ik vraag me af hoe innig de verstrengeling is, vandaar deze ietwat vage vertaling

Internetreferentie 1:
[n] an interruption of normal activity
[n] a social or business relationship; "a valuable financial affiliation"; "he was sorry he had to sever his ties with other members of the team"; "many close associations with England"
[v] in knitting: finish the last row
[v] secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"
[v] secure in or as if in a berth or dock; "tie up the boat"
[v] restrain from moving or operating normally; "Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred"
[v] invest so as to make unavailable for other purposes; "All my money is tied up in long-term investments"


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Virtuele B-to-B-marktplaats Bobex sluit samenwerkingsakkoord met Promedia

Samenwerking brengt virtuele marktplaats dichter bij het grote publiek
Brussel, Antwerpen, 05/08/2001
Bobex (www.bobex.be), de eerste zakelijke e-marktplaats in België, heeft een affiliatie-akkoord gesloten met Promedia, de uitgever van de Gouden Gids.