Axisgolf.com Taps Metiom to Power E-Marketplace; Nation's One-Stop Shop Will Use Infrastructure Built by the Leading Architect of Many-to-Many E-Commerce Platforms.Business & High Tech Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 28, 2000 Metiom, Inc., a leading builder of many-to-many e-Marketplaces, announced today that it has been selected by Axisgolf.com, the nation's one-stop shop One-Stop Shop A company or a location that offers a multitude of services to a client or a customer. The idea is to provide convenient and efficient service and also to create the opportunity for the company to sell more products to clients and customers. for all golf course needs, to power its axisgolf.com Business Center. Axisgolf.com is a comprehensive listing of products and services that can be sourced and ordered online. From seeds to fertilizers, specialized equipment to score card pencils, Axis Golf's mission is to provide the golf course owner/operator an efficient and cost reducing solution for obtaining all of their golf course needs. "Axisgolf.com allows businesses to cut purchasing costs by 15 percent or more. By delivering a sustainable and positive impact on profitability and employee productivity, Axisgolf.com ensures that an organization can realize the full value of Internet-based procurement," said Richard Mayne Sir Richard Mayne KCB (27 November 1796 – 26 December 1868) was a barrister and the joint first Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, the head of the London Metropolitan Police (1829–1868). , 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 Axisgolf.com. Metiom(TM) is a market leader in powering Internet-based e-Marketplaces that bring sponsors and their customers an easy way to increase their purchasing power Purchasing Power 1. The value of a currency expressed in terms of the amount of goods or services that one unit of money can buy. Purchasing power is important because, all else being equal, inflation decreases the amount of goods or services you'd be able to purchase. 2. , grow revenues and strengthen relationships. These online exchanges, which include bPurchase, sponsored by Chase Manhattan Bank The Chase Manhattan Bank, now part of JPMorgan Chase, was formed by the merger of the Chase National Bank and the Bank of the Manhattan Company in 1955. The bank is headquartered in New York City. ; Intuit's QuickBooks Shopping Source; First Union Corporation's small and medium-sized business exchange; and Commonfind, the first electronic marketplace designed specifically for the education market, are being rolled out to more than six million businesses with over $1 trillion in annual purchasing power. "We are very pleased that Axisgolf.com has selected Metiom to power their Business Center e-Marketplace," said Chris Wagner, president and CEO of Metiom. "We look forward to powering dynamic trading between golf course end users, industry vendors and distribution companies to streamline business processes, enhance productivity and reduce costs for the entire industry," he added. The Metiom ConnectTrade(TM) product suite enables electronic inter-networking of buyers and suppliers by allowing purchasers to order 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. online directly from suppliers' electronic catalogs. Metiom ConnectTrade products fully support leading Internet commerce standards and are easily integrated into a buying organization's existing systems. The Metiom ConnectTrade solution powers Internet purchasing for Global 2000 corporations and large public sector entities. It also provides the foundation for electronic marketplaces where buyers and sellers of all sizes and levels of technological sophistication so·phis·ti·cate v. so·phis·ti·cat·ed, so·phis·ti·cat·ing, so·phis·ti·cates v.tr. 1. To cause to become less natural, especially to make less naive and more worldly. 2. can trade. Each Metiom Powered e-Marketplace allows buyers to search, compare and purchase goods and services from a vast array of suppliers, create purchase orders and choose a payment method, track and control their purchasing. Also, suppliers have the unique ability to manage the look, feel and content of their own 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. . ABOUT AXISGOLF.COM Axisgolf.com, Inc., Golf's Business Center, is the leading golf e-Marketplace bringing together golf industry vendors, distribution companies, golf course end users, software solutions and leading online service providers to provide a total e-procurement solution. Operating a successful e-Marketplace is more than just building a Web site with a list of products. At Axisgolf, it means streamlining the supply chain, improving the buyer-supplier relationship, simplifying the purchase process from requisition A written demand; a formal request or requirement. The formal demand by one government upon another, or by the governor of one state upon the governor of another state, of the surrender of a fugitive from justice. The taking or seizure of property by government. to payment and, of course, having a thoughtful easy-to-use online marketplace. Axisgolf.com is focusing on course maintenance, clubhouse services, food & beverage and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. . For information on Axisgolf.com, visit our Web site at www.axisgolf.com. ABOUT METIOM Metiom Inc. (pronounced Mee-tee-um), formerly Intelisys Electronic Commerce, is a leading provider of e-Marketplace solutions used by Global 2000 companies, large public sector organizations, and small businesses. The Metiom ConnectTrade(TM) suite of products is a dynamic, open e-Procurement solution that connects businesses of all sizes as buyers and suppliers over the Internet to deliver the true promise of B2B e-commerce (Business to Business Electronic-COMMERCE) Refers to one business selling to another business via the Web. See e-commerce. . Metiom ConnectTrade automates corporate purchasing online, and is based on open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced , real-time Supplier Managed Catalogs(TM) and Point-and-Click Purchasing(TM). Metiom solutions deliver the easiest and fastest way to dramatically reduce the high cost of enterprise purchasing, while generating new revenue streams by turning buyers into suppliers overnight. For information on Metiom, visit our Web site at www.metiom.com. |
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