About Universal Commerce

22 years of enterprise
commerce expertise.

Universal Commerce is the flagship XCaaS solution of Cnetric Global — a 22-year-old global systems integrator with offices across the US, UK, India, Singapore, and the Philippines. We built Universal Commerce because we spent two decades watching enterprises struggle with platform complexity, fragmented integrations, and the impossibility of adding AI to legacy architectures. We decided to solve it.

22+
Years of Enterprise Commerce & Integration Expertise
12
Global Office Locations Across 5 Continents
300M+
Orders Per Day on Systems We Have Built & Managed
$6B+
Annual GMV Processed on Commerce Solutions We Delivered
Our Story

From integration specialists
to XCaaS pioneers.

Cnetric Global was founded in 2003 in Austin, Texas with a clear mission: to help global enterprises connect their digital systems, streamline their supply chains, and build commerce experiences that actually work at scale. Over the next two decades, we earned the trust of Fortune 500 companies, global retailers, manufacturers, telecom operators, and healthcare organisations across four continents.

We grew our expertise across every layer of the enterprise commerce stack — from front-end customer experience to back-end order management and fulfilment, from ERP and CRM integration to warehouse management and supply chain automation. We implemented some of the world's most complex order management systems, built headless commerce architectures before "headless" was a marketing term, and integrated commerce platforms with the full breadth of enterprise applications that global brands depend on.

When the MACH Alliance formed and composable commerce became the architecture of choice for enterprises seeking flexibility, we were already there — implementing composable stacks for retailers, manufacturers, and distributors who needed to escape the constraints of monolithic platforms without losing the business capabilities they had spent years building.

The genesis of Universal Commerce came from a recurring observation: every enterprise client we worked with was facing the same fundamental problem. They needed to assemble 8–15 best-of-breed MACH vendors, integrate them all, manage multiple vendor relationships, and then figure out how to layer AI on top — all while keeping their existing commerce operation running. The complexity was immense, the timelines were long, and the costs were unpredictable.

Universal Commerce was our answer. We took everything we knew — the integrations we had already built, the solution accelerators we had developed, the AI agent frameworks we were pioneering with our technology partners — and packaged it into a single, managed XCaaS subscription that enterprises and digital-first startups could consume without the complexity.

Today, Universal Commerce is the only XCaaS solution that delivers composable architecture, agentic AI, and autonomous operations in a single subscription — with 22 years of enterprise expertise backing every deployment.

Our Journey

Two decades of digital
evolution.

2003 — Founded
Cnetric Global established in Austin, Texas
Founded with a focus on enterprise systems integration and digital commerce, Cnetric quickly established itself as a specialist in connecting enterprise platforms — ERP, CRM, OMS — for global brands. Early clients included manufacturers and distributors across the US and UK.
2006–2010 — Enterprise Commerce
Deep specialisation in order management and supply chain
Cnetric built a strong practice around IBM WebSphere Commerce and Sterling OMS, delivering enterprise commerce and order management implementations for global retailers and manufacturers. This period established our deep expertise in the full order-to-fulfilment lifecycle — an expertise that underpins Universal Commerce's OMS capability today.
2011–2015 — Global Expansion
Offices across Asia-Pacific, Europe and Middle East
As client engagements grew in complexity and geography, Cnetric expanded to India, Singapore, the Philippines, and the UK. This gave us the global delivery capability to support 24/7 operations for enterprise clients and the ability to blend onshore strategy with offshore delivery economics. We served iconic global brands across Retail, Telecom, and Healthcare.
2016–2019 — Headless & API Commerce
Early adopters of headless and composable architecture
Long before "headless commerce" became mainstream, Cnetric was building decoupled frontend experiences for enterprise clients — separating the customer experience layer from the commerce engine and building API-first integrations that gave brands the flexibility to innovate at the experience layer without disrupting the core. This work laid the architectural foundation for Universal Commerce's composable approach.
2020–2022 — MACH & Composable Commerce
Building the composable commerce practice
Cnetric invested heavily in MACH architecture capabilities — partnering with Vendure, Algolia, Strapi, and Contentful to build a best-of-breed composable stack, and developing Universal Composer as the orchestration and integration engine at the heart of the solution. We delivered composable commerce transformations for brands migrating from Magento and legacy platforms, developing the solution accelerators and pre-composed patterns that became the foundation of Universal Commerce.
2023–2024 — Agentic AI & Universal Commerce
Launching Universal Commerce as a proprietary XCaaS solution
Universal Commerce was formally launched as Cnetric's flagship proprietary SaaS platform — combining our composable commerce expertise with emerging agentic AI capabilities built on LLMs, MCP protocol, and our Semantic Data Mesh architecture. We established OEM partnerships with key technology vendors and began delivering Universal Commerce as a done-for-you managed subscription.
2025 — XCaaS
Defining Everything Commerce as a Service
Universal Commerce evolved into the world's first XCaaS — Everything Commerce as a Service — solution, unifying composable commerce, agentic AI, and autonomous commerce operations in a single managed subscription. The platform now serves pureplay online startups and global enterprises across six industries and five continents, with autonomous agents that handle entire operational workflows without human intervention.
Our Expertise

Deep capability across
every commerce dimension.

