Mr. Dan Zottoli

Danny Zottoli, President, Spencer Trask Internet Group

09.55 Keynote : The new information market – the customer view

Is all the turmoil in the information market delivering what the customers need? Are the information vendors missing the point? What are the parameters that customers are using to measure the services they buy.
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Danny Zottoli

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Mr. Zottoli is the lead sector executive and President of the Internet Group at Spencer Trask, a rapidly growing private equity capital organization.Mr. Zottoli personally screens hundreds of Internet and E-commerce deals annually, and has been instrumental in the funding and management of several new economy companies.He is an active board member of many of the Spencer Trask portfolio companies, at times taking on the role of Chairman or interim CEO.

From 1990 to 1998, Mr. Zottoli was the head of the Financial Information Services (FIS) Division of Moody's Investors Service.Mr. Zottoli transformed FIS from an almost 100 % print reference manual business to a dynamic global electronic publisher of CD-ROM, real time, data feed and Internet financial information products.After establishing FIS as a modern electronic publisher, he led the successful effort to sell the business.

Prior to managing FIS, Mr. Zottoli was Executive Vice President for the Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) Financial Information Services Group, with responsibility for the North American operations of Moody's, Datastream, and Interactive Data.Mr. Zottoli joined Moody's Investors Service, a division of D&B, in 1984 as Director of Information Services.

Prior to joining Moody's, Mr. Zottoli held positions as consultant and acting general manager for BFC Marine Services and Director of Management Information Systems for Prudential Lines, Inc.Mr. Zottoli started his career in 1969 with GRC Data Corporation where he was a 30 % owner and Director of Systems.

Mr. Zottoli has been a member of the Information Industry Association, the Securities Information Association, the Special Libraries Association, and other industry groups.Mr. Zottoli has also been a speaker on technology and information topics, authored articles for several trade publications, and appeared on the television program Strictly Business.

Mr. Zottoli obtained his M.B.A. in Finance and B.B.A. in Marketing summa cum laude at Iona College in New Rochelle, N.Y.

In the opening sessions Robert Thomson, Editor of the Financial Times in North America will set the scene by questioning the dynamics of the new economy, Sharon Rowlands, Chief Operating Officer at Thomson Financial and Dan Zottoli, President, Spencer Trask Internet Group will explore the global and financial views on the new information market.

Danny Zottoli, Executive Vice President and Publisher of the Financial Information Services Division of Moody's, reports that "this is the first of several breakthrough features that will be added to Company Data Direct.Our customers can look forward to a product enhancement strategy that will focus on several customer-driven initiatives such as access to both our annual reports library and our international company files."

If you are interested in subscribing to Company Data Direct, or would like a demonstration of Company Data Direct's capabilities, please contact your local sales representative or call FIS Customer Service at 1-800-342-5647, Ext. 7601, or 212-413-7601, or send an e-mail to mergent@mergent.com.

INVESTEXT OFFERS MOODY'S® FINANCIAL INFORMATION SERVICES (FIS) DATA ON THEIR ONLINE SYSTEM

Danny Zottoli, Executive Vice President and Publisher of the Financial Information Services Division of Moody's, reports that "this is the first of several breakthrough features that will be added to Company Data Direct.Our customers can look forward to a product enhancement strategy that will focus on several customer-driven initiatives such as access to both our annual reports library and our international company files."

If you are interested in subscribing to Company Data Direct, or would like a demonstration of Company Data Direct's capabilities, please contact your local sales representative or call FIS Customer Service at 1-800-342-5647, Ext. 7601, or 212-413-7601, or send an e-mail to mergent@mergent.com.

INVESTEXT OFFERS MOODY'S® FINANCIAL INFORMATION SERVICES (FIS) DATA ON THEIR ONLINE SYSTEM

Danny Zottoli, the former head of the Moody's FIS division, has stepped down and will function as a consultant to the company.FIS currently has 250 employees.The database management group, responsible for information collection, system maintenance, and product development, is located in Charlotte, North Carolina.Sales, customer service, and additional product development functions are based in New York, with sales representatives in 10 other North American offices and Tokyo.FCC has no plans to alter that arrangement, though the New York group will likely move out of the Moody's building.

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Dan Zottoli, Chairman
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Dan Zottoli - Chairmandzottoli@portfolioscope.com

As the President of Spencer Trask's (ST) Internet Group, Dan is responsible for ST's private equity and venture capital investments.
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Previously, Dan was the Head of the Financial Information Services (FIS) Division of Moody's Investors Service where he led the firm's transformation from print-based to Internet publishing models.Prior to FIS, Dan was an Executive Vice President for Dun & Bradstreet with responsibility for the North American operations of Moody's, Datastream, and Interactive Data.He holds an MBA and BBA from Iona College.

Dan Zottoli, Chairman

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Dan Zottoli - Chairmandzottoli@portfolioscope.com

As the President of Spencer Trask's (ST) Internet Group, Dan is responsible for ST's private equity and venture capital investments.
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Previously, Dan was the Head of the Financial Information Services (FIS) Division of Moody's Investors Service where he led the firm's transformation from print-based to Internet publishing models.Prior to FIS, Dan was an Executive Vice President for Dun & Bradstreet with responsibility for the North American operations of Moody's, Datastream, and Interactive Data.He holds an MBA and BBA from Iona College.