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Gold/Mining/Energy : Beamscope -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ally who wrote (37)	1/12/2000 6:39:00 PM
From: Ally	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67

After a year of decline, finally IT's alive!!! Stock ....rose $2.75 today to close $5.85 !! Looks like the ipo of Ironside may be close..... I hear that if Ironside is valued at level of Ariba... Beamscope is worth $20 !!

To: Ally who wrote (37)	1/13/2000 8:40:00 AM
From: sPD	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67

Interesting info from Ironside's last new release - see text that's in bold. Advanced FoodSystems Selects Ironside to Deliver E-Commerce Module Leading Food Industry Enterprise Software Developer Names Ironside Powered FoodWEB© the Exclusive E-Commerce Module for FoodDISTRIBUTE© PLEASANTON, Calif.-Jan. 10, 2000-Ironside Technologies Inc.©, a leading supplier of sell-side business-to-business electronic commerce solutions for the manufacturing and wholesale distribution market, today announced that it has been selected by Phoenix, Ariz.-based Advanced FoodSystems (AFS) as the exclusive e-commerce technology for FoodDISTRIBUTE, AFS' flagship enterprise resource planning (ERP) suite. Known as FoodWEB, the e-commerce module will leverage Ironside's industry-leading performance, integration and time-to-market characteristics, providing a cost-effective strategy for rapidly delivering sophisticated e-commerce to the food industry. This relationship follows a December announcement that marked Ironside's food and foodservice industry push. The Ironside Powered FoodWEB module signals further industry momentum, providing access to the AFS customer base of 165-plus food processors, distributors and retailers. "We have a proven history of building solid business management solutions and partnering with reputable industry leaders to deliver comprehensive, turn-key functionality that tightly integrates with FoodDISTRIBUTE," said Advanced FoodSystems President and COO, Pamela Brunke. "Ironside was the obvious choice for our e-commerce module, providing unparalleled performance, deep integration and proven expertise in the food industry. FoodWEB will provide our customers world-class e-commerce technology priced to fit a wide range of operating budgets." "Ironside has developed a significant presence in the food and foodservice industries, which will only be enhanced by our work with Advanced FoodSystems," said Ironside President and CEO Bill Lipsin. "Advanced FoodSystems' reputation for innovation and its commitment to open standards provides the foundation for a very synergistic relationship." In addition to FoodWEB, Advanced FoodSystems' technology modules include FoodBIS©, a business intelligence module based on technology from Cognos; FoodSCAN©, a fully integrated, "roaming terminals" module for advanced warehouse operations; FoodEDI©, an electronic data interchange (EDI) module based on industry-standard EDI transaction sets; and FoodABC, an advanced operations analysis tool for ranking customers, products and services by activity-driven profitability. International Data Corporation (IDC) recently cited Ironside as the largest installed base in the sell-side business-to-business e-commerce marketplace ("Internet Commerce Procurement Application Market Review, Forecast and User Trends," August 1999). Manufacturers and distributors in the food and foodservice industries that have selected an Ironside Powered solution include The Boelter Company, Cacique, Mother Parkers Tea and Coffee and Serca. FoodWEB will be available Spring 2000, providing Advanced FoodSystems customers a full-scale interactive business-to-business product for food and foodservices. The FoodWEB module will be implemented and maintained by AFS' Ironside Certified professional services group. About Ironside Technologies Pleasanton, Calif.-based Ironside Technologies Inc. develops and markets leading-edge business solutions for electronic commerce, enabling manufacturers and distributors to conduct business over the Internet in real-time. Its flagship product, Ironworks, tightly integrates with existing business logic at the application level, allowing customers to place orders and conduct inquiries online, with full access to current pricing and inventory information. With industry-leading performance and the largest installed base, Ironworks is providing forward-looking manufacturers and distributors a way to reduce costs, expand market reach and improve customer service. Ironworks is also available to third party business partners as an Internet solution that can be easily integrated with their current offerings. Integrated Solutions include Ironworks for eBPCS; WorldACCESS for J.D. Edwards; Ironworks for JBA; Ironworks for PRISM; and Ironworks for SAP. Contact Ironside at www.ironside.com, or call 1-800-495-IRON.