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Published on: 10/17/2000
Last Visited: 12/28/2001
Allison Keeley ExpertCommerce, Inc. 212.404.1725 akeeley@expertcommerce.com
New York, N.Y. and Boston, Mass.-ExpertCommerce, Inc. (http://www.expertcommerce.com/), a leading provider of proven online business-to-business purchase-evaluation technology, and Open Ratings (www.openratings.com), the global standard for supplier performance ratings, today announced a strategic alliance to offer unbiased supplier performance ratings to ExpertCommerce's eValEngine customers.The supplier performance ratings will allow eValEngine users to obtain and evaluate third-party supplier performance information, giving them the confidence they need to complete and increase transactions and improve ROI.Through its strategic alliance with D&B (NYSE:DNB), Open Ratings offers the only single-point solution for businesses to obtain and evaluate B2B supplier performance information combined with D&B's global database of 60 million businesses, the world's largest and most valuable database of its kind.
ExpertCommerce's eValEngine allows net market makers and suppliers to establish truly dynamic commerce, increase transaction volume and cement customer loyalty, and allows buyers to make more effective and efficient procurement decisions.By injecting marketplaces, supplier sites and procurement platforms with powerful, intelligent decision support technology, ExpertCommerce enables buyers to evaluate alternatives on multiple dimensions in real-time and enables suppliers to gain unique insight into purchasing behavior.