The Private Marketplace offering leverages TestMart's expertise in the following areas -

Web Development

TestMart uses the latest Web development software to create private market Web sites quickly and efficiently
We have also built internal tools that let us rapidly create highly usable navigation around the concept of a universal user
TestMart private market Web sites are database driven to make regular maintenance and updating quick and simple Database Maintenance Process
Using the TestMart technology organizations are able to integrate information sources, procurement processes, and applications from multiple partners and suppliers to create a single efficient central point of contact for information exchange and procurement

Catalog Creation and Management

TestMart's unique approach to specification collection and presentation makes finding, researching, comparing and configuring technical products easier than ever before
The content is tailored to meet each organization's unique needs and integrated into our knowledge base, which captures complex specifications and presents them in an easy-to-understand form Normalized Product Specification
Product evaluation and comparison is clear and intuitive
Click-through to the item's original spec sheet or brochure and relevant application notes complete the presentation As a result of this the buying organization can:
Regulate and enforce procurement contracts
Track off-contract purchasing
Provide substitution guidance towards contract products
Greatly reduce procurement expenses in the process

Powerful Search Tools

TestMart's powerful search tools make finding what you want quick and easy. You're not buried in a sea of meaningless data
Our full site search tool hunts through the entire site database and gives you a list of choices that match your search
Enter the specs of a requirement in the parametric search tool and see all products that match
Quickly locate alternative products using the find similar tool
This means more informed purchasing by users and technical employees in particular, no longer have to spend hours trying to find products they need

Extensive Reference Section

TestMart has an exclusive library of reference material on the test and measurement industry, its manufacturers, applications information, technical papers, directories and an archive of historical products
TestMart's non-commercial reference library is extremely helpful to the industry generating very high site traffic, including the Original Manufacturers' Catalogs, Glossary, and Industry Association Directory sections
Customizable options can be added, such as internal training materials
This area may also be the stage for increased and improved collaboration among employees and other users
With all of this information at their fingertips, technical staff will be able to redirect all that time they spend researching, to actually doing their jobs

Intuitive User Presentation

TestMart presents highly complex technical data in a personalized, easy to understand way
Pricing for goods and services can be personalized at the facility or user level based upon existing business and contractual relationships thus eliminating often error-prone manual pricing processes
Full site searches show the sections (e.g. products, reference library, technical articles etc) where information was found, what was found and how many items were found
If the user needs a product with specific features or functionality, the parametric search tool will show all matching products in a comprehensive table
The user can then sort and resort by column to refine the presentation according to his/her search criteria

Easy to Use Online Shopping

Once you find what you want, you can buy it simply, easily and hassle free
TestMart's online store lets you drop single or multiple items in the shopping cart, save the cart for later action, print a quotation or proceed to checkout
Each authorized user has a personal profile including shipping and billing information, or you choose where to ship, how to ship, who to bill and how to pay quickly and easily

Hosting and Transaction Processing

TestMart's fully hosted private market solutions operate on secure high-reliability servers shielded against blackouts and acts of nature
Full-time operations are protected by round the clock monitoring and tech support
All transactions are encrypted and customer data is protected on a separate secure server
Users can access online order tracking and account management information and can request customer support through the Web
Financial settlements with credit card transactions can include Level III data
Purchase orders from pre-approved purchasers are accepted
TestMart also has the systems in place to generate management reports, providing the information for accurate and cost-saving asset management
Off-contract purchases may or may not be allowed but the buying organization will certainly have better aggregate buying information as a result of the private marketplace