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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549




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FORM 10-Q

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|[X]                                               |  | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. 
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|For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002
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|[   ]                                             |  | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

For the transition period from ____________ to ____________ .

Commission file number: 0-26811

NexPrise, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


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|Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization) | 77-0465496
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

5950 La Place Court, Suite 200
Carlsbad, CA 92008
760-804-1333

(Address, including zip code, and telephone
number, including area code, of Registrants principal
executive offices)


Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
Registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  [X]    No  [   ]

On September 30, 2002, 3,231,954 shares of the registrants common stock,
$.0002 par value per share, were issued and outstanding.



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|                           |                                                                                               | CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS               
|                           |                                                                                               | CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS     
|                           |                                                                                               | CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS     
|                           |                                                                                               | NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
|                           | Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
|                           | Item 3. Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosure about Market Risk                            
|                           | Item 4. Controls and Procedures                                                              
|PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
|                           | Item 1. Legal Proceedings                                                                    
|                           | Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds                                            
|                           | Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities                                                      
|                           | Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders                                
|                           | Item 5. Other Information                                                                    
|                           | Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                                     
|SIGNATURE                 
|CERTIFICATIONS            
|EXHIBIT INDEX             
|EXHIBIT 99.1              
|EXHIBIT 99.2              



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NEXPRISE, INC.
FORM 10-Q

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|Item 1.        |  | Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements:                                   |  |     
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|               |  | Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001                            |  | 3   
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|               |  | Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 |  | 4   
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|               |  | Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2002 and 2001           |  | 5   
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|               |  | Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements                                     |  | 7   
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|Item 2.        |  | Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    |  | 14  
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|Item 3.        |  | Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosure about Market Risk                                |  | 25  
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|Item 4.        |  | Controls and Procedures                                                                  |  | 26  
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|Item 1.        |  | Legal Proceedings                                                                        |  | 26  
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|Item 2.        |  | Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds                                                |  | 27  
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|Item 3.        |  | Defaults Upon Senior Securities                                                          |  | 27  
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|Item 4.        |  | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders                                    |  | 27  
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|Item 5.        |  | Other Information                                                                        |  | 27  
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|Item 6.        |  | Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                                         |  | 27  
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|SIGNATURE      |  | 28                                                                                      
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|CERTIFICATIONS |  | 29                                                                                      
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|EXHIBIT INDEX  |  | 31                                                                                      

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NEXPRISE, INC.




CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)


|                                                                 |                                                                                                          |                                            |        |          |        |               |        |              |        |  |  | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | ------ | -------- | ------ | ------------- | ------ | ------------ | ------ |  |  | 
|                                                                 |                                                                                                          |                                            |        |          |        | September 30, |        | December 31,
|                                                                 |                                                                                                          |                                            |        |          |        | 2002          |        | 2001        
|                                                                 |                                                                                                          |                                            |        |          |        | (unaudited)   |        | (1)         
|                                                                 |                                                                                                          |                                            |        |          |        |               |        |             
|ASSETS                                                           |                                                                                                          |                                            |        |          |        |               |        |             
|Current assets:                                                  |                                                                                                          |                                            |        |          |        |               |        |             
|                                                                 | Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                |                                            | $      | 1,925    |        |               | $      | 13,565       |       
|                                                                 | Short-term investments                                                                                   |                                            |        | 9,400    |        |               |        | 8,150        |       
|                                                                 | Accounts receivable  net of reserves of $90 and $182                                                    |                                            |        | 445      |        |               |        | 760          |       
|                                                                 | Other current assets                                                                                     |                                            |        | 2,684    |        |               |        | 1,406        |       
|                                                                 | Current assets relating to discontinued operations                                                       |                                            |        |         |        |               |        | 290          |       
|                                                                 |                                                                                                          |                                            |        |          |        |               |        |             
|                                                                 |                                                                                                          | Total current assets                       |        |          | 14,454 |               |        |              | 24,171 | 
|Restricted cash                                                  |                                                                                                          |                                            |       |          |        |               | 520    |             
|Property and equipment, net                                      |                                                                                                          |                                            | 698    |          |        |               | 2,675  |             
|Equity investments                                               |                                                                                                          |                                            |       |          |        |               | 3,033  |             
|Goodwill                                                         |                                                                                                          |                                            | 11,652 |          |        |               | 11,652 |             
|Other long-term assets, net                                      |                                                                                                          |                                            | 11,185 |          |        |               | 10,574 |             
|                                                                 |                                                                                                          |                                            |        |          |        |               |        |             
|                                                                 |                                                                                                          | Total assets                               |        | $        | 37,989 |               |        | $            | 52,625 | 
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|LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY                             |                                                                                                          |                                            |        |          |        |               |        |             
|Current liabilities:                                             |                                                                                                          |                                            |        |          |        |               |        |             
|                                                                 | Accounts payable                                                                                         |                                            | $      | 289      |        |               | $      | 665          |       
|                                                                 | Accrued compensation                                                                                     |                                            |        | 517      |        |               |        | 960          |       
|                                                                 | Accrued expenses                                                                                         |                                            |        | 3,117    |        |               |        | 5,400        |       
|                                                                 | Deferred revenue                                                                                         |                                            |        | 771      |        |               |        | 525          |       
|                                                                 | Other current liabilities                                                                                |                                            |        |         |        |               |        | 114          |       
|                                                                 | Accrued liabilities relating to discontinued operations                                                  |                                            |        | 341      |        |               |        | 715          |       
|                                                                 |                                                                                                          |                                            |        |          |        |               |        |             
|                                                                 |                                                                                                          | Total current liabilities                  |        |          | 5,035  |               |        |              | 8,379  | 
|Notes payable, less current portion                              |                                                                                                          |                                            | 11,843 |          |        |               | 8,803  |             
|Commitments and contingencies                                    |                                                                                                          |                                            |       |          |        |               |       |             
|Stockholders equity:                                            |                                                                                                          |                                            |        |          |        |               |        |             
|                                                                 | Preferred stock, no par value 2,500 shares authorized:
none issued or outstanding                        |                                            |        |         |        |               |        |             |       
|                                                                 | Common stock, $.0002 par value; 175,000 shares authorized;
3,232 and 3,087 shares issued and outstanding |                                            |        | 10       |        |               |        | 10           |       
|                                                                 | Additional paid-in capital                                                                               |                                            |        | 631,907  |        |               |        | 631,082      |       
|                                                                 | Deferred compensation                                                                                    |                                            |        | (620     | )      |               |        | (592         | )     
|                                                                 | Accumulated deficit                                                                                      |                                            |        | (610,340 | )      |               |        | (595,130     | )     
|                                                                 | Accumulated other comprehensive income                                                                   |                                            |        | 154      |        |               |        | 73           |       
|                                                                 |                                                                                                          |                                            |        |          |        |               |        |             
|                                                                 |                                                                                                          | Total stockholders equity                 |        |          | 21,111 |               |        |              | 35,443 | 
|                                                                 |                                                                                                          |                                            |        |          |        |               |        |             
|                                                                 |                                                                                                          | Total liabilities and stockholders equity |        | $        | 37,989 |               |        | $            | 52,625 | 
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|                                                                
|(1)  Derived
from December 31, 2001 audited financial statements

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NEXPRISE, INC.




CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)


|                                                                                                           |                                      |   |                    |       |                   |   |         |        |      |   |         |        |  |   |         |        | 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ | - | ------------------ | ----- | ----------------- | - | ------- | ------ | ---- | - | ------- | ------ |  | - | ------- | ------ | 
|                                                                                                           |                                      |   | Three Months Ended |       | Nine Months Ended
|                                                                                                           |                                      |   | September 30,      |       | September 30,    
|                                                                                                           |                                      |   |                    |       |                  
|                                                                                                           |                                      |   | 2002               |       | 2001              |   | 2002    |        | 2001
|                                                                                                           |                                      |   |                    |       |                   |   |         |        |     
|Net revenues                                                                                               |                                      | $ | 728                |       |                   | $ | 350     |        |      | $ | 2,055   |        |  | $ | 350     |       
|Cost of revenues                                                                                           |                                      |   | 628                |       |                   |   | 265     |        |      |   | 1,810   |        |  |   | 265     |       
|                                                                                                           |                                      |   |                    |       |                   |   |         |        |      |   |         |        |  |   |         |       
|                                                                                                           | Gross profit                         |   |                    | 100   |                   |   |         | 85     |      |   |         | 245    |  |   |         | 85     | 
|Operating expenses:                                                                                        |                                      |   |                    |       |                   |   |         |        |      |   |         |        |  |   |         |       
|                                                                                                           | Research
and development             |   |                    | 1,044 |                   |   |         | 3,280  |      |   |         | 4,403  |  |   |         | 22,072 | 
|                                                                                                           | In
process
research and development  |   |                    |      |                   |   |         | 2,300  |      |   |         | 399    |  |   |         | 2,300  | 
|                                                                                                           | Sales
and marketing                  |   |                    | 1,274 |                   |   |         | 1,648  |      |   |         | 4,534  |  |   |         | 8,962  | 
|                                                                                                           | General
and administrative           |   |                    | 1,117 |                   |   |         | 2,506  |      |   |         | 4,297  |  |   |         | 11,903 | 
|                                                                                                           | Restructuring
and settlement charges |   |                    |      |                   |   |         | 5,299  |      |   |         |       |  |   |         | 19,949 | 
|                                                                                                           |                                      |   |                    |       |                   |   |         |        |      |   |         |        |  |   |         |       
|                                                                                                           | Total
operating expenses             |   |                    | 3,435 |                   |   |         | 15,033 |      |   |         | 13,633 |  |   |         | 65,186 | 
|                                                                                                           |                                      |   |                    |       |                   |   |         |        |      |   |         |        |  |   |         |       
|Operating loss                                                                                             |                                      |   | (3,335             | )     |                   |   | (14,948 | )      |      |   | (13,388 | )      |  |   | (65,101 | )     
|Interest expense                                                                                           |                                      |   | (190               | )     |                   |   | (190    | )      |      |   | (559    | )      |  |   | (5,421  | )     
|Interest income and other, net                                                                             |                                      |   | 63                 |       |                   |   | 495     |        |      |   | 157     |        |  |   | 4,212   |       
|Investment gain/ losses, net                                                                               |                                      |   | 1,060              |       |                   |   | (1,948  | )      |      |   | (1,420  | )      |  |   | (8,174  | )     
|                                                                                                           |                                      |   |                    |       |                   |   |         |        |      |   |         |        |  |   |         |       
|Loss before extraordinary item                                                                             |                                      |   | (2,402             | )     |                   |   | (16,591 | )      |      |   | (15,210 | )      |  |   | (74,484 | )     
|Extraordinary item: gain from retirement of bonds, net                                                     |                                      |   |                   |       |                   |   |        |        |      |   |        |        |  |   | 159,162 |       
|                                                                                                           |                                      |   |                    |       |                   |   |         |        |      |   |         |        |  |   |         |       
|Net income (loss)                                                                                          |                                      | $ | (2,402             | )     |                   | $ | (16,591 | )      |      | $ | (15,210 | )      |  | $ | 84,678  |       
|                                                                                                           |                                      |   |                    |       |                   |   |         |        |      |   |         |        |  |   |         |       
|Basic and diluted loss per share before extraordinary item                                                 |                                      | $ | (0.75              | )     |                   | $ | (5.38   | )      |      | $ | (4.77   | )      |  | $ | (24.19  | )     
|Basic and diluted income per share from extraordinary item                                                 |                                      | $ |                   |       |                   | $ |        |        |      | $ |        |        |  | $ | 51.70   |       
|Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share                                                              |                                      | $ | (0.75              | )     |                   | $ | (5.38   | )      |      | $ | (4.77   | )      |  | $ | 27.50   |       
|Weighted average common shares outstanding used in
computing basic and diluted net income (loss) per share |                                      |   | 3,209              |       |                   |   | 3,086   |        |      |   | 3,187   |        |  |   | 3,079   |       

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NEXPRISE, INC.




CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)
(Unaudited)


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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------ | ----------------- | - | -------- | -------- | ------- | - | 
|                                                                                                                       |                                                   |                                                     |         |        | Nine Months Ended
|                                                                                                                       |                                                   |                                                     |         |        | September 30,    
|                                                                                                                       |                                                   |                                                     |         |        |                  
|                                                                                                                       |                                                   | 2002                                                |         | 2001  
|                                                                                                                       |                                                   |                                                     |         |        |                   |   |         
|Operating Activities                                                                                                   |                                                   |                                                     |         |        |                   |   |          |         
|Net loss before extraordinary item                                                                                     |                                                   | $                                                   | (15,210 | )      |                   | $ | (74,484  | )       
|Extraordinary item                                                                                                     |                                                   |                                                     |        |        |                   |   | 159,162  |         
|Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:                                            |                                                   |                                                     |         |        |                   |   |          |         
|                                                                                                                       | Depreciation and amortization                     |                                                     |         | 1,347  |                   |   |          | 5,855    |        
|                                                                                                                       | Amortization of intangible assets                 |                                                     |         | 1,823  |                   |   |          | 2,300    |        
|                                                                                                                       | Amortization of deferred stock-based compensation |                                                     |         | 288    |                   |   |          | 215      |        
|                                                                                                                       | Investment losses                                 |                                                     |         | 1,420  |                   |   |          | 8,174    |        
|                                                                                                                       | Non-cash restructuring and settlement charges     |                                                     |         |       |                   |   |          | 8,568    |        
|                                                                                                                       | Gain from retirement of convertible notes         |                                                     |         |       |                   |   |          | (159,162 | )      
|                                                                                                                       | Non-cash charges related to stock-option grants   |                                                     |         | 29     |                   |   |          | 41       |        
|Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                                                                           |                                                   |                                                     |         |        |                   |   |          |         
|                                                                                                                       | Accounts receivable                               |                                                     |         | 315    |                   |   |          | 1,014    |        
|                                                                                                                       | Other current assets                              |                                                     |         | (745   | )                 |   |          | 853      |        
|                                                                                                                       | Discontinued assets                               |                                                     |         | 183    |                   |   |          | 16,570   |        
|                                                                                                                       | Other long term assets                            |                                                     |         | (603   | )                 |   |          | 346      |        
|                                                                                                                       | Accounts payable                                  |                                                     |         | (453   | )                 |   |          | (542     | )      
|                                                                                                                       | Accrued compensation                              |                                                     |         | (473   | )                 |   |          | (2,242   | )      
|                                                                                                                       | Accrued expenses                                  |                                                     |         | (1,502 | )                 |   |          | (11,236  | )      
|                                                                                                                       | Deferred revenue                                  |                                                     |         | 246    |                   |   |          | (13      | )      
|                                                                                                                       | Discontinued liabilities                          |                                                     |         | (374   | )                 |   |          | (26,547  | )      
|                                                                                                                       |                                                   |                                                     |         |        |                   |   |          |         
|                                                                                                                       |                                                   | Net cash used in operating activities               |         |        | (13,709           | ) |          |          | (71,128 | )
|                                                                                                                       |                                                   |                                                     |         |        |                   |   |          |         
|Investing Activities                                                                                                   |                                                   |                                                     |         |        |                   |   |          |         
|Purchase of property and equipment                                                                                     |                                                   |                                                     |        |        |                   |   | (693     | )       
|Purchases of short-term investments                                                                                    |                                                   |                                                     | (24,601 | )      |                   |   | (264,387 | )       
|Maturities of short-term investments                                                                                   |                                                   |                                                     | 25,152  |        |                   |   | 360,093  |         
|(Increase)/decrease in restricted cash                                                                                 |                                                   |                                                     | 520     |        |                   |   | (3,564   | )       
|Investment in vertical operating companies                                                                             |                                                   |                                                     |        |        |                   |   | (6,000   | )       
|Purchase of NexPrise, net of cash acquired                                                                             |                                                   |                                                     |        |        |                   |   | (21,331  | )       
|Cash acquired on purchase of InfoPrise                                                                                 |                                                   |                                                     | 1,029   |        |                   |   |         |         
|                                                                                                                       |                                                   |                                                     |         |        |                   |   |          |         
|                                                                                                                       |                                                   | Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities |         |        | 2,100             |   |          |          | 64,118  |  
|                                                                                                                       |                                                   |                                                     |         |        |                   |   |          |         
|Financing Activities                                                                                                   |                                                   |                                                     |         |        |                   |   |          |         
|Principal payments on and repurchases of notes payable                                                                 |                                                   |                                                     |        |        |                   |   | (60,931  | )       
|Principal payments on capital lease obligations and notes payable                                                      |                                                   |                                                     | (114    | )      |                   |   | (313     | )       
|Issuance of common stock                                                                                               |                                                   |                                                     | 2       |        |                   |   | (37      | )       
|                                                                                                                       |                                                   | Net cash used in financing activities               |         |        | (112              | ) |          |          | (61,281 | )
|                                                                                                                       |                                                   |                                                     |         |        |                   |   |          |         
|Effect of foreign exchange rate changes                                                                                |                                                   |                                                     | 81      |        |                   |   |         |         
|Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents                                                                              |                                                   |                                                     | (11,640 | )      |                   |   | (68,291  | )       
|Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                                                                       |                                                   |                                                     | 13,565  |        |                   |   | 91,348   |         
|                                                                                                                       |                                                   |                                                     |         |        |                   |   |          |         
|Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                                                             |                                                   | $                                                   | 1,925   |        |                   | $ | 23,057   |         
|                                                                                                                       |                                                   |                                                     |         |        |                   |   |          |         
|Supplemental disclosure of noncash activities:                                                                         |                                                   |                                                     |         |        |                   |   |          |         
|Note received upon sale of marketplace interest                                                                        |                                                   | $                                                   |        |        |                   | $ | 11,000   |         
|Note transferred upon retirement of convertible debt                                                                   |                                                   |                                                     |        |        |                   |   | (11,000  | )       
|Issuance of shares in connection with the acquisition of InfoPrise                                                     |                                                   |                                                     | 794     |        |                   |   |         |         
|Unrealized accounting loss on available-for-sale securities                                                            |                                                   |                                                     |        |        |                   |   | (735     | )       
|Issuance of convertible notes relating to NexPrise acquisition                                                         |                                                   |                                                     |        |        |                   |   | 1,236    |         
|Deferred stock based compensation related to the stock options assumed in
connection with the acquisition of NexPrise  |                                                   |                                                     |        |        |                   |   | 687      |         
|Deferred stock based compensation related to the stock options assumed in
connection with the acquisition of InfoPrise |                                                   |                                                     | (316    | )      |                   |   |         |         
|Issuance of convertible notes relating to InfoPrise acquisition                                                        |                                                   |                                                     | 3,040   |        |                   |   |         |         

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NEXPRISE, INC.




NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Unaudited


Note 1.    Description of Business

NexPrise, Inc. (the Company or NexPrise or we), formerly known as
Ventro Corporation and Chemdex Corporation, is a leading source for business
process applications and provides solutions and services that enable discrete
manufacturing companies to address their specific business challenges. These
solutions complement and expand on currently installed enterprise systems and
allow for the continuous process improvements required to meet customers
changing business demands.

As of September 30, 2002, the Company had working capital of approximately
$9.4 million and stockholders equity of approximately $21.1 million. During
the three months ended September 30, 2002 the Company used cash and cash
equivalents in operating activities of approximately $4.1 million, which
included an insurance prepayment of approximately $600,000. During the nine
months ended September 30, 2002 the Company used cash and cash equivalents in
operating activities of approximately $13.7 million. Management believes it
has sufficient working capital to support the Companys planned activities
through 2002 and beyond.

Note 2.    Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company
and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Intercompany accounts and transactions have
been eliminated. While the quarterly financial information is unaudited, the
financial statements included in this Form 10-Q reflect all adjustments
(consisting of normal recurring adjustments) that the Company considers
necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations for the interim
periods covered and of the financial condition of the Company at the date of
the interim balance sheet. The results for the interim periods are not
necessarily indicative of the results for the entire year. The condensed
consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2001 has been derived from the
audited consolidated balance sheet as of that date. The information included in
this report should be read in conjunction with the Companys Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2001.

Revenue.

NexPrise recognizes revenue for software subscriptions over the term of
the subscription period. Revenue for services is recognized as the services
are performed. Deferred revenue consists of that portion of customer contracts
invoiced in advance of when the revenue will be recognized under the
subscription method. Revenue is made up primarily of subscriptions of bundled
licenses and post contract support (PCS) and in some situations includes
hosting. The initial and renewal amounts are recognized as revenue ratably over
the period of the license during which the services are expected to be
provided.

Our revenue recognition policy is in accordance with Statement of Position
No. 97-2, or SOP 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition, as amended and Staff
Accounting Bulletin No. 101. For each arrangement, we determine whether
evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the fee is fixed or
determinable, and collection is probable. If any of these criteria are not met,
revenue recognition is deferred until such time as all of the criteria are met.
Generally terms are net 30. No customer has the right of return. At this time,
the Company does not present elements of revenue separately as allocation
methodologies (i.e. allocation based on relative costs) would not provide a
meaningful and supportable allocation principally because the Company has yet
to establish sufficient vendor specific objective evidence among various
elements.

Net Income (Loss) Per Share

Net income (loss) per share is presented in accordance with the
requirements of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128 Earnings
Per Share (FAS 128) which requires dual presentation of basic earnings per
share (EPS) and diluted EPS.

Basic net income (loss) per share is computed using the weighted average
number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per
share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares and
potentially dilutive shares outstanding during the period. The same number of
common shares has been used to calculate per share amounts before extraordinary
item and net income or loss in 2001 and 2002 in accordance with FAS 128
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extraordinary item. The financial data has been retroactively adjusted to
reflect the 1-for-15 reverse stock split which became effective April 22, 2002.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and
accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Concentration of Credit Risk and Significant Customers

The Companys customer base consists of businesses located primarily in
North America. The Company maintains allowances for potential credit losses and
historically, such losses have been within managements expectations. Revenue
and accounts receivable by customers comprising more than 10% of total amounts
are as follows:

|           |  |                     |    |                   |  |                  |    |              |    |      |    |      |    |   |    |   |  |  |  |  |    |   |  | 
|---------- |  | ------------------- | -- | ----------------- |  | ---------------- | -- | ------------ | -- | ---- | -- | ---- | -- | - | -- | - |  |  |  |  | -- | - |  | 
|           |  | % of Total Revenues
|           |  |                     |    | % of Net Accounts
|           |  | Three Months Ended  |    | Six Months Ended  |  | Receivable as of
|           |  |                     |    |                   |  |                 
|           |  | September 30,       |    | September 30,     |  | September 30,    |    | December 31,
|           |  |                     |    |                   |  |                  |    |             
|           |  | 2002                |    | 2001              |  | 2002             |    | 2001         |    | 2002 |    | 2001
|           |  |                     |    |                   |  |                  |    |              |    |      |    |     
|Customer A |  |                     | 14 | %                 |  |                  | 13 | %            |    |      | 14 | %    |    |   | 13 | % |  |  |  | 
|Customer B |  |                     | 13 | %                 |  |                  | 13 | %            |    |      | 13 | %    |    |   | 13 | % |  |  |  |  | 15 | %
|Customer C |  |                     | 11 | %                 |  |                  |    |              | 11 | %    |    |      |    |   |    |  
|Customer D |  |                     | 10 | %                 |  |                  | 12 | %            |    |      | 11 | %    |    |   | 12 | % |  |  |  | 
|Customer E |  |                     |    |                   |  |                  |    |              |    |      |    |      | 10 | %
|Customer F |  |                     |    |                   |  |                  |    |              |    |      | 10 | %    |    |  
|Customer G |  |                     |    |                   |  |                  |    |              |    |      | 11 | %    |    |  

Note 3.    Business Combinations

In February 2002 NexPrise acquired privately held InfoPrise, Inc.
(InfoPrise), a provider of data management solutions located in Carlsbad,
California. As consideration for the acquisition, which was accounted for
using the purchase method, NexPrise agreed to issue unsecured convertible
promissory notes with a face value of $3,040,000 due 2007. The notes bear
interest at a rate of 6% and are convertible into the Companys common stock at
$18.75 per share. The Company also issued 139,783 shares of NexPrise common
stock and assumed InfoPrises outstanding stock options, which may result in
the issuance of up to approximately 64,666 shares of NexPrise common stock. An
independent valuation study was commissioned to value the intangible assets
associated with the InfoPrise purchase and facilitate the purchase accounting.

