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B2B Winners in 2000 Won't Have Repeat Performances in 2001

 

Here's a prediction for business-to-business stocks: The leaders for 2001 won't be the same old names.

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Time was, the first and last names in B2B stocks were Ariba(ARBA Quote) and Commerce One(CMRC Quote). Ventro(VNTR Quote) or VerticalNet(VERT Quote) were B2B's middle name. There was big demand for the products Ariba and Commerce One make, software that lets companies buy supplies over the Internet. The same was true for stuff from companies like Ventro and VerticalNet, which set up online marketplaces where businesses can meet other buyers and sellers on the Internet.

Fast-forward to today. Ariba and Commerce One have fallen, as companies begin to understand that there's a lot more to B2B than buying and selling toiletries, office supplies and PCs over the Internet. And companies like Ventro and VerticalNet, known as independent Net market makers, have fallen even further as big corporations discovered they could use software from the likes of Ariba and Commerce One to set up their own online exchanges.

A Tough Year for B2B's Leaders
Ariba and Commerce One stocks stumbled in 2000.
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