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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
May. 25, 2007
Theresa W. Broden, Endwell, NY (US);
Glenn C. Codoy, Endicott, NY (US);
Jane M. Murphy, Vestal, NY (US);
Mark A. Musa, Brackney, PA (US);
Sherry L. Wilson, Conklin, NY (US);
Theresa W. Broden, Endwell, NY (US);
Glenn C. Codoy, Endicott, NY (US);
Jane M. Murphy, Vestal, NY (US);
Mark A. Musa, Brackney, PA (US);
Sherry L. Wilson, Conklin, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An Internet trading network is operated by establishing supplier memberships of suppliers providing offerings to the trading network; establishing customer memberships of customers providing volume commitments; consolidating all volume commitments for a particular commodity or service when negotiating an offering with the supplier; managing memberships and their accounts.