Multivendor

The term “multivendor” comes from the combination of the prefix “multi”, meaning “many”, and the English word “vendor”, which translates as “supplier”. Thus, a multivendor system is a system that combines several vendors.

Multivendor solutions are often used by businesses to optimize internal processes, for which a unique multivendor environment is created. Also, the term “multivendor” is often used in the context of describing the principle of operation of the largest marketplaces.

Multivendor for business process optimization

Multivendor environment is a computer network that supports tools from two or more vendors or providers, allowing companies to use more applications and platforms to solve business problems.

Multivendor solutions enable and provide:

• for each business problem to attract solutions from the best suppliers on the market;
• maintain the relevance of solutions through a large number of updates;
• flexibility in the implementation of professional tasks;
• independence on one supplier;

But there are also challenges:

• the responsibility for the compatibility of solutions from different suppliers lies with the company;
• multivendor solutions are more expensive than similar solutions from a single supplier.

Multivendor Integration Protocol (MVIP)

Multivendor Integration Protocol, or MVIP, is a special connection that allows data transfer used for computer telephony integration equipment, that is, to allow computer and telephone links to interact with each other.

MVIP products are used not only for trunk interfaces, but also for:

• voice processing boards;
• equipment necessary for speech recognition;
• fax processing

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Multivendor Marketplace

Multivendor Marketplace is a special platform that allows many different sellers to offer their products or services.

The most famous global marketplaces of this type are Amazon, eBay and Etsy; in Russia are known Ozon, Wildberries, Avito and others. Sellers such marketplaces offer a wide ready base of loyal customers, and buyers – a diverse assortment.