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(BSNS WIRE) ZoneTrader.com Chooses Calico to Deliver Personalized Online
ZoneTrader.com Chooses Calico to Deliver Personalized Online Trading Exchange
for Refurbished and Surplus Business Equipment
Business Editors/Technology Writers
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2000--
Calico Powers ZoneTrader.com's Digital Marketplace and Provides
Customers with Guided Selling and Personalized Online Catalog System
Calico Commerce (Nasdaq: CLIC), a leading provider of electronic
commerce software and services, today announced that ZoneTrader.com,
an online auction site of refurbished and surplus business equipment
for small and mid-sized companies, has selected Calico to power its
new Net marketplace. Zonetrader.com will take advantage of Calico's
sell-side e-Commerce solution to provide customers with guided selling
capabilities, a personalized online catalog and the ability to
customize business equipment on-line.
ZoneTrader.com's decision to implement Calico stems from Calico's
proven success with Global 2000 enterprises, dot-com companies and Net
market makers, its standards-based architecture and ease of
integration, and Calico's experience in quickly building Net
marketplaces. With Calico, ZoneTrader.com customers will be guided
through the purchasing of products that meet their specific
requirements for operating their businesses. Calico engages customers
in a customer-focused buying process that uses interactive dialogue,
targeted content and product reviews to enable them to
custom-configure equipment from suppliers that include Fortune 500
companies, leasing organizations and computer manufacturers.
Unlike other auction sites, ZoneTrader.com does more than just
connect sellers and buyers. Other sites sell a wide variety of
merchandise, but have little control over the products listed, the
bids made, or have a guarantee on the quality of what is for sale.
This process is unacceptable for buyers of business technology.
ZoneTrader.com is able to approve each product for sale on the site,
and with Calico's help, it can carefully manage every transaction from
beginning to end. Consequently, there should never be a question about
the quality of products and the added services available.
For sellers, including Fortune 500 companies and manufacturers,
ZoneTrader.com offers a unique outsourced service that consists of a
total end-to-end solution for corporate asset recovery. After the
equipment is put through rigorous testing and reconditioning,
ZoneTrader.com uses Calico's e-Commerce solution to customize the
products. Customers buy directly from ZoneTrader.com instead of
simply buying through the site - an unprecedented value in the online
auction industry. ZoneTrader.com will also offer a direct electronic
tie-in to customer enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.
"We chose Calico to power the configuration and catalog features
of our e-Commerce solution because of its state-of-the-art, sell-side
e-Commerce capabilities that enable buyers to create customized
products to meet their unique requirements," said David Gigerich,
chairman and CEO, ZoneTrader.com. "Calico will work in conjunction
with our marketplace and enable customers to configure equipment post
auction giving great flexibility to the buyer. Calico gives us the
ability to offer our customers an empowered online buying experience,
which is a strategic differentiator for us," added Gigerich.
"This is another significant customer win for Calico because we
are providing ZoneTrader.com with exactly what Net market makers need
to meet the distinctive requirements of their customers," said Alan
MacMurray, general manager, Net Markets Business Unit, Calico
Commerce. "Calico's ability to customize and handle large, complex
products, processes and relationships via the Web will undoubtedly
help ZoneTrader.com maintain its loyal customer base while building
out into other expanded offerings."
About ZoneTrader.com
ZoneTrader.com helps Fortune 500 companies and leading
manufacturers dispose of surplus and used business equipment and
re-selling it through online auctions. Everything ZoneTrader sells is
inspected, tested, and stamped ZoneTrader Approved before it goes to
auction, which means customers get great prices on top-quality
products-every time. All items are shipped directly from ZoneTrader,
so buyers always know who stands behind the items they buy.
About Calico Commerce, Inc.
Calico Commerce, Inc., headquartered in San Jose, Calif. and with
offices throughout the United States and Europe, provides an
integrated sell-side e-Commerce application suite that enables leading
corporations to sell complex products and services over the Internet,
through existing channels and within online trading communities.
Calico eSales is a customer-focused electronic commerce solution that
matches unique customer needs to customized products to drive revenue
growth, increase customer satisfaction and achieve a competitive
advantage. Calico eSales is deployed across the Internet, intranets,
extranets and corporate networks and can be accessed through desktop
and mobile computers and retail kiosks. Calico customers include
leaders in high-technology hardware, manufacturing, telecommunications
services, financial services, home furnishings, chemicals, agriculture
and retail. Calico Commerce, Inc. can be found on the World Wide Web
at calico.com.
Except for the historical information contained herein, the
matters discussed in news releases contain forward-looking statements
that involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied
by such forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties
are described in detail in public reports filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission such as Calico's Registration Statement on
Form S-1 and on Form S-4 in connection with the ConnectInc.com
acquisition.
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CONTACT: Calico Commerce, Inc.
Katie Belding, 408/808-7655
kbelding@calico.com
or
The Horn Group, Inc.
Cynthia McHugh, 415/905-4014
cmchugh@horngroup.com
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INDUSTRY KEYWORD: INTERNET E-COMMERCE SOFTWARE
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