The following table summarizes the forms of consideration and their fair
values (in thousands):

|                                          |  |   |       | 
|----------------------------------------- |  | - | ----- | 
|Convertible promissory note               |  | $ | 3,040 | 
|Restricted stock (92,565 shares)          |  |   | 361   | 
|Employee stock options assumed            |  |   | 117   | 
|Liabilities assumed and transaction costs |  |   | 125   | 
|                                          |  |   |       | 
|Total purchase consideration              |  | $ | 3,643 | 
|                                          |  |   |       | 

A summary of the InfoPrise purchase transaction is shown below (in
thousands):

|                                    |  |   |       | 
|----------------------------------- |  | - | ----- | 
|Tangible assets                     |  | $ | 1,010 | 
|Developed technology                |  |   | 2,234 | 
|In process research and development |  |   | 399   | 
|                                    |  |   |       | 
|                                    |  | $ | 3,643 | 
|                                    |  |   |       | 

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The following unaudited pro forma information shows the results of
operations of the Company for the three and nine months ended September 30,
2002 and 2001 as if the business combinations with NexPrise and InfoPrise had
occurred at the beginning of each period. In process research and development
charges of $399,000 are included for the three and nine months ended September
30, 2002. This data is not indicative of the results of operations that would
have arisen if the business combinations had occurred at the beginning of the
respective periods and is not intended to be indicative of future results of
operations (in thousands except per share data).

|                                                               |  |                    |        |                   |  |      |         |      |  |   |         |   |  |   |         |  
|-------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------ | ------ | ----------------- |  | ---- | ------- | ---- |  | - | ------- | - |  | - | ------- | -
|                                                               |  | Three Months Ended |        | Nine Months Ended
|                                                               |  | September 30,      |        | September 30,    
|                                                               |  |                    |        |                  
|                                                               |  | 2002               |        | 2001              |  | 2002 |         | 2001
|                                                               |  |                    |        |                   |  |      |         |     
|Revenue                                                        |  | $                  | 728    |                   |  | $    | 665     |      |  | $ | 2,055   |   |  | $ | 2,083   |  
|Loss before extraordinary items                                |  | $                  | (2,402 | )                 |  | $    | (22,066 | )    |  | $ | (15,310 | ) |  | $ | (89,086 | )
|Net income (loss)                                              |  | $                  | (2,402 | )                 |  | $    | (22,066 | )    |  | $ | (15,310 | ) |  | $ | 70,076  |  
|Basic and diluted net loss per
share before extraordinary item |  | $                  | (0.75  | )                 |  | $    | (7.15   | )    |  | $ | (4.80   | ) |  | $ | (28.93  | )
|Basic and diluted net income
(loss) per share:                 |  | $                  | (0.75  | )                 |  | $    | (7.15   | )    |  | $ | (4.80   | ) |  | $ | 22.76   |  

The financial data has been retroactively adjusted to reflect the 1-for-15
reverse stock split which became effective April 22, 2002.

Note 4.    Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 130, Reporting
Comprehensive Income (SFAS 130), establishes standards of reporting and display
of comprehensive income and its components of net income (loss) and Other
Comprehensive Income. Other Comprehensive Income refers to revenues, expenses,
gains and losses that are not included in net income (loss) but rather are
recorded directly in stockholders equity. The components of comprehensive
income (loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001
were as follows (in thousands):

|                                                           |  |                    |        |                   |  |      |         |      |  |   |         |   |  |   |        |  
|---------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------ | ------ | ----------------- |  | ---- | ------- | ---- |  | - | ------- | - |  | - | ------ | -
|                                                           |  | Three Months Ended |        | Nine Months Ended
|                                                           |  | September 30,      |        | September 30,    
|                                                           |  |                    |        |                  
|                                                           |  | 2002               |        | 2001              |  | 2002 |         | 2001
|                                                           |  |                    |        |                   |  |      |         |     
|Net income (loss)                                          |  | $                  | (2,402 | )                 |  | $    | (16,591 | )    |  | $ | (15,210 | ) |  | $ | 84,678 |  
|Unrealized gains (losses) on
available for sale securities |  |                    |       |                   |  |      | 70      |      |  |   |        |   |  |   | (665   | )
|Foreign exchange translation                               |  |                    | 8      |                   |  |      |        |      |  |   | 80      |   |  |   |       |  
|                                                           |  |                    |        |                   |  |      |         |      |  |   |         |   |  |   |        |  
|Comprehensive Income (Loss)                                |  | $                  | (2,394 | )                 |  | $    | (16,521 | )    |  | $ | (15,130 | ) |  | $ | 84,013 |  
|                                                           |  |                    |        |                   |  |      |         |      |  |   |         |   |  |   |        |  

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Note 5.    Balance Sheet Details

Other Current Assets

Other current assets of $2.7 million and $1.4 million as of September 30,
2002 and December 31, 2001, respectively, are comprised primarily of prepaid
expenses, prepaid royalties, current deposits and other receivables. During the
second quarter of fiscal 2002 the Company entered into loan agreements totaling
$75,000 with an executive and another member of the management team. The loans
are full recourse, accrue interest at 6% per annum and are included in the
other receivables mentioned above.

Other Long-term Assets

Other long-term assets are comprised of the following (in thousands):

|                                                                                           |                              |   |               |        |              |   |       |        | 
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------- | - | ------------- | ------ | ------------ | - | ----- | ------ | 
|                                                                                           |                              |   | September 30, |        | December 31,
|                                                                                           |                              |   | 2002          |        | 2001        
|                                                                                           |                              |   |               |        |             
|Deposits and other                                                                         |                              | $ | 769           |        |              | $ | 746   |       
|Purchased intangibles, net of accumulated
amortization of $2,794 and 971 respectively      |                              |   | 9,638         |        |              |   | 8,829 |       
|Deferred debt offering costs, net of accumulated
amortization of $450 and 415 respectively |                              |   | 165           |        |              |   | 200   |       
|Long-term investments, cost method                                                         |                              |   | 613           |        |              |   | 799   |       
|                                                                                           |                              |   |               |        |              |   |       |       
|                                                                                           | Total other long-term assets |   | $             | 11,185 |              |   | $     | 10,574 | 
|                                                                                           |                              |   |               |        |              |   |       |       

Note 6. Equity Investments

The following table outlines the Companys equity investment activity with
its marketplace companies for the nine months ended September 30, 2001 and 2002
(in thousands):

|                 |  |                   |       |            |  |                |       |                    |  |                    |       |  |  |   |       |  |  |            |    |  
|---------------- |  | ----------------- | ----- | ---------- |  | -------------- | ----- | ------------------ |  | ------------------ | ----- |  |  | - | ----- |  |  | ---------- | -- | -
|                 |  |                   |       |            |  |                |       |                    |  |                    |       |  |  |   |       |  |  | Percentage
|                 |  | Carrying Value at |       | Additional |  | Equity Loss of |       | Carrying Value at  |  | Ownership at      
|Activity in 2001 |  | December 31, 2000 |       | Investment |  | Investee       |       | September 30, 2001 |  | September 30, 2001
|                 |  |                   |       |            |  |                |       |                    |  |                   
|Amphire          |  | $                 | 0     |            |  | $              | 2,000 |                    |  | $                  | 1,388 |  |  | $ | 612   |  |  |            | 36 | %
|MarketMile       |  |                   | 6,103 |            |  |                | 4,000 |                    |  |                    | 5,882 |  |  |   | 4,221 |  |  |            | 30 | %
|                
|                 |  |                   |       |            |  |                |       |                    |  |                    |       |  |  |   |       |  |  | Percentage
|                 |  | Carrying Value at |       | Additional |  | Equity Loss of |       | Carrying Value at  |  | Ownership at      
|Activity in 2002 |  | December 31, 2001 |       | Investment |  | Investee       |       | September 30, 2002 |  | September 30, 2002
|                 |  |                   |       |            |  |                |       |                    |  |                   
|Amphire          |  | $                 | 412   |            |  |                |      |                    |  | $                  | 412   |  |  | $ | 0     |  |  |            | 0  | %
|MarketMile       |  |                   | 2,621 |            |  |                |      |                    |  |                    | 2,621 |  |  |   | 0     |  |  |            | 23 | %

In the nine months ended September 30, 2001, the Company billed the
affiliated marketplace companies approximately $3.7 million, net of reserves,
and there were no billings in 2002. The billings were for charges incurred on
behalf of the marketplace companies, services the Company provided and facility
rent that we passed on to the marketplace companies.

Note 7.    Convertible Notes

In February 2002 NexPrise issued unsecured, convertible promissory notes
with a face value of $3,040,000, a conversion price of $18.75 and interest rate
of 6% in connection with the acquisition of InfoPrise. The promissory notes
are due in 2007 and are convertible into NexPrises common stock. As of
September 30, 2002 no amount of the notes had been converted into NexPrise
common stock. At September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, respectively,
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notes issued April 2000 and due in 2007 remained outstanding. These
convertible subordinated notes bear annual interest at 6% and are convertible
at the option of the holder into the Companys common stock at a price of
$1,361.70 per share.

Note 8.    Contingencies

In 2001, several class action lawsuits, including one derivative suit,
were filed and served on the Company alleging that the Company and certain
individuals made false and misleading statements concerning our business model
and earnings for fiscal 2000. The Company is also a defendant in the IPO class
action suits filed against issuers and the investment banks alleging that the
offering documents were false and misleading. Although we believe that we have
meritorious defenses to the actions and intend to defend the suits vigorously,
we cannot predict with certainty the outcome of these lawsuits. Our defense
against such lawsuits will be costly and will require a significant commitment
of time and resources by our senior management. Although the Company has
insurance to cover these claims, the recovery of all future costs is not
assured. The Company has also been served with a stockholder derivative action
but is named solely as a nominal defendant against whom no recovery is sought.

One of our subtenants is attempting to renegotiate its sublease agreement
with us. We have drawn upon the subtenants security deposit to cover our
expenses and are working to resolve the issue with these
subtenants or to find replacement tenants. If we are unable to successfully
resolve this situation our sublease income may not be enough to pay what we may
be liable for in ongoing lease payments. The Company has accrued for expected
additional costs as a result of the potential loss of this sublease income.

The Company is a party to various claims in the ordinary course of
business. Although the results of litigation and claims cannot be predicted
with certainty, the Company believes the final outcome of such matters will not
have a material adverse effect on the Companys financial position, results of
operations or cash flows.

