CNET ChannelOnline Punchout with Hubspan

The Buyer’s eProcurement Challenge

Companies of all sizes have implemented eProcurement systems and standards to automate their internal purchasing processes. These systems enable centralized control and cost management over employee purchases and tie into broader business processes and work flows.

Some companies try to host product catalogs on their procurement Websites, but keeping this updated and correct is challenging and resource intensive. Most businesses would prefer allowing employees to connect directly to approved eCommerce stores, but they aren’t willing to sacrifice control or security to do so.

The answer is working with centralized online marketplaces, like ChannelOnline, and enabling buyers to “punchout” directly to supplier eStores or hosted catalogs.

Allows Resellers to Focus on their Core Business

CNET ChannelOnline is a Web-based service that automates key eCommerce processes and transactions for small to medium-size resellers. The service allows these resellers to focus on their core business, as well as cut IT expenses by offloading complex functions to a third-party expert. Part of the underlying functionality of the CNET ChannelOnline service is the Hubspan Punchout Connector. Hubspan integration solutions help increase productivity by automating eCommerce processes and related transactions, such as “punchout”, purchase order exchange and e-invoicing.

Users increase customer satisfaction and gain a ready-made way to integrate and automate their critical business processes with valuable customers. Contact us to learn more about how you can dramatically reduce cost and complexity associated with integration and automation of procurement processes.

CNET ChannelOnline is a premier location for buyers to purchase the latest technology products. To make it easier for its vendor community to sell to its customer community, CNET created ChannelOnline and uses the Hubspan integration platform to power punchout and e-procurement services between the ChannelOnline e-commerce system and customer purchasing systems.