LAS VEGAS, Jan. 2, 2001 (PRIMEZONE) -- PurchasePro (Nasdaq:PPRO), a leading enabler of business-to-business e-commerce solutions for companies of all sizes, responded today to numerous investor and media inquiries that the company has not had any discussions related to an acquisition of VerticalNet, Inc., nor does the company have any intention to make such an acquisition.
About PurchasePro
PurchasePro, a leader in business-to-business e-commerce, operates the PurchasePro global marketplace, encompassing more than 30,000 businesses, and powers approximately 240 private-label marketplaces with its highly scalable, browser-based e-commerce engine.
PurchasePro's solutions enable businesses of all sizes to easily buy and sell products and services, and compete more effectively by enhancing sales opportunities, reducing procurement costs and greatly increasing employee productivity. PurchasePro responds to the most common corporate needs: e-Procurement for corporate procurement needs; v-Distributor for online distributors; and e-MarketMaker for Internet market makers.
PurchasePro has developed strategic sales and marketing relationships with industry leaders including America Online, Computer Associates, Gateway, Hilton, Office Depot and Sprint. The company provides extensive support and training programs. For information, call toll free at 888/830-4600, or in Las Vegas at 702/316-7000, or visit www.purchasepro.com.
NOTE TO EDITORS: PurchasePro is a servicemark of PurchasePro.com, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. This press release includes forward-looking statements which are subject to the "Safe Harbor" created by Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements (which involve the company's plans, beliefs and goals, and refer to estimates or use similar terms) involve certain risks and uncertainties, including the risks and uncertainties associated with rapidly changing technologies such as the Internet, the risks of technology development and the risks of competition that can cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward looking statements. These forward-looking statements represent only the views of certain members of management and do not necessarily represent a consensus of all employees and managers within the company. Moreover, these forward-looking statements are based on limited information available to us now, which is subject to change. It should be clearly understood that the factors and perceptions on which these forward-looking statements are made are highly likely to change over time and that we have no current plan to update these statements. Actual results may differ substantially from what we say today and no one should assume at a later date that the forward-looking statements provided herein are still valid. They speak only as of today. For more information about these risks and uncertainties, see the SEC filings of PurchasePro, Inc., including the section titled "Factors That May Affect Results" in its 10-K filing for the period ended Dec. 31, 1999 and its 10-Q for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2000, which is available from the company on request and on the Internet at the SEC's Web site, www.sec.gov.