Commerce

Taking into account needs of electronic commerce development, expressed by large, middle and small companies, IBM developed a few configurations of IBM WebSphere Commerce V5.5, each is built on the basis of the protected and scalable architecture, flexible and steady J2EE software model and includes the (on-line) shops standards for the acceleration of application development.

IBM WebSphere Commerce solution is offered as a few separate integrated software sets, intended for deployment of fullfilment environment (WebSphere Commerce) and development environment (WebSphere Commerce Studio).

IBM WebSphere Commerce V5.5 is offered in three configurations: Business, Professional and Express.Business Edition includes all facilities of Professional Edition, including specific functions for B2B support, hosting and lines of cost charge with numerous companies participation.

IBM WebSphere Commerce functional possibilities and advantages
WebSphere Commerce software V. 5.5 is leading solution for a selling side in electronic commerce, created for the Business-to-Business (B2B) and Business-to-Consumer (B2C) environments. This flexible and adaptable applied software consists of set of the software integrated components and allows organizations to create and manage the knots of electronic commerce, and also to create the reliable environments of electronic commerce of next generation. It gives customers considerable benefits:
  • B2C and B2B support;
  • reliable, safe and scalable platform for electronic commerce, irreproachable performance in the most difficult terms;
  • development environment with the high level of tuning and flexibility, based on the open architecture and standards;
  • useful interfaces for creation of dynamic markets campaigns, of special markets segmentsá of individual promotional actions;
  • Live Help/Customer Care Collaboration (operative help and collaborative work on client servicing) with the use of Lotus Sametime technology, providing an instantaneous reports exchange in real-time mode, applications sharing and browser redirecting;
  • business-analytic for watching and analysis of customers conduct and purchase regularity;
  • functions of catalogue management for creation, deployment and management of difficult operative catalogues;
  • support of different cultures and support of sales at the global market;
  • embedded payment systems, including Offline, SET, CyberCash, VisaNet and BankServACH;
  • access and support of mobile trade any time and any place;
  • speed and depth of integration for the internal and external systems, and also for bisiness-processes;
  • powerful possibilities for business connections strengthening and business contacts management;
  • capital investments profitability and rapid return.

WebSphere Commerce is the modern and absolute integrated solution. This infrastructure is created on the base of basic technological IBM products, which are already integrated in this product and are supplied in one package. WebSphere Application Server, IBM HTTP Server and DB2 Universal Database products are included into the package.

Two versions of WebSphere Commerce V5.5 are produced. Professional Edition corresponds the needs of most organizations of B2C type, and Business Edition is a suitable platform for most companies B2B and Business-to-Business-to-Consumer (sales to customers through salespeople and mediators) type.

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