Business to business e commerce could reshape society
The article examines how online B2B markets and software linking companies to suppliers will lower costs, speed deliveries, and streamline inventory. It cites projections from Forrester and Gartner, notes thousands of exchanges, and highlights GoCargo and Raindrop Geomagic as examples. It quotes Peter Leyden, Eyal Goldberger, and executives from GM, Ford, DaimlerChrysler, HP, Oracle, Cisco.
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Knight Ridder
United States
Peter Leyden
Wired Magazine
Amazon.com
Forrester Research
Gartner Group
Vincent Occhipinti
Woodside Fund
Eyal Goldberger
GoCargo.com
Europe
Goldberger
Newco
General Motors
Ford
Diamler- Chrysler
Hewlett-Packard Co
Cattlesale.com
Farms.com
CommerceOne
Ariba
Broadvision
Oracle Corp
Cisco Systems
New Online Exchange Faces Early Losses Amid Bumpy Global Startup Paths
ChemConnect of San Francisco plans an online plastics and chemicals exchange. The firm reported a 1999 loss of 14.7 million on 127 thousand in revenue, warning losses would rise in 2000. Industry observers note the push toward a global B2B network mirrors electrification yet hinges on cross industry cooperation.
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Amazon.coms
ChemConnect of
San Francisco
ChemConnect
Jones
Jupiter Communications
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