ICG Commerce Named to Forbes Magazine's "Best of the Web: B2B" List
Leading Procurement Services Provider Recognized in New Procurement Category
PHILADELPHIA - Monday, September 30, 2002 - Forbes magazine, a leading business periodical, today announced that
ICG Commerce, a leading Procurement Services Provider, has been named to the magazine's prestigious "Best of The Web:
B2B" list.
In the October 7 issue of Forbes ASAP, the publication's staff of senior writers and editors recognized elite B2B
companies as leaders in their respective categories after evaluating hundreds of companies. Companies were judged in
the following four areas: strategy, execution, financial staying power and use of the Web. ICG Commerce was selected
as one of the top four companies in the highly competitive procurement category.
For the first time in the three-year history of the special issue, procurement appears as a category, providing further
testament to its emergence as a strategic priority within corporations worldwide. The Forbes editors noted the
tremendous impact companies like ICG Commerce are making in helping their customers drive significant cost
reductions.
By helping customers achieve clear and demonstrable value that typically translates into millions of dollars saved, ICG
Commerce is indeed one of the key players driving significant procurement cost reductions for some of the world's
largest companies. ICG Commerce provides customers with a unique combination of expertise and technology to help
identify savings through sourcing solutions, realize savings through implementation and transaction management
solutions, and drive continuous improvement through category management. The company currently works with
leading companies such as Accenture, Crown Cork & Seal, Delta Air Lines, Nordstrom and Novartis Pharma AG.
"We are pleased to be recognized by Forbes as a leader in providing procurement solutions," said Bill Toler, president
of North American operations at ICG Commerce. "As a leading Procurement Services Provider, we measure our
success by the significant bottom-line value our customers achieve through our unique solutions."
About ICG Commerce, Inc.
ICG Commerce (www.icgcommerce.com) is the leading Procurement Services Provider delivering total procurement
cost savings through an unmatched combination of deep expertise and hosted technology. ICG Commerce provides a
comprehensive range of solutions to help companies identify savings through sourcing, realize savings through
implementation and transaction management and drive continuous improvements through category management. ICG
Commerce Inc., a privately held company founded in 1992, is a member of Internet Capital Group's (Nasdaq: ICGE)
network of partner companies and was recently named one of UPSIDE Magazine's Hot 100 companies for 2002 as well
as a Supply Chain e-Business Top 100 solution provider.
Contacts:
ICG Commerce
877-935-ICGC [4242]
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