ADVISORY/ B-to-B eCommerce Webcast July 10th

Business Wire, June 27, 2000

Business/Technology Editors

ADVISORY...for Monday (July 10)

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What: "Business to Business (B-to-B) eCommerce," the second webcast in the IDC Live! series produced by IDC and ITworld.com, will take place on Monday, July 10th. This free webcast will feature Rick Villars, Vice President, Internet and eCommerce Strategies, IDC.

B-to-B eCommerce is the richest vein of the eCommerce opportunity, accounting for over 70 percent of current transaction value on the Internet. During this one-hour webcast, Villars will offer new insight into how the B-to-B marketplace will operate in the Internet Economy 2.0, followed by an interactive audience question and answer session. Villars will focus on the changing role and interrelationships of extranets, procurement systems, Web EDI and the digital marketplaces that are reshaping the way companies do business today - and in the future.

Produced bi-weekly, each IDC Live! event features top IDC analysts discussing the latest market, business and technology trends in a unique, interactive format that encourages audience participation. This combination of industry-leading analysis and data is designed to support IT executives in their purchasing, management and technology deployment decisions.

When: Monday, July 10 at 1:00 p.m. EDT

Where: IDC Live! can be accessed at: www.itworld.com/itwebcast/idc