Leading Test and Measurement Commerce and Information Site to Support cXML for Open Platform Interoperability
SAN BRUNO, Calif. - July 13, 2000 -
TestMartTM, the leading information and commerce marketplace in the test and measurement (T&M) industry, today announced that the company will make its T&M commerce and information offerings available through the Ariba® B2B Commerce Platform™. TestMart has joined Ariba Supplier Link, the Ariba (NASDAQ: ARBA) supplier partner initiative designed to make goods and services readily available to corporate buyers and B2B marketplaces on the Internet.
Through its open Ariba Commerce Services Network™, the Ariba B2B Commerce Platform provides TestMart with a single, Internet-based point of access and integration with buyers and marketplaces worldwide. The Ariba Commerce Services Network will also provide TestMart and its customers with seamless integration to efficient trading mechanisms and Internet-hosted commerce processes such as content management services, global supplier directories, sourcing tools, electronic payment, and streamlined transaction services.
"Just as Ariba offers a convenient, single platform for conducting e-commerce, TestMart is a true one-stop shop for the T&M community," said TestMart President and CEO Peter Ostrow. "This alliance not only extends TestMart's reach, it provides T&M professionals using Ariba with an efficient, cost-effective commerce and research solution that capitalizes on Ariba's advanced e-commerce capabilities. Our cooperation with Ariba represents a true win-win proposition for TestMart, Ariba, and its users."
"We are pleased to welcome TestMart to the rapidly growing number of supplier companies participating on the global Ariba B2B Commerce Platform," said Cindy Elkins, Senior Director, Supplier and Content Solutions, Ariba. "By making its substantial T&M commerce and content offerings readily available to all organizations on the Ariba B2B Commerce Platform, TestMart will provide its customers with the opportunity to conduct business more efficiently and to reap the global economies of scale of B2B e-commerce."
TestMart also announced that it will collaborate with Ariba on the continued development of Commerce XML (cXML), an open Internet standard for exchanging supplier content and transaction information between buyers, suppliers, and B2B marketplaces.
By integrating cXML into its Web site, TestMart will be able to leverage its e-commerce investments and maintain differentiation by making its e-commerce capabilities, content, and brand presence directly accessible to its customers through Ariba Commerce Services Network. The Ariba solution's unique cXML "punchout" feature enables seamless integration between the buying process powered by the Ariba B2B Commerce Platform and TestMart's Web-based sales process, providing a complete end-to-end solution.
About Ariba, Inc.
Ariba, Inc. is the leading business-to-business (B2B) eCommerce platform, provider. Through the Ariba B2B Platform - an open, end-to-end infrastructure of interoperable software solutions and hosted Web-based commerce services - the company enables efficient online trade, integration, and collaboration between B2B marketplaces, buyers, suppliers and commerce service providers. The global reach and best-of-breed functionality of the Ariba B2B Platform creates Internet-driven economies of scale and process efficiencies for leading companies around the world, including more than 20 of the FORTUNE 100. Ariba can be contacted in the U.S. at +1.650.930.6200 or at www.ariba.com.
About TestMart, Inc.
TestMart is the most comprehensive test equipment marketplace on the Internet. The site features massive databases of unbiased, proprietary, and hard-to-find information and a safe secure online store where users can locate, compare, and select from an extensive offering of new and refurbished instruments. Databases contain detailed specifications on over 16,000 test and measurement products, a directory of 550 manufacturers, and a reference area with extensive product information including calibration intervals, life cycles, and CE status.
TestMart is a private company founded in 1998 to create community and develop e-commerce applications for the precision test instrument industry. Headquarters is located at 851 Traeger Avenue, San Bruno, California 94066; Telephone 650-624-0525, Fax 650-624-0535. For more information on TestMart, address e-mail to jharrington@testmart.com. The TestMart Web site can be found at https://www.testmart.com/.