Report

March 2002

• 88% of Europe's Net markets are unprofitable.
• 2001 revenues for 40% of eMarketplaces were less than 10 million, and another 40% refused to divulge revenue data.

• Flawed ASP economics sink Net market business models.
• Survival requires delivering on data exchange.
• Elemica, E2open, and Band-X lead the pack.

• Tap Web services expertise to prove credentials.

• CPG markets consolidate.

• Figure 1.  Europe's eMarketplace Statistics
• Figure 2.  eMarketplace Profitability Thwarted By Lack Of Customer Usage
• Figure 3.  Charting Net Markets' Progress
• Figure 4.  Net Markets Must Rebound Around A Data Exchange Core
• Figure 5.  Model: Network Costs And Benefits For Interoperative Data Exchange
• Figure 6.  Evaluating Net Markets' Progress
• Figure 7.  Future Milestones For Successful Net Markets

 

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• Maverick buying gets interconnected.
• The silent sound of champagne corks popping.
• Introducing the number-free presentation.
• Elemica's hands-free vision: one man . . . and his dog.