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B2C: (Business to Consumer) Refers to a business communicating with or selling to an individual rather than a company. See B2B.; Full B2C Definition >>

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RIM's Balsillie: 'Not religious' about form factors; B2B the company's core: The Research in Motion vs. Apple smartphone face-off makes for a good story, but the companies present an interesting business strategy question: Is it better to start in the enterprise and then go consumer or vice versa? In an interview with me at SAP Sapphire (all resources)...; Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., SAP AG, Wireless, B2C, B2B, Smart Phones, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-06
Enterprise mobile remains up for grabs despite Google, Android and OHA: What do the major players missing from the Google Android and Open Handset Alliance (OHA) have in common? An abiding interest in enterprise mobile, and effectively integrating IT back-end resources for delivery to mobile B2E, B2B and B2C endpoints. So-far, the non-OHA-committed players include Apple, Microsoft, Sybase,...; Tags: Google Inc., Fragmentation, Mobile, Robot, Sybase Inc., Android, B2C, Advertising & Promotion, Robots, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Marketing, Emerging Technologies, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2007-11-07
Sqirlz Morph (zip): Morph two, three or more images or videos together, or warp images individually. Images A, B, C, D etc can be morphed together in several different ways - in the simple sequence A to B to C to D etc, or by blending all images simultaneously, or with "wild" (random)...; Tags: Movie, AVI, Video, Image, Corporate Communications, B2C, Marketing, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet; Software downloads 2007-11-06
Improving Business Productivity and Client Satisfaction With Customer and Partner Self-Service Portals: Self-service portals for customers, partners and suppliers are becoming the business norm - for good reason. In a fiercely competitive marketplace, both Business-to-Consumer (B2C) and Business-to-Business (B2B) portals can help build client and partner loyalty, improve customer satisfaction, speed and enhance service, reduce customer support costs and generate significant revenue....; Tags: Business Productivity, Supplier, Portals, Web Technology, B2C, Channel Management, Internet, E-business/E-Commerce, Marketing; White papers 2007-09-01
Business to Consumer Architecture Patterns (exe): The Shopping Services Architect Patterns Summary presents a systematic method for translating business requirements into an IT implementation that integrates Microsoft products, services, and support. The purpose of this summary is to convey the basic elements of and relationships between the Shopping Services Architect Patterns to enable you, the enterprise...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Shopping Services Architect Patterns Summary, B2C, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet; Software downloads 2007-08-28

Leads Master Pro (zip): Leads Master Pro will enable you to acquire millions of valuable leads for telemarketing your products. iMind has incorporated 9 top leads databases in LMP for USA, UK, Canada and Australia. Our Leads Generation software has the following features available: B2B and B2C for USA B2B and B2C for UK...; Tags: iMind, B2C, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet; Software downloads 2007-08-14
LeadGeneration (rar): LeadGeneration can cut your Leads generation cost. Simply click and save process. Simply put your search criterias and click buttons to get leads in your desired formats. B2B and B2C options for US, UK, Canada, and Australia. Version 1.0.2 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.; Tags: B2C, B2B, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet; Software downloads 2007-06-29
ACCA UK Standardises on ADF and JHeadstart to Rapidly Develop Key Self-Service and Back Office Applications: ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is the largest and fastest-growing global professional accountancy body with 296,000 students and 115,000 members in 170 countries. ACCA aims to achieve and promote the highest professional, ethical and governance standards and advance the public interest. Oracle technology is used across the entire...; Tags: Oracle Corp., Back-office, B2C, Operational Accounting, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Finance; Case studies 2007-03-01
RightNow zaps perpetual licensing, talks up smart client: On-demand CRM vendor RightNow Technologies has always insisted on giving its large enterprise customers what they want, even to the extent of offering on-premises installation and perpetual licensing to those customers that insisted — two options that most on-demand vendors would consider as anathema. But as from this quarter, RightNow...; Tags: CRM, Ecommerce, Rich Internet Applications, RightNow; Blog posts 2007-02-20
b2c Whitepaper - Best practices in multi-channel retailing: Today's retail landscape is changing rapidly. Revenue growth is back at the top of companies' agendas, replacing cost reduction as the top priority for most companies. While cost savings and productivity are still vitally important, this renewed focus on revenue growth places increased importance on attracting new customers and improving...; Tags: Customer, Best Practice, IBM Corp., Revenue Growth, B2C, Retail, Sales Strategy, Operational Accounting, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Sales, Finance; White papers 2005-08-01
