WebSphere Commerce Suite, Marketplace Edition enables market makers to quickly seize the emerging e-marketplace opportunity. Benefits to Buyers WebSphere Commerce Suite, Marketplace Edition offers buyers a broader range of sourcing options. Close collaboration with trading partners speeds product time to market while fostering stronger relationships. Upfront investment is lowered because buyers can connect to multiple suppliers simultaneously. Robust search capabilities help buyers find information and compare products based on their criteria even faster.
Workflow approval allows the assurance that the appropriate party authorizes purchases.
Buyers can participate in auctions using the latest pervasive computing devices, including cell phones, PDAs and pagers. Benefits to Sellers WebSphere Commerce Suite, Marketplace Edition can help identify and respond to requests from new prospects at a lower cost while allowing those sellers to extend their reach to new markets. Sellers can import, edit, update and validate their product information, exporting it into XML files for use in the hub. Catalogs can be aggregated into a single centralized catalog, so buyers have a simple, yet speedy, mechanism to locate products. Contract systems help uphold agreements like pre-existing, negotiated discounts on quantity buys or seasonal purchasing plans.