Universal Commerce is backed by 22 years of hands-on implementation experience across the full enterprise commerce and supply chain technology stack.

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Digital Commerce & Customer Experience
End-to-end commerce implementations across B2C, DTC, B2B, and Marketplace business models. Headless and composable storefronts, AI-powered personalisation, omni-channel experience design, and conversion optimisation. Deep expertise in Vendure, Algolia, Strapi, Contentful, CommerceTools, and IBM WebSphere.
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Order Management & Fulfilment
Complex OMS implementations for distributed fulfilment networks — multi-warehouse routing, drop-ship, dealer fulfilment, split orders, and returns management. Deep expertise in IBM Sterling OMS and proprietary OMS design for high-volume retail and manufacturing clients processing hundreds of millions of orders per day.
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Enterprise Integration & Automation
Over two decades of enterprise integration across ERP (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft), CRM (Salesforce, HubSpot), WMS, and logistics platforms. We built the No-Code iPaaS embedded in Universal Composer that now provides 1000+ pre-built connectors. Specialists in real-time integration, event-driven architecture, and workflow automation.
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Agentic AI & LLM Engineering
Pioneering agentic commerce solutions using Claude, GPT-4, and domain-specific SLMs — with MCP, ACP, and AP2 protocol implementations. Our Semantic Data Mesh and RAG pipeline architecture ensures AI agents operate on grounded, accurate commerce data — eliminating hallucinations in customer-facing and internal agent deployments.
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Cloud Architecture & DevOps
Multi-cloud commerce deployments across Microsoft Azure, AWS, Oracle Cloud, GCP, and IBM Cloud. Kubernetes-native architectures, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native security implementations. PCI-DSS, GDPR, SOC2, and ISO 27001 compliance delivery for regulated industries across multiple geographies.
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Supply Chain & IoT
End-to-end supply chain digitalisation — from procurement to last-mile delivery. IoT integration for real-time inventory tracking, cold-chain monitoring, and usage-based commerce billing sourced from device telemetrics. Blockchain-based supply chain traceability for regulated industries including pharmaceutical and food safety.
Leadership Team

The team behind
Universal Commerce.

The Universal Commerce team combines decades of enterprise commerce, supply chain, and AI engineering expertise with a track record of delivering real outcomes for global brands.

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Manohar Durai
Founder & CEO
Universal Commerce / Cnetric Global
35+ years in enterprise IT. Architect of Universal Commerce's XCaaS vision. Deep expertise in MACH architecture, composable commerce, agentic AI, and enterprise digital transformation. Led digital transformation programmes for global brands across Retail, Telecom, Manufacturing, and Healthcare.
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Lalit Yagnik
Chief Digital Officer
Cnetric Global
Digital commerce and transformation leader with deep expertise in enterprise platform strategy, composable commerce architecture, and digital experience design. Leads Cnetric's digital commerce practice and the Universal Commerce solution delivery organisation.
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Dennis Menendez
SVP, Partner & Customer Success
Cnetric Global
Seasoned enterprise technology executive with extensive experience in building strategic technology partnerships and delivering client success across global commerce and supply chain programmes. Leads Cnetric's partner ecosystem and customer success organisation for Universal Commerce.
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Mithran Durai
Chief Business Officer
Cnetric Global
Business development and growth leader driving Cnetric's global market expansion and Universal Commerce commercialisation. Leads GTM strategy, enterprise sales, and new market development across the US, UK, Asia-Pacific, and Middle East regions.
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Suby Thomas
Chief Delivery Officer
Cnetric Global
PMP-certified delivery leader with 20+ years managing complex enterprise digital transformation programmes across commerce, supply chain, and integration. Leads Cnetric's global delivery organisation ensuring quality, on-time delivery of Universal Commerce XCaaS engagements worldwide.
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Rajesh Bernard
Chief Growth Officer
Cnetric Global
Growth and revenue leader with deep expertise in enterprise SaaS go-to-market, demand generation, and strategic alliances. Leads Universal Commerce's global growth strategy, pipeline development, and revenue acceleration across all target markets and verticals.
Advisory Team

Strategic advisors driving
global growth.

