Global Technology Leaders Unite to Deliver Private B2B Exchange Solutions

Strategic Insights -

Global technology leaders Clarus, Microsoft, and Compaq have joined forces to create B2B ExchangePaqs, a complete e-commerce solution for businesses to rapidly build and deploy private digital marketplaces. This end-to-end solution provides autonomous operation, lower cost of ownership, collaborative content management, and packaged analytics, enabling businesses to confidently build private exchanges with trusted technology partners.

Key Takeaways:

  • The B2B ExchangePaqs feature the marketplace framework of Clarus eMarket, the Microsoft .NET Enterprise Servers, Compaq ProLiant Servers, StorageWorks, and design and implementation services from Compaq Global Services.
  • This end-to-end solution allows autonomous operation of the marketplace, lower cost of ownership, collaborative content management, and packaged analytics.
  • B2B ExchangePaqs provide a significant competitive functional advantage, rapid speed-to-market deployment, and are designed to fulfill the B2B promise of time to business results for private exchanges.
  • These invitation-only exchanges facilitate limited exposure of confidential or competitive information, utilizing the best of application technology, server platforms, and skilled support.
  • Clarus eMarket enables financial transactions on a global scale, including critical elements such as payment settlement and proactive and real-time analytics for business metrics tracking.
  • Compaq Global Services is a Worldwide Prime Integrator for Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000 and will train and certify 1,000 consultants on the Microsoft .NET Server platform.
  • Clarus solutions are being deployed at customer sites including Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., Cinergy, Comcast Corporation, First Data Corporation, Gjensidige NOR, MasterCard International, MetLife, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Perot Systems, and Wachovia.

Statistics:

  • Over 200 countries worldwide are serviced by Compaq's products and services.
  • Compaq will train and certify 1,000 consultants on the Microsoft .NET Server platform.

Sources:

  • Compaq Computer Corporation (http://www.compaq.com)
  • Microsoft (http://www.microsoft.com)
  • Clarus Corporation (http://www.claruscorp.com)