A computer system may be configured to provide highly automated
procurement services including the possibility for price non-disclosure.
The computer system is coupled to communication devices of a plurality of
trading partners via a set of connection networks. A database accessible
by the computer system is initialized with information from one or more
trading partners. The computer system may be configured to process
transactions among the one or more trading partners in a highly automated
manner based on information in the database and additional information
received during the transactions.