Discontinued Marketplace Companies Formerly Known as Promedix and Chemdex

Contracts with Promedix and Chemdex customers and suppliers contained, in
some cases, cancellation notification periods longer than the Company provided.
In some cases, shorter notification periods caused inconvenience to customers
and suppliers, and the Company has been notified by several suppliers that
discontinuing the marketplace represents a breach of Promedix contractual
obligations. Additionally, two customers of Chemdex have informed the Company
that they did not receive notice of the termination of their contracts within
the contractually required time period. However, as of September 30, 2002, no
customer or supplier of Promedix or Chemdex had filed a formal complaint with
the Company.

Government Regulations

In addition to regulations applicable to businesses generally, the Company
is or may be subject to direct regulation by governmental agencies which
includes numerous laws and regulations generally applicable to the chemical,
pharmaceutical, controlled substances, human and biological reagents, medical
and in vitro devices, nuclear chemical businesses and environmental spills, as
well as U.S. import and export controls and import controls of other countries.
While the shutdown of Chemdex, Promedix and SpecialtyMD may limit future
regulatory and product liability risks, until all statutes of limitation have
expired, certain legal risks will remain.

The Company relied on its suppliers to comply with applicable local, state
and federal laws regarding the labeling and the dissemination of information on
any products sold that may be hazardous or present a health threat to the user.
If these suppliers have failed, or we have failed, to maintain the requisite
records irrespective of the actions of the suppliers, or if either of us had
failed to adequately comply with labeling and information dispensing
requirements of local, state or federal laws, then the Company may be held
legally responsible, since Company held title to these products, and could be
subject to governmental penalties or fines, as well as private lawsuits to
enforce these laws.

Finally, the Company has relied upon its suppliers to obtain appropriate
approvals for products regulated by the FDA and to comply with the requirements
relating to those approvals and products. The failure of suppliers to obtain or
comply with those approvals, or the failure of the product advertising or
labeling to be consistent with the FDA approval for the products, or other
failures by the products themselves, or our failure to keep regulatory records
required by the FDA, such as complaint files, could result in costly product
recalls, significant fines and judgments, civil and criminal liabilities and
negative publicity.

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In February, 2001 the Company received a subpoena from the U.S. Department
of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, for certain billing, invoice, and
shipping records concerning sales to an unaffiliated purchaser. Other than the
foregoing, the Company is unaware of any current investigations, inquiries,
citations, fines or allegations of violations or non-compliance relating to
regulatory requirements pending by government agencies or by third parties
against us. It is possible, however, that there may be such investigations or
allegations that the Company is not aware of or future investigations or
allegations. The risk that any noncompliance may be discovered in the future is
currently unknown. Although any potential impact on the Company for
noncompliance cannot currently be established, it could result in significant
civil or criminal penalties, including monetary fines and injunctions, for
noncompliance and negative publicity, and seriously harm our business,
revenues, results of operations and financial condition.

Note 9.    Related Parties

In fiscal 2001 the Company entered into a Net Proceeds Income Agreement
with DDP Ventures, a company owned by our former Chief Executive Officer.
Pursuant to the Net Proceeds Agreement, DDP Ventures is entitled to 10% of the
net proceeds received by the Company for the liquidation of each of certain
named investment assets. The Net Proceeds Income Agreement is filed as Exhibit
Number 10.28.

In the quarter ended September 30, 2002, the Company sold its interest in
Amphire Solutions. The gain of $1.8 million reflects fees of approximately
$200,000 paid to DDP Ventures.

Note 10.    Deferred Stock-Based Compensation

In connection with the acquisition of InfoPrise completed in February
2002, the Company assumed the outstanding options granted under the InfoPrise
stock option plans. The Company recorded deferred compensation of $132,293 for
the difference between the exercise price of the unvested options assumed and
the fair value of the common stock underlying those options as of the date the
acquisition was consummated. That charge is being amortized over the remaining
vesting period of the options. Additionally, the Company recorded deferred
compensation of $184,178 with respect to the issuance of restricted common
stock. That charge is being amortized over the remaining vesting period of the
stock.

The Company recognized $288,000 and $215,000 in stock compensation expense
for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively.

Note 11.    Settlement, Restructuring and Other Charges

During the year ended December 31, 2001, the Company took many actions to
improve efficiencies and reduce operating costs. The specific actions include
employee and contractor terminations, consolidation of facilities, settlements
of various disputes and termination of leases. The net of these charges was
reported as a component of loss before extraordinary item.

At September 30, 2002 the Company had unliquidated accruals of
approximately $547,000 related to settlement, restructuring and other
activities. At June 30, 2002 the Company had unliquidated accruals of
$436,000. In the three months ended September 30, 2002 the activity involving
the settlement, restructuring and other accrual consisted primarily of
restructuring charges of approximately $242,000 related to a reduction in force
undertaken in September 2002, a $200,000 reduction of a charge initially
accrued in December 2001 and the realization of additional cash proceeds of
approximately $69,000 from the liquidation of excess equipment originally
written off in the restructuring events of 2001.

Note 12.    Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS
No. 141, Business Combinations, and SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other
Intangible Assets. SFAS No. 141 requires that the purchase method of accounting
be used for all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001. SFAS No.
141 also specifies criteria for determining intangible assets acquired in a
purchase method business combination that must be recognized and reported apart
from goodwill, noting that any purchase price allocable to an assembled
workforce may not be accounted for separately. SFAS No. 142 requires that
goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives no longer be
amortized, but instead be tested for impairment at least annually in accordance
with the provisions of SFAS No. 142. SFAS No. 142 also requires that intangible
assets with definite useful lives be amortized over their respective estimated
useful lives to their estimated residual values, and reviewed for impairment in
accordance with SFAS No. 121, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived
Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of.The Company adopted
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142 in January 2002. Application of the non-amortization provisions of
Statement 142 did not result in a change to results of operations in 2002 as
there was no goodwill amortized in fiscal 2001. The Company has tested goodwill
generated by the NexPrise and InfoPrise acquisitions using the two-step process
prescribed in Statement 142. The first required step is a screen for potential
impairment, while the second step measures the amount of the impairment, if
any. The Company performed the first of the required impairment tests of
NexPrise goodwill as of January 1, 2002 and did not have an impairment of the
goodwill balance. The Company performed its required annual impairment test in
September and again did not have an impairment of the goodwill balance. The
Company plans to perform the required annual impairment test of the goodwill
balance again in September 2003. However, if facts or circumstances change, and
there are indicators of impairment a write down may be required before
September 2003.

In August, 2001, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 144. Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived
Assets (SFAS 144) which is applicable to financial statements issued for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001. The FASBs new rules on asset
impairment supersede SFAS 121, Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived
Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of, and portions of Accounting
Principles Board Opinion 30, Reporting the Results of Operations. This
Standard provides a single accounting model for long-lived assets to be
disposed of and significantly changes the criteria that would have to be met to
classify an asset as held-for-sale. Classification as held-for-sale is an
important distinction since such assets are not depreciated and are stated at
the lower of fair value and carrying amount. This Standard also requires
expected future operating losses from discontinued operations to be displayed
in the period(s) in which the losses are incurred, rather than as of the
measurement date as presently required. Our adoption of SFAS 144 on January
1, 2002 did not have a material effect on our operating results or financial
condition.

In July 2002 the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities
(SFAS 146). SFAS 146 addresses significant issues relating to the
recognition, measurement and reporting of costs associated with exit and
disposal activities, including restructuring activities, and nullifies the
guidance in Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 94-3, Liability
Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit
an Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring). SFAS 146
requires that the initial liability for costs associated with exit and disposal
activities be measured at fair value and prohibits the recognition of a
liability based solely on an entitys commitment to a plan. The provisions of
SFAS 146 are effective for exit and disposal activities initiated after
December 31, 2002. Retroactive application of SFAS 146 is prohibited and,
accordingly, liabilities recognized prior to the initial application of SFAS
146 should continue to be accounted for in accordance with EITF 94-3 or other
applicable pre-existing guidance. The Company does not believe that the
adoption of SFAS 146 will have a material impact on its financial position or
results of operations.

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Item 2.    Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations

The following Managements Discussion and Analysis of Results of
Operations and Financial Condition contains forward-looking statements. In some
cases, readers can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as
may, will, should, could, expects, plans, anticipates,
believes, estimates, predicts, potential, or continue. These
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially
different from those stated herein. Although management of NexPrise believes
that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are
reasonable, the Company cannot guarantee future results, performance, or
achievements. For further information, refer to Managements Discussion and
Analysis and the Risk Factors section of NexPrises Annual Report on Form 10-K
and the section entitled Investment Considerations in this Form 10-Q.

Overview

NexPrise, Inc. (the Company, NexPrise, us, our or we) formerly
known as both Ventro Corporation and as Chemdex Corporation, is a leading
source for business process applications and collaborative solutions for
program management and quote management.

In 2001 we significantly restructured our operations and focused on a new
business direction. We exited the business of building and servicing
business-to-business marketplaces and entered the business of providing
collaborative and business process automation software solutions. In August
2001, while doing business under the name Ventro Corporation, we acquired
privately-held NexPrise, Inc., a company with an advanced collaborative
software solution and an established customer base located in Santa Clara,
California. Later in the year we reorganized our management team and Board of
Directors and took measures to reduce commitments and operating expenses and
conserve cash. In 2001 the Company incurred a net charge of $16.5 million in
connection with restructurings and settlements. In January 2002, we changed our
name to NexPrise, Inc.

On February 4, 2002 we acquired privately-held InfoPrise, Inc.
(InfoPrise), a provider of data management solutions located in Carlsbad,
California and are using the acquired technology to create a library of
business process automation applications and tools. As consideration for the
acquisition, we issued unsecured 6% convertible promissory notes, due in 2007,
with a face value of $3,040,000 and a per share conversion price of $18.75,
together with 139,783 shares of common stock and assumed InfoPrises
outstanding stock options, which may result in the issuance of up to
approximately 64,666 shares of common stock. All revenues presented are derived
from the operations of the combination of NexPrise and InfoPrise. We expect to
incur operating losses on a quarterly basis for at least the next twelve months
as we develop and enhance our technology and service offerings.

Critical Accounting Policies

General.Managements discussion and analysis of its financial condition
and results of operations are based upon our condensed consolidated financial
statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial
statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Management bases its estimates
on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to
be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for
making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are
not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these
estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Management believes the following critical accounting policies affect its
more significant estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of its
consolidated financial statements.

Revenue recognition.The Company recognizes license revenue using the
subscription method. While many software providers recognize significant
up-front license fees, the subscription method recognizes revenue ratably over
the duration of a contract.

Investments. The various interests that we have acquired in companies are
accounted for under three broad methods: consolidation, the equity method and
the cost method. The applicable accounting method is generally determined based
on our voting interest in a company.

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Consolidation.Companies that NexPrise directly or indirectly controls are
accounted for under the consolidation method of accounting. Under this method,
a companys accounts are reflected within its Consolidated Financial
Statements. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions are
eliminated.

Equity Method.Entities where NexPrise can exercise significant
influence, but not control, are accounted for under the equity method of
accounting. Whether or not NexPrise exercises significant influence with
respect to a company depends on an evaluation of several factors including,
among others, representation on the companys board of directors and ownership
level, generally 20%  50% interest in the voting securities of the company
including voting rights associated with NexPrise holdings in common, preferred
and other convertible instruments in the company. Under the equity method of
accounting, our share of the earnings or losses of these companies are included
in the investment income (loss) section of the Consolidated Statements of
Operations.

Cost Method.Companies not consolidated or accounted for under the equity
method are accounted for under the cost method of accounting. Under this
method, NexPrises share of the earnings or losses of these companies is not
included in its Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company periodically
evaluates the carrying value of its investments for impairment.

