White Papers and Collateral

"Delivering Multi-Vendor Product Information to Facilitate Customer Purchase Decisions:  Evaluating the ROI of CNET Channel DataSource™"
(Callan Consulting, January 2005)
To demonstrate and quantify the economic benefits associated with DataSource, CNET Channel contracted Callan Consulting, an independent business modeling consulting firm, to develop a detailed return on investment (ROI) model. Callan Consulting interviewed a broad range of CNET Channel customers and gathered data from a variety of secondary sources to create the DataSource ROI model. As this white paper describes key ROI benefits, it can be read either as a stand-alone document or in conjunction with the ROI model.

"DataSource™: Content Delivery and Maintenance for Your Electronic Product Catalogs"
(December 2004)
This paper will help CIOs and IT/eCommerce engineers in channel businesses understand the technologies that comprise the DataSource solution, how these technologies work together to provide the richest and most complete product information in the industry, and how their businesses can use DataSource to reduce operating costs and drive revenue.

"Automating the Complete Sales Cycle to Facilitate the Quote-to-Order Process: Evaluating the ROI of ChannelOnline™"
(Callan Consulting, February 2005)
To demonstrate and quantify the economic benefits associated with ChannelOnline, CNET Channel contracted Callan Consulting, an independent business modeling consulting firm, to develop a detailed return on investment (ROI) model. Callan Consulting interviewed a broad range of CNET Channel customers and gathered data from a variety of secondary sources to create the ChannelOnline ROI model. As this white paper describes key ROI benefits, it can be read either as a stand-alone document or in conjunction with the ROI model.

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