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PALO ALTO, CA - June 8, 2000 - Noosh, Inc., a leading Internet
business-to-business communication and collaboration service targeting
the printing industry, announced today that Westvaco Corporation
(NYSE: W), a leading envelope supplier, will offer its customers
the ability to procure, design and manage order fulfillment of print
related projects and envelopes with Westvaco on noosh.com. The relationship
creates a one-stop destination for noosh.com and Westvaco customers
where print buyers, printers, creative agencies and others can collaborate
efficiently throughout the complex, multi-step process of print
and envelope procurement from design to delivery.
As a result of the new relationship, Westvaco will have the opportunity
to better serve its customers relative to managing the design and
production of printed envelopes by leveraging the efficiencies of
the noosh.com service.
Many users of the noosh.com service also work with Westvaco. These
customers can now purchase, design, and procure printed envelopes
from Westvaco by using noosh.com.
"Our relationship with Westvaco will enable us to continue to provide
value to our customers by adding envelope procurement functionality,"
said Dave Hannebrink, senior vice president of marketing and business
development, Noosh, Inc. "This joint effort emphasizes Noosh's commitment
to developing relationships in the print community by bringing top
line suppliers and buyers together through e-commerce."
"We believe that the online collaboration aspect of the Noosh service
will enhance our relationships with existing customers and provide
us opportunities to expand our business," said Christine Allison,
division customer resources manager, Westvaco Corporation. "Our
agreement with Noosh furthers our ability to offer e-commerce solutions
that streamline processes and deliver additional value."
About Westvaco Corporation
Westvaco Corporation (www.westvaco.com),
headquartered in New York, NY, is a major producer of packaging,
paper, and specialty chemicals. The company serves customers in
more than 70 nations and its assets include operations in the United
States, South America, Asia and Europe.
About Noosh, Inc.
Noosh, Inc. (http://www.noosh.com)
was founded in 1998 with the goal of creating the industry's leading
business-to-business Internet-based communication and collaboration
service for enterprise critical printing. Noosh.com, powered by
Live JobsSM collaborative technology, is designed to
help dramatically improve the process of buying, selling and managing
print. Leveraging the power of the Internet, noosh.com helps strengthen
buyer-printer relationships by providing a collaborative environment
where corporate buyers, printers, creative agencies and others in
the supply chain of vendors can work together efficiently to manage
complex corporate printing from conception to delivery, in real
time.
Noosh and Live Jobs are the trademark and service mark, respectively,
of Noosh, Inc. Other trademarks appearing in this release are the
property of their holders.
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