticalnet zu kaufen,
sollte jetzt zumindest seine erste position aufbauen.


7 gute gründe warum man jetzt kaufen soll:

1. verticalnet ist zu billig!! (marktkapitalsierung beträgt nur bei 7,4 Mrd.$)
2. lehman brothers haben gestern das KZ auf 350$ angehoben!!
3. 2 zu 1 split steht am 31.3. ins haus!!
4. 00 wird das jahr der B2B plattformen!!
5. das "who is who" hat sich an vert beteiligt (microsoft) bzw.
baut eine business-plattform in europa auf (softbank).
6. die phsychologisch wichtige marke von 200$ wurde gestern nicht
signifikant unterschritten (TK:196$ gestern).
7. mein KZ für 00 lautet 1200$.

ich empfehle euch, heute eine position zu 212€ aufzubauen und
eine weitere wenn das umfeld fester und verticalnet steigt bzw. der kurs von vert
bei 180$ stehen sollte.

cu

[gambu]

kann einer von euch diese seite:
www.insidertrader.com/freestuff/ticker_summary.asp?search=1&criteria=vert
oder unter www.insidertrader.com bei institutional holdings summaries
das kürzel vert eingeben und diese zusammenfassung in diesen threat stellen.
wäre sehr dankbar

cu

[FrankieTheFly]

bin auch bei 27 rein kurz vor der US gapdschlissung bei 197 200

werde aus trading sicht erstmal auf 220 hochluafen lasen.

[Kaeptn Kaufrausch]

Hallo!
Ich kann mich grundsätzlich nur anschließen, halte aber einen Kauf z.Z für zu früh.
1. Der Gesamtmarkt dürfte wohl noch konsolidieren.
2. Ich habe eben mal folgende technische Analyse erstellt. (des amerikanischen Charts):
 Composite Indicator
TrendSpotter (TM) Buy
 
 Short Term Indicators
7 Day Directional Indicator Sell
10 - 8 Moving Average Hilo Channel Sell
Price vs. 20 Day Moving Average Sell
20 - 50 Day MACD Oscillator Buy
20 Day Bollinger Bands Hold
 
Short Term Indicators Average:   40% - Sell
 
 Medium Term Indicators
40 Day Commodity Channel Index Hold
Price vs. 50 Day Moving Average Buy
20 - 100 Day MACD Oscillator Buy
50 Parabolic Time/Price Sell
 
Medium Term Indicators Average:   25% - Buy
 
 Long Term Indicators
60 Day Commodity Channel Index Hold
Price vs. 100 Day Moving Average Buy
50 - 100 Day MACD Oscillator Buy
 
Long Term Indicators Average:   67% - Buy
 
Overall Average:   16% - Buy
 
Als die Aktie vor ein paar Wochen abging, waren 96 % auf buy.
Aber wie gesagt: Fundamental halte ich von verticalnet sehr viel, doch würde ich aus technischer Sicht derzeit eher in andere Werte investieren.
Verbleibe trotzdem im Kaufrausch,
Kaeptn Kaufrausch

[Boogey]

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[gambu]

hallo,

ich behaupte, wer heute 10000€ in verticalnet investiert,
ist in 5 jahren euromillionär.
we`ll see

[Spoke]

Was meint ihr, fällt die 200 noch ?
Da sitzt mein Stop-Loss, aber ich bin eigentlich nicht gewillt, VERT zu verkaufen...

MfG Spoke

[gambu]

ist doch egal ob die 200 fallen oder nicht.
wenn vert fällt dann bis auf 180$, wer jedoch einen
anlagehorizont von 3+Xjahren hat, dem kann es völlig egal sein.
vertical ist total unterbewertet und wird deshalb nicht zu unrecht einer
der highflyer diesen jahres werden.


don`t miss the boat people.


cu

[DerFugger]

Hi Freunde des Geldes!

Bei Verticalnet kann man nur zum Kauf raten,
-don´t miss the boat, ist wohl wirlich der passende Spruch dazu!

CU & enjoy

[lichh]

Hey Gambu!

Dein Wort in Gottes Ohr.
Ich bin mit 10000 Euro investiert.
Ich hoffe auch auf den großen Knall bei Verticalnet.
Sehe mich in 5 Jahren zumindest als Viertelmillionär.
Will mal nicht gierig sein.

[gambu]

hi lichh,
mach dir bei vert keine sorgen,
bin selber seit 145€ investiert und habe ab 208€ bis 195€
kräftig nachgelegt.
vertical steht kurz vor einer explosion und dann wirds crazy!!
der aufwärtstrend ist vollkommend intakt und ich hoffe das wir
den wiederstand bei 182$ kurz testen und dann die aufholjagt beginnen.
im vergleich zu anderen B2B-werten ist vert ein schnäppchen,
z.B. hat cmdx die gleiche MK wie vert. (verrückt!)

cu und go vert!!

[lambert]

hallo gambu
ich hoffe du behälst recht, denn ich habe wegen dir verticalnet gekauft.
gruß

[gambu]

hi lambert,
ich werde recht behalten.
vert ist noch zu einem spott preis zu haben.
wer die amis kennt weiß, dass wenn ein zug erstmal
ins rollen kommt, läuft und läuft er.

the angel gets wings

cu

[lambert]

yes,
+8,5%

[moneyfuchs]

hallo Leute,

VERT wurde im letzten Herbst von BO empfohlen, meiner Meinung nach
viel zu spät, genau wie ICGE. Bin trotzdem schnell rein, in VERT bei
70 E, in ICGE bei 78 E (splitbereinigt). Hat sich bisher gelohnt.
Ich glaube auch, dass VERT einen mächtigen Schub dieses Jahr bekommen
wird. In der BO von vergangener Woche war auf der letzten Seite eine
Anzeige der Commerzbank. Die legen ein B2B-Zertifikat auf mit folgenden
Firmen zu gleichen Teilen: Ariba, BEA Systems, Chemdex, Commerce One,
Exodus, FreeMarkets, Healthon/WebMD, i2 Technologies, Internet Capital,
Oracle, SAP und VERT, also alles drin was Rang und Namen hat.
Ich glaube mit diesem Zertifikat, das bis 10. 03. 2003 läuft, kann
man nur gewinnen. Zeichnungsfrist: 17. 02. bis 28. 02., Emissions-
preis 100 E, WPKN: 101 339.
Ich bin schon in 6 B2B-Einzelwerten (VERT, ICGE, CMRC, CLIC, NEOF,
und JPTR) investiert, werde aber bei diesem Zertifikat trotzdem
zuschlagen, vielleicht in einer Korrekturphase (Mai/Juni oder
September/Oktober).

mfg moneyfuchs

[gambu]

hi verticalfans,
die party fängt an zu rocken.
es geht los und in 2 wochen sehen wir 300$!!

cu

[lambert]

ich hoffe du behälst recht, liegt momentan 3% im plus.
gruß

[gambu]

schönes plus heute:+5%
ich denke dass wars mit dem billigen kaufen.

cu

[gambu]

hi
verticalnet wächst fantastisch.
so ver6facht sich der umsatz von 99 bis 00 von 20mio$ auf 140mio$.
von 00 bis 01 soll sich der umsatz verdoppeln!!

alles bis 250€ sind ganz klare kaufkurse.
kauft was ihr bekommen könnt!!
cu

[gambu]

hi,
am 24.4. stehen die earnings an.
erwartet wird ein verlust von 46cents, die whisper numbers gehen
von einem verlust von 41cents aus.(sieht doch ganz gut aus)

chartechnisch hat vert jetzt luft bis zunächst 270$, jedoch gehe ich
davon aus, dass wir bis zum split 340-350$ sehen werden.
mittelfristig orientierte anleger sollten gewinne mitnehmen,
jedoch unbedingt bei 270-280$ und vor der bekanntgabe der zahlen wieder
rein gehen. (eine woche vorher)

we`ll see
bis zum jahresende halte ich kurse von bis zu 1500$ für realitisch, denn
wenn man von einem 01 umsatz von 290mio$ ausgeht, hätte vert einen Umsatzmultiple
von 170. 170 sind zwar recht hoch, aber die weiteren aussichten sind hervorragend.
zumal muß man berücksichtigen, dass die 01 schätzungen als konservativ anzusehen sind

cu

[lambert]

klingt vielversprechend,
mal sehen was vertical nächste woche macht.
gruß

[lichh]

Hey Gambu!

Deine optimistische Haltung zu Verticalnet überrascht mich immer mehr.
Hoffe Du hast recht, hab nämlich vor meine mind. 3-5 Jahre zu halten.
Dein neues Kursziel für dieses Jahr (1500 $) ist ja ganz schön heavy.
Wäre schön wenn es so kommt. Bin seit 87,5 Euro dabei!

Kennst Du den Bericht vom Herbst 99 aus der Börse Online von Otmar Weber zu VERT.
Seine Prognose:
"Verticalnet wird in einigen Jahren eine höhere Marktkapitalisierung
als AOL und eine nahezu monopolartige Stellung erreichen. Die Company aus Horsham in Pennsylvania wird langfristig in der Lage sein, aufgrund des riesigen Marktpotentials weitaus mehr Umsatz und Ertrag als America Online zu generieren."

Zum Zeitpunkt des Berichts hatte AOL eine Bewertung von 130 Mrd.
Der Bericht war noch vor den Deals mit Softbank, Microsoft, British Telekom und Internet Capital Group.

Deine Meinung zu dem Bericht, deine Aussichten auf 5 Jahre. Was meinte er mit "einigen Jahren"?

"Show me the future "

[lichh]

Was ist los, gibt es keine Anwort mehr?

[gambu]

hallo lichh,
ich werde in den nächsten tagen eine ausführliche analyse
über vertical verfassen, habe geduld.
cu

[Rantangoose]

Hi Gambu!

Bin mal auf deine "Analyse" gespannt ! Ich hoffe sie fällt auch
einigermaßen positiv aus. Ich hab nämlich vor, mir Verticalnet
langfristig noch viiiel Geld zu verdienen.

Gruß Rantangoose

[lambert]

hallo allerseits,

ich bin auch mal auf deine analyse gespannt, gambu.
habe jetzt schon ganz gut mit vertical verdient.
bin vor 2 wochen noch unter 200€ eingestieken
danke!!
plus 6%, yeah
gruß

[gambu]

hi,
und wieder ein schönes plus von 7,5%.
die analyse veröffentliche ich am montag.

cu

[Rantangoose]

Na da bin ich mal gespannt !
War ja ne ganz passable Woche von Vert.

[Rantangoose]

Hab mir grad noch mal den Intraday-Chart von Freitag angeschaut.
In der letzten halben Stunde gings ja noch mal richtig ab!
Stark steigende Umsätze bei steigenden Kursen.
Gab´s da noch irgendeine Meldung die mir vielleicht entgangen ist ??

Gruß Rantangoose

[S.D.]

Hallo Verticler,
war schon mal in VerticalNet 141 am 7.1. Dann bin ich leider vor dem Microsoft deal bei 196 raus. Ich denke der Wert hat seine Bodenbildung ausgebildet ausserdem wurde mir gesagt das bei dem Wert wieder Momentum aufgebaut wurde. Kann mir das mit dem Momentum mal jemand erklären? Auf jeden Fall läuft Vert wieder. Wo soll ich Montag Morgen mein Limit setzen? Bitte um Tipps Vertical soll meine 3. grösste Position (nach PE Celraund Commerce One werden)
Gruss S.D.

[teneree]

he sd,
was hat das mit dem limit aufsich , der kurs wird in usa gemacht
und glaube kaum das der nochmal runter kommt.

und gambu,
was ist mit der analyse ? schick dich , hau drauf !!!! bin schon neugierig.

[goodi]

hallo S.D.,

ist doch egal, ob Du am montag 259 oder 264


bezahlst,in 4 wochen schon wirst Du glücklich sein,
sie überhaupt gekauft zu haben.

ich hätte gern eure hilfe. wer kann mir sagen,
wann die großen 3 (vert,arba,cmrc) die
nächsten quartalszahlen rausgeben?

vielen dank im voraus
mfg goodi

[lichh]

Hey Gambu!!!

Hast wohl zu viel gefeiert. Heute ist Dienstag.
Du wolltest doch deine Analyse gestern veröffentlichen.

WIR WARTEN..........

[lichh]

Hey Gambu!!!

Deine Pünktlichkeit läßt wirklich zu wünschen übrig.

Finde ich eigentlich schade.

[gambu]

sorry lichh,
ich hatte mir vorgenommen meine analyse am montag zu posten,
aber zum einen war ich das ganze wochenende unterwegs und
zum anderen habe ich die aktuellen zahlen erst am sonntag erhalten.

werde heute abend oder morgen nachmittag die analyse reinstellen.
VERSPROCHEN!!

cu

PS: ich habe die analyse in works geschrieben, wie kann ich sie hier reinstellen?

[lichh]

Hey Gambu

Eigentlich reicht es ja, wenn du die Analyse mit deinen eigenen
Wort umschreibst. Ausblick und so. (Sollte es nicht klappen mit dem
Works-Format.)

[erfg]

Hallo zusammen,

hab mal folgendes aus dem Comdirekt-Bank-Board kopiert, was haltet ihr davon?

OLI_VER_T: When to short Verticalnet ? [ 08.03. / 12:27 ]

Normalerweise ist VERT ein Papier, das man nicht - und schon gar nicht jetzt - shorten sollte.
Jedoch:
Jedesmal, wenn VERT seine Höhenflüge beendet hatte, fand eine Konsolidierung im Rahmen von
minus 30-40 % statt - Tendenz steigend. Allerdings ist der Wert dermaßen bullish, dass
institutionelle Anleger alsbald die Chance nutzen, hier billig einzukaufen und somit das Zeitfenster
für einen günstigen Einstieg nicht von langer Dauer ist.
Es ist ja einschlägig bekannt, dass VERT am 31. März einen 2:1 SPLIT durchführen wird,; die
Wertstellung wird dann am 03.April erfolgen. Sowohl bei Commerce One, Ariba, Internet Capital
Group, Chemdex (Ventro), etc. erfolgte ein enormer Pre-Split-Run, der ungefähr 2 Wochen vor dem
Split einsetzt.
Auch nach dem Split sollte der Kurs noch 2-3 Tage nach oben zeigen, ehe die Gewinnmitnahmen
einsetzen. Beispielsweise lag das Intradayhigh von Commerce one vor dem Split im Dezemer bei
990+ ((330+)post Split).Wenn man bedenkt, das der Wert bis auf 150 nachgegeben hat, um jetzt
wieder auf einem Level von 260 zurückzukehren, wäre ein rechtzeitige Gewinnmitnahme die richtige
Entscheidung gewesen.

VerticalNet hat Kursziele von 300 bis 450 USD und die Deals mit Microsoft, British Telecom und
Softbank als letzte Referenzen. Meine Erwartungen sind folgende:

1.Es wird in Zukunft eine Allianz mit ARBA oder CMRC geben, die die Marktführerschaft im B2B-
Bereich einläuten wird.

2. Der B2B- Markt hat ein Volumen von 7+ Billionen USD im Jahre 2003. Sollte VERT nur 5% des
Marktes bearbeiten, so wären dies 350 Mrd. USD. Die Marktkapitalisierung des Unternehmens liegt
derzeit bei weniger als 9 Mrd. USD (1/4 von ARBA, 1/3 von CMRC).

3.VERT wird in Zukunft seine Verticals an die Nasdaq bringen. Hier ist in erster Linie an NECX zu
denken. Bei derzeit über 50 Verticals ist die Phantasie ob der zukünftigen Marktkapitalisierung
natürlich grenzenlos. Anleger würden zufolge auch an den künftigen IPOs durch Aktien
partizipieren.

4.Eine vermeindliche Kooperation mit BOEING (wäre dann 4. DOW-Wert neben IBM, MSFT und
Honeywell) oder YHOO kursiert ebenfalls auf einigen Messageboards und erscheint mir mittelfristig
möglich.

5. Nachdem nun sogar Goldmann Sachs ein STRONG BUY gesetzt hat, sollten ML und andere
große Häuser folgen.

Zur Kursentwicklung :

Ich sehe die Möglichkeit eines Pre-Split-Runs bis auf das Level von 400 USD (wenn die NASDAQ
hält (4900+)). Wahrscheinlich wird es sich als gut erweisen, dass ARBA am selben Tage einen
SPLIT durchführt und somit der gesammte Sektor profitiert und hochläuft.
Nach dem Split ist ein Intradaykurs von 230-250 (460-500) möglich. Ein wichtiger Faktor ist der dann
immer noch sehr hohe Kurswert, der wiederum erneute SPLIT-Phantasien aufkommen läßt (auch
ARBA hatte den letzen SPLIT im Dezember).
Es sehe eine Tendenz hin zu einem 3:1 Split von VERT Ende Mai , denn nach den Q-Zahlen (Ende
04/00e) wird sonst eine Saure-Gurke- Zeit eintreten.

Also: Was denkt ihr darüber ?

Ich könnte mir vorstellen, VERT @ 240 post Split zu shorten und kurzfristig in RETK zu gehen
(leider schmaler Handeln in D, aber großes Poterntial nach oben und geringes nach unten).

PS: BRULLI - Der Vergleich mit AOL rührt daher, dass der CEO von VERT ehemals bei dem Verein
unter Vertrag stand. Ergo: Super Kontakte und das Wissen, wie man ein Unternehmen als Rakete
startet.

OLI_VER_T


Gruß Gerd

[teneree]

ja gerd /ollivert
das klingt gut.
habe heute nochmal zugelegt.

[DimStar]

an eine Kooperation mit Boeing glaube ich nicht, die haben sich schon mit Oracle geeinigt.

Auf VerticalNet werden gutbesuchte Marktplätze für den Mittelstand entstehen.

[lambert]

wahnsinn gambu
du hast vor 2 wochen gesagt, dass wir heute die 300€ sehen und
was sehe ich gerade bei mir auf dem monitor leuchten: 298€

danke gambu, ich habe seit knapp 3 wochen 50% gemacht.
gruß
ein fröhlicher lamber der heute einen trinken geht

[Pitu]

NECX.com Joins Rosettanet; Leading Global Business-to-Business Exchange Will Work With RosettaNet
Consortium to Advance Standards For E-business Process Interoperability

PEABODY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2000--NECX.com LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of VerticalNet,
Inc. (NASDAQ:VERT) and one of the world`s leading exchanges for the purchase and sale of semiconductors, electronic
components, computer products and networking equipment, today announced that it has joined the RosettaNet consortium as a
Supply Chain Partner.

As a Supply Chain Partner, NECX.com will help to create and establish e-business standards for the computer product and
electronic component supply chains. By collaborating on and implementing RosettaNet standards for streamlined order and
inventory management, service and support, manufacturers, OEMs and resellers will be able to take full advantage of supply
chain e-business processes. Through these advancements, NECX.com and its Global Electronics Exchange will provide its
customers with quicker transaction times and increased ease of use when making informed buy, sell and hold decisions.

The RosettaNet standards include: utilization of HTML/XML, definition of standard dictionaries and associated DTDs and
adoption of a set of standard e-business process dialogs known as Partner Interface Processes (PIPs). These PIPs will cover
product management, order and inventory management, service and support.

"Standards are essential to the success of e-business, which is why NECX.com has joined RosettaNet, a consortium whose
work is fundamental to the continued success of e-commerce and e-business," said Larry Marshall, president of NECX.com.
"NECX`s Global Electronics Exchange brings 20 years of experience in the business-to-business supply chain for the computer
product, electronic component, semiconductor and networking equipment industries, and we are looking forward to using this
experience as an active RosettaNet partner, developing standards and encouraging their industry-wide implementation."

"We are delighted to welcome NECX.com as a new RosettaNet Supply Chain Partner," said Jennifer Hamilton, CEO of
RosettaNet. "NECX.com brings valuable expertise to our initiative and we look forward to their participation in RosettaNet
standards development and implementation activities."

About RosettaNet


Founded in 1998, RosettaNet is an independent, self-funded, non-profit consortium dedicated to the development and
deployment of standard electronic business interfaces to align the processes between supply chain partners on a global basis.
RosettaNet can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.rosettanet.org.

About NECX.com


NECX.com (www.necx.com), a wholly-owned subsidiary of VerticalNet, Inc., operates the Global Electronics Exchange, a
leading global B2B open market exchange for electronics hardware. NECX provides a high degree of market liquidity by
aggregating supply and demand from thousands of component, original equipment and contract manufacturers, as well as
distributors and resellers. The Exchange provides comprehensive services such as procurement and inventory management,
trading, financial settlement, as well as global logistics and quality assurance. NECX is headquartered in Peabody, Mass., USA.
NECX operates its Asia-Pacific business from Singapore and its European operations from Galway, Ireland and Stockholm,
Sweden.

[Rantangoose]

Wenn ich mir die Kursentwicklung so anschaue scheint die Meldung
ja nicht gerade der "Knüller" zu sein.

[cyber-bob]

Kennt jemand die Hintergründe, weshalb heute der B2B- Sektor, speziell vert so stark unter Druck gerät ?

[gambu]

hi,

verticalnet ist der "knüller" im B2B.
der jetzige kursverfall ist zum einen auf den schwächelnden
amerikanischen markt zurückzuführen (nasdaq -4% oder -200punkte)
und zum anderen auf massive verkäufe von shorties, die den preis drücken
(gerade in unsicheren zeiten).

und zu rantangoose möchte ich sagen, schau dir bitte mal den chart von
vert an und dann sage mir ob du in den letzten 20 jahren eine ähnlich stark
performende aktie innerhalb eines jahres hattet.

cu

PS: gegen ende der woche unbedingt sich noch verticalnet ind depot legen.

[AndyBusch]

Hallo gambu
Mit deiner Analyse hast du dir wirklich viel Mühe gegeben. Tolle Arbeit.
Ich habe gehofft, daß VERT nochmals etwas schwächelt, damit ich meine Bestände schrittweise aufstocken kann. Noch lieber wäre es mit sie gingen nochmals auf < 200 Euro runter.
Ich bin für den ganzen B2B-Sektor sehr bullish. In ein paar Jahren werden die heutigen Kurse lächerlich gering erscheinen.
Zur Sicherheit bin ich aber auch noch in CMRC und ARBA investiert (falls eine durch den Rost fällt).
Anbei ein interessanter Beitrag aus dem Motley Fool.
http://www.fool.com/portfolios/rulebreaker/2000/rulebreaker0….

Grüße Andy

[Pitu]

Legg Mason beginnt Berichterstattung über Internet-Dienstleister VerticalNet (VERT)
mit einem BUY Rating und Kursziel von 380 Dollar.

(börse-online-ticker)

[gratis]

wer noch günstig einsteigen will,sollte heute im frühen handel mitspielen. aber auf kurse bei 200 würde ich nicht mehr warten die gestriege kaufempfehlung dürfte ein wenig unterstützend wirken selbst wenn wir im markt noch weiter fallen - bin übrigens seit november dabei und lausche den kurszielen der analysten somit haben wir jetzt die 3 seit 10 wochen alle mit kz über 350usd - die story stimmt !
weiter dürfte es nach oben gehen wenn die jeweiligen coopt.mit bt (europa)und softbank (japan)erste früchte tragen.
übrigens glaube ich das vert wieder für gute zahlen in 04/00 liefern dürfte.
mein kz für 04/00 250 euro nach splitt

ciao und last uns die korrektur gemeinsam durchstehn

[Gilder]

sehe ich auch so,vert wird uns noch viel freude bereiten.halte vert seit 100€,sitze diese "korrektur" auf einer backe ab.

[lichh]

Hey an alle Vert-Fans!

Bin seit Dezember dabei.
Werde gleich zum 4.Mal kaufen.
Bin total bullish für diesen Wert.
Werde ihn bestimmt 3 - 5 Jahre halten.


Augen zu und durch.

The sky is the limit!!!!

[Pitu]

Merrill Lynch beginnt Berichterstattung über Business-to-Business Portal VerticalNet
(VERT) mit kurzfristig ACCUMULATE und langfristig BUY. 12- bis 18-Monatskursziel
ist 350 Dollar. Analysehaus rät bei Schwäche einzusteigen.

(boerse-online-ticker)

[gratis]

na wunderbar - jetzt nach der hitechconferenz vor 2 wochen kommen
die grossen häuser woll auf den hund - na uns solls recht sein .
ich würde meinen das wir heute abend in new york noch ins plus drehen
danach ist erst mal verschnaufen angesagt - die 250 sollten wir allerdings kurzfristig sehen -

[Forsyth]

mir fällt ein stein vom herzen!nun ist sie also da,die korrektur.nun muß die heiße luft,die in anderen werten steckt einmal raus und zieht andere werte,die sehr stark gestiegen sind mit.das kann nur gesund sein.alle die neu mit aktien handlen-keine panik!ist nicht das erste mal,daß die kurse so bröckeln.ich glaube,daß der NASDAQ noch ein wenig runter geht.für alle,die sich sorgen macheneinfach nicht mehr hinschauen,oder falls geld vorhanden,nachkaufen!!!
gruß Forsyth,dem ein stein vom herzen fällt

[gambu]

hi,

wir sehen z.Z. eine "flucht" in "sichere" dow und s&p-werte.
wie ich es schon mal gesagt habe,
wird diese woche keine gute für verticalnet.
ab morgen sollten bislang noch nicht investierte anleger erste
positionen aufbauen.
max. noch 5 nach unten möglich.

cu

[gratis]

hallö,hallö - na mit dem ins plus drehen hab ich mich wohl ein wenig überhoben,aber wenn man den verlauf gestern betrachtet so hat sich vert gut geschlagen.
aber dies gibt mir wieder die möglichkeit noch etwas nachzukaufen.
und leute beachtet heute vorallem den index nasdaq und i-index welche gestern in den letzten handelsminuten! beide wieder mehr als 1% ihrer verluste aufholten - ich denke die japaner haben die zeichen schon erkannt.sie waren es ja auch die erkannt haben das es nach unten geht!

[Pitu]

VerticalNet and Eastman Chemical Company Announce Joint Venture to Establish Internet Marketplace to
Serve $64 Billion Paint & Coatings Industry

HORSHAM, Pa. and KINGSPORT, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- March 16, 2000--

Paint and Coatings.com Inc. Will Become a New Company


VerticalNet, Inc. (NASDAQ: VERT), the Internet`s leading portfolio of business-to-business industrial trading communities, and
Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE: EMN), a leading global chemical manufacturer, announced today that they have entered
into a joint venture to create an independent Internet marketplace for the paint and coatings industry. The new company is called
PaintandCoatings.com Inc. and will utilize the domain name www.paintandcoatings.com. It will be the first VerticalNet(R)
community of commerce to evolve into a fully transactional online marketplace, and Eastman will be its first anchor tenant.
VerticalNet and Eastman expect that the new company will become the paint and coating industry`s one-stop neutral
marketplace by forming an array of strategic partnerships with a variety of leading industry players.

Paint and Coatings.com, initially launched as part of VerticalNet`s portfolio of communities in August 1998, has become one of
the leading web destinations for the industry, with companies from around the world interacting with 3,600 suppliers on the site.

"By creating an alliance with an industry leader like Eastman, we can more rapidly accelerate the transformation of this global
industrial market into a robust electronic marketplace," said Mark Walsh, VerticalNet President and CEO. "Eastman has
contacts, relationships, suppliers and distribution channels that, combined with VerticalNet`s assets of dynamic content,
purposeful community, and transactional tools, can quickly fulfill the requirements of true end-to-end e-commerce solutions.
PaintandCoatings.com brings a fully functioning community together with an established supply of products and buyers beginning
on day one."

"VerticalNet is the global industry leader in creating vibrant markets for business-to-business interactions," said Allan Rothwell,
President of Chemicals at Eastman. "We are delighted to partner with them to accelerate the transformation of this $64 billion
industry into a web-enabled global market. This open and vendor-neutral community provides a business solution for the entire
industry."

Over the next several months, numerous other industry stakeholders are expected to participate on the site. The refocused
marketplace will serve raw material suppliers, distributors and manufacturers as well as paint and coating formulators and users.
By creating multivendor catalogs and a rich product offering focused exclusively to the specific needs of the industry,
PaintandCoatings.com is expected to reduce total costs of procurement and the costs of sales and marketing for thousands of
companies worldwide.

[gratis]

danke pitu,also hoffen wir mal das die investoren in den usa das gut finden. kurse unter 230 sollten nun wohl der vergangenheit angehören!

[Rantangoose]

Noch mal in Deutsch !


VerticalNet bekommt Farbe

VerticalNet [Nasdaq: VERT Kurs / Chart ; News] und der Chemiekonzern Eastman
Chemical werden gemeinsam einen Online-Marktplatz für die Farben- und
Lacke-Industrie aufbauen. Das gaben die Unternehmen heute bekannt.

Die Handelsplattform wird Zulieferer, Produzenten und Vertreiber von Grundstoffen mit
Farb- und Lackfabrikanten und Abnehmern verbinden. Eastman wird der erste Nutzer
des Marktes sein. Der Produzent von über 400 Chemikalien, Fasern und Kunststoffen
erwartet, dass in den nächsten Monaten auch andere Industrieteilnehmer die
Plattform nutzen werden. Der Farben- und Lacke-Markt hat ein Volumen von
geschätzten 64 Milliarden US-Dollar jährlich.

Vertical Net betreibt derzeit 55 Industrie-spezifische Business-to-Business-Portale.
Diese bieten zusätzlich zur Handelsplattform auch Informationen und Nachrichten
rund um die Branche.

Tja...gratis, schön wärs ! Aber irgendwie hab ich das Gefühl, das
wir heute noch ins plus drehen! Think positiv !

Gruß Rantangoose

[erfg]

VerticalNet bekommt Farbe

VerticalNet [Nasdaq: VERT Kurs / Chart ; News] und der Chemiekonzern Eastman
Chemical werden gemeinsam einen Online-Marktplatz für die Farben- und
Lacke-Industrie aufbauen. Das gaben die Unternehmen heute bekannt.

Die Handelsplattform wird Zulieferer, Produzenten und Vertreiber von Grundstoffen mit
Farb- und Lackfabrikanten und Abnehmern verbinden. Eastman wird der erste Nutzer
des Marktes sein. Der Produzent von über 400 Chemikalien, Fasern und Kunststoffen
erwartet, dass in den nächsten Monaten auch andere Industrieteilnehmer die
Plattform nutzen werden. Der Farben- und Lacke-Markt hat ein Volumen von
geschätzten 64 Milliarden US-Dollar jährlich.

Vertical Net betreibt derzeit 55 Industrie-spezifische Business-to-Business-Portale.
Diese bieten zusätzlich zur Handelsplattform auch Informationen und Nachrichten
rund um die Branche.

© 16.03.2000 www.stock-world.de

Gruß Gerd

[gratis]

wau,das war ja ein sturzflug heute nachmittag.aber ich hatte noch ein bischen cash bin noch mal bei 207 rein und so wie es jetzt aussieht dreht vert gerade kräftig auf - im plus sind jetzt jedenfalls !!

achso danke für dein info!
es scheint ja nicht viele fans von vert zu geben,oder sind da noch mehr im universum??

[lichh]

Hey, hier ist noch ein VERT-Fan.

Bin immer noch absolut bullish. VERT wird seinen Weg gehen
da gibt es keinen Zweifel. Hab mittlerweile zum 5.Mal gekauft
und geb kein Stück mehr her.

The Sky is the limit

[gambu]

hi verts,

was für ein pullback heute, nicht schlecht.
einen solchen tag habe ich genutzt, um meinen verticalbestand
zu verdoppeln.
verticalnet ist der top B2B-pick und wird es auch immer bleiben.

cu
and stay long

[gratis]

hu,ich glaube meinen augen kaum zu trauen vert in new york 230usd das leben kann doch schön sein - herzlichen glückwunsch all denen die heute nachmittag noch mal gekauft haben ! ha,darf ich mir ja auch auf die schulter klopfen

schlaft schön !

[Rantangoose]

War heut nachmittag hart dran nochmal nachzukaufen.
Hab mich leider nicht getraut. Dann freu ich mich halt über
die Vert´s, die ich schon habe !

Gruß Rantangoose

[Rantangoose]

Hab ich grad zufällig gefunden...
kann mir mal jemand erklären, wann diese Liste erstellt wurde ??
Hatte zwar schon mal davon gehört, wußte aber gar nicht das Vert da auch
draufsteht!
Womit wurde das denn begründet ??
Sollte man deswegen beunruhigt sein ??? Oder ist die Liste schon längst
"Altmüll" ??
---------------------------------------------
Das ist ein Archivphoto des Redakteurs von Barron’s, der die legendäre Todesliste
zusammenstellte, auf der Amazon.com, Commerce One, Critical Path, NBCi,
VerticalNet und noch viele weitere Internet-Unternehmen aufgeführt sind
(s.o.; für die Veröffentlichung des Photos ist road-runner zu danken):
------------------------------------------------
Gruß Rantangoose

[gambu]

hi,

der sellover ist nun endgültig vorbei.
cu

[Köckers]

ich bin Deiner Meinung gambu, habe heute zum Kurs von E 207 nachgekauft und bin ueberzeugt davon dass Vertical in weniger als 3 Monaten E 350 schafft:-)

[Rantangoose]

Aus der Liste der Top 20 Internetaktien des Magazins Forbes !


