1-800-FLOWERS.COM
(FLWS)
1-800-FLOWERS.COM is a leading e-commerce company with an effective multichannel
strategy, proven concept, core capabilities, and a solid management team. As the
largest online floral retailer with a powerful and established brand name, integrated
network of florists, a large and leverageable customer base, established fulfillment
system and technology infrastructure, as well as proven scalability, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM
has the core capabilities for online selling in the floral and gift market.
724 Solutions
Inc. (SVNX)
724 Solutions enables financial institutions to deliver branded financial services
(personalized and secure online banking, brokerage, and e-commerce) to their customers
across Internet-enabled wireless and consumer electronics devices. With security
features built in, the solution can be quickly implemented and integrated with
existing systems and scaled or expanded to accommodate future growth. Citibank
is a key customer and has an extensive relationship with the company.
Actuate
Corporation (ACTU)
Actuate Software is a leading provider of Internet information delivery solutions
for large corporations. The software helps organizations analyze, disseminate,
and distribute corporate information to employees and to external third-party
partners (e.g., suppliers, customers) in a timely and interactive fashion.
Aether
Systems, Inc. (AETH)
Aether Systems Inc. provides wireless data services, systems and software; enabling
real-time communications and transactions across a range of devices and networks
for a variety of industries and market segments in the United States and beyond.
The company designs, develops, sells, and supports wireless systems for corporations.
Its capabilities include wireless data engineering and development, wireless integration
software, customer service, network operations, and mobile data management software.
AGENCY.COM
Ltd. (ACOM)
AGENCY.COM is a global Internet professional services firm that helps clients
formulate and implement e-business strategies and solutions. Its broad service
offerings include strategic consulting, creative design, systems integration and
interactive direct marketing services.
Akamai Technologies,
Inc. (AKAM)
Akamai's mission is to transform the delivery of Internet content so that Web
congestion is a thing of the past. Akamai provides businesses with dependable,
high-performance delivery of streaming media, rich Web content, and Internet applications
through services that are scalable, easily implemented, and easily managed.
Amazon.com
(AMZN)
Amazon is the world's leading online retailer with additional revenue streams
from ACN (Amazon Commercial Network) partners, auctions, and zShops. The company
provides one-stop shopping for more than 25.3 million customers across multiple
categories, such as books, music, toys, electronics, kitchen appliances, and software.
America Online
(AOL)
AOL, based in Virginia, is the largest provider of online services, with more
than 28.3 million subscribers worldwide. AOL offers its subscribers a wide variety
of services, including e-mail, chat, instant messaging, computing support, interactive
content, and easy access to the Internet.
Andersen
Consulting
Andersen Consulting is a leading global management and technology consulting
firm. More than 65,000 Andersen Consulting professionals in 48 countries work
with Global 1000 clients from a wide range of industries including high technology,
manufacturing, telecommunications, utilities, and financial services.
Ariba, Inc.
(ARBA)
Ariba is a leading provider of end-to-end B2B e-commerce services and solutions
for Global 2000 enterprises, consortia-backed exchanges, and private exchanges.
Ariba's primary focus is on indirect products, which are common (horizontal) across
all enterprises.
Ashford.com
(ASFD)
Ashford is the leading high-end luxury online retailer, selling more than 14,000
premium products and more than 350 brands in categories such as watches (new and
vintage), fragrances, writing instruments, sunglasses, branded jewelry, diamonds,
and leather goods. Since its inception in April 1998, Ashford has served over
140,000 customers.
BCE
Emergis Inc. (IFM.CA)
BCE Emergis delivers fully managed e-commerce solutions that improve customer
processes through the exchange of secure transactions over the Internet. By combining
e-commerce applications, security, and electronic payments, the company offers
a full suite of core technologies that are the essential building blocks for e-business.
Broadbase
Software, Inc. (BBSW)
Broadbase Software is a leading provider of Internet-based analytic and marketing
solutions. Broadbase's integrated application suite enables businesses to improve
customer targeting, conversion, and retention by analyzing customers and executing
personalized marketing campaigns based on the analysis.
BroadVision,
Inc. (BVSN)
BroadVision is a leader in one-to-one relationship management for e-businesses.
Its 'One-to-One' product is a comprehensive solution that addresses the complete
customer interaction process and tailors Web content in a real-time fashion to
meet the needs of a company's customers, partners, or employees.
Cell-Loc
Inc. (CLQ.CA)
Cell-Loc develops, markets, and supports its patented wireless location technology
and services in North America and Latin America. The company is the developer
of Cellocate, a family of products that enable wireless location-based services.
