Abstract: A consistent approach to managing opportunities, quotes, and bookings activities can be managed through the use of a recurring revenue asset management application, which can be supported by one or more features of an asset data model. Such an application can include the use of focus categories and playbooks.

Abstract: A consistent approach to managing opportunities, quotes, and bookings activities can be managed through the use of a recurring revenue asset management application, which can be supported by one or more features of an asset data model. Such an application can include the use of focus categories and playbooks.

Abstract: A method of processing an online purchase request from a customer includes steps of receiving a first online purchase request for a first item; retrieving pre-stored information about the customer and generating a first quote that includes an identification of the first item and the retrieved information. Modifications may be made to the first quote, which lasts at least until a consolidation interval has elapsed. The first quote is converted to a first executable order for the first item when a quote conversion process determines that the first quote has remained unmodified at least for the consolidation interval. A second online purchase request for a second item may be added to the first quote when the second online purchase request is received before the first quote is converted into the first order or when the first quote has remained unmodified for a period of time that is less than the consolidation interval.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of sharing an online shopping cart over a computer network includes the steps of providing an electronic address of a sharee, the sharee being a person with whom the shopping cart is shared. One of a plurality of predetermined roles may be specified for each sharee, each of the plurality of roles defining privileges granted to the sharee. A password may be assigned for the shopping cart and a unique cart number and a unique sharee number may be generated and stored in a database. An electronic message, such as an email, may then be sent to the sharees' electronic addresses, the electronic message including at least the cart number, the cart password and the sharee number. The sharee may then retrieve the saved shopping cart over the computer network by supplying the cart number, the cart password and the sharee number sent in the email. The sharee may then exercise only those privileges defined by the role specified for the sharee.

Abstract: A method of processing an online purchase request from a customer to a vendor includes a step of receiving a first online purchase request for a first item. Responsive to a first customer input, the method calls for processing the first online purchase request using an express processing procedure that requires no further input by the customer to execute the online purchase request or as a shopping cart that requires a second customer input. Responsive to the second customer input, the customer's shopping cart is processed by the express processing procedure or by a normal checkout procedure. The processed shopping cart or the processed first online purchase request may then be converted into a first executable order.