Today
through Friday we’re giving you the chance to view the firms that presented
at Internet Startup Live! Venture Showcase just a few days ago at Fall
Internet World. Here’s the second glimpse!
Tell us which you think is
the best. Next week we’ll let you know which scored highest and give you
some feedback on which we think shine brightest. You be the judge. There’s
a dozen firms so get ready to see some possible future hot stars of the
Internet space right here.
| Internet Stock Report’s | ||
|---|---|---|
| INTERNET STARTUP LIVE! VENTURE SHOWCASE SPOTLIGHT | ||
| Who | digital bitcasting corp | |
| Web | bitcasting.com | |
| Stage | early-stage | |
| Sector | Software | |
| Year established | 1997 | |
| Employees | 12 | |
| Strategic allies | RealNetworks, Optibase, C-Cube | |
| Mission/market strategy | The company’s objective is to enable all users to become multimedia content creators and users by providing targeted, quality, low cost, easy to use solutions. | |
The key
elements of this
strategy include the extension of the Company’s unique
technological leadership
through its Low Bit-Rate/Varied Frame-Rate implementation of the MPEG-1
digital video
standard; executing against the vision of providing solutions that will
be employed in a
variety of mission critical applications, and by strengthening
strategic reseller
relationships with the market leaders like RealNetworks that sell into
the key multimedia
market segments.
Who
InsureSeek
Web
www.insureseek.com
Stage
early-stage
Sector
Commerce
Year
established
1997
Employees
8
Strategic
allies
Safeco Insurance, CNA Insurance, Allied Insurance,
TeleSpectrum Worldwide
Mission/market strategy
InsureSeek allows homeowner and auto insurance prospects
to get multiple
price quotes quickly, accurately and free over the Internet. InsureSeek
has patented
software that enables its Internet-based agency to offer price quotes
and sell policies to
an unlimited number of Internet users.
With a
$107 billion total
U.S. market share for personal automobile insurance, InsureSeek can
attract a significant
portion of the market share by marketing exclusively over the Internet.
InsureSeek can
market 24-hours-a-day on high profile Web sites such as Wall Street
Journal, NBC News, and
SmartMoney that attract the most profitable prospects. Because of the
high barriers of
entry there is currently no competition.
Tomorrow,
more firms that presented! Of the above, which do you think is a better
idea? email us now your votes
tallied and revealed
next week (c) 1998 Mecklermedia, Internet.com