LEWEB 2011 — At the LeWeb 2011 conference in Paris, X.commerce today announced that several new partners have joined its global partner ecosystem which includes commerce leaders eBay, PayPal and Magento. In addition, more than 500 companies and individuals have pledged their support for the ecosystem by taking The X.commerce Pledge, which recognizes early contributors to the ecosystem.
X.commerce offers the ecosystem developers need to create new solutions to meet today’s social, local, mobile and digital-driven commerce. Partners across the spectrum of commerce technology are eager to join the X.commerce ecosystem to provide innovative new technologies to merchants and change the world of commerce.
X.commerce brings together a global selection of developers and partners. The newest partners include:
LeWeb 2011 attendees are invited to visit booth G3 where they will have the opportunity to take The X.commerce Pledge, view product demonstrations and learn more about how they can join the X.commerce ecosystem to help define the future of commerce.
Supporting Quotes:
FreeAgent: “We’re delighted to have been invited to be part of the X.commerce community right from the start,” said Ed Molyneux, CEO, FreeAgent. “The X.commerce platform has the potential to be the holy grail of truly standards-based integration across every kind of ecommerce function. Just as FreeAgent seeks to ‘democratize accounting’, X.commerce will democratize ecommerce by allowing businesses of any size to make their processes nearly frictionless.”
Kabbage: “From the start, Kabbage committed itself to helping online merchants grow and compete on a national and international level through painless and fast access to working capital,” said Rob Frohwein, CEO, Kabbage. “We were thrilled to learn of X.commerce, which shares our vision for the growth of online merchants in what is a challenging economic climate. With the X.commerce and Kabbage integration, online merchants can rest assured that the capital they need to thrive will be available.”
Kenshoo: “X.commerce makes it easy for merchants to operate and compete globally by centralizing all the various facets of commerce from website creation to sales fulfillment on one platform,” said Sivan Metzger, General Manager, Kenshoo Local and Social. “Kenshoo is proud to power the demand generation component through X.commerce by enabling merchants to drive revenue through targeted online ad campaigns.”
La Poste / So Colissimo: “We had no hesitation to join X.commerce because we share the same objective: propose high quality solutions that make e-commerce grow by persuading new merchants to launch web-based business and help them to sell more.”
Lengow: “We are very proud to join the X.commerce ecosystem,” said Mickael Froger, CTO, Lengow. “Lengow will bring its expertise in the product catalog management to help merchants distribute and sell their products on any marketing channel.”
Locayta: “X.commerce is a visionary development in the ecommerce landscape and Locayta is a proud early adopter of the concept,” said Mark Turner, Head of Sales, Locayta. “The chance to bring cutting edge solutions such as our Search and Merchandising platform to this broad new market is a compelling opportunity.”
Postcode Anywhere: “We’re thrilled Postcode Anywhere is a part of X.commerce from the very beginning – a force we anticipate will transform global ecommerce,” said Rachael Mackwell, Operations Director, PostcodeAnywhere. “As an established provider of address auto-fill technology, we look forward to providing merchants with what we feel are the very best services for improving usability and contact data quality.”
Shipwire: “X.commerce is a bold initiative to provide multi-channel sellers the tools they need to overcome the hassles of global ecommerce,” said Damon Schechter, CEO of Shipwire order fulfillment. “Shipwire brings logistics expertise and outsourced shipping automation to X.commerce, which helps multi-channel sellers grow into global brands.”
Tradebox: “Tradebox is excited to be partnering with X.commerce to achieve a greater level of integration to a broader range of online platforms which will allow online merchants a greater level of control to account for their online sales and stock.”
Synolia: “As an official Magento partner, Synolia was naturally led to take part in the X.commerce adventure. We aim to use our resources and expertise in CRM and ecommerce to build tomorrow’s e-business solutions. This is an exciting project, which opens a new era of global ecommerce.”
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About X.commerce
X.commerce brings together the technology assets and developer communities of eBay, PayPal and Magento to support eBay Inc.’s mission of enabling commerce. Through the X.commerce ecosystem of developers, partners and tools, merchants now have access to open commerce technology to scale and grow their businesses.
About eBay Inc.
Founded in 1995 in San Jose, Calif., eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) is about enabling commerce. We do so through eBay, the world’s largest online marketplace, which allows users to buy and sell in nearly every country on earth; through PayPal, which enables individuals and businesses to securely, easily and quickly send and receive online payments; and through GSI, which facilitates ecommerce, multichannel retailing and digital marketing for global enterprises. X.commerce brings together the technology assets and developer communities of eBay, PayPal and Magento, an ecommerce platform, to support eBay Inc.’s mission of enabling commerce. We also reach millions through specialized marketplaces such as StubHub, the world’s largest ticket marketplace, and eBay classifieds sites, which together have a presence in more than 1,000 cities around the world. For more information about the company and its global portfolio of online brands, visit www.ebayinc.com.