------ extPart_000_0004_01C06B5E.74675200 Subject: B2B Insider To: ruby-talk / ruby-lang.org From: "b2b Bulletin" <b2bbulletin / news.com> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0005_01C06B5E.74675200" Date: 17/02/2002 X-Mailer: Spyder Mailer 1.0 X-Mailer: Spyder Mailer 1.0 <HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR"Content=""> <TITLE>Untitled</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY text=#0000a0 bgColor=#ffffff> <P align=right><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=4>B2B Bulletin</FONT></STRONG></P> <P align=right><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2><EM>Feb, 2002</EM></FONT></STRONG></P> <P align=right><STRONG><FONT size=1 face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </P> <P align=center><STRONG><EM>Oh</EM><FONT face=Arial><EM>2B @ </EM>SAP</FONT></STRONG></P><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P align=left>Following a fruitful year for SAP they have now parted company with Commerce One. Investing just enough money into Commerce One to prevent 'other interest', SAP were able to take advantage of Commerce One's hard work in developing their Enterprise Buyer whilst gaining an in-depth understanding of the full Commerce One offering. SAP are now able to implement the full Commerce One product at a fraction of the price Commerce One charge and in a fraction of the time.</P> <P align=left>SAP are now gearing up a new European gathering, offering what is set to be Europe's leading B2B provider. Not that there is any real competition.....</P> <P align=right><FONT size=1>More detail on this story : </FONT><A href="http://communities.msn.com/CommerceOnePointsofInterest/messageboard.msnw"><FONT size=1>http://communities.msn.com/CommerceOnePointsofInterest/messageboard.msnw</FONT></A></P> <HR> <P align=center><FONT size=3><STRONG><EM>2B or not 2B</EM></STRONG></FONT> <FONT size=3><STRONG>Commerce One</STRONG></FONT></P> <P align=left>The internal rumor mill is buzzing with news that Commerce One are down to their last $200 million with little in the way of expected revenues. This doesn't explain why they have focussed a heap of time and near on $75,000 in trying to take two ex-employees to the cleaners. Come on C1, give it a break, focus on where your skills lie and get rid of those counter productive employees who have alternative and vindictive ambitions.</P> <P align=left>Other insider information suggests that Commerce One's current release of Supply Order (Supplier PO tool) has been causing major performance degradation with Commerce One's own portal having to be re-booted every 48 hours. It would now seem all users will be asked to upgrade to the next version. A useful revenue stunt as this will require portal operators to carry out a migration excercise to MarketSite 4.6, no upgrade is possible!! That'll have the hardware suppliers rubbing their hands.....</P> <P align=center><STRONG>How much are you worth? <FONT size=1>(reputed salaries)</FONT></STRONG></P> <UL> <LI> <DIV align=left>Hoffman $416K </DIV> <LI> <DIV align=left>Pervere $288K </DIV> <LI> <DIV align=left>Biestman $456K </DIV></LI></UL> <P align=center><STRONG>When not to trade?</STRONG></P> <UL> <LI> <DIV align=left>31-Jan-02 </DIV> <LI> <DIV align=left>HARDING, WILLIAM </DIV> <LI> <DIV align=left>Director 15,000 </DIV> <LI> <DIV align=left>CMRC Sold at $2.28/Share. </DIV> <LI> <DIV align=left>Proceeds of $34,155</DIV></LI></UL> <P align=right><FONT size=1>More details on these items: </FONT><A href="http://communities.msn.com/CommerceOnePointsofInterest/messageboard.msnw"><FONT size=1>http://communities.msn.com/CommerceOnePointsofInterest/messageboard.msnw</FONT></A><FONT size=3><STRONG></STRONG></FONT></P><FONT size=3><STRONG> <P align=center> <HR> <P></P></STRONG></FONT> <P align=center><FONT size=3><STRONG>PeopleSoft 2<FONT size=2><FONT size=3>B</FONT><EM>uy </EM></FONT><FONT size=3><EM>C1</EM>...Why?</FONT></STRONG></FONT></P> <P align=left>Sorry, even we couldn't validate the reason why PeopleSoft would buy them.......</P> <P align=left> </P> <HR> <P align=center><STRONG>For more on any of these stories, or to post your own please visit</STRONG></P> <P align=center><A href="http://communities.msn.com/CommerceOnePointsofInterest"><STRONG>http://communities.msn.com/CommerceOnePointsofInterest</STRONG></A></P></FONT> </BODY></HTML> ------ extPart_000_0005_01C06B5E.74675200 Content-Type: text/plain B2B BulletinFeb, 2002Oh2B @ SAPFollowing a fruitful year for SAP they have now parted company with Commerce One. Investing just enough money into Commerce One to prevent 'other interest', SAP were able to take advantage of Commerce One's hard work in developing their Enterprise Buyer whilst gaining an in-depth understanding of the full Commerce One offering. SAP are now able to implement the full Commerce One product at a fraction of the price Commerce One charge and in a fraction of the time.SAP are now gearing up a new European gathering, offering what is set to be Europe's leading B2B provider. Not that there is any real competition.....More detail on this story : http://communities.msn.com/CommerceOnePointsofInterest/messageboard.msnw2B or not 2B Commerce OneThe internal rumor mill is buzzing with news that Commerce One are down to their last $200 million with little in the way of expected revenues. This doesn't explain why they have focussed a heap of time and near on $! 