Business Models
                   
          IT-Radar.com
           
           
          IT-radar.com is an electronic hub in Business-to-Business e-Commerce.
          It brings together clients who need IT services with Vendors who can
          Provide with IT services. IT-radar.com is a neutral market place. It is not
          biased towards client ot service providers.

          Information on Providers
          Each Provider's capabilities and differentiators are captured and represented
          in a comprehensive Provider Profile. This data is stored in a database maintained
          by It-radar.com known as NeedCast SM.
          NeedCast SM maintains a profile of all listed vendors with their expertise and
          experience listed so that an appropriate match can be found.
           
           

             
           

          Finding the appropriate match
          IT-radar.com helps the clients to specify their requirements and based on
          their requirement, list a matrix of providers which match the expertise.
          The client then reviews the matched providers and are able to evaluate the
          providers based on their company profile and experience listed in the
          NeedCast. The clients chooses from the providers and communicates with
          the provider via it-radar.com. Likewise the provider has the opportunity to
          evaluate the client and decide to respond or not.
           


             
          Source: www.it-radar.com
           
           
          Advantages of the Business Model
           
          • IT-radar.com maintains a local market orientation
          • provides value to Clients and to the Providers of IT services

          • For the IT services electronic marketplace to be successful, it must
            provide significant benefits to both the buyers of services (Clients)
            and the firms that deliver the services (Providers). A properly designed
            e-market will remove the friction, frustration and high cost of sale that
            currently exists in the IT services buying/selling process, while also
            improving the quality of results that both Clients and Providers experience.
            It will facilitate and accelerate the sales process, improving both its
            effectiveness and efficiency, while also protecting Client privacy and
            enhancing Client and Provider choice.
             
          As usage of the e-market grows, the data that it yields will be aggregated in
          a manner that will prove quite valuable to both Clients and Providers.
          This market intelligence will help them to better understand their relevant
          IT services marketplace, and enable them to make better strategic IT and
          business decisions.

          Cost and advertising
          The Service is free for the clients. There is a charge only for the member vendors.
          The membership fee could range from $1000 - $5000 per market depending on the
          size of the firm.
          It-Radar.com does not advertise much in the market.

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