ROI calculators and resources.(Mergers, IPOs, and Venture Finance: CardFile)(return on investment)(List)

* Alinean (www.alinean.com): Offers a series of ROI calculators for high technology firms; TCO, ROI, IT benchmarks and others.

* ExcelEverywhere (www.exceleverywhere.com): Service that will take an existing ROI Excel spreadsheet and convert it to a live web page. Costs $99.

* FutureSight (www.futuresightconsulting.com) Consulting firm that provides web-based ROI and TCO calculators; calculators

* Phormion (www.phormion.com): Creates market and industry specific online ROI calculators. Has done work for such firms as McAfee; pioneer in this area.

* ROI-Calc (www.roi-calc.com): Site offers different ROI calc creation services and products.

* ROI Selling by Michael Nick and Kurt M. Koenig, Kaplan Business, 2004. Good book focusing on integrating ROI arguments and calculations into the sales cycle. Offers several examples of using ROI techniques specific to the software industry.