Tom Taulli

In the past few years, companies such as I2, CommerceOne and Ariba have been locking-up key agreements to form B2B marketplaces. Now, it is time for execution. However, while these companies have elegant solutions, there will be a huge demand for integration services for B2B marketplaces. Beneficiaries will include e-consulting firms, which interestingly enough, have […]

To paraphrase the old episodes of Superman, “Look! Up, up in the sky… it’s OmniSky !” While the IPO was not faster than a speeding bullet, it nonetheless had a strong performance. Hey, then again, the company is a new-fangled wireless company. The IPO was priced at $12, which was at the top end of […]

What’s hot for the IPO market this week? Reply: Look for a hot performance from CoSine Communications. The company has built an advanced platform for Internet Service Providers to offer value added services. The platform is an open architecture, so customers can be flexible with their offerings. The technology seems particularly timely, as Internet Service […]

Since the mid-1960s, call boxes have been lining the roads across the U.S. Originally, the systems used wire line technologies, which were provided by the local telephone companies. But there had to be a better way. A company called Comarco Wireless had a solution. The company developed a solar powered, cellular call box. Since then, […]

Next week, expect the IPO market to be in full force. There are 27 IPOs planned. On the hot list is CoSine Communications. The company is a developer of software and hardware for communications networks. Examples of applications include: extranets, intranets and remote access virtual private networks. In fact, CoSine Communications has built its platform […]

William and Ralph Cruz co-founded Omega Research in 1982 in order to develop products to make it easier to trade securities. By 1991, their company launched its flagship product, TradeStation. Since then, 45,000 copies have been sold – which accounts for about $100 million in revenues. However, with the plunge in the stock market early […]

Every day, there seems to be a new B2B marketplace deal. Plastics. Autos. Steel. No industry is immune. But a critical element for B2B is having a strong electronic payment system. If not, a B2B marketplace will quickly disintegrate. A company that is a leader in electronic payments is Bottomline Technologies . Actually, the company […]

As companies bulge with data, high-end storage providers have benefited tremendously, such as Brocade and EMC . The industry is known as Fibre Channel, which is a standard for large-scale storage. Another beneficiary is INRANGE Technologies. Actually, the company develops networking and switching solutions for Fibre Channel companies. This week, INRANGE plans to go public. […]

On June 9, I wrote a story about Cobalt Networks entitled Cobalt: Appliance Servers for the Rest of Us. At that time, the stock was trading at $38. Of course, yesterday Sun Microsystems purchased Cobalt for $2 billion. At the close of trading, Cobalt was at $57-3/16. The question is: Who’s next? Well, Cobalt is […]

This weekend, I watched the Olympic triathlon. There was the 0.93-mile swim (starting with a dive from the Opera House), 24.8 mile cycle, and 6.2 mile run. In a way, it kind of reminded me of many dot-com companies; that is, a grueling experience. One that comes to mind is Tickets.com . Since going public […]

What looks good for the IPO market this week? Reply: Finally, the IPO market is back from vacation. In all, there are seven IPOs planned for this week. Of these, two look particularly promising. First, there is INRANGE Technologies. The company is a developer of switching technologies for storage (for example, fibre channel). In fact, […]

Estimates were that e-consulting firms would be riding a big wave of spending – with revenues of $425 million in 1998 to $4.4 billion by 2003. However, with dot-com companies being shut-off from capital infusions, the revenues of e-consultants have definitely been impacted – as have the stock prices. True, e-consultants are making transitions towards […]