| BlackHawk_Information_Services,_Inc_ Provides e-commerce consulting and strategy services to Fortune 1000 companies. |
| Blue_Hub E-commerce solution for online retailers. |
| Boston_Engineering_Services Business-to-business and business-to-consumer e-commerce consulting and implementation. |
| Bottlenose Create and support websites for wine and spirits merchants. |
| Boyle_Software,_Inc_ E-commerce integrator with experience in entertainment, media, and banking. Custom software programming for web-based applications and legacy systems integration. |
| Brains_for_Business Australian based consulting firm, provides e-commerce application development and assistance. |
| Brave_River_Solutions Provides e-business services from graphics design to the database, programming services, software selection, eProcurement, and ERP. |
| BrightCode E-commerce and middle-tier consulting firm. |
| BuildPoint_com E-commerce solution for the construction industry. |
| Bungii,_L_L_C_ A software and Internet engineering services firm. Offers software consulting solutions and voice, application and web hosting solutions. |
| Burntsand E-business solutions for electronic commerce, customer relationship management, and electronic business intelligence. |
| Business_Development_Service Marketing strategy, e-business and e-commerce consultants. |
| Byte_Craft Malaysian consultancy focusing on open source technology, and custom web and multimedia development. |
| Cascade_Capital Purchases mortgage notes, structured settlements, lottery winnings, and other cash flows. |
| Asian_Ego Produces and supplies outdoor and garden accessories including planters, pots, and furniture. Indonesia. |
| The_Blue_Rooster_Company Manufacturer and wholesale distributor of a variety of outdoor chimineas and gardenware. Includes buying tips. |
| Box_Letter_Box_Design Designer, manufacturer, and wholesaler of mail and letter boxes and accessories. New Zealand. |
| Breaking_Wind Produces metal whirligigs for wholesale distribution. Located in Texas. |
| Campania_International_Inc_ Produces cast stone, polyethylene and terra cotta garden decor including planters, bird baths, benches and fountains. |
| Chienmei Manufacturer of gas lights, stoves, patio heaters and similar items. Based in Jiangmen, China. |
| Decor_et_Jardin_S_A_ Designs, develops, and manufactures garden sheds for distribution in Europe. |
| Designs_in_Masonry Custom garden pathways, stepping stones, and garden art. |
| DP_Industries Manufactures and distributes wood and metal plant labels, garden stakes, garden twine, and marking pens. USA. |
| Drewnopol Manufacturer of wooden garden ornaments including wells, windmills, benches, and wagons. Poland. |
| Droll_Yankees_Inc_ Produces bird feeders for sale through retail outlets. Foster, Rhode Island. |
| Encap,_LLC Produces lawn seeding, mulching, and patching products, soil amendments for erosion control, and wildflower seed mixes. Located in Wisconsin. |
| The_Espoma_Company Manufacturer and marketer of natural and organic plant foods for lawn and garden, with brands including Holly-tone, Plant-tone and Rose-tone. |
| Florentine_Craftsmen_Inc Handcrafted garden ornaments, fountains, outdoor furniture, and planters. Long Island City, New York. |
| Fox\'s_Country_Sheds Manufacturer of backyard sheds. USA. |
| Garden_Elements Carries a variety of pottery including antiques from the Mediterranean and handmade accents. Arizona. |
| Garden_India Manufacturers of garden decor accessories, planters, bird baths, and lamps. India. |
| Gardendance_Inc_ Manufacturer and wholesaler of outdoor and garden products including tiki torches, hummingbird feeders, and shepherd hooks. |
| Gardenfans_Enterprises_Ltd_ Manufacturer of watering cans and decorative garden items. China. |
| Gisco_Tabby_Hardscapes Produce birdbaths, benches, planters, and pavers made from traditional materials in coastal Georgia. |
| Glamos_Wire_Products Manufacturer and distributor of lawn, garden and floral wire products, heavy-duty tomato cages, and wire fencing. Hugo, Minnesota, USA. |
| Go_Organic_International Producer of organic vegetables and herbs in Singapore presents its produce and a number of associated products, including organic fertilizer and farm-in-a-box kits. |
| Good_Earth_Horticulture_Inc_ Wholesale supplier of soil mixes, stone mixes, fertilizers, and related products. Located in Lancaster, New York. |
| Green_Goddess Canadian supplier of nutrients, plant growth supplements, organic solutions, and growing supplies for hydroponics and soil gardens. |
| Green_Sources_Enterprises_Ltd_ Manufacturer and exporter of watering cans, planters, and wire decorative items. China. |
| Gudrum_Classics_Ltd_ Provides information on suppliers, corporate retail websites, and career opportunities. United Kingdom. |
The Biz Protecting the Customers There's always been an idea in the analyst business that analysts ought to be something like Consumer Reports, a trustworthy source of independent information. Anybody who's been in the business long enough knows, however, that there isn't enough consumer money out there to fund that kind of objectivity. The only kind of analyst business that allows the analysts to live comfortably in expensive suburbs is the business that takes money from the vendors. As you know, B2B Analysts, Inc., doesn't do this. At the same time, we try not to be too holier than thou. People have to live, after all. Besides, 99% of all analysts feel that they can manage to do what they do ethically, balancing the demands of the vendors against the demands of truth and the consumer in a fair and reasonable way. Maybe it isn't what Consumer Reports does, but after all, this is the software business. Then, every so often, we step back and wonder. Most recently, what gave us pause was the analyst community reaction to what Oracle calls "SAP's upgrade fees," the charges that SAP levies to "upgrade" their software contract, a fee that must be paid if you want to move to later versions of the software. Oracle doesn't usually try to make a fair and balanced case when talking about SAP, but in this case they seem to have gotten it pretty much right. SAP is charging an extra fee to customers, who are already paying maintenance fees, which they have to pay if they want to upgrade their software. I spent a ridiculous amount of time last winter asking SAP for some explanation of this. Analyst relations simply blew me off, telling me that their experts didn't have time to answer questions like this. The silly and implausible "explanations" that they did try to supply were simply embarrassing. Evidently, this was the first even semi-critical reaction to the levying of these fees. Now, if there were even a strong streak of independence in the analyst community, I would have expected a storm of protest. Au contraire. At least one leader at a major analyst firm had the gall to stand up and defend this. By now, of course, it's a dead issue. Oracle has gone on to other ways of criticizing SAP. Most customers have apparently paid the tax and upgraded their contracts (even though they haven't upgraded the software). So maybe the analyst community was right. Maybe it wasn't a big enough issue to risk the huge fees from SAP over. But if not that, then what? The Biz is sent out free by e-mail to the B2B community. 
