Kursverdoppelung bei Actua Corporation (vorm. Internet Capital)

Internet Capital eintreten könnte, wäre meines Erachtens ein Übernahmeangebot, das bei 12 bis 15 Dollar zum Zuge käme. Zwar wäre einige von Euch damit sicher zufrieden, ich jedoch nicht, denn wären erhebliche weitere Kurschancen "über die Wupper". Vor zwei Jahren, als wir unter vier Dollar standen, habe ich permanent diese Sorge gepostet. Jetzt bin da weniger besorgt, denn wir haben inzwischen statt zwei bis drei Prozent Instis in 2004 inzwischen 58% Instis heute und außerdem kommen 4% beim Management dazu. Die lassen sich sicher nicht über den Tisch ziehen und allein schon die Erwähnung eines Übernahmeangebots ließe die Kurse in die Höhe schießen. Aber dass jemand z.B. mit 14 Dollar doch zum Zuge kommen könnte, will ich nicht ausschließen - denn einige Hedgies unter den Instis würden da vielleicht mitmachen.

Aber das Management sicher nicht - und das hat viele Trümpfe im Ärmel. Auch wenn sie nur noch 33% an Freeborders halten, könnten sie dann auf einen schnelleren IPO drängen, was ich nicht begrüßen würde, aber der Kurs würde sofort in die Höhe schießen - obwohl ein späterer IPO noch mehr Shareholder Value schaffen würde.

Warum Freeborders eine Goldgrube werden kann, kann man auch hier nachlesen:

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Talk about arrows: Indian outsourcer Tata Consultancy Services opened offices in Budapest, Hungary and Hangzhou, China and last year acquired a 1,300-employee outsourcer in Chile. It plans to add 1,500 to its Brazil arm. Tata rival Infosys Technologies set up shop in Shanghai, Mauritius and two Czech cities, Prague and Brno.  

 
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Never mind India. For outsourcing, China, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Brazil and Mauritius are open for business.
India reaped new fortunes in its recent rise as an outsourcing powerhouse. But now India hears footsteps: China, the Philippines, Hungary, the Czech Republic and several Latin American countries are luring offshore outsourcing jobs as well. The surprise: Some of India's offshoring giants are offshoring themselves, fueling the next round, and U.S. firms are joining in.

Indian outsourcer Tata Consultancy Services has opened offices in Budapest, Hungary and Hangzhou, China. Last year it acquired a 1,300-employee outsourcer in Chile, and it plans to add 1,500 to the 485 people at its Brazil arm. "Several years ago we decided the India-centric model had to change. We needed to offer seamless delivery from around the globe," says Subramanian Ramadorai, chief executive.

TCS rival Infosys Technologies (nasdaq: INFY - news - people ) set up shop in Shanghai, Mauritius and two Czech cities, Prague and Brno. A third big Indian player, Wipro (nyse: WIT - news - people ), has new offices in Shanghai and Beijing and plans to open soon in Bucharest, Romania.

U.S. firms are expanding beyond India, too. Call-center giant Convergys (nyse: CVG - news - people ) recently opened offices in Dubai and Budapest. IBM Global Services is adding staff in China, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Brazil. And Accenture (nyse: ACN - news - people ) is adding staff in the Philippines, China, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

In the 1980s outsourcers in India did low-rung jobs such as data entry and some software development. In the 1990s they expanded by doing larger software projects and by taking over whole IT systems and back-office functions such as accounting for U.S. and European corporations. Now they draw a bead on more sophisticated services--engineering, research and development, and designing auto parts, sections of aircraft wings and chips for wireless services. Other countries are moving up the ladder, too. SPI Technologies, a firm in the Philippines, is hiring lawyers and law professors to do analysis for a large U.S. legal research outfit.

The global expansion is here to stay. Spending on offshore information technology services will nearly triple in six years to approach $60 billion by 2010, says research firm Gartner. Engineering design "will be the next big wave of global sourcing options" in manufacturing, the firm says, predicting that spending on outsourced R&D and engineering will grow tenfold in the same period.

More broadly, offshore employment in IT, banking and six other areas will have doubled between 2003 and 2008 to 1.2 million jobs, says McKinsey Global Institute.

The globe-trotting outsourcers seek to build a "global delivery model." U.K. telecom giant BT (formerly British Telecom) outsourced its human resources tasks in 38 countries last year to Accenture, which handles the work from offices in the U.S., the U.K., India and the Czech Republic. Dutch bank ABN Amro in September signed a $2.2 billion deal to outsource its IT operations to five companies. One of them, Tata, won a $260 million pact to support some ABN Amro software applications and planted employees in Mumbai, Bangalore, Budapest, Luxembourg and Campinas, Brazil to work on the project.

Tata in 2002 opened an office in Hangzhou, where it employs 350 people and plans to quadruple the staff within three years. Last June it signed a deal with Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) and an arm of the Chinese government to create a software joint venture that will supply IT outsourcing services and employ 5,000 people outside Beijing. In eastern Europe, where Tata employs 375 people in Budapest, the firm expects to add at least 1,000 people. Its staff of 2,100 people in Latin America--Brazil, Uruguay and Chile--will grow by 25%.

Tata's Indian rivals, Infosys and Wipro, are in China, too. Infosys has hired 360 people in Shanghai and plans to employ 6,000 in the country in five years or less. It is opening a campus in Hangzhou to accommodate the expansion. Wipro has a hundred people in Shanghai and Beijing and also plans to expand.

Moving up the development chain, Tata Consultancy and Infosys have designed and manufactured parts of Boeing (nyse: BA - news - people ) and Airbus aircraft wings in India, and Tata does design and drafting work from China for Canadian aircraftmaker Bombardier. Wipro runs a "lab for hire" focused on telecom and broadband technology. It acquired a research lab in India from Swedish telecom titan Ericsson (nasdaq: ERICY - news - people ) and a telecom-chip design firm in Austria. This high-end development and product research accounts for 36% of Wipro's $2.1 billion in revenue.

India still is a hot spot. U.S. firms EDS, Accenture, Keane and Convergys are doubling (or tripling) their outsourcing staffs in India in the next few years. IBM says it, too, is adding staff there. Even with annual wage inflation of 15% to 20%, U.S. companies can hire well-educated Indians for $10,000 or less a year, one-fourth the cost of an entry-level worker in the U.S.

