Analysts International Develops B2B Hub for Capitol Sales Company, Inc.Business Editors MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 2001 Analysts International Corporation, a diversified information technology consulting Information technology consulting (IT consulting or business and technology services) is a field that focuses on advising businesses on how best to use information technology to meet their business objectives. firm (Nasdaq:ANLY), announced today that it recently completed a Web-based B2B-commerce hub for Capitol Sales Company, Inc. (www.capitolsales.com) of Eagan, Minn. The Web site is expected to assist Capitol Sales in increasing revenue, enhancing customer service, and allowing Capitol's sales people to become more versatile. Capitol Sales' customers will have the ability to review current product information and process secure transactions online. "The release of this 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 hub will enable us to serve our customers better by allowing them to view only current, accurate product information, online. We also see this as an opportunity to give our customers a store that never closes - they can literally process orders 24 x 7," said Curt Hayes, president of Capitol Sales Company, Inc. "The first phase of the project was to develop and maintain product information on the Web," said Charles Faison, eBusiness manager for Analysts International. "This project is perfect for the small- to mid-size company interested in developing an online sales channel in a B2B market. There are many ways that Capitol Sales will benefit from this system." Capitol Sales Company, Inc. is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. providing top brand-name consumer electronic and communication products to over 5000 nationwide dealers. Its customers include companies that perform low-voltage installation, retailers, and premium incentive companies. Previous to the online system, Capitol Sales produced and distributed a product catalog every nine to 12 months that was used by customers to review available products and place orders. The online information is easily kept current, reducing the amount of printing costs for Capitol Sales. Analysts International performed the requirements analysis (project) requirements analysis - The process of reviewing a business's processes to determine the business needs and functional requirements that a system must meet. , prototype development and approval, testing, and implementation of the site. This phase of the project was completed in one month. Ongoing development includes site enhancements resulting from user feedback. Future phases will include integrating Capitol's back-end legacy inventory tracking system with the site, as well as allowing the information stored in the site to be used for ad hoc For this purpose. Meaning "to this" in Latin, it refers to dealing with special situations as they occur rather than functions that are repeated on a regular basis. See ad hoc query and ad hoc mode. custom catalog publishing. About Analysts International Headquartered in Minneapolis, Analysts International is a long-standing, diversified IT consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" company serving more than 1,000 corporate and governmental clients. The company has sales offices throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada, and the United Kingdom and provides services and expertise in Business and Technology Solutions, Infrastructure Services, IT Supplementary Staffing, and Managed Services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality . For more information, visit the company Web site at http://www.analysts.com. Analysts International stock is traded on Nasdaq. |
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