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ANNUAL SALES RISE 19%, HOLIDAY SALES INCREASE 35% AT RITZ INTERACTIVE
SCOTTSDALE, AZ - January 24, 2006 - A big push into consumer electronics just before the holidays helped Ritz Interactive Inc. grow its 2006 web sales by 19%.
For the year, Ritz, No. 102 in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide to Retail Web Sites, posted e-commerce revenue of $98.8 million, compared with $83.15 million in 2005.
The company credits a big push into consumer electronics as a key reason for top-line growth. In November, Ritz added more than 70,000 new products to the electronics category on its e-commerce sites. The new electronics offerings, which include the latest computers and peripherals, LCD and Plasma TVs, MP3 players, and gaming devices, now are available on RitzCamera.com, WolfCamera.com, CameraWorld.com and PhotoAlley.com. Site visitors now can choose from a selection of products and accessories from IBM, HP, Microsoft, Sony, Panasonic and other electronics manufacturers.
"Our holiday sales increased by 35%," says Ritz Interactive CEO Fred Lerner, who is speaking at Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition, June 4-7 in San Jose, in a June 5 session titled "The Scotch Boutique: The Web Is Made for Niche Retailing." "We looked at our high-end digital camera buyers and decided they were also consumer electronics shoppers," Lerner notes.
About Ritz Interactive, Inc.
Ritz Interactive is an award-winning, specialty online retailer and e-commerce service provider that operates a network of websites offering high quality, branded lifestyle products. Since its inception in Irvine, California in 1999, the company has become a leader in providing a full array of photographic and consumer electronics products as well as a wide range of marine, boating and fishing products, at competitive prices for online shoppers. Ritz Interactive’s leading photo-specialty e-commerce websites are RitzCamera.com and WolfCamera.com, while the company’s leading marine e-commerce website is BoatersWorld.com. Each of the individually branded and marketed websites offers a broad and deep selection of competitively priced products and brings an established brick-and-mortar reputation to the company’s e-commerce platform.
About Vcommerce Corp.
Vcommerce is the industry leader in enterprise eCommerce solutions for online retail. Retailers can choose to leverage Vcommerce Enterprise™ as a true end-to-end solution or select just the capabilities and services they require. Vcommerce Enterprise consists of advanced solutions for demand generation, eCommerce storefront, order management, fulfillment and logistics and customer service. Proven with leading online retailers for nearly a decade, Vcommerce solutions allow clients to expand their online retail capabilities rapidly, cost effectively while retaining control over business processes, branding and the total customer experience. Recognized for its online retailing expertise, platform flexibility and scalability and low-risk methodology for enabling eCommerce, Vcommerce is SAS 70 Type II and PCI Level I certified. Vcommerce clients include Overstock.com, eToys Direct, Ritz Interactive, MTV Networks and newegg.com. For more information, please visit www.vcommerce.com or call 480.922.9922.
100 Percent Increase in Employees for 2007 (Not rated) 31-Jan-07 08:15 am Channel Intelligence Plans 100 Percent Increase in Employees for 2007
ORLANDO – January 30, 2007 – Channel Intelligence (CI), a leader in technology innovation for Web-initiated commerce, is rapidly expanding its base of resources with an aggressive hiring schedule for 2007. The company aims to fill 10 positions per month at its corporate office in Orlando, FL.
“As we expand our business and enhance Channel Intelligence’s product lines, we are looking for talented people to join our team and help us take the company forward,” said Rob Wight, CEO and co-founder of CI. “Since the beginning, it has been the exceptional talent of the people working with us that have allowed us to pursue technological innovation, forming the foundation for our industry-leading products and services. As the company continues to grow in leaps and bounds, that growth will be supported by augmenting our already-skilled teams with individuals who want to make their mark in a cutting-edge company.”
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Chris Nicks Director of Human Resources with CI adds, “As a company at the forefront of Internet-related technology, traditionally we have attracted extremely skilled talent. Our exciting work and competitive compensation have made us a desired employer, along with many benefits that aren’t commonly found. For example, every new hire becomes an employee/owner, we offer 100 percent paid medical for employees and their families, and each employee has their own office when they join the CI team. We are also in the process of expanding our facilities to accommodate the new additions to our team over the coming year as well as to preserve the corporate culture and work environment.”
Positions are currently open in the Product Management/Engineering, Sales/Marketing, and Operations/Client Support departments. Candidates meeting posted qualifications are invited to apply through the Channel Intelligence web site. Relocation benefits may be available.
Current Openings: http://www.channelintelligence.com/openi...
