BellSouth Launches Online Small Business Supply Center

BellSouth, Atlanta, has introduced PurchaseWise, an Internet supply management service. The site, located at (http://www.bellsouthpurchasewise.com), offers office supplies from Boise Cascade Office Products and computer products from NECX. BellSouth is targeting the service at its 1.2 million small business customers.

Using the service, BellSouth’s small business customers will be able to purchase their supplies online. They will also have access to online supply management tools, and purchasing analysis programs. PurchaseWise allows companies to set up approval processes that generate reports when supplies are ordered, as well as mechanisms for the automatic purchase of frequently requested items.