Exhibit 99.2

                               VERTICALNET, INC.

                   CERTIFICATION BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

          RELATING TO A PERIODIC REPORT CONTAINING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

I, Gene S. Godick, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
Verticalnet, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (the "Company"), hereby certify
that:

     (1) The Company's periodic report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
     31,2003 (the "Form 10-K")fully complies with the requirements of Section
     13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

     (2)The information contained in the Form 10-K fairly presents, in all
     material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
     Company.

                           /s/ Gene S. Godick
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                           Gene S. Godick
                           Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
                           Date: March 31,2003

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Verticalnet, Inc. and will be retained by Verticalnet, Inc. and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.