Net Value Partners with Management Consultancy 03/07/00 Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, one of the worldwide leaders in management and IT consulting, and NetValue, a specialist in Internet audience and behaviour measurement, are combining forces to offer specialised E-business services on the French market. The agreement stems from both companies' desire to provide clients with a complete strategic evaluation of Internet opportunities. This evaluation will be based on reliable data compiled by NetValue each month. Cap Gemini Ernst & Young teams will have direct access to the audience and behaviour measurement data produced by NetValue's representative panels of @home Internet users. The non-exclusive partnership will primarily consist of two facets, the development of specialist products and services and the diffusion of market information. It will also facilitate: the expansion of the consulting services to assist companies in the development or enlargement of their Internet strategy and the development of new services and products that better analyse the various markets concerned (i.e. recruitment, customer loyalty, sector studies, etc.) and the implementation of customised and @work panels. It is planned to launch an electronic newsletter (E Observatory) and jointly organise seminars and workshops (the effect of the Internet on marketing practices, organisational structures, etc.). The first seminar is planned for September 2000. At the present time, the partnership is operational only in the French market but may, at a later date, be extended to include other countries.