CommerceFlow Integrates Stamps.com Real-Time Shipping Tools to Simplify Auction Management Service.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 27, 2000 CommerceFlow, a provider of online auction management services, today announced the availability of the multi-carrier rating and tracking service from Stamps.com (Stamps.com, Los Angeles, CA, www.stamps.com) A PC Postage service that lets you print U.S. postage stamps on your own printer. It was one of the first such services approved by the U.S. (TM) to users of its AuctionFlow service. The integration of Stamps.com's iShip(TM) Merchant APIs into the AuctionFlow service allows sellers to provide buyers with real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. cost quotes on shipping fees. "You make more sales if you simplify the sales process A sales process is a systematic approach for performing product or service sales. The reasons for having a sales process include seller and buyer risk management, achieving standardized customer interaction in sales and scalable revenue generation. ," said Kim Kim orphan wanders streets of India with lama. [Br. Lit.: Kim] See : Adventurousness Parks, senior vice president and general manager, E-Commerce e-commerce, commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers. , Stamps.com. "Price It(TM) and Track It(TM) give sellers the ability to include handling charges with actual shipping costs across any of the major carriers' products and provide tracking links to give buyers information as goods flow toward their destination." The Stamps.com iShip Merchant APIs -- Price It and Track It -- enable AuctionFlow sellers to pre-select shipping preferences from within the auction management service. At the close of an auction, the buyer is directed to a seller's AuctionFlow checkout and offered shipping options according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. carrier, delivery time, and exact price in real-time via the Web. The integration of the Stamps.com shipping tools streamlines communication between the buyer and seller, speeding the overall transaction process. These added features make AuctionFlow one of the more advanced auction management services currently available. "Shipping arrangements are critical to completing a successful online auction transaction," said Aaron Emigh, 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. and founder of CommerceFlow. "By incorporating the iShip API's, AuctionFlow delivers a more comprehensive service to its auction sellers and buyers." The AuctionFlow Auction Management Service AuctionFlow is a complete, online auction management service designed for businesses that buy and sell on high-volume marketplaces such as eBay, Amazon, and Yahoo!. AuctionFlow's online solution provides integrated workflow The automatic routing of documents to the users responsible for working on them. Workflow is concerned with providing the information required to support each step of the business cycle. that guides businesses through every step of the auction process, simplifying and automating sales and purchasing through online auction channels. By minimizing the time and effort spent on auction management, AuctionFlow enables businesses to increase sales and revenue. For corporate information please visit http://www.commerceflow.com/. To access the online auction management service, AuctionFlow, please visit http://www.auctionflow.com/. |
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