TimesThree Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Cell-Loc, will deliver Cellocate
location information to companies that offer location-sensitive content to subscribers.
Cell-Loc plans to deploy the Cellocate Network in targeted U.S. centers, covering
a minimum of 50% of total wireless subscribership by October 2001. TimesThree
has signed nationwide lease agreements for antenna space with Crown Castle, Sprint
Sites USA, Pinnacle Towers, and SpectraSite Communications.
Chinadotcom
Corporation (CHINA)
Chinadotcom is a pan-Asian Internet conglomerate with a multi-pronged business
model comprising: (1) the Web Connection, an e-business solutions provider; (2)
24/7 Media Asia, an online advertising network; (3) a portal network; and (4)
JumpStart, an incubator and private venture arm targeting investments for its
core businesses.
Commerce
One, Inc. (CMRC)
Commerce One is the leading provider of commerce infrastructure software and services.
Commerce One has over 150 customers that use the company's products to interface
electronically with buyers and suppliers. Collectively, the customer group represents
over 5.5 million employees and US$3 trillion in purchasing spend. Commerce One
has 107 marketplace and 209 enterprise customers, which in aggregate represent
over US$3 trillion in annual spending. Its recent partnership with SAP to jointly
develop e-commerce and supply chain solutions has been gaining traction and has
announced six marketplace wins in the last two months.
Critical
Path Software Incorporated (CPTH)
Critical Path is a leading provider of comprehensive messaging and collaboration
solutions for wireless, Internet-centric, telecommunication, and corporate businesses.
The company provides reliable, secure, and scalable services for multiple platforms
to lower the total cost of ownership for its customers.
Corio, Inc.
(CRIO)
Corio is a leading next-generation application service provider (ASP). The company
implements, integrates, and manages tier-one enterprise software applications
from leading vendors covering all major business processes including the back-office
(i.e., ERP), procurement, customer relationship management, and e-commerce interfaces.
Dejima, Inc.
Dejima develops and licenses AASAP (Adaptive Agent-oriented Software Architecture
Platform)-a technology for elemental natural language command and control of Internet
applications.
Diamond
Technology Partners Incorporated (DTPI)
Diamond is a consulting company that specializes in e-business. It combines traditional
business/management consulting with an in-depth knowledge of technology, resulting
in "digital business strategy" consulting. Its 1999 acquisition of Diamond Marketplace
Solutions expanded Diamond's capabilities to include systems integration.
Digital
Insight Corp.(DGIN)
Digital Insight is a leading ASP-based e-Finance enabler that is focused on delivering
Internet banking for the community banking and credit union markets. Founded in
1995 and publicly traded since last fall, the Calabasas, California-based company
offers online banking products that facilitate end-user transactions and account
management (branded under the financial institutions' name), drive targeted marketing,
and integrate with key data sources and back-end systems. The company leads the
community bank and credit union enablement markets with nearly 1,000 financial
institutions under contact and more than 1.1 million active end users on its Internet
banking application.
DigitalThink,
Inc. (DTHK)
DigitalThink is a leading "born-on-the-Web" corporate e-Learning solutions provider
offering content, services, and technology across the extended enterprises of
Fortune 1000 clients. DigitalThink's custom-development capacity and systems integrator
relationships are critical components of the company's strategic positioning.
DoubleClick,
Inc. (DCLK)
DoubleClick is a leading provider of comprehensive global Internet advertising
solutions for marketers and Web publishers. Combining technology and media expertise,
DoubleClick centralizes planning, execution, control, tracking, and reporting
for on-line media campaigns.
EarthLink,
Inc. (ELNK)
Following its merger with MindSpring, EarthLink is the second-largest Internet
service provider in the United States, second only to AOL. The company provides
dial-up and broadband access to over 4.5 million consumers and businesses. EarthLink
also provides domain registration, Web hosting, and e-commerce services.
eBay Inc.
(EBAY)
eBay is the world's largest and most popular trading community on the Internet.
eBay pioneered online person-to-person trading by developing a community in which
buyers and sellers are brought together in an efficient trading format to sell
items such as antiques, collectibles, computers, toys, autos, jewelry, and electronics.
Engage,
Inc. (ENGA)
Engage is a leading provider of profile-driven Internet marketing solutions. The
company provides products and services that enable customers (i.e., marketers
and Web publishers) to analyze usage patterns and create and use anonymous profiles
of individual Web users, thereby targeting advertisements, content, and e-commerce
offerings.
Entrust
Technologies (ENTU)
Entrust Technologies is a leading provider of products and services enabling secure
electronic connections and transactions over the Internet, extranets, and Intranets.
