Jason Cordoba, Director of StockMarket.aero comments, “Our goal with this upgrade is to provide more data at-a-glance, to improve the buyers’ experience and vendor visibility. We’ve also incorporated enhancements based on feedback from our community, such as streamlined result screens while keeping the information layout uncluttered and highly actionable. Our ‘test’ users have confirmed that the new screens are very intuitive, making it easier to review search results and make a quick buying decision. With the new enhancements, buyers commit less time and effort into their parts and service procurement sourcing process and more time into running their businesses – ultimately delivering efficiency savings that benefit their bottom line profits.”

“All of this benefits our vendors too, as our community of buyers grows and more people get on board with the StockMarket, the larger the audience of regular, potential customers for their products and services becomes – be that via their free listings or their enhanced advertising positions” continued Cordoba. “Furthermore, our updated layout is displaying their available parts and services more succinctly, and our enhanced promotional options are giving them a variety of ways to improve their business’ visibility.”

The updated user interface on StockMarket.aero delivers the following specific functionality for buyers and sellers of aviation parts and services:

For buyers:

• Improved search results layout – StockMarket.aero searches reveal a snapshot of the top ten relative vendors and their total stock availability per results page, making it easier to locate multiple parts and part condition, and quickly identify trusted vendors, countries of origin, MRO service capabilities or distributors, and more.
• New color-coding by vendor – This simplifies vendor identification and enables faster and easier decision-making.

For sellers:

• Improved vendor position layout on all search results – Vendors can purchase ad positioning packages to promote their company in a number of ways on the results screens, including higher rankings on the results listing, and text and logo graphics advertisements.

Cordoba concludes, “Our Quantum Control users working on a project can literally source 200 stock items in just three or four clicks using our StockMarket.aero integration. Our continued investment into research and development means that we are really revolutionizing the world of aircraft parts sourcing and transforming the way people do business in this sector, our upcoming iPhone App is another good example of how we are doing this.”

About StockMarket.aero
Stockmarket.aero is an open eMarketplace giving users access to a comprehensive search engine that includes parts in stock, MRO capabilities and part alternatives. Since its market launch in 2006, StockMarket.aero participation has grown to over 28,000 global subscribers, including more than 1,050 airlines, 85+ military, Navy and Air Force Bases, as well as MROs, engineers and parts vendors from all areas of the sector. Currently listing over 40 million qualified line items of inventory and capability from over 2,300 aircraft parts vendors, Stockmarket.aero is the world’s largest free open marketplace for aircraft spares.

Members are able to post free broadcast messages that go out to the community of subscribers, in the categories of ‘Parts for Sale’, ‘Parts Wanted’ or ‘General Announcement’. StockMarket.aero has measures in place to promote ‘Data Integrity’ such as clearly labeling inventory as offered by distributors or brokers, to ensure that expectations of both buyers and brokers are correct. StockMarket.aero is a quality-driven eMarketplace, all listed inventory is fully verified, including part numbers and often photos, so buyers can be confident that all parts are in stock, available and ready to be dispatched. Please visit www.stockmarket.aero.

About Component Control
Component Control, based in San Diego, Calif., is a leading developer and provider of MRO and Logistics Software solutions for the aviation industry. Its core product, Quantum ControlTM, provides advanced aviation management support to original equipment manufacturers, aftermarket service divisions, component repair and overhaul companies, fixed base operators, aircraft completion centers, airlines, MRO facilities, and part distribution / redistribution companies. Quantum is installed in over 50 countries and can be deployed as a single-site or a multinational solution. For more information, please visit www.componentcontrol.com.

In May 2012, Component Control were named winners of the ‘Best IT Software Provider’ category in the Airline Technology Engineering and Maintenance Awards 2012.