Demandware Announces Partner Program with Leading on-Demand Software Companies.WOBURN Woburn, village, England Woburn (w  `bərn), village, Bedfordshire, S central England. , Mass. & SCOTTSDALE Scottsdale, city (1990 pop. 130,069), Maricopa co., central Ariz.; settled in 1895 by Winfield Scott, inc. 1951. It is a resort and retirement center in the Phoenix metropolitan area. , Ariz. -- Technology Partner Program Attracts Leading Companies Including Atomz, Cybersource, Grand Central Communications, NetByTel, Scene7 and WebSideStory Demandware, Inc., a leader in on-demand ecommerce solutions, today formally launched its Technology Partner Program at DEMO@15!, the annual conference that focuses on emerging technologies and new products. As part of the partner program launch, Demandware also announced strategic partnerships with best-of-breed, on-demand companies including Atomz (recently acquired by WebSideStory), Cybersource, Grand Central Communications, NetByTel, Scene7 and WebSideStory. Through Demandware's Technology Partner Program, the company offers customers seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. with leading applications and services. Ecommerce executives need to deliver sites that drive revenue. Demandware's partnerships are built around a new model for Software as a Service specifically designed for ecommerce. In Demandware's model, Web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. are used to provide access to proven, best-of-breed technologies in specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. disciplines - on demand. "The on-demand approach to software development and delivery requires that industry leaders collaborate to establish common standards for best practices. We have identified and partnered with vendors who are some of the best at what they do - from advanced fraud screening to cutting-edge Web analytics," said Stephan Schambach, 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 Demandware. "As we further enhance Demandware eCommerce, we look to leverage the best the industry has to offer to cost-effectively deliver revenue generating sites with no capital expense." Demandware eCommerce, the first fully customizable, on-demand ecommerce product, provides retailers and manufacturers with all the functionality and flexibility expected of a high-end ecommerce package, delivered as an on-demand hosted service (SEE: Demandware Launches Industry's First Customizable On-Demand Ecommerce at the Demo@15! Conference, February 14, 2005). Unlike existing turnkey See turnkey system. hosted ecommerce options, implementing ecommerce solutions with Demandware involves customizing the solution for each customer's unique business needs using both pre-built and custom-built components. To offer these solutions, Demandware will continue to actively build partnerships with leading software companies. Demandware Technology Partners, announced today: Atomz Recently acquired by WebSideStory, Atomz is the leader in on-demand search and merchandising merchandising Element of marketing concerned especially with the sale of goods and services to customers. One aspect of merchandising is advertising, which aims to capture the interest of the segment of the population most likely to buy the product. applications. Atomz Commerce tightly integrates with Demandware's offering to provide the best in advanced search and guided commerce. Atomz Commerce integrates search, promotion, e-marketing and content management capabilities to create a unique Guided Commerce experience for retailers. Cybersource CyberSource is one of the world's leading providers of electronic payment and risk management solutions. Demandware has integrated the CyberSource platform, meaning Demandware customers can now avail themselves of the industry's widest selection of domestic and global payment options, as well as advanced fraud management services. "We are happy to assist Demandware in providing best practices in eCommerce to its customers," said Perry Dembner, vice president of marketing at Cybersource. "Through our partnership, Demandware customers will now have built-in access to the full power of CyberSource solutions, including electronic payment, worldwide card processing, eChecks, Bill Me Later, Tax calculation and our comprehensive solutions to fraud." Grand Central To support Grand Central's vision of Integration On Demand(SM), Demandware now offers its unmatched ecommerce business functionality through Grand Central's Business Services Network. In addition, Grand Central now offers Demandware customers and developers access to a rich and rapidly growing directory of business Web services, from within the Demandware Studio development environment. NetByTel A leader in on-demand telephony Meaning "sound over distance," it refers to electronically transmitting the human voice. In the beginning, telephony dealt only with analog signals in the circuit-switched networks of the telephone companies. self-service