42% of Business-to-Business E-Commerce Websites That Have Been Online Three or More Years Reported Their Sites are Profitable.

PETERBOROUGH, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 20, 1999--

ActivMedia Research, LLC (http://www.activmedia.com) - Over 42% of business-to-business online E-commerce websites that have been online 3 years or more and participated in ActivMedia Research's "Real Numbers Behind the Online B-to-B Industry" study stated their site is currently profitable. 27% of sites that have online been online for less than 1 year stated they are already realizing profits from their E-Commerce activity. -0-

                 Website Profitability of B-to-B Sites
                            By Years Online

                  All Sites         1Yr     2Yrs     3+Yrs
Profitable Now    34%               27%     32%      42%
Within 12 mths    18%               27%     15%      14%

ActivMedia Research, LLC, Copyright 1999

In 1998 the average income for all first-year B-to-B E-commerce websites actually seeking revenue was just under $94,000. Those B-to-B programs seeking revenues in their third year or better of E-commerce took in nearly $30 million dollars on average. Note that both the first- and third-year E-commerce sites' average revenue figures include the 30% of the programs intending to, but had not as of yet earned any revenues.

VP of Information Services Chris Anne Wheeler adds, "The b-to-b Web sector continues to demonstrate that online E-Commerce is a viable sales transaction vehicle. As you can see based upon this study's results, experience plays a big role in how successful their E-Commerce program becomes. In time, we expect that E-Commerce between businesses will far surpass that of consumer-oriented sites."

"REAL NUMBERS BEHIND THE ONLINE B-TO-B INDUSTRY" study with Analyst Spreadsheet is available to purchase for $1,495 or (site licenses are $5,000). This study details e-commerce activity of business-to-business retailers, manufacturers, services, and wholesalers-distributors. It identifies the basic composite of each segment by number of years in business, online revenues, profitability, budgeting, and more. Order online at http://www.activmedia.com or contact Tim Selby at [e-mail] or 800-639-9491 (outside US 603-924-9100).

ActivMedia Research conducts custom and syndicated research that guides businesses to profitable online positions. First ever to quantitatively study Internet commerce among Website Executives and business managers, beginning in 1994, ActivMedia details global 'Net trends and sector slices. ActivMedia analyses and data contributions support online business development and planning. Clients include Andersen Consulting, Cisco, IBM, Intel, UPS, and Visa.