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Bridgeline, UPS to Deliver Total E-Commerce Package

Linc Wonham — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:30:00 GMT

Interactive solutions provider Bridgeline Digital has signed a multi-year agreement with UPS to give B2B and B2C e-commerce Web stores an end-to-end offering comprised of Bridgeline’s Total eCommerce solution and UPS’ logistics and fulfillment services.

The combined offering will provide customers with the ability to effectively manage the full gamut of e-commerce and supply chain-fulfillment needs and was designed to benefit the mid-market and larger online commerce operations. To align the technologies, Bridgeline Digital integrated the world-class UPS warehouse management system into the framework of its iAPPS e-commerce platform.

“Fulfillment and delivery are critical to the customer experience in e-commerce,” says Alan Amling, marketing director for UPS global logistics and distribution. “Through this alliance with Bridgeline and the iAPPS Product Suite, UPS is making it easier for more businesses to tap into a world class end-to-end platform engineered to support their business needs.”

The new, integrated solution offers the following for B2B and B2C e-commerce merchants:

Comprehensive e-commerce platform – iAPPS is the only e-commerce platform with the Web store tools, integration and innovation to drive Total eCommerce. The iAPPS Commerce Suite is a .NET platform that deeply integrates world-class e-commerce functionality, powerful Web content management capabilities, instinctual online marketing options and unique, suggestive goal-driven analytics. The UPS warehouse management system is integrated into the framework of iAPPS Commerce.

Digital strategy and Web store development – The Total eCommerce platform enables digital strategies that propel business growth, strengthen the customer’s online experience and lift conversions. Bridgeline offers powerful interactive services, complete Web store development and commerce expertise that can help keep customers’ Total eCommerce operations running strong. From digital strategy and expert marketing to SEO and mobile solutions, when a customer’s Web store requires updated infrastructure or enhanced development, Bridgeline Digital is able to respond with its award-winning team.

World-class logistics and fulfillment – UPS is a global leader in logistics, and with the continued rapid growth of the e-commerce marketplace, integrated management of supply chains from warehousing to delivery has become a strategic advantage, making it more attractive than ever to outsource the entire logistics process. Such efficiency in supply chain logistics can help customers reduce operating costs, alleviate customer service issues and increase customer satisfaction.

To learn more about the Total eCommerce solution, visit here or take part in the debut at booth 1115 at the IRCE show in Chicago today through June 7.

Webgility Ups its Shipping Game

Pete Prestipino — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:10:00 GMT

Webgility, which provides Quickbooks integrations for merchants, announced it is now part of the UPS Ready Program – completing the certification for its product eCommerceConnector (eCC). Merchants are continually looking for ways to make the shipping process more efficient (and less expensive) but there seems to be little in the way of development for the most part from the platform side.

Webgility previously supported UPS WorldShip, an application for PC’s that gave merchants the ability to access UPS services and generate UPS shipping labels. There were some limitations however, so as a certified UPS Ready software, eCC can integrate directly with UPS web services and provide shopping services directly from eCC.

"Our previous integration with UPS was dependent on the WorldShip software and the XML interface was limited. With UPS Direct, we can now provide a seamless integrated shipping experience for our customers and the feedback since launch has been tremendous. We're also able to provide multi-package, bulk shipping, tracking and address validation features which are essential for increasing fulfillment efficiency and reducing shipping errors," says Parag Mamnani, Founder and CEO of Webgility.

eCC enables eCommerce merchants to automate order fulfillment, inventory management and accounting process. The QuickBooks Gold certified software integrates with QuickBooks and QuickBooks Point of Sales, online shopping cart and marketplace platforms including BigCommerce, Magento, Pinnacle Cart, Amazon, and eBay to name a few, as well as payment processors like Authorize.net, PayPal, and QuickBooks Merchant Service) and major shipping processors (UPS, UPS WorldShip, etc.).

Miva Merchant Now UPS Ready

Pete Prestipino — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:41:00 GMT

Right in time for the holiday shopping - and shipping - season, ecommerce software provider Miva Merchant has become a UPS Ready® Provider through an integration with UPS services. UPS’s services and functionalities are now included in the Miva Merchant 5.5 PR8 Update 4 Release.

“Being a UPS Ready partner is very important to us, because approximately two-thirds of our customers use UPS and this update will make their lives much easier,” says Miva Merchant President and COO, Rick Wilson.

The integration of UPS services is designed to improve the process of picking, packing and shipping for Miva Merchant e-commerce store owners.

Miva merchant users will have access to rate information for UPS domestic and international shipments, UPS label generation from the administration area, ability to customize shipping rules (based on order totals, quantities, weights and geographical restrictions), and more including support for dimensional shipping requirements, and fallback shipping controls.

UPS and AliExpress - E-Commerce Shipping

Pete Prestipino — Tue, 04 May 2010 16:20:00 GMT

Last week the formal launch of AliExpress, the wholesale marketplace arm of Alibaba, caught our attention and we hope it caught yours too, as it is a pretty big deal in the realm of e-commerce.

Today, UPS has announced it has formed an alliance with Alibaba. AliExpress users will be able to manage their shipping and tracking processes online through UPS shopping technology which has been integrated into the AliExpress platform. Sellers will have the ability to print UPS shopping labels and request pick-up for the packages from within the website.

“Our partnership with UPS is crucial to the success of AliExpress, as one of our main goals is to make international trade for our buyers and sellers, including the shipping of their products, as easy, safe and convenient as possible,” said David Wei, CEO of Alibaba.com. “UPS’s shipping technology, ease of use and trusted premium global services will help us fulfill this goal.”