Avicon Creates Procurement Portal for OfficeTempo.Business/Technology Editors WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 12, 2000 Develops Web Marketplace for Office Products and Services from Concept to Launch in 3 Months Avicon, a strategy and IT implementation firm focused on supply chain and trading partner integration solutions, today announced the launch of the procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. portal it designed and developed for OfficeTempo in just 3 months. OfficeTempo offers a web-enabled procurement solution for small and medium-sized businesses in multi-tenant urban office buildings. Customers have access to an online marketplace where they can purchase a variety of products and services, such as 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"). , catering services, and corporate gifts. Local account managers and a customer call center provide dedicated service to all customers. In addition, customers benefit from price discounts derived from aggregated buying power Buying Power The money an investor has available to buy securities. In a margin account, the buying power is the total cash held in the brokerage account plus maximum margin available. Also referred to as "Excess Equity. , as well as from conveniences such as desktop access, a streamlined buying process, and value-added content and tutorials such as buyer guides. "We selected Avicon over a number of systems integration firms based on their technology competence and strong methodology. This decision has been validated val·i·date tr.v. val·i·dat·ed, val·i·dat·ing, val·i·dates 1. To declare or make legally valid. 2. To mark with an indication of official sanction. 3. by their ability to get our portal to market very quickly," said Paul Hardy Paul Jude Hardy (born October 18, 1942) is a Baton Rouge attorney who was the first Republican and thus far the only Republican to have been elected lieutenant governor of Louisiana since Reconstruction. He served in the second-ranking post from 1988-1992. , 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 OfficeTempo. "Avicon was instrumental in helping us to implement and integrate the Ariba Marketplace Network Edition(TM) (AMNE). In addition, Avicon's business process expertise was a real value-add in the development of our extended business model." "We are proud to have designed and built OfficeTempo's new procurement portal which offers benefits to both suppliers and customers, truly demonstrating the power of 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 commerce on the Internet," said John Leary, president and CEO of Avicon. "We are excited to continue our relationship with OfficeTempo as they continue to enhance and extend their services to businesses nationwide." AMNE was a critical part of the OfficeTempo solution as it instantly provided procurement capability with multiple suppliers, enabling OfficeTempo's speed to market. Avicon's integration and development surrounding sur·round tr.v. sur·round·ed, sur·round·ing, sur·rounds 1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle. 2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication. n. AMNE ultimately created the powerful and flexible solution that met the unique requirements of OfficeTempo. About OfficeTempo OfficeTempo.com is a unique next generation procurement portal where tenants of participating office building owners can purchase a broad range of business-to-business, office-related products and services -- taking advantage of deep price discounts and maximum convenience. The company, which was launched in early 2000 with funding from e-ffinity properties, inc., and Gen3 Partners (http://www.gen3partners.com), an integrated strategy and technology company dedicated to creating, building and launching next generation B2B enterprises, is headquartered in Boston. For more information, visit http://www.officetempo.com. About Avicon Avicon is a strategy and IT implementation firm focused on supply chain and trading partner integration solutions. The Avicon approach fuses leading-edge business strategies and supply chain processes with innovative Internet-based solutions. Avicon enables clients to transform their business through a high-velocity, value-driven methodology. Avicon client companies are industry leaders that seek to optimize optimize - optimisation the performance of their trading partner communities. Headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts One of the early centers of the Industrial Revolution in northern America, Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 59,226 at the 2000 census. , Avicon is on the web at http://www.avicon.com. |
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