The fair value of the long-term investments is dependent on the
performance of the entities in which the Company has invested, as well as
volatility inherent in the external markets for these investments. In
assessing potential impairment for these investments the Company will consider
these factors as well as forecasted financial performance of its investees. If
these forecasts are not met the Company may have to record additional
impairment charges not previously recognized.

Long lived assets. The Companys long-lived assets include goodwill and
other intangible assets. At September 30, 2002, the Company had $21.3 million
of goodwill and other intangible assets. In assessing the recoverability of the
Companys goodwill and other intangibles, the Company must make assumptions
regarding estimated future cash flows and other factors to determine the fair
value of the respective assets. If these estimates or their related
assumptions change in the future, the Company may be required to record
impairment charges for these assets not previously recorded. The Company
performed the first of the required impairment tests of NexPrise goodwill as of
January 1, 2002 and did not have an impairment of the goodwill balance. The
Company performed its required annual impairment test in September 2002 and
again did not have an impairment of the goodwill balance. Under SFAS 142, the
fair value of the Company as represented by its stock price has a significant
effect on the determination of any required writedown of goodwill and other
tangible assets. The extent to which the Companys stock price at the time of
the next impairment test is lower than at other points in time in which the
goodwill has been evaluated increases the probability of a writedown. The
Company plans to perform the required impairment test of the goodwill balance
again in September 2003. However, if facts or circumstances change, and there
are indicators of impairment a write down may be required before September
2003.

Results of Operations

Revenues.NexPrise reported $728,000 of revenue for the three months ended
September 30, 2002 and $2.1 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2002. This revenue is made up primarily of subscriptions of bundled license
and post contract support (PCS) and, in some cases, includes hosting for the
Companys collaborative commerce products. Subscription revenue generally
entails recognizing the value of the customer contract as revenue ratably over
the term of the contract. The revenue reported by NexPrise for the three and
nine months ended September 30, 2001 reflects activity from the acquisition of
NexPrise, Inc. on August 8, 2001 until September 30, 2001. Revenues are not
expected to increase materially in the fourth quarter of 2002, but the Company
plans for revenues to increase thereafter as existing customers expand their
number of users and as new customers are brought under contract.

Cost of revenues.Cost of revenues were $628,000 for the three months
ended September 30, 2002 and $1.8 million for the nine months ended September
30, 2002. Of those amounts, approximately $221,000 and $662,000 respectively,
represent non-cash amortization of the developed technology intangible asset
acquired in the purchase of NexPrise in August 2001. The remainder consists of
outsourced hosting services for our customers, personnel and other expenses
associated with providing maintenance services, technical support services and
royalties payable to third parties whose software is incorporated into the
NexPrise solution. The Company expects cost of revenues to increase in the
coming quarters as we begin to amortize the developed technology intangible
asset acquired in the InfoPrise purchase in February 2002.

Research and development.Research and development expenses for the three
months ended September 30, 2002 were $1.0 million, a 68% decrease from the $3.3
million reported for the three months ended September 30, 2001. Research and
development expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 were $4.4
million, an 80% decrease from the $22.1 million reported for the nine months
ended September 30, 2001. Research and development expenses consist primarily
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associated with developing, updating, and enhancing software. The decrease
is primarily due to reductions in workforce that have occurred over the past
twelve months. To date, all software development costs have been expensed in
the period incurred. The Company believes that continued investment in research
and development is required to remain competitive and does not expect
significant changes in research and development expenses in the coming quarter.

In process research & development.The Company expensed approximately
$399,000 and $2.3 million of in-process research and development for the nine
months ended September 30, 2002 and September 30, 2001, respectively. No
Charges were taken in the three months ended September 30, 2002 and $2.3
million was charged during the three months ended September 30, 2001. The
in-process research and development expensed in 2002 was acquired as a result
of the InfoPrise purchase in February 2002. The in-process research and
development expensed in 2001 was acquired as a result of the NexPrise, Inc.
purchase in August 2001.

Sales and marketing.Sales and marketing expenses for the three months
ended September 30, 2002 were $1.3 million, a 22% decrease from the $1.6
million reported for the three months ended September 30, 2001. Sales and
marketing expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 were $4.6
million, a 49% decrease from the $9.0 million reported for the nine months
ended September 30, 2001. Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of
payroll and related expenses for personnel engaged in enterprise sales
activities and enterprise account management, as well as travel and promotional
expenses. The decrease was primarily due to the reductions in workforce that
occurred over the past twelve months and decreased marketing efforts. The
Company expects sales and marketing expenses to decrease further in the near
term as reductions in force carried out in September 2002 take effect.

General and administrative.General and administrative expenses for the
three months ended September 30, 2002 were $1.1 million, a 55% decrease from
the $2.5 million reported for the three months ended September 30, 2001.
General and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30,
2002 were $4.3 million, a 63% decrease from the $11.9 million reported for the
nine months ended September 30, 2001. General and administrative expenses
consist primarily of salaries and benefits for finance, accounting, legal,
human resources, information technology support and corporate personnel as well
as fees for professional services and lease expenses. The decrease in expenses
was primarily due to the reductions in workforce that have occurred over the
past twelve months and lower payments for outside professional services and
leases. The Company does not expect significant changes in general and
administrative expenses in the coming quarters.

Restructuring and Settlement Charges.In the three months ended September
30, 2001 the Company recorded $5.3 million of restructuring charges. These
charges consisted of $1.4 million of severance and other related costs
associated with the reduction in force done in connection with the acquisition
of NexPrise, Inc. and $3.9 million for changes in anticipated cost recoveries
related to disposal of excess facilities and equipment. In the three months
ended June 30, 2001 the Company recorded $14.7 million of restructuring
charges. These charges consisted of a workforce reduction, consolidation of
excess facilities, write-offs and accruals with respect to certain assets and
commitments, as well as termination of services with Broadlane, MarketMile and
Industria.

Interest expense.Interest expense for the three months ended September
30, 2002 was $190,000, the same as that reported for the three months ended
September 30, 2001. Interest expense for the nine months ended September 30,
2002 was $559,000, a 90% decrease from the $5.4 million reported for the nine
months ended September 30, 2001. Interest expense consists primarily of
interest related to convertible subordinated notes issued in April 2000 and, to
a lesser extent other financing arrangements.
Approximately $265,000 is payable semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and
October 1 of each year for interest on the subordinated notes remaining at
September 30, 2002. In addition, the deferred offering costs of the notes are
being amortized as interest expense ratably over the term of the notes.

Interest income and other.Interest income and other for the three months
ended September 30, 2002 was $63,000, an 87% decrease from the $495,000
reported for the three months ended September 30, 2001. Interest income and
other for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 was $157,000, a 96% decrease
from the $4.2 million reported for the nine months ended September 30, 2001.
Interest income and other, net, has been derived primarily from earnings on
investments in cash equivalents and short-term investments. The decrease was
primarily attributable to lower cash, cash equivalent and investment balances
and a decline in interest rates as of September 30, 2002. Interest earned is
expected to decrease in the next quarter as a result of lower invested balances
as well as lower interest rates.

Investment income (loss). Investment loss for the nine months ended
September 30, 2002 was $1.4 million,an 83% decrease from the $8.2 million
reported for the nine months ended September 30, 2001. The investment loss for
the nine months ended September 30, 2002 reflects a gain of $1.8 million from
the Companys August 2002 sale of its interest in Amphire, approximately $3.0
million of equity losses in the marketplace companies in which we have a
significant ownership percentage and $186,000 of write-downs of investments
accounted for using the cost method. The loss for the nine months ended
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approximately $7.3 million of equity losses in the marketplace companies
in which we have a significant ownership percentage and approximately $904,000
of write-downs of investments accounted for using the cost method.

Loss before extraordinary item.As a result of the items described above
the loss before extraordinary item was approximately $2.4 million and $16.6
million for the three months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001 and $15.2
million and $74.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and
2001. The loss before extraordinary item is expected to decline modestly in the
next quarter.

Extraordinary gain.For the nine months ended September 30, 2001, the
Company repurchased approximately $241.2 million of Convertible Subordinated
Notes, which represented approximately 96.5% of the outstanding Notes at
December 2000. The total consideration provided by the Company for the tendered
notes was approximately $71.8 million, including accrued interest. The Company
recognized a gain of approximately $159.2 million on the transaction. As most
of the Notes have been retired, any such future gains will be smaller.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of September 30, 2002 NexPrise had approximately $11.3 million of cash,
cash equivalents, short-term investments and restricted cash; working capital
was approximately $9.4 million.

Net cash used in operating activities was approximately $13.7 million for
the nine months ended September 30, 2002 compared to $71.1 million of net cash
used in operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2001. Net
cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2002
is primarily attributable to the net loss for the period (less non-cash
expenses) and to a lesser extent to an increase in other current assets and
deferred revenue and decreases in other accounts payable, accrued compensation,
accrued expenses and discontinued liabilities. These cash flows used in
operating activities were partially offset by decreases in accounts receivable
and discontinued assets. The actions taken in the past twelve months to reduce
expenditures are expected to decrease the ongoing use of cash by operating
activities to between $2.5 million and $3.0 million in the fourth quarter of
2002.

Net cash provided by investing activities totaled $2.1 million for the
nine months ended September 30, 2002, compared to net cash provided by
investing activities of $64.1 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2001. During the nine months ended September 30, 2002, the Company had net
sales and maturities of $500,000 of short-term investments and gained
approximately $1.0 million in cash in the acquisition of InfoPrise.

Net cash used in financing activities was $112,000 for the nine months
ended September 30, 2002 compared to net cash used in financing activities of
$61.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2001. Net cash used in
financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 resulted
primarily from the principal payments on our capital lease obligations. We do
not expect future payments related to this lease. In addition, the Company used
$26,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2002 to repurchase Company
stock.

Management believes the Company has adequate cash to sustain operations
through 2002 and is managing its business to achieve positive cash flow
utilizing existing assets. During 2001 the Companys commitments and
liabilities were significantly reduced via restructuring events, settlements of
long-term contracts and the repurchase of convertible notes at a substantial
gain. In addition, the Company reduced ongoing operating expenses by
renegotiating its lease commitments, reducing purchases of other services and
making workforce reductions. It is the Companys belief that the adjustments
to spending that have been made, combined with receipts expected from customer
contracts already in place and new customer contracts expected to be signed in
2002 and thereafter will provide the additional resources required to achieve
positive cash flow. We are committed to the successful execution of our
operating plan and will take further action as necessary to align our
operations and reduce expenses.

Although we expect our existing cash, cash equivalent and investment
balances together with our anticipated cash flows from operations to be
sufficient to meet our working capital and operating resource expenditure
requirements for at least the next twelve months, higher than anticipated
expenses or lower than anticipated receipts may result in lower cash, cash
equivalents and investments balances than presently anticipated. After the next
twelve months, we may find it necessary to obtain additional equity or debt
financing. In the event additional financing is required, we may not be able to
raise it on acceptable terms or at all.

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This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve
risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those
anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors,
including those set forth in the following cautionary statements and elsewhere
in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. If any of the following risks were to
occur, our business, financial condition or results or operations would likely
suffer. In addition to other information in this Form 10-Q, the following risk
factors should be carefully considered in evaluating NexPrise and its business
because such factors currently may have significant impact on NexPrises
business, operating results and financial condition.

Investment Considerations

An investment in our securities involves significant risks, including
those described below. These risks relate to our new business model, our
ability to generate revenues and gain operating efficiencies, our history of
losses, significant changes, our ability to hire and retain key personnel, our
reliance on the hosted environment and technology provided by others, the
possible delisting of our common stock, the need to respond to rapid
technological change and legal claims against us.

Our actual results may differ materially from those expressed in any
forward-looking statement as a result of certain factors, including but not
limited to those set forth below and included in other portions of this
document.

