Here some creatures I discovered by walking through the B2B jungle:
Huge stuff for one to explore
Good Luck
Martin
VERT - > verticalnet.com
VerticalNet, Inc. is the Internet's leading creator and operator of vertical trade communities. VerticalNet leverages the interactive features and global reach of the Internet to create multi-national, targeted business-to-business communities. These narrowly focused web sites attract buyers and sellers from around the world by catering to individuals with similar professional interests
VerticalNet is the first new-media company to focus exclusively on the needs of industrial audiences. Reaching engineers, scientists and manufacturers around the world, VerticalNet sites (more than 40) are among the leading online destinations for professionals from many industries.
Privatly owned B2B companies:
sciquest.com
ultraprise.com
ULTRAPRISE.COM, the secondary market mortgage exchange, where mortgage professionals come together in a secure Web environment to buy and sell funded whole loans. We provide easy access to the data you need to make smart, informed decisions for best execution, increased volume and improved service. (Volume Posted 1999: $1.34 Billion)
bondnetwork.com
pedestal.com- the premier on-line resource for secondary market mortgage professionals. Here you'll find:
- the Largest on-line selection of whole loan mortgage pools
- over 1000 pre-qualified buyers and sellers
- powerful user-friendly analytics
plasticsnet.com (funding from San Francisco-based Internet Capital Group and others!)
PlasticsNet.com brings together buyers and sellers of such raw materials as polycarbonates or acetal copolymers and equipment like pulverizers, heaters and blenders.
See also commerx.com
paperexchange.com
PaperExchange.com provides an electronic forum for the buying, selling, and trading of pulp and paper products on a worldwide basis. With more than 2,200 registered members, spread out over 75 countries, PaperExchange.com is the world's largest online marketplace for the pulp and paper industry.
e-steel.com
e-STEEL is the only neutral and secure marketplace for the global steel industry. On the e-STEEL Exchange, buyers and sellers transact confidently and efficiently.
tradex.com (some above companies run Tradex software)
TRADEX is the leading provider of B2B eCommerce solutions that enable the rapid deployment of Digital Marketplaces. TRADEX Commerce Center is an integrated solution for enabling new Internet commerce processes. It helps businesses lower operational costs and increase service levels by automating the buying and selling processes. unmatched scalability, extensibility and reliability to provide the ideal platform for building or integrating additional commerce modules.
Tom Kippola: "These guys have as good a chance as anyone for becoming the platform of choice for vertical market exchanges,"
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