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Brience, Inc.
 NEWS FROM THE STANDARD
You Don't Have to Speak the Language
Apr 02 2001 12:00 AM PDT

 PROFILE
Never had a broadband experience? Brience would be happy to introduce you. The company's software delivers business applications and other Web-based content over wireless devices. Brience 2.0 Framework, designed to support any handheld device, Web browser, or connection speed, lets customers and employees in the field access a wide range of corporate information. Initial adopters include Sprint PCS and Research In Motion. Brience also offers consulting, implementation, support, and wireless Internet hosting services. Started in March 2000 by ex-KPMG chief Roderick McGeary, it has already brewed up $200 million in venture funding from Greylock Ventures, KPMG, and private equity firm GTCR Golder Rauner.

 COMPETITION
724 Solutions Inc. (SVNX)
Aether Systems, Inc. (AETH)
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)

 DEALS
Deal: Brience Gets $200 Million in Startup Funding
Date Announced: 04.11.00
Value of transaction (US $Mil): 200
Description: Content-delivery application service provider for broadband and wireless devices gets $200 million in equity funding.

 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: August
2000 Sales (mil.): 0.90
Employees: 178
Revenue per employee: $5,056.18

 KEY PEOPLE
• Roderick C. McGeary
    CEO
• Anthony P. Dolanski
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
128 Spear St.,
San Francisco, CA 94105
US
Phone: 415-974-5300
Fax: 415-974-5310
Online: Web Site

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