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In the 1970's, the principals of iCommerce helped develop Atari, Commodore computers and education software, followed by development support of WYSIWYG at Palo Alto Research Center. By the early 1980's, the principals of iCommerce helped develop and market the first commercial personal computer for the business community introduced by Xerox. In partnership with Ashton-Tate and Lotus, the founders of iCommerce developed and marketed business application software to ease the paradigm shift toward personal computing for small businesses and professionals. In addition, the founders participated in bringing to market the first Windows application, a year ahead of Microsoft.

In 1983, the principals of iCommerce partnered with Western Union and Hayes to introduce the first commercial "email" vehicle, EasyLink, followed by a low cost Hayes compatible modem for commercial use. The new combination of distributed computing, email and telephone access becam the springboard for the world's first dynamic pricing commerce site developed for aviation and aerospace industry. The first community publically known as AmTec and ILS brought manufacturers, distributors, dealers, airlines and governments together in one central electronic exchange for aviation components and supplies.

By the late 1980's the principals of iCommerce had built one of the leading outsource and software development organizations with presence on four continents.

The list of clients included:

• NL Industries
• Bendix
• Rockwell
• Hughes
• Lockheed
• Boeing
• Flying Tigers Airlines
• Quarterdeck
• Western Union
• Xerox
• Digital Research
• IBM
• Digital Equipment
• Compaq
• Texas Instruments
• Atari
• HP
• Warner Bros
• Disney
• MCA/Universal
• Amblin Productions

By early 1980's the founder of iCommerce recognized the fundamental change that was going to take place in the global economy predicated on desktop computing. With early participation, Mr. Schaengold became a dealer of Xerox Desktop computers preceding IBM and Compaq by 18 months. As quickly as the company, known at the time as American Technologies Company (ATC) began marketing desktop computers, Mr. Schaengold anticipated the need for applications and set forth to create the first business application package written in BASIC and operating with dBase II. In less than 6 months the company was integrating small business applications with WordStar word processing, SuperCalc spreadsheet applications, lotus 1-2-3 and Publish-It.

Merging this technology with daisy wheel printers from Diablo, Mr. Schaengold was able to achieve market dominance in the infancy of "home or small business" application computing with a branded application, "MIS."

As the desktop computing industry shifted and grew, ATC began expanding into kiosk games, hand-held games and home games. Through the use of WYSIWYG and 8088 technology, ATC developed such hand-held devices as the Backgammon Game, Cockpit, and Jet Fighter.

In cooperation with a number of firms in the entertainment and media industry, ATC developed numerous products for the conversion of film image to digital format, colorization, and the first data warehouse application for Supply Chain Management.

At the end of the 1980's, envisioning the decline in military spending, ATC channeled its expertise toward Retail and Supply Chain. In 1989, Mr. Schaengold was the leading designers of high speed package sortation systems, scanning, imagery and "JIT" order replenishment systems. From high speed sortations his activities progressed to distributed networking, bar code scanning technologies and finally the "Internet."

By 1995, the company had evolved to LSI...designers of Retail POS Systems, In-Store Processors, Supply Chain Systems and Merchandising systems. LSI principals developed the first fully integrated Sales Force Automation system for a major fashion manufacturer and wholesaler....In addition, LSI developed EDI tools and manufacturing systems utilizing the Internet for major manufacturers and distributors... as well as the first web commerce site for the nations forth largest consumer electronics retailer.

In 1996, Mr. Schaengold was one of the first commercial designers and developers to exclusively comply with Year 2000 issues. Recognizing early, of the prospective impact of Y2K on industry and health care.1996 also marks the first fully functional dynamic pricing B2B commerce site developed as ProVision.

In 1997, LSI became the leading "Community" site builder. With expertise and clients in the entertainment, media, publishing, transportation, manufacturing, health care, and education communities with such sites as Y2KSite.com, LearnAnyTime.com, MyOnlyEmail.com, and numerous other portals.

In 1998, LSI became iCommerce.com Corporation and introduced a market segmentation principal of customer-centric web portals. With such clients as Harcourt-General, Chase, CitiGroup and Nabisco... iCommerce.com developed secured multi-media platforms such as Harcourt.com and chase.com, as well as a low cost, high performance, search technology iFetchIT.com.

In addition to portal creation, 1999 was dedicated to Commerce and Y2K with new clients such as CIGNA, AOL, Fujitsu and FleetBoston. iCommerce.com introduced to the Health Care and Financial communities HIPAAnet.com, MyHealthBenefits.com, dBenefits.com and LoanAm.com.

iCommerce recognizes that a sound web commerce initiative is not a technology challenge or an innovation. Web commerce initiatives arise out of numerous objective...competitive forces, brand building, customer support, development of new channels, development of new markets, and many more criteria. Yet, the key to web commerce implementation success is more closely affiliated to behavioral activity within an organization and the behavior throughout the supply chain and the sales marketing initiatives of an enterprise.

iCommerce believes that eCommerce is comprised of three critical elements; supply chain, sales and distribution, and the consumer. Each of the three elements of eCommerce requires a distinctly different web initiative...with a common look and feel. It is the full integration of an information process from the supplier to the consumer.

From business-to-business communication via the Internet, to EDI, to fully functional sites.... iCommerce provides a complete set of services including scope, business concept, business plan, venture capital, implementation and achieving critical mass.

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