4 VERTICALNET Horsham, PA
1999 FY revenues: $16.5 million
1999 FY revenue growth: 426%
1999 stock market performance: 622.8%
2000 estimated revenue growth: 400%

CEO Mark Walsh, former head of America Online`s
business-to-business (B2B) division, likes to call his firm "the
least sexy site on the Internet." He`s probably right: VerticalNet
sets up Web sites that link buyers and sellers within industries,
and throws in industry-oriented editorial content and
advertising. The firm has built sites for 55 industries, including
sewage treatment, adhesives and sealants, and packaging.

Still, investors find this stuff scintillating. VerticalNet`s stock
shot up 73% at its February 1999 IPO and has climbed 935%
since then. That run-up reflects the firm`s leadership in the
potentially $3 trillion-plus B2B market. Analysts point out that if
just half of VerticalNet`s 55 industry sites turn out to be market
leaders, the company will be a cyberspace giant, which helps
explain Microsoft`s recent $100 million investment in the
company.

[HCBuss]

Hallo Gambu,

Deine Analyse war ja prima, doch wie sieht es im Moment aus. Hat das irgendwas zu bedeuten, daß der Kurs zweimal zurückgekommen ist und jetzt wieder bei 200 steht??? Ist das positiv oder negativ. Ich habe von Charttechnik leider nicht so die Ahnung, deswegen würde mich Deine Meinung interessieren. Wie sieht denn das Kursziel nach der Charttechnik aus, oder geht es noch weiter runter?????

cu

[Geldtipss]

Hallo

Würde mich auch mal intressieren wie es weitergeht mit Verticalnet

[goodi]

hi B2B fans,

ich bn der meinung, wir sehen jetzt absolute
kaufchancen. verticalnet und commerce one
sind nicht mehr aufzuhalten. habe mein depot
auf diese beiden werte übergewichtet,sozusagen
als private altersvorsorge. denkt nicht in wochen,
überlegt mal, was in 3-5 jahren im B2B handel los ist.
unvorstellbar.
kurzfristig(bis 6 mon.) sehe ich bei us wireless
und bei ilex oncology noch überragende kurschancen !
mit einer gesunden mischung aus diesen werten kann
man sich beruhigt zurücklehnen. ist meine meinung.

mfg goodi


aa

[moneyfuchs]

hallo goodi,

für die Altersvorsorge empfehle ich Dir in diesem Fall das B2B-Zertifikat
der Commerzbank (WPKN 101339). Es enthält die 12 führenden Firmen in
diesem Sektor zu gleichen Teilen, natürlich auch VERT und CMRC. Das
Risiko ist somit etwas gestreuter als bei Einzelwerten, was für die
Altersvorsorge nur gut sein kann.

mfg moneyfuchs

[Gilder]

ist mir gerade untergekommen,keine ahnung ob schon bekannt:
laut forbes-magazine: vert nr.4 bei best-managed and fastest-growing
companies.
cu

[Geldtipss]

Hallo

Also ich denke so wie Vert in den letzten Tage nachgelassen hat wird es noch ein wenig runter gehn.Ich werde am Montag verkaufen.
Und der Chart sieht auch nicht grade super aus .
Also ich denke Vert werden wir noch billiger bekommen,wen man mal bedenkt der Markt ist hochgeangen nur Vert nicht.Das zeigz mir das es wen der Markt jetzt runtergeht Vert richtig treffen wird.

[speedfreak]

Es ist kaum verwunderlich, dass ein einziger "idiotischer" Bericht von einem absolut ernstzunehmenden Börsenguru (Aussage Nasdaq wieder bei 1000 Punkten)in diesem Hühnerstall von Möchtegernanlegern so einen immensen finanziellen Schaden anrichtet.

Sollte es doch noch einige neuronal halbwegs richtig gepolte Investoren geben, solltet ihr euch mal diese völlig unbedeutende Aussage aus der Forbes-Website ansehen, Platz 4 in Management und Wachstum.

4 VERTICALNET Horsham, PA
1999 FY revenues: $16.5 million
1999 FY revenue growth: 426%
1999 stock market performance: 622.8%
2000 estimated revenue growth: 400%

CEO Mark Walsh, former head of America Online`s business-to-business (B2B) division, likes to call his firm "the least sexy site on the Internet." He`s probably right: VerticalNet sets up Web sites that link buyers and sellers within industries, and throws in industry-oriented editorial content and advertising. The firm has built sites for 55 industries, including sewage treatment, adhesives and sealants, and packaging.

Still, investors find this stuff scintillating. VerticalNet`s stock shot up 73% at its February 1999 IPO and has climbed 935% since then. That run-up reflects the firm`s leadership in the potentially $3 trillion-plus B2B market. Analysts point out that if just half of VerticalNet`s 55 industry sites turn out to be market leaders, the company will be a cyberspace giant, which helps explain Microsoft`s recent $100 million investment in the company

Jaja, Microsoft investiert natürlich laut Barrons in eine völlige Looserfirma.

Also denkt und handelt!

Cu Speedfreak

[gambu]

kaufen, kaufen, kaufen ,kaufen..

in einem jahr kann man nur über die 180$ lachen!!
interview mit mark walsh:

Q: Ventro CEO David Perry recently announced that his company would expand into a host of new industries beyond his original
life-sciences focus. That sounds like a direct hit on VerticalNet.

A: Chemdex has been saying since they went public that deep domain expertise in single markets is what matters. And we said that in
fact, buying behavior is very similar across the vertical marketplaces that we`re launching. This is exactly what we were telling him.

When Chemdex comes out and says it`s going to be a portfolio, when PurchasePro announces it`s going to be a portfolio, and when
Ariba and CommerceOne say they`re building a bunch of vertical markets on their platform, no one seems to give us the credit that we
were saying exactly what everybody is now agreeing with. We`ve been singing the exact same tune for five years: Go broad early, add
features as you broaden your audience, and do what the audience wants you to do.

Q: Perry says it`s tough to go deep. What are you doing to go deep?

A: Give me a break. Business buying is similar across a whole lot of markets. We have added premium content, we`ve added auctions,
we`ve added e-commerce centers where you can actually do transactions on our storefronts. We`re announcing deals with all kinds of
procurement platform software companies. We`re integrating all the processes of how buyers and suppliers trade products and find new
customers.

And then we went out and found that Microsoft wanted to write the largest single check they`ve ever invested in an Internet company in
VerticalNet -- $100 million, double what they put in WebMD. Microsoft is financing 80,000 storefronts [on VerticalNet`s sites]. And
we didn`t have to give 20% of our company away, like CommerceOne did to GM. We have done everything right, and no one seems to
notice.

Our research shows that anywhere from 30,000 to 50,000 sales leads per month come through our storefronts. About 20% of those
sales leads turn into transactions: The buyer leaving the sales lead buys the product from the storefront where they left the sales lead.
And the average price of these sales-lead transactions is about $25,000. So it`s real money.

But here`s the secret sauce: About half the time, the buyer and supplier have never done business together before. So we`re the poster
child for the Internet increasing vendor networks. We get paid 3% to 5% of all the transactions that happen through our e-commerce
centers.

We`ve built a real sense of community, added tools like auctions and customer service and returns, and then we launched e-commerce
centers -- and that`s where we get the cut. It`s not about moving revenue from pipe A to pipe B, it`s how much sticks to the side of the
pipe.


cu

[Sambablue]

Hallo,
anscheinend kümmert es niemanden, daß lt. EURO am Sonntag, Seite 12, VerticalNet im Mai pleite sein wird. Basis für diese Aussage ist die Barron`s Veröffentlichung.

Warum publiziert EURAMS sowas, wenn alle so euphorisch für VerticalNet sind ? Wenn an dieser kurz bevor stehenden Pleite wirklich nichts dran ist, muß dann EURAMS nicht etwas vorsichtiger sein mit seinen Aussagen ? Und wenn da was dran sein könnte, warum interessiert das keinen hier ?

Gruß
Samba

[webtiger]

Hallo sambablue,
nehme die Aussage von Barron´s nicht ernst. Die liegen zu 90% mit ihren Aussagen daneben!!!
Der Pessemist ist der einzige Mist auf dem nichts wächst!

MfG webtiger.

[gambu]

wie ich es schon mal gesagt habe,
hat barrons den "burn out" um 23 monate verschoben.
einfach nur lächerlich.
desweiteren besagt barrons, dass der nasdaq auf 1000punkte fallen wird.
lol

cu

[innsbruck]

Hallo am Board

Nachdem VERT heute in USA gleich zu Börsenbeginn auf 178,5 gefallen ist, steigt derzeit der Kurs beständig und ist schon über Eröffnungsniveau auf 184,5.

Wäre Zeit, daß die Bodenbildung greift und dir Richtung wieder stimmt. Natürlich kann man nach wenigen Minuten nicht viel sagen. Immerhin wurde der anfängliche steile Abwärtstrend aufgehoben.

Die Pleite-Gerüchte spiegeln sich im Kurs keinesfalls wieder. Sonst würde uns nur noch schwindlig werden beim freien Fall von VERT.

Grüße IBK

[innsbruck]

Einiges los in USA

Hoch von VERT bereits bei 196, derzeit 191

Keine News von Eurer Seite?

[broka]

Hallo Sambablue,

zu Euro am Sonntag, die bringen alles was die irgendwo
aufgreifen und Schlagzeilen macht. Am besten gar nicht
kaufen, ich jedenfalls kaufe die nicht. Die haben mir
schon zu viel mist produziert.

bis dann

broka

[Dominik Rasch]

Auch ich und mein team von webstock2000 empfehlen die Aktie VerticalNet zum aggressiv kaufen. Wir haben diesen Titel am Freitag in unser neu gestartetes Musterdepot aufgenommen und setzen das Kursziel auf 6 - Monatssicht auf 360 Euro, bei 12 Monaten liegt das Kursziel bei 450 Eur. Die Aktie ist unser Meinung nach den "Großen"
Commerce One und Ariba im Kurs zurückgeblieben, ein Kauf ist nach der schönen Konsolidierung jetzt äußerst lukrativ. Wir haben die Aktie am Freitag zu 191 Eur gekauft, unserer Meinung nach ein Schnäppchen!!!
Aber auch bei 200 Eur ist Kaufen kein Fehler.
Ausführliches Portrait und weitere Empfehlungen finden Sie auf unserer
Website http://www.webstock2000.de

Dominik Rasch (Chefredakteur)

[starcoin]

wie ich schon an anderer Stelle ausführte, ist der B2B-Kuchen groß genug, um mehrere Firmen und uns satt zu machen...
Meine Fantasie suggeriert mir, daß wir durchaus eine Elephantenhochzeit in diesem Bereich sehen.
VERT, CMRC und ARIBA beispielsweise!
Was spricht dagegen?
Die B2B-Plattformen nehmen gerade erst Formen an...
starcoin

[Pitu]

VERTICALNET NAMED BY FORBES ASAP ONE OF 20 BEST MANAGED HIGH GROWTH
COMPANIES; B2B Portfolio of Trading Communities Ranks Fourth on List

HORSHAM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 2000--VerticalNet, Inc. (NASDAQ:VERT), the Internet`s leading
portfolio of business-to-business communities of commerce, was selected by Forbes ASAP as a "Ramp Champ": one of the 20
best managed high growth companies of 1999, with the best prospects for continued success. The list appears in the April 3
issue and is available on the Internet at www.forbesasap.com. VerticalNet was ranked fourth on the list, which measured
management, finances, market opportunity and competitive position among an initial pool of 100 companies whose revenues are
growing at triple-digit rates. Forbes tapped 200 analysts to rate the companies on the four categories and then adjusted the
ranking to the companies` growth rates.

Forbes cited VerticalNet for its leadership in the potentially $3 trillion plus B2B market, where its portfolio business model, with
bets in 55 trading communities, favors VerticalNet`s chances of becoming a "cyberspace giant."

Mark Walsh, VerticalNet President and CEO, said: "VerticalNet is delighted to be highly ranked on such a well-researched list
as the Forbes ASAP `Ramp Champs.` We have attracted talented people across the board, which we believe gives us the
bandwidth to manage our growth and fully exploit our opportunities. The quality of our partners, including Microsoft, gives us a
competitive edge that extends beyond the immediate marketing opportunity. We remain committed to maintaining a strong
balance sheet."

[Pitu]

Before the Bell - VerticalNet rises

NEW YORK, April 10 (Reuters) - Shares in VerticalNet Inc. <VERT.O> rose in pre-opening trade on Monday after the
company and Microsoft Corp. <MSFT.O> signed a pact for a three-year alliance.

VerticalNet, which runs business-to-business Web sites, was up at 63 on the Instinet electronic broker system from a Friday
close of 58-15/64. Microsoft was up at 90-1/16 to 89-1/16.

The companies said they had signed an agreement for a strategic alliance. Microsoft said in January it would invest $100 million
and take a 2 percent stake in VerticalNet as part of a marketing and distribution deal.

[gratis]

hi leute,nun muss barrons seine liste in 3 jahren erneuern!

[gambu]

REDMOND, Wash. & HORSHAM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2000--

Microsoft Makes Equity Investment of $100 Million

On March 29, 2000, VerticalNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: "VERT") and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: "MSFT") signed their
definitive agreement announced earlier this year for a three-year strategic alliance to deliver business-to-business
e-commerce services and content to small- and medium-sized businesses. As part of their strategic alliance,
Microsoft will purchase at least 80,000 VerticalNet(R) Storefronts and E-Commerce Centers from VerticalNet
and distribute them to third party businesses. VerticalNet will assist Microsoft in distributing 30,000 of these
Storefronts and E-Commerce Centers. Additionally, VerticalNet will build the Storefronts and E-Commerce
Centers, incorporating Microsoft megaservices like Microsoft(R) ClearLead(R), and place them within its 55
communities of commerce. On April 7, 2000, VerticalNet and Microsoft completed Microsoft`s equity investment
in VerticalNet, in which Microsoft purchased 100,000 shares of VerticalNet`s Series A 6.00% Convertible
Redeemable Preferred Stock in exchange for $100 million in cash.
"We believe that this strategic alliance represents a tremendous competitive advantage for VerticalNet by
extending our reach to thousands of small- and medium-sized businesses who are eager to participate in the power
of e-commerce," said Mark Walsh, President and CEO of VerticalNet. "The strategic alliance between our
companies should further validate VerticalNet`s portfolio model of communities of commerce."
A Microsoft representative is expected to join the VerticalNet board of directors.

About VerticalNet, Inc.

VerticalNet, Inc. (www.verticalnet.com), owns and operates 55 industry-specific Web sites designed as online
business-to-business communities, known as vertical trade communities. These vertical trade communities provide
users with comprehensive sources of information, interaction and e-commerce. They are grouped into the following
industry sectors: ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, COMMUNICATIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL, FOOD
AND PACKAGING, FOODSERVICE AND HOSPITALITY, HEALTHCARE/SCIENCE,
MANUFACTURING AND METALS, PROCESS, PUBLIC SECTOR, SERVICE, TEXTILES AND
APPAREL.
Additionally, VerticalNet provides auctions, catalogs, bookstores, career services and other e-commerce
capabilities horizontally across its communities with sites like Industry Deals.com, IT CareerHub.com, LabX.com
and Professional Store.com. VerticalNet`s NECX Exchange provides an exchange for the electronic components
industry.

About Microsoft

Founded in 1975, Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software for personal and business computing. The
company offers a wide range of products and services designed to empower people through great software -- any
time, any place and on any device

This announcement contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements
relating to (i) the implementation of the strategic alliance, and the benefits and results expected from such alliance,
including the extension of VerticalNet`s reach to small- and medium-sized businesses and the validation of
VerticalNet`s portfolio model ; (ii) the services and products that the parties plan to provide and purchase as a
result of the relationship, (iii) small- and medium-sized businesses` eagerness to participate in e-commerce, as well
as (iv) statements preceded by, followed by or including the words "believe," "plan," "intend," "expect,"
"anticipate," "will," "should" or words of other similar expression. For such statements, VerticalNet claims the
protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from the results predicted, and reported results should not be
considered as an indication of future performance. The potential risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ from those included in the forward-looking statements include, among others, the parties` ability to
fulfill their respective obligations under the definitive agreement, including the construction, distribution and
placement of storefronts and e-commerce centers in a timely fashion. Additional factors that could cause actual
results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements include those set forth in VerticalNet`s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 1999, which has been filed with the SEC.

VerticalNet is the registered trademark of VerticalNet, Inc. Microsoft is either a registered trademark or
trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other names are trademarks
and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective
owners.

Note to editors: If you are interested in viewing additional information on Microsoft, please visit the Microsoft
Web page at http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/ on Microsoft`s corporate information pages.


+
verticalnet ist der top pick von morgan stanley im B2B commerce!

cu

[Pitu]

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[Pitu]

schien nicht ganz so gut anzukommen: vorbörslich tiefst von 45, nun wieder 49.
gestern lagen wir schon bei 68 $.

[Pitu]

die marktkapitalisierung liegt nach einem kursverlust von 80 % (!!!)gerade einmal bei 2 milliarden dollar. vergleicht das einmal mit den werten am neuen markt! oder damit, daß für atecs 9 milliarden geboten werden, oder damit, daß die telekom für 20 % an t-online über 5 milliarden einnimmt, oder....(beliebeig verlängebar).
kaum zu glauben!

übrigens eine neue einstufung:
BB&T Capital Mkts: initiated at Long Term Buy

pitu

[Pitu]

sorry wegen der tippfehler, aber das ist doch wirklich nicht zu fassen!

[destination]

pitu,richtig erkannt: Die Pommesbude um die Ecke wird für 3.000.000,- gekauft,die Villa ist für 400.000,- zu haben,keiner will sie.... OHNE WORTE.......

[Pitu]

Vertical Net mit Kursziel 80 Dollar

BB&T Capital Markets empfiehlt Aktien des B2B-Portals Vertical Net
(Ticker: VERT) mit einem "Long-Term Buy"-Rating zum Kauf. Als Kursziel für
den Titel nennen die Strategen 80 Dollar - auf Basis von 12 Monaten. Kurs
am 14. April: 28 Dollar.

[Pitu]

börse-online 12-monats-kursziel: 100 $.

[goodi]

hallo,

lehmann brothers heute:KZ 175 dollar

wiederholte einstufung mit "buy"

Quelle:newsletter index-internetwerte


mfg.goodi

[erfg]

Mark Walsh, CEO of VERT

VERT and MSFT compete 3 year alliance to deliver B2B e-commerce services and content to small and medium businesses

Stock has seen a big sell-off in the last 2 months



Volatility of B2B stocks show that natural selection is at work in the group; you will see shakeouts and M&A

Profitability will become more of an issue with investors; VERT should beat most B2B companies to profitability

Analysts see VERT profitability in mid-2001 a couple of years ahead of some others in the space

MSFT deal brings 80k more storefronts, those places where small-mid sized businesses present wares for purchase and where companies get together to find out how to interact; this helps global expansion - the deals with BT and SFTBF will help expand storefront presence overseas

MSFT technology, instant messaging and NT platform are the technologic bases for business growth

Opportunity investors saw in B2B was incredible; response from analysts and portfolio managers was robust

Rollback was a little overstated; some individual market making models and software procurement models might not make margins on B2B transactions that some had originally predicted

Also, some brick and mortar names are entering net with aggressive stances; some realisation in investors that there won’t be the rosy future all predicted

Walsh says VERT shareholders should take note of VERT`s ability to scale, to be global and reach profitability

VERT looking forward to partnering with new infrastructure plays like SFE; lot to be decided in how businesses buy and supply from each other



VERT Facts:

VERT owns and operates 55 industry-specific web sites, featuring online shopping, buyers` guides and news

ICGE holds 33% stake; MSFT owns stake also

http://www.cnetinvestor.com/newsitem-bloomberg.asp?
symbol=83565167&Ticker=VERT

Gruß gerd

[Pitu]

RESEARCH ALERT-FreeMarkets, Ventro, VeritcalNet started

NEW YORK, April 24 (Reuters) - Credit Suisse First Boston said Monday it started coverage of FreeMarkets Inc.
<FMKT.O> and Ventro Corp. <VNTR.O> as a buy and VerticalNet Inc. <VERT.O> as a strong buy. -- said it set a 6-12
month target of $85 to $90 a share for online business auctioneer FreeMarkets. -- said FreeMarkets has created substantial
industrial purchasing expertise and has turned that expertise into large, long-term engagement contracts. -- said the market
opportunity addressed by FreeMarkets purchasing solution is perhaps the largest possible B2B market for direct materials and
services purchasing, which is at least a $1 trillion market in the U.S. alone and more than $5 trillion world-wide. -- said it set a
12-month target for Ventro, which operates a business-to-business electronic commerce marketplace, at $45 a share. -- said
Ventro looks attractive at current much-reduced levels. -- said Ventro has announced four additional B2B e-commerce
companies beyond Chemdex, its initial company. -- said it set a 12 month target of $110 to $120 a share for VerticalNet, which
runs business-to-business Web sites. -- said VerticalNet`s recent strategic partnership with Microsoft should guarantee its $220
million of high gross margin revenue over the next three years. -- said it currently dominates the online market for dissemination
of supplier information and the managing of e-commerce transactions in 57 vertical trade in communities. -- shares of
FreeMarkets closed at 59-13/16; shares of Ventro closed Thursday at 29-11/16 and shares of VerticalNet closed at 41-5/8.

[gambu]

VerticalNet Inc. Rated New `Strong Buy` at CSFB
By Sybil Carlson

Princeton, New Jersey, April 24 (Bloomberg Data) -- VerticalNet Inc.
(VERT US) was rated new ``strong buy`` in new coverage by analyst
Christopher
E. Vroom at Credit Suisse First Boston Inc. The 12-month price target is
$110-
$120.

[Pitu]

VerticalNet (VERT), mit 56 „Trading Communities“ nach eigenen Angaben Weltmarktführer bei B2B-E-Commerce, erzielte im ersten Quartal einen Umsatz von 27,5 Millionen Dollar. Zur gleichen Vorjahreszeit waren es erst knapp 2 Millionen Dollar.

Es wurde ein Nettogewinn von 42 Millionen Dollar ausgewiesen – dank Verkauf einer Beteiligung. Im operativen Geschäft wurde ein Verlust von 12,2 Millionen Dollar gemacht – was 16 Cents je Aktie entspricht, 11 Cents weniger, als die Analysten erwartet hatten.

Mit 14,6 Millionen Dollar kam mehr als die Hälfte des Umsatzes von der im vorigen Jahr übernommenen Tochter NEXC, die 15 Marktplätze betreibt und für die dort getätigten Geschäfte Provisionen berechnet.

Sie profitierte vor allem von der starken Nachfrage nach Flash- und SRAM-Speichern sowie Kondensatoren, die viele Firmen nahmen, wo sie sie nur bekommen konnten. Knapp 12 Millionen Dollar wurden mit Werbe-Kunden umgesetzt, 1 Million Dollar beim E-Commerce mit branchenunabhängigen Produkten wie Büchern.

Der Aktienkurs des Betreibers branchenspezifischer Marktplätze ist von 137 Dollar im März bis auf 28 Dollar Mitte April gefallen und hat sich seither wieder deutlich erholt – im wesentlichen wohl, weil Microsoft 100 Millionen Dollar in die Firma investiert und für drei Jahre eine Allianz zum Vertrieb von Software geschlossen hat.

VerticalNet hat jetzt 208 Millionen Dollar liquide Mittel und will weiter in Marketing und Infrastruktur investieren. 2001 soll das operative Geschäft profitabel werden.

Mit einer Kapitalisierung von 3,3 Milliarden Dollar ist die Aktie hoch bewertet, doch lässt die Entwicklung dieses Quartals und die Miocrosoft-Beteiligung hoffen, dass das Unternehmen die Bewertung verdienen kann. Die Aktie ist ein spekulativer Kauf mit Ziel von 95 Dollar.

(BO)

[gambu]

hi,

verticalnet ist in meinen augen geradezu spottbillig.
die MK beträgt gerade einmal 4 mrd US-$ (cmrc 2x und arba 4x).
goldman sachs hat nach den "hammer" zahlen seine umsatzprognosen
für 01 von 250 mio auf 330 mio US-$ angehoben.
somit errechnet sich ein KUV von 12!!
WELCHER WERT WEIßT EIN KUV VON 12 AUF, DER SO SCHNELL WÄCHST?

mir fällt keiner ein.
meines erachtes sind 330 mio US-$ noch zu konservativ.
ich rechne mit mehr als 500 mio US-$.

zudem verteilt sich das risiko nicht auf nur eine oder zwei plattformen, sonder auf nunmehr 58!!
bei cmrc muß man sehr vorsichtig sein, denn sie haben sich auf die ganz GROßEN focusiert!!
(ich kann mir vorstellen, dass sich die automobilbranche einen eigenen marktplatz aufbauen wird
und cmrc mächtig probleme bekommen wird.)

ich denke, dass verticalnet in 5 jahren eine MK von mindestens 200 mrd US-$ hat und die von cmc und arba wird
weitaus niedriger liegen.

verticalnet ist die zukunft mit ihrem großen vorteil, sich auf klein- und mittelständische unternehmen zu spezialisieren.
in dem umsatz des 1. Q. ist weder der deal mit msft berücksichtigt, noch die zuentstehenden marktplätzen
in europa und asien.


ich halte verticalnet kurzfristig bis mittelfristig bis 75€ für einen kauf.
mein KZ zum jahresende beträgt 200€.

cu

[Pitu]

CSFB ist ebenso von verticalnet überzeugt, aber etwas vorsichiger:


Credit Suisse First Boston Initiates Coverage on VerticalNet, Ventro, And FreeMarkets

PALO ALTO, Calif., April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by Credit Suisse First Boston, a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, CRD number 816:

Credit Suisse First Boston Technology Group analyst Chris Vroom initiated coverage today of VerticalNet (Nasdaq: VERT), Ventro Corporation (Nasdaq: VNTR), and FreeMarkets, Inc. (Nasdaq: FMKT). (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000204/CSFBTECH )

VerticalNet is a provider of supplier-centric, vertically focused websites that enable efficient communication and commerce between buyers and sellers of industrial products and services.

"We are initiating coverage of VerticalNet with a Strong Buy rating and a 12-month price target between $110 and $120, based on a multiple of between 32x and 35x our 2001 revenue estimate of $260.6 million," stated Vroom. A recent strategic partnership with Microsoft should guarantee VerticalNet $220 million of high gross margin revenue over the next three years. "Recent savvy acquisitions of NECX, Tradeum, and R. W. Electronics have greatly enhanced VerticalNet`s e-commerce functionality, both electronically and logistically," believes Vroom. EPS estimates for FY00 and FY01 are $(0.89) and $0.03, respectively.

[€urofighter]

Richtig. das ist sicher ein grosser Vorteil von VERT, dass sie auch für mittelständige Unternehmen in Frage kommt, gerade durch die Allianz mit MCRSFT.
Dasselbe kann man ja bei der deutschen O.A.R. Consulting beobachten, die kleinere Unternehmen mit geringeren finaz. Möglichkeiten ins Visier nehmen und damit goldrichtig liegen.
Dass sich die grossen Spartenindustrien (z.B. Automobilind. Computerind.) eigene Marktplätze aufbauen könnten um somit unabhängig zu sein und so z.B. keine Transaktions- oder Provisionsgebühren
bezahlen müssten, würde sich daher für CMRC und ARBA am schlimmsten auswirken, weil die sich wirklich nur auf die Grossen konzentrieren. Allerdings bezweifle ich eine solche Entwicklung, wenn schon
Automobilgrössen wie VW , BMW u. GM Kooperationen mit Ariba und Commerce One eingegangen sind.

[gambu]

guten abend,

verticalnet hat sich den ganzen tag über gegen den negativen trend der nasdaq stark
behauptet und einen guten teil der gestrigen verlust wettgemacht.
(+9% und schloss auf einem tageshoch)

60$ können wir nächste woche durchaus sehen.

cu

[Pitu]

VerticalNet and CyberSource(R) Team to Deliver Powerful eCommerce Solutions to Business-to-Business
Communities

HORSHAM, Pa., and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Net market maker VerticalNet, Inc., (Nasdaq:
VERT), the Internet`s leading E-Markets portfolio of business-to-business trading communities, and CyberSource Corporation
(Nasdaq: CYBS), a leading provider of mission-critical eCommerce transaction services, today announced that together they will
deliver a robust suite of eCommerce services across VerticalNet`s 56 communities. (Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990513/CYBRSOURCELOGO )

Under the terms of the agreement, CyberSource will become VerticalNet`s provider for services which include credit card
clearance, and VerticalNet will offer CyberSource`s Payment, Tax, and Risk Management Services to businesses in its
industry-specific trading communities. CyberSource brings a wide variety of eCommerce transaction services to the
VerticalNet(R) communities, including the processing of credit cards, calculation of sales tax and VAT (Value Added Tax) in
more than 7,000 jurisdictions in the U.S. and Canada and over 18 countries, respectively, as well as powerful fraud screening
capabilities.

"After thoroughly considering other options, we selected CyberSource because we believe they offer the most comprehensive
suite of e-services backed by a highly scalable back-office infrastructure," said Paul Calkin, senior director of E-Commerce
Business Solutions for VerticalNet. "Among other things, CyberSource simplifies the process for both buyers and sellers within
our trading communities to move from static purchase orders to real-time, Internet-based payment processing. This offering
combined with their tax, fraud and other transaction services will offer VerticalNet customers flexible services required for
transacting business on the Web."

"eCommerce transaction services are mission-critical components for any business buying or selling online," said Erna Arnesen,
vice president of North American Field Operations for CyberSource. "Our expertise in eCommerce transaction services and
VerticalNet`s experience in building and managing online trade communities allow us to provide VerticalNet`s trade communities
with an automated and streamlined infrastructure as well as reduced operational costs. We are very pleased to team with
VerticalNet to not only bring their broad group of ebusinesses our online services, but also to significantly extend the
eCommerce capabilities of their business-to-business marketplaces."

[thefragile]

Hi Leute,

ich denke es gibt heute zumindest eine technische gegenreaktion bei VERT, ob das jetzt 3%, 5% , oder 10% werden vermag ich nicht zu sagen !

Fundamental ist und bleibt alles in Ordnung!

[wilder Mann]

Hallo bin neu einsteiger bei VericalNet, auch neu bei eurem Thread.

Habe auf empfhelung bei 40 $ gekauft.

Euer Thread ist ziemlich lang, will den niemand einen neues Forum
anfangen ? Dauert etwas lange zum laden... danke

und auf steigende Kurse!!

grüsse aus der Schweiz.

WM

[gambu]

hallo,

der "hotline-mann" mmeier von stock-city.de sieht die kursentwicklung ebenfalls ähnlich wie
ich, wenngleich ich ihn nicht sehr schätze.

M.Meier
Moderator
erstellt am: 12.05.2000 02:19

Hallo,

VERT ist m.E. die Nummer 3 im B2B und hat ein überzeugendes Geschäftsmodell. Da
die Aktie derzeit recht günstig ist, kann man durchaus zugreifen. Das Kursziel hängt
stark von der allgemeinen Entwicklung der B2B-Werte ab, aber ich traue hier
Commerce One, Ariba und VerticalNet am meisten zu. Daher denke ich, dass Kurse
über 200 US$ auf 1 Jahr kein Problem sein sollten, aber ich sage GANZ KLAR: AUF 1
JAHR!

Bye...

MMeier


PS: vert im vorbörslichem handel 7% im plus.

cu

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Tradeum Announces Tradeum eMarketplace Suite, a Comprehensive B2B Digital Marketplace Solution

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 15, 2000--

New, Fully-Integrated Solution for Net Market Makers Realizes VerticalNet`s Vision for the Tradeum Acquisition

Tradeum, a VerticalNet Inc. company (Nasdaq:VERT), today announced Tradeum eMarketplace Suite(TM), a new solution
that allows companies to rapidly develop a comprehensive marketplace on the Internet.

eMarketplace Suite is an integrated solution that combines the strengths of Tradeum`s existing Xchange Suite product with
VerticalNet`s Isadra technologies for cooperative commerce and with selected strategic alliance products to create a powerful
new way for companies to build a digital marketplace.

