Columbus Internet was formed to invest in Web Street,
Inc. Web Street, Inc. (NASDAQ: WEBS) was one of the top
four Internet-based online brokerage firms, as ranked
by both Barrons and SmartMoney in 1998 and 1999. Web Street
has built a successful Internet investing experience through
a commitment to empowering the individual investor. Web
Street delivers an online investing experience which combines
real-time market and account information with superior
execution of securities trades. Highlights include:
- Acquired
June 2001 by ETrade Group (NYSE: ET).
- Completed an IPO on November 17, 1999.
- Successfully developed an international client base
through strategic partnerships with ConSors (Europe),
Landsbref Ltd. (Iceland), Sun Hu Securities Ltd. (Hong
Kong) and C.B. Capitales (Chile).
Columbus
Internet has made six (6) additional portfolio investments:
(i)
CommercialWare (order management and fulfillment software
solutions); (ii) Power2ship (interactive exchange for
global supply chain commerce, information management
and logistics decision support applications); (iii)
Health Dialog Services (health care organization cost
reduction programs); (iv) Listman Home Technologies
(wireless home automation systems); (v) PointServe (scheduling
and routing optimization software); and (vi) Viridian
Ventures I - Reliacast (infrastructure software enabling
"intelligent bandwidth" for next generation
networks).
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