Convergys, traditionally a strong call-center operator, began leveraging the lower salaries of its Indian staff to sell products for a large tech company. It racked up $1 billion in sales for its customer in less than two years. "We're looking for the cost arbitrage and moving operations to where they're most effective," says Jean-Hervé Jenn, president of Convergys' international operations. "We've got to continue growing our earnings, and we have to be as cost-effective as we can."

Effective doesn't necessarily mean cheapest. A call-center worker costs 25% more in Hungary than in India, but the higher pay is for multilingual skills that Indians don't have. From its human resources outsourcing center in Budapest, Convergys serves clients in 15 countries and in ten European languages.

Companies are expanding worldwide in search of top talent. "India is a large country, but we see challenges growing in the industry three to five years down the line," says S. Gopalakrishnan, chief operating officer at Infosys. "Today in China you're able to attract some of the best people."

The result of this global shift? "Better services and lower costs," says Atul Vashistha, chief executive of NeoIT, which advises companies on what and where to outsource. "Five years ago when I called an airline, I used to wait 15 minutes for them to answer my call," he says. In the offshoring era, with people in countries like Jamaica and India answering such calls, that happens a lot less.



 

insbesondere weil er bei Internet Capital nur teilweise durch Gewinnmitnahmen verursacht sein dürfte, sondern durch Shortselling.

Der Shortseller setzt auf zittrige Mitstreiter, die aber nicht mehr da sind.

Fazit: Wer noch nicht drin ist, sollte also die momentanen Kurse zum Einstieg nutzen. Das gilt generell für Aktien. Die steigen nie linear, wie ein Strich, sondern in Zick-Zack -Bewegungen. Wer glaubt, die mitmachen zu können, ist ein großenwahnsinniger Narr oder unendliich blöd. Bei Aktien oder Aktienmärkten, die unterbewertet sind, verdient man sein Geld mit dem Allerwertesten.  

erwerbung Whitefence, wie die letzte Neuerwerbung VCommerce eher vom Consumer-Bereich abhängig. Hier der letzte Coup von Whitefence nicht von deren Website, sondern aus einer anderen Quelle.

AT&T, WhiteFence Partner to Launch AT&T Mover's Advantage


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AT&T Inc. announced that it is launching its AT&T Mover's Advantage program thanks, in part, to a business partnership with WhiteFence, the nation's leading one-stop comparison shopping marketplace for essential home and move-related services.

The AT&T Mover's Advantage provides a one-stop moving solution, allowing consumers to easily create their own AT&T bundles for voice services, high- speed internet, satellite TV, and Cingular wireless, as well as set up their other utilities and other home services, in one simple stop. The new service is available online (http://www.att.com/move ) and through call centers (1-800-MOVE-ATT).

WhiteFence, the nation's leader in multi-provider online service transactions, will utilize its highly advanced transaction engine and integration technologies to support both the online and offline aspects of the program. In addition, WhiteFence will leverage its vast network of service providers throughout the U.S. to provide additional services such as electricity, natural gas, newspapers, change of address, insurance, and personal finance. The launch of the new single-source solution also combines the best of separate moving initiatives created by both the former AT&T Corp. and SBC Communications Inc. into one, more robust and streamlined resource.

"WhiteFence is all about providing value to our consumers and business partners," said Arthur J. Maxwell, chief executive officer of WhiteFence. "We are happy to leverage our technology expertise, our experience with bundled services, and our nationwide service provider network to support a world class partner like AT&T."

"The AT&T Mover's Advantage saves consumers time and money by helping them secure the most reliable and cost-effective bundles of communications and entertainment services," said Mikal Harn, Vice President, AT&T Consumer Marketing. "Consumers can also secure other services such as energy services, newspaper delivery, insurance and banking — all from the same site — at any time of day or night."

WhiteFence has worked with AT&T for over five years through its comparison shopping marketplace, as well as supporting several AT&T technology and partner management initiatives.

WhiteFence will utilize its business partnership with IBT Solutions LLC, a division of Nicor Services, to handle inbound calls transfers for AT&T Mover's Advantage. IBT's call centers currently use WhiteFence's proprietary CAMS technology to provide Nicor Gas customers, among others, with one-stop essential home services in an integrated offline/online environment.

 

war der jüngste Coup der Internet Capital-Neuerwerbung Whitefende eine Nachricht wert:

http://www.finanznachrichten.de/...ichten-2006-05/artikel-6382561.asp  

der Internet Capital-Beteiligung Whitefence:

http://www.electricitytexas.com/about_us.html  

kann, denn kurz vor Toresschluss wirft der Shortseller, um einen niedrigen Kurs vorzugaukeln, z.B. hat er gerade auf Island 5.000 Stück geworfen, die er vorher viel günstiger hätte werden können.

So seltsame Strategien sollte man eiskalt nutzen.  

letzte Neuerwerbung von Internet Capital, Vcommerce:

"Companies that buy eCommerce solutions face a choice: 1) to have a hosted service, which has lower initial costs but gives up key elements of control, or 2) to have a licensed product that they can own and operate, which gives greater control but costs more. Still, companies would like to have a better balance between cost and control, so expect to see vendors that try to narrow this gap. One way to achieve this balance is to host part of a total eCommerce solution for the client -- either back-end fulfillment or front-end online store -- while letting the client retain control and ownership of the other part."

    - Andrew Bartels, Vice President, Forrester Research



"To survive in today's market, retailers need to manage multiple channels to serve customers while maintaining focus on their core business operations. Companies should look for flexible solutions that allow them to offload the day-to-day execution of peripheral channel activities without sacrificing control over their business processes."

    - Christopher Boone, program manager for U.S. vertical industry research, IDC



"Many vendors offer solutions for either front-end order capture or back-end order fulfillment. We see a growing interest in solutions that cover multiple steps of the customer experience, allowing companies to keep what works and fix what's broken in their existing infrastructures."

