Item 8.01 Other Events.

On January 15, 2008, Verticalnet, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the "Company"), issued a press release announcing that at a Special Meeting of Shareholders held on January 15, 2008, the Company’s shareholders adopted the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 25, 2007, among the Company, BravoSolution S.p.A., a corporation organized under the laws of Italy ("Parent"), and BravoSolution U.S.A., Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"), and the related Plan of Merger, and approved the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company. The Company expects the transaction to close on January 25, 2008, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of remaining closing conditions. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press release, dated January 15, 2008.

SIGNATURES

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 hereunto duly authorized.

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