Amherst Enhances CustomCommerce With CNET Data Services' Comprehensive Listings.Business/Technology Editors MERRIMACK Merrimack, river, United States Merrimack, river, c.110 mi (180 km) long, formed at Franklin, S central N.H., by the junction of the Pemigewasset (rising in the White Mts.) and Winnipesaukee rivers. It flows S past Concord and Manchester into NE Mass. , N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 18, 2000 CNET (body) CNET - Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion. Data Provides Customers With Up-to-date Product Descriptions and Images, Allowing Customers Faster and Easier Access to Essential Purchasing Information Amherst Amherst, city, Canada Amherst, town (1991 pop. 9,742), N central N.S., Canada. Amherst has a variety of light industries and is a service center for the surrounding agricultural region. Nearby are salt beds. Corporate Computer Sales and Solutions (www.amherst1.com), a leading national business-to-business e-seller of IT products, services and information to corporations, today announced that it is incorporating CNET Data Services' Transactive Product Data(TM), an extensive database providing computer product descriptions, images and specifications for more than 500,000 product SKUs worldwide, into CustomCommerce(R), Amherst's sell-side e-procurement solution. Using CNET Data Services' descriptions, Amherst customers will now be able to make better-informed purchasing decisions with a more comprehensive and timely source of product information. CNET Data Services' Transactive Product Data provides manufacturers, distributors, e-tailers and resellers with the critical product-centric data they need to build efficient online marketplaces. The new, constantly updated listings provide complete product specifications, and are accompanied by photos and a "related products" feature, enabling customers to easily find and research products and make informed purchasing decisions. "We chose CNET's Transactive Product Data because it is the industry standard for product data, delivering content to more than 130 sites worldwide, and many of these belong to blue chip technology companies," said Kevin Hall, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. of Amherst. "As our customers become more accustomed to shopping online, both in their personal and professional lives, they want more and better information so they can make smarter purchasing decisions. This latest enhancement to CustomCommerce will increase our customers' confidence in their purchasing and improve our conversion to sales." About CustomCommerce Amherst developed CustomCommerce, a Web-based sell-side procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. application that completely integrates people, technology and business processes into a streamlined, industrial-strength procurement application. CustomCommerce eliminates the gross inefficiencies inherent in manual procurement processes, increases customer-buying power and ensures on-time delivery through a network of U.S. distributors. It offers corporate customers a free, real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. e-procurement tool for managing all aspects of their technology buying cycle, from pre-purchase planning to disposal. CustomCommerce is composed of a host of productivity tools, all integrated into a powerful, easy-to-use interface that can be set up in 10 minutes. Customers can do price comparisons; define system, peripheral and supply standards; monitor order status at any point in the procurement cycle; view order history to analyze past orders and plan for future technology purchases; and link directly to manufacturers' product and technical support sites - all from the convenience of their desktop. About Amherst Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Merrimack, N.H., Amherst (www.amherst1.com) is a leading business-to-business e-seller of IT products, services, and information to corporations. The company has regional sales offices in Sunnyvale, Calif., Tampa, Fla., and in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. , El Paso El Paso (ĕl pă`sō), city (1990 pop. 515,342), seat of El Paso co., extreme W Tex., on the Rio Grande opposite Juárez, Mex.; inc. 1873. and Austin, Texas. Amherst developed CustomCommerce, a Web-based sell-side procurement application that completely integrates people, technology, and business processes into a streamlined, industrial-strength procurement application. Amherst is a Microsoft Large Account Reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. and a Microsoft Solutions Provider. The company carries technical authorizations and certifications for Compaq, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , HP, Microsoft, Intel, Novell, Citrix, Cisco, 3Com, and Tivoli, and is an authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: dealer of Compaq, HP, IBM, and many other products. Amherst Corporate Computer Sales & Solutions is a subsidiary of Amherst Technologies. |
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