BizBuyer.com Launches Co-Branded RFQ Marketplace Through Exclusive Partnership With Work.com.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SANTA MONICA Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2000 Market Leading Request-For-Quote Service Enables Businesses to Transact with Qualified Vendors Across 63 Product and Service Categories BizBuyer.com (http://www.bizbuyer.com), the leading online business-to-business Request-For-Quote (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) ) marketplace that connects highly qualified buyers and sellers of business products and services, today announced the launch of its co-branded RFQ purchasing solution throughout Work.com (http://www.work.com). Work.com is a leading business-to-business marketplace for business information and services. The company was formed through a partnership between Excite@Home and Dow Jones Dow Jones the best known of several U.S. indexes of movements in price on Wall Street. [Am. Hist.: Payton, 202] See : Finance & Company and is the online business-to-business site for both companies. BizBuyer.com is the exclusive partner and provider of its RFQ marketplace through Work.com, enabling millions of business customers to locate and transact with highly qualified vendors across 63 business product and service categories. Beginning today, millions of Work.com and, through the business channel, Excite.com users will have complete access to BizBuyer's sophisticated business purchasing solution that's been exclusively integrated within Work.com. BizBuyer.com, who has set the standard for building the most advanced business-to-business RFQ marketplace, offers the latest in tools and technology that enable businesses to quickly and efficiently close complex business transactions with highly qualified vendors. Through Work.com and Excite.com, businesses can now submit detailed requests for quotes, receive customized bids from highly qualified vendors, view vendor profiles and ratings, and consult directly with expert purchasing advisors before making an educated purchasing decision. "Our strategic partnership with BizBuyer.com further empowers our users by providing them with a powerful business destination all under one roof," said Don Hutchison Donald Oliver Hutchison (born 9 May 1971 in Gateshead, UK) is a football player. He plays in either midfield or attacking positions. He currently plays for Luton Town. He has earned 26 caps for the Scottish national team. , chairman & 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 Work.com. "Their RFQ service provides our users with instant access to thousands of pre-qualified vendors that can supply quality products and services that a growing business needs to compete in the new economy. Adding BizBuyer's marketplace to our current suite of business tools will further solidify our leadership position in the business-to-business market." Through Work.com and Excite.com, business customers can now specifically target their business service or product needs through keyword searches and links that direct users to the appropriate BizBuyer RFQ form. Through this exclusive co-branding agreement, customers now have complete access to all of BizBuyer.com's 63 product and service categories, including BizBuyer's proprietary buying guides that provide valuable purchasing advice and detailed information on all of their product and service categories. BizBuyer.com's quote request service is an integral part of Work.com that includes a suite of other business services, including vertical industry content, communities and business applications that are customizable to business users' needs. Work.com users can easily sign up to become BizBuyer.com buyers or vendors and access their personal account page to manage their business product and service needs--all through the Work.com Web site. "Work.com is a terrific brand that's now a market leading business-to-business destination for small and mid-size businesses," said Bernard Louvat, chairman, founder & CEO of BizBuyer.com. "Our goal has been to build the most sophisticated RFQ marketplace of choice across the Web to deliver significant value to business properties and their customers. We are proud to have accomplished this through co-branding and private labeling agreements with leading business portals, as well as our new exclusive co-branding agreement with Work.com. We look forward to expanding our partnership with Work.com while continuing to deliver the highest quality of service to their business customers nationwide." The BizBuyer.com Model The BizBuyer.com business model is built on providing businesses with the online tools and technology to efficiently transact business products and services through a network of highly qualified sellers. The concept of bringing buyers and sellers together through an online marketplace allows small to mid-size businesses to locate qualified vendors, compare customized quotes and make informed purchasing decisions much more effectively, saving valuable time and money. For vendors, BizBuyer.com provides highly qualified sales leads, reduces customer acquisition costs and expands their sales territory. About BizBuyer.com Headquartered in Santa Monica, California For other uses, see Santa Monica (disambiguation). Santa Monica is a coastal city in western Los Angeles County, California, USA. Situated on Santa Monica Bay of the Pacific Ocean, it is surrounded by the City of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades and Brentwood on the north, , with offices in Silicon Valley, BizBuyer.com is the leading online business-to-business marketplace that connects highly qualified buyers and sellers of business products and services. The site provides a request-for-quote (RFQ) marketplace through which small to mid-size businesses can purchase a wide-range of business products and services through competitive quotes from highly qualified vendors. The BizBuyer.com marketplace currently offers thousands of qualified vendors that are registered to quote throughout 63 product and service categories. Vertical market categories range from computer services Data processing (timesharing, batch processing), software development and consulting services. See service bureau, SaaS and ASP. and equipment, Internet services and insurance to financial and legal services legal services n. the work performed by a lawyer for a client. , travel and transportation, sales, marketing and creative services Creative Services are a subsector of the creative industries, a part of the economy that creates wealth by offering creativity for hire to other businesses. Examples include:
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