Intelisys, a developer of online exchanges whose ConnectTrade e-marketplace platform is used by Chase Manhattan Corp. and Texas Instruments to buy goods and services, is evaluating eGateway to broaden the number of small suppliers that can connect to larger customers. Chase Manhattan has hundreds of thousands of suppliers, and through this we can offer companies a way to extend their catalogs electronically. It's the democratization of e-commerce. A lot of the focus has shifted to the suppliers' community,'' he said. With this offering, suppliers don't have to commit to one particular marketplace or standard, and that should encourage participation.
Suppliers pay a small per-transaction fee for the offering.