CDC Software, a provider of enterprise software applications and services, has entered into a strategic partnership with Escalate Retail, a provider of cross-channel commerce offerings, to jointly offer a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) eCommerce and Order Management offering to customers.

Under the agreement, CDC eCommerce will be targeted to Escalate’s retail and direct marketing customers seeking a SaaS eCommerce platform. Escalate will target CDC eCommerce retail and brand manufacturing customers with their order management and relationship marketing offerings.

Bruce Cameron, president of CDC Software, said: We are very excited to partner with Escalate Retail and offer their on-demand order management platform to our customers.

“We believe that the combination of these two powerful solutions brings one of the most innovative SaaS eCommerce platforms and cross-channel retail and order management solutions to the market that can help customers deliver a superior online retail experience for their consumers.

Stewart Bloom, CEO of Escalate Retail, said: We believe that CDC eCommerce will help our small and medium-size (SMB) customers operate in an on-demand eCommerce environment to enhance their business model and help lower their total cost of technology ownership, while also helping them to further improve their online sales. Both of these solutions will bring significant capabilities to the SMB market.

CDC eCommerce was previously known as Truition prior to its acquisition by CDC Software last year.