Vcommerce Connects Extensive Network of Vendors to eBay`s Half.com; Expands Breadth of New Products
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., October 4, 2001--Vcommerce Corporation today announced that it has brought its extensive network of direct-ship vendors to eBay`s Half.com, significantly expanding the availability of new products on the Half.com site. Vcommerce`s vendor network includes key distribution partners such as Baker & Taylor, Ingram Entertainment and Alliance Entertainment.
Vcommerce now offers Half.com`s customers additional options to purchase new products in the books, movies, music and video games categories and soon will offer computers, consumer electronics and sporting goods products. Vcommerce`s extensive network of vendors will ensure consistent availability of the products that Half.com members want to buy at competitive prices.
In the short period that Vcommerce has been selling on Half.com, they have already sold more than 70,000 items.
"Half.com continues to be known for its broad selection of used and overstock products at great prices, and now Vcommerce helps us dramatically increase our new product offerings to the millions of people who visit our site," said Chris Fralic, vice president of Business Development for Half.com.
"It`s exciting to see our commerce solutions working so well on Half.com`s marketplace," said Anil Jain, Vice President of Strategy and Solutions Development, Vcommerce. "Half.com`s integration of the Vcommerce solution is further validation that leading companies recognize the benefits of complementing their core competencies with Vcommerce`s commerce chain solutions."
About Half.com
The award-winning Half.com, an eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY; http://www.ebay.com) company, is the largest fixed price person-to-person marketplace on the Internet, where people can easily buy and sell new and used products, combining the bargains of an auction with the ease of purchasing from a retailer. Founded in July 1999, it is one of the most visited shopping sites on the Internet, and through its ever-growing community of sellers, offers more than 50 million items for sale in hundreds of product categories. Half.com`s phenomenal growth and complementary business model drew the attention of eBay, the world`s online trading community, which acquired Half.com in July 2000. Half.com can be reached on its web site at www.half.com.
About Vcommerce Corporation
Vcommerce optimizes and extends supply chain operations through a flexible, scalable commerce platform. Designed for simple implementation and rapid integration of sales and fulfillment channels, Vcommerce solutions help merchants, manufacturers and distributors achieve fast time-to-market and service excellence.
The company`s customers include Cox Interactive, EntertainmentStudios.com, eBay`s Half.com, iWon, Lumenati, RewardsPlus and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. A privately held company, Vcommerce has raised more than $54 million in venture capital funding from American Express Financial Corporation, Archery Capital, Benchmark Capital, CMGI @Ventures, Dain Rauscher Wessels, Inktomi, PaineWebber and Pequot Capital. For more information, visit www.vcommerce.com.
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