75,000 in trying to take two ex-employees to the cleaners. Come on C1, give it a break, focus on where your skills lie and get rid ofthose counter productive employeeswho have alternative and vindictive ambitions.Other insider information suggests that Commerce One's current release of Supply Order (Supplier PO tool) has been causing major performance degradation with Commerce One's own portal having to be re-booted every 48 hours. It would now seem all users will be asked to upgrade to the next version. A useful revenue stunt as this will require portal operators to carry outa migration excercise to MarketSite 4.6, no upgrade is possible!! That'll have the hardware suppliers rubbing their hands.....How much are you worth? (reputed salaries)Hoffman $416K Pervere $288K Biestman $456K When not to trade?31-Jan-02 HARDING, WILLIAM Director 15,000 CMRC Sold at $2.28/Share. Proceeds of $34,155 More details on these items: http://communities.msn.com/CommerceOnePointsofInterest/messageboard.msnw PeopleSoft 2Buy C1...Why?Sorry, even we couldn't validate the reason why PeopleSoft would buy them.......For more on any of these stories, or to post your own please visithttp://communities.msn.com/CommerceOnePointsofInterest ------ extPart_000_0005_01C06B5E.74675200 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR"Content=""> <TITLE>Untitled</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY text=#0000a0 bgColor=#ffffff> <P align=right><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=4>B2B Bulletin</FONT></STRONG></P> <P align=right><STRONG><FONT face=Arial size=2><EM>Feb, 2002</EM></FONT></STRONG></P> <P align=right><STRONG><FONT size=1 face=Arial></FONT></STRONG> </P> <P align=center><STRONG><EM>Oh</EM><FONT face=Arial><EM>2B @ </EM>SAP</FONT></STRONG></P><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P align=left>Following a fruitful year for SAP they have now parted company with Commerce One. Investing just enough money into Commerce One to prevent 'other interest', SAP were able to take advantage of Commerce One's hard work in developing their Enterprise Buyer whilst gaining an in-depth understanding of the full Commerce One offering. SAP are now able to implement the full Commerce One product at a fraction of the price Commerce One charge and in a fraction of the time.</P> <P align=left>SAP are now gearing up a new European gathering, offering what is set to be Europe's leading B2B provider. Not that there is any real competition.....</P> <P align=right><FONT size=1>More detail on this story : </FONT><A href="http://communities.msn.com/CommerceOnePointsofInterest/messageboard.msnw"><FONT size=1>http://communities.msn.com/CommerceOnePointsofInterest/messageboard.msnw</FONT></A></P> <HR> <P align=center><FONT size=3><STRONG><EM>2B or not 2B</EM></STRONG></FONT> <FONT size=3><STRONG>Commerce One</STRONG></FONT></P> <P align=left>The internal rumor mill is buzzing with news that Commerce One are down to their last $200 million with little in the way of expected revenues. This doesn't explain why they have focussed a heap of time and near on $75,000 in trying to take two ex-employees to the cleaners. Come on C1, give it a break, focus on where your skills lie and get rid of those counter productive employees who have alternative and vindictive ambitions.</P> <P align=left>Other insider information suggests that Commerce One's current release of Supply Order (Supplier PO tool) has been causing major performance degradation with Commerce One's own portal having to be re-booted every 48 hours. It would now seem all users will be asked to upgrade to the next version. A useful revenue stunt as this will require portal operators to carry out a migration excercise to MarketSite 4.6, no upgrade is possible!! That'll have the hardware suppliers rubbing their hands.....</P> <P align=center><STRONG>How much are you worth? <FONT size=1>(reputed salaries)</FONT></STRONG></P> <UL> <LI> <DIV align=left>Hoffman $416K </DIV> <LI> <DIV align=left>Pervere $288K </DIV> <LI> <DIV align=left>Biestman $456K </DIV></LI></UL> <P align=center><STRONG>When not to trade?</STRONG></P> <UL> <LI> <DIV align=left>31-Jan-02 </DIV> <LI> <DIV align=left>HARDING, WILLIAM </DIV> <LI> <DIV align=left>Director 15,000 </DIV> <LI> <DIV align=left>CMRC Sold at $2.28/Share. </DIV> <LI> <DIV align=left>Proceeds of $34,155</DIV></LI></UL> <P align=right><FONT size=1>More details on these items: </FONT><A href="http://communities.msn.com/CommerceOnePointsofInterest/messageboard.msnw"><FONT size=1>http://communities.msn.com/CommerceOnePointsofInterest/messageboard.msnw</FONT></A><FONT size=3><STRONG></STRONG></FONT></P><FONT size=3><STRONG> <P align=center> <HR> <P></P></STRONG></FONT> <P align=center><FONT size=3><STRONG>PeopleSoft 2<FONT size=2><FONT size=3>B</FONT><EM>uy </EM></FONT><FONT size=3><EM>C1</EM>...Why?</FONT></STRONG></FONT></P> <P align=left>Sorry, even we couldn't validate the reason why PeopleSoft would buy them.......</P> <P align=left> </P> <HR> <P align=center><STRONG>For more on any of these stories, or to post your own please visit</STRONG></P> <P align=center><A href="http://communities.msn.com/CommerceOnePointsofInterest"><STRONG>http://communities.msn.com/CommerceOnePointsofInterest</STRONG></A></P></FONT> </BODY></HTML> ------ extPart_000_0005_01C06B5E.74675200-- ------ extPart_000_0004_01C06B5E.74675200--