    - Geoffrey Bock, Senior Vice President and Senior Consultant, Patricia Seybold Group

 

zur letzten Neuerwerbung von Internet Capital, Vcommerce:

http://seekingalpha.com/article/8477  

Monate laufen die Geschäfte glänzend:

USIS Uses Metastorm BPM™ to Automate Security Investigation Processes

Metastorm BPM Technology to Improve Visibility and Process Management


BALTIMORE, MD – May 16, 2006 – Metastorm, a leading provider of Business Process Management (BPM) software for modeling, automating, integrating, and improving both human and system-based processes, today announced its software is being implemented at USIS, a worldwide provider of screening and security services to corporate and government clients and the largest supplier of security investigations to the U.S. government. USIS is implementing Metastorm BPM™ to electronically support its Investigative Services business. Metastorm BPM will support investigations efforts, alongside the secure government-developed system USIS uses under its contract with the Office of Personnel Management.

“To meet the rigorous standards required in performing accurate, thorough, and time-sensitive background investigations, we needed to consolidate our case tracking systems and provide our investigators, reviewers, and managers with a single, easy-to-use view into critical information," said Bill Mixon, president of USIS’ Investigative Services business. “The Metastorm BPM software provides us the framework we need for automating critical processes, streamlining data access, and creating a complete view of case information. This is critical for us to maintain the client service excellence we are known for in the industry.”

USIS currently processes more than two million investigative cases per year using four different case tracking systems. To accommodate its growing caseload, the company selected Metastorm BPM to replace its legacy systems and streamline and automate its procedures — all with the goal of enhancing the overall management of security investigations. Metastorm BPM will serve as the enterprise process backbone across all USIS investigative cases and will automate the full process-lifecycle of a background check, including evaluation of citizenship status, education qualifications, employment history, criminal and civil court records, and military experience.

Metastorm’s proven success in the U.S. Federal Government sector was a key reason USIS chose Metastorm BPM. The product’s ease-of-use, flexible configuration, and intuitive executive dashboard interface were also factors. By using Metastorm BPM, USIS expects to benefit from increased functionality and flexibility, faster case turnaround times, and the ability to monitor and track the status of every case in real-time. In addition, the company expects Metastorm will help the company achieve greater competitive advantage through the ability to prove service competency to customers and prospects and demonstrate it in an automated and tangible way.

“Innovative companies like USIS are clearly leading the way in their respective industry by streamlining operations and increasing service delivery,” stated Robert Farrell, president and CEO of Metastorm. “Our goal with customers like USIS is to provide them with a robust BPM platform that addresses the full process life-cycle, is easy to implement and use, is scalable across the enterprise, and most importantly provides them with the advanced capabilities they need to break away and differentiate themselves from others in the industry.”

About USIS
USIS is a worldwide provider of total client solutions in human resources background investigations, pre-employment/drug screenings, insurance information services, due diligence and risk management assessment, and security and related professional services to businesses, government agencies and institutions. Formerly the Office of Federal Investigations (a U.S. government agency privatized in 1996), USIS is headquartered in Falls Church, Va., and has more than 7,000 employees supporting business operations in all 50 states and overseas. For more information, please visit www.usis.com.

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As the first breakaway BPM vendor, Metastorm is a leader in business process management (BPM) software and best practice methodologies for modeling, automating, integrating, and improving both human and system-based processes. Metastorm BPM™ is a complete solution for roundtrip process improvement, designed specifically to address complex processes that are unique to organizations. Metastorm’s 1200+ global client base in manufacturing, retail, financial services, business services, healthcare and government are achieving rapid ROI and Enterprise Process Advantage® in customer service, supply chain operations, risk management, and internal operations. For more information visit www.metastorm.com.

 

Freeborders allerdings mehr Furore machen:

Reuters News 13/02/2006 14:28  


By Doug Young and David Lin

SHANGHAI, Feb 13 (Reuters)  Freeborders, another start-up that told Reuters last week it hoped to go public in the 'not-too-distant' future, with hopes of achieving a market capitalisation of $1 billion or more.


(Reuters Messaging: doug.young.reuters.com@reuters.net; +86 21 6104-1768))


Wer da nicht kauft, und insbesondere zu den momentanen Kursen, dem ist nicht helfen.  

Oder lässt sich ein KGV von 4,87, das keine Eintagsfliege ist, noch unterbieten?


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 Day's Range: 8.11 - 8.41
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denn bis Jahresende sind durchaus 20 Dollar drin, insbesondere, wenn bis dahin ein IPO bei Freeborders kommt. Und selbst bei einem Kursanstieg auf 20 Dollar wäre das KGV auf der Basis der 2005er Gewinns erst bei 12.

Christmas has come early this year
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Long-Term Sentiment: Strong Buy  05/17/06 04:08 pm
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Goble up these cheap ICGE shares.. $15 is possible by the EOY..

Strong Buy

 

Schon gesehen?  

bei den momentan extrem niedrigen Kursen auch das Management. Da werden vermutlich in den nächsten Tagen weitere Meldung kommen:

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Selbst wenn es nur 1775 Stück sind, die der neue Chief Financial Officer, kauft. Insgesamt hält er damit 66.520 Stück. Auch wenn es nur 3% sind, die er zukauft - es kommt damit doch zum Audruck, dass er die 8,40 Dollar für einen Schnäppchenpreis hält.

Erstaunlich ist, dass ich prozentual die gleiche Menge dazu gekauft habe. Dazu müsst Ihr die obige Zukaufsmenge un die Bestandsmenge eigentlich nur noch in etwas vier teilen.
 

ist selber daran schuld. Solange der Shortseller noch verkauft, wie eben gerade, sind wenigstens noch Einstiege unter zehn Dollar möglich. Sehr lange wird das nicht mehr möglich sein, denn die IPO's und Merger werden bald wie reife Früchte von den Bäumen fallen.

Ein Beispiel ist Computerjobs, die ich für ziemlich ausgereift halte und die bald zur Disposition stehen dürften, denn Internet Capital hat ja in letzter Zeit noch einmal ausdrücklich bestätigt, dass man sich von "reifen" Beteiligungen trennen wolle um in noch jüngere Unternehmen investieren zu können.

