Thursday, August 17, 2006

Office.Com Expands E-Commerce Capabilities with Request for Quote and Auction Services

Winstar Communication Inc.'s Office.com recently began offering business-relevant auctioning, bidding, purchasing, and selling opportunities for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBS) on the marketplace section of the Web site.

Through its partnership with BizBuyer.com Inc., a business-to-business Request-For-Quote (RFQ) marketplace, Office.com business users can now receive competitive quotes on a broad range of products and services from qualified sellers. Office.com's partnership with FairMarke, a provider of on-line, outsourced distributed selling solutions, gives its customers access to on-line auctions and AutoMarkdown services in approximately 200 product categories.

"These new e-commerce capabilities give our users even more tools to grow their businesses," said Jeff Cutler, general manager and COO of Office.com Inc. "Working with these top-rated service providers, we make on-line RFQ purchasing and auction-style selling more objective and applicable for the SMB marketplace by putting control in the hands of buyers and sellers."

Office.com rigorously evaluates every marketplace partner and highlights third-party reviews on hundreds of business-relevant products, allowing users to browse detailed research before buying. In addition, Office.com's extensive content covering nearly 150 vertical industries and professions is integrated with its marketplace area, enabling SMBs to research and procure goods and services in a targeted fashion.

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