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<endeca_term>Reverse Auction</endeca_term> Best Practices (SAP Thought Leadership Paper

Reverse Auction Best Practices (SAP Thought Leadership Paper

Reverse auctions are a key tool that sourcing organizations can use to bring about huge success if executed along with a... Read more

22 March, 2012

Priceline Asia to launch by year end

US-based reverse auction site Priceline.com is planning to roll out its services in... Read more

10 August, 2001 by Nawaz Marican
Combinatorial <endeca_term>Reverse Auction</endeca_term>-Based Scheduling in Multirate Wireless Systems

Combinatorial Reverse Auction-Based Scheduling in Multirate Wireless Systems

...this paper proposes a novel scheduling algorithm based on two-phase combinatorial reverse auction, with the primary objective of maximizing the number of satisfied users... Read more

22 May, 2007

Reverse auction: Friend or foe

...and scream before they participate...' In the world of B2B auctions, the reverse auction is king. But is that just the buyer talking? Adrian Mello... Read more

29 August, 2002 by CNET Networks

Cash crisis forces Priceline to close auction site

Priceline.com is closing down one if its reverse auction sites because it has run out of money, with investors set... Read more

9 October, 2000 by Pia Heikkila

Schwartz maintains patent commitment

...area of contention has been business method patents such as Priceline's reverse auction on the Internet. The head of the US Patent and Trademark... Read more

1 October, 2004 by Stephen Shankland

Why the Eurocrats are patently mad

...reform. The One-Click patent, together with others such as Priceline's Reverse Auction patent and Open Market's 'Shopping Cart' patent, which is now... Read more

19 May, 2004 by Matt Loney

Lineo jumps into software-patents fray

A new licensing deal brings Lineo into the battle between open-source and intellectual property Read more

7 August, 2001 by Matthew Broersma

Priceline profits from wider downturn

...and was forced to lay off staff and close one of its reverse auction sites. Consequently its share price plummeted. It was a pretty ugly... Read more

1 August, 2001 by Kate Hanaghan

UK defies US on software patents

...Priceline.com, which holds a patent for its "name your own price" reverse auction procedure. The US patent office last year agreed to review its... Read more

12 March, 2001 by Will Knight

Startup Spotlight: Ybag.com

...invites retailers to tender their best deals for the products. Under this "reverse auction" model, Ybag retailers theoretically reply to the buyer's own personal... Read more

26 May, 2000 by Wendy McAuliffe

Public sector pours £30m of Sugar on desktop deal

...years, with an optional one-year extension and was awarded through a reverse auction. The £30m agreement will mean savings of around £10m for the... Read more

1 May, 2009 by Jo Best

Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes-Benz (online)

...has done wonders for the confidence of the B2B world. In a reverse auction that took place last week, this founding member of Covisint, the... Read more

16 May, 2001 by silicon.com staff

Letsbuyit: 'Technology investment worthless' say analysts

...unlikely to pay much for the company's IT investment. The sophisticated reverse auction system, jointly developed by Letsbuyit.com and Swedish internet consultancy Icon... Read more

3 January, 2001 by Pia Heikkila

More staff to go as Priceline refocuses business

...CFO Heidi Miller. The firm also had to close one of its reverse auction sites in September when it ran out of money. The service... Read more

8 December, 2000 by Pia Heikkila

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