Bowstreet Selected to Strengthen S3's Distribution Channels.Business/Technology Editors PORTSMOUTH, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2000 Bowstreet's XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. infrastructure for B2B e-commerce (Business to Business Electronic-COMMERCE) Refers to one business selling to another business via the Web. See e-commerce. connects technology vendor more closely and productively with its business partners and customers Bowstreet (www.bowstreet.com), the leading provider of XML infrastructure for business-to-business (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 ) web marketplaces, today announced that S3 Incorporated (Nasdaq: SIII), a leader in Internet appliances, will use The Bowstreet(TM) Business Web Factory to improve e-business by creating dynamic, customized business-to-business Internet connections with sales channel partners. S3 will use Bowstreet to make unique web connections with numerous customers, including distributors such as Ingram Micro Ingram Micro, Inc. NYSE: IM a Fortune 100 company founded in 1979 and based in Santa Ana, California. It is the world’s largest technology distributor and a leading technology sales, marketing and logistics company. and Tech Data, large retailers such as Best Buy and some OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and partners. Bowstreet lets S3 line-of-business managers, without IT involvement, add new customers, partners, suppliers and salespeople to these "business webs" in minutes. Bowstreet also helps increase S3's sales effectiveness by allowing S3 to more closely monitor and manage customer inventories. "Bowstreet provides an optimal solution for S3 as it allows our salespeople to spend more time directly serving their customers and less time on tasks such as hunting down inventory numbers, calculating orders and creating hand-coded, custom B2B applications," said S3's Bernie Miller, vice president of technology. Bowstreet creates new S3 B2B web world Bowstreet gives S3 salespeople individually customized "S3 desktops" containing a customized set of applications, including sales forecasts, reports and inventory figures, customer stock tickers, order-entry screens and an order-status-checking window. Likewise, customers will have their own Bowstreet-powered S3 desktops where they can place orders, check order status and perform other B2B processes with S3. In addition, Bowstreet gives S3 the ability to provide its salespeople with web access to the company's enterprise resource planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. (ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. ) application and to the company's third-party services - such as shipping, logistics and financing. "We are pleased that S3 has chosen Bowstreet and we look forward to working closely with S3 to help the company fully realize its vision for dynamic customer relationship management on the web," said Bob Crowley For the software, see . For the computer specialist, see . Bob Crowley (born in Cork, Ireland) is a theatre director, scenic and costume designer. He is the brother of director John Crowley. , president and 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 Bowstreet. About S3 Incorporated An Internet appliance company, S3 is focused on creating products and partnerships that help build the digital home. Combining significant financial assets Financial assets Claims on real assets. with a strong technology portfolio, that includes the Rio family of digital audio players and the HomeFree series of home networking solutions, S3 is positioned to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. high growth opportunities in the rapidly converging Internet and consumer device markets. About Bowstreet Bowstreet provides the XML infrastructure designed to transform the World Wide Web from a collection of static web sites into a fluid web of interconnected businesses called "business webs." These dynamic and highly customized B2B marketplaces enable companies to sell new products and services, create new channels of distribution and develop new business models at a fraction of the time and cost of today's approaches. Bowstreet's patent-pending product, the Bowstreet Business Web Factory, and a robust Internet community, the Bowstreet Business Web Exchange, are designed to enable companies to form instant B2B connections, create richer offerings for existing customers and enable line-of-business managers to take complete control of e-business without technical help. For more information, visit www.bowstreet.com or call 603-559-1900. Bowstreet is a trademark of Bowstreet.com Inc. All other company names and products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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