Tradeum eMarketplace Suite allows net market makers to rapidly establish and grow critical mass in their marketplace by
providing an end-to-end solution that includes market design tools, multiple transaction types, multi-party system interaction, and
a broad range of buy and sell-side services.

"One of the driving forces behind our acquisition of Tradeum was to bring together the core competencies needed to deliver a
powerful, all-encompassing solution for the builders of digital marketplaces," said Mark Walsh, president and chief executive
officer of VerticalNet. "By tightly integrating Tradeum and Isadra technologies with VerticalNet`s marketplace expertise,
Tradeum is providing the most complete solution available today -- helping companies to quickly build a more robust and
differentiated commercial marketplace."

eMarketplace Suite expands on the current Xchange Suite commerce platform, which allows multiple buyers, sellers and
transaction enablers to be matched real-time on a simultaneous, parameter-by-parameter basis using auction, exchange, request
for quote (RFQ), request for proposal (RFP) and catalog transactions. Combined with Isadra, the new solution now provides
agent-based information integration across distributed, owner-managed catalogs and business systems. This allows suppliers to
dynamically present product and service data to the market and to seamlessly integrate product information without changing
their business systems and processes. Tradeum eMarketplace Suite also permits net market makers to offer parametric searching
of products and services, giving market participants greater access to a rich supply of information.

Net market makers can use Tradeum eMarketplace Suite to offer buyers and sellers an easier and more efficient way to
participate in their markets. The new solution leverages a comprehensive set of transaction capabilities as well as procurement,
workflow and e-commerce operations, through strategic partnerships with RightWorks and Yantra, to help net market makers
support the complete buying and selling process.

"This is the first time that net market makers will have access to a fully-functional, fully-integrated commerce solution for their
marketplaces -- complete with a transaction platform and buy and sell-side services," said Zev Laderman, chief executive officer
of Tradeum. "Tradeum eMarketplace Suite gives these customers the tools they need to meet the demands of buyers and sellers
within their own marketplaces."

Overall, the eMarketplace Suite solution delivers a full range of transaction capabilities, optimal Transaction Discovery(TM), a
comprehensive set of buy and sell-side services and value-added commerce services to accelerate time to market and to liquidity
for Tradeum`s customers.

Tradeum`s eMarketplace Suite includes:

-- Multiple marketplace mechanisms -- a full range of interoperable
transaction options, including distributed catalog access,
auction, reverse auction, open market/exchange, managed bidding,
and RFQ/RFP transactions

-- Robust transaction platform -- processing workflow, clearing logic
and parametric searching and matching

-- Market building tools -- components for mapping product
hierarchies and configuring markets

-- Market information tools -- sophisticated data capture and market
analysis components

-- Strategic services -- market design services, complete
professional implementation services, and back-end market hosting


Through integration to strategic partners, eMarketplace Suite also offers comprehensive buyer and seller services:

-- Buy-side functionality -- user interface components, cataloguing,
workflow, requisitioning, purchase order and project tracking
functionality available from a subset of RightWorks` B2B exchange
platform

-- e-Commerce Operations -- branded showcasing of products and
services offered through VerticalNet, and real-time order
management, delivery management, reverse logistics, supplier
management and inventory management available using Yantra`s
PureEcommerce(TM) solution

-- Value-added Solution Partners -- critical support services for
managing business processes necessary to complete the transaction,
such as extending credit, tax, freight, international
import/export logistics, are provided through other strategic
partnerships


Tradeum eMarketplace Suite is expected to be available in Q3 of calendar year 2000.

About Tradeum

Building Digital Markets. Delivering the Networked Economy.


Tradeum, a wholly owned subsidiary of VerticalNet, Inc., is a leading innovator in building digital marketplaces. Using Tradeum
eMarketplace Suite(TM), net market makers and Global 2000 enterprises rapidly establish and accelerate liquidity in their
marketplaces. Tradeum eMarketplace Suite is an end-to-end solution that includes market design tools, multiple transaction
mechanisms, multi-party information integration and a broad range of buyer and seller services to build scaleable, dynamic
marketplaces. Tradeum also provides professional implementation services and back-end market hosting services.
Headquartered in San Francisco, California, Tradeum can be reached at www.tradeum.com or 415/995-2080.

[gambu]

hi,

viele technische indikatoren sprechen für einen weiteren anstieg.
bleibt dabei und freut euch auf die 200$ anfang 01.

cu

[gambu]

noch was,
klingt gut:







VerticalNet - The e-Market Maker


TUESDAY, MAY 16, 2000 9:15 AM
- Unknown (jm)

New York, May 16, 2000 (123Jump via COMTEX) -- VerticalNet, Inc. (VERT) is a leading operator of online vertical
trade communities focusing specifically on the B2B segment of the Internet. The company has a collection of more
than 50 Web sites spanning diverse industries such as communications, health care and sciences. Among its
offerings are Water Online (municipal water supply and wastewater treatment) and Chemical Online (chemical
processing). VerticalNet`s industry-specific Web sites offer features such as online shopping, buyer`s guides and
news. The company has also enhanced its Web sites with online auction capabilities and is expanding into Europe
and Japan.

Industry Overview

Along with the impressive overall growth of the Internet, B2B usage has also grown rapidly. Increasingly, businesses
are leveraging the Internet`s ability to reach customers globally, deliver personalized content and open new distribution
channels. According to Forrester Research, B2B e-commerce is projected to grow from $406.2 billion in 2000, to $1.8
trillion in 2003 and $2.7 trillion in 2004.

Traditionally, buyers and sellers have employed a variety of well-recognized media in B2B advertising, information
delivery and communications. They have been able to identify, qualify and facilitate commerce, including trade
magazines, trade shows, buyer`s guides, direct mail, catalogs and others. In many industries, particularly in highly
specialized, technically-oriented industries, these traditional media have performed a role in the distribution channel by
enabling buyers and sellers to interact by exchanging information, and ultimately conducting business with one
another. However, most of these media do not enable immediate transaction execution.

Although vertical B2B sites primarily seem to be a futuristic concept, they are quite similar to the millennia-old trading
bazaars. A B2B hub is a virtual village in which buyers and sellers mingle in one place. Bringing together large
amounts of diverse product information from a variety of vendors results in wider buying choices and price
transparency, which tends to increase competition and prune the cost of goods and services. Customer acquisition
expenses also drop and inventory turns increase. By comparison, traditional supply channels are often costly and
difficult to manage. This strategy has vast potential, with GartnerGroup estimating that B2B e-commerce will capture
$7.29 trillion of the volume of non-financial goods and services sold in 2004, or 7% of the total global economy.

Yet, not all B2B sites are alike. Of the hundreds that have become operational in the last few years, some are
horizontal cutting across industries - like selling IT or advertising services. However, most sites are vertical and geared
to a specific industry, such as all the suppliers and buyers that come together to manufacture a car. Further, within
B2B verticals there are three distinct transaction models - catalog, auction or exchange.

As the Internet continues to evolve, new classes of business models are emerging. These classes include
e-commerce centers, electronic storefronts, marketplaces, auctions and exchanges, each trying to improve on current
market inefficiencies. Electronic marketplaces concentrate demand to create searchable product catalogs with
pre-fixed prices. Auctions enable more efficient pricing in the liquidation of excess and obsolete inventory, as well as
the sale of new and used industrial products. Exchanges create a more effective marketplace for commodity-type
products.

VerticalNet`s Marketplace

In the expanding universe of B2B sites, VerticalNet has 56 online trading communities, representing 12 different
industry sectors - including environmental, food services, healthcare, communications and textiles - and selling a
variety of products from pinch valves to polymers to satellites. By aggregating these various trading communities onto
one Web site (www.verticalnet.com), which GartnerGroup refers to as an e-market maker, the company offers
corporate buyers and suppliers a mall-like shopping and selling environment. Meanwhile, the 56 hubs, each
representing a different vertical industry, create a less costly e-commerce platform. A merchant need only create a
single storefront to reach a variety of vertical segments. Consequently, the company`s site encompasses several chat
rooms and virtual trade shows, information on job vacancies, buyers` guides, auctions as well as over 3,000 storefronts
advertising their wares to business shoppers.

Business Model

VerticalNet sells storefront and banner advertising and newsletter sponsorships on its vertical trade communities. The
duration of storefront and banner advertisements is typically for a period of one year, although a few contracts are for
multiple years. The company also generates revenues from career, auctions, education services and e-commerce
centers. It offers books, software, videos, online classes and other goods through third-party Web sites to visitors to
its site. Additionally, it offers auction sites with goods posted by inventory liquidators. The company receives a portion
of the revenue generated from the products sold on its commerce center storefronts and auction sites.

VerticalNet`s business model is relatively unusual in that it leverages economies of scale through a template business
model. Companies create one storefront that is easily and inexpensively duplicated across many vertical sites. These
storefront merchants account for the bulk of the company`s revenues, each paying around $7,500 to $9,000 annually in
advertising fees. Transaction fees also generate corporate dollars for business deals closed on the site`s 56 hubs.
However, VerticalNet`s heavily ad-driven revenue is a mixed blessing. Presently, although the company collects fees
for completed deals, this remains a small percentage of overall revenue. As a result, unless it lines up multiple
sources of income, particularly fee-based revenue from actual online transactions, it risks being outclassed by other
vertical sites.

Investment Considerations

In a strategic move, VerticalNet has recently acquired Real World Electronics, a privately-held electronics exchange,
and NECX, a leading broker and distributor in the electronics industry. This is a positive move by the company to
further build on its electronics exchange in the highly attractive $150-$200 billion electronics industry and accelerate
the pace of e-commerce revenues. These acquisitions are expected to continue the company`s transformation into a
true commerce player by combining critical logistics and distribution capabilities with the powerful benefits of
transacting online.

Overall, VerticalNet is well positioned to become a franchise player in the rapidly emerging B2B e-commerce space.
The company has the first mover advantage in B2B e-commerce, along with a scalable model that is already targeting
56 vertical markets. It follows a diverse portfolio approach offering multiple growth opportunities while diffusing risk, and
is pursuing a long-term growth strategy of laying the foundation for e-commerce and lasting franchises by building
content and loyal communities. Further, its ability to leverage the Internet model and achieve recurring transaction fees
could profoundly alter its business model in terms of revenue growth and longer-term profitability.

CONTACT: For more information, contact 123Jump.com, Inc.
212-968-8700
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[lambert]

what a day.
gambu hast du noch nachgelegt?

gruß

[gambu]

hi lambert,

ja ich habe vert letzte woche für 44,40€ nochmal nachgekauft.
ich freue mich schon wenn die analysten den 01 umsatz auf 500 mio.$ anheben.
verticalnet ist gandenlos billig.
der gestrige tag war ein vorgeschmack auf mehr.
meineserachtens wird jedoch vert erst im spätsommer/herbst erst richtig durchstarten.

cu

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[lambert]

very strong today!!
-2%

[Geldtipss]

Hallo Lamert!

Vert 45 1/8 und wir waren heute schon bei 47$ also abwarten und hier nicht die Leute verrückt machen.Ich denke mal das Du Vert sehr teuer gekauft hast ich nicht,ich bin bei 38$ rein und bleibe auch drin mit 1200 Stück.

[lambert]

hallo geldtipps,

das mit dem strong day war nicht ironisch gemeint,
den vert ist sehr stark an die nasdaq gekoppelt und
wenn der NAZ stark fällt, fällt vert ebenfalls sehr stark.

gruß
übrigens habe ich vert im durchschnitt für 65$ gekauft,
jedoch glaube ich ebenfalls an gambus kurzziel von 200$.

[gambu]

hi vertfans,

verticalnet hat zwei neue allianzen geschlossen.







VerticalNet and Impresse Form Alliance to Offer Print Procurement Services Through
VERT SolutionZone


MONDAY, MAY 22, 2000 8:18 AM
- BusinessWire

HORSHAM, Pa./SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 22, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) --

Users in 56 Industries to Have a Better, Faster and Easier
Way to Buy and Manage Commercially Printed Items

VerticalNet, Inc. (NASDAQ:VERT), the Internet`s leading portfolio of business-to-business trading communities, today
announced a strategic alliance with Impresse, a business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce supplier of commercial print
procurement and collaboration services, to provide print procurement services for VerticalNet`s new VERT(sm)
SolutionZone. The VERT SolutionZone, live since March 30, 2000, provides users with valuable e-commerce services
that help save time and money.

Under the terms of the agreement, VerticalNet and Impresse will offer a co-branded print procurement service for users
of VerticalNet`s 56 industry-specific communities. The alliance will provide VerticalNet users with a better, faster and
easier way to buy and manage commercially printed items such as letterhead, business cards, brochures, and other
marketing materials.

"As the Internet`s leading creator and operator of vertical trade communities, VerticalNet is focused on meeting the
needs of our customers across many industries, and print is a major spending category for corporate customers in all
verticals," said Mark Walsh, CEO and President of VerticalNet. "We believe that our joint solution with Impresse will
give VerticalNet community members a powerful, integrated, and efficient way to buy and produce printed materials,
resulting in significant savings in time and cost."

"We are pleased to enter into this relationship with VerticalNet," said Nimish Mehta, President and CEO of Impresse.
"VerticalNet`s SolutionZone is an innovative approach to providing targeted e-commerce solutions to their trade
communities. Their users will now have direct access to one of the most advanced, integrated print procurement
solutions available, that will help their users better negotiate and manage commercial print projects, reduce turnaround
times, eliminate errors, and cut print production costs. Importantly, Impresse`s print partners also have the opportunity
to expand into new markets through VerticalNet`s many B2B communities."




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EComm Systems Announces COMMkitchen.com Alliance With VerticalNet


MONDAY, MAY 22, 2000 6:00 AM
- PRNewswire

DENVER, May 22, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- EComm Systems (CDNX:ES.U) announced today that COMMkitchen.com,
its foodservice equipment and supplies web operating company (WOC), has signed an agreement with VerticalNet Inc.
(Nasdaq:VERT) that will make COMMkitchen`s leading-edge ecommerce technology and custom procurement programs available at
two VerticalNet communities.

EComm Systems is a facilitator of business-to-business (B2B) Internet commerce in vertical industries. COMMkitchen.com serves
the $15 billion commercial foodservice industry with a web site (www.commkitchen.com) at which commercial foodservice operators
can purchase almost 25,000 items of equipment and supplies through customized programs. VerticalNet is the leading creator and
operator of vertical trade communities on the Internet.

The full functionality of COMMkitchen.com will be seamlessly available through VerticalNet`s foodservice and hospitality
e-commerce centers (www.foodservicecentral.com and www.e-hospitality.com). Customers find the equipment and supplies they
need by searching their customized catalog or the public catalog, then, using COMMkitchen`s advanced ordering features,
immediately make their purchases. Product fulfillment is handled by COMMkitchen`s network of industry-leading distributors.

William A. Zemlak, chairman and CEO of EComm Systems, said, "This alliance is a milestone in EComm`s development. With our
repeatable industry- and partner-focused ecommerce model, we can bring transaction revenue to VerticalNet, while they offer us
exposure to the large professional customer bases aggregated in their communities. Our business model is highly compatible with
theirs."

"As the clear leader in the establishment and development of business to business trading communities, we are always looking for
value-added capabilities to offer to our community members," commented Stephen F. Leous, Director/Business Solutions/Services
Group for VerticalNet Inc. "COMMkitchen`s program complements our e-commerce initiatives and allows visitors to our
Foodservicecentral.com and E-hospitality.com communities to quickly and easily satisfy their foodservice equipment needs."

EComm Systems (CDNX:ES.U) is a publicly traded Delaware corporation listed on the Canadian Venture Exchange. With seven of
the top national foodservice equipment distributors as partners, the company`s first WOC, COMMkitchen.com, began providing
web-based marketing and purchasing options in the $13 billion commercial food service industry in late 1999. The company recently
announced the establishment of COMMcleaning.com, its second WOC, and anticipates further WOCs in the near future. Additional
information can be found at www.ecommsystems.net.

VerticalNet, Inc. (www.verticalnet.com), owns and operates 56 industry- specific Web sites designed as online
business-to-business communities, known as vertical trade communities. These vertical trade communities provide users with
comprehensive sources of information, interaction and e-commerce. They are grouped into the following industry sectors: advanced
technologies, communications, environmental, food and packaging, foodservice and hospitality, health care/science, manufacturing
and metals, process, public sector, service, textiles and apparel.

cu

[Geldtipss]

Hallo!
Lambert ja ich denke auch das wir bei Vert bis ende des Jahres die 200 sehn werden.Ich sehe Vert auf Long und denke das ich damit richtig liegen werde.

mfg

[lambert]

wir liegen absolut richtig.
B2C ist für immer out, B2B nur zur zeit.

verticalnet wird kommen,
heute doch noch ein schönes plus von 2%.
gruß

[gambu]

hi,

ich werde morgen 500 stück mir ins depot legen.

das baby wird bald richtig sarten.


cu

[gambu]

hi,

ich werde morgen 500 stück mir ins depot legen.

das baby wird bald richtig starten.


cu

[eiermann]

Nun sehen wir wieder Kaufkurse, aber wann ist damit endlich
Schluß.

Ich hoffe aber daß die Prognosen von 200$ wenigstens in einem
Jahr einteffen, denn die Zahlen und Allianzen sprechen doch für
sich.





Nur Mut

[Pitu]

Trade Associations & Beyond: VerticalNet CEO Talks to IT Radio Network

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2000--IT Radio Network, the leading Internet eBusiness radio network, is now featuring an in-depth interview with Mark Walsh, chief executive officer of VerticalNet Inc. (Nasdaq:VERT).

In this exclusive one-on-one interview, Walsh discussed trade associations, vertical communities and leadership.

During the interview, Walsh discussed the challenges that trade associations face with the Internet today: "They (trade associations) are really being forced to look themselves in the mirror about being the source of content. They are coming to realize that they`re not market makers like they used to think, and they are questioning their general value proposition."

But Walsh doesn`t views these challenges as a negative: "I think they (trade associations) are questioning themselves in a good way. They`re going back to the drawing board and saying, `what do our dues truly buy our members?` I think (trade associations) have to really go back and make sure their value proposition is in tune with the times."

Walsh doesn`t see virtual communities replacing physical trade associations: "There are so many ways that trade associations cause and engender interaction in the form of shows, conferences, newsletters, etc. The socialization process and the ability to surf the aisles, see old friends and strengthen the community is something that the Web may never do as well."

The entire interview is available free online in RealAudio (Nasdaq: RNWK) and text at www.ITRadioNetwork.com.

[dannyj]

test

[Pitu]

Environmental Elements and VerticalNet Announce New E-Commerce Sites For Power and Pulp & Paper Markets

BALTIMORE, May 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Environmental Elements Corporation (Amex: EEC), the leading technology and systems integration provider of air pollution control equipment and services in North America, announces the creation of two E-Commerce Centers. These Centers are on Power Online and Pulp and Paper Online, industry-specific Web sites owned by VerticalNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: VERT), the Internet`s leading portfolio of online business-to- business trade communities.

The E-Commerce Centers will serve as EEC`s highly functional online sales channels -- attracting industry professionals, displaying EEC`s product directory and custom-built online catalog, and facilitating complete specification and transaction processes. Additional E-Commerce Center features include an "Auction Arena" with fixed price and traditional auction formats, and a comprehensive Career Center featuring employment opportunities.

"Enhancing our company`s presence on the Internet is a significant accomplishment in opening these E-Commerce Centers," said John L. Sams, President of EEC. "These global, online sales and information channels will enable our Company to expand our business in new ways that are both efficient and cost-effective."

Environmental Elements Corporation, a leading air pollution control systems provider for over fifty years, designs equipment and supplies systems and services that enable a broad range of customers in the power generation, pulp and paper, waste-to-energy, rock products, metals and petrochemical industries worldwide to operate their facilities in compliance with particulate and gaseous emissions standards. The Company also supplies a complete range of parts and services for its own systems and for systems originally supplied by others.

[lambert]

schönes plus heute.
heißt aber noch nichts.

gruß

[LordWochos]

Das waren nur Charttechniker, die am untereren Ende des Trendkanals gekauft haben. Anziehendes Volumen für zwei Tage würde ich sagen, heute gibts noch mal ein je nach Marktsituation relativ dickes Plus. Dann muß man wohl auf eine endgültige Wende hoffen.....

Tschüssi

LordWochos

[Pitu]

vorbörslich 40 $.

[megalomaniac]

Das ist zu geil....bin vor 2 Tagen eingestiegen

[Rob2303]

WANN KOMMT DIE LUFT WIEDER RAUS ?
BIN 54€ raus und bei 32€ wieder rein
ICH GLAUBE, DAS IST DIE RICHTIGE STRATEGIE - GEWINNE STEHEN LASSEN ?
WAS IST MIT ARIBA UND COMMERCE ?

WER IST NUN DIE BESTE DER DREI ?

[goodi]

eindeutig commerce one !!!

hat die besten deals, quasi fast alles megaabschlüsse.

und hat das explosivste wachstum. aber microsoft

wird auch wissen, warum sie 100 millionen in vert

gesteckt haben. ariba wird nun schon als "sicherer


blueship" gehandelt. hat auch die meisten empfehlungen.

fazit: alle drei sind super, aber commerce one ist

der hammer !! laut wassili papas(union neue märkte)

die wohl beste aktie an der nasdaq !!

mfg. goodi

[LordWochos]

Schaut euch mal Lindwurms Analyse an!

Ich bin unabhängig davon streng nach Lehrbuchansätzen zu dem gleichen Schluss gekommen. Mein Kurziel liegt auch bei etwa 90$.
Wenn aber erstmal ca. 75$ (vorausgestetzt die 60$ werden geknackt) erreicht sind werde ich aufgrund des bereits hohen Gewinnes seit des Tiefpunktes mit einem weiten Stop sichern.
Vieleicht kommt jetzt auch endlich der ersehnte Anstieg an der Nasdaq, Widerstände und Durchschnittslinien wurden schließlich gebrochen bzw. angetestet.

Tschüssi

LordWochos

PS.: Wird nach dem Gemetzel im April und Mai mal wieder Zeit für einen guten Monat!

[Stormlord]

Ich bin auch der Meinung, dass wir bei VERT einen Anstieg bis auf 60$ sehen werden. Denn bei der Rally gestern wurde der seit dem Doppeltop im März bestehende Abwärtstrend nach oben durchbrochen.

Jedoch denke ich, dass schon die 40-42$ die nächste kleine Hürde sein könnten.
Danach wäre der Weg bis auf 60 aber auf jeden Fall geebnet. Doch ob wir diesen Widerstand, der doch recht massiv zu sein scheint, durchbrechen können, bleibt für mich sehr fraglich.

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[gambu]

hi folks,

so langsam geht es mit den B2B´s und ebenfalls verticalnet wieder gen norden.
hier die drei gründe:
1. B2B`s waren völlig ausgebombt
2. fonds decken sich ein ( insbesondere ein großer B2B - FOND )
3. artikel von the street ( ausreichend cash für 8 Q. bei vert )
UND WANN WIRD VERT PROFITABEL
NÄCHSTES JAHR!!!!



ich halte an 200$ bis zum jahresende bei vert fest.



B2B: Stocks Looking Less and Less Alike


MONDAY, JUNE 05, 2000 10:17 AM
- TheStreet.com

With the froth of late last year a distant memory, investors in business-to-business
e-commerce stocks are starting to make sense of what these companies do. Analysts
expect that, as a result, they`ll start to make informed choices between software makers
such as Commerce One , for instance, and market makers like VerticalNet or
PurchasePro . Meanwhile, setting up exchanges that merely list product availability and
prices is quickly becoming so, well, 1999. The new buzz in B2B hinges on completing
transactions online. That could mean accepting online payments, linking separate
companies` receiving and shipping departments, or permitting online collaboration on
manufacturing projects. So B2B isn`t just about buying and selling anymore. Or, investors
hope, at least it`s not just about selling.
The Race to ProfitabilityB2B companies
Company
Positive cash
flow?*
Cash to get
there?^
Cash on hand
($ millions)#
Cash
remaining
(quarters)~
Price/sales
ratio+
1. Ariba (ARBA:Nasdaq)
Yes
--
249
N/A
92
2. i2 Technologies
(ITWO:Nasdaq)
Yes
--
638
N/A
29
3. Commerce One
(CMRC:Nasdaq)
Q2 2000
Yes
97
10
70
4. VerticalNet (VERT:Nasdaq)
Q3 2001
Yes
200
8
57
5. Agile Software
(AGIL:Nasdaq)
Q4 2001
Yes
311
119
35
6. E.piphany (EPNY:Nasdaq)
Q4 2001
Yes
425
101
52
7. PurchasePro
(PPRO:Nasdaq)
Q4 2001
Yes
136
12
47
8. webMethods
(WEBM:Nasdaq)
Q4 2001
++
198
++
33
9. FreeMarkets
(FMKT:Nasdaq)
Q4 2002
Yes
174
15
34
10. Ventro (VNTR:Nasdaq)
2003
Yes
365**
15
10
Source: Companies, analysts, Securities and Exchange Commission filings. *Positive operating cash flow in most recent quarter. If not, when
company and analysts project company will reach that threshold. ^At current burn rate, excluding loans, will cash last through cash-flow-positive
target? #At end of most recent quarter, including short-term investments. ~Quarters of cash left at current cash-burn rate. +As of May 31.
**Includes $242.5 million raised in an April 3 debt offering. ++Not immediately available; data couldn`t be found.




VERT
42 3/4
+1 5/8
Headlines from TheStreet.com

cu

[lambert]

nettes plus von 5% heute.

gruß

[gambu]

hallo,

wie ich erfahren habe wird verticalnet ab 01 verstärkt nach europa expandieren und
hier vorallem in deutschland, spanien, frankreich und GB.
bis ende 01 sollen 40% des umsatzes ausserhalb der USA erzielt werden.

vert goes


cu

[gambu]

ferner möchte ich noch anmerken,
daß der gesamte B2B - Bereich ab dem 21.9 explodieren wird.
deckt euch vorher ein.

cu

[panavia]

Rating von Goldmann Sachs heute in Amiland : MARKET OUTPERFORMER !!!

[rhodius2]

Hallo Gambu.
Doofe Frage: Was soll am 21.9.00 passieren ? Was soll das für ein
spezielles Datum sein.
Gruß Wallstreet-Newbie Rhodius2

[bucs]

Kleine bescheidene Frage: Wenn Ihr CEO einer "superprofitablen" Firma wärd, würdet Ihr dann 195.000 Anteile, die Ihr gerade aus Stock Options erhalten habt verkaufen????Ist Vert vielleicht doch nicht so toll, oder warum verkauft Marc Walsh bereits zum dritten Mal Anteile, bringt er sich vom sinkenden Schiff in Sicherheit???

[reelteim]

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[Pitu]

im vergleich zu manch anderen werten ist verticalnet in der tat alles andere als hoch bewertet.
reelteim, du denkst also, daß du kompetenter bist als die experten von softbank, microsoft, british telekom und all die analysten (letzteren vertraue ich auch nicht!).
ich bin von diesem wert überzeugt und bleibe dabei, auch wenn ich nach einer derartigen meldung nicht denke, daß man in den nächsten tagen viel verpaßt.
außerdem ist es ja wohl gambu`s recht, seine meinung hier kundzutun. wozu ist denn das board sonst da? seine meinung muß sich ja wohl jeder selber bilden.
weshalb der CEO verkauft hat? vielleicht erwartet er eine weitere korrektur der nasdaq. dabei würde auch verticalnet mitgerissen. aber das ist seine sache.


VerticalNet and Insurity Solutions to Bring Insurance Online

HORSHAM, Pa. & ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 2000--

Insurity Solutions To Offer Commercial Insurance Underwriting, Quoting, and Policy Management Services To VerticalNet
Communities

VerticalNet, Inc. (NASDAQ: VERT), the Internet`s leading portfolio of business-to-business trading communities, today
announced its agreement with Insurity Solutions, Inc., providers of e-commerce commercial insurance software applications, to
offer online underwriting, quoting, and insurance management services across VerticalNet`s community structure, beginning third
quarter 2000.

Under the terms of the agreement, Insurity Solutions has entered into an extended contract to serve as a provider of
VerticalNet`s insurance rating software, engineered to provide pricing and thus facilitate the sale of insurance products to the
VerticalNet audience, while broadening Insurity Solution`s own expanding customer base. Insurity Solutions` applications will be
an integral component of VerticalNet`s plan to offer its audience selection from the following lines of business insurance: Workers`
Compensation, Business Owners Policies (BOP), Umbrella, Director and Officers and Fiduciary Liability, Fidelity and
Commercial Auto.

"Our relationship with Insurity enables us to facilitate the selecting of insurance coverages to a vast marketplace," said Dwayne
Spradlin, vice president of Corporate Development of VerticalNet. "By combining Insurity`s software with our industry-specific
knowledge we will be able to develop unique products to meet the diverse insurance needs of our audience and introduce our
community members to insurers and brokers who specialize in industry-centric programs."

"This deal confirms our strong belief that the design methodology we put into our commercial insurance Internet systems is
flexible across a wide range of electronic business models," said Clyde Owen, president of Insurity Solutions. "Our services will
allow VerticalNet`s audience to transact policy sales across their growing network. The opportunity to ally with VerticalNet
enables us to extend our reach across the insurance distribution industry and offer leading edge technology to our customers and
business partners."

Insurity Solutions also offers the capabilities of this innovative software platform to Property and Casualty insurance carriers and
their intermediaries, such as Managing General Agents (MGA), Managing General Underwriters (MGU), brokers and agents.
Other customers include private Internet portals such as those insurance companies that can implement to extend services to their
producer communities.

[Pitu]

desweiteren hat der CEO noch gar keine shares verkauft, sondern sich lediglich sein vorhaben erklärt, dies zu tun.
auf diese meldung ist der verticalnet-kurs auch nicht gefallen (etwa 10 uhr usa-zeit), sondern erst, als die nasdaq korrigierte.
dabei war der abschlag von 10 % auch nicht merklich stärker als bei werten des internet-bereichs wie CMGI, Internet Capital Group, priceline ...
und heute stehen wir vorbörslich auf dem niveau von gestern.

reelteim, nochmal zu gambu:
weshalb sollte er nicht mehr im board auftauchen. möchte nicht wissen, wie viele "institutionelle" bei dieser korrektur im i-net bereich auf dem falschen fuß erwischt worden sind.
und das bei leibe nicht nur bei verticalnet. wenn ich lese, wei du, reelteim, dich hier benimmst, frage ich mich, ob du dich nicht schämen solltest, hier aufzutauchen ...

[lambert]

hallo,
ein frage habe ich reelteim.
wie lange bist du an der börse?
jedes unternehmen auch MSFT verkauft seine anteile!!
marc walsh hat im april oder märz 1/3 seiner verkauften anteile vom februar zurückgekauft.
der damalige kurs lag noch über 80$.

wenn du das konzept von verticalnet ansatzweise verstehen würdest,
würdest du hier nicht so einen scheiß über gambu schreiben.
auch ich habe noch über 100€ gekauft und durch käufe unter 40€ meinen
durchschnitlichen einstiegskurs auf 55€ gedrückt.
traurig reelteim,
ich kann mir vorstellen das du verticalnet für über 140€ gekauft hast.

gruß

[€urofighter]

Tag gambu,
bin grad aus dem Urlaub wieder.
Warum schreibst du, dass die B2B`s ab dem 21.9. abgehen werden ? Der Tag ist zufälligerweise auch mein Geburtstag, das wäre insofern schonmal
nett......

[lambert]

hi gambu,
was ist den so besonders an dem 21.9.?

gruß

[lambert]

übrigens schloß verticalnet nachbörslich auf 44$.
ich kaufe zu 44,50€ eine weitere kleine position,
aber zur um zu traden.
gruß

[lambert]

NEWS

Article for Verticalnet Inc (NASDAQ NM:VERT)
8:18 AM



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VerticalNet and CapitalKey Advisors to Offer Investment Banking Services to
VerticalNet`s Business-to-business Communities


THURSDAY, JUNE 08, 2000 8:18 AM
- BusinessWire

HORSHAM, Pa. & NEW YORK, Jun 8, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- VerticalNet, Inc. (Nasdaq:VERT), the Internet`s
premier portfolio of business-to-business industrial trading communities, and CapitalKey Advisors, the online
investment bank focused on the financing and merger and acquisition needs of small and mid-sized businesses, today
announced that they have signed an agreement.

Together, the two companies will offer CapitalKey`s investment banking services through VerticalNet`s Vert
SolutionZoneSM.

