Andover.Net(ANDN)..one of today's IPO's will be the next Yahoo(of the Linux community)......
Andover.Net is the leading Linux destination, and the
award-winning online IT network and foremost resource for
the open source community, and the people building the
Internet. Andover.Net includes the largest, most
comprehensive collection of Linux sites, as well as IT
news and reviews; downloadable resources for IT buyers
& programmers; and e-Tools & content for Web builders.
Andover.Net also provides advertisers with the most
effective online advertising programs for targeting the
people building the Internet, and, in particular, the open
source community. Andover.Net's combined sites serve a
total of over 2,000,000 unique visitors and 40,000,000 page
impressions per month.
Founded
Andover.Net, Inc. was founded in 1992 as a successful
software publishing firm. The company transitioned to
Andover.Net in 1999
Headquarters
Acton, Mass with offices in Holland, MI, Sioux Falls, SD,
and Wallrabenstein, Germany
Advertisers
More than 150 technology companies advertise on
Andover.Net taking advantage of the network's targeted
worldwide audience of 15 million people who are working
to build the Internet. Current advertisers include:
Adobe
Apple
Compaq
Concentric
Fat Brain
Gateway
Hewlett-Packard
IBM
Meridian Data
Silicon Graphics
Sony
Sun Microsystems
Web Sites
LINUX SITES:
Slashdot (www.slashdot.org),
Freshmeat (www.freshmeat.net),
FreeCode(www.freecode.com),
CROSS PLATFORM SITES:
DaveCentral (www.davecentral.com),
MediaBuilder (www.mediabuilder.com),
AndoverNews (www.andovernews.com),
The IT ManagersJournal (www.itmanagersjournal.com),
The Internet Traffic Report (www.internettrafficreport.com),
TechMailings (www.techmailings.com),
TechSightings (www.techsightings.com).
WINDOWS SITE:
Slaughterhouse (www.slaughterhouse.com)
Market
Over 15 million builders of the Internet, including
developers, designers, programmers and IT
professionals.
Site Statistics (6/99)
Over 2 million unique visitors per month. Over 40 million
page views per month. E-mail newsletters distributed to
70,000 subscribers daily.
Demographics
Andover.Net users have the following demographics:
69% are personally involved in purchasing computer
products for their company, with an average company size
of 150 people.
74% have made an online purchase with 77% likely to
do so in the next year
89% plan to purchase a personal computer product in
the next year
58% visit Andover.Net for buying information and
reviews
54% visit Andover.Net weekly spending an average of
two hours per week
Average visitor spends 16.4 hours per week online
Average visitor household income is $58,230
Management
Bruce Twickler, President and CEO
Adam Green, Chief Technical Officer
Bill Dwyer, Vice President, Publishing
Jim Patterson, Executive Vice President
Derek Carroll, Vice President of Business Development
Janet Holian, Vice President of Corporate
Communications
Employees
48
Funding
Andover.Net is a privately held company that has
successfully completed three rounds of financing.
Investors include Clafin Capital, MTDC, Shepherd Group,
and Royalty Capital Fund. |
