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Citation
(2001), "PartMiner announces agreement with Yahoo! industry marketplaces", Microelectronics International, Vol. 18 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/mi.2001.21818bab.021
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2001, MCB UP Limited
PartMiner announces agreement with Yahoo! industry marketplaces
PartMiner announces agreement with Yahoo! industry marketplaces
Keywords PartMiner, Yahoo!, Internet
PartMiner® Inc. a provider of content, technology and procurement services to the global electronic components industry, today announced an agreement with Yahoo! Inc., global communications, commerce and media company. Under the agreement, PartMiner's Design Center content and market making services from its Free Trade Zone are now available to users of Yahoo! Electronics Marketplace, part of Yahoo! Industry Marketplaces (http://industrymarketplaces.yahoo.com) – a one-stop business-to-business destination for information and services including researching products, finding the latest industry news and making purchasing decisions.
Yahoo! Electronics Marketplace (http://industrymarketplaces.yahoo.com/electronics) now features PartMiner's entire Design Center catalog of more than 12 million electronic components, which includes part specifications, data sheets, application notes and side-by-side comparisons. Users can conduct parametric searches and searches for similar pans to aid them in the design of electronics products which use semiconductors, passives, connectors and electromechanical devices from over 1,800 manufacturers. Electronics industry professionals who visit the Design Center catalog on the Yahoo! Electronics Marketplace can also seamlessly access PartMiner's market making services, allowing them to research and request quotes for board-level electronic components in one comprehensive online destination.
"Millions of business purchase decision makers visit Yahoo!, and we believe by providing our valuable content to an Interact leader such as Yahoo!, PartMiner will be able to gain a greater audience for our information and services, which are vital to the supply chain from design to manufacturing," said Dan Nissanoff, Chief Executive Officer, PartMiner.
"We are pleased to be working with PartMiner to add to our current offerings and enhance users' experiences on our Electronics Marketplace," said Shannon Ledger, Vice-President and General Manager, production, Yahoo!. "This agreement supports Yahoo! Industry Marketplaces' goal of working with industry leaders to provide key information and services that arc essential to businesses and professionals."
Yahoo! Industry Marketplaces (http://industrymarketplaces.yahoo.com) is a one-stop business-to-business destination in the areas of IT hardware, IT software and electronics, providing information and services that help businesses and professionals research products, communicate with suppliers, find the latest industry news and information and make purchasing decisions. The initial launch of Yahoo! Industry Marketplaces included three inaugural marketplaces: Yahoo! IT Hardware Marketplace, Yahoo! IT Software Marketplace and Yahoo! Electronics Marketplace. Each specialized marketplace is designed to serve purchasing decision makers, business owners and operators, engineers, software designers, system designers, system architects, electronics engineers and electronic components buyers.