ChanneLinx and USG Subsidiary L&W Supply Partner for Online Sales and Customer Service Solution.Business Editors/High Tech Writers GREENVILLE, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 2001 ChanneLinx, a premier provider of e-commerce software and services, announced today that USG (UNIX Systems Group) The division within Novell that was responsible for UnixWare. See USL. subsidiary L&W Supply will use ChanneLinx technology to power its private network for online sales and customer service. L&W Supply, the nation's largest distributor of gypsum gypsum (jĭp`səm), mineral composed of calcium sulfate (calcium, sulfur, and oxygen) with two molecules of water, CaSO4·2H2O. It is the most common sulfate mineral, occurring in many places in a variety of forms. wallboard and building materials Building materials used in the construction industry to create . These categories of materials and products are used by and construction project managers to specify the materials and methods used for . , will use ChanneLinx's eLinx(TM) e-commerce platform to enhance its product 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. and customer service through the www.lwsupply.com website. By establishing an additional channel for sales and customer service, L&W plans to improve the overall customer experience and maintain a competitive advantage in the industry. Fareed Khan, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at L&W, comments on the partnership, "We are extremely pleased to team with ChanneLinx in our efforts to provide our customers with value-added services A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. through the Internet. ChanneLinx has done a thorough job of understanding our objectives, and they presented a strong technology platform that is a good fit for our industry and our customers." About ChanneLinx, Inc. ChanneLinx specializes in intelligent Internet-based software that connects suppliers and customers to streamline business processes. ChanneLinx's suite of products and services allows companies to create private procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. marketplaces, sell products over the web, and develop online communities for buying groups, associations, and other organizations. Numerous Fortune 500 companies in the oil and gas, retail distribution, electronics manufacturing This article presents a typical manufacturing process of an electronic assembly. Component manufacturing Components such as resistors, capacitors and integrated circuits are generally made by specialized contractors. , telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. , and construction industries use ChanneLinx technology. ChanneLinx is headquartered in Greenville, SC, with an additional office in Houston, TX. About L&W Supply Corporation With over $1.1 billion in sales, L&W Supply is the leading distributor of drywall and related building products in the construction industry. L&W has nearly 200 locations operating under local company names and maintains more than 40,000 products throughout a nationwide network. In addition to their large product offering, L&W provides job-site delivery, credit, and technical support to professional contractors nationwide. Headquartered in Chicago, L&W has been serving the building materials industry for over 30 years. eLinx is a trademark of ChanneLinx, Inc. All other names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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