Benefits: http://www.channelintelligence.com/caree...
About Channel Intelligence
Based in Orlando, Florida, with offices in Geneva, Switzerland, Channel Intelligence is a leading provider of innovative data solutions that make it easy for online shoppers to find and buy products whether they start at retailer sites, manufacturer sites or destination shopping sites. CI’s patented optimization technology and data solutions currently manage and syndicate over $3 billion in product value to over 50 destinations every day. CI customers include nearly 200 of the best known retail and manufacturing brands such as Best Buy, Baby Universe, Black & Decker, Canon, Circuit City, Electronic Arts, eToys Direct, Fujifilm, HP Home and Home Office, ICE.com, Idea Forest (Joann.com), LG Electronics, Northern Tool + Equipment, Neiman Marcus Group, Olympus, Panasonic, PC Mall, PETCO, Smart Bargains, Target, The Inside Store and Things Remembered. For more information, visit the company’s website at http://www.channelintelligence.com.
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Sentiment : Strong Buy
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Good news for the market-leader (Not rated) 1-Feb-07 05:30 pm That is ICGCommerce, who lead the market with 26% for IBB Gobals Services with 24%, Accenture with 16% and Ariba with 15%.
Everest's Facts and Figures: Procurement Outsourcing
Posted At : December 18, 2006 9:25 AM
Related Categories: Outsourcing, Spend Management
In a feature profiling their recent webcast on Tekrati, Everest shares some useful facts and figures on the procurement BPO or managed services marketplace. According to the article, procurement outsourcing "expenditure has grown at over 35 percent in 2006 and represents an annual managed spend of nearly US$40 billion." Everest's research suggests that the most deal activity has been in manufacturing, consumer products, and financial services in the past 2 years with "Europe [witnessing] substantial PO activity". Based on their coverage of "actual PO deals tracked", Everest believes that, "nearly 65-80% of this indirect spend can be outsourced to an outsourcing supplier. This includes most indirect categories like offices supplies, MRO, advertising and promotion, IT, facilities, professional services, and HR services."
But don't think for a minute that low cost labor is the key driver of procurement outsourcing (though one could argue on the procure-to-pay side, it's better have Dilbert-like clerks anywhere but in expensive Western countries). According to Everest, "while labor arbitrage is the key lever that suppliers utilize in FAO, in PO the most important value creation lever is people expertise." Earlier this month, I heard a second hand story from an executive in the sector who related a tale from a fellow executive at a large outsourcer that their firm's biggest challenge was hiring senior talent -- not signing deals. If anything speaks to the growth prospects of procurement BPO in the coming years, it's the huge demand and thirst for talent to manage such efforts, not simply uncovering and selling procurement outsourcing opportunities
Sentiment : Strong Buy
US-Onlinehändler Overstock verklagt US-Banken, UBS und CS auf Schadenersatz
05.02.07 08:06
SALT LAKE CITY (AWP) - Der Online-Händler Overstock.com hat in den USA diverse Brokerhäuser auf Schadenersatz in Höhe von 3,48 Milliarden Dollar verklagt. Unter den rund zehn explizit genannten Bankhäuser sind neben Morgan Stanley Chart , Goldman Sachs Chart Aufruf des Aktiennavigator-Porträts oder Bear Stearns Chart Heimatbörse Aufruf des Aktiennavigator-Porträts Chart auch die Credit Suisse (USA) Inc. Group oder UBS Financial Services Inc. Chart vertreten, wie es in der am Freitagabend verschickten Pressemitteilung heißt. Der US-Onlinebroker wirft den Banken vor, sie hätten sich an einer "massiven, illegalen Aktien-Manipulation" beteiligt, welche die Overstock-Aktien massiv unter Druck gesetzt und die Kurse verzerrt hätten. Neben Overstock selbst hätten sich auch diverse Overstock-Aktionäre an der Klage, die in Kalifornien eingereicht wurde, beteiligt, heißt es./uh/ra/DP/sb
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Insofern ist die Situation etwas anders gelagert als bei Overstock. Den Schaden hat bei Internet Capital alle diejenigen, die bei Kursen von 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 oder 9 Dollar ausgestiegen sind. Den Vorteil haben alle, die zu diesen Kursen eingestiegen sind und jetzt auch noch einsteigen und das Management, das die Einstandspreise für seine über Optionen bezogenen Aktien reduzierte.
Nice Metastorm news (1 Rating) 5-Feb-07 09:59 am http://www.metastorm.com/news/2007/02050...
