With the help of our parent UBsolution (UBS), we have already developed the expertise and strategic relationships with Internet software, hardware, and service provider leaders. These relationships are crucial for the creation of unique and innovative e-commerce solutions in the office products marketplace.

iOBs² is dedicated to enabling office products dealers to take full advantage of the growing opportunities available through the Internet. We do this by developing and designing packaged and customized e-commerce solutions to meet the needs of their changing business. Our goal is to help dealers solve their e-commerce challenges so that they can do what they do best – sell office products!

To bolster a dealer’s e-commerce strategy, iOBs2² is committed to providing a wide variety of traditional and on-line marketing tools designed to bring business to the dealer’s site. Building a web site is just part of a successful e-commerce strategy. Letting customers know where they can find the dealer’s site and the value their visit will receive is equally important.

• Easy to own - solutions are completely hosted and maintained by iOBs²
• Easy to use - intuitive for the consumer and for the dealer
• Easy to get started - dealers will be up and running on-line quickly
• Cost effective - solutions are affordable for dealers of all sizes

Rapid change in the office systems industry is not showing any signs of slowing. On the contrary, as the Internet continues to build momentum, the entire retail and commercial landscape is shifting to e-commerce at an exponential rate. According to analysts, business-to-business sales are growing more than five times faster than business-to-consumer sales. In fact, according to the Boston Consulting Group, U.S. business-to-business e-commerce revenues will grow by 33% per year and is expected to reach a whopping $2.8 trillion by 2003. More importantly, they add that 25% of all U.S. business-to-business purchasing will be done online by 2003.

The dramatic business shift challenges all of us to rethink the way we go to market each and every day. It means dealers must constantly evaluate the products they sell, the prices they offer, and the inventory they carry in order to remain a market leader. Even more important is the critical evaluation of how the dealers service their customers in the world of e-commerce.

With all the challenges associated in transitioning their business onto the Internet, wouldn't it make the most sense for dealers to partner with a company with considerable Internet capabilities and office products industry experience to develop their e-commerce solution? Shouldn't the dealer want to stay focused on what they do best?

This is why iOBs² exists - to assist office products dealers in the design, development, and implementation of their long-term Internet e-commerce strategy.