IMS HERMES Merchandising Gateway^® and ChannelPartner^® for Distribution Strategies - Connected eBusiness™

HERMES & ChannelPartner can be integrated into existing look and feel of a website because of Hermes' template based infrastructure, which puts data into variables which in turn can be plugged into templates.

Templates should come in this form. But in general, if your site follows a design where there is a constant skeletal framework (a constant left margin, header and footer, etc.), we can easily incorporate these types of sites too.

HERMES & ChannelPartner needs a total of three basic templates:

1) the large template (click on image to the right to enlarge)

Then separate that template into two smaller templates (without the main content area):

2) the pseudo header portion (in kaki)
3) the pseudo footer portion (in blue)

The latter two templates can be used when you want to output a page on the fly (on notices, error conditions, etc.).

Energize your Distribution and Dealer Channel - The Internet is reducing your traditional retailer's ability to influence purchasing behavior by presenting customers with less reason to visit local stores and upending the traditional value proposition offered to your consumers.

If you wish to be successful in implementing the fundamental changes necessary to remain competitive and take advantage of the Web, not only by selling from your own websites but by empowering your existing dealers/distributors' websites.