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• Virtual e-Catalogs give distributors a new selling and order management tool

• With e-catalogs your customers, big and small, can use powerful user interfaces and information systems to find parts and specifications, send and track orders, and request quotes.
• E-Catalogs store product content in a single database and organize product information under a predefined hierarchy. Robust search capabilities allow engineers and buyers to drill down and locate products easily. Your Sales-Chain Partners will have immediate access to all the data they need to make their next order
• Customer purchase histories and bills-of-materials are stored in the E-catalog and are readily accessed by your customers, reducing customer effort needed for re-orders
• X-ref data in the e-catalog guides customers to your favored parts
• E-catalogs and internet based data-exchange have been shown to reduce transaction costs for electronics components distributors by 29% to 39%
• Outsourcing e-Catalogs reduces your existing IT Department’s burden of building and maintaining an in-house e-Catalog. Your company will concentrate on it’s core competencies