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Exhibit 23.5
CONSENT
The undersigned, as an authorized representative of IDC ("IDC") hereby:
1. Consents to the naming of IDC, in connection with IDC's research dated as of
1998 and 2000 (the "Research"), in the registration statement on Form S-1
including all amendments thereto, and related prospectus of Resonate Inc.
for the registration of shares of Resonate's common stock (the "Registration
Statement");
2. Grants Resonate permission to include a reference to the Research in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A in the Registration
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Statement, and further certifies that the form attached hereto as Exhibit A
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is an accurate depiction of the Research; and
3. Consents to the inclusion of this consent and the Research as an exhibit to
the Registration Statement.
By: /s/ Gigi Wang
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Name: Gigi Wang
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Title: Senior V.P., Communications and
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Internet Research
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Exhibit A
From Form S-1 for Resonate Inc.
1. According to International Data Corporation, the market for network analysis
and reporting software is expected to grow from approximately $300 million in
1999 to approximately $800 million in 2001.
2. A market study performed by International Data Corporation indicates that our
customer base represents more than: 57% of all online brokerage accounts; 89%
of all person-to-person Internet auction revenues; 75% of third-party online
ads served; and 34% of all online personal home pages.
3. A study of market penetration within those vertical markets performed by
International Data Corporation at our request reports our presence as of the
fourth quarter of 1999 in the markets for:
Online brokerage services: Our customers, Charles Schwab, DLJ Direct,
E*Trade and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, represent 57% of all online
brokerage accounts
Online ad insertion: Our customers, DoubleClick and AdForce, deliver 75%
of all third-party online ads
Internet personal homepage services: Our customers, Yahoo!/GeoCities and
theGlobe, represent 34% of all online personal home pages
Internet auctions: Our customers, eBay, Internet Shopping Network,
Auction Universe and ACUSA represent 89% of all online person-to-person
Internet auction revenues
