MerchantSpace Strengthens European Presence With German Systems Integrator Partnership
MerchantSpace adds Ancud IT Beratung GmbH to its partner roster
Vancouver, BC, January 30, 2004--MerchantSpace today announced that it has signed German systems integrator Ancud IT Beratung GmbH to meet the growing European demand for MerchantSpace Commerce, a mid-market J2EE e-commerce application.
"The interest in MerchantSpace Commerce from European based companies has been overwhelming. To better serve these companies we have carefully sought out qualified and experienced systems integrators familiar with J2EE/Java technology," said Mark Williams, Executive VP, Ekkon Technologies. "Today more than ever, mid-market companies must compete with organizations that have fully integrated systems. MerchantSpace Commerce was developed with the functional, fiscal, and competitive needs of these mid-market companies in mind."
This partnership allows Ancud to add an additional e-commerce offering to its technology stack, as MerchantSpace Commerce natively supports international languages.
"We had been searching for professional J2EE/Java e-commerce software with source code availability and moderate pricing for years," said Konstantin Böhm, CEO of Ancud. "Selling Intershop in the past, we like the conceptual maturity of the MerchantSpace Commerce solution. Thanks to the openness of the software we can adapt it easily to adhere to German e-commerce standards."
"The combination of professional Java technology, open standards, out of the box functionality, and pricing is unique, specifically in the European market," explained Dr. Stefan Dürr, Senior Software Developer at Ancud. "Our customers will benefit tremendously because of this new offering."
About Ancud IT Beratung GmbH
Ancud IT Beratung GmbH is a German IT Consulting and Service Provider, focused on professional e-commerce applications based on J2EE/Java technology. Ancud connects companies, systems, and people via Internet based integrated solutions and platforms for digital commerce and collaboration. Solutions cover B2B and B2C e-commerce, e-marketing, enterprise portals and information retrieval. Ancud IT Beratung GmbH is formed by highly skilled individuals that have contributed to e-commerce projects for major European companies like Quelle, BMW AG, Siemens AG and midsize e-commerce companies like beautynet.de, Erhard Sport, chebello.com, and Memo. To find out more about Ancud, please visit www.ancud.de.
About Elastic Path Software
Elastic Path Software pioneered flexible ecommerce software that enables online retailers to attract and convert customers profitably. Elastic Path's fully-integrated, ecommerce framework is designed specifically for mid-sized retailers operating within a multi-channel environment. Using innovative search engine optimization (SEO) technology and simplified open source components, Elastic Path's technology empowers its customers to maximize resources and quickly adapt tactics at a comfortable price. Companies such as Makeup.com, Cotswold Collections, Aeroplan, Random House, Electricshopping.com, and Xerox use Elastic Path for maximum control over their rapidly evolving online stores.
Elastic Path Software is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. For more information please call 1-800-942-5282 or visit www.elasticpath.com.
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