Sun-Netscape Alliance Unveils Strategic Internet Procurement Solution

The Sun-Netscape Alliance, a leader in Internet procurement offerings for enterprises and service providers, has unveiled its Strategic Internet Procurement solution. This comprehensive solution is designed to make Internet procurement a reality, redefining the emerging Internet procurement market. The announcement details the strategy and products required to facilitate Internet procurement, including key enhancements to the Alliance's Strategic Internet Procurement products, such as Netscape BuyerXpert 3.0 and a new catalog subscription service for business operations.

Key Takeaways:

• The Sun-Netscape Alliance's Strategic Internet Procurement solution is designed to drive the evolution of a global commerce network by providing enabling software to enterprises and service providers.
• The solution aims to facilitate significant cost savings and streamlined procurement processes for enterprises through Internet procurement.
• The Alliance has helped hundreds of enterprise customers move their businesses online and provides a portfolio of products and services to help companies compete in the Net Economy.
• The Alliance's strategy includes clearly identifying itself as an application software vendor, providing a comprehensive solution dedicated to open standards for business-to-business e-commerce, and offering a portfolio of enhanced products and services.
• The Strategic Internet Procurement offering includes Netscape BuyerXpert, Commerce Integration Suite, Supplier Extranet, Netscape ECXpert, and hosted procurement services through the Alliance Supplier Network.
• Netscape BuyerXpert 3.0 is a full-featured web-based procurement application with key new features such as multi-supplier requisitions, internationalization, and enhanced order-receiving functionality.

Statistics:

• The Alliance has helped hundreds of enterprise customers move their businesses online.
• Netscape BuyerXpert 3.0 is shipping today.
• IDC's report on the Internet procurement market ranks Netscape first in the industry for total sales of Internet procurement application licenses in 1998.

Sources:

• PRNewswire, "/PRNewswire/ -- In a move that establishes it as one of the leading providers of the industry's most complete Internet procurement offering for enterprises and service providers, the Sun-Netscape Alliance (Alliance) today unveiled its Strategic Internet Procurement solution"
• "Steve Savignano, senior vice president and general manager for the Sun-Netscape Alliance e-commerce applications division."
• America Online, Inc.
• Sun Microsystems, Inc.
• IDC's report on the Internet procurement market
• Sun-Netscape Alliance's press release