A 1997 spin-off of Nortel Networks, Entrust is the leader in the market for enterprise
public key infrastructure (PKI) software. The company also provides Web server
certificates (Entrust.net), PKI outsourcing (Entrust@YourService), and has made
significant progress in its wireless PKI initiative. The company recently acquired
enCommerce Inc., adding functionality in the area of authorization to its product
portfolio, allowing Entrust to offer a more complete suite of e-business trust
solutions.
Equinix,
Inc. (EQIX)
Equinix is a leading provider of disaggregated Internet hosting. The company operates
Internet Business Exchanges (IBXs) in major metropolitan areas on which enterprise
clients and third-party service providers lease hosting space. Equinix does not
resell third-party services and generates revenue from hosting and cross-connects
between servers.
eToys, Inc.
(ETYS)
eToys is the leading Kids/Toy e-commerce company. With superior online merchandising
techniques, a broad array of kids' products, and a complete focus on kids, eToys
is becoming an authority in the kids' space and a family destination that can
provide solutions for every major event in children's lives.
Everypath,
Inc.
Everypath is an Application Service Provider (ASP) which, in exchange for a monthly
fee, renders its customers' Web site content and applications for the wireless
Internet and hosts them through its data center. Everypath takes existing Web-based
applications and mobilizes them for the wireless Web in approximately seven days.
The company's patent-pending technology enables customers to maintain a single
infrastructure regardless of what device its end users choose to access information.
Any application with an HTML front-end can be rapidly mobilized for multiple devices
with security, reliability, and scalability. The company uses the existing Internet
Web site as a database and pulls data from it to the mobile Internet dynamically
in real time.
Exodus Communications,
Inc. (EXDS)
Exodus provides managed Internet hosting services for enterprises with mission-critical
Internet operations. The company offers sophisticated system and network management
solutions, along with technology professional services to provide optimal performance
for customer Web sites.
FreeMarkets,
Inc. (FMKT)
FreeMarkets creates customized B2B online auctions for the world's largest buyers
of industrial parts, raw materials, and commodities, with a focus on direct materials.
The process of purchasing direct materials is complicated by the fragmentation
of supply markets and the importance of product quality in supplier selection.
This complexity leads to market inefficiencies, and buyers of direct materials
often pay prices that are too high. FreeMarkets' solution offers an opportunity
to create more efficient markets for direct materials.
Global
Sports Interactive
Global Sports is a leading developer and operator of e-commerce sporting goods
businesses, developing and operating e-commerce sporting goods businesses for
specialty retailers, general merchandisers, Internet companies, and media companies.
Global Sports' current partners include BlueLight.com (the e-commerce partner
for Kmart), Broadband Sports and its AthletesDirect subsidiary, buy.com, Dunham's
Sports, FOXSPORTS.com, Healtheon/WebMD, MC Sports, Oshman's Sporting Goods, Sport
Chalet, The Athlete's Foot, The Sports Authority, and Toysrus.com.
GoAmerica
Communications, Inc. (GOAM)
Founded in 1995, GoAmerica Communications provides wireless e-mail and Web-based
solutions for corporations and mobile professionals across multiple data networks
using standard Web browsers. GoAmerica aims to provide seamless mobile access
to e-mail and corporate data using information appliances such as two-way messengers,
PDAs, and handheld computing devices. The company's services can be enabled through
a variety of wireless devices, including RIM handhelds, Palm devices, and laptops/CE
devices.
i2 Technologies
(ITWO)
i2 Technologies is the market leader for supply chain management solutions and
is an emerging leader for B2B market exchange solutions. i2's planning and optimization
software helps companies maximize efficiency, collaborate with customers and suppliers,
conduct e-business, and become more responsive to market demand.
iAsiaWorks,
Inc. (IAWK)
iAsiaWorks provides high-end dedicated hosting, co-location, and managed services
at Internet data centers located in key markets across Asia. The company's service
footprint covers 11 Asian countries and the United States. Customers include MNCs,
large regional corporations, U.S. and Asian Internet companies, and local companies.
idealab!
idealab! creates, launches, and operates Internet businesses. Its mission is to
develop ideas into successful Internet businesses. idealab! provides office space,
network infrastructure, technical, strategic, legal, accounting and business development
consulting to start-up businesses. idealab! was founded by Bill Gross in March
1996. The company currently has approximately 50 businesses in various stages
of development, including five public companies - GoTo.com, eToys, CitySearch,
NetZero, and Tickets.com.
Ignition,
Inc.
Ignition is a recently formed investment firm focused on the wireless Internet
sector. The company was formed by senior executives from Microsoft and McCaw Cellular.
