To: PeterR1700 who wrote (1994 ) 9/21/1999 4:49:00 PM From: David R. Doerr Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 3773
Bonfire of the Vantities rewritten.... BroadVision's Pehong Chen Named 'Master of the Universe' by Business Week Magazine BroadVision Founder and CEO Recognized as an Internet Pioneer and One Of the Top 25 Influencers of the E-Business Landscape REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Business Week magazine, in the September 27, 1999 issue, named Pehong Chen, Chairman and CEO of BroadVision, Inc.(Nasdaq: BVSN - news), one of the top 25 most influential people in electronic business. Business Week published its inaugural list of the prominent pioneers currently blazing the Internet trail in the E-Biz supplement. The list acknowledges 25 individuals, called ``Masters of the Universe' who are innovating the way business is done and shaping industry worldwide via the Internet. BroadVision is a leading supplier of Internet application solutions for one-to-one relationship management across the extended enterprise. Business Week's e.biz elite were identified as the top 25 people who appear determined to overthrow the conventional way of doing business and intend to redesign its fabric with unprecedented speed. Each member of this exclusive group was categorized as an empire builder, innovator, bankroller, visionary, architect, or pacesetter. Driven by his vision to simplify online business, Pehong Chen was distinguished by Business Week as an architect that is most profoundly influencing the Internet today. Chen's Web personalization model has enabled brick-and-mortar companies to automate quickly and easily, while maintaining a customer-centric approach. As a result of Chen's direction, BroadVision has generated a customer base in excess of 350, including Wal-Mart, Sears, Home Depot, Inc. and CompUSA.