Ford Motor and Trilogy Software, a closely held maker of business software, said they will announce an e-commerce venture today, but declined to provide further details.
Published:
23 February 2000 y., Wednesday
In the past six months, Ford has boosted its e-commerce plans in an effort to reach more customers, speed distribution and cut costs. The Dearborn, Mich.-based company in November formed an online auto-parts auction site with database software maker Oracle.
In September, Ford created a venture with Microsoft_s MSN CarPoint online car-buying service that allows the giant automaker_s customers to buy vehicles built to their specifications.
Austin, Texas-based Trilogy is also the parent of CarOrder.com, an Internet auto-shopping site that plans to buy car dealerships and turn them into distribution centers. John Ochs, a Ford spokesman, said the announcement doesn_t involve CarOrder.com.
Šaltinis:
CNET News.com
Copying, publishing, announcing any information from the News.lt portal without written permission of News.lt editorial office is prohibited.
The most popular articles
Software company announced new structure_ of it_s business.
more »
Complete solutions portfolio for GSM, GPRS and UMTS by Siemens
more »
Incident follows other high-profile break-ins
more »
CeBIT 2001, which will take place in Hannover from March 22 - 28, documents more than anything else the rapid pace of development in e-commerce.
more »
The long and winding road to ".net"
more »
According to a recent survey from Qualiope done in conjunction with Ipsos-Reid France, 92% of landline telephone users and 79% of mobile/cellphone users in Western Europe are either "very" or "fairly" satisfied with the sound quality of connection
more »
Hundreds of thousands of messages from Earthlink users to AOL gets lost due to anti-spam effort
more »
Microsoft still produces the operating systems of choice to Germany's Defense Ministry, despite a report in a leading magazine saying security concerns would lead it to seek an alternative.
more »
search.lt presents newest links
more »
With the goal of encouraging Web merchants and shoppers to use personal checks for e-tail sales, the Electronic Payments Association instituted new rules Friday for how electronic checks are processed.
more »
Jeff Baker hacks into corporate computer networks for fun - period.
more »