ACOM Solutions' E-Commerce Division Demos Paragon/WEB, Web Forms-Based E-Business Solution, at E-Commerce World.Business Editors/Technology Writers Electronic Commerce World 2000 LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 2000 ACOM Solutions' E-Commerce Division, the developer and marketer of the widely used Paragon/EDI solution for electronic commerce, has introduced a flexible new Web forms-based application, Paragon/WEB, that enables companies to transact with 100 percent of their internal and external trading partners over the Web, as well as permits occasional e-commerce users to access e-business forms on the Web and complete electronic transactions over their own networks or through a service bureau, it was announced by James R. Scott, vice president of sales and marketing. ACOM is demonstrating Paragon/WEB at E-Commerce World, Oct. 2-5, at Orlando, Fla.'s Orange County Convention Center The Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) is the primary public convention center in Central Florida. The large complex is located on International Drive, a major tourist area in Orlando, Florida. , Booth No. 1240. "Paragon/WEB provides a mechanism for companies to reach all of their supply chain partners, supports unlimited document types and provides multiple access levels at the partner and document level," Scott said. "The ability for partners to set up their own multiple users and access levels, as well as their workflow, makes this tool versatile both for internal and external operations. "Internally, companies can perform such activities as enabling MRO MRO In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Mauritanian Ouguiya. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ordering, archiving printed documents for Web access or automating expense list approvals. Externally, it allows organizations to manage their complete supply chain from procurement to payment." Paragon/WEB supports built-in workflow in the form of Chain, Any or All approval lists. Supported document types include ACH, Archive, EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) The electronic communication of business transactions, such as orders, confirmations and invoices, between organizations. Third parties provide EDI services that enable organizations with different equipment to connect. , EMAIL See e-mail. , FAX, FEDI, WEB, HTML, XML, XLS, DOC, PCL (Printer Command Language) The page description language for HP LaserJet printers. It has become a de facto standard used in many printers and typesetters. PCL Level 5, introduced with the LaserJet III in 1990, also supports Compugraphic's Intellifont scalable fonts. , POSTSCR, ASCII ASCII or American Standard Code for Information Interchange, a set of codes used to represent letters, numbers, a few symbols, and control characters. Originally designed for teletype operations, it has found wide application in computers. , BIN and Unknown. Communication processes supported include e-mail, fax, wireless, HTTP/S HTTP/S Hypertext Transfer Portocol/Secure , S/FTP, VAN, Proprietary and others. Data can be viewed via XML forms with XSL style sheets or it can be downloaded and uploaded in native formats. Forms are conversational with built-in defaults, validations and look-up lists. "Paragon/WEB already has been implemented by commercial service bureaus, which suggests that the product has wide appeal to small- and mid-size enterprises or SMEs," Scott said. "Its support of any document type, any format and any communication mechanism means that it is far more versatile than other solutions on the market. "Companies using Paragon/WEB as a product can now reach every segment of their partner base, with scalability for high tech, low tech and no tech users. Companies using Paragon/WEB through a service bureau similarly gain immediate e-commerce capability, with no software purchase or implementation required. Service bureau pricing normally follows a per-document or per-transaction schedule." Paragon/WEB supports SQL Server and Oracle and runs under UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). and Windows NT. Designed for easy setup and operation by nonprogrammers, it employs a point-and-click, drag-and-drop user interface. Paragon product pricing starts at $25,000, with lease arrangements available for ASP customers and service bureaus. About ACOM Solutions ACOM Solutions Inc. is an international developer and marketer of conventional and e-business solutions that integrate with enterprise applications to enhance back office and B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business processes for electronic, Internet and paper-based commerce. ACOM solutions run in all computing environments (host-resident on Windows NT and AS/400 computers) and are compatible with all financial management and ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. software. Solutions include hardware-software MICR laser and e-payment systems; electronic data interchange See EDI. (application, communications) electronic data interchange - (EDI) The exchange of standardised document forms between computer systems for business use. EDI is part of electronic commerce. (EDI/XML) solutions for e-commerce between multiple trading partners; Internet-based commerce solutions; and e-document systems for laser printer generation of business and financial forms, checks and barcode labels. Contact ACOM at 2850 E. 29th St., Long Beach, Calif. 90806; telephone 562/424-7899; fax 562/424-8662; e-mail gchurch@acom.com; and Web: www.acom.com. |
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