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Das ist sicher kein Riesenunternehmen, sondern ein Nischenplayer, dessen Jahresumsatz ich auf 10 bis 12 Millionen Dollar schätze. 40 bis 50 Millionen sollten damit schon zu erlösen sein unc ca. 20 bis 25 Millionen für die 46% Anteil von Internet Capital.  

mehr erkennen als aus anderen Informationsquellen. Hier eine der Internet Capital-Beteiligung (76%) ICGCommerce, in der es u.a. heißt: "Thrive at a firm that is growing at a 30%+ rate in an explosive market segment (Business Process Outsourcing)." Mehr als 30% sind ordentliche Wachstumsraten.


Wanted! On Site Commodities Associate with a take-ownership mentality!

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Category Associate

ICG Commerce, the leading provider of Procurement Outsourcing services, is exclusively focused on helping companies achieve significant bottom-line cost and performance improvements by driving better buying decisions and practices. To do this, we bring together deep category expertise, market insight, best practices and tools across the full spectrum of the goods and services that companies procure in order to run their business.

We help our customers establish and manage supplier contracts and partnerships that deliver better pricing, value and service. Our customer base includes dozens of large globally recognized companies who spend billions of dollars on direct and indirect materials and services that are entrusted to ICG Commerce. ICG Commerce is seeking to build upon our team in Dallas, TX. An associate within our team would have the opportunity to:

· Interact directly with client stakeholders
· Receive mentoring from senior procurement/sourcing/category management professionals
· Thrive at a firm that is growing at a 30%+ rate in an explosive market segment (Business Process Outsourcing)
· Be exposed to senior procurement and operations stakeholders within a Fortune 500 company
· Receive competitive compensation package where performance is rewarded
· Learn new skills (negotiation, strategic sourcing, supplier management)
· Work on a team comprised of extremely dedicated, well-educated professionals committed to creating and operating a world-class service firm

General purpose of position:

This position is for a category associate on a customer specific account with responsibility for supporting the delivery of category management services to that customer including but not limited to stakeholders management, strategic sourcing, supplier performance management, price management, supply market monitoring, continuous improvement and on-going cost reductions, supplier review, and issue resolution. This employee will be responsible for supporting the processes, procedures and related deliverables for each of these. In addition, this employee will team with ICGC support functions (Centralized Category Management, Buying Center; Program Reporting; and Price and Content File Management) to insure deliverables are completed on time and to the customer’s satisfaction. This role will also require multi-level customer interfacing skills.

Essential duties and responsibilities of position:
· Work collaboratively with suppliers and customer stakeholders to track category management continuous improvement results and other supplier performance metrics.
· Provide analytical support for necessary re-sourcing activities to maintain the competitiveness of category contracts.
· Perform total cost of ownership analyses for the evaluation of continuous cost improvement projects.
· Support supply market research for your relevant categories.
· Audit pricing and price impact analysis results.
· Assist in the development of customer reports for category specific savings results.
· Perform numerous problem-solving functions to ensure customer satisfaction with ICG Commerce’s services.
· Develop good working relationships with customer stakeholders at both the corporate and business unit level.
· Interface with customer stakeholders and project teams on progress, barriers and new opportunities as well as skills in dealing with the customer on normal day-to-day activities.

Education, experience and certifications required:
· Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain or other quantitative discipline or equivalent experience.
· 3-4 years experience in a business analysis, strategic souring, procurement, logistics, materials and supplier management or supply chain consulting or industry environment with demonstrated track record of delivering results.
· Experience specific to strategic sourcing or e-procurement preferred but not required.
· Experience servicing a retail environment with multiple locations preferred.

Required skills:
· The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated independent self-starter that thrives on challenge and delivering exceptional results.
· The ideal candidate must possess a desire to learn and deliver as a true team player.
· Strong multi-phase project management skills
· Excellent communication skills - written and verbal including formal presentation skills
· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
· Strong multi-tasking skills.
· Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Word.
· Adaptable communication ability to conform to the varied corporate cultures and organizational structures of our customers.

Travel:
Travel to and from the customer site in Plano, TX is considered local and routine. In addition, travel to customer business unit locations and ICGC King of Prussia, PA location will be necessary.

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viel einfacher vorgestellt - auch nur erste zaghafte Versuche führten heute sofort zu erheblichen Kursanstiegen. Daraufhin ist er bei ca. 8,62 wieder auf die andere Seite gewechselt und dürfte die heute davor eingekauften Aktien wieder verdealt haben.

Aber er muss in den nächsten neun Tagen von seiner Position runter, denn beim Melden eines hohen Bestandes zum 15.5. zehn Bankarbeitstage später wird es für ihn sehr brenzlig.  

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Customers Gain Contract Visibility, Controls and Compliance with a Lower Total Cost of Ownership


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ORLANDO, FL (May 17, 2006) – Emptoris, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise supply and contract management software, today announced that Emptoris 6 has achieved “Powered by SAP NetWeaver®” status. With this qualification, Emptoris provides its market-leading applications on SAP NetWeaver Application Server (SAP NetWeaver AS) with integration to the SAP NetWeaver Portal. The announcement was made today at SAPPHIRE® ’06 Orlando, SAP’s international customer conference.

von Emptoris, die inzwischen mehr als 100 Millionen Dollar pro Jahr umsetzen. Ursprünglich stammt das Unternehmen nämlich aus dem "Brutkasten" von Internet Capital und die hielten einmal über 60%. Internet Capital hat dann notwendige Finanzierungen nicht mitgemacht - und so ist man auf 5% abgerutscht, das immer noch besser als nichts ist.

Customers can now quickly and easily deploy Emptoris in their SAP NetWeaver-based environment. The solution delivers value to companies through the following:

Improved Business Strategy Execution – By driving sourcing and contract decisions into SAP solution-based systems for execution, Emptoris ensures the day-to-day business operations align with the defined business strategy.

Greater Visibility & Consolidation – Emptoris enables companies to pull contract information previously dispersed in filing cabinets throughout the enterprise, and provide a single view of all contractual relationships.
Improved Compliance – With Emptoris, companies can proactively manage suppliers’ compliance, and ERP systems can be set automatically to comply with actual agreements.

Optimized Contracts – Emptoris allows companies to create more profitable contracts with decreased exposure to financial and legal risks.

