DEMANDWARE ANNOUNCES PARTNER PROGRAM WITH LEADING ON-DEMAND SOFTWARE COMPANIES
Technology Partner Program Attracts Leading Companies Including Atomz, Cybersource, Grand Central Communications, NetByTel, Scene 7 and WebSideStory
Woburn, Mass. and Scottsdale, Ariz. - Feb. 14, 2005 - Demandware, Inc., a leader in on-demand ecommerce solutions, today formally launched its Technology Partner Program at DEMO@15!, the annual conference that focuses on emerging technologies and new products. As part of the partner program launch, Demandware also announced strategic partnerships with best-of-breed, on-demand companies including Atomz (recently acquired by WebSideStory), Cybersource, Grand Central Communications, NetByTel, Scene7 and WebSideStory. Through Demandware`s Technology Partner Program, the company offers customers seamless integration with leading applications and services.
Ecommerce executives need to deliver sites that drive revenue. Demandware`s partnerships are built around a new model for Software as a Service specifically designed for ecommerce. In Demandware`s model, Web services are used to provide access to proven, best-of-breed technologies in specialized disciplines - on demand.
"The on-demand approach to software development and delivery requires that industry leaders collaborate to establish common standards for best practices. We have identified and partnered with vendors who are some of the best at what they do - from advanced fraud screening to cutting-edge Web analytics," said Stephan Schambach, president and CEO of Demandware. "As we further enhance Demandware eCommerce, we look to leverage the best the industry has to offer to cost-effectively deliver revenue generating sites with no capital expense."
Demandware eCommerce, the first fully customizable, on-demand ecommerce product, provides retailers and manufacturers with all the functionality and flexibility expected of a high-end ecommerce package, delivered as an on-demand hosted service (SEE: Demandware Launches Industry`s First Customizable On-Demand Ecommerce at the Demo@15! Conference, February 14, 2005). Unlike existing turnkey hosted ecommerce options, implementing ecommerce solutions with Demandware involves customizing the solution for each customer`s unique business needs using both pre-built and custom-built components. To offer these solutions, Demandware will continue to actively build partnerships with leading software companies.
Demandware Technology Partners, announced today:
Atomz
Recently acquired by WebSideStory, Atomz is the leader in on-demand search and merchandising applications. Atomz Commerce tightly integrates with Demandware`s offering to provide the best in advanced search and guided commerce. Atomz Commerce integrates search, promotion, e-marketing and content management capabilities to create a unique Guided Commerce experience for retailers.
Cybersource
CyberSource is one of the world`s leading providers of electronic payment and risk management solutions. Demandware has integrated the CyberSource platform, meaning Demandware customers can now avail themselves of the industry`s widest selection of domestic and global payment options, as well as advanced fraud management services.
"We are happy to assist Demandware in providing best practices in eCommerce to its customers," said Perry Dembner, vice president of marketing at Cybersource. "Through our partnership, Demandware customers will now have built-in access to the full power of CyberSource solutions, including electronic payment, worldwide card processing, eChecks, Bill Me Later, Tax calculation and our comprehensive solutions to fraud."
Grand Central
To support Grand Central`s vision of Integration On DemandSM, Demandware now offers its unmatched ecommerce business functionality through Grand Central`s Business Services Network. In addition, Grand Central now offers Demandware customers and developers access to a rich and rapidly growing directory of business Web services, from within the Demandware Studio development environment.
NetByTel
A leader in on-demand telephony self-service applications, NetByTel enables Demandware customers with call centers to easily and affordably reduce non-revenue-generating calls, freeing up contact center agents to focus on revenue-generating calls.
Scene7
Scene7 provides the leading rich media platform to grow revenues and enhance visual communications via the Web, email, displays and print, while automating media production and delivery. Scene7`s integrated platform for production, management and delivery of rich media enables five key business solutions: Dynamic Imaging (dynamic zoom, sizing, art, color swatching, spin, and templates), eCatalogs, Dynamic Customization, eVideos and Dynamic Asset Management. More than 250 leading companies, in industries ranging from retail to hi-tech, have selected Scene7 products to drive multi-channel revenues and reduce the time and costs associated with rich media production and delivery.
WebSideStory
Demandware has partnered with WebSideStory, the most comprehensive on-demand Web analytics solution, as part of its HBX STREAM Partner Program. Demandware will develop auto-page-tagging capabilities that support WebSideStory`s tagging methodology, as well as tightly integrate the reporting capabilities of HBX on demand with Demandware eCommerce. Using WebSideStory with Demandware, ecommerce managers will be able to analyze site usage in order to measure and rapidly optimize ecommerce performance.
Upon completion of its recent merger, WebSideStory will combine Atomz`s hosted site search and Web content management applications with WebSideStory`s HBX Web analytics service to create the industry`s first suite of integrated, on-demand digital marketing applications.
"We are excited to partner with Demandware and to offer its customers tight integration with HBX Analytics," said Jay McCarthy, vice president of business development at WebSideStory. "Demandware enables auto-page-tagging capabilities that support HBX tags in Demandware templates and by leveraging our HBX STREAM APIs, Demandware will be able to integrate site behavior and ecommerce activity information into its service."
About DEMO@15 !
The annual DEMO conferences focus on emerging technologies and new products, which are hand-selected from across the spectrum of the technology marketplace. The DEMO conferences have earned their reputation for consistently identifying tomorrow`s cutting-edge technologies, and have served as launch pad events for companies such as Palm, E*Trade, Handspring, and U.S. Robotics, helping them to secure venture funding, establish critical business relationships, and influence early adopters. Each DEMO conference features approximately 70 new companies, products and technologies. For more information on the DEMO conferences, visit http://www.demo.com/.
About Demandware, Inc.
Demandware provides a complete on-demand ecommerce product that combines the flexibility, functionality, and interoperability of a full ecommerce application suite with the operating efficiency of an on-demand hosted service. With Demandware, retailers and manufacturers can deliver custom ecommerce solutions without making upfront capital expenditures or operating expensive datacenters. Demandware was founded by a team with proven expertise from leading ecommerce infrastructure companies including ATG, Macromedia, Intershop and NaviSite. The company has strong backing from major IT investors North Bridge Venture Partners and General Catalyst Partners.
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