The mission of the firm is to fund, mentor, and build wireless Internet start-ups.
Ignition is funded by strategic investors like Qualcomm and Softbank Venture Capital.
The firm has also received an investment from the Madrona Venture Group, a leading
venture capital firm in the Northwestern United States. The senior executives
of Ignition draw upon their extensive and long-standing network of relationships
with leaders in major wireless, Internet and software companies across the industry.
InfoSpace,
Inc. (INSP)
InfoSpace is the leading Internet Infrastructure provider of content and commerce
to consumers, merchants, and wireless devices. InfoSpace recently acquired Go2Net,
a broadband infrastructure company, for US$4 billion in stock. InfoSpace's affiliate
network consists of more than 3,200 Web sites, including AOL, Microsoft, Disney's
GO Network, and DoubleClick. Its merchant network leverages relationships with
all of the regional bell operating companies (RBOCs) as well as a variety of media
networks and financial institutions to provide services to more than 1.9 million
merchants. In addition, InfoSpace has officially launched services to 25 wireless
carriers and a network of devices including PCs, cellular phones, pagers, screen
telephones, television set-top boxes, online kiosks, and personal digital assistants.
These include relationships with AT&T Wireless, Verizon, Vodafone, Qwest Wireless,
and VoiceStream.
Inktomi
Corporation (INKT)
Inktomi develops scalable infrastructure software applications designed to enhance
the performance and intelligence of the Internet. Inktomi is best known for its
two commercial applications, an Internet search and commerce engine, and a network
cache and intelligent routing product. Inktomi's network applications business,
including Traffic Server and Content Delivery Suite and Traffic Server Media -
IXT, provides a solution for increasingly problematic bandwidth constraints. By
providing cost-effective, scalable solutions, the company allows customers a pay-as-you-grow
payment model that lets them scale their purchases as they increase their networks.
Key customers include America Online, Exodus, Digital Island, AT&T, KPN Qwest,
Adero, and Genuity.
Internet
Security Systems, Inc. (ISSX)
Internet Security Systems is the pioneer and world's leading supplier of adaptive
security management systems, providing comprehensive software and services that
enable maximum protection from network security risks. ISS products rely on a
unique Adaptive Security Management (ASM) approach that enables continuous security-risk
monitoring and response to implement an active network security policy. Last year's
acquisition of Netrex marked the company's entry into the complementary and high-growth
market of managed security services (MSS).
Kana Communications,
Inc. (KANA)
Kana Communications is the leading provider of a comprehensive Internet-based
customer communications solution that enables e-businesses to better service customers
online. With the acquisition eCRM vendor Silknet, Kana has broadened its product
offering to include Web-based sales, marketing, and support.
Keen.com, Inc.
Keen.com provides a comprehensive information solution, combining the convenience
of the phone, the resources of the Internet, and the experience of a live person
to give people a powerful method of finding the answers they need. Keen.com's
Live Answer Community provides people with answers to their questions over the
phone. People looking for information (KeenSeekers) browse a directory of listings
created by people who can answer their questions (KeenSpeakers) on virtually any
topic. When a KeenSeeker selects a KeenSpeaker's listing and clicks the "Call
Now" icon, Keen.com connects the two parties for a live phone call. A consumer-based
rating system and credential verification service ensures quality information,
and because Keen.com places all the phone calls, neither party's phone number
or other personal information is ever revealed.
KnowledgeNet
KnowledgeNet, based in Scottsdale, Arizona, is a privately held e-Learning company
serving the corporate training market. KnowledgeNet was founded in October 1998
and provides IT training to managers and professionals in the Fortune 5000 through
a variety of live (synchronous) and self-paced (asynchronous) formats delivered
over the Internet. The company's three major product lines-KnowledgeNetLIVE, KnowledgeNet
EXPRESS, and KnowledgeNet INTERACTIVE-are supplemented by mentoring services,
hands-on labs, an online community, and customization capabilities. KnowledgeNet
offers Microsoft, Cisco, and CompTIA certification-track courses. The company
has strategic alliances with IT industry leaders such as Microsoft and Sybex,
and is a member of the Cisco Learning Partner program and a Microsoft Certified
Technical Education Center.
MatrixOne,
Inc. (MONE)
MatrixOne is a leading provider of Internet business collaboration software solutions
that enable companies to automate and streamline various inter- and intra-business
processes. Specifically, these solutions enable companies to collaborate with
their suppliers, partners, and customers. MatrixOne has roughly 500 customers
in over 40 countries across a broad set of industries.