Decreased Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Costs – The Emptoris solution provides a controls environment for the contracting and deal-making process, and helps ensure that all contracts in SAP solution-based systems have received proper approval. It also provides powerful contract auditing tools that directly reduce the costs of audits.

Lower Total Cost of Ownership and Faster Deployment Time – Pre-built integrations shipped with Emptoris 6 cut implementation time and eliminate potential IT hurdles to reduce the total cost of ownership.
According to Andy Kyte, Vice President, Gartner, Inc., “There is little point in having excellently-managed purchase orders if the underlying contract is flawed. Enterprises can benefit from having their strong transactional systems matched by a strong contract management application.”

“Emptoris’ Powered by SAP NetWeaver designation signifies our continued commitment to our large installed base of Global 2000 companies running SAP solutions,” said Ammiel Kamon, Senior Vice President of Product Management and Marketing at Emptoris. “With this certification, customers using SAP solutions can now integrate Emptoris contract and compliance solutions, with a shorter time-to-value and lower total cost of ownership.”

About Emptoris
Emptoris is the world leader in innovative supply and contract management software solutions that empower enterprises to realize best value and accelerate profitable growth. Emptoris solutions are used by successful Global 2000 companies in every industry. Customers include American Express, Bank of America, Boeing, Dow Corning, GlaxoSmithKline, Motorola, Owens Corning, Samsung America, and Toro.

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SAP, SAP NetWeaver, SAPPHIRE and other SAP products and services mentioned herein as well as their respective logos and trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and in several other countries all over the world. All other product and service names mentioned are the trademarks of their respective companies.
 

Da sieht man wie die seit April zugeschlagen ( nachgekauft ) haben.

Es ragen hier besonders Goldstein und Ryan heraus.

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  GERRITY, THOMAS P.  DIR  05/11/2006  Form 4  JB  D  4,540  $30.070  67,903    

  GOLDSTEIN, STANLEY P.  DIR  05/11/2006  Form 4  JB  D  28,455  $30.070  590,967    

  MURRAY, TERRENCE  DIR  05/11/2006  Form 4  JB  D  5,080  $30.070  45,677    

  ROSENBERG, SHELI Z.  DIR  05/11/2006  Form 4  JB  D  872  $30.070  58,011    

  BODINE, CHRIS W.  EX VP  04/03/2006  Form 4  JB  D  31,214  -  91,214    

  FERDINANDI, V. MICHAEL  SR VP  04/03/2006  Form 4  JB  D  5,826  -  29,826    

  MERLO, LARRY J.  EX VP  04/03/2006  Form 4  JB  D  14,566  -  74,566    

  RICKARD, DAVID B.  CFO  04/03/2006  Form 4  JB  D  12,485  -  72,485    

  RYAN, THOMAS M.  CB  04/03/2006  Form 4  JB  D  133,177  -  933,177    

  SGARRO, DOUGLAS A.  VP  04/03/2006  Form 4  JB  D  13,317  -  67,317    

  WEISHAR, GREGORY S.  VP  04/03/2006  Form 4  JB  D  4,161  -  30,161    

  

 

wo Internet Capital 33% hält?

Ich gehe davon aus, dass er noch in 2006 kommt - vielleicht sind wir gar nicht mehr so weit davon entfernt, denn konkrete Aussagen zum Unternehmen findet man kaum. Auf der Website findet man nur noch Informationen über die Vergrößerung der Führungsmannschaft (z.B. CFO) oder über die Gewinnung neuer Kunden oder neue Produkte. Die letzte Botschaft, die man ansatzweise wertend bezeichnend kann stammt vom 17.2. - das ist jetzt ein Vierteljahr her. Vieles deutet darauf hin, dass man sich im Vorfeld eines IPO befindet, wo man sich nicht zum Unternehmen äußern darf:

News & Events


Strength in numbers

Olaf De Senerpont Domis

February 17, 2006

Sometimes a tiny, almost unnoticed acquisition can underline an important and growing global technology trend.

Information technology outsourcer Freeborders Inc. 's announcement this month that it acquired financial services consulting firm ITK Solutions LLC didn't grab any headlines. But the deal lends strength to the notion that India's title as the technology outsourcing capital of the world might soon be in jeopardy.

San Francisco-based Freeborders relies solely on expertise from its Shenzhen, China, technology center to develop client software, integrate systems and conduct product life-cycle management projects for companies in the U.S. and Europe. Acquiring ITK for an undisclosed price gives Freeborders a key business process consulting practice that includes some of the largest global investment banks and hedge funds - all avid users of IT outsourcing.

The deal is a logical marriage of ITK's "front end" consultancy expertise with Freeborders' ability to deliver the customized software needed to translate ITK's advice into reality for clients. But what's fascinating is Freeborders' reliance on Chinese, not Indian, engineers.

The linchpin to the transaction is China's low-cost, highly educated technology talent pool, says Freeborders co-CEO, Ramsey Walker, and how that contrasts with India. Salaries in India have increased 13% each year since 2000 for entry-level software developers and 23% annually for midlevel managers, he says, which is helping drive a large amount of employee turnover in the region.

"Engineers [in India] are jumping from company to company for modestly better offers, so American and European clients are facing attrition rates on teams of 20% to 50%," Walker says. "When that happens with software, the quality of the deliverable and the time it takes to deliver goes down significantly."

The higher wages in India are also highlighting the cost effectiveness of outsourcing in China. Labor costs are as much as 40% lower in China than India, and China produces 352,000 engineering graduates compared with 184,000 in India. This abundance of technology savvy in China highlights increasing problems large companies face when relying on Indian outsourcers, Walker says.

Freeborders' new Chinese software developers have plenty of business, ITK founder Susan Kirchoff adds. "We focused on project management and business analysis, which are front-end services," she says. "But we've heard from clients that we don't have the software engineers, to actually deliver a solution."

A common project for ITK, for example, would be to evaluate an investment bank's capital markets software applications, note its limitations, compare it to what rivals use and recommend how to improve it. With ITK in the picture, Freeborders' engineering team in Shenzhen can tailor or update new software.