Metastorm Continues Breakaway Growth in 2006
Record Sales Revenues, Customer Success Further Solidify BPM Vendor’s Global Leadership
BALTIMORE, MD – February 5, 2007 – Metastorm, a leading provider of Business Process Management (BPM) software for organizational agility, innovation, and governance, today announced financial results for its year ended December 31, 2006. The privately held company posted record total revenues, experienced 66% total year-over-year growth, and increased license revenues by 40%. Metastorm added 134 new strategic customers to its portfolio in 2006 and realized a 93% maintenance renewal rate from its existing customers. The company also saw a continued increase in the size of investment that organizations are willing to make to obtain a true enterprise-level BPM solution. Metastorm’s existing customers accounted for an impressive 39 percent of the company’s revenue during the year – a strong validation of the results that Metastorm BPM® delivers. Metastorm customers see the value of taking their BPM initiatives beyond basic process automation and control and are starting to view BPM as a mechanism for increased business agility, governance and innovation. The strategic value offered by a proven, enterprise-scale BPM suite such as that offered by Metastorm is in high demand.
Metastorm continued to witness broad adoption of BPM software and solutions in its competitive wins at ABA Seguros (Mexico), British Broadcasting Corporation (U.K.), Ergo Hestia (Poland), Federal Bureau of Investigations (U.S), General Services Administration (U.S), Lawyers Access Web (South Africa), Portman Building Society (U.K.), Trafigura Limited (U.K.), UBS (Italy), and U.S. Navy (U.S.). Existing customers expanding their use of the Metastorm BPM suite included AmerisourceBergen (U.S), Ernst & Young (U.S), IKON (U.S.), SABMiller (Poland), Postbank Systems (Germany), Thomson Elite (U.S.), and the U.S. Army (U.S.). Metastorm’s growth enabled the company to surpass 1300 customers further strengthening its position as a BPM software market leader.
From a product perspective, Metastorm set itself apart from other vendors with the 2006 release of Metastorm Integration Manager – a robust integration platform for system-to-system process management, high-speed managed file transfer, and powerful legacy system enablement capabilities that expose legacy applications as web services for easy integration into modern-day business processes. Over the past year, business and IT users used Metastorm BPM to successfully collaborate on and improve hundreds of enterprise-scale projects, tying together all elements of a process – people, data, applications, systems – across platforms and environments. Metastorm BPM has proven to be a platform that unifies process management and provides customers with a solution that meets both human-centric and integration-centric process needs.
“Metastorm exhibited strong performance in 2006, and we remain the only pure-BPM vendor to consistently deliver above-market revenue growth and profitability on a repeated basis,” stated Robert Farrell, president and CEO of Metastorm. “Metastorm customers and partners place a high value on how we run the company and leverage their investments in Metastorm BPM. Our operating model allows us to serve our customers, expand the scope of BPM through practical innovation, attract strategic partners around the world, and most importantly serve as the global thought leader and leading software provider of BPM for the long term.”
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Das macht die Sache aber nur noch schlimmer.
Die Aktie notiert zurzeit bei 0,25 Prozent ihres Höchststands!!
Was nützen die 11 Dollar jetzt (heutiger Stand, erkennbar nur im log-Chart in # 83), wenn es vorher im Extremfall 4269 Dollar Verlust gab???
Es gibt wohl nur wenige Glückliche, die beim Tiefststand von 3,40 Dollar Mitte 2004 eingestiegen sind.
MEIN PORTFOLIO (als ich noch long war):
Ich hab übrigens nie Neue-Markt-Aktien gekauft. Mein Portfolio bestand, als ich noch long war (bis Mai 2006) nur aus soliden Big Caps wie Philip Morris (MO), Lloyds TSB, Depfa, Nokia, Intel, Microsoft, Pfizer und ähnlichen Schwergewichten, zu denen ich teilweise auch Ariva-Threads (LONG!-EMPFEHLUNG) aufgemacht habe. Das nur zur Klarstellung, dass ich nicht zu den Neue-Markt-Losern zähle.
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Internet Capital war einer der Highflyer der New Economy mit einem Höchstwert 60 Milliarden Dollar - und damals 80 Beteiligungen. Der Kurs lag auf dem Höchststand in 2000 bei 4.280 und stürzte dann bis 2002 aof 3,40 ab. Absurd ist, dass Anti-Lemming sich auf diesen Zeitraum konzentriert. Außer Ihm interessiert das niemand - ihn schon, denn zu dieser Zeit dürfte er dem Frust nach, der in seinen Postings äußert, sein Vermögen mit ähnlichen Wert verzockt haben.
