Omnexus Emarketplace Adds Toshiba, Jsw, Milacron, Sumitomo, Toyo Makura, And Ube To Equipment Offering

OmnexusATLANTA (April 3, 2001) – Omnexus, the global eMarketplace for the plastics industry, announced today that it has significantly enhanced its multi-supplier equipment offering with the addition of six industry leaders. The product offerings of Toshiba Machine, JSW Plastics Machinery, Milacron Plastics Technologies, Sumitomo Plastics Machinery, Toyo Makura, and Ube Machinery are now available on the Omnexus equipment eMarketplace, the plastics industry’s most comprehensive online resource for searching and comparing injection molding machinery.

XIAMETER E-BUSINESS MODEL OFFERS LOWEST-BASE PRICE SILICONE PRODUCTS TO HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS MARKETS

Xiameter(MIDLAND, Mich. – March 5, 2002) Dow Corning Corporation announced today the launch of a new web-enabled business model using a new brand XIAMETERTM. Xiameter offers dynamic, lowest-base cost pricing; reliable, guaranteed shipping dates; clear order requirements and payment terms; and real time order and inventory control and confirmation for purchasers of standard sets of silicon-based fluids, resins, and other commonly used silicone products for manufacturers of household and housekeeping products.

Invibio™ PEEK-OPTIMA® polymer selected for next generation heart valve frame

In Aortech's clean room facility a PTFE-covered fabric sewing cuff is sewn on to the valve. This sewing cuff allows the surgeon to suture the heart valve into the patient's heart. AorTech International plc, a leading Scottish-based developer and manufacturer of cardio-vascular devices, has concluded a long-term supply agreement with Invibio Ltd, for the supply of PEEK-OPTIMA® polymer. The polyaromatic, semi-crystalline polymer has been specified for the frame of the company’s next generation synthetic tri-leaflet heart valve.

Veel bezoekers laten onderweg het winkelwagentje staan en vertrekken: “On-line winkels vergeten basisprincipes van verkopen”

Attachmate“Veel on-line winkels vergeten dat mensen van mensen kopen.” Dat zegt Ewald Jansen, country manager Nederland van Attachmate. Ondanks de shake-out van de laatste twee jaar bij de dot.com bedrijven zijn er nog steeds veel e-business bedrijven die alleen gefocused zijn op de technologie achter het verkopen, terwijl ze eigenlijk de meer traditionele tactiek van de verkoper zouden moeten gebruiken: menselijke interactie. “Communicatie is een vitaal, maar vaak vergeten of ondergewaardeerd onderdeel van het verkoopproces.“

Omnexus – Kompetenz für den deutschsprachigen Markt Europas

Das Verkaufs-Team für das deutschsprachige Europa Omnexus (www.omnexus.com), der globale elektronische Marktplatz für die Kunststoffindustrie, hat ein Team zusammengestellt, unter dessen Regie die auf den deutschsprachigen Markt Europas abgestimmten Dienstleistungen dieser Website schnell umgesetzt werden. Als langjährige Mitarbeiter der Kunststoffindustrie und anderer Technologiebereiche verfügen die Mitglieder des Teams über umfangreiches Wissen und Know-How.

MEDIA FACT SHEET

XiameterDow Corning has introduced three new value propositions, or service/products packages, that are tailored to customers’ needs and product lifecycles. The three solutions are those that can help you:

BACKGROUNDER: XIAMETERTM DELIVERS NEW WEB-BASED BUSINESS MODEL TO SPECIALTY CHEMICALS MARKETPLACE

XiameterFor the serious buyer of silicon-based materials, this new web-enabled Xiameter business model offers dynamic, lowest-base pricing; reliable, guaranteed shipping dates; clear order and payment requirements; and real time order entry for commonly used silicone fluids, resins, adhesives/sealants, anti-foams and emulsions – all with unique value, simplicity, and Dow Corning reliability.