"There was a gap that can be bridged now," Kirchoff says. And not just by comparatively small companies such as Freeborders, which expects to have 1,000 technologists in China by the end of 2006. Last year, for example, Microsoft Corp. announced a deal with the outsourcing unit of India's sprawling Tata Group and the Chinese government to form a venture to provide technology outsourcing in the region beginning this year.

"The demand is just beginning to pick up in China, and the supply and talent is very significant," Walker says. And like Tata, other rivals to the Chinese outsourcing industry can't help but acknowledge its ascendancy. Vivek Paul, the former vice chairman of Indian IT giant Wipro Ltd. , told a Silicon Valley audience last year his company had established an operation in Shanghai that is "ready to scale" to meet clients' demand. "China is one of those places that you cannot ignore," said Paul, who has since left Wipro to become a partner at Texas Pacific Group .

But is China the new India? "The market is a few years away from full development," Paul argues. Of course, this might make it the right time to get a foothold in the Chinese market, both for Freeborders and its investors, including FTVentures , which led the recent $20 million round that funded the ITK acquisition.

The New York venture firm invests in early- to mid-stage software and services firms that serve the financial sector. More importantly, FTVentures' limited partners are 38 large financial institutions - ­and potential clients.

"Financial institutions are thought leaders in offshore outsourcing, so obviously our LPs have lots of demands for outsourcing services," says FTVentures principal Chris Winship. "We certainly introduce our investors to Freeborders."

The deal isn't FTVentures' first investment in the outsourcing market. The firm bought a stake in India's ExlService Holdings Inc. The startup's potential return to FTVentures has been in limbo, however, as its filing for an initial public offering has lingered since December 2004.

Does this market reluctance show a growing concern about India's place atop outsourcing? That's hard to tell. But U.S. and European companies that have relied on the region for technology expertise are studying other sources, Winship says.

"Most offshore outsourcing is obviously still being done in India, but many Fortune 100 companies are starting to worry about overexposure there," he says. Which could make the Chinese market a smart hedge for companies seeking an alternative source for technology talent and for private investors looking for solid investments.

Olaf de Senerpont Domis is West Coast bureau chief for The Deal.  

hält Internet Capital statt bisher 2,1 Millionen Aktien jetzt sogar 2,2 Millionen - die haben da anscheinend eine Option gezogen. Diese Aktien sind momentan etwas mehr als 60 Millionen wert, Luft ist da bis mindestens 100 Millionen. Denn Blackboard ist die "Mircosoft" für E-Learning-Software: außer open source ist neben Blackboard nur noch die Wand nachdem man den einigen ernsthaften Konkurrrenten Webct übernommen hat. Dadurch und die Bilanzierung von Mitarbeiternoptionen sind die Kosten vorübergehend gestiegen, was den Kurs momentan noch im Zaum hält. Aber die Perspektiven sind glänzend:

Blackboard Backpack(TM) Wins SIIA 2006 CODiE Award



WASHINGTON, DC -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 05/18/06 -- Blackboard Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBB), a leading provider of e-Learning software and services to colleges, universities and K-12 schools worldwide, announces that, Blackboard Backpack, a mobile learning application that synchronizes the Blackboard Academic Suite(TM), has won the 2006 Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) CODiE Award, for Best Education Technology Solution for Productivity/Creativity. The Blackboard Academic Suite is used by millions of people to access course materials and collaborate with peers and faculty online.

With Blackboard Backpack, students and faculty can easily download local course and organization content in the Blackboard Academic Suite, so that the local application's database is up-to-date and available for non-connected use. The primary benefit is to help students organize all parts of their academic and social lives while encouraging engagement, productivity and mobility.

Blackboard Backpack works with Windows XP laptops, desktops and Tablet PCs. The product was developed by Agilix Labs for Blackboard.

Blackboard Backpack is in use today by students at many major universities and colleges, including Seton Hall University, Drexel University, Columbia Southern University, University of Salzburg, Jacksonville State University, Baylor University and University of Washington. The new solution is also currently being piloted by many other universities.

"It's very exciting to be recognized by SIIA for Blackboard Backpack," said Michael Chasen, CEO of Blackboard. "We are already living and working in a mobile society, and Blackboard Backpack makes it possible for students to improve their productivity and organization no matter where they are."

The CODiE Awards program showcases the software and information industry's finest products and services. The program, now in its twenty-first year, holds the distinction of being the only peer-recognition of its kind in the industry, providing a unique opportunity for companies to earn the praise of their competitors.

To learn more about Blackboard Backpack, please visit www.blackboard.com/backpack.

About Blackboard

Blackboard Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBB) is a leading provider of enterprise software applications and related services to the education industry. Founded in 1997, Blackboard enables educational innovations everywhere by connecting people and technology. With two product suites, the Blackboard Academic Suite(TM) and the Blackboard Commerce Suite(TM), Blackboard solutions are used by millions of people at academic institutions around the globe, including colleges, universities, K-12 schools and other education providers, as well as textbook publishers and student-focused merchants that serve education providers and their students. Blackboard is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices in North America, Europe and Asia.

Blackboard

Educate. Innovate. Everywhere.

Any statements in this press release about future expectations, plans and prospects for Blackboard and other statements containing the words "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "will," and similar expressions, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including the factors discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of our Annual Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 10, 2006 with the SEC. In addition, the forward-looking statements included in this press release represent the Company's views as of May 18, 2006. The Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause the Company's views to change. However, while the Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company's views as of any date subsequent to May 18, 2006.

Senior Manager, Public Relations; Blackboard:
Melissa Chotiner
Blackboard Inc.
+1 202 463-4860 ext. 2404
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der wichtigsten Beteiligungen von Internet Capital, ICGCommerce, wo Internet Capital 76% hält. Das Wachstum hat enorm angezogen.

Procurement Outsourcing Contracts to Double in 2006, Says FAO Research


FAO Research - May 8, 2006

The finance and accounting outsourcing (FAO) market is experiencing a sharp rise in the number of FAO contracts involving procurement services, according to FAO Research. "Our research indicates that 33 percent of all companies exploring finance and accounting outsourcing will assess procurement services as part of their requirements," said Lisa M. Ross, CEO and founder of FAO Research.
 