Mercury
Interactive Corporation (MERQ)
Mercury Interactive is a leading provider of integrated Web-management solutions
that enable businesses to test and monitor Internet applications. Mercury's software
products and hosted services help e-businesses enhance the user experience by
improving the performance, availability, reliability, and scalability of their
Web sites. The company's customers include Internet companies such as AOL, E*TRADE,
and Jobs.com; Internet infrastructure providers such as Ariba, i2 Technologies,
and Oracle; and Fortune 1000 enterprises such as Cisco Systems, Ford Motor, and
Wal-Mart.
Metricom,
Inc.
Metricom designs, provisions, and operates digital networks and services for mobile
users. As a leading provider of mobile information access, Metricom offers Ricochet-the
always-on, high-speed, secure solution that provides access to information from
outside the confines of an office or any single location. Ricochet provides mobile
professionals with high-performance, cost-effective access to the Internet, private
Intranets, LANs, e-mail and other online services. Ricochet 128 kbps service will
begin rollout in 2000 and is expected to cover 100 million people by summer 2001.
Microsoft
Corporation (MSFT)
Microsoft is the world's largest and most profitable software vendor and the leading
PC operating system and applications vendor. It is also growing rapidly as a server
operating system and enterprise systems software vendor. The company has emerged
as a leading Internet technology and content provider and has been directing its
efforts toward product development as it positions itself as a provider of software
and services in the Internet era.
NetZero,
Inc. (NZRO)
NetZero provides users free and unlimited Internet access, as well as free e-mail
and navigational tools, while offering online advertisers a highly customized
and effective way to reach those users through proprietary targeting technology
for the delivery of relevant information, commerce, and advertising.
NextCard,
Inc. (NXCD)
Founded in 1996, NextCard issued its first Internet Visa cards in 1998 and has
grown rapidly to become the leading online card issuer with over 500,000 accounts
and US$1 billion in managed loans. NextCard occupies an exciting space, at the
crossroads of two forces (credit cards and the Internet) reshaping e-Finance today.
Niku Corporation
(NIKU)
Niku Corporation provides Internet software products and an online marketplace
for the sourcing, management, and delivery of professional services. Niku creates
a platform that enables services to be purchased and information assets to be
captured automatically. Niku is rapidly emerging as the best-of-breed solution
for services organizations.
Nuance Communications
(NUAN)
Nuance develops, markets, and supports a voice interface software platform that
makes information and services of enterprises, telecommunication networks, and
the Internet accessible from any telephone. The company's target market includes
enterprises, telecom providers, and voice portals.
OmniSky
Corporation
OmniSky Corporation is a wireless service that allows users to securely access
their primary e-mail, extract content from the Internet and corporate intranets,
and share their schedules remotely. The service is currently available for the
Palm Computing platform and will be extended to Windows CE (Pocket PC) devices,
pagers, and WAP-enabled phones in the future.
Oracle Corporation
(ORCL)
Oracle Corporation is a leading supplier of software for e-business solutions
for Internet commerce and Web-based applications. The company is the market share
leader for databases and offers a broad suite of Internet-based e-business applications
including B2B collaboration and customer relationship management (CRM).
PacketVideo
PacketVideo provides a solution that enables wireless carriers, wireless device
manufacturers, and wireless programming providers to offer streaming wireless
video (MPEG-4).
Palm, Inc.
(PALM)
Palm is a leader in the rapidly developing personal digital assistant (PDA) market,
in terms of its devices, operating platform, and mobile initiatives. Palm continues
to grow its market dominance in this burgeoning sector by incorporating valuable,
brand name licensees such as Handspring, Sony, Nokia, and Franklin Covey.
Parthus Technologies, Inc. (PRTH)
Formed in 1993, Parthus designs and develops integrated circuits (ICs) and software
solutions that underpin devices such as mobile phones, PDAs, and MP3 players.
The company serves a blue chip global customer base, which includes leading semiconductor
manufacturers such as: STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments, and Cirrus Logic,
and leading electronic product manufacturers such as Creative Labs, Sony, and
Hewlett-Packard.
Phone.com,
Inc. (PHCM)
Phone.com is the leading vendor of software solutions that enable Internet services
on mass-market wireless handsets. The company provides a full solution set for
the network operator including servers and application software. Phone.com's US$6.8
billion acquisition of Software.com is expected to close on November 17, 2000.
Pivotal
Corporation (PVTL)
Pivotal is a leading provider of an integrated, XML-based, thin-client, demand-chain
management (DCM) solutions. The company's solution combines CRM/e-CRM and e-commerce,
which enables large and mid-size enterprises to manage relationships between customers,
partners, and employees across multiple touch points.
