OcuSource Adds Braille Transcription to OcuBid’s RFQ/RFB Management Service
OcuSource.com, LLC, owner and operator of the vision impairment industry portal located at www.ocusource.com, announced the expansion of its online services to include online bid management for Braille transcription.
(PRWEB) August 12, 2004 -- OcuSource has expanded its services to include the
ability of purchasers of Braille transcription to obtain bids via its bid
management utility, OcuBid. OcuBid increases the number of bids obtained,
eliminates paperwork, and, provides the purchaser optimum pricing for products
or service. A free service to agencies, organizations and corporate purchasers
who utilize the bidding process, OcuBid (www.ocubid.com) is an essential
tool created specifically for budget-strapped buyers of vision impairment
services and product.
“OcuBid has changed the way vision impairment
bidding opportunities are handled today,” states Dr. Lou Lipschultz, founder and
CEO of OcuSource.com, LLC. “Due to budget cutbacks, many states are looking for
ways to purchase at the best price possible in an attempt to stretch the budgets
as far as possible,” states Lipschultz. “We’ve responded to the many purchasers
that suggested OcuBid should provide online management for Braille transcription
bidding. With this new enhancement dozens of vendors of transcription services
will be notified that a potential sale is available,” states
Lipschultz.
A free service to those creating the request for bids or
quotes (also called RFB’s), OcuBid uses the power of the internet to seamlessly
communicate with hundreds of vendors of vision impairment-related products and
services across North America, and in the near future globally. Vendors
subscribe to OcuBid’s notification service for each state in which they sell
products. Once a submitter publishes the RFB on OcuBid, vendors servicing that
geographic area are notified by OcuBid that there is an RFB to be reviewed.
Vendors then log in to OcuBid’s secure site, view the specifics of the RFB from
a list, and enter the price for which they will sell each item. Bidders are
aware that other vendors are competing for this sale, so it is in their best
interest to supply the items at the best price possible.
An online
demonstration of the site is available at http://www.ocusource.com/ocubid/index.cfm?page=demo
About OcuSource
OcuSource, LLC, the owner and operator of a
OcuSource, a portal assisting the low vision and blindness industry with
essential online services. OcuSource’s mission is to enhance access to products,
information, and services to individuals with vision impairment, as well as the
professionals who assist them, through a set of integrated web-based utilities.
OcuSource maintains a product and information website (www.ocusource.com), auction
website for used low vision and blindness equipment (www.ocutrade.com), a bid
management website (www.ocubid.com), and a visual acuity tracking website (www.ocutrack.com)
(fall-04).
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/8/prweb148716.htm