Im Gegensatz zu manchem anderen Highflyer hatte aber Internet Capital kaum bzw keine unüberwindliche Verschuldungsproblem, da sie nie andere auf Kredit übernehmen hatten, sondern immer mit eigenen Aktien bezahlten. Was heute übrig geblieben ist, ist ein Kassenbestand von etwas mehr als 200 Millionen und nur noch Schulden, die im wesentlichen aus einer Wandelschuldverschreibung über 26 Millionen bestehen. Wir haben somit eine Nettocash von ca. 180 Millionen. Von den 80 Beteiligungen der Startphase waren viele Flops, die man stillgelegt, verkauft oder zusammengelegt hat. Übrig geblieben sind allerdings einige Perlen, deren Wert zusammen mit den 180 Millionen Nettocash bei ungefähr einer Milliarde Dollar oder auch mehr liegen dürfte. Die Marktkapitalisierung beträgt dagegen nur etwa 400 Millionen.
Die wesentlichen Beteiligungen sind, die Ihr Euch im Internet ansehen solltet, sind:
79% an ICGCommerce:
www.icgcommerce.com
ICGCommerce ist der Weltmarktführer beim Outsourcing von Beschaffungsdiensleistungen, einem Markt, der mit einer Jahresrate von etwa 30% wächst. Bei den zuletzt von der Beratungsfirma Everest ermittelten Rangfolge konnte ICGCommerce 26% der neuen Kontrakte gewinnen, IBM Global Services 24%, Accenture 16% und Ariba 15%. Das Unternehmen schreibt seit der ersten Quartal 2006 schwarze Zahlen, die seitdem rasant steigen, da die Kosten wesentlich langsamer (viele Fixkosten) steigen als die Erlöse. In 2007 dürfte ICGCommerce zwischen 50 und 60 Millionen Dollar umsetzen.
27% an Starcite
www.starcite.com
Starcite.com ist nach einem Merger mit dem härtesten Konkurrenten der absolute Weltmarktführer bei den elektronischen Buchungssystem für Meetings - einem Markt mit einem Volumen von 300 Milliarden Dollar weltweit, der allerdings nie komplett elektronisch abgewickelt werden dürfte (momentane Marktdurchdringung zwischen 3% und 5% eröffnet gigantische Chancen. In 2006 war der Umsatz über 40 Millioen, die Wachstumsrate liegt bei 50%, sodass wir auch hier in 2007 bei etwa 2007 liegen dürften, da sich das Wachstumstempo nach den neuesten Erkenntnis sogar noch beschleunigt.
33% an Freeborders
www.freeborders.com
Freeborders ist die hoffnungsvollste Beteiligung. Sie sind er führende IT-Outsourcer in China und hoffen die chinesische Infosys zu werden. In China will man bis Ende 2007 bei 2,000 IT-Spezialisten liegen, weitere 200 bis 250 dürften in den USA und Europa noch hinzukommen. Ähnlich wie ICGCommerce dürfte man beim Umsatz zwischen 50 und 60 Millionen in 2007 liegen.
15% an Creditex
www.creditex.com
Creditex ist nach dem Zusammenschluss von Creditex und Credittrade der Weltmarktführer unter den Interdealer-Brokern auf dem explodierenden Markt der Kreditderivate. Creditex schreibt schwarze Zahlen und hatte 2006 einen Umsatz von 135 Millionen und dürfte in 2007 in die Nähe von 200 Millionen kommen. In 2006 ist der Markt für Kreditderivate um 100% gewachsen.
41% an Metastorm
www.metastorm.com
Die haben gerade gestern folgendes veröffentlicht:
Besser geht es eigenlicht nicht mehr Libuda 05.02.07 21:32
Sehr gute Nachrichten von Metastorm, wo Internet Capital 41% hält.
Nice Metastorm news (1 Rating) 5-Feb-07 09:59 am http://www.metastorm.com/news/2007/02050...
Metastorm Continues Breakaway Growth in 2006
Record Sales Revenues, Customer Success Further Solidify BPM Vendor’s Global Leadership
BALTIMORE, MD – February 5, 2007 – Metastorm, a leading provider of Business Process Management (BPM) software for organizational agility, innovation, and governance, today announced financial results for its year ended December 31, 2006. The privately held company posted record total revenues, experienced 66% total year-over-year growth, and increased license revenues by 40%. Metastorm added 134 new strategic customers to its portfolio in 2006 and realized a 93% maintenance renewal rate from its existing customers. The company also saw a continued increase in the size of investment that organizations are willing to make to obtain a true enterprise-level BPM solution. Metastorm’s existing customers accounted for an impressive 39 percent of the company’s revenue during the year – a strong validation of the results that Metastorm BPM® delivers. Metastorm customers see the value of taking their BPM initiatives beyond basic process automation and control and are starting to view BPM as a mechanism for increased business agility, governance and innovation. The strategic value offered by a proven, enterprise-scale BPM suite such as that offered by Metastorm is in high demand.
