| Business Summary | | Scoot.com
plc
is
an
interactive
branded
infomediary
operating
in
the
United
Kingdom
and
in
the
Netherlands
and
Belgium
through
a
joint
venture.
An
infomediary
is
a
transaction
facilitator
that
links
users
to
businesses
based
on
the
users'
needs
through
various
communications
media.
Scoot.com
provides
its
services
to
its
users
and
subscribers
through
fixed-line
and
mobile
telephones.
Users
can
access
the
services
through
the
Company's
fixed-line
toll-free
telephone
numbers,
and,
in
addition,
users
can
also
access
the
Company
through
Vodafone
mobile
telephone
service.
The
Company
also
expanded
its
access
channels
from
toll-free
telephone
lines
to
other
modes
of
telecommunications
including
the
Internet
and
interactive
television. | More
from
Market Guide: Expanded
Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | Scoot.com
plc
is
a
U.K.
based
provider
of
value-added
classified
information
by
telephone
and
the
Internet
through
its
Classified
Business
Directory,
Branch
and
Brand
Locator
and
Arts
and
Entertainment
Guide.
For
the
15
months
ended
12/31/00
(vs.
12
months
ended
9/30/99),
turnover
rose
57%
to
L24.2
million.
Net
loss
totaled
L71.5
million,
up
from
L20.8
million.
Revenues
reflect
acquisitions.
Higher
loss
reflects
increased
personnel
and
amortization
costs. | More
from
Market Guide: Significant
Developments |
| Officers | | | FY1999 Pay | |
| Dick Eykel, 60 Chairman | $34K | David Pearce CFO | -- | Tom Vandendooren, 34 Managing
Director, Product Devel. | -- | Charles Webb, 38 CTO,
Director | -- | Miranda Cleverdon, 36 CCO | -- | Dollar
amounts are as of 30-Sep-1999 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.. |
| More
from
Market Guide on Officers & Directors: Expanded
List, Bios,
Compensation,
Options
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