i-MARKs the Spot

Buy-side and sell-side meet with SupplyWorks and i-MARK alliance

December 13, 2000

Bedford, MA. And Hartford, CT. December 12, 2000 SupplyWorks today joined its manufacturing e-procurement company with i-MARK's content management tools. The resulting buy-side/sell-side solution will enable the delivery of rich, technical content within a manufacturer's SupplyWorks MAX-based e-procurement system, making it possible for buyers to review, research, configure, test and compare products for optimal ordering effectiveness and convenience.

i-MARK has joined the SupplyWorks CounterPart alliance program as a Complementary Product Partner. Together, they offer manufacturers and their supply chain partners the ability to manage product content and capitalize on the advantages of e-procurement.

Jeff Herrmann, SupplyWorks' president and chief executive, said of the i-MARK alliance, By combining i-MARK's content search and selection expertise in industrial materials with SupplyWorks' robust e-procurement solutions, we will enable manufacturers to work more closely with their supply chain partners, to the benefit of both buyers and suppliers.

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