B2C Articles

Differences in Complexity between B2C and B2B E-commerce

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... ÿþ Differences in Complexity between B2C and B2B E-commerce PJ Jakovljevic - November 6, 2004. 1. Introduction. ... B2B More Complex than B2C. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2004/11/research_notes/TU_EC_PJ_11_06_04_1.asp - 13k - 2004-11-06 Summary: Business-to-business (B2B) selling has proven to be more intricate than business-to-consumer (B2C) selling, as B2B involves dealing with longer-term contracts and complex products with specific requirements that are not needed in the consumer world.

QAD Offers Improved E-Commerce Applications with Greater ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... of industry-specific e-business solutions for manufacturers and distributors, announced the availability of improved versions of its B2B and B2C e-commerce ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/01/news_analysis/NA_BA_PJ_01_14_00_1.asp - 6k - 2000-01-14 Summary: On December 30, QAD, a leading developer of industry-specific e-business solutions for manufacturers and distributors, announced the availability of improved versions of its B2B and B2C e-commerce applications for its core enterprise solution, MFG/PRO. These applications extend secure, scalable buying an

USinternetworking: One Suite ASP

by A. Turner ... of USi's iMAP portfolio - is designed to help enterprise clients succeed with their Business-to-Business (B2B) and Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Internet commerce ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2000/03/news_analysis/NA_EC_ADT_03_29_00_1.asp - 11k - 2000-03-29 Summary: USi Delivers Complete Set of ASP Enterprise Solutions for Buying and Selling over the Internet.

Manugistics Lays Groundwork For Talus Integration

by Steve McVey ... It also holds promise for Internet B2C companies. For example, in a digital B2C marketplace that uses PRO, sellers can quickly determine ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/12/news_analysis/NA_BA_SRM_12_07_00_1.asp - 8k - 2000-12-07 Summary: This $152 million SCM vendor should make e-commerce the focus of its integration effort.

Consumers Shop Everywhere: Understanding Multichannel Sales

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Front-end business-to-customer (B2C) e-commerce success also requires good product information and pricing, because it is easy for Internet customers to ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2005/04/research_notes/TU_SC_PJ_04_12_05_1.asp - 23k - 2005-04-12 Summary: Multichannel retailers must be able to flawlessly execute a full range of services to engage, transact, and fulfill on Web placed orders. Hence, most successful multichannel retailers of today had to either build a complete set of the services in-house or outsource some or all of them.

Quote-to-order: New Ingredients in the Recipe for Success

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... One of Technology Evaluation Centers' (TEC's) series of articles focused on an emerging ... of business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/CRM/2008/08/research_notes/VN_CR_PJ_08_18_08_1.asp - 22k - 2008-08-18 Summary: Quote-to-order (Q2O) systems can address the increasing demand for personalized and customized products. Complex product specification, quoting, and ordering processes—as well as the software applications catering to those processes—can benefit from the use of the Web, collaboration tools, and lean t

Marquee Vendors Partner for Deepening Inherent CRM and BI Links

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Multi-Channel Holdings was likely attracted to Blue Martini by the opportunity to round out its retail portfolio with a B2C e-commerce solution. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/CRM/2005/08/research_notes/EN_CR_PJ_08_17_05_1.asp - 15k - 2005-08-17 Summary: Despite the logic behind combining customer relationship management (CRM) and business intelligence (BI) elements, the implementation of marketing automation (MA) has been stunted by slow markets, and pessimistic investors. Vendors in CRM and BI are building alliances in order to gain market share and il

Digital Business Service Providers Series: Market Overview

by E. Robins ... B2C oriented service providers dominated this early phase, although many have since changed their focus to B2B. Razorfish appears to have made this transition. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2000/12/research_notes/MN_EC_ESR_12_13_00_1.asp - 34k - 2000-12-13 Summary: Today’s Digital Business Service Provider (DBSP) market is a complex of interrelated services and provider capabilities. This article traces the history of the service providers, and explains how each arose at points when markets developed around particular core technologies. The historical evidence su

What if Companies Could Use Science to Align Prices to Market and ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... in ZPPS also fits well in B2B service industries and B2C upstream channels (so ... have all published articles on this trend, citing examples of how innovative ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/CRM/2007/06/research_notes/VN_CR_PJ_06_06_07_1.asp - 12k - 2007-06-06 Summary: Zilliant, a data-driven, price management software provider, aims to enable business-to-business companies to optimize revenue and margins through decision support and automation software that delivers more effective discount guidelines, in-depth price analytics, intelligent deal management, and successf

New Vendor Acquisition Strategies in the Enterprise Applications ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Epiphany's products have been widely implemented among business-to-consumer (B2C) companies that have large numbers of direct customers, such as wireless ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/04/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_04_26_06_1.asp - 30k - 2006-04-26 Summary: The latest acquisitions of SSA Global indicate a new phase in the vendor's acquisition strategy and development cycle, and are furthering its goal to be number three (after SAP and Oracle) in the world of enterprise resource planning vendors.