Pixo, Inc.
Pixo Inc. provides data applications and an intuitive user interface for Internet-enabled
wireless phones. Pixo makes wireless phones easier to use by integrating Internet
services into the Pixo Software Platform to create wireless applications. Through
software that resides in the phone itself, Pixo enables users to manage personal
data, access Internet applications and services, and conduct e-commerce.
Portal Software,
Inc. (PRSF)
Portal Software is the leading provider of customer management and billing (CM&B)
software solutions to IP-based communications service providers. Portal has recently
penetrated the market for wireless access and advanced cable services by working
with partners, such as Nokia and Motorola, to address the wireless market and
by introducing Infranet Cable, an extension of its flagship product suite for
cable operators.
Predictive
Systems, Inc. (PRDS)
Predictive Systems is the leading publicly traded consulting firm focused on the
design, performance, management, and security of complex computing networks. The
company's consultants are organized into four practice areas: (1) network and
systems management, (2) network design and engineering, (3) performance management,
and (4) information security.
QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM)
QUALCOMM is a leader in developing, delivering, and enabling digital wireless
communications products and services based on the company's digital technologies.
The company seeks to grow the wireless industry through technology licensing,
CDMA chipsets and system software, satellite-based systems, and new innovations
in wireless data products and applications. QUALCOMM's CDMA technology has been
licensed to over 75 leading communications manufacturers worldwide. Due to its
voice quality, system capacity, privacy and flexibility, CDMA is a recognized
standard for next-generation, digital wireless communications products and services.
Rational
Software Corporation (RATL)
Rational Software is the leading provider of infrastructure that automates the
development and deployment of eBusiness, Web, enterprise, technical, and embedded
software applications. The company's products help integrate the various roles
on a software team, including analysts, developers, and testers. Rational broadly
targets all aspects of the application development lifecycle, offering integrated
suites of products that help automate development tasks ranging from requirements
management to visual modeling to testing. Notable partners include IBM, Microsoft,
BEA, Sun, Vignette, and Hewlett-Packard.
RealNetworks,
Inc. (RNWK)
RealNetworks, based in Seattle, Washington, is the recognized market leader in
online media delivery. Founded in 1994, the company offers a full range of software
tools for sending and receiving audio, video, and other multimedia services using
the Web across a range of devices and platforms.
Rediff.com
(REDF)
Rediff.com is the leading Internet destination, or portal, focusing on India and
the global Indian community. The company's Web site consists of 19 interest-specific
channels, community features, search capabilities, and online shopping. Rediff's
revenues are derived from online advertising and services as well as e-commerce.
Rediff is the top Web site for Indians both in India and abroad. The number-one
position has been achieved through sticky features and content, availability in
several local languages, and constant technological innovation.
Research
in Motion (RIMM)
Based in Waterloo, Ontario (Canada), RIM is a leading designer and manufacturer
of innovative wireless solutions for the mobile data communications market. The
company's Blackberry wireless solution offers "Always On, Always Connected" e-mail
capability through integration of hardware, software, and service. RIM's portfolio
of products include the RIM Wireless Handhelds, the Blackberry Solution, and OEM
radio modems. The company's goal is to become a leading provider of wireless Internet
appliances.
Resonate,
Inc. (RSNT)
Resonate is the leading provider of Internet Services Management (iSM) solutions,
providing software products that enable high levels of availability, performance,
and control for eBusiness applications. The company is pioneering the iSM market
with a unique product suite that effectively bridges the gap between hardware-based
traffic management and software-based system management solutions. Resonate provides
key high availability infrastructure for mission critical applications deployed
across the Internet, Intranet, and Extranet.
Saba
Software Inc. (SABA)
Saba offers an Internet-based software platform and services to enable organizations
to procure and deliver learning across extended enterprises, as well as a marketing
and distribution channel for content providers; tools to manage demand for training
and content development; and the Saba Learning Exchange, a business-to-business
e-Learning marketplace.
Sapient
Corporation (SAPE)
Sapient is a leading international e-business consulting company, providing solutions
that help Global 1000 companies to adopt Internet technologies and business models.
Its services include digital business strategy, project management, systems development
and integration, experience modeling, and creative design.
Signal
Software Corp. (SGSF)
Signal Software is a leading international applications developer of wireless
location services. Partnering with major network equipment, content, and Internet
companies, SignalSoft blends these separate components with its applications and
creates value by knowing the location of a wireless caller. SignalSoft and its
partners allow network operators to sell personalized, localized services to target
customer segments or an entire customer base. The company offers products in safety,
billing, information, and tracking.
