Total Commerce Management today announced the launch of Intoscape and described it as an “integrated e-commerce platform.”

The product has been constructed as an integrated suite of component applications “combining best practices from multiple disciplines,” and putting them together in a single environment, TCM officials say.

It addresses business functions needed by e-commerce retailers, including supply chain management, competitor monitoring, automated pricing and content, procurement optimization and data exchange and integration with existing or new ERP environments.

Intoscape can synchronize data on available inventory from multiple distribution supply sources across vertical markets and consolidate information into a single database. This allows distributors with lower cost products but smaller ranges to be compared side-by-side with broad line distributors offering wider choice – but often smaller margins.

The product can also search the public domain of the Internet and gather comparative information from competitors. The software then consolidates the data into a single database scheme. And it can build and present content to any determined point of sale, including the Web site and any direct sales CRM interface used by sales and customer service personnel.

 

Some recent reporting in other venues has identified “IntoScape” as a vendor and TCM as a product. This has caused some confusion, so for the record, here’s what the home page itself says, Britishisms intact:

 

“Intoscape is a solution born from a detailed understanding of the commercial issues facing eCommerce dependent companies in the modern business era and is now available as part of a comprehensive service exclusively offered by Total Commerce Management Limited…

 

“Intoscape has been developed over a three-year period to meet and conquer the common challenges prevalent in these sectors, simplifying business processes, streamlining customer experience and maximising margins and sales volumes whilst maintaining a sensible and sustainable investment in human resources.

 

“Now Total Commerce Management Limited is here to help your business realise the commercial benefits of a deployment of our Intoscape software in your infrastructure.”

 

Here’s hoping that clears it up.