Metastorm continued to witness broad adoption of BPM software and solutions in its competitive wins at ABA Seguros (Mexico), British Broadcasting Corporation (U.K.), Ergo Hestia (Poland), Federal Bureau of Investigations (U.S), General Services Administration (U.S), Lawyers Access Web (South Africa), Portman Building Society (U.K.), Trafigura Limited (U.K.), UBS (Italy), and U.S. Navy (U.S.). Existing customers expanding their use of the Metastorm BPM suite included AmerisourceBergen (U.S), Ernst & Young (U.S), IKON (U.S.), SABMiller (Poland), Postbank Systems (Germany), Thomson Elite (U.S.), and the U.S. Army (U.S.). Metastorm’s growth enabled the company to surpass 1300 customers further strengthening its position as a BPM software market leader.
From a product perspective, Metastorm set itself apart from other vendors with the 2006 release of Metastorm Integration Manager – a robust integration platform for system-to-system process management, high-speed managed file transfer, and powerful legacy system enablement capabilities that expose legacy applications as web services for easy integration into modern-day business processes. Over the past year, business and IT users used Metastorm BPM to successfully collaborate on and improve hundreds of enterprise-scale projects, tying together all elements of a process – people, data, applications, systems – across platforms and environments. Metastorm BPM has proven to be a platform that unifies process management and provides customers with a solution that meets both human-centric and integration-centric process needs.
“Metastorm exhibited strong performance in 2006, and we remain the only pure-BPM vendor to consistently deliver above-market revenue growth and profitability on a repeated basis,” stated Robert Farrell, president and CEO of Metastorm. “Metastorm customers and partners place a high value on how we run the company and leverage their investments in Metastorm BPM. Our operating model allows us to serve our customers, expand the scope of BPM through practical innovation, attract strategic partners around the world, and most importantly serve as the global thought leader and leading software provider of BPM for the long term.”
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Die anderen Beteiligungen reichen an diese großen Fünf vom Wert her nicht heran, stellen aber teilweise auch noch erhebliche Werte dar. Ansehenswert sind noch:
38% an Marketron
www.marketron.com
39% an Whitefence
www.whitefence.com
36% an VCommerce
www.vcommerce.com
40% an www.intelligencechannel.com
5% an Emptoris
www.emptoris.com
9% an Anthem Venture
www.anthemventurevp.com
http://company.zhaopin.com/P1/CC1203/7040/CC120370405en.htm
Bis auf einen Aspekt ist das völlig uninteressant. Von diesen Verrückten von damals ist kaum noch jemand dabei bzw. mit Stückzahlen die lächerlich sind, z.B. bekam man für 10.000 Euro damals gerade 2 Stück. Zwar werden nicht alle in letzten fünf Jahren sich gleich 16.500 (übrigen für insgesamt 88.000 Dollar) wie ich zusammengekauft haben, aber doch Stückzahlen, die das Lesen dieses Boards und des Spezialboards bei den Hot Stocks interessant machen. Was um 2.000 war, interessiert, wie schon angeführt, niemand. Uns interessiert die Entwicklung von $3,40 auf heute etwas über $11 und in nächster Zeit das Anpeilen der $20-Marke, die schon heute aus fundamentalen Gründen überschritten sein müsste. Und da gibt es auch die einzige Verbindung zum Absturz von $4.280 auf $3,40: Noch verhindern negative Emotionen, die mit dieser Aktie verbunden sind, den Anstieg auf den Fair Value. Das hat aber einen enormen Vorteil: Der Kursanstieg bei dieser Aktien wird nicht nur durch die Fortschritte bei den Beteiligungen gespeist, sondern auch durch den weiteren Abbau der negativen Emotionen. Letzteres bewirkt der Zeitfaktor.
Vielleicht noch ein Wort zu Anti-Lemming und anderen, die in der New Economy ihr Vermögen verzockt haben. Etwas Verständnis für ihren Frust sollte man schon aufbringen. Denn wenn z.B. jemand, der für $4280 gekauft hat und bei $3,40 ausgestiegen ist, sieht, wie jetzt andere mit diesem Wert ihr Vermögen verdoppeln oder verdreifachen, kann man regelrecht ausflippen und Frust blasen, statt Argumenten zu bieten. Denn nichts treibt die Menschen mehr an als Neid.
