Adjoined Technologies and BusinessThreads Partner to Deliver End-to-End Collaborative Commerce Solutions to B2B e-Marketplaces.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 2, 2000 Adjoined and BusinessThreads(tm) Enable Net Market Maker Procurement Ease Inc. to Deliver Integrated RFQ RFQ Request For Quote RFQ Request For Quotation RFQ Request for Qualifications (part of a potential client's preliminary selection process) RFQ Radio Frequency Quadrupole (accelerator technology) and Auction Service Into The $200 Billion Dollar Industrial Ceramics Industry E-business software vendor BusinessThreads Inc. and e-business systems integrator Adjoined Technologies Inc. today announced that they have successfully combined their patent pending software technology and e-business systems development expertise in the building of the ceramic industry's first e-marketplace, CeramicSources.com. Using RFQThreads, a BusinessThreads QuickStart application, Adjoined Technologies, and Procurement Ease implemented advanced transacting capabilities that now allow buyers to more efficiently and cost-effectively source and procure advanced ceramics, glass, whiteware, refractory, structural clay, abrasive, stoneware stoneware, hard pottery made from siliceous paste, fired at high temperature to vitrify (make glassy) the body. Stoneware is heavier and more opaque than porcelain and differs from terra-cotta in being nonporous and nonabsorbent. and porcelain products. Kevin Reid, Adjoined's chief delivery officer, commented, "BusinessThreads provides an e-business software solution that is enormously attractive on two levels. On an application level, BusinessThreads has initially focused on providing e-Marketplace builders with a Web-based implementation of the RFQ-style transacting model -- a critical element of a collaborative commerce solution. On a platform level, BusinessThreads delivers its solutions on an extremely agile, component-based framework designed to support 'on-the-fly' system changes that support continuously changing business models and user preferences." "Rapid time-to-market is a critical requirement for companies launching e-marketplaces and other forms of business Webs," said Patrick Houghton, BusinessThreads 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. . "Using BusinessThreads software technology in combination with a rapid implementation methodology, Adjoined is able to provide competitively-priced e-commerce solutions that yield positive business results in a timely and seamless manner." "CeramicSources.com is just the first of many examples of the success we will achieve when working together," said Reid. "This initial project has given the partnership real momentum. Now we're ready to pin our ears back and go." About Adjoined Technologies Inc. (http://www.adjoined.com) Adjoined Technologies is a progressive consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a focused on building digital businesses in the 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. . Simply put, Adjoined's mission is to help our clients build digital business. The company's clients are emerging digital enterprises as well as existing companies looking to leverage the Internet as another channel to market, sell and fulfill products. Adjoined Technologies was founded by a group of experienced "Big 5" and other large firm consultants with the mission of enabling the financial realization of their clients' technology objectives. To date Adjoined is comprised of approximately 125 consultants ranging in experience and expertise with offices in Miami, Atlanta, Dallas, Mexico City Mexico City Spanish Ciudad de México City (pop., 2000: city, 8,605,239; 2003 metro. area est., 18,660,000), capital of Mexico. Located at an elevation of 7,350 ft (2,240 m), it is officially coterminous with the Federal District, which occupies 571 sq mi and Kingston, Jamaica The City of Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica. It is located on the southeastern coast of the island country at Coordinates: . . Adjoined's portfolio of e-solutions includes: -- Customer Loyalty -- Customer Service -- Enterprise Marketing Automation -- Sales Force Automation Automating the sales activities within an organization. A comprehensive SFA package provides such functions as contact management, note and information sharing, quick proposal and presentation generation, product configurators, calendars and to-do lists. -- Commerce Storefronts -- Custom Web Applications -- E-Fulfillment -- Strategic Support Systems -- 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 e-Marketplaces -- Web-enabled ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. Systems About BusinessThreads Inc. (http://www.businessthreads.com) Founded in November 1998, BusinessThreads is poised to seize a dominant position in the B2B (business-to-business) segment of a market that Forrester Research Forrester Research is an independent technology and market research company that provides its clients with advice about technology's impact on business and consumers. Corporate facts
About Procurement Ease Inc. (http://www.ProcurementEase.com) Procurement Ease Inc. is a developer of industry-specific business-to-business e-commerce sites for selected engineered material industries. The Web sites under development currently include ceramicsources.com -- ceramic and glass e-marketplace; alloysources.com -- fabricated metal and powder metallurgy powder metallurgy Fabrication of metal objects from a powder rather than casting from molten metal or forging at softening temperatures. In some cases the powder method is more economical, as in making metal parts such as gears for small machines, in which casting would e-marketplace; and plasticsources.com -- thermoplastic A polymer material that turns to liquid when heated and becomes solid when cooled. There are more than 40 types of thermoplastics, including acrylic, polypropylene, polycarbonate and polyethylene. e-marketplace. The company's Web sites will target all domestic and international manufacturers and users of industrial engineered materials as well as related raw materials, supplies, processing and testing equipment, and services. Buyers and suppliers of ceramic goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. can immediately register to become a member for free by completing a quick online registration process available at http://www.ceramicsources.com. Membership to CeramicSources.com allows users to access exchange services as well as news and editorial, discussion forum, supplier directory, material property database, currency and unit measurement converters, and other resource sections at no charge. |
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