Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : CheckFree Holdings Corp. (CKFR), the next Dell, Intel? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: m_korn who wrote (19055)	12/5/2001 11:34:19 AM
From: m_korn	Respond to of 20297

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 5, 2001--In a new InSight, Aberdeen Group predicts that continued anthrax attacks via the U.S. mail pose significant risk to the economy, and would accelerate adoption of Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment (EBPP) software and services. More than 26 billion invoices are processed via the U.S. postal system annually, and subsequent anthrax attacks have significantly slowed mail service in Washington, D.C., and the New York metropolitan region, exposing a new business risk to days sales outstanding (DSO): if the mail is halted or slowed, how long will vendors have to wait to be paid? Aberdeen expects that there will be increased adoption for Electronic Bill and Invoice Presentment and e-Payment technologies -- and certain technology and service providers are positioned to get the lion's share of demand. "Aberdeen research suggests that a postal slowdown poses a significant risk of increased DSO -- a big issue in a recession -- for enterprises and business-to-business commerce, and that adopting electronic invoicing and payment for B-to-B commerce is an important risk management strategy for businesses," said Andrei Arkhipov, Senior Research Associate. Aberdeen's research also notes a number of public and private companies providing electronic bill/invoice delivery and payment, and related software and services: Avolent; BankServ; BCE Emergis (TSE: IFM); Bell & Howell (NYSE: PQE.N); BillingZone.com; Billserv (Nasdaq: BLLS); Bottomline Technologies (Nasdaq: EPAY.Q); Captiva ; CheckFree (Nasdaq: CKFR.Q); Clareon; Clarus (Nasdaq: CLRS.Q); CocoCommerce; Corrillian (Nasdaq: CORI); edocs ; EDS (NYSE: EDS.N); GE GXS (NYSE: GE.N); Global Commerce ; Group 1 Software (Nasdaq: GSOF.Q); iPlanet; Metavante; Online Resources (Nasdaq: ORCC.Q); Open Business Exchange; MasterCard RPPS; MicroVault; PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT.Q); Peregrine Systems (Nasdaq: PRGN); Pitney Bowes (NYSE: PBI.N); Princeton eCom; S1 (Nasdaq: SONE); Sanchez (Nasdaq: SCAI.Q); Spectrum; SurePay; VeriSign (Nasdaq: VRSN);Yodlee.com; XRT (Euronext Paris: XRT); Xign; YourAccounts.Com. For more information about this InSight, "DSO, Anthrax, and the Hardening of Postal Arteries: Is It Finally Time for e-Billing and Payment?" click here: aberdeen.com About Aberdeen Since 1988, Aberdeen has been a leader in providing market analysis and positioning services that help business technology suppliers meet the challenge of establishing leadership in fast-changing markets. Aberdeen is headquartered in Boston, MA, and has research divisions in Palo Alto, CA; Fort Collins, CO; and Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Aberdeen is accessible via the Web at www.aberdeen.com. --30--el/bos* CONTACT: Aberdeen Andrei Arkhipov arkhipov@aberdeen.com (617) 854-5273 KEYWORD: MASSACHUSETTS INDUSTRY KEYWORD: ADVERTISING/MARKETING SOFTWARE COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS GOVERNMENT INTERNET SOURCE: Aberdeen Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com Copyright 2001, Business Wire