E-Commerce, Marketplace Activity Up

A new report from research aggregator eMarketer indicates that e-commerce adoption and business-to-business (B2B) marketplace activity are growing steadily. The report, entitled "E-Commerce Trade and B2B Exchanges," was worldwide in scope, but some of the most interesting findings centered around the U.S. For example, eMarketer -- which averages metrics obtained from other research groups and data sources -- noted that U.S. Internet-based e-commerce generated $481.88 billion in transactional volume in 2002, up from $306.12 billion in 2001. Read More

Worlds' First Anonymous B2B Marketplace Complete

Today, Advanced B2B announced the completion of the worlds' first truly anonymous computer products marketplace. Built for a group of distributors eager to electronically connect with each other and automate their organizations core daily activities, the site will be launched later this month as Direct2Channel. Read More

Private Exchanges Gaining Momentum

Private trading exchanges are hot buzzwords of B2B e-commerce these days. While independent and industry-sponsored marketplaces (ISMs) court suppliers and gabble over openness and collaboration, industry analysts suggest B2B could one day become "a private party." Read More

The Deadly Embrace

As organizations take advantage of new technologies to improve target marketing, just-in-time shipping and inventory monitoring, they also run the risk of revealing too much information to their competitors and partners. In order to move to a truly safe, yet seamless processing model, it's critically important that organizations have security checks and balances in place. Read More