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Where are they now?

We look back at 50 start-ups to watch, 1998-2003

By Beth Schultz , Network World , 04/21/2003

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Recently funded	Taken on new identities
Staying the course	Under new ownership
Keeping quiet	In the corporate graveyard
On the Street	2003 start-ups to watch

Taken on new identities
These four companies are operating under new names, with new strategies

Loudcloud


	Selected in 2000.

	Network management tools.

Update: In August 2002, sold off its e-commerce hosting business to EDS and renamed itself Opsware after its net management software. Opsware posted a $3 million net loss for 2002, on revenue of $38 million.

Manage.com


	Selected in 1999.

	Real-time business analysis software.

Update: Changed name to Cogency Software to reflect move beyond original Web management software business.

NoWonder


	Selected in 2000.

	Collaborative CRM applications.

Update: Changed from an online technical service and support site for consumers to an online marketplace of IT support and services called ePeople, which now bills itself as a provider of collaborative CRM applications for companies selling complex products or services. The company remains privately held.

Nextlink


	Selected in 1999.

	Competitive local exchange services.

Update: Originally a wireless broadband provider that went public and morphed into a provider of voice, data and hosting services called XO Communications after it bought Concentric Network for $2.9 billion in June 2000. XO filed for bankruptcy protection last June and emerged in January, having reduced its debt from $5 billion to $500 million in the proceeding. XO is now controlled by billionaire financier Carl Icahn.

Key:

	= Year named to 10 to watch list
	= Product/ services
	= Financial information

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