DistribuTrak Professional for Small Business (exe): DistribuTrak Professional is a fully integrated solution that allows small businesses to manage their operations from anywhere in the world. Features include: business-to-business shopping cart, business-to-consumer shopping cart, unlimited unique price and product lists, assign payment terms, complete order fulfillment system, automatic email notification, integrated real-time CRM, task and trouble-ticket...; Tags: Payment, Supplier, Shopping Cart, Small Business, DistribuTrak Professional, Operational Accounting, E-mail, Channel Management, B2C, Finance, Online Communications, Marketing, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet; Software downloads 2005-06-14
ArchCommerce ASP.NET eCommerce Framework (msi): ArchCommerce ASP.NET eCommerce Framework is a scalable business-to-consumer (B2C) shopping cart software that supports unlimited product catalogs and multi-languages. It has easy to use backoffice tools that allow you to manage your catalogs and orders anytime and anywhere in the world. Its code base is 100% written in C# and...; Tags: Microsoft ASP.NET, Shopping Cart, ArchCommerce ASP.NET eCommerce Framework, B2C, .Net, Middleware, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software; Software downloads 2005-01-08
How to... Implement Business Scenarios for Customer Loyalty Management: Customer Loyalty Management is an important business scenario within Customer Relationship Management. It is of particular importance when businesses deal with consumers ("Business to Consumer scenarios" or B2C). Marketing experts have proposed to introduce "Loyalty Accounts" for this purpose. This paper explains how to implement Customer Loyalty Management on the...; Tags: SAP AG, Customer Loyalty Management, B2C, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet; White papers 2004-08-01
Enabling Semantic Grid Computing With ebXML: ebXML is a suite of standards from the e-business community addressing the entire lifecycle for Service Oriented Architectures for business to business and business to consumer activities. This position paper outlines how the Semantic GRID can benefit from the use of ebXML related standards (such as Business Process, Collaboration Protocol...; Tags: Grid Computing, University Of Oxford, ebXML, B2B, B2C, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet; White papers 2004-04-19
Web Content Management and Customer Relationship Management: Internet, intranet, and extranet sites can no longer afford to be static information suppliers. Web sites must be dynamic business applications that enable effective peer-to-peer, business-to-business, and business-to-consumer communications. Technology can make building Web applications fast, but only people empowered to create and manage their own content can make Web...; Tags: Web, Solution, Web Content Management, Extranet, CRM, B2C, Channel Management, Content Management, Enterprise Software, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Marketing, Software; White papers 2001-07-06
Business-to-Business EIPP: Presentment Models and Payment Options Part One: Presentment Models: The purpose of this document is to provide an objective, educational tool on Internet-based Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment (EIPP) in business-to-business transactions. It is intended to help businesses understand the different approaches available, or emerging, in the market today. The authors believe that broader understanding will drive...; Tags: Payment, EBPP, Electronic Billing, Internet, B2C, Operational Accounting, B2B, E-business/E-Commerce, Finance; White papers 2001-01-25
Accenture Case Study: Sony: Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) was preparing its launch of the latest version of the games console, PlayStation2 (PS2). Europe is the world's largest market for games consoles and the company wanted an on-line, direct-to-consumer presence in Europe to coincide with a Fall 2000 launch. But SCE Europe only had scattered...; Tags: Sony Corp., Accenture Ltd., Sony PlayStation 2, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Europe, B2C, Games, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Personal Technology; Case studies
Magic Quadrant for b2c CRM Suites: Gartner, an independent technology research and advisory firm, has just released its 2004 CRM Magic Quadrant evaluations and MarketScope reports. Siebel has been placed in the Leader Quadrant in 5 out of 5 CRM Magic Quadrant categories, including the Magic Quadrant for B2C CRM Suites, 2004.; Tags: Quadrant, Siebel Systems Inc., CRM, B2C, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Marketing, Software; White papers
Burda Enacts Comprehensive CRM Strategy With PeopleSoft: Hubert Burda Media is a major international media group. An analysis of its customer-related business processes led Burda to conclude that its customer information was too scattered and difficult to find. They needed a flexible, scalable, web-based CRM solution. After evaluating several CRM vendors, Burda chose PeopleSoft. Burda decided that...; Tags: PeopleSoft Inc., CRM, Burda, Hubert Burda Media, B2C, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Software, Marketing; Case studies
2003 Year in Review: Online Retailing and Web Marketing: In this webcast, you will learn key technologies that helped drive some of the most successful retail Web sites - from retailers like the Benetton Group, to manufacturers like Amway Corporation and also mixed B-to-B and B-to-C companies like Corporate Express. You will learn how to manage web content across...; Tags: Web, EMC Corp., Globalization, Channel Management, B2C, Storage, Strategy, Management, Marketing, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Hardware; Webcasts