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DATA MINE Nov. 16, 1999 Market Makers Come on Strong Business-to-business e-commerce is booming. In a recent report, market researcher Dataquest predicted that a new breed of what it calls "e-market makers" will transform how business gets done in a host of industries. These are portals that facilitate business-to-business commerce. They are simplifying the supply chain in various industries, introducing new efficiencies and coming up with new ways of buying goods. Some of these companies are "vertical" e-market makers that focus on one industry, such as VerticalNet's Pollution Online. Others are "horizontal" e-market makers that automate a category such as human resources or advertising. In interviews with 40 e-market makers and experts, Dataquest uncovered the largest of them to date. The Big Market Makers of Electronic Commerce Total value of goods that pass through the market (millions of dollars) Altra Exchange (natural gas, electric power, and liquid fuels) $6,000 IMX Mortgage Exchange (commerce hub for mortgage lenders and brokers) $1,500 Instill Online (commerce hub in the food service industry for large buyers and distributors) $450 CheMatch (exchange for commodity chemicals) $115 Arbinet (telecommunications bandwidth) $13 DATA: Dataquest Inc. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP					MORE NUGGETS The Mother Lode Collected nuggets from Data Mine