In 2005, the global community consisted of more than 5900 organizations. Annually, more than 470000 purchase-order transactions worth over $100 million are completed. Forty-two active buying organizations including hotels, offices, and retailers from around the world provide more than $1 million in savings. The portal also generates regular reports for buyers, showing savings gained from this competitive pricing model. Buyers and sellers garner improvements by using technology to increasa productivity per human capital, linking to supply chain solutions through the Internet, increasing inventory management, procurement operations, and B2B collaboration in a knowledge-based environment.