BNET Industries

Market Cap:$63.1M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$14.2M
  • Public
  • US
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Answers Corporation operates the award-winning Answers.com information portal, delivering comprehensive content on over four million topics spanning health, finance, entertainment, business and more. Content includes over 180 licensed titles from leading publishers such as Houghton Mifflin Company, Barron's, Encyclopedia Britannica, All Media Guide and others; original articles written by Answers.com's editorial team; community-contributed articles from Wikipedia; and user-generated questions & answers from Answers.com's industry-leading WikiAnswers. Founded in 1999 by CEO Bob Rosenschein, Answers.com can be launched directly from within Internet Explorer 7, Firefox and Opera browsers, and its service is integrated into sites like Amazon.com's A9.com, The New York Public Libraries' homeworkNYC.org, The New York Times, CBSNews.com and others. Answers.com is also available for mobile devices at mobile.answers.com.

President & CEO
Robert S. Rosenschein
Number of Employees 55
Contact Information

237 W. 35th Street

Suite 1101

New York, New York 10001

www.answers.com

NAICS Code Software Publishers: 511210

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Robert S. Rosenschein President & CEO
Bruce D. Smith Chief Strategic Officer
Jeff Schneiderman CTO
Steven Steinberg CFO

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Edward G Sim Board of Directors
Lawrence S. Kramer Board of Directors
Mark B. Segall Board of Directors
Mark Tebbe Board of Directors
Yehuda Sternlicht Board of Directors

Robert S. Rosenschein has been Chairman of our board and President since he founded Answers Corporation (previously GuruNet) in December 1998. From December 1998 to April 2000 and since May 2001, Mr. Rosenschein has served as our Chief Executive Officer. From May 2000 to April 2001, Mr. Rosenschein served as our Chairman. From 1988 to 1997, Mr. Rosenschein was Chief Executive Officer of Accent Software International Ltd. (formerly Kivun), a company that developed multi-lingual software tools, and from 1997 to 1998, Mr. Rosenschein was Chief Technical Officer of Accent Software International Ltd. Mr. Rosenschein graduated with a B.Sc. in Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and received the Prime Minister of Israel's Award for Software Achievement in 1997.

Organization Position Status
Answers Corporation President & CEO Current
Answers Corporation Chairman Current
GuruNet Corporation Founder, Chairman, President & CEO Former

Bruce D. Smith joined Answers Corporation in July 2005 as Vice President of Strategic Development and became our Chief Strategic Officer in June 2007. In 2008 Bruce assumed the additional role of leader of the WikiAnswers Community Development Team. Prior to joining Answers Corporation, Mr. Smith was a Managing Director of Archery Capital, a New York based investment firm. Previously, Mr. Smith was the Senior Internet Analyst at Jefferies & Company, where he was responsible for coverage of the industry as well as individual companies. He also maintained coverage of the Internet industry at Merrill Lynch & Co prior to Jefferies. In addition, Mr. Smith was a Senior Technology Analyst at Morgan Stanley Asset Management (a division of Morgan Stanley & Co.). He has appeared on 60 Minutes, been a frequent guest on CNBC and CNN, and been widely quoted in the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times as well as numerous trade publications. Mr. Smith has a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Magna Cum Laude, from Bernard M. Baruch College of the City University of New York. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and member of the New York Society of Security Analysts.

Organization Position Status
Answers Corporation Chief Strategic Officer Current
GuruNet Corporation Vice President, Strategic Development Former
Jefferies LLC Senior Internet Analyst Former

Jeff Schneiderman has been our Chief Technical Officer since March 2003. From January 1999 until February 2003, Mr. Schneiderman was our Vice President of Research and Development. From November 1991 to November 1998, Mr. Schneiderman was employed at Accent Software International Ltd., where he served as Vice President of Engineering from October 1996 to March 1998 and as Vice President of Product Development from March 1998 to November 1998. Mr. Schneiderman also has held development positions at AT&T Bell Labs and the Whitewater Group. Mr. Schneiderman graduated with a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign and a M.S. in Computer Science from Illinois Institute of Technology.