applications A software application that allows a user to obtain information or complete a business transaction on the computer that has traditionally required the help of a human representative. Voice response systems and Web sites are widely used for self-service applications. See kiosk. , NetByTel enables Demandware customers with call centers to easily and affordably reduce non-revenue-generating calls, freeing up contact center agents to focus on revenue-generating calls. Scene7 Scene7 provides the leading rich media platform to grow revenues and enhance visual communications via the Web, email, displays and print, while automating media production and delivery. Scene7's integrated platform for production, management and delivery of rich media enables five key business solutions: Dynamic Imaging (dynamic zoom To change from a distant view to a more close-up view (zoom in) and vice versa (zoom out). An application may provide fixed or variable levels of zoom. A display adapter may also have built-in zoom capability. , sizing, art, color swatching, spin, and templates), eCatalogs, Dynamic Customization, eVideos and Dynamic Asset Management. More than 250 leading companies, in industries ranging from retail to hi-tech, have selected Scene7 products to drive multi-channel revenues and reduce the time and costs associated with rich media production and delivery. WebSideStory Demandware has partnered with WebSideStory, the most comprehensive on-demand Web analytics solution, as part of its HBX HBX High-Explosive STREAM Partner Program. Demandware will develop auto-page-tagging capabilities that support WebSideStory's tagging methodology, as well as tightly integrate the reporting capabilities of HBX on demand with Demandware eCommerce. Using WebSideStory with Demandware, ecommerce managers will be able to analyze site usage in order to measure and rapidly optimize optimize - optimisation ecommerce performance. Upon completion of its recent merger, WebSideStory will combine Atomz's hosted site search and Web content management applications with WebSideStory's HBX Web analytics service to create the industry's first suite of integrated, on-demand digital marketing applications. "We are excited to partner with Demandware and to offer its customers tight integration with HBX Analytics," said Jay McCarthy, vice president of business development at WebSideStory. "Demandware enables auto-page-tagging capabilities that support HBX tags in Demandware templates and by leveraging our HBX STREAM APIs, Demandware will be able to integrate site behavior and ecommerce activity information into its service." About DEMO@15! The annual DEMO conferences A computer symposium run by IDG that invites vendors to showcase their newest technologies. Many new companies and products are first launched at DEMO. Founded in 1990 by industry pundit Stewart Alsop, the Palm Pilot was introduced at DEMO 1996, and 450 units were presold at the focus on emerging technologies and new products, which are hand-selected from across the spectrum of the technology marketplace. The DEMO conferences have earned their reputation for consistently identifying tomorrow's cutting-edge technologies, and have served as launch pad events for companies such as Palm, E*Trade, Handspring hand·spring n. A gymnastic feat in which the body is flipped completely forward or backward from an upright position, landing first on the hands and then on the feet. , and U.S. Robotics (U.S. Robotics, Inc., Schaumburg, IL, www.usr.com) A modem manufacturer highly regarded for its quality products. The company manufactures its own chipsets (data pumps) and often leads with innovations. Its HST protocol was a high-speed, reliable protocol before V. , helping them to secure venture funding, establish critical business relationships, and influence early adopters. Each DEMO conference features approximately 70 new companies, products and technologies. For more information on the DEMO conferences, visit http://www.demo.com/. About Demandware, Inc. Demandware provides a complete on-demand ecommerce product that combines the flexibility, functionality, and interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. of a full ecommerce application suite with the operating efficiency of an on-demand hosted service. With Demandware, retailers and manufacturers can deliver custom ecommerce solutions without making upfront capital expenditures or operating expensive datacenters. Demandware was founded by a team with proven expertise from leading ecommerce infrastructure companies including ATG ATG antithymocyte globulin. lymphocyte immune globulin (antithymocyte globulin equine, ATG, ATG equine, LIG) Atgam Pharmacologic class: Immunoglobulin Therapeutic class: Immunosuppressant , Macromedia, Intershop and NaviSite. The company has strong backing from major IT investors North Bridge Venture Partners and General Catalyst Partners. |
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