Under the terms of the agreement, VerticalNet will create links within the Vert SolutionZoneSM - an online resource
center for members of VerticalNet`s 56 trading communities - to a co-branded Web site providing business owners with
information about CapitalKey and access to its capital-raising and merger and acquisition services. VerticalNet`s users
will benefit from CapitalKey`s technology and investment banking assets, including its proprietary database, investor
targeting technology, transaction processing platform and experienced investment bankers.

Launched in December 1999, CapitalKey maintains a proprietary information set of more than 3,700 venture capital
and private equity funds - tracking investment criteria according to business type, stage, market sector, size and
regional activity - in order to provide its clients with timely access and introductions to the most appropriate financial
partners and acquirers.

"Through our new alliance with CapitalKey, VerticalNet is making another clear stride toward one of our most important
initiatives - helping our users develop new relationships with partners that can help fulfill their most pressing business
needs," said Blair LaCorte, VerticalNet`s senior vice president of Strategy and E-Commerce. "Our customers will now
have entree to the capital necessary to grow their businesses, find financial partners or execute mergers and
acquisitions."

"We believe the wide reach of VerticalNet`s online communities, combined with CapitalKey`s innovative investment
banking services, will create a useful and meaningful resource for VerticalNet members," said Neal D. Goldman,
founder and managing partner of CapitalKey.

"CapitalKey`s goal is to bring the same level of investment banking quality and expertise available to large corporations
to small and medium-sized companies," said Steven B. Turner, managing partner at CapitalKey.

Today`s announcement comes close on the heels of another high-profile deal involving CapitalKey Advisors. On May
23, the company made public a partnership with Merrill Lynch that, for the first time, makes servicing the small
business capital market profitable for a large investment bank.

[gambu]

guten abend,


reelteim,

die 1200$ waren vor dem splitt, sprich jetzt 600$.
du hast völlig recht, 600$ sind zum jetzigen zeitpunkt unrealistisch.
nichtsdestotrotz brauchst du mich nicht zu beleidigen, denn wie es sich anhört hast du tatsächlich wie
lambert schon meinte zu absoluten höchstpreisen gekauft. ( c´est la vie )
wie ich schon in mine letzten threat geschrieben habe, decken sich z.Z. einige fonds mit B2B - werten
wie vert, cmrc und arba ein.
desweiteren findet am 21.9.00 eine B2B explosion conference statt. auf dieser konferenz wird CEO marc walsh
sein konzept analysten vorstellen und es ist davon auszugehen, dass institutionelle sich mit vert eindecken werden. denn
sein konzept nimmt so langsam formen an und vert bietet neben mehreren plattformen auch content an, der sehr wichtig für
kleinere unternehmen ist. zu dem wird gerade der september ein sehr schöner monat werden und
allem vorausschein nach der start einer herbstrally.


PS: das 200$ KZ bleibt weiterhin bestehen.

cu

[gambu]

übrigens reelteim,
shorte vert und verbrenne dir ordentlich die finger.
es ist zur eine frage der zeit bis vert anständich
bewertet ist und damit meine ich kurse von über xxxx$.

[gambu]

On May 5, 2000 Wachovia Securities analyst Robert Fontana issued a 8 page Company Report on Verticalnet Inc.
Report highlights: `The 2001 EPS estimate was raised to $0.09 from ($0.08). The company reported 1Q00 EPS of
($0.16) versus ($0.09) in the year-ago period. A STRONG BUY rating was maintained with a 12-month price target
of $162 per share. The company should generate revenue growth of 75% over the next five years.`

[Dauphin]

Hi gambu!

Mich interessieren doch noch einige Details bezüglich der B2B - Conference (?) am 21.09.2000.
Wer wird alles vertreten sein?
Woher die Info?
Walsh`s Konzept sollte den Instis mittlerweile bekannt sein, oder?

MfG Dauphin

[€urofighter]

Was wären wir ohne dich, gambu ?
Jetzt ist mir klar wie du auf ein 200$ Kursziel kommst.
Und welche Aussichten siehst du dann bis Anfang September ? Nach meiner Einschätzung werden wir bei der wahrscheinlich noch etwas anhaltenden Börsenflaute nicht über 70€ hinauskommen.
was denkt ihr ?

[wilder Mann]

An VerticalNet Freunde....

Was denkt Ihr ?
Werden wir VERT bis kurz vor den Zins erhöhungen noch über 55$ sehen ?


MFG und schöne Pfingsten

[Pitu]

NECX and Art Technology Group Bring Customer Relationship Management to Electronics
Business-to-Business E-commerce

PEABODY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 14, 2000--

Leading Global Electronics Exchange to Provide a Personalized Customer Experience for Electronics Purchasers

NECX.com LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of VerticalNet, Inc. (NASDAQ: VERT), today announced its selection of Art
Technology Group`s (ATG) (NASDAQ: ARTG) Dynamo(R) Product Suite(TM) to enable its Global Electronics Exchange(TM)
to deliver dynamic personalized online information specifically tailored to the individual needs, interests and preferences of its
business-to-business buyers and suppliers. By integrating ATG`s Dynamo(TM) with its online exchange platform, NECX.com,
one of the world`s largest centralized, open market sources for semiconductors, electronic components, computer products and
networking equipment, is a leader in the electronics exchange industry in leveraging intelligent personalization to create
long-lasting and beneficial relationships with its customers and suppliers.

"For 20 years, NECX.com and the Global Electronics Exchange have provided added value to our customers through
up-to-the-minute industry and product news and information," said Larry Marshall, CEO of NECX.com. "By using ATG
Dynamo as our core customer management platform, we are able to leverage our current business systems to extend and refine
our offerings for our more than 300,000 users. With ATG Dynamo, we now have a reliable, scalable personalization platform to
provide highly customized information that is tailored to meet the individual`s interests and needs."

ATG Dynamo was selected to add personalization capabilities to the Global Electronics Exchange based on its proven
architecture that easily fits into NECX.com`s existing enterprise infrastructure. NECX.com is now able to leverage its existing
user information without replicating its current information and other systems. With Dynamo`s personalization capabilities built into
the platform, NECX.com can attract and retain its customers and strengthen relationships by delivering targeted content to build
deeper and more compelling user experiences.

"NECX.com is a great example of how ATG Dynamo can be used by business-to-business exchange applications to deliver a
more customer-focused experience that goes far beyond just the simple transaction," said Jeet Singh, CEO of ATG. "By
establishing a Customer Relationship Management platform where personalization provides a competitive advantage to attracting
and retaining buyers and suppliers, NECX has significantly raised the bar in its industry."

Currently, NECX.com customers use the Web site (webexchange.necx.com) to review late-breaking industry news and product
information on more than 180 product families across 17 commodities. By aggregating supply and demand, providing
comprehensive price and availability information, and using a global logistics and quality assurance infrastructure, NECX allows
buyers and sellers to execute mutually beneficial transactions. With the implementation of the Dynamo technology, customers
providing an online profile are presented with the most relevant information, including market-impacting news, discussion groups,
special promotions and events, based on its selected areas of interest in order to help them in making buying or selling decisions.
The result is a streamlined flow of customer-specific data to aid in intelligent procurement and inventory decisions.

NECX.com users can enroll in the program in minutes. When they come to the site, they complete a secure, confidential profile
that outlines the products of interest to them and the content they would prefer to receive. Once the profile is received, Dynamo
updates the profile based on the user`s viewing and purchasing behavior to provide them with a consistent and dynamic stream of
relevant content.

Registered users will enjoy benefits such as:


--Quick View Pricing--When a user comes to NECX.com`s front page, they will see pricing and availability information on the
products which they most frequently purchase.

--Customized News--Customers can select an option that will bring the most applicable news stories to the front page that could
have the greatest impact on its purchasing decisions.

--Discussion Groups--Users will be alerted to various discussion groups taking place on NECX.com that may be useful and
appropriate for gathering additional information and making purchases.

About Art Technology Group


Art Technology Group, Inc. (ATG) (NASDAQ: ARTG) is a leading provider of Internet customer relationship management and
electronic commerce products and services. ATG offers an integrated suite of Java application server-based products and
services, as well as related application development, integration and support services. ATG`s Dynamo(R) Product Suite enables
Global 1000 enterprises, as well as new businesses using the Internet as their primary business channel, to understand, manage
and build their online customer relationships and to more effectively market, sell and support their products and services over the
Internet. The Company is headquartered in Cambridge, MA with additional locations throughout the U.S. and in Europe.

Dynamo is a registered trademark of Art Technology Group.

About NECX.com


NECX.com LLC (www.necx.com), a wholly-owned subsidiary of VerticalNet, Inc., operates the Global Electronics Exchange,
a leading global B2B open market exchange for electronics hardware. The Exchange provides a high degree of market liquidity
by aggregating supply and demand from thousands of component, original equipment and contract manufacturers, as well as
distributors and resellers. The Exchange also provides comprehensive services such as procurement and inventory management,
trading, financial settlement, as well as global logistics and quality assurance. NECX.com and its Global Electronics Exchange are
headquartered in Peabody, Mass., USA, and operate domestic operations from Peabody, Mass., Asia-Pacific business from
Singapore and European operations from Galway, Ireland and Stockholm, Sweden.

[wilder Mann]

Hallo VerticalNet Freunde,

Was ist los mit VerticalNet ?
Warum geht da nichts ?

MFG WM

[Net_trader]

Wie mir scheint haben hier ne menge leute vergessen den rechtzeitigen stopp zu ziehen....

hy gambu was ist eigentlich mit deinen jafco und softbank ?

hast du die hundertausendprozent schon ?

threadanfang: Kaufempfehlung damals bei 212 € !!!

du bist der größte pusher hier im board.......

ich hab dir vor wochen schon geschrieben, das du lieber qualität kaufen sollst...... (Nokia, EMC, cisco......)


nicht böse sein, aber was deine tipps so angeht lagst du wohl nicht immer richtig ( )

viel glück trotzdem

[Traderchief]

Was soll mit Vertical los sein?
Vertical, Commerce One, Ariba is eh alles dasselbe. Wenn Nasdaq sich seit Wochen volatil verhält, ist das eben bei Vert, C1, usw. genauso. Spätestens im Herbst wirds allgemein nach Norden gehen...

[Pitu]

VerticalNet Selects Uniscape as Globalization Provider to Speed Global Expansion

HORSHAM, Pa. and REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., June 19 /PRNewswire/ -- VerticalNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: VERT), the
Internet`s leading portfolio of business-to-business trading communities, and Uniscape, the Globalization Infrastructure for
eBusiness(TM), today announced that VerticalNet has agreed to use Uniscape`s globalization infrastructure to create
country-specific versions of its portfolio of online vertical trading communities and to globalize its core technology platform for
international markets. The project will include the creation of localized versions of selected online trading communities for
VerticalNet`s previously announced joint ventures in Europe with British Telecommunications (NYSE: BTY) and in Japan with
Softbank Commerce Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Softbank Corporation (Tokyo Stock Exchange 9984).

When the globalization program is complete, companies in Europe and Asia will be able to access online trade communities,
obtain news and information about their industry, and communicate with other companies, using a system localized for their native
language, culture and business customs. The VerticalNet(R) platform, as globalized by Uniscape, will also provide the capability
for ongoing management and localization of rapidly changing content such as news, storefronts and buyer`s guides, enabling
dynamic VerticalNet Web sites in Europe and Asia.

"Creating a global network of industry-specific trade communities adapted to local languages and customs will mark a major
milestone for VerticalNet, its partners, and the Internet as a business platform," said Mario V. Shaffer, VerticalNet`s vice
president of Business Development and International. "VerticalNet conducted an exhaustive evaluation of leaders in the Web
globalization industry before selecting Uniscape to globalize our template for our vertical trade communities. Uniscape is a key
provider that offers an end-to-end globalization solution, including back-end internationalization as well as infrastructure to
support content localization and global content management. Uniscape demonstrated superior technology in terms of globalization
and a complete understanding of globalization issues."

"VerticalNet`s selection of Uniscape`s globalization infrastructure for its global business-to-business strategy clearly establishes
Uniscape`s technology leadership in the fast-growing Web globalization industry," said Alex Pressman, president of Uniscape.
"This project will alter the landscape of ecommerce for the better, creating truly global trading communities. Uniscape is very
pleased to be working with a company of VerticalNet`s stature and global vision."

VerticalNet will rely on Uniscape.com, a globalization application service provider (ASP) solution, to localize and manage
updates to content for its portfolio of industry-specific trading communities. It will also utilize Uniscape`s Global Enablement
Methodology(TM) (GEM) to internationalize the VerticalNet core technology platform, enabling its various back-end
applications to handle many languages, currencies and date formats. Uniscape`s globalization infrastructure provides companies
that are building global ebusinesses with faster time to market, consistent worldwide branding, cost savings and increased
revenue.

Uniscape.com

Uniscape.com is Uniscape`s award-winning online localization platform. It consists of a Globalization ASP (application service
provider) solution and open eServices Marketplace of localization vendors worldwide. Uniscape.com offers an XML-powered
system with a centralized multilingual repository, multilingual content management and workflow automation, that helps companies
take control of their localization process and rapidly deploy globalized content.

[Rob2303]

Walsh ist ein startup-angel, d.h., er baut die Firma auf, bis sie profitabel ist, und geht dann zur nächsten AG. Er wird auch mit aktien bezahlt, dass ist sein Erfolg, wenn diese steigen.
Alles klar.

neue Infos:

Übersetzung by systrans Pro 2.0
VerticalNet wählt Uniscape als Versorger Globalization vor, um globale Expansion zu beschleunigen
VerticalNet zum Verwenden der Infrastrukturs Uniscape Globalization, um internationales Netz der tauschenden on-line-Gemeinschaften zu beschränken
HORSHAM, PA und REDWOODUFER, Calif., Juni 19 / PRNewswire / -- VerticalNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: VERT - Nachrichten), die führende Mappe Internet der tauschenden Gemeinschaften des Geschäft-zu-Geschäfts und Uniscape, die Infrastruktur Globalization für eBusiness(TM), heute verkündete, daß VerticalNet damit einverstandenIST, globalizationinfrastruktur Uniscape zu verwenden, um zu verursachen hat, Land-spezifische Versionen von seiner Mappe der vertikalen tauschenden on-line-Gemeinschaften und globalize seine Kerntechnologieplattform für Weltmärkte. Das Projekt umfaßt die Kreation der beschränkten Versionen der vorgewählten online tauschenden Gemeinschaften für verkündete Beteiligungsgeschäfte VerticalNet`s vorher in Europa mit britischen Nachrichtentechniken (NYSE: BTY - Nachrichten) und in Japan mit Softbank Commerce Corp., eine insgesamt besessene Tochtergesellschaft von Softbank Corporation (Börse 9984 Tokyos).
Wenn das globalizationprogramm komplett ist, sind Firmen in Europa und Asien in der Lage, on-line-Geschäftsgemeinschaften zugänglich zu machen, Nachrichten und Informationen über ihre Industrie zu erhalten, und mit anderen Firmen mit einem System sich zu verständigen, das für ihre Muttersprache-, Kultur- und Geschäftsgewohnheiten beschränkt wird. Die VerticalNet- ® Plattform, wie globalized durch Uniscape, stellt auch die Fähigkeit für fortwährendes Management und Lokalisation des schnell ändernden Inhalts wie Nachrichten, storefronts und Führer des Kunden zur Verfügung und ermöglicht dynamischen VerticalNet-Selennetzaufstellungsorten in Europa und in Asien.
``Creating, das ein Gesamt-Netzwerk der Industrie-spezifischen Geschäftsgemeinschaften lokalen Sprachen sich anpaßte und Gewohnheiten kennzeichnen einen Hauptmeilenstein für VerticalNet, seine Partner, und das Internet als Geschäftsplattform, ` ` sagte Vizepräsidenten Mario V. Shaffer, VerticalNet`s der Geschäftsentwicklung und internationales. ``VerticalNet leitete eine vollständige Auswertung der Führer in der Selennetzglobalizationindustrie, bevor es Uniscape vorwählte, globalize unsere Schablone für unsere vertikalen Geschäftsgemeinschaften. Uniscape ist ein Schlüsselversorger, der eine aufeinanderfolgende globalizationlösung anbietet, einschließlich der Hinterinternationalisierung sowie Infrastruktur zur Stützinhaltslokalisation und zum globalen zufriedenen Management. Uniscape zeigte überlegene Technologie in globalization ausgedrückt und ein komplettes Verständnis der globalizationausgaben. ` `,
``VerticalNet`s-Vorwähler der globalizationinfrastrukturs Uniscape für seine globale Geschäft-zu-Geschäftsstrategie stellt offenbar Technologieführung Uniscape in der schnell wachsenden Selennetzglobalizationindustrie, ` ` sagte Alex Pressman, Präsident von Uniscape her. ``This-Projekt ändert die Landschaft des ecommerce für das bessere und verursacht wirklich globale tauschende Gemeinschaften. Uniscape ist sehr erfreut, mit einer Firma der VerticalNet`s-Statur und des globalen Anblicks zu arbeiten. ` `,
VerticalNet beruht auf Uniscape.com, eine Lösung des globalizationanwendungs-Diensterbringers (Asp), beschränkt und handhat Updates, um für seine Mappe der Industrie-spezifischen tauschenden Gemeinschaften zufriedenzustellen. Es verwendet auch Uniscape globales Enablement Methodology(TM) (EDELSTEIN) um die VerticalNet-Kern-Technologieplattform zu internationalisieren und ermöglicht seinen verschiedenen Hinteranwendungen, viele Sprachen anzufassen, Gebräuchlichkeiten und Datumformaten. Globalizationinfrastruktur Uniscape liefert Firmen, die globale ebusinesses mit schnellerer Zeit zu vermarkten errichten, das gleichbleibende weltweite Einbrennen, die Kostensparungen und erhöhtes Einkommen.
Uniscape.com
Uniscape.com ist Uniscape, das on-line-Lokalisationplattform zusprechen-award-winning ist. Es besteht aus einer Lösung Asps Globalization (Anwendungsdiensterbringer) und geöffneten einem eServices-Markt der Lokalisationverkäufer weltweit. Uniscape.com bietet ein XML-poweredsystem mit einem zentralisierten mehrsprachigen Behälter, einem mehrsprachigen zufriedenen Management und einer workflowautomatisierung an, die Firmen hilft, Steuerung ihres Lokalisationprozesses zu nehmen und schnell zu entfalten Inhalt globalized.
Über VerticalNet Inc..
VerticalNet, Inc.. (www.verticalnet.com) besitzt und läßt 56 Industrie-spezifische Selennetzaufstellungsorte laufen, die als on-line-Geschäft-zu-Geschäftsgemeinschaften entworfen werden, bekannt als Vertikalehandelsgemeinschaften. Diese vertikalen Geschäftsgemeinschaften versehen Benutzer mit kompletten Quellen der Informationen, der Abhängigkeit und des ecommerce. Sie werden in die folgenden Industriesektoren gruppiert: Kommunikationen, Energie, Environment/Utilities, finanzieller Service, Food/Packaging, Foodservice/Hospitality, Healthcare, hoher Tech, industriell, Manufacturing/Discrete, Manufacturing/Process, allgemeiner Sektor, Wissenschaft und Dienstleistungen.
Zusätzlich versieht VerticalNet Versteigerungen, Kataloge, Buchhandlungen, Karriereservices und andere ecommercefähigkeiten horizontal über seinen Gemeinschaften mit Aufstellungsorten wie Industrie Deals.com, ES CareerHub.com, LabX.com und Fachmann Store.com. Austausch VerticalNet`s ®NECX stellt einen Austausch für die Industrie der elektronischen Bauelemente zur Verfügung. Durch Technologie Tradeum und strategische Bündnisse, wird VerticalNet auf das Zur Verfügung stellen der kompletten aufeinanderfolgenden Ehandellösungen gerichtet.
Über Uniscape
Uniscape ist ein Asp (Anwendungsdiensterbringer) das die Infrastruktur Globalization für eBusiness, eine Technologieplattform und Satz globalizationdienstleistungen errichtet hat, um ebusiness über mehr als 40 Sprachen zu bevollmächtigen. Mehr als 120 globale Firmen haben auf Technologien Uniscape globalize ihre Selennetzaufstellungsorte, ecommercelösungen und Unternehmeninhalt gebaut. Kunden umfassen: Hewlett-Packard Company, DoubleClick, Lycos, Handel einer, GE-Informationsdienste, Vignette, Phone.com, Software Broadbase, Kerze, Amway und Lösungen Hyperion. Uniscape ist eine privat gehaltene Firma, die in den Redwoodufern, Kalifornien mit Büros in Los Angeles, in Dallas, in Chicago und in Singapur gehabt wird. Die Geldanleger der Firma umfassen Mammutbaumkapital, Kapital Acer, das nationale Computerbrett von Singapur, Sonnesicherheit Jin und Sternkapital. Zu mehr Information über Lösungen Uniscape, 888-464-4186 oder 650-596-1430 benennen oder Uniscape auf dem Selennetz an www.uniscape.com besichtigen.
Diese Ansage enthält Vorwärts-forward-looking Aussagen, die Gefahren und Ungewißheiten miteinbeziehen, sowie Aussagen, die vorbei vorangegangen, vorbei gefolgt oder die Wörter ``believes, ` ` ``plans, ` ` ``intends, ` ` ``expects, ` ` ``anticipates, ` ` oder ähnliche Ausdrücke umfassen werden. Für solche Aussagen behauptet VerticalNet den Schutz des sicheren Hafens für die Vorwärts-forward-looking Aussagen, die in der privaten Sicherheitsrechtsstreit-Verbesserungtat von 1995 enthalten werden. Tatsächliche Resultate können von den vorausgesagten Resultaten materiell sich unterscheiden, und berichtete Resultate sollten nicht als Anzeige über zukünftige Leistung betrachtet werden. Faktoren, die tatsächliche Resultate veranlassen konnten, sich von denen zu unterscheiden, die in den Vorwärts-forward-looking Aussagen enthalten wurden, umfassen Angelegenheiten in bezug auf Technologie, Leistung und Betrieb; schnelle technologische und Marktänderungen; mögliches geistiges Eigentum und genehmigende Ausgaben; sowie jene Faktoren, die im Jahresbericht der Firma über Formular 10-K für das Jahr festgelegt wurden, beendete Dezember 31, 1999 und der vierteljährliche Bericht der Firma über Formular 10-Q für das beendete Viertel März 31, 2000, von denen beide mit der sek eingeordnet worden sind.
ANMERKUNG: VerticalNet und NECX sind die eingetragenen eingetragenen Warenzeichen von VerticalNet, Inc. Uniscape ist ein eingetragenes eingetragenes Warenzeichen, und Infrastruktur Globalization für eBusiness, globale Methodenlehre Enablement und Uniscape.com sind eingetragene Warenzeichen von Uniscape, Inc. sind alle weiteren Namen eingetragene Warenzeichen und/oder eingetragene eingetragene Warenzeichen ihrer jeweiligen Inhaber.

[Rob2303]

Übersertzung by systrnas 2.0 (nicht korregiert)Tradeum verlängert

Marktreichweite durch strategisches Bündnis mit CSC

Versorger der eBusiness-Lösungen zum Errichten von Kompetenz, wenn digitale Marktlösungen Tradeum geliefert werden
San Francisco -- (business WIRE) -- Juni 19, 2000 -- Tradeum, eine Firma VerticalNet (NASDAQ:VERT - Nachrichten ), verkündete heute eine Vereinbarung mit Informatikcorporation (NYSE:CSC - Nachrichten), einem breit-anerkannten Führer in der Entwicklung und in der Produkteinführung der Nettomärkte, digitale Märkte mit Tradeum eMarketplace Suite(TM) gemeinsam kennzeichnen und entwickeln.
``The-Kombination der umfangreichen Sachkenntnis SC`S, wenn sie integrierte Geschäftslösungen für Nettomarktmacher mit unserer eigenen aufeinanderfolgenden digitalen Marktplattform liefert, liefert eine unbeatable Lösung für mögliche Kunden, ` ` sagte Zev Laderman, Generaldirektor von Tradeum. ``This-Vereinbarungshilfen zu stellen schneller Suite Tradeum eMarketplace und unsere anderen Fähigkeiten zu einem ausgedehnteren Publikum. ` ` vor,
Suite Tradeum eMarketplace erlaubt Nettomarktmachern, Liquidität in ihrem Markt mit einer aufeinanderfolgenden Lösung schnell herzustellen und zu wachsen, die Marktdesignwerkzeuge, mehrfache Verhandlungarten, Multibeteiligtsystemabhängigkeit und eine ausgedehnte Strecke der Kauf- und Verkaufenseitendienstleistungen umfaßt. Aufmachung seinen Modell-, Technologiestützaustausch der Verhandlung Discovery(TM) Tradeum, Versteigerung, RFP/RFQ und Katalogverhandlungen, zusammenzupassenden Verhandlungenablers erlaubend mehrere Kunden, Verkäufer und die Realzeit auf einer simultanen Parameter-durch-Parametergrundlage.
CSC ist das erste Unternehmen, das als Systemintegrator für Tradeum vorgewählt wird. CSC arbeitet nah mit Tradeum, um Schlüsselmarktgelegenheiten zu kennzeichnen und die Implementierung der Produkte und der Services Tradeum innerhalb jedes Marktes zu handhaben. um dieses zu vollenden, wird eine Anzahl von CSC-Egeschäftsberatern auf der Produktserie Tradeum, einschließlich verkündeten eMarketplace-Suite der Firma des vor kurzem ausgebildet und bestätigt.
``We freuen sich, um Tradeum unserer Partnermappe hinzuzufügen. Diese Teilhaberschaft erlaubt uns, Nettomarktmachern ein erfinderisches anzubieten und komplette Lösung, die ihnen hilft, Austäusche in einer fristgerechten und entwicklungsfähigen Weise auszustoßen, ` ` sagte Rosie Hartman, Direktor der Nettomärkte für beratene Gruppe SC`S.
Unter Bezeichnungen der Vereinbarung, suchen CSC und Tradeum konkurrenzfähig Kunden für eine gemeinsame Implementierung und eine Produkteinführung, beim Zusammen entwickel eine Mindestzahl von Gemeinschaftskonten innerhalb der folgenden 12 Monate. Das Abkommen konzentriert z.Z. sich auf Kunden in den Vereinigten Staaten, aber Arbeit soll unterwegs global, zu erweitern betrachten.
Über Tradeum
Errichtende Digitale Märkte. Liefern der vernetzten Wirtschaft. Tradeum, eine insgesamt besessene Tochtergesellschaft von VerticalNet, Inc., ist ein führender Pionier in den digitalen Märkten des Gebäudes. Mit Tradeum eMarketplace Suite(TM), Marktmacher fangen und globale 2000 Unternehmen schnell stellen her und beschleunigen Liquidität in ihren Märkten. Suite Tradeum eMarketplace ist eine aufeinanderfolgende Lösung, die Marktdesignwerkzeuge, mehrfache Verhandlungeinheiten, Multibeteiligtinformationsintegration und eine ausgedehnte Strecke der Kunden- und Verkäuferdienstleistungen miteinschließt, um die scaleable, dynamischen Märkte zu errichten. Tradeum liefert auch professionelle Implementierungsdienstleistungen und Hintermarktbewirtungsdienstleistungen. Hauptsitz gehabt in San Francisco, kann Kalifornien, Tradeum an www.tradeum.com oder an 415/995-2080 erreicht werden.
Über Csc
CSC ist ein Pionier im Ehandel des Geschäft-zu-Geschäfts (B2B) und hilft Kunden an jedem Stadium der long-running B2B-Verhandlung - vom vorderen Schnittstellendesign, durch Kunden-Verhältnis-Management, Beschaffung und Versorgungsmaterial-Kette, zur Hinterintegration. Erkannt als Pionier in den Nettomärkten, hat CSC sich und ausgestoßene tauschende Gemeinschaften für mehr als 40 Klienten über vielen Industriesektoren, einschließlich der Nettomarktführer CheMatch.com, VerticalNet und e-STEEL entwickelt.
Informatik-Corporationshilfenklienten in der Industrie und in der Regierung verwenden Informationstechnologie, um die strategischen und funktionsfähigen Zielsetzungen zu erzielen. Mit 58.000 Angestellten in mehr als 700 Büros weltweit, stellt die Firma Lösungen von einem ausgedehnten Suite der integrierten Service-Opfer, einschließlich der Egeschäftsstrategien und der Technologien her; Management und ES, die sich beraten; Systeme Entwicklung und Integration; Anwendersoftware; und ES und Geschäftsprozeßoutsourcing.
Seit seiner Anordnung 1959, bekannt CSC für seine Flexibilität in seinen Verhältnissen zu den Klienten. Durch zahlreiche Vereinbarungen mit Kleinteil- und Software-Technologieunternehmen, ist die Firma in der Lage, die Lösungen zu kennzeichnen und zu handhaben, die spezifisch zu den Notwendigkeiten jedes Klienten hergestellt werden. CSC hatte Einkommen von $9,4 Milliarde für die zwölf Monate beendet März 31, 2000. Seine Headquarters sind in EL Segundo, Kalifornien. Zu mehr Information den Selennetzaufstellungsort der Firma an www.csc.com besichtigen.
Über VerticalNet Inc..
VerticalNet, Inc. (www.verticalnet.com) besitzt und läßt 56 Industrie-spezifische Selennetzaufstellungsorte laufen, die als on-line-Geschäft-zu-Geschäftsgemeinschaften entworfen werden, bekannt als Vertikalehandelsgemeinschaften. Diese vertikalen Geschäftsgemeinschaften versehen Benutzer mit kompletten Quellen der Informationen, der Abhängigkeit und des Ehandels. Sie werden in die folgenden Industriesektoren gruppiert: KOMMUNIKATIONEN, ENERGIE, ENVIRONMENT/UTILITIES, FINANZIELLER SERVICE, FOOD/PACKAGING, FOODSERVICE/HOSPITALITY, HEALTHCARE, HOHER TECH, INDUSTIRAL, MANUFACTURING/DISCRETE, MANUFACTURING/PROCESS, ALLGEMEINER SEKTOR, WISSENSCHAFT und DIENSTLEISTUNGEN.
Zusätzlich versieht VerticalNet Versteigerungen, Kataloge, Buchhandlungen, Karriereservices und andere Ehandelfähigkeiten horizontal über seinen Gemeinschaften mit Aufstellungsorten wie Industrie Deals.com, ES CareerHub.com, LabX.com und Fachmann Store.com. Austausch VerticalNet`s NECXO stellt einen Austausch für die Industrie der elektronischen Bauelemente zur Verfügung. Durch Technologie Tradeum und strategische Bündnisse, wird VerticalNet auf das Zur Verfügung stellen der kompletten aufeinanderfolgenden Ehandellösungen gerichtet.
Diese Ansage enthält Vorwärts-forward-looking Aussagen, die Gefahren und Ungewißheiten miteinbeziehen, sowie Aussagen, die vorbei vorangegangen, vorbei gefolgt oder die Wörter ``believes umfassen werden, ` ` ``plans `, ``intends `, ``expects `, ``anticipates ` oder ähnliche Ausdrücke. Für solche Aussagen behauptet VerticalNet den Schutz des sicheren Hafens für die Vorwärts-forward-looking Aussagen, die in der privaten Sicherheitsrechtsstreit-Verbesserungtat von 1995 enthalten werden. Tatsächliche Resultate können von den vorausgesagten Resultaten materiell sich unterscheiden, und berichtete Resultate sollten nicht als Anzeige über zukünftige Leistung betrachtet werden. Faktoren, die tatsächliche Resultate veranlassen konnten, sich von denen zu unterscheiden, die in den Vorwärts-forward-looking Aussagen enthalten wurden, umfassen Angelegenheiten in bezug auf Technologie, Leistung und Betrieb; schnelle technologische und Marktänderungen; mögliches geistiges Eigentum und genehmigende Ausgaben; sowie jene Faktoren, die im Jahresbericht der Firma über Formular 10-K für das Jahr festgelegt wurden, beendete Dezember 31, 1999 und der vierteljährliche Bericht der Firma über Formular 10-Q für das beendete Viertel März 31, 2000, von denen beide mit der sek eingeordnet worden sind.

[Flatine]

Verkaufen . Mir scheint vert zusammen mit icge nur noch zu verlieren.

[take]

vert verkaufen! nein danke, die behalte ich noch!!! :-)

[lambert]

gambu,wie geht es weiter?
was soll ich tun?
bin z.Z. dick im minus.

gruß

[€urofighter]

Man sieht heute wieder deutlich : der Boden liegt ( bereits mehrere male angetestet ) bei 40€ und wird auch so schnell nicht nachgeben.
Nicht verkaufen !

