@vantage Teams Up With Register.com To Deliver Increased Business Service Benefits to Its Customers; Automatic Domain Name Registration Now Available Through www.at-vantage.com.Business & Technology Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 2000 @vantage(TM): The Buyer's Advocate(SM) - an office supplies Office supplies is the generic term that refers to all supplies regularly used in offices by businesses and other organizations, from private citizens to governments, who works with the collection, refinement, and output of information (colloquially referred to as "paper work"). , services and business-consumer information Web site (www.at-vantage.com) where growing businesses can get best direct wholesale pricing on a wide selection of business products and services, as well as unbiased buying information - today announced an alliance with Register.com(TM), Inc., a leading domain name registrar An organization that manages Internet domain names. Any person or company that wants a presence on the Internet must register a unique name with one of the many registrars, such as Network Solutions (www.netsol.com) or Go Daddy (www.godaddy.com). , to offer customers Web site registration so they can build an online presence. Through this strategic partnership, business buyers can now register domain names, such a www.my-brand.com, through @vantage. By co-branding with register.com, @vantage can offer its customers numerous benefits, including a fast and easy-to-use registration process plus value-added services A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. such as superior customer service and web-based account management tools. "We are always looking to deliver the best business solutions to our customers, that's why we have joined forces with register.com," said Gary Shkedy, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of @vantage. "This alliance will help our customers bring their businesses to the Web - a critical service in today's Internet economy The Internet Economy refers to conducting business through markets whose infrastructure is based on the Internet and World-Wide Web. An Internet economy differs from a traditional economy in a number of ways, including: communication, market segmentation, distribution costs, and price. - in a streamlined process that offers both tremendous Web expertise and customer service applications." "As more and more companies and individuals establish an Internet presence it will become increasingly important for companies to offer domain registration as a service," said Richard Forman, president and CEO of Register.com, Inc. "As a company committed to customer service, we are proud to partner with a forward-looking company like @vantage, because we know the value they place in providing a network of support to its business buyers." About @vantage @vantage: The Buyer's Advocate is a New York-based Internet service company providing growing businesses without professional purchasing managers or departments a one-stop source for access to savings, selection and buying information they would not be able to obtain on their own. The site currently offers more than 30,000 office supply products, computer equipment and business services at the best direct wholesale prices. As the Buyer's Advocate, everything @vantage undertakes is done on behalf of the buyer, essentially acting as their representative in the purchasing transaction. Based on this core philosophy, the site was designed from the customer's point of view to make business purchasing easy and economical, and to provide services for all four stages of the buying cycle: needs analysis, sourcing, purchasing and reconciliation. About Register.com, Inc. Register.com, Inc. (www.register.com) provides domain name registration and other Internet services for individuals and businesses that wish to have a unique address and a branded identity on the Internet. Register.com was the first registrar to go "live" as part of the US government's effort to deregulate deregulate To reduce or eliminate control. One of the major forces in the financial markets in the 1970s and 1980s was the federal government's decision to deregulate interest rates. the domain name registration market. In addition, the company was selected as one of the first five "test bed" registrars accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. by ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, www.icann.org) A non-profit, international association founded in 1998 and incorporated in the U.S. It is the successor to IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority), which manages Internet addresses, domain names and the huge number , the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers See ICANN. (body, networking) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers - (ICANN) The non-profit corporation that was formed to assume responsibility for IP address allocation, protocol parameter assignment, domain name system management, and root server system . Register.com was ranked among the top 100 Web sites by PC magazine in July 1999 and listed as one of Fortune Magazine's 25 Products to Watch in November 1999. Register.com was also ranked among the Top 25 Online Merchants by Nextcard in January, February, and March 2000. The Company was founded in 1994 and is based in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . |
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