Die 2,2 Million Aktien haben bei einem Kurs von über $31 einen Wert von ca. 68 Millionen und dürften meines Erachtens Ende 2007 100 Millionen an Wert erreicht haben.
Nur nebenbei: Ich habe die damals bei Kursen üm die $14 empfohlen - keine schlechte Performance.
Nur ein Beispiel: Er verweist auf eine Quelle, die er wohlweislich nicht im Originaltext kopiert hat, in der von einem Rückgang der Steigerungsquote von US-Firmen berichtet wird. In seiner Einführung steht dann aber, dass in der Quelle stehe, dass die Gewinne der US-Firmen zurückgehen würden. Seine Hoffnung ist wohl, dass niemand auf den Orginaltext klickt.
Oder ein anderes Beispiel: Ich hatte im September 2006 vor Rohstoffaktien, Biokraftstoffaktien und ähnlichen gewarnt und Technologie und chinesische Aktien empfohlen, was ja auch absolut richtig war. Bei den Rohstoffen hatte ich angeführt, dass die Preise noch weiter fallen könnten und ich beim Öl selbst Werte von 30 Dollar nicht ausschließe (bei meinem Posting lag er bei 78). Daraus macht er die Meldung: Libuda lag im Setember völlig falsch, denn gestern ist der Ölpreis wieder auf 60 gestiegen. Gut, er ist immer noch nicht so verbohrt wie NRWTrader, der meine Meldung vonm September 2006 kopiert und dann das Datum auf 2005 umfälschte, aber ich kann Deine Verteidigung trotzdem nicht nachvollziehen.
Oder nehme sein Posten zu Internet Capital. Er postet über die Zeit von 2000-2002 - das interessiert kein Schwein. Wir leben jetzt - und es interessieren die Leser die Entwicklung der Kurs von 2002 bis heute, keine ollen Kamellen.
Freeborders Eyes IPO
Reuters reports that China service provider Freeborders is considering going public in the "near future." ""There's a market opportunity for a company (in China software outsourcing) to be a $1 billion company, and we think Freeborders can be that company," the article quotes co-CEO Ramsey Walker saying.
Internet Capital owns 33% of Freeborders. Maybe the IPO will come in 2007 - I am sure by an annoucement, Internet Capital will jump to $20.
Sentiment : Strong Buy
Hier so ein typischer Techniker von einem US-Board:
Hey, it hit 11.60, I guess that makes it official.
Closed on a new 52 week high on good volume, and hit an intraday 3 year high. Pretty good considering what the NAS did today.
Needless to say, I'm in.
Wenn es den Shortseller nicht gelingt, die Aktie noch einmal zu drücken, was sehr schwer fallen würde, könnten jetzt einige Zocker aufspringen und es ginge relativ schnell nach oben. Ich habe allerdings auch nichts dagegen, wenn die nicht aufspringen und wir eben langsamer nach oben laufen - und erst bei konkreteren Situationen (z.B. IPO's oder Verkaufen) nach oben laufen.
EMPTORIS DELIVERS RECORD GROWTH IN 2006
Acceleration Fueled by Software Delivered Both as a
Service (SaaS) and On-Premise
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Burlington, MA – (February 7, 2007) – Emptoris, the leading provider of Enterprise Supply and Contract Management solutions, announced today that it has recorded 83% year-over-year sales growth for 2006.
Emptoris reported four consecutive quarters of sequential growth, and grew more than five times faster than the 10% growth in the overall supply and contract management software market. The company said its growth has clearly been fueled by its ability to provision its software platform both as a Service (SaaS), as well as on-premise. The company said significant new customer wins and competitive displacements over the course of the year continue to demonstrate the strength of its broad supply management suite, and its leadership in Enterprise Contract Management.
“Companies clearly have a need for a very capable integrated sourcing suite and sophisticated enterprise contract management.” said Avner Schneur, chief executive officer of Emptoris. “Our growth was fueled by having industry leading solutions, delivered as either a service or installed on customers’ premises. Not only are we flexible up-front, our software allows a customer to transition from one model to the other.”
Capturing Greater Market Share
In 2006, Emptoris grew over five times faster than the supply and contract management software market, which has been estimated to be growing at 10% annually, and is expected to reach $3 billion by 2008, according to Forrester Research. Emptoris recorded its strongest yearly performance ever with 240 transactions contributing to 83% year-over-year sales growth. Growth accelerated in the fourth quarter as Emptoris recorded 185% sales growth over the fourth quarter of 2005.