[Rob2303]

Hallo Vertlongs
Hat jemand nähere Informationen bezüglich VERT und ARBA.
Walsh, der Chef von Vert und der Chef von ARBA sind Schulfreunde.
Es gibt ein Gerücht, wonach man sich zusammenschließen will, um größer als Oracle zu werden. Microsoft ist schließlich auch mit drin, weil Bill den Walsh ebenfalls schon sehr lange kennt.

Das wäre die Geschichte die wir brauchen, dann gibt es kein zurück mehr. Nordpol

Sachdienliche Hinweise sind erwünscht !

Grüße Rob

[DimStar]

größer als orcl ... *g* ... was soll arba an vert interessieren ? ein möglicher kunde, aber sonst ?

[gambu]

hi Rob,

ich habe vor ca. 3 monaten ein halbstündiges interview von marc walsh gehört
und in dem interview hat er andeutigungen gemacht mit cmrc oder
arba einen zusammenschluß durchzuführen oder eine enge kooperation
einzugehen.

arba und vert könnte schon passen.

cu

zu lambert:
vert würde ich zu dem zeitpunkt nicht verkaufen.

[€urofighter]

Das sind ja extrem kühne Spekulationen.... Ich glaube eher nicht, das Ariba viel an einem Zusammenschluss mit VERT liegen könnte,
ich denke da eher an eine Übernahme, WENN ÜBERHAUPT. VERT würde natürlich durch die zusätzlichen grossen Kooperationspartner von ARBA stark profitieren,
aber ich glaube nicht das Ariba von dem Community-system von VERT Kapital schlagen könnte. Viel sinnvoller wären hie meiner Meinung nach
Kooperationen anstatt vollständiger Fusionen.
Wenn die CEOs aber wirklich an derartiges denken, wäre das natürlich DER Zündstoff, den wir brauchen.

[Pitu]

Environ.Com and VerticalNet Form E-Commerce Marketing Alliance

MESA, Ariz., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Environ.Com (www.environ.com), a leading Internet B2B environmental compliance
solutions portal today announced a marketing alliance with VerticalNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: VERT), the Internet`s leading portfolio of
business-to-business commerce communities, that will provide both companies with additional revenues through their mutual
exchange of premier advertising positions.

VerticalNet will provide direct access to Environ.Com with featured positions and links in 12 of VerticalNet`s online
communities, including Chemical Online, Electrical Contracting, ElectricNet, Food Online, Meat and Poultry Online, Plant
Automation, Pollution Online, Power Online, Safety Online, Solid Waste, and Test and Measurement. Additional co-marketing
programs include joint tradeshow and database mining initiatives.

Robert Johnson, Chairman and CEO of Environ.Com added, "This agreement with VerticalNet is part of our strategy of working
with winning companies to bring the best resources to our B2B customers. We are happy to share our content and our
customers with a leading company like VerticalNet."

"This relationship exposes VerticalNet`s customers to the best regulatory compliance services available," said Dwayne Spradlin,
vice president of Corporate Development for VerticalNet. "In turn, Environ.Com`s expansive database of B2B customers will
benefit from exposure to the services of our online communities."

[Pitu]

Janney Montgomery Scott reduziert Business-to-Business Portal VerticalNet (VERT) von BUY auf ACCUMULATE mit einem 12-Monatskursziel von 56 Dollar.

[s2b3]

Stockpoint, Inc. Joins Forces with VerticalNet to Offer Web Based InvestmentTools to Vertical Communities
Tue Jun 27 08:27:00 EDT 2000




SAN FRANCISCO, Jun 27, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Stockpoint(R)
(www.stockpoint.com), a leading business-to-business provider of online
investment tools and market information, and VerticalNet, Inc. (Nasdaq:VERT),
the Internet`s leading portfolio of business-to-business trading communities,
today announced an agreement to provide investors with customized stock quotes,
charts, and portfolio tracking services across 54 VerticalNet(R) communities.

VerticalNet`s industry-specific business-to-business trading and information
exchanges will feature Stockpoint`s customized stock quote and charting tools
for companies listed on the NYSE, Nasdaq-Amex, and Canadian exchanges. In
addition, community site members have the ability to navigate an interactive
chart that allows them to select from indicators such as volume, moving average,
and time period.

"By teaming with VerticalNet, we are extending our reach of full-service
financial tools to a set of dynamic industry-focused Internet communities," said
Bill Staib, chief executive officer of Stockpoint. "Stockpoint`s investment
tools empower VerticalNet`s customers to personalize the financial content that
most suits their needs."

"Stockpoint enhances our customers` online experience by delivering high quality
and reliable financial tools," said Dwayne Spradlin, vice president of corporate
development for VerticalNet. "VerticalNet community members now have access to
resources to help them make more informed investment decisions."


About VerticalNet, Inc.

VerticalNet, Inc. (www.verticalnet.com) owns and operates 56 industry-specific
Web sites designed as online business-to-business communities, known as vertical
trade communities. These vertical trade communities provide users with
comprehensive sources of information, interaction and e-commerce. They are
grouped into the following industry sectors: COMMUNICATIONS, ENERGY,
ENVIRONMENT/UTILITIES, FINANCIAL SERVICES, FOOD/PACKAGING,
FOODSERVICE/HOSPITALITY, HEALTHCARE, HIGH TECH, INDUSTRIAL,
MANUFACTURING/DISCRETE, MANUFACTURING/PROCESS, PUBLIC SECTOR, SCIENCE and
SERVICES.

Additionally, VerticalNet provides auctions, catalogs, bookstores, career
services and other e-commerce capabilities horizontally across its communities
with sites like Industry Deals.com, IT CareerHub.com, LabX.com and Professional
Store.com. VerticalNet`s NECX(R) Exchange provides an exchange for the
electronic components industry. Through Tradeum technology and strategic
alliances, VerticalNet is focused on providing comprehensive end-to-end
e-commerce solutions.


About Stockpoint, Inc.

Stockpoint(R) is a leading business-to-business provider of global online
investment tools and market information. Stockpoint excels in seamlessly
integrating customizable, sophisticated financial content and applications into
client Web sites. In doing so, Stockpoint allows organizations such as
brokerages, commercial and investment banks, mutual fund companies, 401(k)
managers, Web portals and media companies to reliably outsource key Web
responsibility and benefit from industry leading functionality. Stockpoint`s
many high-profile clients include eight of the top 20 Internet Brokers, as
ranked by Gomez Advisors.

Stockpoint showcases its design and technical expertise for free at
www.stockpoint.com, which was selected by Fortune as one of its "Notable Web
sites" in the Summer 2000 issue and by Forbes as a "Best of the Web" financial
portal site in September 1999. It was also ranked by Barron`s as one of the "Top
Investment Websites" in October, 1999.


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[gambu]

hi,

wer es noch nicht weiß,

die als sehr konservativ denkenden analysten von
LEHMAN BROTHERS haben die umsatzprognose für 01
von 200 mio.$ auf 366 mio.$ angehoben.
in meinen augen immer noch zu konservativ.
ich rechne für 02 mit einem umsatz der über 1MRD.$ liegt.

we´ll see
cu

[Schluffi]

Nun mal nicht gleich übertreiben! Wenns 366mio sind, reicht mir das auch.
Mir ist lieber die Erwartungen sind niedrig und diese werden anschließend
weit übertroffen, als das die Erwartungen zu hoch sind, die dann doch nicht
erreicht werden

[BFBR]

Meldung vom 30.06.00:

Analyst Derek Brown von WR Hambrecht bewertet die Aktie der VerticalNet Inc. (WKN 919020) mit einem „Strong Buy“ Rating.

Das US-amerikanische Unternehmen verfüge über ein äußerst attraktives Business-Modell und sei im B2B-Sektor hervorragend positioniert. Bei den Umsatzerlösen rechne der Experte mit knapp 178 Millionen USD in diesem Jahr und einem Zuwachs auf gut 350 Millionen USD in 2001. Durch die starke Diversifikation profitiere die Company besonders vom deutlichen Wachstum im Markt der Werbung und des E-Commerce.

Das Wertpapier unbedingt ins Depot legen, so die Anlageempfehlung des Experten.

[Rednax]

Ja Klasse immer dieses Gelabber super Zahlen, KZ gegen unendlich, wie Lehman Brot. noch im Februar 350 USD genau so ist es gelaufen
nur der Kurs hat nicht mitgehalten, also langsam überlege ich raus zu gehen, ich glaube das war´s dann mit Vert.
Egal wie das Umfeld aussieht 35+-5 USD sind wohl ein Hohn und sprechen eine Sprache für sich.
Gruß
Red.

[lambert]

tu das noch unbedingt vor den zahlen!!!!
verschenke viel geld!!!
schau dir den 2 jahreschart!!!

gruß

[gambu]

hi,

schön dumm vor den zahlen verkaufen zu wollen.

hier ein interview von marc walsh:


VerticalNet CEO forges ahead despite B2B stock woes
By Sandeep Junnarkar
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
July 5, 2000, 4:00 a.m. PT
Q&A Mark Walsh, the chief executive of business-to-business portal VerticalNet, says he`s made a career of joining companies well before their time.

He worked at HBO before pay-TV went prime time. He joined direct marketer CUC International when shopping from home had nothing but a small following of shopping addicts. He was at General Electric`s Genie online service before most people had even heard of the Internet. And he was plugging away during America Online`s dark days when the company was trying to cope with growing pains.


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Now Walsh is at VerticalNet, which he joined just as the business-to-business market blasted into Wall Street`s lexicon as one of the next big growth engines on the Internet.

"To be on the right side of the fence, at the right time, singin` the right tune, is absolute heaven," Walsh said recently

But who knew heaven was fraught with such uncertainty?

Within months of touting the business-to-business industry, the same investors began pulling their support. Shares of Commerce One and Ariba, which make specialized software to create online industrial exchanges, have plummeted. Ariba, which has traded as high as $183.31 in the past 52 weeks, is now hovering around $97, and Commerce One, which hit a high of $165.50, is down around $45.

Even VerticalNet, which soared after a $100 million investment from Microsoft, has slumped to about $37 after hitting a 52-week high of $148.37.

These dramatic examples don`t concern the energetic Walsh, however, who says he has been smitten by the "B2B bug" since he "drank the Kool-Aid."

Walsh recently met with CNET News.com to discuss whether business-to-business companies can live up to their promise, the growing pressure of expectations placed on the sector driven by venture capitalists, and whether the face of business is really about to be revolutionized.

CNET News.com: How do we know business-to-business isn`t just the next big Internet hype--the same way portals and e-commerce were hyped?
Walsh: What the Internet is good at is what businesses want. What the Internet is good at isn`t necessarily what consumer businesses want. The Internet is breeding a whole sector of consumers to be nothing but price animals. They`re using the Internet to surf--shop-bots and all this price-driven stuff--especially for commodity-class products like tickets on airlines, books and CDs. They have no loyalty to vendor A if vendor B has a lower price.

Businesses believe in margins, reward vendors who are good to them, maintain long-term vendor relationships, love it when the vendor remembers what they bought, and suggests an upside and are global.

Which market would you choose? Of course you would choose the business market, because the business market isn`t a price-driven animal.

But e-business is also about reducing operational costs by cutting costs of materials.
Price is the last metric a lot of businesses use to decide what to buy. So in some ways I think the hype was over-prescribed for consumer businesses...and in business it may be a little bit under-hyped, because if you look at how businesses buy, the transaction process is so information-intensive, but the information is so difficult to gather. Finding new vendors is so hard because the sales channel is sort of turgid and thick--it`s trade shows, trade magazines, salesmen, brochures, golf games, relationships. So finding new vendors is always exciting for companies.

The process of buying is far more complex and of concern than the price and delivery. It`s functionality, it`s applicability, it`s service and back end. Then it is price and deliverability. And often it relates to other purchases the company may have made from the guy in-between.

The Internet is the perfect platform for information to be gathered, vendors to be found, of transactions to be initiated and sometimes concluded on the Internet.

How long until we can see VerticalNet become profitable?
I`m proud to say that VerticalNet, according to what our analysts tell us, will be the first profitable business-to-business Internet company. We are expected to go profitable by Q2 of `01. So maybe about a year from now; maybe a little bit longer.

If we can`t prove that business-to-business Internet companies can make money, then who can? Because we`ve been saying that businesses are where all the money is. So if we can`t get profitable pretty rapidly, then there`s a whole bigger problem here, which is maybe Internet companies can`t make a profit.

AOL and Yahoo recently jumped into business-to-business. You were at AOL working on such a strategy years ago. What do you feel this move will do for the sector?
I felt a mixture of excitement and some sense of déjà vu in that. As you mentioned, I was at AOL for a number of years and a lot of my sort of final couple of years there I spent trying to build an AOL B2B business called AOL Enterprise. I was trying to do this when AOL was having the "busies," as we used to call them, the busy signal problem.

Timing is everything. Companies weren`t prepared to bet on AOL as a brand and AOL as a platform because it was effectively perceived to be unreliable by the consumers who used it. My salespeople were literally being thrown out of lobbies by businessmen who said, "How dare you think that I would put my customers and me on AOL for communications and interaction when I can`t log on at home at night."

Yahoo, to me, is maybe more interesting because Yahoo is really focusing strictly on the auction side to start. If you poke around the Yahoo B2B, it`s really almost an agglomeration of auction listings. It`s almost as if they`re the Reader`s Digest of B2B auctions.

Each of these efforts is flattering in that it validates that B2B has sort of "arrived" as a legitimate business for businesses to be engaged in.

How much of the business-to-business hype can be blamed on the venture capitalists and investment banks?
Investment banks stopped caring how good the business model was of a business that they wanted to take public about 11 months ago. So you saw a huge spasm of Internet IPOs, many of them B2B.

I think you saw a lot of venture capitalists and some of these incubator VCs created because there`s so much money entering the market, and they all said, "Oh, we`re going to focus strictly on B2B companies. We`re going to incubate and grow and fund B2B companies." So even before the IPO spasm of products that came out of Wall Street happened in the last nine months, you saw another 5 gazillion companies funded by VCs. My joke example is this VulcanizedRubberTubing.com. You know, how thin can we slice this bologna here?

Well, there was an announcement about a B2B lingerie site. I don`t know if you saw that?
I did not!

We were trying to figure out if it was a joke...
Well, the sad thing is, if it`s not, it should be, and if it is, people still believe it because we`ve sort of come to that point.

That number published by Forrester Research--the $1.7 trillion in business-to-business e-commerce by 2003--keeps getting tossed around. You think it`s on target?
I think it`s irresponsible, the number that Forrester uses. To me the essence of where the hype is coming from is that people thought that businesses would stop buying products through sales channels and trade shows, distributors and golf games and would move all their transactions to the Internet. So suddenly people said, "Wait a minute! All these guys are going to split up $1.7 trillion in revenue? Yeah! Fantastic!"

What people should be analyzing is how many of those dollars--whatever the number is--will move from a traditional sales channel to a digital sales channel. How is the margin affected by that move? How do players in the middle, like (VerticalNet) and some of the others, actually participate and benefit in the shift of those sales dollars from channel A to channel B? It`s not that a whole new trillion dollars of sales happened in the new world...It`s that a trillion shifted and here`s how the vendors in the shift were affected.

If the shift has no new change in the margin and guys like us can`t make any money, then this is all, as Shakespeare would say, "A celebration of sound and fury signifying nothing."

Is the marketing frenzy that drained so many consumer Internet companies going to begin to appear in the business sector too? Is VerticalNet keeping marketing costs completely under control?
I like to think they`re always under control, but I do see marketing becoming more of a component of our cost structure. Why? I may live to regret this one, but I think it`s a tragic outshoot of the venture funding irresponsibility and the IPO funding irresponsibility in the last year, year and a half that I talked about.

A lot of these standalone market-making companies raised $60 million, and they`ve earmarked $30 million of it for branding marketing.

So sadly, guys like us and Ariba, we`re forced to almost step up our marketing efforts just to match this avalanche of spasm marketing spending that VCs and the IPO market funded, which I think will be gone in a year.

VerticalNet and guys like Ariba are going to have to do a lot of spending in the next 12 to 18 months just to make sure that we stay above the noise level of this irrational funding that`s been going on. And then business will get back to normal, and we`ll be able to do a lot more rational marketing expenditures based upon profit projections and growth of market share that we would expect, like normal companies used to do.

Most technology firms are located in Silicon Valley or Boston or New York. Why don`t B2B firms need to be in those places? Why are you someplace in Pennsylvania and not near one of the technology epicenters?
Every day I thank God that we are not in Silicon Valley or Silicon Alley. Three reasons. I find super-smart code jockeys who know the Net as well as anybody living in Atherton at a salary, bonus expectation and a personal net worth expectation 30 to 70 percent below what Silicon Alley.

Number two, the loyalty that we`re able to engender is palpable in Horsham, Pennsylvania, which is only 12 miles from Philly, so it`s not out in the boondocks. But in Horsham, Pennsylvania, the folks we have at VerticalNet don`t go to the latte bar at 6 p.m. and meet their buddy from Stanford who just joined a hot, new pre-IPO company who needs a biz director and will give you 50,000 more shares and you`ll watch the post-IPO.

That sort of shark-tank swimming is creating a stunning amount of disloyalty among employees--is something that our guys don`t see every day. (It`s) the same thing in New York.

And lastly, when I leave VerticalNet`s headquarters in Horsham, Pennsylvania, there`s literally a store about a half a mile away called Dart World where you can buy darts and there`s the Benevolent Order of the Elk`s Lodge--this is America.

This is not a high-end rich environment. So the idea of where business actually happens is more in towns like Horsham. At least where the business I care about is, where people make pumps and valves for pollution control devices. Industrial America is in cities where Silicon Valley and Silicon Alley are not typically engaged.


cu

[gambu]

hi vertfreunde,

wie es z.Z. aussieht hält die unterstützung bei 35$.
macht euch keine sorgen, verticalnet wird nach den zahlen am 24.7.
wieder gen norden gehen.

cu

[Pitu]

NECX.com Enters Into Agreement to Acquire American IC Exchange; VerticalNet`s NECX.com to Acquire Prominent B2B Electronics Exchange

PEABODY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 6, 2000--NECX.com LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of VerticalNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: VERT), announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire American IC Exchange ("AICE"), a privately held electronics exchange based in Aliso Viejo, CA. NECX.com, one of the world`s largest centralized market makers for semiconductors, electronic components, computer products and networking equipment, will integrate AICE`s resources to expand the capabilities of NECX`s Global Electronics Exchange(TM), a leading trading community for purchasing and materials management professionals in the electronics and high technology industries.

Founded in 1990, AICE is a leading business-to-business market-making exchange of commodity semiconductors and computer products. In 1996, AICE was among the first in the industry to offer an Internet-based pricing service, the RAMDEX(TM) index, for original equipment manufacturing ("OEM") customers. RAMDEX(TM) is now a widely recognized resource for real-time pricing information, market commentary and analysis of DRAM, memory modules, CPU, flash memory, and SRAM products. AICE specializes not only in selling memory products, but also in understanding and resolving OEM inventory issues. AICE is quoted daily in the Asian edition of the Wall Street Journal for pricing in the DRAM spot market.

"We are delighted to welcome AICE`s employees into the NECX family," said Larry Marshall, President of NECX.com. "As early adopters of Internet technology, the AICE team shares a common vision with NECX.com for the future of the business-to-business marketplace. The addition of AICE, and more specifically RAMDEX, will continue to establish the Global Electronics Exchange as one of the premiere Internet-enabled electronics exchanges and community resources addressing the open market for high-tech professionals. The acquisition of AICE will be complementary in terms of products offered, customers, vendors and distribution infrastructures. These synergies are expected to result in increased product liquidity that will benefit the participants of the Global Electronics Exchange," concluded Marshall.

"Incorporating RAMDEX with the Global Electronics Exchange`s content-rich transaction capabilities will further solidify our combined offerings as a leading resource for high-tech commodity information," said Jim Binford, President of AICE. "As a result of the acquisition, we will be able to leverage VerticalNet`s, NECX.com`s and AICE`s infrastructures and technologies to offer our customers one of the most complete buy- and sell-side solutions in the electronics market."

VerticalNet President and CEO Mark Walsh added, "This is clearly a strategic addition to the VerticalNet portfolio. By leveraging AICE and NECX.com`s strong leadership positions and domain expertise in electronics, our transaction and market-making operations are significantly enhanced. We welcome AICE`s employees, customers and vendors into the NECX.com and VerticalNet(R) communities of commerce."

The consummation of the transaction is subject to typical closing conditions including the receipt of third-party consents. Under the terms of the agreement, AICE`s employees will integrate into NECX. AICE will continue to operate from Aliso Viejo, CA under the NECX name.

About American IC Exchange

American IC Exchange (which recently changed its name to F&G Capital, Inc.) (www.aice.com), is a global electronics market maker specializing in the trade of commodity semiconductors, such as DRAMs, flash memory and CPUs. In 1999, AICE transacted business with over 1,000 unique business partners. AICE launched RAMDEX(TM), its online market index, in 1996 to give the original and contract equipment manufacturing communities an efficient tool to remove the guesswork from buying and selling on the global spot market. Today, AICE`s website is acknowledged as a leading content provider for semiconductor market information and provides users with a variety of services, including order tracking, customized product portfolios and open market pricing information.

[Pitu]

nachbörslich von 35,8 auf 38,0 $.

[Pitu]

sorry, fehlalarm!!! 36 $.

[Pitu]

dafür heute.

[gambu]

7/7/00 Robinson-Humphrey VerticalNet Rated New `Buy` at Robinson-Humphrey Bloomberg
7/7/00 CSFB VerticalNet Inc. Reiterated `Strong Buy` at CSFB Bloomberg
7/7/00 Prudential Volpe VerticalNET Reiterated `Strong Buy` at Prudential Volpe Bloomberg
7/7/00 Lehman VerticalNet Reiterated `Buy` at Lehman


cu

[gambu]

hi,
verticalnet hat keine ernstzunehmende konkurenz,
deshalb ist sie auch mein liebling.

aus charttechnischer sicht müssen die 42$ erst überwunden werden, danach ist der weg nach oben frei.
die 35$ - marke ist eine wichtige unterstützung, welche den neuen aufwärtstrend einleitet.

spätestens nach den zahlen am 24.7. wird verticalnet wieder einen soliden weg gen norden einschlagen, zumal lehman brothers die umsatzprognosen für 01 von 200mio$ auf nun 366mio.$ angehoben haben.
für mich noch zu konservativ.
ich rechne immer noch mit mindestens 500mio$.

cu

[€urofighter]

Man sollte immerhin nicht vergessen, dass bei der letzten Bilanz ein Grossteil des Umsatzes auf der NECX.com Plattform erzielt wurde ( wenn mich mein Gedächtnis nicht trügt waren es 53 % ),
welche durch die Übenahme von American IC Exchange noch weiter ausgebaut werden wird und somit ungeheures Potenzial birgt.
Was ich damit sagen will : Umsatzprognosen um die 400Mio. $ und ein Kursziel von 100€ bis zum Jahresende von mir, und das verstehe ich noch als konservativ !
Bis dann, €F

[Pitu]

CS First Boston wiederholt STRONG BUY für VerticalNet (VERT) im Anschluss an ein Analystenmeeting am Freitag.

[Pitu]

VerticalNet To Announce Second Quarter Results July 26th After Market Close

HORSHAM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 13, 2000--

Conference Call Set for July 26th at 5:00 PM Eastern Time Simultaneous Webcast Available On VerticalNet Website

VerticalNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: VERT), the Internet`s leading network of business-to-business industrial trading communities,
announced today that it expects to release its quarterly financial results on July 26th after the market closes. A conference call for
institutional investors and analysts will begin following the release at 5:00 p.m. eastern time and will be simultaneously web-cast at
the VerticalNet web site www.verticalnet.com/investor relations and on V-Call, www.vcall.com and archived for one week
thereafter.

A replay of the call will be available on July 26th beginning at 7:00 p.m. eastern time and will be accessible for 48 hours. The
replay call-in number is 1-800-633-8284 (International 858-812-6440), and the reservation number is 15823415.


NECX.com Completes Acquisition of American IC Exchange

PEABODY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 13, 2000--NECX.com LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of VerticalNet, Inc.
(Nasdaq: VERT), and one of the world`s leading electronics industry marketplaces, today announced that it completed the
previously announced acquisition of American IC Exchange ("AICE"), a privately held electronics exchange based in Aliso Viejo,
CA.

[gambu]

DJ VerticalNet Purchased BidLine Assets For $5.3M In June

08/28/2000
Dow Jones News Services
(Copyright © 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.)


WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--VerticalNet Inc. (VERT) acquired certain assets of BidLine.com on June 30 for roughly $600,000 in cash and 128,540 shares of its common stock valued at $4.7 million, the company reported in its most recent Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

VerticalNet purchased all of the outstanding stock of Bidformation Canada Inc. and acquired certain assets of Demand Systems LC. Both are units of BidLine.

The acquisition was accounted for as a purchase. VerticalNet recorded as goodwill the estimated excess of the $5.3 million over the fair value of the tangible net assets acquired and is amortizing it over 36 months, according to the filing from Aug. 14.

The results of operations from BidLine are not material to VerticalNet`s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

BidLine is an online source for companies seeking state and local government contract bidding opportunities.

VerticalNet, based in Horsham, Pa., owns and operates 57 Web sites designed as online business-to-business communities

[lambert]

hi gambu,
wann soll ich aus verticalnet aussteigen?
(kurzfristig)

danke
gruß

[gambu]

September 6, 2000 11:13am

Study: B2B to quadruple by 2004

By Margaret Kane ZDII

Business to business e-commerce should quadruple by 2004, according to a new report from the Boston Consulting Group.
The BCG study predicted that B2B e-commerce, which it pegged at $1.2 trillion this year, will hit $4.8 trillion by 2004. That figure includes dollars generated from proprietary Electronic Data Interchange networks as well as Internet-related revenue.

Companies such as Commerce One (Nasdaq: CMRC), Ariba (Nasdaq: ARBA) and VerticalNet (Nasdaq: VERT) have been racing to build exchanges and B2B storefronts.

"B2B e-commerce is advancing quickly is advancing quickly in terms of penetrating the total procurement market, but at the same time, remains fairly immature in its development," BCG vice president Andy Blackburn said in a release.

And while electronic marketplaces have been all the rage lately, traditional selling methods will linger for some time, the study found.

Blackburn said that online purchasing will account for 40 percent of total purchasing, although only 11 percent of all purchases will involve online price negotiations.

"In the near term, B2B e-commerce may not be as disruptive to many traditional buyer-supplier relationships as originally thought," BCG vice president Jim Andrew said, pointing out that almost half of those surveyed said standard sales methods are used almost all the time. "One emerging message is, don`t sell your golf clubs."

But an increasing reliance on online selling will eventually put pressure on prices. Half of those surveyed said they expect to experience incremental price pressures in the near future.

That doesn`t mean the marketplaces will go away. But BCG definitely sees a shakeout coming.

"A limited number of broadline marketplaces will exist in any given category," Blackburn said, adding that between half and three-quarters of the companies surveyed said they will work with one or a few marketplaces, not many.

[gambu]

Robert G. Fontana, Vice President, Wachovia Securities
Interviewed by John Bishop

The Internet Analystsm recently spoke with Robert G. Fontana about VERTICALNET (VERT). Mr. Fontana covers the business-to-business e-commerce industry for Wachovia Securities and believes VERTICALNET will reach profitability next year. (Wachovia has not done any underwriting for VERTICALNET. Mr. Fontana is a shareholder.)

[THE INTERNET ANALYST – JOHN BISHOP] What does VERTICALNET do?

[ROBERT G. FONTANA] VERTICALNET is a business-to-business e-commerce company that operates 57 different industry communities bringing buyers and sellers together. Many business-to-business companies such as ARIBA (ARBA) and COMMERCE ONE (CMRC) only focus on helping buyers. VERTICALNET focuses on helping sellers and suppliers sell their products from VERTICALNET`s industry specific e-commerce hubs, or storefronts.

[JB] Who are VERTICALNET`s competitors?

[RGF] VERTICALNET doesn`t have any direct competitors. Within a given industry you might have a company competing against one of VERTICALNET`s communities, but there`s no company competing against VERTICALNET across industries. The market correction in the second quarter of this year hit business-to-business stocks hard, and eliminated a lot of potential competitors for VERTICALNET.

[JB] What is your rating on the stock?

[RGF] I have a STRONG BUY rating on the stock. I believe VERTICALNET will be profitable for the next full fiscal year. That will make them one of the only profitable companies in the business-to-business industry.

[JB] What`s happened recently at VERTICALNET?

[RGF] VERTICALNET entered into a large strategic alliance with MICROSOFT (MSFT) in the first quarter of this year. MICROSOFT has agreed to buy 80,000 storefronts across VERTICALNET`s communities and subsequently pass those storefronts off to MICROSOFT`s customers.

[JB] What do you find so compelling about the stock?

[RGF] VERTICALNET`s business model is very attractive for small- to mid-size companies. It costs a typical company $6,000 to put up a storefront within a VERTICALNET community – a very attractive price for small- and mid-sized companies looking to increase their sales by using the Internet. What`s more, VERTICALNET`s solution works: A third party survey found that companies with a storefront within a VERTICALNET community turned 20% of their leads into sales, and half of those leads were from companies they hadn`t done business with before.

VERTICALNET has also targeted many fragmented marketplaces that aren`t very Internet savvy. Consequently, VERTICALNET has become the trusted advisor to many of these small- or mid-sized companies, which will make it very difficult for a competitor to wrestle customers away from VERTICALNET.

[gambu]

08.09.2000 - DE 22:10 | US 16:10

Übernahmegerüchte in der B2B-Branche

An der Wall Street macht ein Gerücht die Runde, in der Business-to-Business Internet Branche könnte es bald zu einer Konsolidierung kommen. Die Aktie von Ventro kletterte am Freitag gegen den allgemeinen Trend um 4,6 Prozent, wegen der Spekulation um eine mögliche Übernahme durch VerticalNet.
Nach Ansicht von Chris Vroom vom Investmenthaus Credit Suisse First Boston könnte an den Gerüchten etwas dran sein: Ein Zusammenschluß wäre seiner Ansicht nach für beide Firmen von Vorteil.

In anderthalb Jahren hat VerticalNet 18 Unternehmen übernommen, darunter NECX, eine Handelsplattform im Internet für Computerchips. Bei einem Kauf von Ventro könnte es allerdings länger dauern, bis VerticalNet schwarze Zahlen schreibt.

Ein Artikel im Technologie-Internet-Magazin Upside Today spekulierte am Freitag ebenfalls über die Chancen eines Mergers: Demnach fehle es VerticalNet an technischem Know-How, Ventro müsse den Umsatz auf den eigenen Handelsplattformen steigern. Dem Bericht zufolge würden sich die beiden B2B-Firmen hervorragend ergänzen. /cht

[Pitu]

VerticalNet Press Release

HORSHAM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2000--VerticalNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: VERT), the Internet`s leading network of business-to-business communities of commerce, disclosed today that it is not, and has not been, in any discussions with Ventro Corporation regarding a possible merger or other business combination.

VerticalNet has made this public disclosure because in recent days there have been media reports and repeated requests to the company for information as to whether such discussions were taking place.

VerticalNet will continue to maintain a policy of not commenting on rumors of any kind.

CONTACT: VerticalNet, Inc.
Muriel Lange, Director of Investor Relations
215/315-3367
[e-mail]

[OesiStockpicker]

wollts auch reinstellen, aber danke, hat schon jemand getan...
was soll man von dieser meldung halten, wird sie dem kurs wieder auftrieb verschaffen? derzeit leider eine schlechte marktstimmung...
noch etwas: von wem kam eigentlich die meldung über einen möglichen merger mit ventro; gibt es irgendwelche offiziellen pressemeldungen,
bzw. woher wollten analysten dies glauben; habe schon fast das Gefühl, als wollten sich einige fonds sehr, sehr günstig eindecken;
wenn das wahr sein sollte und man irgendetwas beweisen kann, dann wird wohl die us-börsenaufsicht wieder mal einschreiten....., oder es wird
klagen seitens geschädigter privatanleger geben?

nun ja , wie auch immer, stay long...

[Pitu]

VerticalNet Introduces Asset Remarketing Services

HORSHAM, Pa., Sept. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- VerticalNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: VERT), the Internet`s leading portfolio of business-to-business communities of commerce, today announced the launch of VerticalNet Asset Remarketing. This new service provides custom-built tools for leasing and financial institutions to use when managing off-lease asset portfolios.

VerticalNet Asset Remarketing staff includes industry managers with a collective 115 years of equipment leasing experience. This financial industry depth is coupled with asset-specific online marketing efforts that produce tangible remarketing results and improved portfolio performance.

VerticalNet Asset Remarketing also offers the following services:

- Equipment inspection, warehousing, and maintenance;
- Equipment appraisals and residual value forecasts;
- Detailed sales reporting.

