AGRIS, Part of the John Deere Special Technologies Group, Selects Exterprise To Power Its Collaborative Agribusiness Marketplace.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2001 Exterprise's Marketplace Solution Streamlines Complex Agribusiness agribusiness Agriculture operated by business; specifically, that part of a modern national economy devoted to the production, processing, and distribution of food and fibre products and byproducts. Processes Exterprise Inc., a leading global provider of a collaborative process platform and applications for B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business market networks, today announced that it has been selected by AGRIS AGRIS International Information System for the Agricultural Sciences and Technology Corporation, part of the John Deere Special Technologies Group, to build a comprehensive, value-based marketplace, for the agriculture industry. AGRIS is the leading provider of information technology products and services to agribusinesses. Beginning with the complex transactions surrounding grain trading, this web initiative will allow participants in the marketplace to enhance their business relationships online while addressing issues of performance, logistics, payment terms, storage, contracting and pricing. Exterprise's process-based software solution, Exterprise Marketplace, will facilitate an extensive range of collaborative market services for buyers and sellers in the marketplace. The first phase of the site is expected to go live in March of 2001. "Today's exchanges are purely transaction-based and do not offer the branding and marketing capabilities necessary to maintain customer relationships. We evaluated all of the industry leading products; then selected the Exterprise product suite because it is designed to help us build a relationship-based environment on the Web," said Tom Taylor This article is about the dramatist and editor. For other uses, see Tom Taylor (disambiguation) Tom Taylor (October 19, 1817 – July 12, 1880) was a dramatist and editor of Punch magazine. He was born at Bishopwearmouth, near Sunderland, in north-east England. , president of AGRIS. "Exterprise's Marketplace solution was the only one that could provide the desired functionality and flexibility, as well as deliver on our speed to market requirements." AGRIS understands that its merchant customers need more than just an exchange built around simple catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. and search mechanisms. Merchants need a web system that integrates with existing merchant order, fulfillment ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. and contracting software packages to empower them to develop deep customer relationships throughout the virtual value chain. This initiative further validates the mission of Exterprise to usher in Verb 1. usher in - be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period" inaugurate, introduce commence, lead off, start, begin - set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. the next generation of online marketplaces that transcend commodity-oriented and transaction-based exchanges. Through the use of Exterprise's Marketplace platform and applications, AGRIS has brought a sophisticated value-based collaboration solution to the agribusiness community. "Cross-enterprise collaboration and relationship management will be the cornerstone of next generation e-markets," said Manoj Saxena, president and 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 Exterprise. "The agriculture industry is no different -- it requires a collaborative marketplace platform that can handle the complex job of building and maintaining relationships, as well as, enabling online transactions in markets usually built on trust and handshakes. With the help of Exterprise, the AGRIS marketplace will offer the ultimate value to its participants -- sustainable relationships that translate into measurable return on investment." About the AGRIS Marketplace The AGRIS Marketplace supports collaborative, complex transactions based on trusted relationships where service is the most important element of the product mix. The Exterprise Marketplace product features allow the AGRIS Marketplace to provide more effective and efficient interaction between merchants and customers resulting in improved productivity and a more satisfying customer experience. About AGRIS AGRIS Corporation, founded in 1978, is the leading provider of information technology products and services to the worldwide agribusiness industry. AGRIS software systems include a variety of business management tools for crop protection, plant food and farm supply retailers; grain elevators grain elevator Storage building for grain, usually a tall frame, metal, or concrete structure with a compartmented interior; also, the device for loading grain into a building. ; seed, feed, and milling companies; and food processors. In addition, AGRIS offers PCs, wide area networks, and data communication services; training and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services ; grower management systems; and crop production tools. AGRIS is part of the John Deere Special Technologies Group. About Exterprise Inc. Exterprise is a leading provider of a collaborative process platform and applications for B2B market networks and corporate hubs. The company's target markets are Global 1000 companies and Market Makers focused on delivering value around complex, branded products and services, such as finance, high-tech and telecom. Exterprise customers include e-market visionaries such as Dell, 3M, AMP, MoneyAndValues, partnerAxis and BuildEurope, among others. Exterprise e-market solutions are delivered through its alliance network of leading systems integrators, content developers and business strategy consultants. Exterprise is a privately held, venture-backed company with funding from Austin Ventures, Dell Ventures, Morgan Stanley  To comply with Wikipedia's , the introduction of this article needs a complete rewrite. , Triton Ventures and Vignette VignetteA symbol or pictorial representation of the corporation on a stock certificate. Usually a complicated and artistic design, it is meant to make the counterfeiting of stock certificates as difficult as possible. . Headquartered in Austin, Texas with offices in Europe and North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Exterprise can be found on the Web at http://www.exterprise.com. Exterprise and Exterprise Marketplace(tm) are trademarks of Exterprise Inc. All other names and terms in this release are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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