Over 70% of sales came from companies that were not Emptoris customers at the beginning of 2006. The growth was consistent throughout the year, with each quarter’s growth larger than the previous. Due to strong demand for the company’s software as a service (SaaS) offerings, the company’s sales backlog and deferred revenue, which represents future committed revenues in multi-year subscription contracts, is as large as the company’s total 2006 revenues.
Throughout 2006, Emptoris continued to win significant new business and capture large marquee customers from Ariba. Examples in the fourth quarter included an internationally recognized beauty products company, a global chemical company and an international leader in networking equipment, which, even as one of Ariba’s earliest customers, has elected to use the Emptoris Contract Management solution.
Examples of other new enterprise customers who signed with Emptoris include one of the world’s largest oil and gas producers, three leading regional health insurance providers, and one of the top U.S. refiners and distributors of gasoline.
International deals continued to represent significant growth for Emptoris, as did deals signed by channel partners. In 2006, 34% of Emptoris’ sales bookings came from Europe and the Asia Pacific region. During the same period, channel partners delivered almost 20% of the company’s sales.
Hybrid Deployment Strategy Accelerates Growth
Emptoris capitalized on the high demand for supply and contract management software, regardless of how customers chose to deploy the software. Based on deals signed in the second-half of 2006, 65% of customers selected to deploy the solutions in a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) mode, making multi-year contract commitments. Approximately 45% of these SaaS deals were over $1 million. Emptoris can deploy all its solutions either on-premise or as Software as a Service, and offers the ability for customers to switch between the two.
“This is a major competitive advantage against ERP vendors which lack solution capabilities, and offer a patch quilt of conflicting on-demand and installed software” said Ammiel Kamon, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Product Management at Emptoris.
Contract Management Leadership
In 2006, Emptoris also cemented its position as a contract management leader, and the Emptoris Contract Management Solution was the number one ranked current product offering by Forrester Research in the March 2006 report entitled “The Forrester Wave™:Contract Lifecycle Management, Q1 2006.” Over 67% of new software sales during the last two quarters of 2006 included the Emptoris Contract Management solution.
The Emptoris Contract Management Solution enables companies to gain greater contract visibility, reduce associated risks and create more profitable contracts. This comprehensive solution supports all contract types including sales contracts, procurement contracts, and industry specific contracts. In the second half of 2006 Emptoris won an increasing number of customers wishing to control sales or industry specific contract processes.
Integrated Suite Leadership
Emptoris’ strong growth was also due to satisfying customers’ needs for a broad, integrated supply and contract management suite. Based on 2006 second-half deals, 40% of customers selected to deploy multiple Emptoris solutions, including spend analysis, sourcing, contract management and supplier performance management.
Throughout 2006, Emptoris released a number of new solutions and expansions of existing offerings:
Emptoris 6: Emptoris 6 provides the deepest and broadest functionality to support the supply and contract management process including solutions for spend analysis, sourcing, contract management, compliance, and supplier performance management. The solution suite can analyze all types of spend, manage sourcing for all categories and negotiate all types of contracts.
SAP Solution Integration: Emptoris released its SAP integration package for Emptoris 6. With this turnkey solution based on the SAP NetWeaver® Exchange Infrastructure (SAP NetWeaver XI), companies can drive sourcing and contract decisions directly into the ERP procure-to-pay process, ensuring day-to-day operations meet the requirements of strategic agreements.
Emptoris Spend Analysis: Emptoris also released an expansion of its market-leading Spend Analysis solution designed to augment a company’s ERP strategies, and take those IT driven efforts to the next level in accuracy and spend visibility.
Overdrive by Emptoris: Emptoris also launched Overdrive in 2006, a new offering designed to help companies establish and equip their e-sourcing Program Management office - thus accelerating business impact, driving self-sufficiency, and pushing adoption to the next level.
Event Monitoring and Support: Launched a new offering to ensure successful execution of sourcing events for global customers by providing event-based operational support, including event set up review, supplier on-boarding and training, auction monitoring services, and real-time buyer and supplier bidding support. The service is available in supplier’s local language, with particular emphasis on support for Asia-Pacific languages and low-tech suppliers.
Global and Corporate Expansion
Emptoris has aggressively expanded its operations throughout 2006, and has been on the forefront of the consolidation in the Supply Management space.
Key milestones include:
By the end of 2006 Emptoris had over 400 employees.
