[Toronto, CANADA] Bid.Com International has ended its promotion
services agreement for business-to-consumer activities with Rogers
Media and will now explore its technology for business-to-business
initiatives within the Rogers group of companies.
“Bid.Com is clearly focused on providing business-to-business e-commerce
solutions and today’s announcement is a direct reflection of
our strategy,” said Jeff Lymburner, President and CEO of Bid.Com
International Inc. “Rogers has been a tremendous supporter of
Bid.Com, and we look forward to working together in the future.”
Founded in 1995, Bid.Com is a global application provider of dynamic
pricing solutions that help organizations buy and sell goods online.
It offers multiple online transaction methods, providing fixed price,
traditional auction, real-time declining price (Dutch) auction, and
reverse auctions (Request for Quotation/Proposal).
In large part, due to a very successful modular architecture, the
Bid.Com system can be integrated with virtually any business-to-business
or consumer-based application.
A number of major online players have made Bid.Com their online sales
partner in sectors such as electronic media, travel, wireless
communications, automotive, heavy machinery, arts and culture, and
retail.
Bid.com’s partners include GE Capital, Research In Motion, Rogers New
Media, CapGemini, ValueVision International, and The Art Vault.
For more on Bid.com, see the following:
- Funds & E-mailbag: Harmon’s Picks Beat All Mutual Funds So Far,
October 5, 2000. - Bidcom Acquires E-Business
Specialist, June 5, 2000. - Bid.com, Research in Motion Enter Strategic Alliance, February 16, 2000.
- Bid.Com Launches Advertising on its Canadian Site, March 29, 1999.
- Bid.com Enters Alliance with Cap
Gemini Group, November 17, 1999. - Bid.com Inks Deal with
Megawheels.com, October 4, 1999. - New Bid.Com Execs to Lead
International Expansion, August 25, 1999. - Bid.com Introduced as New Brand for
Internet Liquidators, March 6, 1998.