In the digital economy, organisations need to rethink their business strategies and use the power of the Internet in order to remain competitive. With this in mind, ProcureTrade, a new company jointly owned by the AST Group and McCarthy On-Line, has announced the creation of a southern African B2B electronic solution centre, a first for South Africa.
The solution centre will allow companies to see the practicality, viability and business benefits of business-to-business e-commerce.
"We are finding that clients want to see - rather than hear - what can be done when it comes to B2B e-commerce," explains Dennis McCarthy, MD of ProcureTrade. "With all the solutions in one place, we can demonstrate to clients what is practical and what can be implemented in a real environment."
The centre will feature InfoBank`s electronic trading system, InTrade, which will be integrated into a live ERP application. Clients will be able to see exemplary e-Purchasing solutions that integrate Internet-based technologies with purchasing cards, electronic catalogues, workflow and back office integration to be run off facilities hosted by AST Enterprise Hosting.
"Microsoft has always had a strong relationship with Infobank and is very pleased that ProcureTrade is providing the InTrade solution, built exclusively on Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Site Server Commerce Edition," says Claire Bent, Business Development Manager, Commerce Group at Microsoft South Africa. "We look forward to a continued close working relationship with ProcureTrade in offering procurement solutions to our customers and their suppliers."
InfoBank InTrade is a web-based e-commerce business application that enables buyers and suppliers of a wide variety of goods and services to come together in a dynamic trading environment, which results in a consolidated, interactive supply chain delivering cost savings and business benefits to both buyers and suppliers.
Built around best-of-breed components, the solution centre will be based in Midrand with ProcureTrade managing the development and implementation of the site. In addition, ProcureTrade has several partners on board, such as Microsoft, Bentley West Management Consultants, Compaq, SafeGuard iT and AST Enterprise Hosting in order to provide a comprehensive e-business environment.
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