New NetValue Monitoring System Puts Dot.coms Under the Microscope 4/12/00 NetValue Finance is a new service from NetValue providing a range of data for financial decision-makers to evaluate the performance of an Internet company. Fund-managers, analysts, investors, venture capitalists, and other financial decision-makers will, for the first time, be able to compare the performances of dot.coms with accurate data on Internet usage. NetValue Finance is a comprehensive Internet tracking service specifically designed to help financial decision-makers carry out an accurate assessment of a website’s performance. The service will enable analysts in investment banks and other financial institutions to identify company and sector performances, and to predict pre-flotation value and post-merger business potential far more accurately than the standard indicators currently used. The service aims to provide answers to crucial questions such as: Which are the fastest growing sectors? How much additional audience market share will be achieved through a merger or an acquisition? Which business models really drive revenue? Which sites attract the right kind of visitors and are they loyal to these sites? In summary, NetValue Finance provides: An overview of the Internet sector The performance and growth rate of sectors, domains and properties Data to validate mergers and acquisitions Loyalty and retention indicators: number of sessions, unique pages viewed, time spent on a website Demographic profiling