Envision Software, Inc. And Esnipe.com Join Forces To Integrate Auction Sniping Ability Into Latest Version Of AuctionTamer.Business Editors/High Tech Writers SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 2000 Envision Software, Inc., announced it is partnering with esnipe.com to integrate esnipe's sniping service into its latest version of AuctionTamer. esnipe.com is an online auction sniping See sniping software. service exclusively for eBay auction users. After setting bid information, esnipe will bid on your behalf, only seconds before the end of the auction. "Sniping has become very popular for online auctions. Many times I thought I was the high bidder at an online auction, only to be outbid out·bid tr.v. out·bid, out·bid·den or out·bid, out·bid·ding, out·bids To bid higher than: We outbid our rivals at the auction. at the last second of the Auction. This method of last second bidding is called sniping," says Warren Wiens, esnipe.com founder. "I had been sniping auctions the old fashioned n. 1. A cocktail consisting of whiskey, bitters, and sugar, garnished with with fruit slices and often a cherry. Noun 1. old fashioned - a cocktail made of whiskey and bitters and sugar with fruit slices way and an automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. process sounded like a good idea," Wiens said. "So I looked at several auction bidding software programs, and found the products required you to have a telephone line free at the proposed bidding time. After not winning a single auction with these programs, I started esnipe.com." At esnipe.com, there is no need to install any special software. The web site runs completely on its own servers. The sites high speed Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the connection ensures excellent response time for sniping, much faster than a home PC could perform the same action. Another advantage to using esnipe.com is the ability to cancel bids. As long as esnipe has not entered a bid, the user can simply delete To remove an item of data from a file or to remove a file from the disk. See file wipe, trash and undelete. 1. (operating system) delete - (Or "erase") To make a file inaccessible. it. "When we first became aware of esnipe.com, I knew we had to work together," said Mike Potter Mike Potter is a NASCAR veteran. He was born on July 4, 1949 and currently resides in Johnson City, Tennessee. Over the course of his Nextel Cup career, Potter raced 60 races. Every season he raced was part-time. , Envision Software's President. "Its unique sniping concept could easily be integrated into AuctionTamer, our auction searching and tracking program. With AuctionTamer's ability of searching, tracking and watching online auctions and esnipe's ability to place bids on items at the last second of the auction, we had to team up. This partnership will provide AuctionTamer users with the most comprehensive and sophisticated online auction watching and bidding software available," concludes Potter A potter is someone who makes pottery. Potter may also refer to: People
AuctionTamer can be downloaded for a 30-day free trial from Envision Software's Web site at http://www.envsoftware.com. AuctionTamer may be purchased from the Web site for $19.95. esnipe.com can be accessed directly without using AuctionTamer at http://www.esnipe.com SOURCE: DigitalWork ( http://www.digitalwork.com ) DigitalWork.com -- Your Business Workshop |
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