Article: B2B e-commerce: Now government is getting into the act; Quebec's liquor commission, the Societe des alcools du Quebec (SAQ), has launched Global Wine & Spirits (GWS), a Web portal and global marketplace for the wine industry. (Government Issues).(Statistical Data Included)

Global Wine & Spirits (www.globalwinespirits.com) is a joint venture involving three companies: the Societe des alcools du Quebec; Mediagrif of Quebec, a world leader in developing and operating vertical business-to-business e-commerce marketplaces; and J.F. Hillebrand of Germany, the largest single deep-sea shipper of alcoholic beverages in the world. The chief operating officer of Global Wine & Spirits, Robert Bonneau, who has held the position since GWS was launched in April 2001, is a strong believer in this type of association.

Mediagrif was the mastermind behind the start-up of GWS. It was already operating in five or six international marketplaces when it ...

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