Continued investment of over a third of revenue back into research and development
Expanded presence in France and Germany, and a doubling of the European organization.
Acquisition of diCarta: In the first quarter Emptoris completed its merger with diCarta, the leading provider of enterprise contract management software. The combination enabled the company to offer a more comprehensive enterprise-wide supply and contract management solution to customers. Both companies were hailed by independent research firms for being number one for their current offerings and experienced strong customer and revenue growth.
Acquisition of MINDFLOW: In July 2006, Emptoris also announced the acquisition of MINDFLOW Technologies, a recognized innovator in inbound supply chain planning and sourcing optimization.
Independent Recognition
In 2006, Emptoris also continued to receive independent recognition for the innovation and impact of its solutions – as well as for its market leadership:
Forrester Research: The Emptoris Contract Management solution was ranked #1 for current offering in the Forrester Wave Contract Lifecycle Management Suite (Q1 2006) – and the Emptoris Sourcing solution was also ranked #1 for current offering in the Forrester Wave Esourcing Suite.
Induction by INFORMS into Franz Edelman Academy: Emptoris became the only software vendor inducted by INFORMS into the prestigious Franz Edelman Academy. The recognition is for using supply optimization to significantly impact and transform a business, specifically enabling Motorola to save $600 million.
Supply & Demand Chain Executive: Emptoris was also selected for The Supply & Demand Chain Executive listing of the leading supply management innovators in the market.
CPO Agenda Executive Debates and Sourcing Thought Leadership
Emptoris has joined forces with Accenture and CPO Agenda Magazine to produce a series of executive roundtable debates. For more information on these events, please visit www.emptoris.com. Emptoris and Accenture have also co-authored an executive whitepaper detailing the role of supply management technology as a critical component supporting low cost country sourcing initiatives.
As part of its on-going thought leadership series, Emptoris partnered with the Institute of Supply Management and Cargill to deliver an online seminar on strategic sourcing. The event, one of ISM’s most popular, is titled “Practical Approaches to Sourcing for Best Value, Not Just Best Price.” To watch a recorded version of this, go to: www.emptoris.com/sourcing.
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, Boeing, Dow Corning, GlaxoSmithKline, Motorola, Owens Corning, Samsung America, and Toro.
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Internet Capital Group Retires Remaining Outstanding Convertible Debt
Tuesday February 13, 8:30 am ET
WAYNE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Internet Capital Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:ICGE - News) today announced that it has retired all of its outstanding 5% convertible notes. The notes were due to mature in April 2009 and were convertible into shares of ICG Common Stock at a price of $9.108 per share. Pursuant to agreements with the remaining holders of the notes, ICG repurchased $26.6 million face amount of notes for approximately $37.1 million, plus accrued interest. By repurchasing the notes, ICG removed the future dilutive effect of the approximately 2.9 million shares of Common Stock into which the notes could have been converted. Additionally, the elimination of restrictive covenants related to the notes provides ICG with greater flexibility with respect to potential uses of its capital.
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"We are very pleased to report that, for the first time since 1999, ICG is free of debt," said Walter Buckley, ICG's chairman and CEO. "Through the prudent use of our capital, we have removed the burden of debt from our balance sheet. As we execute on our strategy to acquire and build leading on-demand companies, we will continue to evaluate the best use of our capital, as it relates to the creation of stockholder value, without debt-imposed restrictions."
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Internet Capital Group (www.internetcapital.com) acquires and builds Internet software companies that drive business productivity and reduce transaction costs between firms. Founded in 1996, ICG devotes its expertise and capital to maximizing the success of these platform companies, which deliver on-demand software and service applications to customers worldwide.
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Company Details
Total Shares Out Standing (millions): 39
Market Capitalization ($ millions): $444
Institutional Ownership: 71.3%
Price (as of 2/13/2007) 11.37
Ownership Analysis # Of Holders Shares
Total Shares Held: 98 27,854,649
New Positions: 6 405,241
Increased Positions: 36 3,844,370
Decreased Positions: 40 2,322,883
Holders With Activity: 76 6,167,253
Sold Out Positions: 12 259,415
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GENDELL JEFFREY L 12/31/2006 3,262,780 0 0.00% $37,098
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADV... 12/31/2006 3,112,704 492,549 18.80% $35,391
CAPITAL RESEARCH & M... 12/31/2006 3,075,000 275,000 9.82% $34,963
SCHNEIDER CAPITAL MA... 12/31/2006 1,689,467 (10,125) (0.60%) $19,209
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVE... 9/30/2006 1,466,576 (65,799) (4.29%) $16,675
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