Due to VerticalNet`s extensive online business community, VerticalNet Asset Remarketing is able to reach more targeted end-user buyers faster than brokers or dealers, who have a more limited database of potential buyers from which to draw.

"We have created a set of products and services that are specifically tailored to serve the unique needs of leasing and financial industry professionals," stated Rick Mosenkis, vice president of e-Commerce Products at VerticalNet. "VerticalNet Asset Remarketing is serious about improving the performance of off-lease asset portfolios for bank and financial institutions. Our service depth and financial industry experience is a clear testament to this conviction."

"It`s great to be leading VerticalNet`s newest e-commerce initiative," Mosenkis continued. "The market for off-lease equipment is significant, and the need for financial institutions to move these assets is greatly enhanced by VerticalNet Asset Remarketing."

[Pitu]

VerticalNet Announces Strategic Business Units Plan

HORSHAM, Pa., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- VerticalNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: VERT), the Internet`s leading portfolio of business-to-business commerce communities, today announced that it has created three strategic business units -- VerticalNet Markets, VerticalNet Exchanges, and VerticalNet Solutions -- to provide end-to-end e-commerce strategies for any enterprise committed to success in the rapidly expanding business-to-business marketplace worldwide.

"We created these strategic business units to serve the precise needs of our customer segments," said Joe Galli, President and CEO of VerticalNet, Inc. "While each unit will be focused on its core area of expertise, each will also leverage the strengths, resources and experience of the others: VerticalNet Markets` commerce, community, content and online services will continue to bring in traffic to our 57 markets, which drives buyers and suppliers to Exchanges; and Solutions provides the technology to power the SBU platforms and uses know-how from Markets and Exchanges to incubate new neutral marketplaces." Galli added, "This move is also important because, as the strategy gets implemented over time, each unit will be accountable for its own financial performance. We believe that operating as three strategic business units will make us a stronger, more cohesive and more competitive company in total."

Targeted towards distinct customer segments, these business units leverage VerticalNet`s core competencies to deliver all the necessary components and services required to establish highly liquid digital marketplaces. VerticalNet customers and partners will benefit from both the focused expertise of each business unit and the comprehensive, integrated suite of world-class services represented in entirety by VerticalNet. VerticalNet Markets

VerticalNet Markets, representing the core of VerticalNet`s original value proposition, owns and operates 57 vertical marketplaces and is committed to providing value to buyers and suppliers by offering deep vertical relevance and leveraging horizontal scalability. This unit will provide commerce, content and community in a hosted environment and will take advantage of the resources of both VerticalNet Exchanges and VerticalNet Solutions to enhance commerce solutions and services. VerticalNet Exchanges

VerticalNet Exchanges focuses on direct material open and spot markets, building off of the successful experience at NECX, a leading electronics exchange acquired by VerticalNet. VerticalNet Exchange will leverage proven deep exchange capabilities, as well as scalable capabilities in supply chain, fulfillment, risk management and globalization to create an extendable platform that meets the demands of growing businesses. VerticalNet Exchanges will leverage the successful community and content strategies and methodologies of VerticalNet Markets, and the robust technology solutions of VerticalNet Solutions. VerticalNet Solutions

VerticalNet Solutions delivers comprehensive digital open marketplace solutions to industry alliances, global 2000 enterprises, Net market makers, VerticalNet Markets, and VerticalNet Exchanges. VerticalNet Solutions combines existing resources of VerticalNet technology groups and recent acquisitions to form a single technology group dedicated to selling and delivering the most comprehensive product suite and services available in the industry. This business unit is uniquely positioned to leverage the experience of VerticalNet Markets and Exchanges as owners and operators of trading communities in order to deliver proven, tested end-to-end solutions to customers.

"We are focused on serving the larger world of digital marketplaces and communities, while continuously adding value to VerticalNet trading communities," continued Galli. "VerticalNet`s commitment to making all of our 57 marketplaces into leaders in commerce, community and content has been expanded into a commitment to provide customers with end-to-end electronic commerce solutions. Whether serving customers through the VerticalNet hosted environment, as a free standing pavilion, a private exchange or a neutral Net market, we are working to deliver the best possible marketplace solutions to outside entities and developing leading online exchanges."

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Das Ganze mal in Kurzform und in Deutsch:
VerticalNet mit neuer B2B-Einheit

Die führende B2B-Community VerticalNet (Nasdaq: VERT) will seine Struktur
reorganisieren und eine neue Einheit für den Bereich B2B-Software
formen. Die neue Einheit mit dem Namen VerticalNet Solutions
wird aus bestehenden Technologieeinheiten und übernommenen Gesellschaften geformt. Diese
soll entsprechende Softwarelösungen für die Industrie, Internet-Unternehmen und bestehende
VerticalNet-Communities liefern.

VerticalNet betreibt derzeit 57 einzelne unabhängige Communities unter
der Marke VerticalNet Markets. Unter der Einheit VerticalNet Exchanges
sollen dann Handelsplattformen, wie NECX zusammen gefasst werden.

Ich halte das für eine sehr positive Nachricht, auf wenn ich nicht unbedingt glaube, dass sie derzeit mit starken Kurssprüngen angenommen wird.
Aber die geplante software-Strategie könnte endlich ein neues finanzielles Standbein schaffen und würde die Kunden bei einem Durchbruch stärker an die VERT-Plattformen binden.
Ausserdem könnte man durch diverse software-Lösungen für den Kunden ein noch individuelleres Traden ermöglichen.
Was meint ihr dazu?

Gruss, €F

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Infos aus www.stockworld.de:

VerticalNet "Strong Buy" [Legg Mason]

Die Investmentbank Legg Mason hat am Donnerstag ihr „Strong Buy”-Rating für den Business-to-Business-Portaldienst VerticalNet [Nasdaq: VERT Kurs / Chart ] erneuert.

Die Analysten nannten ein Kursziel von 100 Dollar.

© 14.09.2000 www.stock-world.de

Hört sich doch gut an! Aber ich würde incht in Frankfurt kaufen sondern auf jeden Fall an der FSE.

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SG COWEN STARTS COVERAGE OF VERTICALNET <VERT.O> WITH BUY

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Robertson Stephens Daily Growth Stock Update on ORCL and VERT

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by Robertson Stephens, a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, CRD number 41271:

Raising Estimates:

Oracle Corporation (Nasdaq: *!ORCL!*) ($84.94)
F2001 EPS: $0.96 from $0.90
F2002 EPS: $1.12 from $1.10
Buy
Eric Upin, Business-to-Business eCommerce

"Oracle announced solid first quarter 2001 results on yesterday, delivering revenue in line with our estimates and operating margin and earnings-per-share substantially ahead of our expectations," said Upin. "The quarter reflected seasonal weakness following strong fourth quarter results, consistent with Oracle`s historical performance. In terms of the individual revenue segments, the numbers were mixed -- database licenses exceeded expectations, while applications and services were slightly weaker. On the conference call, management conveyed a very positive tone of business and outlook, emphasizing the size and quality of the pipeline, particularly for applications, which represent the most significant driver of growth moving forward. Given that the stock has had a significant run and trades at a lofty valuation, we are neutral over the near term until we can gain greater visibility into the applications business. Given the recent release of 11i and the many changes with regards to sales channels, territories, and pricing, we believe it will take 1-3 quarters to determine if Oracle will be a substantial beneficiary of what we believe represents the next major automation cycle -- B2B eCommerce applications."

Comments:

VerticalNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: *!VERT!*) ($44.50)
Buy
Eric Upin, Business-to-Business eCommerce

"VerticalNet announced yesterday the formal organization of three distinct business units: VerticalNet Markets, VerticalNet Exchanges, and VerticalNet Solutions," said Upin. "This announcement essentially represents a name change given that VerticalNet has already made substantial progress over the past year in building these businesses. However, we believe the organization of these businesses, with separate line managers and P/L responsibilities, reflects the company`s deeper commitment to targeting B2B marketplace, exchange, and infrastructure opportunities moving forward."

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[gambu]

Aktie im Fokus: Verticalnet
( aus dem infotec - report )
Dem oft zitiertem Großreinemachen im B2B Bereich wird Vertivelnet wohl nicht zum Opfer fallen. Auch wenn die beiden Vorreiter Ariba und Commerce One mit global operierenden Partnern gigantische Branchenportale schaffen, bleibt dennoch genug Platz für das Angebot von Verticalnet, das Diversifikaktion und Spezialiesierung auf bestechende Weise vereint. Die Multiplikatoreffekte, die sich aus der Summe der unternehmenseigenen Plattformen und deren vielfältiger Nutzbarkeit ergeben, sind enorm. Charttechnisch ist die Aktie momentan an einem entscheidenden Punkt angelangt.
Ein erfolgreicher Test der Unterstützungen würde den Anlegern das Vertrauen in den Wert geben, das er aufgrund seiner fundamentalen Daten verdient.


PS: die 40$ - marke MUSS halten

cu

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VerticalNet Solutions Selected by iBidLaw to Build Digital Marketplace; iBidLaw to Launch Legal Services Exchange

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 2000--VerticalNet Solutions, an innovator in building digital marketplaces, and a division of VerticalNet, Inc. (Nasdaq:VERT), the Internet`s leading network of business-to-business commerce communities, today announced that it was selected by iBidLaw to create its online marketplace for legal services serving in-house legal counsel and law firms.

iBidLaw will use VerticalNet eMarketplace Suite(TM) to increase effectiveness in identifying and engaging providers of legal services.

"Digital marketplace solutions will help eliminate inefficiencies in the legal industry," said Zev Laderman, president and CEO of VerticalNet Solutions. "We`re very excited about the value proposition our online trading platform, along with iBidLaw, will deliver to the legal services industry."

iBidLaw will provide a comprehensive legal exchange web site that will allow corporate law departments and other buyers of legal services to post available work for bid by qualified law firms. The site will offer commerce, content and community to both buyers and sellers of legal services, including real-time market bidding on legal services. By utilizing VerticalNet Solutions` multi-parameter matching technology and iBidLaw`s extensive catalog of information, buyers of legal services will be able to make more informed decisions when selecting lawyers and law firms. Law firms will compete on a more objective basis, in a broader potential market, and with a lower marketing investment.

iBidLaw`s utilization of strategic partners such as Altman Weil, Inc., a premier legal consulting organization, will provide credibility, industry knowledge and access to customers. "We are committed to bringing effective online solutions to buyers and sellers of legal services," said Ward Bower, chairman of iBidLaw. "VerticalNet Solutions is the only company that addressed our complex needs and requirements with a powerful solution for building our marketplace."

VerticalNet eMarketplace Suite will provide iBidLaw with the flexible, scaleable solution it needs to achieve its objectives. eMarketplace Suite is an end-to-end solution that includes market design tools, multiple transaction types, multi-party system interaction and a broad range of buy and sell-side services. Featuring its Transaction Discovery(TM) model, VerticalNet Solutions` technology supports exchange, auction, RFP/RFQ, structured negotiation and catalog transactions, and will allow iBidLaw to link buyers and sellers based on many parameters, such as experience, availability, location, and price.

About iBidLaw
Where Legal Business is Going.

iBidLaw, will provide an online exchange for the legal profession bringing content, commerce and community to both buyers and sellers of legal services. Headquartered in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, iBidLaw can be reached at 610/356-3300.

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RadioShack.com Joins VerticalNet to Create New B2B E-Commerce Sales Initiative

HORSHAM, Pa., and FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- VerticalNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: VERT), the Internet`s leading portfolio of business-to-business communities of commerce, and RadioShack.com today announced their agreement to build five VerticalNet(R) E-Commerce Centers for the sale of RadioShack.com`s commercial, industrial and maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) electronics products on the Web. This landmark agreement represents a major B2B initiative for RadioShack.com. B2B is one of the primary components of RadioShack.com`s business model.

As a result of the strategic alliance announced by VerticalNet and Microsoft earlier this year, RadioShack.com will be able to quickly build its E-Commerce Centers on VerticalNet`s network and offer their more than 30,000 electronic products to members of VerticalNet`s industry-specific communities. All VerticalNet E-Commerce Centers are powered by Microsoft(R) SQL Server(TM), Microsoft Visual Studio Development Tools, Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server, and Internet Information Server.

"RadioShack.com`s presence in the B2B e-commerce arena is exciting for VerticalNet and our community of users," stated Joseph Galli, president and CEO for VerticalNet. "This deal is a clear win for both companies. VerticalNet`s customers will now have immediate access to an awesome number of technology products and services from a name they trust. At the same time, RadioShack.com will be extending its B2B e-commerce initiative to tens of thousands of new business purchasers on the Web."

"Our relationship with VerticalNet is very strategic for us," said Henry Chiarelli, President of RadioShack.com. "VerticalNet has already established a strong foothold in the B2B marketplace. We have been selling our commercial, industrial and MRO products and services to the business, government and education marketplaces. Now, through this collaboration with VerticalNet we will be able to expand our B2B reach via VerticalNet`s B2B communities."

About RadioShack.com

RadioShack.com is majority owned by RadioShack Corporation (NYSE: RSH), the nation`s largest and most trusted consumer electronics retailer. With more than 7,100 stores and dealers, RadioShack sells more wireless telephones, telecommunications products and electronic parts and accessories than any other retailer. It is estimated that 94 percent of Americans live or work within five minutes of a RadioShack store or dealer. For more information visit www.RadioShack.com.

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19.09.2000
VerticalNet kaufen
E*Offering


Die Analysten von E*Offering geben dem E-Commerce Unternehmen VerticalNet (WKN 919020) eine Buy - Empfehlung. Vertical Net sei kürzlich in 3 einander ergänzende Geschäftszweige aufgeteilt worden: Vertical Net Markets, Vertical Net Exchanges und Vertical Net Solutions. Jeder dieser 3 Zweige werde künftig selbst für seine finanziellen Erfolge verantwortlich sein.

E*Offering ist der Meinung, daß dies eine positive Entwicklung für das Unternehmen sei. Das Unternehmen sei dramatisch gewachsen und habe in den vergangenen 12 Monaten zahllose Übernahmen getätigt. Jetzt werde zwischen den verschiedenen Software-Plattformen unterschieden, die die Schlüsselelemente der Wachstumsstrategie von VerticalNet darstellten aber bisher von den Investoren zu wenig beachtet worden seien:

VerticalNet Markets entspräche dem ursprünglichen Geschäftsschwerpunkt und trage derzeit die Verantwortung für 57 vertikale Marktplätze. Diese Abteilung werde auch weiterhin ihr vertikales Fachwissen in das Unternehmen einbringen und dazu beitragen, mehr Wachstum auf horizontaler Ebene zu ermöglichen.

VerticalNet Exchanges werde sich auf direkte Umsätze und Spotmärkte konzentrieren und Offline Märkte vermehrt auf Online Plattformen bringen. Dazu gehöre auch die Weiterentwicklung der kürzlich übernommenen Firmen NECX.com und R.W. Electronics. Im 2. Quartal 2000 betrug der Umsatzanteil dieser Sparte bereits 54,4%.

VerticalNet Solutions werde eine umfassende Technologiegruppe aufbauen, die ein Software Paket von Lösungen für offene Märkte entwickle, die den eigenen Märkten des Unternehmens ebenso zur Verfügung stünde wie anderen weltweit operierenden B2B Unternehmungen. VerticalNet sei die erfolgversprechendste der 3 Sparten, da dadurch die Expertise des Unternehmens auch Firmen außerhalb der VerticalNet Familie zugänglich gemacht werde. Präsident und CEO dieser Sparte werde Zev Laderman sein, früherer Vizepräsident bei Oracle.

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VerticalNet Solutions Selected by CoreMarkets to Power Digital Marketplace for Metals Industry; CoreMarkets Establishes Neutral Industry Exchange For Raw Materials

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2000--VerticalNet Solutions, an innovator in building open digital marketplaces, and a division of VerticalNet, Inc. (Nasdaq:VERT), the Internet`s leading network of business-to-business commerce communities, today announced that it has been selected by CoreMarkets to develop its next generation exchange platform for global trading of raw materials for the steel industry.

"CoreMarkets is ahead of the curve in delivering a B2B digital marketplace solution to answer the evolving market need within the metals industry," said Zev Laderman, president and CEO of VerticalNet Solutions. "We believe that the combination of our leading transaction platform and CoreMarkets` industry expertise will deliver a commanding industrial online marketplace."

CoreMarkets offers producers, consumers, traders and other industry specialists a compelling digital marketplace that is the industry`s most comprehensive online source of raw materials for the steel industry. VerticalNet Solutions` eMarketplace Suite will allow CoreMarkets to enhance its online marketplace with an extensive range of transaction types for real-time market pricing of a broad range of raw materials. VerticalNet eMarketplace Suite is a unique multi-parametric commerce solution that reduces the complexity of this marketplace and allows buyers and sellers to search and transact by considering multiple attributes, not just price. This capability enables CoreMarkets to quickly reach a critical mass of market participants that can find the optimal transaction for their needs.

"CoreMarkets` strategic relationship with VerticalNet Solutions will allow us to deliver a highly efficient, robust solution to our marketplace," says Howard Feldman, CEO of CoreMarkets. "VerticalNet eMarketplace Suite allows our users to search and transact on multiple attributes, other than simply on price, and to match relevant buyers and sellers in real time."

VerticalNet eMarketplace Suite(TM) is an end-to-end solution for building and managing open digital marketplaces that are focused on the procurement of direct goods and that provide integration to traditional contract buying methods. eMarketplace Suite is a comprehensive set of content, community and commerce-related design tools, as well as multiple commerce transaction modules, including auctions, catalogs, exchanges, RFPs/RFQs, and structured negotiations. Featuring its Transaction Discovery(TM) model, VerticalNet Solutions` technology allows multiple buyers, sellers and transaction enablers to be matched real-time on a simultaneous parameter-by-parameter basis.

About CoreMarkets

CoreMarkets is the world`s leading online digital marketplace for the international trading of raw materials for the steel industry. Unlike simple business-to-business industry Web sites, CoreMarkets delivers a neutral, non-aligned trading environment, one designed to extend the reach of all participants by providing frictionless access to trading information. In addition to buying and selling, CoreMarkets (www.coremarkets.com) offers a complete complement of ancillary services, including financing, risk management, insurance, freight forwarding and warehousing. The company, with offices in China, South Africa and Israel is headquartered in New York City, and supports strategic partnerships with many of the industries leading participants.

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Arthur Andersen`s Virtual Learning Network Establishes Training Intelligence Portal with VerticalNet; Arthur Andersen Personnel Gain Access to Instructor-led Courses

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2000--By forging a new relationship with VerticalNet`s eBusiness Training Services, Arthur Andersen Virtual Learning Network broadens its already comprehensive e-learning offerings to include instructor-led courses through a VerticalNet(R) Training Intelligence Portal, or TIP. VerticalNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: VERT) is the Internet`s leading portfolio of business-to-business trading communities.

The new relationship, initially piloted in Chicago, will now be offered to all Arthur Andersen personnel. The arrangement will give Arthur Andersen training managers easy and rapid access to third party classroom training vendors that are not currently part of Virtual Learning Network`s online course roster. Arthur Andersen provides cutting edge learning resources to its employees and currently spends more than $500 million annually on training.

The Training Intelligence Portal enables Arthur Andersen personnel worldwide to search by course name or by topic and can even register for courses online. In addition, the new service provides centralized management reporting and uses eProcurement technology to centralize vendor invoicing and internal chargebacks.

"Arthur Andersen`s Virtual Learning Network can now help the firm lower its overall costs by outsourcing functions that individual managers had to handle themselves," said Steve Roden, Arthur Andersen partner. "Not only will this service make life easier for managers but we`re also providing additional training administration services free to local offices utilizing easy-to-use web-based technology."

"By using VerticalNet`s eBusiness Training Services, Arthur Andersen personnel will have access to their own personal training portal," said Walter Rogers, Senior Director and General Manager of VerticalNet eBusiness Training Services. "Our site will provide a central point of contact for third-party vendor management firm-wide, thereby increasing the control that Arthur Andersen managers have over expenditures."

About Arthur Andersen

Arthur Andersen`s vision is to be the partner for success in the new economy. The firm helps clients find new ways to create, manage and measure value in the rapidly changing global economy. With world-class skills in assurance, tax, consulting and corporate finance, Arthur Andersen has more than 77,000 people in over 84 countries who are united by a single worldwide operating structure that fosters inventiveness, knowledge sharing and a focus on client success. Since its beginning in 1913, Arthur Andersen has realized 86 years of uninterrupted growth, with 1999 revenues over $7 billion. Arthur Andersen is a business unit of Andersen Worldwide.

Arthur Andersen`s Virtual Learning Network provides business and industry with comprehensive, flexible learning solutions tailored to performance needs and goals. These solutions combine quality courseware, a leading-edge delivery and learning management system, development of competency frameworks, and support services focused on performance improvement. Virtual Learning Network offers an extensive library of interactive multimedia content from leading courseware developers in four critical areas: Finance and Accounting; IT Skills for Professionals and End Users; Management, Supervisory and Employee Development; and Sales and Marketing. Virtual Learning Network also provides support services to help clients integrate Web-based learning into their overall training objectives. Companies that want to learn more about Arthur Andersen`s Virtual Learning Network should visit our website at http://www.aavln.com, call 800-278-4871, or e-mail [e-mail]

About VerticalNet`s eBusiness Training Services

VerticalNet`s eBusiness Training Services is the training division for VerticalNet, Inc. Available in each of VerticalNet`s 57 online communities, VerticalNet`s eBusiness Training Services offers training centers that provide industry-relevant courses, including: online training/distance learning courses; live, instructor-led training sessions; CBT software; and videos and publications.

Additionally, VerticalNet`s eBusiness Training Services creates customer Training Intelligence Portals (TIP) for individual companies, that maximize corporate training efficiency. A TIP is a special e-commerce hub that enables a company`s employees to get necessary training from selected suppliers.

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VerticalNet to Announce Third Quarter Results October 24th After Market Close

HORSHAM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 2000--

Conference Call Set For October 24th At 5:30 P.M. Eastern Time Simultaneous Webcast Available On VerticalNet Website

VerticalNet, Inc. (NASDAQ:VERT), the Internet`s leading network of business-to-business industrial commerce communities, announced today that it expects to release its quarterly financial results on October 24th after the market closes.

A conference call for institutional investors and analysts will begin following the release at 5:30 p.m. eastern time and will be simultaneously web-cast at the VerticalNet web site www.verticalnet.com/investor relations and on V-Call, www.vcall.com and archived for future reference.

A replay of the call will be available on October 24th beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern time and will be accessible for 48 hours. The replay call-in number is no. 800-633-8284 (International 858-812-6440), and the reservation number is no. 16521151.

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VerticalNet Markets and VerticalNet Solutions Select Emptoris for Advanced Strategic Sourcing Capabilities

BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 2000--

VerticalNet Markets uses Emptoris to Optimize Strategic Sourcing and VerticalNet Solutions to Resell ePass to Industry Alliances, Global 2000 Enterprises and Net Market Makers

Emptoris, Inc., the leading provider of dynamic B2B e-commerce solutions, today announced that VerticalNet Markets, a division of VerticalNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: VERT), and the Internet`s leading network of business-to-business industrial commerce communities, has selected Emptoris` ePASS(TM) as a key component of its commerce strategy and technology solution. Under the terms of the agreement, VerticalNet Markets will integrate ePASS into its network of markets to provide advanced strategic sourcing capabilities for buyers, and to allow suppliers to compete on more than just price. In addition, VerticalNet Solutions will enhance its current offering by serving as an ePASS reseller to its customers, including industry alliances, global 2000 enterprises and Net market makers.

"VerticalNet`s online trading communities cover a wide range of markets -- from communications to manufacturing to healthcare -- and all of our communities require sophisticated e-commerce solutions for transacting business on the web," said Joseph Galli, Jr., president and CEO of VerticalNet, Inc. "Our relationship with Emptoris allows us to further enhance our commerce strategy. As an extension to our platform, VerticalNet eMarketplace Suite(TM), Emptoris` ePASS enables our markets and strategic partners to provide buyers and suppliers with an advanced RFQ solution."

ePASS is an optimized e-commerce software solution that extends beyond simple single item transactions to enable strategic sourcing of direct materials and services over the Internet. By using ePASS in conjunction with eMarketplace Suite, market operators will enable buyers to find the right suppliers based on multiple decision factors, including price, product quality, vendor ratings, customer service and existing contracts.

"Strategic sourcing is one of the most important e-commerce components, and Emptoris` ePASS enhances our existing capabilities and furthers VerticalNet`s clear competitive advantage in this area," said Zev Laderman, CEO of VerticalNet Solutions. "Combined with eMarketplace Suite`s existing RFP and RFQ functionality, the advanced RFQ management and decision support capabilities of ePASS will benefit all market participants and provide our customers with the optimal solution."

With ePASS` customizable business rules, comprehensive workflow and industry-leading optimization engine, buyers can now consider all factors to make the best possible purchasing decision. Suppliers also benefit because ePASS and eMarketplace Suite allow them to compete on more than just price, and to showcase additional qualifications that help the customer make better decisions.

"VerticalNet has established itself as the leader in creating and managing B2B e-commerce communities. The fact that a company of this stature has selected ePASS as a key component of its e-commerce platform validates the need for advanced dynamic pricing solutions in the B2B market," said Avner Schneur, president and CEO of Emptoris. "Emptoris is excited that ePASS will be offered not only within the VerticalNet family of markets, but also to its strategic partners and beyond."

VerticalNet eMarketplace Suite(TM) is a comprehensive set of content, community and commerce-related design tools, as well as multiple commerce transaction modules, including auctions, aggregated and distributed catalogs, exchanges, RFPs/RFQs, and structured negotiations. With its broad range of powerful products and tools, eMarketplace Suite helps industry alliances, global 2000 enterprises and Net market makers to rapidly establish and grow liquidity in their public and private marketplaces.

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Moin, moin @all:

Nur soviel zum Kursverlauf der letzten Wochen:

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VerticalNet Solutions and Viewlocity Join Forces To Complete E-Commerce Solutions For Digital Marketplaces

SAN FRANCISCO & ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2000--

Alliance to Deliver Digital Marketplace Platform That Includes e-Business Integration

VerticalNet Solutions, an innovator in building open digital marketplaces, and a division of VerticalNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: VERT), the Internet`s leading network of business-to-business commerce communities, today announced a strategic alliance with Viewlocity, Inc., a leading global provider of software and services that integrate e-business networks and synchronize supply webs.

The alliance is designed to deliver comprehensive B2B e-commerce solutions with built-in integration to ERP systems for improved efficiencies and real time connectivity to internal business processes.

"We`re pleased to work alongside Viewlocity to deliver B2B e-commerce solutions that facilitate integration between trading partner systems and bring additional value to our customers," said Zev Laderman, president and CEO of VerticalNet Solutions. "This relationship enriches our respective solutions and provides industry alliances, global 2000 enterprises and net market makers with robust commerce capabilities and improved collaboration across trading communities."

VerticalNet Solutions provides software solutions that help customers build and manage open markets for the procurement of direct goods and that provide integration to traditional contract buying methods. VerticalNet Solutions` technology platform, VerticalNet eMarketplace Suite(TM), supports real time matching of multiple buyers and sellers across all transaction types, including auctions, catalogs, exchanges, RFPs/RFQs, and structured negotiations. Viewlocity`s TradeSync(TM) product suite provides market makers with a robust integration solution. Together, the two solutions will offer companies the ability to better link global logistics processes and synchronize production assets and inventories, while also allowing market makers to reach critical mass faster by attracting and retaining buyers and sellers within the marketplace. Companies can leverage the combined solution to realize optimal transactions and enhance the event-based information flow within and across trading communities.

"The toughest challenge to participating in multiple e-marketplaces lies in an organization`s ability to quickly integrate with each trading partner across the community. Our customers need a way to participate in many trading communities and to integrate the systems of each trading partner within that community," said Viewlocity`s CEO Greg Cronin. "Our customers need a way to collaborate across their supply web and to integrate the systems of each trading partner within that community."

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pcOrder.com Technology Solutions Deploy on NECX.com`s Global Electronics Exchange for Increased Efficiency

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- pcOrder.com Inc. (Nasdaq: PCOR), a leading provider of business-to-business transactive content services for the IT industry, today announced that NECX.com LLC, a member of the VerticalNet Exchange division of VerticalNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: VERT), is utilizing pcOrder`s transactive content and Web-based sales tools on its Global Electronics Exchange. NECX.com, one of the world`s largest centralized market makers for semiconductors, electronic components, computer products and networking equipment, is leveraging pcOrder`s ContentSource(TM) offering and Sales Webtop(TM) application to provide specialized content and to streamline product searches for quicker and more accurate response to customer requests.

"The Global Electronics Exchange services more than 20,000 customers worldwide, often with mission-critical sourcing needs. It is essential that our industry experts can provide highly accurate product information in real time," said Larry Marshall, president and CEO of NECX.com. "pcOrder`s high- end search capabilities and transactional data enrich the Exchange`s already robust offerings, making it one of the most comprehensive resources in the electronics industry."

pcOrder`s ContentSource offering and software solution provide electronic catalog search functionality for more than 400,000 computer product SKUs, including attribute-based search and side-by-side comparisons of information, enabling traders to make educated purchase and sales decisions quickly and efficiently. pcOrder`s sophisticated search capabilities reduce the time that NECX.com`s traders spend locating product information.

"NECX.com is an industry leader that has developed an innovative solution to streamline the procurement of IT products through its new online exchange," said Greg Hood, general manager of Content Services, pcOrder.com. "As a leading provider of content and technology solutions for this industry, pcOrder was clearly the company to provide NECX.com with the tools and solutions to power the world`s largest centralized, open market source for electronic components, personal computers, and networking products."


VerticalNet and TechTarget.com Reach Top Of The Class

Alliance Creates Online Education and Training Marketplace for
IT Professionals

NEEDHAM, Mass. and HORSHAM, Pa., Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- VerticalNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: VERT), the Internet`s leading portfolio of business-to-business industrial commerce communities, and TechTarget.com, a leading network of industry-specific web properties for vertical segments in the IT industry, today announced an agreement which will provide a Training Intelligence Portal (TIP) to TechTarget.com communities. The new offering will allow individuals visiting TechTarget.com`s technology-specific Web properties to identify, evaluate, buy, and track personalized training and education programs from thousands of offerings.

As a result of this alliance, VerticalNet and TechTarget.com have created a specialized online education resource center accessible on many of TechTarget.com`s IT-specific Web properties, including SearchASP.com and SearchWin2000.com. For example, a SearchWin2000.com TIP will include Web- based training courses, and videos preparing individuals for certification relating to Windows NT/2000 technology.

"IT professionals and their employers rely heavily on certification and training to keep pace with constantly changing technologies," said Greg Strakosch, CEO and cofounder of TechTarget.com. "Our relationship with VerticalNet will enable IT professionals to easily obtain training and education services highly targeted to their specific areas of interest and expertise."

"Our alliance with TechTarget establishes the importance of focused expert training for professionals in the IT industry," said Walter Rogers, senior director and general manager of VerticalNet`s e Business Training Services. "By offering specific training courses for individuals, TechTarget and VerticalNet are coming together to maximize corporate training efficiency."

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Der B2B Communityanbieter VerticalNet und TechTarget.com gaben eine Allianz bekannt.
Inhalt dieser ist das Angebot eines sog. Training Intelligence Portal (TIP) für die TechTarget.com Communities. Besuchern der TechTarget.com Seite wird es dadurch ermöglicht personalisierte Trainings- und Bildungsprogramme aus Tausenden von Angeboten zu identifizieren, durchzuführen und zu kaufen. Zu diesem Zweck haben beide Unternehmen ein spezialisiertes Ressourcencenter für Onlinetraining aufgebaut.

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SolidWorks, VerticalNet, and Microsoft Deliver 3D-Powered Storefronts

CONCORD, Mass., HORSHAM, Pa. and SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 10, 2000--

3D Visualization Capabilities Help Manufacturers Drive Sales by
Increasing Value of E-Commerce Web Sites


SolidWorks Corporation, a leading provider of affordable, easy-to-use 3D CAD software for the mainstream market, VerticalNet, Inc. (NASDAQ:VERT), the Internet`s leading portfolio of communities of commerce, and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) today announced their agreement to deliver 3D-Powered Storefronts to companies in North America. Through this unique relationship, SolidWorks adds a new dimension to VerticalNet`s e-commerce systems by enabling users to access product information in a variety of industries, and then interactively zoom, rotate, and pan 3D models. The combined technologies of SolidWorks, VerticalNet, and Microsoft allow customers to better visualize products, enhancing the overall online buying experience. 3D-Powered Storefronts employ viewing technology used by 3D PartStream.NET, a unique service developed by SolidWorks that enables manufacturers to integrate configurable, downloadable 3D models into on-line catalogs and e-commerce systems.

