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OwnerJeremy John Carroll, Todd A. Fischer +1inventors
InventorsJeremy John Carroll, Todd A. Fischer, Shell Sterling Simpson
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A method of establishing auditable records of the process of agreement of contract by multiple participants in a service which operates over a computer network which has a customer and a vendor which negotiate during a contract formation phase of a transaction and in which a product or service is supplied to the customer during a contract execution phase of the transaction, includes providing a contract manager which monitors communications between the parties relating at least to the contract formation phase of the transaction, and keeps auditable records of the negotiations so as maintain an independent record of the agreed contract.
A method of establishing an auditable record of the process of agreement of contract by multiple participants in a service which operates over a computer network and which has a customer and a vendor which negotiate during a contract formation phase of a transaction and in which a product or service is supplied to the customer during a contract execution phase of the transaction, the method including providing a contract manager which monitors communications between the parties relating at least to the contract formation phase of the transaction, the contract manager keeping an auditable record of the negotiation so as maintain an independent record of the agreed contract.
A service which operates over a computer network and which has a customer and a vendor which negotiate during a contract formation phase of a transaction and in which a product or service is supplied to the customer during a contract execution phase of the transaction, the service including a contract manager which monitors communications between the parties relating at least to the contract formation phase of the transaction, the contract manger keeping an auditable record of the negotiation so as maintain an independent record of the agreed contract.
A contract manager for a service which operates over a computer network and which has a customer and a vendor which negotiate during a contract formation phase of a transaction and in which a product or service is supplied to the customer during a contract execution phase of the transaction, the contract manager in use, monitoring communications between the parties relating at least to the contract formation phase of the transaction, and the contract manager keeping an auditable record of the negotiation so as maintain an independent record of the agreed contract.
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