Universal Commerce is backed by a team of senior commerce and technology advisors who bring deep enterprise GTM expertise and global market access across the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

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Brett Ison
Strategic Advisor — Sales & Marketing
Universal Commerce (Global Enterprises)
Senior enterprise commerce advisor with deep expertise in global enterprise sales strategy and go-to-market execution for composable and agentic commerce solutions across North America and Asia-Pacific markets.
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Santosh Erram
Strategic Advisor — Sales & Marketing
Cnetric Solutions & Universal Commerce (Global GTM & Growth)
Global GTM and growth leader with extensive experience scaling enterprise SaaS and professional services businesses across North America, Asia-Pacific, and emerging markets. Drives Universal Commerce's global market expansion strategy.
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Carlo Visani
Strategic Advisor — Sales & Marketing
Cnetric Solutions & Universal Commerce (GTM & Growth, EMEA)
EMEA commerce and digital transformation leader with deep enterprise relationships across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Leads Universal Commerce's go-to-market strategy and business development across the EMEA region.
Global Client Portfolio

Trusted by the world's
leading brands.

Over 22 years, Cnetric Global has delivered enterprise commerce, supply chain, and integration solutions for iconic global brands across six industries and four continents.

Retail & Fashion

Delivered omni-channel commerce and OMS transformations for leading Australian and global retailers including David Jones, Myer, The Just Group, Coles, Carter's, KitchenAid, and Fanatics — covering millions of SKUs and hundreds of millions of orders annually.

Telecom

Built B2C, B2B, and dealer commerce solutions for leading global telecommunications operators including Vodafone, Telstra, Claro, and Etisalat — serving millions of subscribers with complex plan selling, device fulfilment, and dealer network management.

Manufacturing & Distribution

Implemented B2B digital commerce and supply chain solutions for global manufacturers including Yamaha, Canon, Caterpillar, and DKSH — enabling self-serve dealer ordering, CPQ workflows, and integrated supply chain visibility across complex multi-tier distribution networks.

Healthcare & Pharma

Delivered compliant B2B procurement and distribution solutions for global healthcare and pharmaceutical companies including Roche — implementing regulated product management, cold-chain logistics integration, and strict compliance frameworks across multiple regulatory jurisdictions.

Logistics & Distribution

Built enterprise integration and commerce solutions for global logistics leaders including DHL and Costco — connecting complex logistics networks, warehouse management systems, and customer-facing ordering portals to create seamless end-to-end supply chain visibility.

Our Delivery Model

All Universal Commerce engagements are backed by Cnetric's global delivery model — onshore solution architecture and programme management, combined with offshore engineering and QA from our India, Philippines, and Singapore centres — delivering enterprise-grade outcomes at XCaaS economics.

Technology Partners

Built on the world's best
commerce technology.

Universal Commerce is composed from a curated ecosystem of best-of-breed technology partners — each selected for their API-first, cloud-native architecture and their ability to integrate seamlessly within the Universal Commerce XCaaS solution.

Commerce Engine
CommerceTools, Emporix, Shopify & Vendure
Leading MACH-native and headless commerce engines that power Universal Commerce's product catalogue, cart, checkout, and promotions capabilities. From enterprise-grade API-first platforms to open-source composable engines — all pre-integrated into the Universal Commerce XCaaS solution and selectable based on your business model and scale requirements.
Search & Discovery
Algolia & Coveo
AI-powered search and personalisation platforms that power Universal Commerce's product discovery experience. Semantic search, faceted navigation, personalised ranking, and product recommendations — all pre-integrated and tuned for commerce performance.
Content Management
Contentful, Contentstack & Strapi
Enterprise and open-source headless CMS platforms that power Universal Commerce's content layer — enabling rich editorial experiences, product content management, and multi-locale content delivery across all customer engagement channels. Selected based on your content complexity, governance requirements, and existing technology investments.
Automation & Integration
Universal Composer
Universal Composer powers the No-code iPaaS embedded in Universal Commerce — providing 1000+ pre-built connectors to enterprise applications. Universal Composer extends this with commerce-specific orchestration, agentic AI workflow management, and MCP protocol integration capabilities.
AI & LLM
Anthropic Claude & OpenAI GPT-4
Leading large language models that power Universal Commerce's agentic AI capabilities — from conversational shopping assistants to autonomous operational agents. Both models are supported, with private enterprise LLM deployment options for organisations with strict data sovereignty requirements.
Cloud Infrastructure
Azure, AWS & Oracle Cloud
Universal Commerce is cloud-agnostic and deploys on Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and Google Cloud Platform. Multi-cloud and hybrid cloud architectures are supported, with all cloud hosting included as part of the XCaaS subscription.

22 years of expertise.
One XCaaS subscription.

Let Cnetric's commerce, supply chain, and AI expertise work for your business — wrapped in a predictable monthly XCaaS subscription.

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