W.W. Grainger Inc., Compaq Computer Corp., Newark Electronics, VWR International Inc., SupplyAccess Inc. and Structured Content, a unit of Hearst Business Media, are new partners in the SAPMarkets Open Content Network, a unique global partner program that connects suppliers with buyers and exchanges and offers them new sales channels and opportunities for revenue generation. The Open Content Network benefits the supplier by reducing the high costs associated with catalog integration, formatting and translation, while at the same time delivering high-quality catalogs and content services directly to buyers and exchanges from a single source.
With this lineup of Open Content Network Partners, SAPMarkets is well-positioned to take a leading role in supplier enablement, said Mayur Shah, president of SAPMarkets. SAPMarkets now has a complete portfolio of supplier solutions – offering sell-side on-ramps such as SAP Internet Sales and SAP Online Store and a network of content providers and content services – that ensure that our customers have all the tools they need to get the most value out of business-to-business exchanges.
SAPMarkets certifies the Open Content Network Partners for the Open Catalog Interface, a widely used interface between catalogs and business-to-business applications. In addition, SAPMarkets uses open XML-based formatting guidelines, so customers can truly rely on the network for product content availability.
With this new relationship, customers will have direct access to their private Compaq Web store with complex configuration and order management capabilities – without expensive and time-consuming integration efforts, said Curtis Hutcheson, director of B2B programs at Compaq Computer Corp.
