Dynamic Supply Chain

SAN MATEO, CA and CHICAGO, IL. - September 6, 2000 @TheMoment, an enabler of dynamic commerce, and Consolidated Commerce, a B2B supply chain optimization software solutions provider, announced an alliance to deliver their digital marketplace solutions to networked trading communities. @TheMoment and Consolidated Commerce will integrate their technologies, enabling B2B digital marketplaces to enhance their dynamic, many-to-many trading environments with auction and live bid/ask trading, transaction management and supply chain optimization capabilities.

By integrating the @TheMoment solution with Consolidated Commerce's eMarketplace Suite, the companies will enable digital marketplaces to offer enhanced benefits for buyers and suppliers with increased transaction options as well as logistics and fulfillment efficiency. @TheMoment's dynamic pricing functionality will also allow digital marketplaces to incorporate real-time price discovery applications as well as inventory management and demand generation tools which provide customers with better control over profitability. Once a marketplace transaction is complete, Consolidated Commerce ensures efficient logistics, fulfillment and invoicing.

"Consolidated Commerce's eMarketplace Suite(tm) coupled with the @TheMoment Dynamic Trading Suite will offer digital marketplaces comprehensive supply chain optimization and increased revenues, while providing marketplace buyers and sellers with multiple real-time trading alternatives," said Scott Torbik, senior vice president of marketing and business development for Consolidated Commerce.