"Although procurement is quickly becoming an active outsourcing growth sector, we were surprised to find how quickly traditional F&A services and procurement services have converged. Procurement, at least on an outsourced basis, seems to be entering the mainstream of finance and accounting activities. We see huge growth in this area and conclude that FAO service providers will intensify their efforts to satisfy the growing demand," continued Ross.

Improved financial performance, better process efficiency and access to specialized expertise are the driving factors behind a potential 100 percent increase throughout this year in the number of FAO contracts involving procurement services versus those signed in 2004 and 2005 combined.

Procurement -- a company’s purchase of goods and services -- is typically managed in-house by specialized procurement officers, purchasing directors or logistics managers. According to FAO Research's study, however, chief financial officers (CFOs) are taking an increasingly active role in initiating "current state versus future state" analyses to assess the functions and costs related to the corporation's full procurement activities, with outsourcing as a viable operational alternative.

According to FAO Research, IBM leads the industry in winning the most full-scale procurement outsourcing contracts worldwide, with Accenture also showing a strong presence in the market. Other F&A Outsourcing suppliers, such as ACS, Capgemini, EDS and Hewlett-Packard have procurement practices also, while niche vendors like ICG Commerce and software solution providers like Ariba attribute their strong financial performance to the provision of procurement outsourcing services.

About the market research study

The 15-page FAO Research report, "Into the Fold: Procurement Outsourcing Makes Its Way into the Finance & Accounting Outsourcing Market", cites more than 20 multi-national corporations currently outsourcing their procurement activities, including Avaya, British Airways, Colgate Palmolive, DaimlerChrysler, Deutsche Bank, NiSource and Unilever. It also outlines why companies outsource procurement, how services are delivered, the competitive supplier landscape, and second-half 2006 trends in the union of FAO with procurement-related activities.

 

aus dem vorhergehenden Posting schlug sich bei der Internet Capital-Beteiligung ICGCommerce nieder. Vor allem in den USA, was aber auch zeigt, dass zum Erfolg in einem Markt eine gewisse kritische Masse erforderlich ist. Daher hat man wohl auch seine deutsche Niederlassung, den verselbständigen ehemaligen Zentraleinkauf des Hoechst-Konzerns, verkauft und und ist nur noch als Dienstleister für das übernehmende Unternehmen aus Deutschland tätig.

Für die USA wurde folgende Aussage gemacht: "The company reported double-digit growth in the United States, driven heavily by several new and extended procurement outsourcing relationships with leading corporations."

Und für die abgeschlossenen Kontrakt für die Zukunft decken sich die Aussagen mit den über 100% Zuwachs des Gesamtmarktes aus dem vorhergehenden Posting: "Due to the number of multi-year customer relationships established in 2005, the value of ICG Commerce's contract backlog (the value of all remaining contracted revenue) grew in excess of
100% throughout the year."


ICG Commerce Reports Solid Growth for 2005 Driven by Several New and Extended Customer Relationships
Critical Mass of Comprehensive Procurement Outsourcing Engagements Fuels Recognition of Market Leadership By Multiple Industry Pundits


PHILADELPHIA - Tuesday, February 28, 2006 - ICG Commerce, a leading procurement services provider,
today announced key business results for 2005. The company reported double-digit growth in the United
States, driven heavily by several new and extended procurement outsourcing relationships with leading
corporations. Due to the number of multi-year customer relationships established in 2005, the value of
ICG Commerce's contract backlog (the value of all remaining contracted revenue) grew in excess of
100% throughout the year.

Among the new contracts signed in 2005 were four agreements for comprehensive procurement
management or outsourcing services. In addition, extensions were signed with a number of existing
customers such as Avaya, further cementing ICG Commerce's market share leadership in the
procurement BPO arena. As a recent BPO Market Report article noted, "Research carried out by Everest
Partners reveals that ICG [Commerce] has won 26% of the contracts signed in the procurement
outsourcing space to date, more than any other vendor."

The Avaya/ICG Commerce relationship gained recognition from multiple sources in 2005 as a pioneering
procurement outsourcing engagement. In addition to being named a finalist in the Outsourcing Center's
Outsourcing Excellence Awards, the two companies were recognized by research services firm IDC as
being among the first to reach the "second wave of comprehensive procurement BPO".

In its "Procurement BPO Competitive Landscape" report published in September of last year, IDC
specifically highlighted ICG Commerce's numerous long-term outsourcing customers stating that:  "ICG
Commerce has been providing services to 20 of them for longer than three years…[The procurement
outsourcing services provider] has a core base of large customers with whom it has comprehensive,
longer-term outsourcing relationships and a larger set of accounts that are smaller in scope for whom it
manages a select number of categories."

ICG Commerce's leadership in procurement BPO also was reaffirmed in 2005 by Forbes magazine,
which recognized the company for the fourth consecutive year in its ranking of business-to-business
companies. ICG Commerce was the only procurement-focused outsourcing provider to be chosen in the
BPO category.

This validation from major industry pundits points to ICG Commerce's comprehensive approach to
procurement as the most effective model for driving bottom-line savings and process efficiencies. The
ICG Commerce approach marries deep category expertise; process and operations specialists; and a
flexible technology platform to build and execute programs that produce sustainable and measurable
savings for customers year after year.

Continuing to innovate and grow its value to customers, ICG Commerce expanded its service offering in
several areas over the past year. Key changes included further broadening of sourcing capabilities in
several service-related categories such as Marketing, Travel, and Human Resources. ICG Commerce
also enhanced its technology offering, adding multi-national transaction capabilities. Building on the
company's strong track record of sourcing success in the area of Transportation & Logistics, the
company added Buying Center and Category Management services and is now providing comprehensive
Logistics Management Outsourcing services to several leading companies.

"As evidenced by our continuing momentum in both new customer acquisition and existing customer
extension, major corporations have discovered the substantial impact that partnering with a focused Procurement
Services Provider can have on the bottom-line," said Edward H. West, chairman and CEO of ICG Commerce.
"With a strong, long-term track record of results and a mature set of services that continues to evolve
to meet new needs and opportunities, ICG Commerce is poised to continue to lead the fast-rising procurement
BPO arena."

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About ICG Commerce, Inc.