SmartForce
(SMTF)
SmartForce, based in Dublin, Ireland and run from Redwood City, California, is
the leading corporate e-Learning solutions provider to Global 2000 customers.
Via its application service provider (ASP) platform, the company offers best-of-class
content, services, and technology. SmartForce has the largest development and
distribution team in the industry yet demonstrates impressive flexibility.
Software.com
(SWCM)
Software.com is a leading supplier of carrier-scale Internet infrastructure software
for communication service providers. The company provides a platform for the deployment
of e-mail, IP unified messaging, mobile mail, and mobile instant messaging. Software.com
is expected to close it merger with Phone.com on November 17, 2000. Founded in
1993 with headquarters in Santa Barbara, California, Software.com has licensed
over 134 million mailboxes. Built on native Internet standards and deployment-proven
to be highly reliable, available, manageable, and scalable, Software.com's products
enable next-generation service providers to market Internet messaging services
to consumers and businesses.
SportsLine.com,
Inc. (SPLN)
SportsLine is a leading sports-related portal, with content, community and e-commerce
offerings. Founded in 1994 as SportsLine USA Inc., the company signed an exclusive
content sharing agreement with CBS, subsequently changing its name to CBS SportsLine.
Under the terms of this agreement, SportsLine produces the official league sites
for Major League Baseball, the PGA Tour and NFL Europe League. The company derives
revenues from advertising, e-commerce, subscription-based services, and content
licensing.
StarMedia
Network, Inc. (STRM)
StarMedia is an Internet media company targeting Latin America and other Spanish-
and Portuguese-speaking markets worldwide. The StarMedia Network consists of a
number of branded sites, including StarMedia, Periscopio, LatinRed, OpenChile,
Zeek, Cade?, Adnet, and Paisas.
StorageNetworks, Inc. (STOR)
StorageNetworks is a pioneer and leader in the high-growth managed storage services
industry. The company provides best-of-breed Internet-based networked storage
solutions using its proprietary operating system and its Virtual Storage Portal
software.
TANTAU Software
TANTAU provides a software platform and services that enable enterprises to conduct
high-volume, secure, mobile e-commerce transactions while maintaining direct access
to customers. The TANTAU Wireless Internet Platform enables a variety of wireless
and wired devices to interact with enterprise back-end applications and data sources.
TeleCommunication
Systems, Inc. (TSYS)
TCS develops network applications and provides communications engineering for
wireless and wireline networks.
Tellme Networks
Tellme Networks connects consumers and businesses through the existing telephone
network. The company uses voice-recognition software to help its consumers find
Internet-based information with simple voice commands. Consumers can reach the
people, businesses and information that they need by calling a toll-free number.
Businesses can reach millions of consumers by building their own phone sites or
phone campaigns with Tellme Studio.
TIBCO Software
Inc. (TIBX)
TIBCO Software is a leading provider of real-time infrastructure solutions for
B2B, B2C, and wireless e-commerce, targeting the high-growth markets for IP-based
communication, portal infrastructure, and eBusiness integration. The company is
the successor to Teknekron Software, which pioneered a communications technology
to deliver real-time information for Wall Street trading environments. This messaging
technology, also known as "the information bus" or "TIB," has served as a basis
for a broader array of real-time Internet infrastructure solutions.
Ticketmaster
Online-CitySearch, Inc. (TMCS)
Launched in June 1995, TicketMaster Online-CitySearch is majority-owned by USA
Networks and is a leading provider of localized content and community services.
Among the services provided by this company are online event ticket sales, restaurant
reservations, and entertainment and community information. The company derives
revenues from convenience fees for ticket sales on its network, online personals
subscriptions, and advertising and sponsorship sales.
TMP Worldwide
(TMPW)
TMP Worldwide is comprised of three highly complimentary but distinct businesses,
including: (1) Monster.com, the world's largest career portal; (2) specialty ad
agencies, including both recruitment and yellow pages agencies; and (3) other
recruitment services, including executive search, middle market selection and
staffing. It is uniquely positioned as a provider of globally integrated, diversified
recruitment services. Over 45% of the company's revenues are generated outside
of the United States.
Universal
Access, Inc. (UAXS)
Universal Access (UAXS) offers an outsourced circuit provisioning, maintenance,
and carrier relations management service. Much like Dell uses contract manufacturers
to build computers, service providers use UAXS to provision circuits. The UAXS
solution saves service providers from incurring significant capex and operating
costs.
