Hosted eProcurement Platform Fulfills Government Vision for Australian Businesses

Hosted eProcurement platform using CommerceOne and Conexa technology available for under $10.00 per day* puts eProcurement benefits at desktops of all Australian businesses.

(PRWEB) March 26, 2004 -- Intertask Pty Ltd -- (www.intertask.com.au) a Sydney based e-Procurement provider today launched its hosted e-Procurement Platform giving Australian SMEs their own world-class eProcurement platform available for a small monthly subscription fee.

Based on the CommerceOne and Conexa platforms -- (also used by Optus inCITE) - the hosted e-Procurement solution is deployed on a single platform, multiple company model. Customers share the same solution infrastructure while using their own private workflow, supplier catalogs and user permission hierarchy solution. This allows Intertask to pass along economies-of-scale to our customers.

Additionally, for the suppliers of the companies using the Intertask hosted platform, their catalogues are loaded free-of-charge, thus helping companies get their suppliers on board and helping their suppliers receive what is termed a clean order" which is sent to the supplier by fax, EDI or electronic mail, whichever the supplier prefers.

A NOIE Report -- The Benefits of Doing Business Electronically -- eBusiness" stated that the Top Benefits of using eCommerce (specifically eProcurement) are;
1.   eBusinesses are gaining a competitive advantage.
2.   eBusiness in Australia is widespread and delivering benefits to the economy.
3.   Emerging Applications are Boosting eBusiness Gains.
4.   eBusiness facilitates cost reductions.
5.   eBusiness provides new ways to generate revenue.
6.   Additional benefits for eBusinesses are improved relationships with suppliers and improved service to clients.
7.   Collaborative online exchanges can generate eBusiness benefits for buyers and sellers.
8.   eMarketplaces have the capacity to deliver the benefits of better business practices to participants.
9.   eBusiness is facilitating major transformations in industry structures and business processes.
10.   eProcurement by Government is acting as a driver to get businesses online.

Frank Ditta -- Managing Director of Intertask, states that a BuyIT Best Practice Report concluded that for a typical company, a 5% reduction in purchasing costs can increase the bottom line as much as a 30% increase in sales"..."that is a compelling proposition for a company, he continued but the problems have been the software costs, implementation and on-going support costs. With our hosted e-Procurement platform", Australian companiess gain access to the same platform used by companies such as Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Polaroid, LG Electronics and many more."

Intertask provides both the technology and services needed for a successful procurement solution. This consists of:
-a hosted procurement application
-supplier enablement (supplier catalog management and transaction enablement)
-solution deployment
-application upgrades, and
-system administration.

With almost 90% of Australian SMEs online, they should have all of the benefits of what the Internet can do for their business without incurring large software costs and management costs" Frank concluded, and we have the solution with our offer".