ProCompare
Encyclopedia
ProCompare is a review site
that aims to help small businesses evaluate various technology products (software, hardware
and webware
). It also has a searchable directory of profiles of IT professionals who have registered on the site for review or promotion purposes. The products are reviewed by the registered users and aggregated for providing recommendations.
Users have the option of personalizing the product ranking based on preferences (weightings for different criteria for a given product/service) and can also view product specifications, read reviews of the products and compare selected products.
- Solely focused on small business technology (while other review sites are typically consumer oriented).
- Relying on a community of IT professionals to rate and review the products (not casual users).
- Patent-pending product ranking method that reflects the shopper's personal preferences and the reviewers' relative trust level.
Review site
A review site is a website on which reviews can be posted about people, businesses, products, or services. These sites may use Web 2.0 techniques to gather reviews from site users or may employ professional writers to author reviews on the topic of concern for the site...
that aims to help small businesses evaluate various technology products (software, hardware
Hardware
Hardware is a general term for equipment such as keys, locks, hinges, latches, handles, wire, chains, plumbing supplies, tools, utensils, cutlery and machine parts. Household hardware is typically sold in hardware stores....
and webware
Webware
Webware is the same as a Web Application, Web-app, Rich Internet Application or Cloudware. Different terms but same meaning.Webware is the term given to describe Web-based software - software that runs either on the Web and is not installed onto a computer's hard drive or is installed and runs on a...
). It also has a searchable directory of profiles of IT professionals who have registered on the site for review or promotion purposes. The products are reviewed by the registered users and aggregated for providing recommendations.
Users have the option of personalizing the product ranking based on preferences (weightings for different criteria for a given product/service) and can also view product specifications, read reviews of the products and compare selected products.
Product Categories
At the moment, the site covers primarily laptops / notebooks / netbooks - with a focus towards a cross-section of these products based on user reviews and the needs of the SMB professional.Other features
Vendors can register on the site and can add products themselves through a vendor interface.Differentiation
ProCompare is different from other review sites by the following characteristics:- Solely focused on small business technology (while other review sites are typically consumer oriented).
- Relying on a community of IT professionals to rate and review the products (not casual users).
- Patent-pending product ranking method that reflects the shopper's personal preferences and the reviewers' relative trust level.
Partnerships
- Procompare has constructed a partnership with Telephonation.com, an VoIP resource site led by Harry Brelsford who also run SMB Nation. According to the agreement, ProCompare syndicates IP PBXIP PBXAn IP PBX is a business telephone system designed to deliver voice or video over a data network and interoperate with the normal Public Switched Telephone Network ....
product reviews to be displayed as a frame in telephonation.com. See link below.