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To: cautious who wrote (80881)	1/27/2000 10:20:00 PM
From: puborectalis	Respond to of 120523

ICGE continues its onslaught of the B2B world.......NetVendor Receives Additional Backing from Internet Capital Group and Wheatley Partners Provider of Integrated B2B Sales Solutions Nets $12 Million in Additional Funding ATLANTA, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- NetVendor Inc., the premier provider of business-to-business e-markets for suppliers and their customers in the industrial, electronic and automotive markets, today announced that the company completed a $12 million second round of financing. Major backers include Internet Capital Group (Nasdaq: ICGE - news) and Wheatley Partners, which also funded NetVendor in its first round of funding. New investors include RRE Ventures, Acorn Technology Fund L.P., and The Heico Companies, in addition to a number of other significant individual investors. ''NetVendor continues to be an integral part of our collaborative network of partner companies,'' said Walter Buckley, president and CEO of Internet Capital Group (ICG). ''The company's vertical focus means that traditional manufacturers and distributors have a vendor to turn to with expertise in providing the industry-specific functions and automating business processes within the general industrial, automotive and electronics markets.'' ''This significant group of strategic investors continues to validate NetVendor as a serious competitor in the business-to-business Internet commerce space,'' said Sean McCloskey, president and chief executive officer of NetVendor(TM). ''In the instance of The Heico Companies, the financial investment is coupled with a strategic partnership where our complete online sales cycle solutions will be incorporated into the products currently recommended as critical solutions for e-commerce. In addition, ICG chose to provide further financial, strategic and operational support to NetVendor confirming our market leadership position in delivering industry- specific e-market solutions for customers in the industrial, automotive and electronics markets.'' NetVendor plans to use the new investment to expand its staff and operations, which includes the support of multiple, industry-specific trading communities within SurplusBIN.com(TM) -- the company's trading community portal for the selling and buying of surplus inventory. The additional investment will also serve to further enhance NetVendor's prepackaged solution E.MBRACE(TM) -- a private e-market allowing suppliers to conduct business-to- business transactions over the Internet. About NetVendor Inc. NetVendor(TM) is a leading provider of e-markets for industrial, electronics and automotive companies. NetVendor's excellence resides in offering manufacturers and distributors e-commerce solutions that address their industry-specific needs. NetVendor's E.MBRACE(TM) solution enables a private community built around a supplier and its customers. NetVendor's SurplusBIN.com(TM), a public e-market, is an open trading community where buyers and sellers can exchange surplus inventory. Together E.MBRACE and SurplusBIN.com provide a complete solution for selling product between businesses over the Internet.

To: cautious who wrote (80881)	1/27/2000 11:00:00 PM
From: rob	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 120523

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To: cautious who wrote (80881)	1/27/2000 11:56:00 PM
From: bobby is sleepless in seattle	Respond to of 120523

snic...Sonic Solutions Teams With Softbank Commerce will dvd become the standard? Thursday January 27, 6:31 am Eastern Time Company Press Release Sonic Solutions Teams With Softbank Commerce Corp. to Expand DVD Market in Japan Leading Japan-based Distributor Softbank Commerce Corp. to Bring Sonic DVDit! to Consumer Market MARIN COUNTY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2000-- Sonic Solutions announced today that Softbank Commerce Corp. will act as the main channel distributor for the Sonic DVDit! line of consumer DVD authoring products in Japan. Softbank Commerce Corp. is Japan's largest distributor of software products with more than $1.7 billion annual sales and will utilize its distribution network of more than 600 retailers to deliver Sonic DVDit! to customers who have shown a desire to begin authoring DVDs. DVDit! will be sold through Softbank Commerce Corp. at a unit retail price of 49,800 yen or $499 US. ``The market for desktop DVD authoring is exploding!' says Fuyuhiko Yamakami, General Manager of Softbank Commerce Corp.'s Product Operation Division. ``Interest for affordable DVD authoring has increased dramatically in the last few months, and Sonic DVDit! is unique in its fit for this market. We believe that Sonic's experience as the industry leader in DVD coupled with the unparalleled ease of use of DVDit! make it the clear choice for anyone publishing video.' ``We are enthusiastic about our new relationship with Softbank Commerce,' said Koki Terui, Vice President in charge of Sonic's business activities in the Pacific Rim. ``They are the undisputed leader in software distribution in Asia and bring both strong sales and great reputation which are essential as we grow this exciting new segment of the DVD market.' About Sonic DVDit! Sonic DVDit! is the easiest way to publish on DVD. Combining a simple and straightforward user interface with Sonic's award-winning DVD multiplexing technology, DVDit! gives video professionals, graphic designers, artists and video enthusiasts the power to create stunning interactive DVD content on their PC. DVDit! is compatible with AVI video files, allowing users to incorporate virtually any video content - from DV to D1 - into DVDit! projects. With a simple drag-and-drop interface, building DVD titles is as easy as selecting a menu background and then dragging and dropping an AVI file. DVDit! automatically builds buttons and interactivity, transcodes video to MPEG-2, multiplexes and formats content and writes it to CD-R or DVD-R for playback in consumer set-top DVD players or DVD-equipped PCs. About Softbank Commerce Corp. Softbank Commerce Corp. is Japan's largest software distributor with more than $1.7 billion annual sales and offers eighteen years of experience in distribution and wholesale sales of software and peripheral hardware equipment for the PC. Softbank Commerce Corp. was separated from the parent company of Softbank Corp. as an independent entity in October, 1999 as the company dedicated to distribution of software products in Japan. It is one of the largest units within the Softbank Group. The parent company, Softbank Corp., also has companies offering consulting, integration, and technical support services to customers and is a leading publisher of books and magazines on PC software, hardware, and games. About Sonic Solutions (Nasdaq: SNIC - news) Based in Marin County, California, Sonic Solutions designs and manufactures DVD publishing and audio editing systems used by video, audio and multimedia professionals around the world. Sonic's product lines include DVD Creator, the leading system for producing DVD titles; DVD Fusion, the first DVD publishing system designed for non-linear video editors; DVDit! (http://store.dvdit.com/), the easiest way to publish on DVD and the first DVD publishing application for consumers; and SonicStudio HD, the leading digital audio workstation to prepare recorded sound for release on DVD and CD. Sonic is a leader in advancing DVD-Video and DVD-Audio technology and is a full voting-member of the DVD Forum, the standards-setting body for the DVD format. Sonic Solutions can be contacted on the web at sonic.com. (c) 2000 Sonic Solutions. Sonic, Sonic Solutions, the Sonic logo, DVD Creator, DVD Fusion, DVDit!, and SonicStudio HD are trademarks of Sonic Solutions. All other company or product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Specifications, pricing and delivery schedules are subject to change without notice. The above paragraphs of this press release contain forward looking statements that are based upon current expectations. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward looking statements as a result of various risks and uncertainties including, among others, the timely introduction and acceptance of new products, costs associated with new product introductions, the transition of products to new hardware configurations and platforms and other factors, including those discussed in the Company's annual and quarterly reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release should be read in conjunction with the Company's most recent annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly report on Form 10-Q on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which contain a more detailed discussion of the Company's business including risks and uncertainties that may affect future results.