We Have Made Substantial Changes in Our Business Model and Shut Down the
Businesses That Had Provided All of Our Revenues Since Inception

In August 2001 we used approximately $23 million in cash to acquire
NexPrise, Inc. a provider of collaborative commerce software solutions. This
business now provides all of our revenue; thus, management focus and
operational efforts primarily support this business. Prior to this
acquisition, the Companys business model was substantially different. In
December 2000, we shut down our Chemdex and Promedix marketplaces, laid off 235
employees and restructured certain operations. On April 26, 2001, we
implemented another restructuring in which we terminated 170 employees,
representing two-thirds of our workforce, accrued future lease costs associated
with excess production equipment and facilities, and wrote off assets as well
as the value of certain investments to recognize their diminished future
utility to the Company. During the first six months of 2001, we ceased to
provide technology and services to our remaining marketplaces, and, as part of
the combination with NexPrise, Inc. we terminated additional personnel.
Furthermore, in February 2002 we acquired InfoPrise, a provider of data
management solutions. As a result of these and similar actions, there has been
a fundamental change in our business. There can be no assurance that we will be
successful in developing viable technology or a complete service offering.

Restructurings May Not Sufficiently Reduce Operating Expenses

Our restructurings were designed to lower the cash used for operating
expenses by reducing expenses for facilities, sales and marketing, hosting,
professional services and marketing arrangements and significantly reducing our
current employee and contractor staffing levels. While the Company has executed
its restructuring plans and the restructurings have reduced cash operating
expenses, our ability to ultimately generate profitable results from operations
is dependent upon successful execution of our business plan, including
obtaining new customers. As of September 30, 2002, we had working capital of
$9.4 million and had stockholders equity of $21.1 million. During the nine
months ended September 30, 2002, we used cash in operating activities of $13.7
million. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in implementing
our new business plan or sufficiently reducing our operating expenses in the
future. Our inability to reduce costs or to integrate our recent acquisition
and develop a successful product and services offering could have a material
adverse effect upon our ability to successfully transition to our new business
plan and to remain in business after 2002.

We Have a Limited Operating History and an Evolving Technology and Service
Offering, Which Makes it Difficult to Evaluate Our Future Prospects

Our success is based on integrating and developing a viable technology and
services offering and securing new customers. Our business model is not fully
developed, not proven and depends upon our ability, among other things, to:



| |  |  | develop and market technology and services solutions that achieve broad market acceptance by our customers;                                    
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| |  |  | acquire and deploy a sufficient number of customers to achieve profitability;                                                                  
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| |  |  | extend our technology to support a wide range of hardware and
software to meet the needs of a large range of customers with a variety
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| |  |  | acquire or license third party technologies that we require to
deliver our technology and services;                                              
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| |  |  | overcome publicity related to our public announcements of
restructurings, shareholder litigation and the shutdown of our former
marketplaces; and
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| |  |  | acquire customers operating in industries where we have limited
experience and provide them quality technology and services.                     

We may not successfully address these risks. If we do successfully address
these risks, additional risks related to factors that are outside our control
may prevent us from realizing sufficient revenues or profit margins to reach or
sustain profitability. For example, business process solutions may experience
problems with users as a result of security and privacy concerns, general
reticence about technology or the Internet.

We May Not Achieve the Benefits We Expect from the Acquisitions of NexPrise and
of InfoPrise and This May Have a Material Adverse Effect on the Combined
Companys Business, Financial Condition and Operating Results

The combined company will need to overcome significant issues in order to
realize any benefits or synergies from the acquisitions, including the timely,
efficient and successful execution of a number of post-merger events. Key
events include:



| |  |  | integrating the operations of the companies;                                         
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| |  |  | retaining and assimilating the key personnel of each company;                        
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| |  |  | developing a product that will be attractive to existing and potential customers; and
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| |  |  | retaining existing customers and strategic partners of each company.                 

The successful execution of these post-merger events will involve
considerable risk and may not be successful. These risks include:



| |  |  | the potential disruption of the combined companys ongoing business and distraction of its management;                      
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| |  |  | the difficulty of incorporating acquired technology and rights into the combined companys products and services;           
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| |  |  | unanticipated expenses related to technology integration;                                                                   
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| |  |  | the impairment of relationships with employees and customers as a
result of any integration of new management personnel; and
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| |  |  | potential unknown liabilities associated with the merger.                                                                   

The combined company may not succeed in addressing these risks or other
problems encountered in connection with the mergers.

We Are Dependent on a Small Number of Customers in a Limited Number of Industries

To date, we have derived a significant portion of our revenues from a
small number of customers in two industries. Many of our customers do not have
contracts that extend beyond one year. Critical to the success of the Companys
business plan will be the acquisition of new customers in other industries,
increasing the number of users in our current customers and renewing current
contracts. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in developing
profitable relationships with new customers in new industries or that we will
retain existing customers.

Legislative Actions, Higher Insurance Costs and Potential New Accounting
Pronouncements May Cause our General and Administrative Expenses to Increase
and Impact our Future Financial Position and Results of Operations

In order to comply with the newly adopted Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as
well as proposed changes to listing standards by NASDAQ and proposed accounting
changes by the Securities and Exchange Commission, we may be required to
increase our internal controls, hire additional personnel and utilize
additional outside legal, accounting and advisory services, all of which will
cause our general and administrative costs to increase. Insurers are also
likely to increase premiums as a result of the high claims rates incurred over
the past year, and so our premiums for our various insurance policies,
including our directors and officers insurance policies, are likely to
increase. Proposed changes to accounting rules, including legislative and
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options as a compensation expense among others, could materially increase
the expenses we report under generally accepted accounting principles and
adversely affect our operating results.

Security Risks and Concerns May Decrease the Demand for Our Services, and
Security Breaches May Disrupt Our Services or Make Them Inaccessible to Our
Customers.

Our services involve the storage and transmission of business-critical,
proprietary information. If the security measures we or our third party data
centers have implemented are breached, our customers could lose this
information and we could be exposed to litigation and possible liability.
Anyone who circumvents these security measures could misappropriate
business-critical proprietary information or cause interruptions in our
services or operations. In addition, computer hackers could introduce
computer viruses into our systems or those of our customers, which could
disrupt our services or make them inaccessible to customers. We may be required
to expend significant capital and other resources to protect against the threat
of security breaches or to alleviate problems caused by breaches. Our security
measures and those that our third-party data centers provide may be inadequate
to prevent security breaches, and our business and reputation will suffer if
these breaches occur.

We Are Dependent Upon Outsourcing Providers for Provision of the Hosted
Environment for our Customers; Connection and Performance Issues Have Occurred
and May Recur

We rely on third-party providers for our data center services, principal
Internet connections and data hosting. This hosted environment is critical to
the provision of our software to our customers and if the environment does not
work well, is cut-off or fails, our customers are unable to use our solution;
this causes great consternation among any hosted customer. We have experienced
and may continue to experience interruptions and delays in service and
availability for such services. We signed an agreement with a new vendor to
provide the hosted environment, but the new provider has decided to exit the
business. There can be no assurance that the transition to another new
provider will successfully occur to the full satisfaction of our customers.
Furthermore, we depend on these third party providers for prompt delivery,
installation and service of software, hardware and telecommunications equipment
used to deliver our products and services. Any failures, interruptions, or
delays experienced or caused by these third party providers could negatively
impact our relationship with users and adversely affect our brand and our
business and could expose us to liabilities to third parties. In addition,
because we are required in most circumstances to enter into contracts for data
center space in advance of customer commitments, if we are unable to increase
our customer base at the rate that we anticipate in the geographic areas in
which we have contracted for space, our operating results will suffer.

Our operations could be significantly hindered by the occurrence of a
natural disaster or other catastrophic event at our company or any third party
provider. Our and their operations are susceptible to outages due to fire,
floods, power loss, telecommunications failures, break-ins and similar events.
In addition, the majority of our and their network infrastructure is located in
California, an area susceptible to earthquakes. In the recent past, the western
United States (and California in particular) has experienced repeated episodes
of diminished electrical power supply. As a result of these episodes, certain
of our and their operations or facilities may be subject to rolling blackouts
or other unscheduled interruptions of electrical power. The prospect of such
unscheduled interruptions may continue for the foreseeable future and we are
unable to predict either their occurrence, duration or cessation. We do not
have, and our third party providers may not have, multiple site capacity for
all of our services in the event of any such occurrence. Despite implementation
of network security measures, the servers are vulnerable to computer viruses,
physical and electronic break-ins, and similar disruptions from unauthorized
tampering with our computer systems. In addition, systems are vulnerable to
coordinated attempts to overload them with data, which could result in denial
or reduction of service to some or all of our users for a period of time.
Furthermore, the failure by the third party providers to provide our required
data communications capacity could result in interruptions in our service.
Interruptions in our service will reduce our revenues and profits, and our
future revenues and profits will be harmed if our users believe that our system
is unreliable or insecure. We have experienced system failures from time to
time. If we experience frequent or persistent system failures, our reputation
and brand could be permanently harmed. We do not carry sufficient business
interruption insurance to compensate us for losses that may occur as a result
of any of these events. Any such event could have a material adverse effect on
our business, operating results, and financial condition.

Our Operating Results Are Highly Dependent on License and Service Revenues from
Our Software Suite and Our Business Could Be Materially Harmed by Factors That
Adversely Affect the Pricing and Demand for This Software Suite

Substantially all of our license revenues have been, and the license and
services revenues of the combined company continue to be, primarily derived
from the license of the ipTeam solution. Our future operating results will
depend on continued demand for ipTeam and the recently introduced nProcess
Platform. ipTeam was commercially launched in 1998. If our competitors release
new products that are superior to ipTeam or nProcessPlatform in performance or
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Platform in a timely manner, demand for our products may decline, and we
may have to reduce the pricing of our products. A decline in demand or pricing
as a result of these or other factors would significantly reduce the revenues
we can expect in the future.

In the past, many software companies have experienced delays in the
commencement of commercial release of their products. To date, such delays have
not had a material impact on NexPrises revenues. In the future, we may fail to
introduce or deliver new products on a timely basis. If new releases or
products are delayed or do not achieve market acceptance, we could experience
customer dissatisfaction or a delay or loss of revenues. In addition, customers
may delay purchases of our products in anticipation of future releases. If
customers defer material orders in anticipation of new releases or new product
introductions, our revenues may decline.

Moreover, as we release enhanced versions of our products, we may not be
successful in upgrading our customers who purchased previous versions of the
product to the current version. We also may not be successful in selling add-on
modules for our products to existing customers. Any failure to continue to
upgrade existing customers products or sell new modules, if and when they are
introduced, could negatively impact customer satisfaction and our revenues.

As with most software companies, developing and selling a product that
does not require significant customization in product features or sales process
for any particular customer or set of customers is critical to our success. If
we are unable to resist customer requests to individualize our product or
unable to develop a repeatable sales process our revenues will suffer and our
costs will increase.

The Company Has a History of Losses, No Significant Revenues and Expects to
Continue to Incur Significant Operating Losses and Negative Cash Flow; We May
Never Achieve or Maintain Profitability

We have incurred substantial net losses in the past and we expect to incur
net losses in future periods. We incurred a net loss of approximately $15.2
million during the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and a net loss before
extraordinary items of $74.4 million during the nine months ended September 30,
2001. As of September 30, 2002 we had an accumulated deficit of approximately
$610.3 million. We will need to generate significant increases in revenues to
achieve and maintain profitability, and we may not be able to do so. If our
revenues grow more slowly than we anticipate or if our operating expenses
increase more than we expect or cannot be reduced in the event of lower
revenues, our business will be significantly and adversely affected. Even if we
achieve profitability in the future on a quarterly or annual basis, we may not
be able to sustain or increase profitability. Failure to achieve profitability
or achieve and sustain the level of profitability expected by investors and
securities analysts may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

We Operate in a New, Highly Competitive Market and Our Inability to Compete
Successfully Against New Entrants and Established Companies Could Adversely
Affect Our Market Share

Our target market is rapidly evolving and highly competitive. It may be
characterized by an increasing number of market entrants, as many companies may
find a technological path around existing barriers to entry.

