Agribuys.com, Torrance, Calif., has announced the release of the fifth and newest version of the company's business-to-
s than prior versions, including order requisition, order consolidation, purchase orders, invoicing, shipment tracking, bills of lading, invoice reconciliation and payments. All pre-ordering, ordering and post-ordering issues can be accommodated on Agribuys.com's Version 5.0. ... World Commerce Online, Orlando, Fla. has announced its new strategic agreement with i2 Technologies, Inc., of Dallas. WCO, a business-to-business e-commerce company for the perishable products industries, will use i2's TradeMatrix program to optimize demand consolidation, supply aggregation and order fulfillment within the FreshPlex and FloraPlex food and floral categories, including all perishables handled by the site. ... Buyproduce.com, Irvine, Calif., a business-to-business e-commerce exchange for worldwide produce buyers and sellers, has announced an additional $20 million round of investment backing from Charter Growth Capital, Lehman Brothers and Nassau Capital L.L.C., to further secure its advanced, on-line global marketplace for the fresh produce industry. "With this level of funding, our customers can be assured that we have long-term backing to continue the development and expansion of our business model," said buyproduce.com ceo Greg Flood. Utilizing the buyproduce.com platform, customers can focus more time and energy on building relationships with trading partners ad growing their businesses, rather than correcting errors and performing redundant activities.
