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Corporate Express Joins Oracle Supplier Network to Enhance E-Commerce Capabilities

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Corporate Express, a leading supplier of office and computer products and services, has announced its participation in the Oracle Supplier Network, a group of suppliers and content service providers that integrate with Oracle Internet Procurement applications. By joining the network, Corporate Express will make its e-commerce ready electronic catalog available to Oracle Exchange, the world's first open business-to-business online marketplace. This partnership aims to provide customers with fast, easy, and flexible e-commerce solutions that reduce their procurement costs.

Key Takeaways:

  • Corporate Express has joined the Oracle Supplier Network, a group of suppliers and content service providers that integrate with Oracle Internet Procurement applications.
  • The partnership will enable Corporate Express to tightly integrate its e-commerce ready electronic catalog into Oracle Exchange, making its products and services available to thousands of companies.
  • Oracle Exchange is the world's first open business-to-business online marketplace, allowing businesses to use the internet to buy goods and services more rapidly and inexpensively than ever before.
  • As a member of the Oracle Supplier Network, Corporate Express aims to deliver fast, easy, and flexible e-commerce solutions to its customers, reducing their cost of procurement.
  • Corporate Express operates in nearly 300 locations, including 89 distribution centers, and employs approximately 15,000 people in various countries across the world.
  • The Oracle Supplier Network includes companies such as barnesandnoble.com, Collabria, Inc., Compaq Computer Corporation, Dun & Bradstreet, Inc., GE Supply, Requisite Technology Inc., and TPN Register.

Statistics:

  • 20,000: The number of SKUs of office and computer supplies and office furniture included in Corporate Express' e-commerce ready electronic catalog.
  • 89: The number of distribution centers operated by Corporate Express in the United States.
  • 300: The number of locations operated by Corporate Express in nearly 21 countries worldwide.
  • 15,000: The approximate number of employees employed by Corporate Express in various countries across the world.

Sources:

  • Corporate Express Press Release, August 9, 2002 (PRNewswire)
  • Oracle Corporation
  • Oracle Exchange Website
  • Corporate Express Website

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