The Scoop

BroadVision is parternering with other businesses to gain an edge over the competition. To enrich its software offerings, the company teamed up with Internet security specialist VeriSign in April 1998 to incorporate the One-to-One software with VeriSign's digital authentication technology. In 1999, BroadVision inked a $35 million deal with Hewlett-Packard in which HP would sell and help develop BroadVision's business portal software. Also that year, the company signed a deal with Macromedia Inc. making Dreamweaver 2 the exclusive Web authoring tool for BroadVision's One-To-One applications. The company has also signed software development deals with Novell and Sun Microsystems Inc. In April 2000 BroadVision acquired Interleaf, adding significant wireleses technology capabilities to the company's arsenal. And in June 2000, the company teamed up with Madrid-based Amadeus Global Travel Distribution to create a global online travel booking application.

Getting Hired

"Because this company is relatively young," explains one source, "we have had the opportunity to hire very carefully." BroadVision looks for "smart people that can interact with other people and can learn fast." Because they work "on the cutting edge of technology and marketing, we require people that can 'think outside of the box.'" Go to "Jobs at BroadVision" on the company site to find a list of current openings and contact information. Resumes and cover letters may be posted, faxed or e-mailed to hr@broadvision.com.

Our Survey Says

"The best term to describe the work environment" at BroadVision "is high energy." "You get a chance to create and work with some of the latest in Internet technology" as well as "some of the biggest companies and prominent figures in the Information Technology industry." Employees of this "rapidly growing company" are proud to note that BroadVision is "one of the few Internet companies to actually turn profitable." Insiders say the best part of working at BroadVision is the wide variety of customers they serve. "We are always getting contracts for things that we've never done before. This keeps the job fun, because you never do the same thing twice."

Be prepared though, sources note that this can sometimes be "a bit frustrating," and several insiders say they are "always trying to play catch-up on learning the technology." "I probably spend several hundred dollars a year on books," reported one source, "just to keep up with the ever-changing world of the Internet." "For the most part this place has been fun every single day," said a source who has "been with the company from the start." "Your work counts," adds another insider, "certainly within BroadVision but also in the web industry."

"Although we went public over two years ago," one insider notes, "we have tried to keep all of the good qualities of a start-up." He went on to say that "though in the beginning we worked a gazillion hours," they managed to develop "a really good social atmosphere." As the company grew, "we tried to keep the cultural aspects of the company while not making everyone work the gazillion hours." "We even have an employee whose full-time job is to plan employee events, like our weekly happy hour (the company foots the bill) and our summer picnics." The company also provides "a rec room with a pool table and satellite TV," plus free sodas and junk food. If you're into more high-powered de-stressing, "we have locker rooms and showers if you want to work out during the day." Employees are allowed to bring their dogs to work, so "every so often you might have one wander into your office." Salaries are "commensurate with the rest of the Silicon Valley area." Those in the engineering department look forward to "cash bonuses for making deliver schedules," while outstanding sales people get free vacations.

In general, BroadVision is a "very friendly environment," where "there is no dress code" for employees who "deal only internally." Sales and consulting people "wear suits on the days we interact with customers." Most employees wear jeans to the office, and "it's not uncommon to see people barefoot." Just pray their toes are clean. "There are no set hours for work," but everyone should be in the office "between the hours of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., so that everyone is in the office for group meetings." At BroadVision, "the emphasis is on results." Most people arrive after 9 a.m. and stay until 7 or 8 at night, and "most people don't work weekends." In addition, "no one says anything if people prefer to work at home, provided they make all mandatory meetings and are approachable when they're not at the office."

Women and minorities interested in working at BroadVision will be happy to learn that "the company has many women holding positions across the board up and down the hierarchy." Though there was one strange comment from an insider at company HQ: "we have only two black employees (out of a total of 200+), but they are highly regarded." Nevertheless, even female employees insist that "there is no glass ceiling," and "discrimination of any sort is out of the question" in this "diversified" and "results oriented" company.

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