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e-business Services Provider Deploys New Web Initiatives Leveraging the Standards-based, Modular and Agile BroadVision Architecture
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BroadVision Inc. (Pink Sheets:BVSN - News), a global provider of e-business solutions, today announced that Mercato Impresa - Coralis, a leading provider of e-business services for the small and medium business (SMB) market, has strengthened its relationship with BroadVision by expanding the range of services provided through the web to the SMB market.
"BroadVision has a proven track record for operating effectively in a complex software environment and for delivering rapid time-to-value," said Lorenzo Tassinari, I.T. Manager at Mercato Impresa - Coralis. "Their standards-based approach and out-of-the-box configurable feature-set gives us the flexibility we need while eliminating costly development efforts."
Coralis (www.coralis.it) was launched on June 2001 by Mercato Impresa, a company owned by BPU Banca Group, to provide to SMBs e-procurement services and Support tools for sales, including web visibility and contacts. Coralis's offering has a rich set of functionality customisable for the different needs of customers. The entity is "Bacheca Web" (www.coralisbweb.it), a showcase accessible only to registered customers that increases market exchange capabilities. Thanks to an advanced offer and seek messaging system, and a powerful search engine based on BroadVision technology, Bacheca Web allows registered companies to promote their offerings towards new potential clients to get in touch with providers and to look at promotions and other special offers.
"Mercato Impresa - Coralis' decision to expand their utilization of BroadVision is a great affirmation of our e-business solutions," stated Andrea Rubei, Vice President and General Manager of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at BroadVision. "We look forward to continuing our partnership into the future and helping them achieve maximum value from their investment in our world-class technology."
BroadVision supports several customers in the business-to-business sector, including RS-Components, Bravosolution, Aviall, and EFG International Bank. These companies have been quick to recognize the potential of e-business solutions to increase the productivity of employees, improve collaboration with business partners, enhance service and support to customers, increase revenues and decrease operating costs.
About Mercato Impresa S.p.A.
Mercato Impresa-Coralis, a subsidiary of BPU Banca Group, is specialized in providing services aimed to support and incentivate commercial relationships between buyers and providers. The main goals are to allow cost savings on purchasing operations and on the other hand to provide new business opportunities. More than 450.000 customers, 80.000 companies and 370.000 private clients, are leveraging of Coralis services. The most relevant partners are Tiscali, 3 Tre, Q8, Dalmine (Tenaris group) Europcar, Ilsole24ore, Elcome Travel (IFIL group), DHL and TempoCasa. For more information visit www.coralis.it.
About BroadVision
Driving innovation since 1993, BroadVision is a global provider of e-business solutions. Our modular applications and agile toolsets, built on a robust framework for personalization and self-service, power mission-critical web initiatives that deliver unparalleled value to diverse customers worldwide. Hundreds of organizations, serving over 50 million registered users -- including Audible.com, Baker Hughes, Cardinal Health, Citibank, Hilti, Japan Airlines, Renault, Sears, Sony, Vodafone, U.S. Air Force, Yomiuri Shinbun and Xerox -- rely on BroadVision as their platform of choice for e-business.
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