Manufacturing Industry
Covisint to dump e-catalog.(News)(Brief Article)
Plastics News, October, 2003
Byline: Ralph Kisiel Covisint LLC is getting out of the electronic catalog business. Reverse auctions could be next to go. The catalog was one of Covisint's first offerings after the industry exchange began operating in 2000. But Covisint is examining all of its software applications to determine whether a third party could do it better - or whether the service is needed.
The company wants to focus on a messaging service that will streamline the exchange of electronic documents between suppliers and automakers. The service, called Covisint Connect, will be introduced next month. Covisint said it will stop offering its electronic catalog before the year ends. About 470 suppliers use the service to post their electronic catalogs of products, mostly office...
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