Organization Position Status
Answers Corporation CTO Current
GuruNet Corporation CTO Former
Whitewater Group Former
Illinois Institute of Technology M.S. In Computer Science Former
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign B.S. in Computer Science Former

Steven Steinberg joined Answers Corporation in December 2002 as Vice President of Finance and became our Chief Financial Officer and Secretary in January 2004. From January 2001 to November 2002, he was Vice President of Finance at Percite Information Technologies, Ltd., a supply-chain software company. From November 1998 to December 2000, Mr. Steinberg was Controller of Albar Financial Services Ltd., an automobile finance and leasing company. Previously, he was the Chief Financial Officer of the New York Operations of Health Partners, Inc., and worked for ten years at the New York offices of the accounting firm Coopers and Lybrand where he was an audit manager. Mr. Steinberg graduated with a B.B.A. from Florida International University.

Organization Position Status
Answers Corporation CFO Current
GuruNet Corporation CFO Former
PricewaterhouseCoopers Former
Florida International University B.B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
The Dawntreader Group, Inc Managing Director Current
Answerbag Board of Directors Current
Answers Corporation Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Rutberg & Company Advisor Current
Answerbag Board of Directors Current
Answers Corporation Board of Directors Current
MarketWatch, Inc. Chairman & CEO Former
CBS Digital Media President Former
MarketWatch, Inc. Founder Former
Harvard Business School Guest Lecturer Former
GuruNet Corporation Board of Directors Former
Syracuse University MBA degree Former
Syracuse University Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism and Political Science Former

Organization Position Status
Halpern Capital, Inc. Senior Managing Director Current
Kidron Corporate Advisors LLC Senior Managing Director Current
Kidron, Inc. Founder Current
Integrated Asset Management Corp. Director Current
Answers Corporation Board of Directors Current
Kidron Corporate Advisors LLC Board of Directors Current
Investec Limited Chief Executive Officer Former
Kidron Corporate Advisors LLC Founder Former
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel Llp Partner Former
Kidron Corporate Advisors LLC Owner Former
Comtech Group Inc. Director Former
GuruNet Corporation Board of Directors Former
Escala Group, Inc. Board of Directors Former
New York University School of Law J.D. Former
New York University J.D. Former
Columbia University B.A. Former
Kidron Corporate Advisors LLC Member Former

Organization Position Status
Lante Corporation President Current
Staenberg Venture Partners Founder, Lante Current
Elexos Corporation Founder Current
Answerbag Vice Chairman and Lead Director Current
Blue Star Ventures, Inc. Member of Strategic Advisory Committee Current
Lake Capital Director Current
Elexos Corporation Director Current
Answers Corporation Board of Directors Current
Bionomics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Staenberg Venture Partners Board of Directors Current
Selective Search, Inc. Board Member Current
Lante Corporation CEO Former
Lante Corporation Founder Former
Staenberg Venture Partners Executive Advisor Former
Octus, Inc. Former
Lante Corporation Chairman Former
GuruNet Corporation Board of Directors Former
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign B.S. in Computer Science Former

Yehuda Sternlicht has served as a director since June 2004 and currently serves as the chairman of our Audit Committee and as a member of our Financing Committee. Since 2004, Mr. Sternlicht has been an independent financial consultant and since 2004, he has been the Chief Financial Officer of NanoVibronix Inc., a medical device company. From 1992 to 2003, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. He has also served in several financial and accounting positions in public and private companies and in a large CPA firm. Mr. Sternlicht graduated with a B.A. in Accounting and Economy from The Hebrew University. He is qualified as a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Israel.

Organization Position Status
Answerbag Chairman Current
Answers Corporation Board of Directors Current
Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
GuruNet Corporation Board of Directors Former
Hebrew University of Jerusalem B.A. Degree In Accounting and Economy Former

Executive News

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     ANSW $7.96 +0.03 (0.37% )
Average Volume 34,277
Shares Outstanding 7.92M
Market Cap 63.1M
Year High 11.07
Year Low 4.95
Earnings Per Share -0.84
P/E Ratio -9.48
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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