Thursday, April 10, 2008

What is an e-Catalog???

eCatalog

An eCatalog (electronic catalog) is a product management system based on a database. The rapid growth of production and sales activities in recent years has meant that suppliers, distributors and buyers have had to deal with increasing volumes of information. It has therefore become extremely important to present up-to-date and well-structured information on products and their features both on the market and, above all, on the Internet. With the help of eCatalogs, text and detaile, product information can be created and constantly kept current. In many cases, the use of eCatalogs represents a decisive competitive advantage. The advantages of eCatalogs:

  • Effective management of company data through the integration of the eCatalog into enterprise resource planning (ERP) and merchandise information systems (MIS).
  • It is possible to link eCatalogs to your company’s eShop.
  • Because of the convenient and flexible structuring of product information, eCatalogs allow professional buyers to perform an effective search of the company’s products.
  • It is possible to classify products according to standard classification systems (e.g. eCl@ss).
  • Various data exchange formats (e.g. BMEcat) can be generated.
  • Simple and inexpensive creation of CD-ROM and printed catalogs (Single Source Publishing).

Using modern software, we create eCatalogs for our client companies even if product information has not been sufficiently systematized. Our experts sit down with yours, analyze the product/services information and then classify it according to the international eCl@ss system, the standard in eCommerce in Germany. This ensures that the catalogs we create meet all of today’s as well as future eProcurement requirements.

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