As a part of Microsoft`s previously announced strategic alliance with VerticalNet, Microsoft will sponsor one thousand 3D-Powered Storefronts over the next year. This sponsorship provides manufacturers with the opportunity to reach new customers, generate sales leads, and increase their market presence without any upfront investment.

When designing products, most engineers refer to large, hard copy catalog listings when evaluating specific parts for product designs. These new 3D-Powered Storefronts eliminate the need for searching through hundreds of catalogs and guessing what parts will look like once they are placed in a completed product model. With 3D-Powered Storefronts, customers can now easily zoom, rotate, and interrogate 3D product models before making an online purchase. 3D-Powered Storefronts make the online purchasing process easy while saving time, money, and overall frustration.

"SolidWorks` mission is to make 3D data accessible to everybody, and our relationship with VerticalNet and Microsoft will help us achieve that goal in record time," said Jim Giebutowski, director of Content Publishing for SolidWorks Corporation. "By enabling their customers to visualize real-life 3D models, companies using 3D-Powered Storefronts will race ahead of the competition. The powerful visualization capabilities in 3D-Powered Storefronts will ultimately result in increased sales leads and customer satisfaction. And, with the help of our partners, suppliers have the opportunity to experience the benefits of these new 3D-Powered Storefronts risk-free."

"We are continually looking for ways to make our Storefronts more compelling and valuable to our customers," said Blair LaCorte, senior vice president of Strategy and E-Commerce for VerticalNet. "By joining forces with SolidWorks, we have added a new, exciting dimension for our manufacturing clients and their customers. 3D-enabling our Storefronts and e-commerce centers will make it easier for buyers to fully understand and appreciate the features and benefits of the products showcased within our communities."

"We believe that the SolidWorks customer base will be a great source of Storefront and ECC partners for us, and is another example of how VerticalNet is creating and enhancing our indirect sales channels with a world class relationship," added Joe Galli, president and CEO of VerticalNet.

"By providing a 3D-enabled solution to VerticalNet customer storefronts, SolidWorks delivers a new level of interactivity for businesses of all sizes and all needs," said Satya Nadella, vice president of bCentral at Microsoft Corp. "The combined technologies of SolidWorks, VerticalNet, and Microsoft will allow customers to better visualize products, enhancing the overall online buying and selling experience. The broadening of the relationship between the three companies is a clear example of Microsoft`s commitment to supplier enablement on every level."

Pricing and Availability


North American companies that respond before October 31, 2000 are eligible to receive a Microsoft-sponsored storefront by calling VerticalNet`s inside sales department at [phone] or visiting www.verticalnet.com/solidworks. Microsoft-sponsored storefronts will run free of charge for one year. Additional services are available directly from VerticalNet. 3D PartStream.NET services are available from SolidWorks 3D Publishing Partners (see the 3D PartStream.NET web site for more details at www.3dpartstream.net).

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HP and VerticalNet Agree to Co-Develop B2B Platform for Dynamic e-Services and Flexible Interoperability

PALO ALTO, Calif. & HORSHAM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 23, 2000-- Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HWP) and VerticalNet, Inc. (Nasdaq:VERT), today announced an agreement to integrate HP`s e-speak programming structure for creating and running global distributed e-services and VerticalNet`s digital marketplace solution called Open Services Marketplace (OSM). The integrated platform is expected to consist of a set of tools and a framework for designing, building and running a flexible and scalable business network, and is expected to provide buyers and suppliers in digital marketplaces with an open collaborative services environment.

The integrated platform is based on a new approach that combines customizable business processes, intelligent coordination of distributed e-services and semantic interoperability.

Designed to accelerate the development of next-generation business solutions for customers and partners, HP and VerticalNet`s key technological contributions for the platform are intended to:

-- Provide flexible interoperability for B2B marketplaces;

-- Facilitate a marketplace`s ability to rapidly integrate with
new trading partners;

-- Allow for the creation and automation of entirely new
cross-enterprise business processes

In addition, the platform is expected to utilize and extend emerging efforts to create business service directories by adding ontology-based e-business service vocabularies that give trading partners a common language for rapid negotiation and cost-effective collaboration.

"OSM`s dynamic services approach is the next step in the evolution of B2B e-commerce," said Rajiv Gupta, general manager, HP E-speak Business Unit. "We expect the combination of this breakthrough technology from HP and VerticalNet`s acknowledged strength in the exchange marketplace to raise the bar defining the next generation of B2B marketplaces."

HP and VerticalNet both bring significant expertise and technology assets that will be enhanced and extended in the collaborative platform to meet the needs of the complex e-business networks of the global 2000 mega-markets. The integrated platform would use HP`s e-speak service engine, service registry and infrastructure to complement VerticalNet`s Trade Server platform with advanced service in coordination and interoperability technologies developed in VerticalNet`s Palo Alto, Calif. Research Center.

"HP has long been a pioneer in the arena of e-services and VerticalNet is very pleased to be integrating with HP`s e-speak technology into the next-generation platform for e-business networks," said Zev Laderman, chief executive officer, VerticalNet Solutions, a business unit of VerticalNet, Inc. "VerticalNet must deliver a large number of business services and applications to meet the complex requirements of public and private e-markets. By taking a services composition approach to business solutions, we expect to make the platform business innovation more efficient."


VerticalNet Forms Strategic Channel Relationship With Dell; DellHost To Distribute up to 35,000 Microsoft Sponsored VerticalNet(R) Storefronts

HORSHAM, Pa., Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- VerticalNet Markets, a strategic business unit of VerticalNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: VERT), the Internet`s leading business-to-business e-commerce enabler, announced today that it has formed a strategic relationship with Dell Computer Corporation (Nasdaq: DELL), to distribute up to 35,000 VerticalNet(R) storefronts to DellHost`s dedicated server, high-end shared and e-commerce customers. The initial phase of the program launches today.

Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq: MSFT) will sponsor the initial 12 months for each VerticalNet storefront distributed to qualified DellHost(TM) customers, as a part of Microsoft`s previously announced strategic alliance with VerticalNet. A storefront is a company Internet marketing platform within an industry-focused VerticalNet community, which is designed to enable buyers to leave sales leads or purchase a seller`s products or services online.

Small to medium-size business-to-business DellHost customers can sign-up for a prepaid VerticalNet storefront by logging on to DellHost`s Web site located at www.dellhost.com or by contacting a DellHost representative at 877-335-5467. Current DellHost customers can apply for a storefront online at www.verticalnet.com/dellhost.

DellHost and VerticalNet have also entered into a marketing agreement, under which, DellHost will be prominently featured within VerticalNet`s VertSolutions Zone, an online business resource center located in all 57 VerticalNet communities. The two companies will also work together on advertising initiatives, customer marketing, co-branded links, and other marketing programs.

"We`re pleased to work with a world-class company like Dell," said Joseph Galli, president and CEO of VerticalNet. "Our two companies share many synergies, including the shared vision to make e-commerce a viable business option for any company. We`re fortunate that via our relationship with Microsoft we`re able to implement programs of this scale that mitigate the risk and high cost for thousands of companies to bring their business online. This relationship represents another example of how VerticalNet can scale the distribution of storefronts through strategic alliances."

"Our goal is to make doing business online easier and more affordable for small and medium-size businesses," said Tim Mattox, Vice President and General Manager for DellHost. "VerticalNet`s ability to help companies promote their business in a targeted and easily deployable model will be a significant benefit to DellHost customers."

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VerticalNet Reports Third Quarter Net Revenues of $73.7 Million and a Cash Loss of $0.20 Per Share; Company Sees Growth in All Sectors

HORSHAM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 2000--VerticalNet, Inc. (Nasdaq:VERT), the Internet`s leading business-to-business e-commerce enabler, today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2000. Net revenues increased sequentially by 38 percent to $73.7 million from $53.6 million in the second quarter. This was a $68.5 million increase over the same period of the prior year. The Company`s cash loss improved to $0.20 per share from the prior quarter`s loss of $0.23.

The third quarter is VerticalNet`s first under the leadership of its new President and CEO Joe Galli, who joined the Company on July 27. "Joe has had a tremendous first quarter and a smooth transition," said Chairman Mark Walsh. "He has produced an immediate impact across the organization."

During the third quarter, Galli announced the organization of the Company`s operations into three strategic business units:

-- VerticalNet Markets enables global B2B e-commerce for small
and medium-sized businesses. It owns and operates 57 vertical
marketplaces and relevant horizontal products and services;

-- VerticalNet Exchange enables trading of electronic components
in open and spot markets; and

-- VerticalNet Solutions enables digital marketplaces for global
2000 customers, consortia and neutral Net market makers.

"This move allows us to better identify, manage, brand and sell VerticalNet`s offerings, gauge operating performance, tailor our strategies and execute more rapidly," said Galli. "Combined with our impressive management additions and operating momentum, these changes give us the firepower to execute very rapidly on our vision to be the leading global B2B e-commerce enabler in each of our core divisions," said Galli. "VerticalNet has the resources, the talent, the strategy and the dedication, and we will reach our goal through helping our customers succeed in the 21st century."

Financial Highlights

For the quarter ended September 30, VerticalNet generated net revenues of $73.7 million, compared to $53.6 million for the quarter ended June 30. Deferred revenues grew to $57.2 million from $46.4 million in the prior quarter. Cash and other liquid assets were $144.7 million at September 30.

"We`ve had another solid quarter and are excited about our progress," commented Executive Vice President and CFO Gene Godick. "We further strengthened our balance sheet by completing a $75.0 million securitization of NECX.com accounts receivable. The securitization reduced our accounts receivable balance and eliminated our need for the previously reported outstanding line of credit. The securitization enhances our balance sheet with additional liquidity," concluded Godick.

Beginning in 2001, VerticalNet will separately report operating results and performance metrics of VerticalNet Solutions, currently reported in VerticalNet Markets. Following is a summary of the financial performance of VerticalNet Markets and VerticalNet Exchange.

VerticalNet Markets

To reflect the Company`s evolution to an enablement model, revenue streams have been redefined as (a) e-enablement and e-commerce revenues, and (b) advertising and services revenues. E-enablement and e-commerce revenues include revenues from storefronts, E-Commerce Center ("ECC") placement and transaction fees, asset remarketing, book and software sales, training classes and website development. Advertising and services revenues include revenues from sponsorships, career services and education services, as well as revenues from VerticalNet Solutions.

E-enablement and e-commerce revenues were reported at $17.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, an increase of $10.0 million over the quarter ended June 30. Advertising and services revenues were $17.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, as compared to $16.9 million for second quarter. "We are encouraged by the e-enablement and e-commerce revenue increases. Advertising and services revenues are also encouraging, given the historically slow nature of advertising in the third quarter combined with a significant reduction in our third quarter barter revenue to 1 percent of combined net revenues, as compared to 7 percent of combined net revenues in the second quarter," said Galli.

At September 30, storefronts grew to 13,472 from 8,345 at the end of the second quarter and storefront customers grew to 11,853 from 6,864 at June 30. E-Commerce Centers totaled 228 at the end of the third quarter, up from 105 at the end of the second quarter. VerticalNet expects to define additional metrics for VerticalNet Markets. "We are becoming a measurement- and metrics-obsessed company," stated Galli. "We plan to refine our metrics to reflect measures closely correlated with shareholder value."

VerticalNet Exchange

NECX.com, which closed its acquisition of American IC Exchange in July, generated net revenues of $39.3 million in the third quarter, compared to $29.1 million in the second quarter, a 35 percent increase. NECX.com generated online net revenues of $2.4 million, or six percent of total third quarter net exchange revenues.

Operating Results

VerticalNet Markets

VerticalNet Markets` 57 marketplaces have been organized into distinct industry clusters, each with its own general manager and individual operating objectives and metrics. Additionally, the sales, marketing and customer service teams have been reorganized and, under their new leaders, have ramped up to improve the end-to-end marketplace experience of clients and users.

"Execution is the key to VerticalNet Markets` success," said Galli. "A successful marketplace represents a virtual cycle of clients and users, where the quality of users drives client success and the quality of our clients drives user satisfaction. We will focus on and measure the primary drivers of this cycle. Our sales force and our marketing and customer support teams are obsessed with delivering client and user satisfaction to drive client retention," declared Galli.

Following the quarter close, the Company introduced both new and enhanced products that address customer evolution to e-commerce and are designed to have direct customer impact, including:

-- Storefront 2.1 - provides transaction capabilities for direct
sales of up to 10 products;

-- Advanced E-Commerce Center - improves functionality and
standardization, including e-commerce-enabled catalogs with up
to 500 SKUs;

-- Custom E-Commerce Center - allows ECC catalog data to be
displayed in both a VerticalNet marketplace and a client`s own
website using the same data management system and content
platform;

-- Distributor Locator Service - enables clients to forward
transactions to their local distributors, resolving customer
channel conflict issues; and

-- My Price - enables identified customers of ECC clients to
utilize negotiated "preferred vendor" price files versus
standard price files through a password protected catalog.

"These next-generation products address customer needs and position VerticalNet to be a leading e-commerce enabler for small and mid-size companies," stated COO and Co-founder Mike Hagan. "This new suite of products has the potential to deepen the relationships we have created with clients over the past several years. Together with our renewed sales and marketing focus, this broad selection of products will support accelerated growth in VerticalNet Markets."

Another growing area in VerticalNet Markets is the asset remarketing business, including auctions of electronics equipment and off-lease equipment from financial institutions. VerticalNet is integrating this business horizontally across the VerticalNet(R) communities.

"We are pleased with the growth potential shown by the asset remarketing business in the third quarter and we believe that we can be a leader in the markets that we serve. We look forward to expanding and refining the business within VerticalNet Markets, and intend to leverage it across our other divisions to add to the VerticalNet value proposition," added Hagan.

VerticalNet Exchange

On September 25, VerticalNet Exchange`s NECX.com began the rollout of its conversion to online operations with the introduction of a shopping cart feature. Following the introduction, approximately 15 percent of NECX.com`s net exchange revenues moved online. "The shopping cart functionality is the first phase of our online exchange capabilities. This quarter we will be launching the VerticalNet Solutions` trading platform to enhance the user`s experience and the functionality of the site to meet the needs of the ever-growing electronics marketplace," said Larry Marshall, president of NECX.com. "In the third quarter we experienced strong global demand for general integrated circuits, microcontrollers, logic, linear and static RAM. Meanwhile, we continue to integrate our recent acquisitions and bring NECX.com online. With the integration of AICE`s online technology and the successful conversion to shopping cart functionality at NECX.com, we expect a significant increase in revenues generated from online trading in 2001."

VerticalNet Solutions

VerticalNet Solutions, the newest of the three businesses, is already attracting a wide range of customers and leads from industry consortia, global 2000 enterprises and Net market makers looking to buy and sell goods and services over public or private markets. Recent wins include ElastomerSolutions and e-Catalysts. "This has been a very productive quarter," said Zev Laderman, president of VerticalNet Solutions. "We are pursuing a growing number of opportunities and seeing significant momentum in this business."

Laderman continued, "What sets us apart from the competition is the breadth of functionality and technology in the direct goods marketplace and VerticalNet`s experience creating content, community and commerce in industrial markets. Our early successes give us confidence that VerticalNet Solutions can grow the business."

Management Team Expansion; Acquisitions

During the quarter, the Company expanded its senior management team to include David Kostman as President of VerticalNet International; David Hicks as Senior Vice President of Sales for North America; Patricia Hume as Senior Vice President of Alliances; Nathanael Lentz as Senior Vice President of Strategy; Todd Pope as Vice President of Sales; and Rory Leyden as Vice President of Marketing.

Satya Nadella, Microsoft`s vice president of bCentral, was recently appointed to the Board of Directors in conjunction with the Microsoft relationship announced last January. In addition, Leo J. Hindery, Jr. will no longer serve on the board.

VerticalNet plans to augment organic growth with selective strategic acquisitions. Having successfully integrated numerous acquisitions into VerticalNet`s business lines and culture, VerticalNet will continue to view acquisitions as another tool for strategic positioning and growth. "We continue to see a number of attractive merger and acquisition opportunities in the marketplace," said Hagan. "However, these opportunities are carefully screened for strategic fit, with a watchful eye on our path to profitability."

"After my first quarter with VerticalNet, I`ve come away even more excited about the opportunities than when I accepted the job," said Galli. "Execution is the key to our success. We will continue to focus on defining the structure to drive execution and excellence, and to develop and report metrics that track our pursuit of operational excellence," concluded Galli.

About VerticalNet, Inc.

VerticalNet, Inc. (www.verticalnet.com) provides end-to-end e-commerce solutions targeted at distinct business segments through three strategic business units: VerticalNet Markets includes 57 industry-specific digital marketplaces designed as online vertical trading communities and provides hosted e-commerce and community capabilities for corporate divisions and mid-size businesses; VerticalNet Exchange focuses on direct material open and spot markets; and VerticalNet Solutions builds digital marketplaces for global 2000 customers, consortia and neutral Net market makers. VerticalNet International leverages the Company`s three strategic business units to create global Internet B2B marketplaces, offering products and services internationally and partnering with companies that have strong local presence and domain expertise.

This announcement contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements relating to (i) the expectation that VerticalNet`s organization of its three business units will allow VerticalNet to better identify, manage, brand and sell its offerings, gauge its operating performance, tailor its strategies and execute more rapidly; (ii) whether VerticalNet`s organizational changes, combined with its recent management additions and operating momentum, will enable VerticalNet to execute very rapidly on its vision to be the leading global B2B e-commerce enabler in each of its core segments; (iii) whether VerticalNet can reach its goal of becoming the leading global B2B e-commerce enabler; (iv) VerticalNet`s intention of reporting separate operating results and financial metrics in 2001 for its VerticalNet Solutions business unit; (v) whether the reorganization of VerticalNet`s sales and marketing teams and introduction of new and enhanced products will further enhance the productivity of VerticalNet`s sales force; (vi) VerticalNet`s plan to refine its metrics to reflect measures closely correlated with shareholder value; (vii) VerticalNet`s ability to focus on and measure the factors that drive successful marketplaces, to deliver client and user satisfaction and ultimately to retain clients; (viii) VerticalNet`s goal to be the leading e-commerce enabler for small and mid-size companies; (ix) whether VerticalNet`s suite of products has the potential to deepen client relationships; (x) the expectation that VerticalNet`s broad selection of products and renewed sales and marketing focus will support accelerated growth in VerticalNet Markets; (xi) the belief that VerticalNet can be a leader in the asset remarketing business in the markets it serves; (xii) VerticalNet`s goal of expanding and refining its asset remarketing business within VerticalNet Markets and its intention to leverage it across its other divisions to add to VerticalNet`s value proposition; (xiii) the expectation that VerticalNet Exchange will launch the VerticalNet Solutions` trading platform and thereby enhance the user experience and the functionality of the NECX.com site to meet the needs of the electronics marketplace; (xiv) VerticalNet`s ability to continue integrating recent and future acquisitions successfully; (xv) the expectation of a significant increase in VerticalNet Exchange`s revenues derived from online trading in 2001; (xvi) VerticalNet Solutions` ability to grow its business; (xvii) VerticalNet`s plan to augment its organic growth with selective strategic acquisitions; (xviii) VerticalNet`s goal of profitability; (xix) VerticalNet`s ability to focus on defining its structure to drive execution and excellence, and to develop and report metrics that track its pursuit of operational excellence, and (xx) statements that are preceded by, followed by or include the words "believes," "plans," "intends," "expects," "anticipates," or similar expressions. For such statements, VerticalNet claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from the results predicted, and reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. Factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements include, among other things, risks associated with an acquisition strategy, general economic and market conditions, volatility in VerticalNet`s stock price, VerticalNet`s limited operating history, the early stage of the Web as an advertising and commerce medium, dependence on VerticalNet`s relationships with Microsoft and other strategic and joint venture partners, foreign government regulations, including regulations relating to the Internet, rapid technological and market changes, VerticalNet`s reliance on the NECX.com business and the volatility inherent in the supply and demand imbalances that currently exist in the electronic component and hardware market, and VerticalNet`s dependence on advertising revenues and on third parties for technology, content and distribution, as well as those factors set forth in VerticalNet`s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 1999 and its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2000, both of which have been filed with the SEC. VerticalNet assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise any of the forward-looking statements that may be in the release.

VerticalNet and NECX.com are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of Vert Tech LLC in the United States and/or other countries.


VerticalNet, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands except per share amounts)

Three months ended Nine months ended
September 30, September 30,
2000 1999 2000 1999
---- ---- ---- ----

Revenues
Exchange sales
transactions $ 229,502 $ - $ 496,770 $ -
Cost of exchange
sales transactions 190,224 - 413,791 -
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Net exchange
revenues 39,278 - 82,979 -

E-enablement,
e-commerce,
advertising and
services revenues 34,455 5,182 71,763 10,667
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Combined net
revenues 73,733 5,182 154,742 10,667

Costs and Expenses
Editorial and
operational 15,771 2,553 28,801 5,438
Product development 9,259 2,225 22,100 4,920
Sales and marketing 38,170 7,924 93,770 17,101
General and
administrative 28,641 3,084 60,086 6,434
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Operating loss,
excluding non-cash
expenses and other
nonrecurring items (18,108) (10,604) (50,015) (23,226)

Other income 379 469 1,286 1,332
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Net loss, excluding
non-cash expenses
and other
nonrecurring items (17,729) (10,135) (48,729) (21,894)
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------

Amortization of
goodwill and other
intangible assets,
net (53,660) (2,092) (124,511) (2,702)
In-process research
& development
charge (1) - (13,600) (10,000) (13,600)
Net gain on
investment (2) - - 79,875 -
Conversion payment
to debt holders (3) - - (11,207) -
Other non-cash
expenses (4) (3,103) - (3,526) -
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------

Net loss (74,492) (25,827) (118,098) (38,196)

Preferred stock
dividends (1,522) - (2,972) -
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------

Loss attributable
to common
shareholders $ (76,014) $ (25,827) $(121,070) $ (38,196)
========== ========== ========== ==========

Pro forma net loss
per share,
excluding non-cash
expenses, other
nonrecurring items
and preferred
stock dividends (5) $ (0.20) $ (0.15) $ (0.60) $ (0.34)
========== ========== ========== ==========

Weighted average
shares used in
computing pro
forma net loss per
share excluding
non-cash expenses
and other
nonrecurring
items (5) 86,616 69,243 81,508 64,898
========== ========== ========== ==========

(1) The in-process research and development charges resulting from the
Isadra and Tradeum transactions are based on independent valuations
and represent the valuation of projects that had not yet reached
technological feasibility and for which the technology had no
alternative future use.

(2) The net gain on investment represents the gross gain resulting
from the Company`s receipt of publicly traded stock when the issuer
acquired the Company`s shares of a privately held company in a merger
and the subsequent realized loss when the Company sold some of that
stock.

(3) This change represents a conversion inducement payment made to
certain holders of the Company`s convertible debt upon conversion of
approximately $93.3 million in debt into 4,664,750 shares of the
Company`s common stock in April 2000.

(4) Primarily amortization of stock compensation and warrants.

(5) Net loss per share for the period ended September 30, 1999 is
reflected on a pro forma basis where the shares used to determine the
per share loss were computed using the weighted average number of
shares of common stock outstanding, including common equivalent shares
from the convertible preferred shares which were converted into common
shares upon the completion of the Company`s IPO on February 17, 1999.

Pro forma EPS is not intended to reflect our actual net loss per share
as determined under generally accepted accounting principles and
reported in our periodic quarterly and annual filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

(More tables to follow)

VerticalNet, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands)

September 30, December 31,
2000 1999
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Assets
Current Assets:
Cash and marketable securities $ 124,508 $ 58,385
Accounts receivable 50,133 45,776
Inventory 22,023 5,510
Prepaid expenses and other assets 43,568 5,964
----------- -----------
Total current assets 240,232 115,635

Property and equipment, net 48,998 13,148

Investments - long term 81,264 16,885

Other assets 54,225 17,312

Goodwill and other intangibles 658,968 177,924

----------- -----------
Total assets $ 1,083,687 $ 340,904
=========== ===========
Liabilities and Shareholders`
Equity
Current Liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt $ 4,908 $ 1,372
Accounts payable and
accrued expenses 45,937 34,617
Deferred revenues 57,181 9,768
----------- -----------
Total current liabilities 108,026 45,757

Long-term obligations and
convertible debt 75,425 116,750

Shareholders` equity 900,236 178,397

----------- -----------
Total liabilities and
shareholders` equity $ 1,083,687 $ 340,904
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VerticalNet Inc. <VERT.O>, which provides industry-specific online Web marketplaces and information to businesses, last traded after the bell on Instinet at $31-1/2 down from a regular session close of $32-5/8. The shares fell despite the company posting a third-quarter loss that fell short of Wall Street`s forecasts.

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nachbörslich 29,75 $.

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Robertson Stephens Daily Growth Stock Update on NETE, PRVW, USIX, AFFX, AMZN, EGGS, EVOL, IBEM, ICST, IPIX, INTW, MRCH, MENT, SEPR, VRTX, VERT, VIXL, CHPC, RAZF, RITA, SGP, SEBL

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by Robertson Stephens, a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, CRD number 41271:

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VerticalNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: *!VERT!*) ($32.63)
Operating 2000 EPS: ($0.78) from ($0.16)
Operating 2001 EPS: $0.06 from $0.03
Buy
Eric Upin, Business-to-Business eCommerce

"VerticalNet delivered third quarter results on Tuesday, exceeding our revenue estimate by $12.7 million on the top line and operating EPS by $0.07," said King. "As a result of the company`s solid operating performance and growth opportunities moving forward, we are raising our estimates for the fourth quarter and 2001 -- and moving break-even up by one quarter. However, in terms of the stock, we remain near-term cautious given that, although VerticalNet has accomplished a great deal over the past year, significant execution lies ahead as the company builds out its three business units -- particularly Vertical Solutions, which is in the very early stages of product roll-out and sales force organization."

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Sands Brothers empfiehlt VerticalNet (VERT) mit STRONG BUY von BUY.

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27.10.2000
VerticalNet, Inc. "strong buy"
WR Hambrecht & Co


Die Analysten Tim Savageaux, Brian Etten und Ryan Hutchinson von WR Hambrecht & Co, haben die Aktie VerticalNet, Inc. (WKN 919020) erneut mit dem höchstem Prädikat „strong buy“ bewertet.

Die Führungsqualitäten von Joe Galli werden durch das Brilliantenergebnis des ersten Quartals wiedergespiegelt. Er habe die das Unternehmens in drei Operationseinheiten, nämlich, VerticalNet Markets, VerticalNet Exchange und VerticalNet Solutions gespaltet.

VerticalNet, Inc. habe die Umsatz- und Gewinnzahlen für das dritte Quartal vom 2000 bekannt gegeben, die eindeutig über den Erwartungen der Analysten gelegen hätten. Das Investmenthaus habe einen Umsatz von $61.0 Mio. erwartet h, jedoch lag der Bruttoumsatz bei $73.7 Mio.. Dies entspreche einer Steigerung von 21%. Dementsprechend sei der Verlust pro Aktie auf $0.20 gesunken. Die Konsensschätzungen des EPS hätten bei $0.29 gelegen.

Derek Brown und Faye Elliott Gurney erhöhen dementsprechend ihre 2000 bzw. 2001 Umsatzschätzungen von $213.6 Mio. auf $235.2 bzw. $379.6 Mio. auf $441.1 Mio. Zugleich möge man den erwarteten Verlust pro Aktie für 2000 bzw. 2001 von $0.86 auf $0.76 bzw. von $0.07 auf $0.11 senken.Das Kursziel liege daher bei $80. Der Aktien-Kurs von VerticalNet, Inc. stehe momentan bei etwa $ 32.63.

[RH2]

Hat jemand eine nachvollziehbare Erklärung, wiese VERT heute wieder so gnadenlos runtergeprügelt wird (Hoch bei Eröffnung 29.38, um 20:52 h gerade noch 25.12, das sind fast 15%!)
rh2

[Pitu]

ariba und c1 gehts auch nicht besser ...

[987pet]

Steigende Volatilität bei Seitwärtsbewegung des Gesamtmarktes ist ein
Zeichen von steigender Energie im Markt,dh das Süppchen beginnt zu kochen.Es geht jetzt bald los !!! Fasten your seatbells please!!!

[Duschgel]

Die Analysten haben zwar alle ein Rad ab, aber das hier liest sich doch ganz nett:


Eine auf mittlere Sicht erhöhte Performance sehen die Analysten von Kant Vermögensmanagement bei der Aktie von VertcalNet Inc. (WKN 919020).


Durch die kürzlich veröffentlichten Q3 Zahlen habe das Unternehmen erneut eindrucksvoll bewiesen, dass es zu den führenden Anbietern von Internetmarktplätzen und B2B Software gehöre, so die Analysten zur Begründung.
Der Umsatz habe mit 73,7 Mio. US-Dollar (im Vgl. zu 5 Mio. US-Dollar im Vorjahreszeitraum) über den erwarteten 61 Mio. US-Dollar gelegen und der entstandene Verlust sei mit 20 Cent je Aktie deutlich geringer als die erwarteten 29 Cent ausgefallen. Das starke Wachstumsmomentum solle sich laut COO Hagan auch weiterhin fortsetzen. In Q2/01 solle schließlich die Gewinnschwelle erreicht werden. Allerdings sei nach Ansicht der Analysten der Geschäftserfolg von VertcalNet noch zu sehr von dem Erfolg der Online Plattform NECX abhängig. Mit neuen Produkten wolle das Unternehmen das Handeln über die entsprechenden Marktplatze erleichtern.

Nach Meinung der Analysten von Kant Vermögensmanagement werde VerticalNet durch viele kleine Akquisitionen im B2B Sektor weiter kontinuierlich wachsen. Das Unternehmen sei weiterhin gut im Zeitplan um zu einem Global Player im B2B Bereich zu werden. Aufgrund der hervorragenden Zahlen bekräftigten die Analysten ihre Kaufempfehlung.

Quelle: News (c) Aktiencheck
Vielen Dank für Ihr Abonnement

[Pitu]

VerticalNet to Host Analyst Event; Meet-the-Management Session To Be Webcast

HORSHAM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 2000--VerticalNet, Inc. (Nasdaq:VERT), the Internet`s leading business-to-business e-commerce enabler, will host a meet-the-management meeting Wednesday, November 1, 2000 for institutional fund managers and research analysts.

"I`ve invited the financial community here to meet our key management team and showcase some of our online offerings," said VerticalNet President and CEO Joe Galli. We`re hosting this event to present VerticalNet`s vision and explain our unique business model and strategy to the financial community."

Key management presentations are scheduled to begin at 12:40 PM. EST. The event will be webcast live to the public and will be accessible via www.vcall.com the day of the event, and will be later archived on the company website, www.verticalnet.com.

[Z:PO]

und der erste fonds hat 648.000 verticals gekauft.


bye...

[Pitu]

VISTAinfo and VerticalNet Integrate Content, eBusiness Solutions

Companies Collaborate Providing Information Services and Internet Presence To
Targeted Communities

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- VISTAinfo (Nasdaq: VINF) and VerticalNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: VERT) today announced their plan to integrate products, marketing and e-Commerce across VerticalNet communities. As part of the partnering arrangement, VerticalNet will provide VISTAinfo with an advertising presence and direct links to VISTAinfo`s products on five of VerticalNet`s targeted communities: www.pollutiononline.com, www.solidwaste.com, www.wateronline.com, www.poweronline.com and www.publicworks.com.

VISTAinfo will provide content to these targeted communities via a searchable version of its industry-standard property due diligence database. VISTAinfo`s due diligence database includes national coverage of environmentally "active" properties that support the lending due diligence review process for financing and insuring commercial and residential property transactions. VISTAinfo`s products support other applications such as compliance and pre-project review; "look before you dig" type applications.

VISTAinfo will market these StoreFronts to its customers providing an instant expanded Internet presence within VerticalNet`s directories, company, and product search capabilities. StoreFronts established through the program will link directly into VISTAinfo`s e-Commerce platform providing additional traffic, exposure and revenue opportunities across VerticalNet`s user communities.

"The commercial lending market for our products drives the services of Phase 1 engineering professionals to property review services, who in turn use our information products. VerticalNet has had great success in penetrating the engineering and related markets," said Howard Latham, chief operating officer of VISTAinfo. "Our partnership with VerticalNet will place our products in front of a larger, more highly targeted audience offering additional benefits to our customers." Latham added, "This partnership is illustrative of the company`s initiative to establish wider distribution resulting in increased sales of VISTAinfo`s information products through our previously announced eBusiness initiative."