We already have competition from a diverse group of companies, including
companies such as MatrixOne and PTC. In addition, providers of various software
products such as Ariba, Commerce One, Oracle, IBM and SAP may expand their
product offerings to be competitive with us in the future.

Our current and potential competitors may develop superior platforms that
achieve greater market acceptance than our solution. Many of our existing and
potential competitors have longer operating histories, greater name
recognition, larger customer bases and significantly greater financial,
technical and marketing resources than we do. Such competitors can undertake
more extensive marketing campaigns for their brands, products and services,
adopt more aggressive pricing policies and make more attractive offers to
customers, potential employees, distribution partners, commerce companies and
third-party suppliers.

In addition, substantially all of our prospective customers have
established and long-standing relationships with some of our current or
potential competitors. Accordingly, we cannot be certain that we will be able
to expand NexPrises customer and user base, or retain its current customers.
We may not be able to compete successfully against our current or future
competitors, which could have a material adverse effect on our business,
results of operations and financial condition.

Our Financial Performance, Workforce Reduction and Acquisitions of NexPrise and
InfoPrise May Adversely Affect the Morale and Performance of Our Personnel and
Our Ability to Hire New Personnel

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In connection with the evolution of our business model and in order to
reduce our cash expenses, we have enacted a number of changes in personnel.
This includes changes to virtually all executive management, resignation of
most of the original board of directors and significant workforce reductions.
The significant changes in personnel may adversely affect morale and the
companys ability to attract and retain key personnel. In addition, recent
trading levels of our common stock have decreased the value of the stock
options granted to employees pursuant to our stock option plan. As a result of
these factors, our remaining personnel may seek employment with larger, more
established companies or companies they perceive to have better prospects.

General Economic and Political Conditions May Impact Our Results

Our revenue growth and future profitability depend on the overall demand
for software and related services. This demand can be adversely affected by
unfavorable economic conditions, as customers reduce or defer spending on
information technology improvements. We may be especially prone to this as a
result of the relatively small installed base and operating history of our
products. A softening demand for software caused by a prolonged slowdown of
the economy would result in decreased revenue or lower revenue growth rates and
would adversely affect our operating results.

Recent political events, including the September 11, 2001 tragedy, have put
further pressure on economic conditions. The potential turmoil that may result
from such events contributes to the uncertainty of the economic climate,
further reducing predictability and our ability to develop and implement
long-term strategic plans. The impact of these or future similar events may
have a material adverse impact on our operating results and financial position

If We Fail to Comply with Nasdaq Rules, Our Common Stock May Be Delisted from
The Nasdaq National Market, Which Could Eliminate the Trading Market for Our
Common Stock

If we fail to meet the criteria for continued listing on The Nasdaq
National Market, our common stock may be delisted from The Nasdaq National
Market. If the stock is delisted, it would significantly decrease the liquidity
of an investment in NexPrise common stock. In addition, the stock may be deemed
to be penny stock. If our common stock is considered penny stock, it would be
subject to rules that impose additional sales practices on broker-dealers who
sell our securities. For example, broker-dealers would have to make a special
suitability determination for the purchaser and have received the purchasers
written consent to the transaction prior to sale. Also, a disclosure schedule
must be prepared prior to any transaction involving a penny stock and
disclosure is required about sales commissions payable to both the
broker-dealer and the registered representative and current quotations for the
securities. Monthly statements are also required to be sent disclosing recent
price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on
the limited market in penny stock. Because of these additional obligations,
some brokers may be unwilling to effect transactions in penny stocks. This
could have an adverse effect on the liquidity of our common stock and the
ability of investors to sell the common stock.

The Market Price Per Share of NexPrise Common Stock Following the Reverse Stock
Split May Not Remain in Excess of the $1.00 Minimum Bid Price as Required by
Nasdaq, as Downward Pressure May be Created by Such Split or Other Factors May
Arise.

We cannot predict whether the recently completed reverse stock split will
permanently increase the market price for our common stock. The history of
similar stock split combinations for companies in like circumstances is varied.
There is no assurance that the market price per share of our common stock
following the reverse stock split will remain in excess of the $1.00 minimum
bid price as required by Nasdaq or that we will otherwise meet the requirements
of Nasdaq for continued inclusion for trading on Nasdaq. A reverse stock split
could negatively impact the value of our stock by allowing additional downward
pressure on the stock price as its relative value becomes greater following the
reverse split. In other words, the stock, at its new, higher price, has farther
to fall and therefore more room for investors to short or otherwise trade the
value of the stock downward. Similarly, a delisting may negatively impact the
value of the stock as stocks trading on the over-the-counter market are
typically less liquid and trade with larger variations between the bid and ask
price. The market price of our common stock will also be based on our
performance and other factors, some of which are unrelated to the number of
shares outstanding. If the market price of our common stock declines, the
percentage decline as an absolute number and as a percentage of our overall
market capitalization may be greater than would occur in the absence of a
reverse stock split. Furthermore, liquidity of our common stock could be
adversely affected by the reduced number of shares that would be outstanding
after the reverse stock split.

Our Business Involves a Lengthy and Unpredictable Sales Cycle

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The sales cycle for the target customers of the software and services we
provide tends to be lengthy; our sales cycle may be somewhat longer than those
of our more established competitors. The unpredictability of the length of our
sales cycle could make it difficult to forecast revenue and plan expenditures.
Additionally, any delays in deployment of our software related to our
inexperience with a type of business or the size or complexity of the account
would delay our ability to recognize revenue from that account. Such delays
could adversely affect our financial results.

Our Business Will Suffer If We Do Not Enhance Our Product or Introduce New
Features to Meet Changing Customer Requirements

The market for software and services is characterized by rapid
technological change, frequent new hardware, software and networking product
introductions and Internet-related technology enhancements, uncertain product
life cycles, changes in customer demands and evolving industry standards. If we
do not develop technology that can respond to these changes the probability of
us obtaining new customers will be remote. In particular, we are designing our
technology to support a variety of hardware, software and networking products
that we believe to be proven and among the most widely used. We can make no
assurances, however, that future customers will continue to use these products.
Even if they do, new versions of these products are likely to be released and
we will need to adapt our technology to keep pace with changes made to hardware
and software configurations and network infrastructures.

If we do not develop, license or acquire new technology, or deliver
enhancements to existing products on a timely and cost-effective basis, we may
be unable to meet the growing demands of potential customers. In addition, as
we introduce new services or technologies into existing customer architectures,
we may experience performance problems associated with incompatibility among
different versions of hardware, software and networking products. To the extent
that such problems occur, we may face adverse publicity, delay in market
acceptance of our services or customer claims against us, any of which could
harm our business.

We Anticipate Our Operating Results Will Fluctuate Significantly from
Quarter-to-Quarter

Important factors that could cause our quarterly results to fluctuate materially include:



| |  |  | the timing of obtaining new customers (length of sales cycle);                                                                                          
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| |  |  | the timing of deploying services for new customers;                                                                                                     
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| |  |  | the timing and magnitude of operating expenses and capital expenditures;                                                                                
|
| |  |  | costs related to the various third-party technologies we incorporate into our products;                                                                 
|
| |  |  | utilization of our leased third-party data center space and technology infrastructure;                                                                  
|
| |  |  | changes in our pricing policies or those of our competitors; and                                                                                        
|
| |  |  | the amount of credits that we may be required to issue to our current
customers if we fail to deliver our services pursuant to contractual
arrangements.

Due to these and other factors, quarter-to-quarter comparisons of our
operating results may not be meaningful. You should not rely on our results for
any one quarter as an indication of our future performance. In future quarters,
our operating results may fall below the expectations of public market analysts
or investors. If this occurs, the market price of our common stock would likely
decline.

Our current and future levels of operating expenses and capital
expenditures are based largely on our operating plans and estimates of future
billings and revenues. These expenditure levels are, to a large extent, fixed
in the short term. We may not be able to adjust spending in a timely manner to
compensate for any unexpected revenue shortfall, and any significant shortfall
in revenue relative to planned expenditures could negatively impact our
business and results of operations.

We Are Dependent on Intellectual Property and on Products Licensed or Purchased
from Third Parties and are Exposed to Legal Liability for Infringement

Our success and ability to compete depends on our ability to develop and
maintain the proprietary aspects of our technology. We rely on a combination
of copyright, trademark and trade secret laws and contractual restrictions to
establish and protect the proprietary aspects of our technology. We seek to
protect the source code for our software, documentation and other written
materials under trade secret copyright laws. Finally, we seek to avoid
disclosure of our intellectual property by requiring employees and consultants
with access to our proprietary information to execute confidentiality
agreements with us and by restricting access to our source code.

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Despite our efforts to protect our proprietary rights, unauthorized
parties may attempt to copy aspects of our products or to obtain and use
information that we regard as proprietary. Litigation may be necessary in the
future to enforce our intellectual property rights, to protect our trade
secrets, and to determine the validity and scope of the proprietary rights of
others. Any resulting litigation could result in substantial costs and
diversion of resources and could have a material adverse effect on our business
operating results.

Our business has involved the licensing of our technology to our
customers. Pursuant to our existing licenses, we have made certain
representations and warranties and agreed to indemnify our licensees against
claims of infringement by third parties. Thus, we may be exposed to a
significant risk of liability for intellectual property infringement claims by
others. Our success and ability to compete also depend on our ability to
operate without infringing upon the proprietary rights of others. In the event
of a successful claim of infringement against us and our failure or inability
to license the infringed technology, our business and operating results would
be significantly harmed.

As part of our normal operations, we purchase, license or lease software,
hardware and networking products from third party commercial vendors. We obtain
most of our components from third parties on a purchase order basis. These
products may not continue to be available on commercially reasonable terms, or
at all. The loss of these products could result in delays in the sale of our
services until equivalent technology, if available, is identified, procured and
integrated, and these delays could result in lost revenues. Some of the key
components of our services are available only from sole or limited sources. For
example, only hardware manufactured by two vendors is compatible with the
Solaris operating system, which is a key component of our infrastructure.
Further, to the extent that the vendors from whom we purchase these products
increase their prices, our gross margins could be negatively affected.

Non-Compliance with Government Regulations May Subject Us to Liability

In addition to regulations applicable to businesses generally, in
connection with our former business of servicing business-to-business
marketplaces, we were subject to direct regulation by governmental agencies
which includes numerous laws and regulations generally applicable to the
chemical, pharmaceutical, controlled substances, human and biological reagents,
medical and invitro devices, nuclear chemical businesses and environmental
spills, as well as U.S. import and export controls and import controls of other
countries. While the shutdown of Chemdex, Promedix and SpecialtyMD may limit
future regulatory and product liability risks, until all statutes of limitation
have expired, certain legal risks will remain.

