Up until mid-1998, there weren’t many options for banks looking to license a small business banking platform. Today, there are more than a dozen to choose from. Refer to Celent’s mid-2000 rankings below.

Table 1 Functionality of Internet Solution Key:  A= currently available,  P= Planned for 2001, U= Under consideration

Source:  Celent Communications, Ranking the Vendors of Small Business Internet Solutions, June 2000, updated 3/01  www.celent.com

Table 2 Ranking of Small Business Banking Solutions Key:  5= Very strong,  4= Good,  3= Acceptable,  2= Workable but not optimal,  1= Area of Weakness

Source: Celent Communications, Ranking the Vendors of Small Business Internet Solutions, June 2000,  www.celent.com