AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.
Create a link to this page
Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:
FreeMarkets Evolving After Old-Style B2B Software Disappears.(INTERNET & TECHNOLOGY)(Q & A)
Byline: MURRAY COLEMAN
Nobody seems to want to fess up to specializing in business-to-business e-commerce anymore.
No wonder, with big software makers like SAP AG, PeopleSoft Inc. and Oracle Corp. moving into B2B.
So what's happened to the little guys who first created software for online auctioning and electronic payments between companies?
To a great extent, they're gone. Some were gobbled up by bigger competitors when times were good. Others were shuttered during the rough market of 2001. But some are still around, trying to revamp and change course as B2B becomes more mainstream.
For B2B software firms, the days of making a living solely by charging fees for setting up Web-based marketing and transactions are over. In the case of Pittsburgh-based FreeMarkets Inc., helping customers find better suppliers is key.
That's what it's been doing since 1995. The company's fared better than most rivals, but it still faces challenges. Its stock took a beating last week amid fears that new customers would be hard to find.
- FreeMarkets Names David Becker to Board of Directors; Appointment Further...
- Press release article from: Business Wire October 6, 2000 700+ words
...president. In this role, Mr. Becker oversees FreeMarkets' technology development...operations. Prior to joining FreeMarkets, Mr. Becker was employed with Dole...Board of Directors," Mr. Becker said. "FreeMarkets has assembled a dynamic...
- FreeMarkets to Acquire Adexa, Inc.
- Press release article from: Business Wire February 8, 2001 700+ words
...solution for direct materials FreeMarkets, Inc. (Nasdaq:FMKT...acquisition of Adexa will extend FreeMarkets' eSourcing leadership into...Meakem, Cyrus Hadavi, David Becker, FreeMarkets' President and COO, and Joan...
- FreeMarkets Positions for Growth; Company Promotes Key Executives to Maximize...
- Press release article from: Business Wire June 22, 2000 700+ words
...Officer. Mr. Becker will take on increased...for overseeing FreeMarkets' technology agenda...organizations. Mr. Becker joined FreeMarkets in October 1996...subsidiaries. "Dave Becker has played a critical...development of FreeMarkets," Mr. Meakem...
- FreeMarkets and Mitsubishi Corp. Sign Letter of Intent to Form Japanese Joint...
- Press release article from: Business Wire November 13, 2000 700+ words
...Meakem, Chairman and CEO of FreeMarkets. "Working with our new partner...like Mitsubishi to build the FreeMarkets B2B eMarketplace in Japan," said David Becker, president and chief operating officer of FreeMarkets. "As one of the 10 largest...
- FreeMarkets Names Jim Zuffoletti Vice President, People Development;...
- Press release article from: Business Wire February 1, 2002 700+ words
...In addition to leading FreeMarkets' ongoing efforts to attract...class individuals," said FreeMarkets' President and Chief Operating Officer David Becker. "Jim Zuffoletti is...Development. Since joining FreeMarkets in 1995, Jim has played...
- FreeMarkets Strengthens Global Presence; Company Names Vice President of Global...
- Press release article from: Business Wire July 6, 2000 700+ words
...economy and a strategic market for FreeMarkets," said FreeMarkets President and Chief Operating Officer David Becker. "Amit Bhatia's unique combination...the country." Mr. Bhatia joined FreeMarkets in October 1999 as Director and General...
- Pittsburgh Venture Capitalist Leaves Post at FreeMarkets to Go Out on His Own.
- Newspaper article from: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News) October 9, 2003 700+ words
...and well." Becker was one of...employees to join FreeMarkets, the Downtown...hiring that FreeMarkets needed to sustain...a company. Becker, the chief...Instead, Becker waited nearly...years, until FreeMarkets was more mature...
- FreeMarkets Kicks Off WorldSource 2002 Conference - Leading Executives Gather...
- Press release article from: Business Wire April 15, 2002 700+ words
...Officer, H.J. Heinz -- David Becker, President and Chief Operating Officer, FreeMarkets Scheduled to deliver keynotes...Officer, H.J. Heinz -- David Becker, President and Chief Operating Officer, FreeMarkets The conference also features...