This initiative underscores the value of VerticalNet`s business model by complementing and enhancing the existing sales channels of both corporations," said Blair LaCorte, senior vice president of strategy and e-Commerce for VerticalNet. "As a result of our partnership with VISTAinfo, we are able to provide both enhanced targeted content to VerticalNet users as well as expand the reach and distribution of VISTAinfo`s sales network," LaCorte concluded.

About VISTAinfo

VISTAinfo, headquartered in San Diego, Calif., is a leading business-to- business e-commerce and information services company for the North American real estate industry. The company`s Internet properties, information services and software products are used by more than half of all real estate agents and brokers in the United States, as well as by residential and commercial real estate appraisers, inspectors, attorneys, lenders, insurers, environmental engineers, title companies and consumers. The company`s unmatched information resources, advanced technology infrastructure and solutions and extensive business-to-business relationships have created a powerful e-network for real estate commerce.

VISTAinfo is a market leader in providing automated, property-specific rating and underwriting information to the property and casualty insurance industry. It is the nation`s leading provider of online multiple listing services and real estate management software, reaching the desktops of hundreds of thousands of real estate agents. It also is a market leader in environmental risk management information services. For more information about VISTAinfo, call [phone]; visit VISTAinfo`s corporate Web site at www.vistainfo.com or e-mail [e-mail].

[Pitu]

in 20 minuten beginnt die konferenz mit analysten und fondmanagern!
einen kleinen vorgeschmack gab es ja heute schon.


VerticalNet says Sumitomo to buy stock

HORSHAM, Pa., Nov 1 (Reuters) - VerticalNet Inc. <VERT.O>, a provider of business-to-business online commerce centers, on Wednesday said that Tokyo-based commodities and goods trader Sumitomo Corp. <8053.T> signed an agreement to buy $30 million of VerticalNet stock.

The two companies will also cooperate on several joint ventures, which may include the creation of VerticalNet Exchange Japan, an equity partnership in VerticalNet international dealings and licensing agreements.

"This relationship will augment both our operations and our brand as we further extend the developing synergies of our e-commerce and exchange operations into the global arena," said Joe Galli, president and chief executive of VerticalNet.

Shares from the private placement, which is conditional on regulatory approval, will remain unregistered for at least one year, Horsham, Pa.-based VerticalNet said. VerticalNet stock was up $1-39/64 to $29-1/2 on Nasdaq.

(( New York Equities Desk - 212 859 1700))

REUTERS

[Duschgel]

Klingt doch nicht schlecht:

VerticalNet, Inc. "strong buy" - WR Hambrecht & Co - ACDie Analysten Tim Savageaux, Brian Etten und Ryan Hutchinson von WR Hambrecht & Co, haben die Aktie VerticalNet, Inc. (WKN 919020) erneut mit dem höchstem Prädikat „strong buy“ bewertet.


Die Führungsqualitäten von Joe Galli werden durch das Brilliantenergebnis des ersten Quartals wiedergespiegelt. Er habe die das Unternehmens in drei Operationseinheiten, nämlich, VerticalNet Markets, VerticalNet Exchange und VerticalNet Solutions gespaltet.


VerticalNet, Inc. habe die Umsatz- und Gewinnzahlen für das dritte Quartal vom 2000 bekannt gegeben, die eindeutig über den Erwartungen der Analysten gelegen hätten. Das Investmenthaus habe einen Umsatz von $61.0 Mio. erwartet h, jedoch lag der Bruttoumsatz bei $73.7 Mio.. Dies entspreche einer Steigerung von 21%. Dementsprechend sei der Verlust pro Aktie auf $0.20 gesunken. Die Konsensschätzungen des EPS hätten bei $0.29 gelegen.


Derek Brown und Faye Elliott Gurney erhöhen dementsprechend ihre 2000 bzw. 2001 Umsatzschätzungen von $213.6 Mio. auf $235.2 bzw. $379.6 Mio. auf $441.1 Mio. Zugleich möge man den erwarteten Verlust pro Aktie für 2000 bzw. 2001 von $0.86 auf $0.76 bzw. von $0.07 auf $0.11 senken. Das Kursziel liege daher bei $80.
Quelle: News (c) Aktiencheck

[broka]

Positive Empfhelungen und Kursziele !!!
Ich kann die schon gar nicht mehr zählen.
So richtig gebracht hat es der Aktie bísher
nichts. Nicht falsch verstehen, bin ebenfalls
investiert und freue mich über jede positive
Meldung. Hoffe das VERT die 60€ wieder
erreicht und endlich mal hält.

broka

[Duschgel]

Es ging mir auch weniger um das Strong buy als um die Tatsache, dass die Analysten ihre Umsatz- und Kursschätzungen nach oben nehmen. Der Markt ist momentan noch so verrückt (oder verunsichert?), dass nicht gute Zahlen allein eine Rolle spielen, sondern dass erst mal verkauft wird, aus Angst, dass die Analysten irgendein Haar in der Suppe finden. Und da war VERT dieses Mal keine Ausnahme. Daher ist es wichtig, dass auch von dieser Seite Sicherheit in den Markt kommt.

Sorry für das Posting, es liegt mir fern, eine Aktie zu pushen. Habe auch genug andere Aktien, die vor lauter Strong buy wie Blei auf ihren Tiefstständen kleben bleiben, daher sind solche Einstufungen garantiert nicht überzubewerten.

dg

[broka]

@Duschgel

Sorry, das war keine negative Kritik zu deiner Person und
habe das auch keineswegs als pusherei empfunden.

broka

[Z:PO]

hi jungs,
ist wirklich ein langer threat.

das schwächeln von vert am gestrigen handelstag hat mit der technik zu tun.
vert is gestern im intra-day an die boilling-bands angestoßen und konnte sie nicht überwinden, die folge war der verlust von 6% innerhalb von 1o mins.

ich rechne mit einem ausbruch in den nächsten tagen (45$).
ABER DIENSTAG IST DER TAG!!

bye...
und denkt mal über affx nach.

[Duschgel]

Hi ZPo,
was meinst du mit Dienstag. Präsi-wahl? Oder gibt es andere Termine? Bei AFFX stimme ich dir zu, ist ja auch verdammt gut gelaufen kürzlich, einer der Lichtblicke im Depot. Bist du zuversichtlich,dass es so noch etwas weitergeht?

dg

[Z:PO]

hi dg,

dienstag präsidentenwahl + zahlen von csco.
sind die zahlen scheiße, können wir uns die rally für den november abschminken, sind die zahlen außerordentlich gut, KOMMT DIE RALLY.
sollten die zahlen widererwartetend schlecht sein, bleibt uns nur zu hoffen, dass die analysten die zahlen gut reden und generell positiv für die hightechs sind.
ich tippe auf eine weiter ansteigenden nasdaq.

vert steht ebenso wie cmrc kurz vor einem ausbruch nach oben.
DABEIBLEIBEN

[Duschgel]

Hi, das klingt gut. Was könnte man für eine vernünftige Strategie verfolgen?
Unter normalen Bedingungen wären SL zumindest bei CSCO und anderen Internet-Ausrüstern angesagt. Aber es könnte durchaus sein, dass es erst in den Keller geht und dann innerhalb von 30 Min. wieder 100 Punkte nach oben. Dann ist man erstmal draussen.
Oder man könnte für einige interessante Internet-Werte Kaufaufträge reinlegen, die einiges unter Tageskurs liegen, in der Hoffnung, im Tief etwas abzustauben, bevor es nach oben geht.
Bei einigen Werten gab es in der Vergangenheit ja bereits vorab einen Sellout, ohne dass die Zahlen vorlagen.
Oder sollte man als Lfr. orientierter Anleger einfach abwarten?
Was meint ihr dazu?

dg

[Pitu]

NECX.com Completes Final Phase of Real World Electronics Integration

PEABODY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2000--

NECX.com Continues Development of the Most Comprehensive Electronics Exchange in the Distribution Industry

NECX.com LLC, the VerticalNet Exchange division of VerticalNet Inc. (Nasdaq: VERT), announced the completed integration of Real World Electronics. Effective today, Real World has relocated from its Andover site into NECX.com headquarters in Peabody, Mass. and will begin operating under the NECX.com name.

Real World`s resources, which include a complementary customer and vendor base and more than 60 employees specializing in spot and open market services integrate into NECX.com`s Global Electronics Exchange(TM), one of the world`s largest centralized market makers for semiconductors, electronic components, computer products and networking equipment. Through this acquisition, the NECX.com marketplace expands access to more than 180 families of electronic products for over 28,500 trading partners worldwide. Purchasers benefit from expanded inventory availabilities and higher demand fill rates. At the same time, vendors now enjoy increased trading velocity and an extended number of buyers on the Exchange.

"The assimilation of Real World`s resources brings a higher level of liquidity and economy of scale to the Global Electronics Exchange," said NECX.com President and CEO Larry Marshall. "The integration enhances our ability to provide customers with fast and efficient solutions to mission-critical inventory management and product sourcing situations through expanded capacity and capabilities."

About NECX.com LLC

NECX.com LLC (www.necx.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of VerticalNet, Inc., operates the Global Electronics Exchange, a leading global business-to-business exchange for electronics hardware. The Exchange provides a high degree of market liquidity by aggregating supply and demand from thousands of component, original equipment and contract manufacturers, as well as distributors and resellers. The Exchange also provides comprehensive services such as procurement and inventory management, trading, financial settlement, as well as global logistics and quality assurance. NECX.com and its Global Electronics Exchange are headquartered in Peabody, Mass., USA, and operates domestic operations from Peabody, Mass., Asia-Pacific business from Singapore and European operations from Galway, Ireland and Stockholm, Sweden.

[Pitu]

Microsoft and VerticalNet to Help Enable Suppliers for E-Commerce

VerticalNet Supports Microsoft`s E-Business Acceleration Initiative

REDMOND, Wash., and HORSHAM, Pa., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/-- Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) and VerticalNet Inc. (Nasdaq: VERT), the Internet`s leading business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce enabler, today announced a collaborative initiative to assist suppliers of all types and sizes in selling their products and services online. Microsoft`s E-Business Acceleration initiative will help suppliers that use Microsoft(R) Commerce Server 2000, BizTalk(TM) Server 2000 and Microsoft SQL Server(TM) 2000 easily publish their e-commerce data to any of VerticalNet Markets` 57 industry-specific marketplaces, as well as to VerticalNet Exchanges` wholly owned open and spot market exchanges and to marketplaces operated by VerticalNet Solutions` global 2000 customers, net market-makers and consortia customers. (Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000822/MSFTLOGO )

"The launch of this initiative and our support of Microsoft`s E-Business Acceleration program is significant in that it empowers suppliers that participate in each of VerticalNet`s three business units," said Patricia Hume, senior vice president of Alliances for VerticalNet. "In addition, it signifies a further strengthening of the relationship between Microsoft and VerticalNet established in March of this year."

Utilizing the technologies introduced under Microsoft`s E-Business Acceleration initiative, suppliers of all types, from the technically inexperienced to highly sophisticated e-commerce players, can easily and seamlessly join VerticalNet and other e-marketplaces. Supplier Accelerator is a set of tools and extensions to Microsoft`s core e-business servers -- BizTalk Server, Commerce Server and SQL Server -- that reduce the complexity and investment required to connect to VerticalNet and other leading e-marketplaces. VerticalNet has contributed to the development of a connector for Supplier Accelerator that maps catalog and order information from Microsoft Commerce Server 2000 to VerticalNet utilizing Microsoft BizTalk Server. This connector will be utilized by bCentral(TM) to extend the newly announced bCentral Commerce Manager, enabling this same empowerment and reach for small suppliers as well. VerticalNet currently utilizes Microsoft`s platform and BizTalk architecture, which will further facilitate supplier integration between Microsoft`s .NET Enterprise Server products and VerticalNet`s marketplaces.

"The deep industry marketplace and exchange expertise brought by VerticalNet furthers the value of E-Business Acceleration," said Chris Atkinson, vice president of the .NET Enterprise Solutions Group at Microsoft. "Through easy access to exchanges and enabling businesses of all sizes to harness business-to-business benefits, we are able to realize true supplier empowerment -- for any supplier and any marketplace."

According to Scott Orlosky, marketing manager of BEI`s Industrial Encoder Division, one of VerticalNet`s PlantAutomation.com E-Commerce Center customers, "VerticalNet is a key channel for us to reach our potential customer base. Leads that come to us through VerticalNet are highly qualified: I would estimate that about 50 percent of the VerticalNet leads have a high potential for sales versus only 5 percent for print ads. In addition, VerticalNet has been very efficient in servicing our account and in making sure that we are getting the most return for our investment."

As a result of this initiative, VerticalNet will gain access to a variety of new suppliers on Microsoft`s platform. Through bCentral Commerce Manager, which will enable small-business management of e-commerce activity; complete supplier enablement solutions through OEM programs like Dell Computer Corp.`s Supplier Advantage, and others; and custom system-integrator-developed solutions, new suppliers of any size will be able to easily access VerticalNet`s extensive marketplace offerings. E-Business Acceleration customers will gain access to VerticalNet`s content-rich communities and be able to sell products and services across VerticalNet`s marketplaces. Both parties will initiate integrated, cobranded marketing efforts. In addition, VerticalNet joins other industry leaders as a founding member of Microsoft`s E-Business Acceleration Advisory Council, working with suppliers, market-makers and partners to share best practices and further supplier enablement initiatives. VerticalNet also will participate in Microsoft`s E-Business Acceleration Pilot Program, whose aim is to document best practices and accelerate partner channel readiness to deploy solutions for all types of suppliers under the E-Business Acceleration initiative. About the Microsoft E-Business Acceleration Initiative

E-Business Acceleration is a joint initiative of Microsoft and its partners to help businesses of any size take advantage of B2B opportunities. By providing a seamless path for connecting suppliers of any size to a variety of e-marketplaces and other channels, the E-Business Acceleration initiative helps businesses meet their immediate needs while building on a scalable solution that offers migration to more powerful technologies to accommodate growth. This end-to-end enablement offers suppliers tools to access and manage their channels, added reach into untapped markets, and new, expanded sales opportunities, producing a solution that can connect any supplier to any marketplace.

[Strasse]

Hi Z:PO,

mich würde mal interessieren was du noch so für Aktien hast. Nachdem du ja geschrieben hast, daß man
über AFFX nachdenken sollte. Die habe ich im übrigen auch. Wie lange bist du schon in Vert investiert?


Viele Grüße

[Pitu]

VerticalNet to Acquire SierraCities and Create New VerticalNet Credit Division

HORSHAM, Pa. & HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2000--


B2B Enabler Will Purchase Leading Business Credit Technology Solutions Company for $133 Million in Stock

VerticalNet, Inc. (Nasdaq:VERT), the Internet`s leading business-to-business e-commerce enabler, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire SierraCities.com Inc. (Nasdaq:BTOB), which offers one of the Internet`s fastest and most comprehensive business credit solutions, for $7.00 per SierraCities share, or an aggregate of $133 million, payable in VerticalNet stock and subject to a collar provision described below. The acquired business, which will operate as VerticalNet Credit, will add the key functionality of enabling credit and financing solutions to the B2B company`s horizontal offerings across its 57 industry-specific online marketplaces and will be leveraged throughout its three strategic business units: VerticalNet Markets, VerticalNet Solutions, and VerticalNet Exchanges.

Since its founding in 1994, SierraCities has leveraged its proprietary technology and the Internet to build a leading business in originating and servicing small business equipment leases and term loans of principal amounts less than $100,000. SierraCities` solution allows an applicant to apply online, receive final approval in less than two minutes and receive funding in as little as 24 hours. The company has processed more than 300,000 applications and originated more than $3 billion of loans and leases. With more than 95,000 active business customers and an excellent credit quality track record, SierraCities has strong core competencies in small business finance.

Through its experience in originating business credit, SierraCities has developed a core competency in automating credit risk assessment of small to medium sized businesses. Capitalizing on that core strength, SierraCities has developed solutions that allow it to facilitate the extension of trade credit by providing suppliers with real time credit scoring of their buyers. This automated Web-based solution is faster, less expensive and more accurate in terms of assessing credit risk than traditional offline methods. SierraCities gives VerticalNet an ideal platform for providing Web-based credit solutions to its target markets.

"Some of the barriers to conducting business online are assessing the creditworthiness of your trading partners, establishing credit and financing terms and providing a mechanism for payment," said VerticalNet`s President and CEO, Joe Galli. "This is why credit assessment, payment and financing services are key elements of our strategy of providing a broad range of business-to-business e-commerce enablement solutions to our customers. SierraCities` product offerings will enhance the features and functionality of VerticalNet`s online marketplaces. These improved product offerings should drive customer satisfaction and usage and result in higher and recurring e-commerce revenue streams. VerticalNet has two types of customers - buyers and suppliers. SierraCities` credit solutions will afford buyers the liquidity to make online purchases and will allow suppliers to manage credit decisions more effectively."

"This merger will benefit our customers and shareholders," said SierraCities` President and CEO, Thomas Depping. "We have a great deal of respect and appreciation for VerticalNet`s vision and commitment to success, all in a corporate culture that fits well with ours. Together, we`ll be able to leverage one another`s technologies and customer bases to create a business that is much stronger than what either of us has on a stand-alone basis. With VerticalNet as our partner, we are more confident than ever that we will capitalize on our position as the Internet`s leading provider of real time, comprehensive credit solutions for small to medium sized businesses and will continue to grow our vendor relationships."

VerticalNet will leverage and tightly integrate SierraCities`offerings throughout its three business units by implementing the following:

-- VerticalNet Markets expects to market trade credit
services as well as financing solutions throughout its 57
online marketplaces. Furthermore, VerticalNet Markets will
make available the SierraCities solutions to its business
partners. In addition, VerticalNet will market its
e-commerce enablement services to SierraCities` customer
base and vendor network.

-- VerticalNet Solutions plans to integrate SierraCities`
business credit offering into its solutions stack,
increasing the division`s e-commerce enablement
capabilities.

-- VerticalNet Exchange intends to use SierraCities` credit
decisioning tools to qualify the market participants of
NECX and future exchanges.

"We expect that the SierraCities acquisition will be accretive to VerticalNet`s 2001 cash earnings and 2001 revenues on a per share basis," said VerticalNet`s Executive Vice President and CFO, Gene S. Godick. "In addition, we believe that we can realize synergies from this acquisition and expect that it will strengthen our cash position."

Godick continued, "We are confident that we will be able to integrate SierraCities effectively. As a condition to closing, SierraCities will move substantially all of its loan and lease portfolio off balance sheet. We also plan to rearrange SierraCities` funding strategy so as to minimize the size of the balance sheet associated with the SierraCities business and to significantly reduce our exposure to credit risk. Currently, SierraCities funds loans and leases with equity, then moves them into a warehouse facility provided by one of its credit sources and from time to time effects a securitization of these assets. Going forward, VerticalNet intends to establish flow arrangements with selected financial institution partners pursuant to which loans and leases will be originated by SierraCities and immediately sold for a fee to flow partners. Given SierraCities` excellent credit history, we are confident that we will be able to arrange flow agreements with financial institution partners on a timely basis."

The transaction will take the form of an exchange offer in which VerticalNet will offer to exchange VerticalNet shares with a value of $7.00 for each SierraCities share, subject to a collar. The number of VerticalNet shares to be delivered will be based on the average closing price of VerticalNet`s stock over the ten trading days ending two days before the closing of the offer. The collar functions as follows: if the average price is (1) less than $21, the SierraCities shareholders shall receive 0.3333 shares for each SierraCities share, (2) between $21 and $35, SierraCities shareholders shall receive a number of VerticalNet shares equal to $7.00 divided by the average price, (3) between $35 and $51, the SierraCities shareholders shall receive 0.2 VerticalNet shares for each SierraCities share, and (4) greater than $51, the exchange ratio shall be $10.20 divided by the average price. SierraCities will have the right to terminate the merger agreement if the average price is less than $15. The exchange offer will be followed by a merger in which VerticalNet stock will be issued at the same exchange ratio paid in the exchange offer.

The offer is subject to the tender of two-thirds of the outstanding SierraCities shares and other customary conditions. Holders of approximately 20% of the outstanding SierraCities shares have agreed to tender their shares into the exchange offer. The parties have agreed to commence the offer no later than November 17. The parties hope to close the transaction by the end of the year. The transaction will be accounted for using the purchase method and is expected to be tax-free to SierraCities stockholders.


VerticalNet Launches Customer Care Initiative; 27-Year Veteran Leads VerticalNet`s Customer Support and Services Operations

HORSHAM, Pa., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- VerticalNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: VERT), the Internet`s leading business-to-business e-commerce enabler, has launched an extensive customer care initiative to provide world-class customer support and satisfaction across all levels of the industry. This full-scale initiative is being led by 27-year customer support services veteran and VerticalNet`s Senior Vice President of Global Client Support Services, Chief Customer Advocate Jeff Zimmerman. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001106/PHM002A )

"The vision of our customer service team is to be the standard of excellence for all client support services," said VerticalNet`s President and CEO, Joe Galli. "Customer satisfaction must be a priority for B2B e-commerce companies, and throughout his career, Jeff has proven successful in managing a total customer support and services organization. Under his leadership, VerticalNet`s team of highly motivated and talented individuals will continue to strive for excellence in customer care."

This full-scale initiative includes the following programs:
-- Six-Sigma methodology for process improvement
-- pursuit of ISO 9000 certification
-- a dedicated VerticalNet user group that brings together buyers and
sellers who exchange ideas and share productive practices
-- both proactive and on-demand client services
-- integrated support that allows customers to choose the method of
communication used for instant support (i.e. real-time chat, email,
phone, person-to-person, etc.)
-- a strong "self service" offering that allows clients to manage their
results around the clock

Zimmerman, who joined VerticalNet in March 2000, has demonstrated excellence in the post sales and lifecycle support management of Enterprise wide hardware and software solutions. Prior to joining VerticalNet, Zimmerman was the Senior Vice President of Customer Support Services for SAP Americas, Inc., where he was responsible for all support services in North, South and Central America.

VerticalNet presents a unique Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution that includes: one team dedicated to serving each customer, electronic support service, live interaction with VerticalNet support professionals, efficient delivery of products and services, a lowered cost of client acquisition through innovative planning and decision making, a lower cost of ownership for clients and continuous optimization of all support processes.

"Competition and the effects of the Internet economy have escalated the call for an enhanced understanding of customer requirements," said Zimmerman. "To serve our clients more efficiently, we have developed a customer service model and methodology through which we can serve our clients more efficiently to help them succeed in the Internet economy."


Robertson Stephens Daily Growth Stock Update on CACS, ICPT, PSUN, PNRA, AFFX, BRCM, CSCO, CBST, VERT

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by Robertson Stephens, a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, CRD number 41271:

(...)
VerticalNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: *!VERT!*) ($29.50)
Buy
Eric Upin, Business-to-Business eCommerce

"VerticalNet announced plans yesterday to acquire SierraCities.com, an online provider of small business leases and loans, in an approximately $133 million all stock purchase transaction, subject to a collar agreement," said Upin. "We believe the SierraCities.com acquisition represents VerticalNet`s first major move to expand into horizontal services as the company builds out a proprietary B2B software and services platform."
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Hier die Meldung nochmal gestrafft:

Die führende B2B-Community VerticalNet (Nasdaq: VERT) übernimmt den Online-Kreditservice
SierraCities.com (Nasdaq: BTOB) für etwa 7 Dollar je Aktie. Insgesamt wird VerticalNet
eigene Aktien im Wert von 133 Mio. Dollar im Tausch gegen alle ausstehenden
Anteile von SierraCities.com bieten.

SierraCities.com soll anschließend seine Geschäfte im Rahmen der neuen Gesellschaft
VerticalNet Credit weiter führen. Über diese neue Einheit will VerticalNet über
seine 57 industriespezifischen B2B-Communities entsprechende Finanzierungslösungen
anbieten.

SierraCities betreut aktuell 95.000 Businesskunden in Sachen Leasing- und Kreditvergabe.
Das Unternehmen hat sich dabei auf kleinere und mittlere Unternehmen spezialisiert,
wobei in diesem Zusammenhang Kreditgeschäfte in Höhe von 3 Mrd. Dollar bereits
getätigt wurden.
VerticalNet notieren zuletzt an der Nasdaq leicht schwächer bei 29-1/2 Dollar.

Quelle: News (c) GIS Wirtschaftsdaten GmbH.
Vielen Dank für Ihr Abonnement

[Pitu]

vorbörslich geht`s rund: von 19 $ inzwischen rauf auf 20,6875 $.

[Z:PO]

b2b und biotech sind nächstes jahr in!!

[Pitu]

Enterprise Awards Winners Honored at `The Academy Awards of the Technology Community`

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Eastern Technology Council, the Philadelphia region`s premier organization for technology contacts, capital, and information, tonight announced the recipients of the Enterprise Awards. The Enterprise Awards are presented annually to technology companies and individuals that contribute to the vitality of the Philadelphia region`s technology reputation.

"The Enterprise Awards is, by far, the most widely attended, most competitive honors for leaders of technology companies in the Mid Atlantic region," said Rob McCord, president and CEO of the Eastern Technology Council. "It`s always an honor to host and moderate these Awards, and we are honored by the high caliber of the sponsors for this event."

This year, 25 regional technology companies and educational institutions were nominated for nine awards. Winners were honored with a "Techie," a golden statue awarded by the Eastern Technology Council. Awards were presented for CEO of the Year, Internet Achievement Award, Most Successful IPO, Technology Company of the Year, Educational Program of the Year, Growth Company, CEO Under Age 40, and Startup Company. In addition, a Lifetime Achievement Award for Legends CEO was presented to Richard A. Hansen of PMG Capital Corp.

The following companies and individuals were honored this evening:

CEO of the Year: Mark Walsh, VerticalNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: *!VERT!*)

Mark Walsh serves as Chairman of VerticalNet, a leading developer of business-to-business communities. The company builds and manages centers of business on the Internet for diverse industries and meets diverse business needs by delivering targeted communities where professionals and companies in a particular industry can go for fast, efficient business information, interaction, and transactions. Today, Walsh has led VerticalNet`s growth to 57 vertical communities in 14 industry sectors. The company`s value is estimated at over $3 billion, and grew in less than 18 months from 200 employees to 1,400 employees.

Internet Achievement Award: ICG Commerce

ICG Commerce is the first comprehensive online Procurement Services Provider for business, combining Internet technology with strategic sourcing and supply-chain expertise. The company enables customers to focus on their core businesses by providing all the necessary procurement functions normally performed by a dedicated department. ICG also aggregates purchase orders across a global, diverse customer base creating volume orders and leveraging this purchasing power to provide customers with reduced costs across numerous product categories.

Most Successful IPO: Amkor Technology (Nasdaq: AMKR)

As of midyear 2000, Amkor`s share price had increased 218% to $35 per share and its market capitalization increased 339% to $5.3 billion. Amkor is the world`s largest independent provider of semiconductor packaging design, assembly, and test services.

Technology Company of the Year: C & D Technologies (NYSE: CHP)

C&D Technologies produces systems for the conversion and storage of electrical power, including industrial batteries and electronics. These systems are supplied to leading operators of telecommunications, data transmission, Internet services, infrastructure computer systems, and utilities to enable them to maintain critical operations during power outages. The company also manufactures DC-DC converters and power supplies for use in telecommunications and office equipment as well as industrial batteries and chargers for the material handling industry.

Educational Program of the Year: Penn State University,
Great Valley Campus

Penn State Great Valley`s School of Graduate Professional Studies is the first all-graduate school designed and operated specifically for working adults. Having graduated more than 4,500 students, most adult students, Penn State Great Valley boasts an 80% retention rate of students in the Philadelphia region.

Growth Company: Bluestone Software (Nasdaq: BLSW)

Bluestone Software experienced significant growth in 1999 -- both in revenue and in product offerings. Bluestone`s total proprietary revenue increased by 123%, exceeding analysts` expectations. In addition to a number of product releases, the company introduced Total-e-Business, a new product category that provides the industry`s most comprehensive technology platform for eBusiness initiatives.

CEO Under Age 40: Stuart Siegel, iPlace Inc.

Stuart Siegel combined his business and technology expertise when he founded eNeighborhoods, ranked the fastest growing real estate software in the country. This year, eNeighborhoods acquired ConsumerInfo.com and Qspace.com, the top two online credit companies, to form iPlace, an "informediary space." IPlace allows consumers to access and manage scarce and important information about themselves including reviewing their credit reports, finding the value of their homes, and investigating neighborhood information such as crime rates and home selling prices.

Startup Company: Atlas Commerce

Founded in 1998, Atlas Commerce develops business-to-business eCommerce infrastructure software specifically designed for "metaprises" -- large global companies that have multi-tiered, global supply chains. Atlas`s software manages highly complex supply-chain eHubs, providing customers competitive advantage through new levels of supply-chain efficiency.

Legend CEO (Lifetime Achievement Award): Richard A. Hansen, PMG Capital

Richard A. Hansen, CEO of PMG, built PMG to be the corporation it is today. An Investment Banking Firm, PMG, offers strategic consulting, Wall Street research, mergers and acquisitions, and public and private debt and equity financing in addition to full-service brokerage and asset management services.

Companies to Watch:

i-FRONTIER
J&B Software
e-Duction, Inc.
Medical Broadcasting Company
Naviant, Inc.
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C
Princeton Softech
United Messaging, Inc.

About the Enterprise Awards:

With sponsors such as: Ajunto, ATX -- a CoreComm Company, the Ben Franklin Technology Partners, Centocor, Cephalon, the Garfield Group, KPMG, Lockheed Martin Integrated Business Solutions, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis, and Buchanan Ingersoll, SCT, sn.com, and Verizon, the Enterprise Awards are presented on an annual basis by the Eastern Technology Council to technology companies and individuals that contribute to the region`s high-tech reputation.

About the Eastern Technology Council:

The Eastern Technology Council provides valuable contacts, capital, and information to the leaders of technology-oriented companies. The Council hosts over fifty events each year to provide its members both timely information and useful association with potential clients, investors, vendors and employees. The Council aims to help members take advantage of new technologies, find new ways of raising capital, and seek out the best and the brightest employees. For more information, visit the Eastern Technology Council web site at http://www.techcouncil.org.

[Pitu]

VerticalNet and SierraCities Announce Commencement of VerticalNet`s Exchange Offer

HORSHAM, Pa. and HOUSTON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 2000-- VerticalNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: VERT) and SierraCities.com Inc. (Nasdaq:BTOB) announced on Thursday, November 16, that VerticalNet, through a wholly owned subsidiary, commenced its previously announced exchange offer for shares of SierraCities common stock.

SierraCities` board of directors has voted to recommend that SierraCities` stockholders accept the exchange offer. SierraCities` stockholders will receive a fraction of a VerticalNet share of common stock for each SierraCities share they tender in the exchange offer. The fraction will fluctuate according to a formula that is based on VerticalNet`s stock price.

The exchange offer is subject to the tender of two thirds of the outstanding SierraCities shares and other customary conditions. The offer and withdrawal rights will expire at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on December 14, 2000, unless extended.

SierraCities` stockholders are urged to read the prospectus and the solicitation/recommendation statement relating to the exchange offer and the merger. These documents contain important information. SierraCities` stockholders can obtain these documents, as well as the VerticalNet documents that are incorporated by reference in the prospectus, at no charge at the Securities and Exchange Commission`s Web site at http://www.sec.gov. These documents are also available from VerticalNet without charge upon request to its information agent, D.F. King & Co., Inc., 77 Water Street, New York, NY 10005, [phone] or call toll free [phone].

[Tripstrilles]

Hey, wo ist denn unser Gambo? Sitzt wohl im Wahrsager-Knast, oder hat er sein Pseudonym geändert, weil er sich schämt wg. dieser dummen Prognosen bezülich Verticalnet?
Bleib bei Deinen Prognosen in Zukunft auf dem Teppich, Du alter Gier-Affe.

[lambert]

hi gambu,
du alte null!!
14,125$ heute.
ist wirklich die aktie!!!
danke schön für einen fast totalverlust.
arschloch

[gambu]

ja lambert,
und gestern 12$.
so ist das halt, da kann man nichts machen.
aber glaubt mir, vert wird in den nächsten jahren steigen.
egal,
ist doch nur geld.
*lol*
ich werde morgen kaufen!!

[lambert]

war wirklich ein bombentipp.
ich glaube du leidest unter bse gambu.
das kursziel von 600$ ist bzw. war der oberhammer.
somit müßte verticalnet eine bewertung von 50 milliarden dollar haben, bei einem umsatz von ca 500 millionen für 01.

nevertheless vert ist auf dem jetzigen niveau ein kauf.