BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Open Buying On The Internet
- a standard built around a common set of business requirements for electronic communication between buyers and sellers that, when implemented, allows different e-commerce systems to talk to one another.
- Abbr. OBI
Additional Resources
- Commerce One supports Open Buying on the Internet — OBI — standard for business-to-business electronic commerce
- WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--July 1, 1997--Commerce One, Inc., a leading supplier of real-time interbusiness electronic commerce solutions, today announced its support for Open Buying on the Internet OBI, the new standard for conducting business-to-business electronic commerce over the Internet.
- Research articles 1997-07-01
- IBM supports OBI standard.
- IBM supports the Open Buying on the Internet OBI standard. In response to customer needs, IBM has incorporated additional business-to-business purchasing functionality in IBM Net.Commerce beyond the minimum required by the OBI Consortium. IBM supports the...
- Research articles 1998-12-10
- Office Depot Plays Key Role In OBI Showcase At ICE; Demo Offers First Glance At Office Depot's Enhanced Commerce Web Site
- DELRAY BEACH, Fla.--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 22, 1998--Office Depot, the nation's leading supplier of office products, will participate in the first public demonstration of the Open Buying on the Internet Consortium's OBI standards for enabling electronic commerce solutions, the "OBI Interoperability Action Showcase", at the Internet Commerce Expo ICE, Thursday September 24,...
- Research articles 1998-09-22
- gm.ebay.com now open up for business
- SAN JOSE, Calif. and DETROIT, Mich. August, 2009 - In a move to help simplify the car-shopping process, eBay Motors and General Motors Company announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind promotion that enables consumers to 'click and buy' new cars, crossovers and trucks online from participating California Chevrolet, Buick, GMC...
- News items 2009-08-11
- Auto Buyers Assistance, Inc. Launches National Car-Buying Service; Established DFW-Based Company Leverages Internet to Launch Nationwide Service for Auto Buyers
- Business Editors & High-Tech Writers DALLAS--BUSINESS WIRE--March 22, 2001 In a time when many dot-com businesses are struggling to keep their doors open, Auto Buyers Assistance ABA has managed to use the Internet to significantly cut its costs and increase the size of its market. As a...
- Research articles 2001-03-22
- The Internet: a place to pay for music?
- The Internet has been a decidedly mixed blessing for the music industry, encouraging people to listen to more songs and discover more bands but also to buy fewer recordings. One reason is that there's been a disconnect between where people go online to find and hear music, and where they...
- News items 2009-10-21
- Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator [Operator Instructions]. Mr. Curran, your line is now live. Unidentified Analyst Hi everyone. Good morning. David Hannah - Chief Executive Officer How are you doing? Unidentified Analyst Good. I was wondering how on your daily...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-20
- Penske Automotive Group, Inc. Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. [Operator Instructions]. And first we'll go to the line of Edward Yruma with JP Morgan. Please go ahead. Edward Yruma - JP Morgan Roger, congratulations to you and your team on a phenomenal quarter. Roger S. Penske - Chairman of the...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-25
- Flextronics International Ltd F2Q08 (Qtr End 9/28/07) Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator : Thank you. [Operator Instructions]. Amit Daryanani from RBC Capital Markets, your line is open. Amit Daryanani - RBC Capital Markets Thanks. Good afternoon, guys. Just a really quick question. Just some news out of Asia earlier this month, I think regarding FLEX signing...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-24
- Prospecting Online
- Industry research on buying patterns indicates that more than three-quarters of consumers are willing to provide personal information online, compared to 46% by mail and 45% through other marketing media. As well as providing valuable prospecting data, the Web allows you to study the buying process more closely in order...
- Articles 2007-11-30
- Packaging Corp. of America Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator Certainly. [Operator Instructions]. Our first comes from Mark Connelly of Credit Suisse. Mark Connelly - Credit Suisse Paul, can you talk... you've talked in past calls about seasonality shifting around a little bit. I wonder if you can talk about that issue...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-18
- Monster Worldwide, Inc. Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator: [Operator Instructions]. Your first question will come from the line of Mark Mahaney with Citigroup Investments. Mark S. Mahaney - Citigroup Smith Barney Great, thank you. I hope you can hear me, two questions please. The first is any comments on where you think long-term...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-25
- Reflections On Chrome OS From A Consumer Perspective
- Google hosted something of a formal "status update" on Chrome the operating system in Mountain View on Thursday. There we discovered the company is open-sourcing the code. We also found out it's intended as a netbook OS for now and that Google is working with several hardware partners to create...
- News items 2009-11-22
- Equinix, Inc. Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator [Operator instructions]. Our first question comes from Jonathan Schildkraut with Jefferies. Jonathan Schildkraut - Jefferies & Company Wow. Stephen M. Smith - President and Chief Executive Officer Hey Jonathan, how are you? Jonathan Schildkraut - Jefferies & Company Hi guys,...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-30
- O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator : Thank you, sir. [Operator Instructions]. First question or comment comes from Bill Sims with Citigroup. Bill Sims - Citigroup Thank you very much. Good morning. Tom McFall - Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Finance Good morning....
- Earnings calls 2007-10-25
- Using Blogging to Promote Your Company
- A blog or Weblog is a public online diary that features the author's comments, announcements, and recommended links. Blogs are now becoming an important form of business communication as they provide a fast, cost-effective way to share information such as project updates, research or test results, product news, or industry...
- Articles 2007-12-17
- Tim Hortons Inc. Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you very much, Mr. Bonikowsky. [Operator Instructions]. Our first question comes from the line of Irene Nattel from RBC Capital Markets. Please proceed. Irene Nattel - RBC Capital Markets Thanks, and good morning everyone. Clearly, the same store sales numbers were extremely...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-28
- Waters Corporation Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. At this time we are ready for the question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions]. Our first question, Quintin Lai, Robert W. Baird; your line is open. Quintin Lai - Baird Good morning, congratulations on a nice quarter. Douglas A. Berthiaume - President, Chairman...
- Earnings calls 2007-10-23
- Harte Hanks, Inc. Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. At this time, we are ready to begin the formal question and answer session. [Operator Instructions]. Our first question comes from Alexia Quadrani from Bear Stearns. Unidentified Analyst Hi, thanks. This is Jonathan Buckles [ph] for Alexia. A few questions on Shoppers....
- Earnings calls 2007-10-29
- Getting the Most from Response Mechanisms
- Response or reply mechanisms make it easier for prospects to get information about a product or service, place orders, and respond to offers. A response mechanism is a call to action that moves the prospect toward making the purchase. Consumers feel comfortable with a reply mechanism because it allows more...
- Articles 2007-02-15