ICG Commerce (www.icgcommerce.com) is a leading Procurement Services Provider exclusively
focused on helping companies buy more effectively and efficiently in order to reduce costs significantly
and continuously. The company offers an unmatched combination of process and category expertise,
market insights and benchmarks and a world-class operational Buying Center to deliver Sourcing and
Procurement Outsourcing Services. ICG Commerce Inc., a privately held company founded in 1992, is a
member of Internet Capital Group's (Nasdaq: ICGE) network of partner companies. For four consecutive
years, ICG Commerce has been as a Forbes Best of the Web: B2B honoree, and the company also has had
multiple executives recognized in Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine's annual "Pros to Know"
listing.


 

seit Jahren kontinuierlich wächst, kann man am besten an Stellenofferten erkennen. Auch momentan werden wieder 21 offene Stellen in einem Zeitraum von zwei Monaten offeriert. Zwar wird zwar ein Teil dieser offenen Stellen des ca. 350 Mitarbeiter beschäftigenden Unternehmens fluktuationsbedingt sein, aber die meisten Stellen dürften der Aufstockung der Belegschaft dienen.

Jobs 1 to 21 of 21 Show Jobs Posted: Last 24 hoursLast 3 daysLast 7 daysLast 14 daysLast 30 daysLast 60 daysAll Jobs    

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Date Job Title Location

May 18 High Energy Recruiting Professional Not Afraid of “Filling the Job”
US-PA-King Of Prussia

May 16 Customer Service Specialist
US-PA-King of Prussia

May 16 Buyer
US-PA-King Of Prussia

May 15 Recruiter
US-PA-Philadelphia

May 12 Logistics Team Leader
US-OH-Cleveland- Akron- Canton area

May 10 Strategic Sourcing Consulting Associate
US-GA-Atlanta

May 8 Travel Procurement Analyst/Associate
US-PA-Philadelphia

May 8 Contract Specialist
US-PA-Philadelphia

May 4 Wanted! On Site Commodities Associate with a take-ownership mentality!
US-TX-Dallas

May 3 Category Analyst
US-OH-Akron

May 3 Plant Facility/ Plant Repair Manager
US-OH-Akron

May 3 Procurement Analyst
US-OH-Akron

May 1 Consulting Analyst / Associate
US-PA-King of Prussia

Apr 25 MRO/Plant Services Procurement Consultant
US-OH-Cleveland area- Akron/Canton

Apr 10 Team Lead - Strong Customer Service Experience Required!
US-CA-Chino

Apr 6 Accounts Payable (A/P) Specialist
US-PA-Philadelphia

Apr 3 Consulting Analyst/Associate
US-WA-Redmond

Apr 3 IT Hardware Buyer
US-CA-Chino

Mar 28 Supply chain Analyst/Associate
US-PA-King of Prussia

Mar 22 Rock Solid Recruiter
US-PA-King of Prussia

Mar 21 Senior Buyer and Category Expert
US-SC-Charleston


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In einem der obigen Artikel wird IBM in der Pool-Position gesehen - das hängt aber offensichtlich sehr stark von der Definition/Abgrnezung des Tätigkeitfeldes und den Regionen ab. Bei der ausgelagerten Beschaffung indirekten Güter scheint zumindest in den USA ICGCommerce mit knappem Vorsprung der Marktführer zu sein:

1. ICG Commerce = 26%

2. IBM = 24%

3. Accenture = 16%

4. Ariba = 15

Seit zwei Jahren ist ICGCommerce zumindest in den USA auf dem Wachstumspfad. Vor etwas mehr als zwei Jahren gab es damals einen kleinen Einbruch, weil der Auftraggeber Accenture (jetzt an 3. Stelle) ausfiel. Das hat man gut überstanden, denn das ging auf die Dauer nicht, da man sich stärker als eigenständiger Anbieter präsentieren wollte und nicht vor allem als Zulieferant. Andererseits hat man sich auch aus Märkten teilweise zurückgezogen, wo nicht genug Masse war (Deutschland, wo man aber teilweise für den Übernehmen als "Sub" agiert). Inzwischen ist ICGCommerce ein durchrationalisiertes stromlinenförmiges Gebilde, das auf einem sehr schnell wachsenden Markt exzellent aufgestellt ist. Momentan explodiert das Wachstum - es kommt jetzt sehr viel später, als früher einmal gedacht, aber doch so gewaltig, wie erträumt. Für 2006 gehe ich von einem Umsatz von ICGCommerce von 35 bis 40 Millionen aus, der in den nächsten 5 Jahren mit Jahresrate von 35% wachsen dürfte:

2006: 37 Millionen

2007: 50 Millionen

2008: 67 Millionen

2009: 101 Millionen

2010: 136 Millionen


BPO Market Report – 20 February 2006
ICG Commerce, Inc.
Last month, procurement BPO vendor ICG Commerce won a deal with The Goodyear Tire and
Rubber Company in North America. The contract sees ICG working with Goodyear's internal
procurement organization to reduce the company's indirect spending, using processes such as
strategic sourcing, savings implementation, transaction processing, and ongoing category
management.
The deal was the first to be publicly announced by ICG in 2006, although according to the
company's vice president of outsourcing, Jason Gilroy, ICG is "consistently closing deals with
new customers". "We have extended our deal with Avaya, and Goodyear is a new customer,"
Gilroy told BPO Market Report. "We are not seeing a decrease in the pipeline of new customers."
Indeed, research carried out by Everest Partners reveals that ICG has won 26% of the contracts
signed in the procurement outsourcing space to date, more than any other vendor. ICG leads
IBM, which has secured 24% of deals, Accenture (16%) and Ariba (15%).
Of these four leading suppliers, ICG and Ariba represent the specialist providers, as opposed to
global IT services giants IBM and Accenture, who offer procurement outsourcing as just part of a
BPO business that also includes areas such as finance and accounting and human resources.
Jason Gilroy is keen to emphasize the point that ICG is "100% focused on procurement
outsourcing."

Den momentanen Marktwert von ICGCommerce schätze ich auf knapp 200 Millionen Dollar, womit die 76% von Internet Capital ca. 150 Millionen Dollar wert wären.