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Water2Water

There has never been a well-organized commercial market for water and water rights in the United States. Those who need water for some beneficial purpose look for those who want to sell their water through a network of friends and contacts. This search is labor and time consuming and acts as an impediment to transactions that may benefit both parties. Water2Water.com was designed to create the central marketplace where buyers and sellers can come together to transact all of their water transactions. The site acts as the meeting place where transactions can be negotiated and completed. One of the strengths of Water2Water.com is in the flexibility and "free form" market that can be created to meet all of the specifications of either the buyer or seller in the marketplace. Water2Water.com, by creating a transparent and fair marketplace, will allow for the most efficient allocation of the world's scarcest commodity, water.

• Industries: water industry, water
• Commerce Types: B2B
• Region: World

WaterDesk

• Industries: water treatment equipment, water
• Commerce Types: B2B
• Region: World

WebPRN

WebPRN is the first online network of electronic-product development companies and Service Providers. WebPRN is rapidly becoming the fastest way to make electronic-product ideas real. WebPRN is an Internet company that helps buyers of design services easily find Service/Intellectual Property (IP) Providers for their unique specifications. Our company facilitates an easy, self-service type of information exchange between design engineers and companies that support their activities. We are specifically chartered to service the electronic-product development community.

• Industries: electronics, electronic components, embedded systems, intellectual property
• Commerce Types: B2B
• Commerce Services: request for proposal, business directory
• Region: World

WHN Exchange

The WHN Exchange is a state-of-the-art marketplace where licensors, licensees, retailers and affiliate businesses can transact licensing business online in a secure, permission-based environment. Licensees can offer product catalogs for sale; licensors can offer license rights; and retailers can buy by brand across all product categories from multiple vendors with a single purchase order. Affiliated businesses can showcase their products or services.

• Industries: intellectual property
• Commerce Types: B2B
• Commerce Services: exchange, product catalog, business directory
• Region: World

WholesalePortal

Based in Seattle, Washington, WholesalePortal.com (www.wholesaleportal.com) is the leading Internet-based B2B marketplace, transaction service, and information portal, facilitating transactions for wholesale buyers and sellers. Directing its efforts toward smaller suppliers and buyers who are underserved by the traditional distribution channels, the Company's initial focus is in the specialty foods industry, through its WPGourmet vertical, with plans for future expansion into additional markets. The Company's management team consists of a unique blend of highly experienced technology and e-business professionals, alongside gourmet food industry veterans.

• Industries: food
• Commerce Types: B2B
• Commerce Services: exchange
• Region: World

WineryExchange

WineryExchangeÉÉthe worldwide wine industry business-to-business online marketplace. WineryExchange was FOUNDED in 1999 with the vision to offer the wine industry the following: A web-based marketplace and global exchange enabling buyers and sellers to increase operating efficiencies, lower costs, extend market reach, and improve customer service. A neutral communication hub providing industry professionals a secure method to share information, learn about industry news and events, and research areas of interest.

• Industries: wine, beverage
• Commerce Types: B2B
• Commerce Services: exchange, business directory
• Region: World

WineShopper

b2b/b2c solution for legal wine sales through existing wholesale/retail supply chain. Uses product locator called NAXOS merging state wholesaler inventory data to identify all wines currently available-the only accurate, complete database of wines available in the U.S. from existing wholesaler inventories.

• Industries: wine, beverage
• Commerce Types: B2B
• Commerce Services: product catalog, business directory,
• Region: World

WoodIndustry.net

AmericanManufacturers.com is revolutionizing the way manufacturers conduct business. Pioneered by industry experts, this M2M (manufacturer-to-manufacturer) portal joins companies in the most comprehensive e-commerce exchange on the Internet. Through patent-pending sellers and buyers modules, real-time industry information and an electronic request for quotes process (currently in development), AmericanManufacturers.com links more than 800,000 buyers and sellers together, enabling them to reduce costs and effectively grow their business.

• Industries: forest products, wood products
• Commerce Types: B2B
• Commerce Services: business directory, product catalog, request for quote
• Region: World

Workflow Management, Inc.

e-business solution for print manufacturers and distributors

• Industries: business services,
• Commerce Types: B2B
• Commerce Services: product catalog, business directory,
• Region: World

Works.com

• Industries: small business services,
• Commerce Types: B2B
• Commerce Services: product catalog, business directory,
• Region: World

World Oil

WorldOil.com is your neutral, independent, trusted online oilfield marketplace. We publish the Composite Catalog of Oilfield Supplies and Equipment online, providing the largest source of oilfield tools and services anywhere on the Internet. Add online editorial content from World Oil magazine, industry news, charts and data, and you have the most comprehensive online resource serving the oil and gas industry. WorldOil.com will launch catalog driven interactive business-to-business e-commerce capabilities by mid-year to facilitate oilfield equipment procurement on the Web. WorldOil.com intends to become the Internet marketplace of choice for the international energy industry. To achieve this goal, we will provide: ¥ An independent, trusted neutral marketplace to unite buyers and sellers¥ A content rich portal with links between products, technical tools and literature that allow users to search and compare product specs¥ All the data analysis, technical information and product differentiation that suppliers desire and buyers need for informed decisions¥ Easy-to-use interactive transaction capabilities that spring from the catalog base and include other mid to back-office support functions for logistics, fulfillment tracking, accounting management and more.

• Industries: oil and gas industry, oil and gas, energy
• Commerce Types: B2B
• Region: World

WorldCatch.com

WorldCatch.com is an online seafood auction and industry information resource, created by people in the seafood industry for people in the seafood industry. The company provides buyers and sellers with an economical and efficient way of sourcing and transacting business throughout the world. WorldCatch provides an impartial, convenient alternative for companies to globally market their products and services in an industry that is currently fragmented and cumbersome. Our goal is to provide the seafood industry with the tools necessary to compete effectively in the global marketplace.

• Industries: sea food, food
• Commerce Types: B2B
• Commerce Services: forward auction, business directory, reverse auction
• Region: World

WorldMetal

• Industries: metal
• Commerce Types: B2B
• Region: World

WorldWineTrade.com

WorldWineTrade.com, brought to you by BulkMarkets.com, permits buyers and sellers of bulk wine to transact business more efficiently than ever before. Here you will find everything you need to make an educated purchase or sale of bulk wine including: Market Research and Industry News; Pricing History; Sample Management; Negotiation.

• Industries: wine, beverage
• Commerce Types: B2B
• Commerce Services: exchange, news
• Region: World