ValueClick,
Inc. (VCLK)
ValueClick is the leading cost-per-click (CPC) ad network with over 11,000 Web
publishers and approximately 1,000 advertiser relationships. ValueClick attracts
small to mid-size transaction-oriented Web sites into its network. ValueClick
is an innovative and emerging Internet ad network. The company serves targeted
ads on small to medium-size Web sites based on pre-identified categories. ValueClick
is the leading company focused on delivering ads on a CPC basis for advertisers/direct
marketers. ValueClick's exchange represents approximately 1,000 advertisers and
11,000 Web sites.
VeriSign,
Inc. (VRSN)
VeriSign is the leading provider of Internet-based trust services for Web sites,
enterprises, service providers, and individuals. The company's Internet lifecycle
solutions, including domain name registration, digital certificate issuance, and
related CA Services as well as payment and validation services, together help
provide the building blocks of a trusted infrastructure for enterprises to establish
a Web presence and conduct secure communication and electronic commerce. VeriSign
was spun out of RSA Security in April of 1995.
VerticalNet,
Inc. (VERT)
VerticalNet is a leading developer and operator of 55 industry-specific communities
on the Internet. These vertical communities serve as trading exchanges, not only
facilitating B2B e-Commerce but also fostering an environment through which buyers
and sellers can exchange information and resources.
Walt
Disney Internet Group (DIG)
The Walt Disney Internet Group (DIG) is the online/interactive extension of the
Walt Disney Company and a tracking stock (which is 72% owned by Disney) for all
of Disney's Internet-related assets. The Walt Disney Internet Group reaps the
benefits of combining Disney's branded content, creative, promotional, and financial
strength with its technological expertise.
WebEx
Communications, Inc. (WEBX)
WebEx has created a highly differentiated solution for synchronous, multimedia
communications as its services are enabled by a real-time information switching
platform that marries the scalability, reliability and security of switched networks
with the multimedia capabilities of the Internet. The company's suite of Web-based
interactive communication services are unrivaled in their real-time, multimedia,
and collaborative capabilities such as spontaneous application sharing, Web co-browsing,
document sharing, live video, and desktop remote control. Currently, customers
are using these services to enhance sales, training, marketing, partner management,
and product development functions. WebEx's marquis customer base includes software
designers (Oracle), portals (Yahoo!), communications service providers (Global
Crossing), and equipment makers (Motorola).
Webvan
Group, Inc. (WBVN)
Webvan offers grocery and specialty items with superior product quality and the
convenience of home delivery within a 30-minute pre-selected time window. Webvan's
current total addressable market is approximately US$1.4 trillion, consisting
of groceries and non-prescription drugs as well as services (dry cleaning), general
merchandise (consumer electronics, etc.), and Webvan@work (business catering).
Wireless
Knowledge
Founded by Microsoft and QUALCOMM, Wireless Knowledge offers companies a competitive
edge by providing secure, reliable access to business-critical information, anywhere
and anytime. The company's products and services bridge the various standards
of wireless technology and the Internet, connecting corporate resources to any
mobile or other Internet-ready device, regardless of airlink, markup language,
or network.
X.com/PayPal
With a customer base of more than 3.5 million and continuing to grow rapidly,
X.com is the largest Internet-based payment network and provider of the popular
PayPal service. X.com is the number-one eFinance site on the Internet, according
to PC Data Online, and one of the fastest growing Web sites, according to Media
Metrix. X.com also provides the preferred payment service for online auctions
and online community and group Web sites. With X.com, individuals and businesses
can send and receive payments through the Internet. X.com's service, free to consumers,
can be used from PCs or Web-enabled mobile phones. Founded in March 1999 by Elon
Musk, X.com is a privately held company headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
Yahoo! Inc.
(YHOO)
Yahoo! Inc. is a leading Internet communications, commerce and media company,
offering a comprehensive branded network of services to users worldwide. Yahoo!
is pursuing a global growth strategy and developing a multitude of branded Internet
services, with segmentation by geography, demographics, and vertical markets.
The company has achieved a strong presence among Internet users since its founding
in 1994, and it is one of the most visible and recognized names associated with
the Internet. With more than 166 million unique monthly users, 185 million registered
users, and 780 million average daily page views in September, Yahoo! is one of
the highest-trafficed Web sites on the Internet.
Ztango,
Inc.
Ztango is a provider of wireless data gateways, wireless development environments,
and wireless applications solutions targeted for both vertical markets and horizontal
business processes. The company's wireless Internet software solutions and services
enable organizations to deliver popular Web-based applications, including profiled
news and information services, productivity services such as e-mail and calendar,
and m-commerce functionality to mobile phones and devices. The company currently
is focusing on the transition from SMS and phones to WAP, Bluetooth.