We relied on our suppliers to comply with applicable local, state and
federal laws regarding the labeling and the dissemination of information on any
products sold that may be hazardous or present a health threat to the user. If
these suppliers have failed, or we have failed to maintain the requisite
records irrespective of the actions of the suppliers, or if either of us have
failed to adequately comply with labeling and information dispensing
requirements of local, state or federal laws, then we may be held legally
responsible, since we held title to these products, and could be subject to
governmental penalties or fines, as well as private lawsuits to enforce these
laws. We have also relied upon our suppliers to obtain appropriate approvals
for products regulated by the FDA and to comply with the requirements relating
to those approvals and products. The failure of suppliers to obtain or comply
with those approvals, or the failure of the product advertising or labeling to
be consistent with the FDA approval for the products, or other failures by the
products themselves, or our failure to keep regulatory records required by the
FDA, such as complaint files, could result in costly product recalls,
significant fines and judgments, civil and criminal liabilities and negative
publicity. In addition, we may discover that we inadvertently sold other
regulated products without a requisite license or permit or failed to fully
comply with other local, state or federal laws governing these sales.

Except as described in the next sentence, we are unaware of any current
investigations, inquiries, citations, fines or allegations of violations or
noncompliance relating to regulatory requirements pending by government
agencies or by third parties against us. In February, 2001 we received a
subpoena from the U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration,
for certain billing, invoice, and shipping records concerning sales to an
unaffiliated purchaser. It is also possible that there may be investigations or
allegations that we are not aware of or future investigations or allegations.
The risk that any noncompliance may be discovered in the future is currently
unknown. Although any potential impact on us for noncompliance cannot currently
be established, it could result in significant civil or criminal penalties,
including monetary fines and injunctions, for noncompliance and negative
publicity, and seriously harm our business, revenues, results of operations and
financial condition.

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Government Contracts and Compliance With Government Regulations May Subject Us
to Increased Administrative Burdens and Risks That May Increase the Cost of
Doing Business

As a result of increased contracting with Federal, state and local
agencies, we may become subject to additional laws and regulations not
currently applicable to us thereby increasing our administrative burdens.
Furthermore, we must comply with any new regulations in both Europe and the
United States, as well as any other regulations adopted by other countries
where we may do business. Compliance with any newly adopted laws may prove
difficult and may harm our business, operating results and financial condition.

Government entities may also terminate their contracts with us earlier
than we expect which could result in revenue shortfalls. Government entities
may also investigate and audit our contracts and, if any improprieties are
found, we may be required to refund revenues we have received, to forego
anticipated revenues and may be subject to penalties. In addition, if we fail
to establish and maintain important relationships with government entities and
agencies, our ability to successfully bid for future contracts may be adversely
affected.

We Face Risks Associated With Stockholder and Bondholder Litigation

Several class action lawsuits have been filed and served upon us alleging
that we and certain individuals made false and misleading statements concerning
our business model and earnings for fiscal 2000 and concerning our initial
public offering. Although we believe that we have meritorious defenses to the
actions and intend to defend the suits vigorously, we cannot predict with
certainty the outcome of these lawsuits. Our defense against such lawsuits will
be costly and will require a significant commitment of time and resources by
our senior management.

Our Common Stock Price is Especially Volatile Which Could Result in Substantial
Losses to Investors

The stock market and specifically the stock prices of technology related
companies have been very volatile. This broad market volatility and industry
volatility may reduce the price of our common stock, because our business is
Internet-based without regard to our operating performance. On a post reverse
split basis, our common stock reached a high of $3,652.50 and traded as low as
$8.85 during 2000, and had a high of $64.65 and low of $1.80 during 2001. On
September 30, 2002 the last reported sales price on Nasdaq was $2.50.

In addition, under SFAS 142, the fair value of the Company as represented
by its stock price has a significant effect on the determination of any
required writedown of goodwill and other tangible assets. The extent to which
the Companys stock price at the time of the next evaluation of goodwill
impairment is lower than at other points in time in which the goodwill has been
evaluated increases the probability of a writedown.




Item 3.    Qualitative and Quantitative Disclosure about Market Risk

Market Risk Disclosure

The following discussion about the Companys market risk disclosures
involves forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially
from those projected in the forward-looking statements. We are exposed to
market risk related primarily to changes in interest rates. However, we do not
hold derivative financial instruments for speculative or trading purposes.

Interest Rate Sensitivity

We maintain a short-term investment portfolio consisting of mainly income
securities with maturities of less than one year. These available-for-sale
securities are subject to interest rate risk and will fall in value if market
interest rates increase. We place our investments in instruments that meet high
credit quality standards, as specified in our investment policy. We do not
expect any material loss with respect to our investment portfolio. Our notes
payable are at a fixed interest rate.

Foreign Currency Risk

Our sales to-date have been made to U.S. customers and, as a result, we
have not had any exposure to factors such as changes in foreign currency
exchange rates or weak economic conditions in foreign markets. However, we are
now selling and, in future periods, we expect to sell more in foreign markets.
If our sales will be made in U.S. dollars, a strengthening of the U.S. dollar
could make our products less competitive in foreign markets.

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Item 4.    Controls and Procedures

(a)  Under the supervision and with the participation of our management,
including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we
conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term
is defined under Rule 13a-14(c) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), within 90 days prior to the filing
date of this report. Based on their evaluation, our principal executive officer
and principal accounting officer concluded that our disclosure controls and
procedures are effective in ensuring that we are able to gather, analyze and
disclose on a timely basis all information that is required to be disclosed in
our Exchange Act reports.

(b)  There have been no significant changes (including corrective actions with
regard to significant deficiencies or material weaknesses) in our internal
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls
subsequent to the date of the evaluation referenced in paragraph (a) above.




PART II.    OTHER INFORMATION




Item 1.    Legal Proceedings

In March 2001, several lawsuits were filed in United States District Court
for the Northern District of California against the Company and certain of its
officers and directors on behalf of putative classes of persons who purchased
the Companys securities during time periods from December 1999 through
December 6, 2000. One of the lawsuits also names as a defendant the lead
underwriter for the Companys offering of convertible notes. The lawsuits
generally allege that the Company and certain individuals violated federal
securities laws by making false and misleading statements during 2000,
including in the Companys registration statement for its convertible notes
offering. These lawsuits have been consolidated as In re Ventro Corp. Sec.
Litig., Master File No. Civ. 01-1287 SBA, and a consolidated complaint was
filed. Defendants have filed motions to dismiss. No discovery has taken place,
and the Court has not set a trial date. The Company believes that the claims
are without merit and intends to defend the case vigorously.

In August 2001, Chadwell v Byers, Case No. CV800814, a putative
stockholder derivative suit was filed in California Superior Court, Santa Clara
County against certain of the Companys present and former officers and
directors, alleging breaches of fiduciary duty and insider trading. The Company
is named solely as a nominal defendant against whom no recovery is sought.
After a demurrer was sustained with leave to amend, the parties stipulated to a
stay of proceedings pending resolution of the IN re Ventro Corp. Sec. Litig.
Federal consolidated action.

Also in March 2001 a stockholder class action complaint was filed in the
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against us,
several of our officers and directors, and the underwriters of our initial
public offering, Kassin v. Ventro Corp. et al., Index No. 01-CV-3450 (SAS).
The class action has been consolidated for pre-trial purposes with more than
one thousand other actions, filed against more than 300 other issuers of
securities, affiliated individuals and dozens of underwriters of the securities
offerings in In Re Initial Public Offering Securities Litigation, 21 MC 92
(SAS). The plaintiffs allege that the prospectus for the initial public
offering of Chemdex securities, incorporated in the Registration Statement on
Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, was materially
false and misleading because it failed to disclose, among other things, that
the underwriters had made secret arrangements for aftermarket purchases of the
securities and made arrangements for excessive and improper underwriters
compensation in the form of increased brokerage commissions. Plaintiffs are
claiming damages of an unspecified amount based on the subsequent decline in
the market price of the Companys shares below their original offering price.
The litigation is in an early phase and no substantive rulings have been issued
by the Court. Although we believe that we have meritorious defenses to the
action and intend to defend the suit vigorously, we cannot predict with
certainty the outcome of this lawsuit. Our defense against such lawsuits will
be costly and may require a significant commitment of time and resources by our
senior management.

The Company is a party to various claims in the ordinary course of
business. Although the results of litigation and claims cannot be predicted
with certainty, the Company believes the final outcome of such matters will not
have a material adverse effect on the Companys financial position, results of
operations or cash flows.

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Item 2.    Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds

None




Item 3.    Defaults upon Senior Securities

None




Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders

None




Item 5.    Other Information

None




Item 6.    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)    Exhibits. The following is a list of exhibits filed as part of this Report
on Form 10-Q. Where indicated by footnote, exhibits that were previously filed
are incorporated by reference.

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|Exhibit |  |                                                                                                                                                  
|Number  |  | Description                                                                                                                                      
|        |  |                                                                                                                                                  
|99.1    |  | Certification by Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|       
|       
|       
|       
|99.2    |  | Certification by Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002



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|(b) |  | Reports on Form 8-K:                                                                                                      
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|    |  | (1)    On September 3, 2002, NexPrise filed a report on Form 8-K announcing
the sale of its interest in Amphire Solutions.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized on October 31, 2002.

| |                |                                                               
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| | NEXPRISE, INC.
|
| | By:            | /s/    JEROME E. NATOLIJerome E. NatoliChief Financial Officer

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CERTIFICATIONS

I, Ted Drysdale, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of NexPrise, Inc. (the
Registrant);

2.    Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly
report; and

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report.

4.    I:

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| | (A)  am responsible for establishing and maintaining internal
controls;                                                                                                                                                            
| |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
| | (B)  have designed such internal controls to ensure that material
relating to the Registrant and its consolidated subsidiaries is made
known to me by others within those entities for the period in which
the Report was prepared;
|
| | (C)  have evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrants internal
controls as of October 21, 2002, and                                                                                                                            
|
| | (D)  have presented in the Report my conclusions about the
effectiveness of the Registrants internal controls based upon my
evaluation as of October 21, 2002.                                                                    

5.    I have disclosed to the Registrants auditors and the audit committee of the
Registrants board of directors the following:

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| | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| | (A)  all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
internal controls which could adversely affect the Registrants
ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and
have identified for the Registrants auditors any material weaknesses
in internal controls; and
|
| | (B)  any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
other employees who have a significant role in the Registrants
internal controls.                                                                                                                                            

6.    I have indicated in the Report whether or not there were significant changes
in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect the
internal controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any
corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses.

|                       |                                                                     
|---------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------
|Date: October 31, 2002 | /s/    Ted DrysdaleTed DrysdalePresident and Chief Executive Officer

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***********

I, Jerome E. Natoli, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of NexPrise, Inc. (the
Registrant);

2.    Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly
report; and

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report.

4.    I:

| |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
| | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| | (A)  am responsible for establishing and maintaining internal
controls;                                                                                                                                                            
|
| | (B)  have designed such internal controls to ensure that material
relating to the Registrant and its consolidated subsidiaries is made
known to me by others within those entities for the period in which
the Report was prepared;
|
| | (C)  have evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrants internal
controls as of October 21, 2002, and                                                                                                                            
|
| | (D)  have presented in the Report my conclusions about the
effectiveness of the Registrants internal controls based upon my
evaluation as of October 21, 2002.                                                                    

5.    I have disclosed to the Registrants auditors and the audit committee of the
Registrants board of directors the following:

| |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
| | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| | (A)  all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
internal controls which could adversely affect the Registrants
ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and
have identified for the Registrants auditors any material weaknesses
in internal controls; and
|
| | (B)  any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
other employees who have a significant role in the Registrants
internal controls.                                                                                                                                            

6.    I have indicated in the Report whether or not there were significant changes
in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect the
internal controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any
corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses.

|                       |                                                               
|---------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------
|Date: October 31, 2002 | /s/    Jerome E. NatoliJerome E. NatoliChief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

|        |  |                                                                                                                                                  
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|Exhibit |  |                                                                                                                                                  
|Number  |  | Description                                                                                                                                      
|        |  |                                                                                                                                                  
|99.1    |  | Certification by Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|       
|       
|       
|       
|99.2    |  | Certification by Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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