Amazon.com Selects Mercator E-Business Integration Brokers as Key Technology for Supply Chain Integration.Business/Technology Editors WILTON, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 28, 2000 Amazon.com Expands Successful Initial Mercator 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 Implementation; Critical Component of Company's Overall Growth and Supply Chain Integration Strategy Mercator(R) Software, Inc., (Nasdaq: MCTR MCTR Missile Technology Control Regime mCTR Murine Calcitonin Receptor MCTR Medical Center for Translational Research (Osaka University Hospital, Japan) MCTR Mackinac Transportation Company ) the e-business transformation company(TM), today announced that leading online retailer Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN AMZN Amazon.com (NASDAQ symbol) ) has selected the Mercator E-Business Integration Broker suite as a key technology for its business-to-business (B2B) integration strategy. Amazon.com turned to Mercator's flexible B2B integration software with its strong any-to-any data transformation capabilities to provide a scalable and flexible solution to support its continued global growth. Amazon.com's use of Mercator as an enabling technology for its B2B initiative is an important element of the company's strategy to grow its business and provide more choice and superior service to its customers. "Amazon's goal is to collaborate with our suppliers to increase efficiencies and improve inventory turnover," said Jim Miller Jim Miller may refer to any of the following individuals:
Mercator has allowed Amazon.com to simplify its business processes by reducing the number of complicated connecting interfaces with trading partners by more than 80% in four months. Mercator Commerce Broker has enabled Amazon.com to compress its time to production by accelerating the seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. of information from diverse business partners of varying sizes and technology capabilities, resulting in reduced costs and optimized B2B trading relationships. Amazon.com is now expanding its use of Mercator as the key technology to manage its event-driven transaction flows and to facilitate the integration of its global business processes. Mercator Commerce Broker provides Amazon.com with leading 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. functionality and a scalable information integration architecture that facilitates any-to-any data transformation, which enables Amazon.com to easily replicate its B2B infrastructure in a way that facilitates the further global expansion of its products and services. "We are excited to enable Amazon.com to streamline and automate its business processes by implementing Mercator as the e-business integration backbone of their B2B strategy," said James P. Schadt, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Mercator. "Amazon's supply chain processes are highly complex, requiring flexibility and scalability from its transformation and integration technology. The ability of our Mercator technology to handle any B2B format -- XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. , EDI, legacy or packaged application -- over any type of transport -- HTTPS (1) (HyperText Transport Protocol Secure) The protocol for accessing a secure Web server. Using HTTPS in the URL instead of HTTP directs the message to a secure port number rather than the default Web port number of 80. , SMTP/MIME, FTP FTP in full file transfer protocol Internet protocol that allows a computer to send files to or receive files from another computer. Like many Internet resources, FTP works by means of a client-server architecture; the user runs client software to connect to , messaging middleware Software that provides an interface between applications, allowing them to send data back and forth to each other asynchronously. Data sent by one program can be stored in a queue and then forwarded to the receiving program when it becomes available to process it. or value added network (networking) Value Added Network - (VAN) A privately owned network that provides a specific service, such as legal research or access to a specialised database, for a fee. A Value Added Network usually offers some service or information that is not readily available on public -- gives customers like Amazon the ability to quickly adapt their infrastructure as customer and partner requirements change and as global data standards develop." About Mercator Mercator software integrates electronic information throughout any business enterprise and with the applications of its customers and partners -- while leveraging current technology investments at every step. More than 5,000 customers, across every industry, use Mercator software to accelerate their transformation to e-business. Over 100 partners, including application software providers, systems integrators and Net markets, embed or resell our technology to enhance their product or service offerings. Additional information about Mercator can be found at www.mercator.com. Mercator is a registered trademark of Mercator Software, Inc. "the e-business transformation company" is a trademark of Mercator Software, Inc. Legal Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements Statements in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding Mercator Software's beliefs, expectations, hopes or intentions regarding the future. It is important to note that actual outcomes and the company's actual results could differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include risks and uncertainties such as changes in demand for application integration or e-business integration software and the company's Mercator e-business integration broker suite of products in particular, difficulty or delays in developing new or enhanced products, the ability of the company to expand its international operations Internal Operations (I.O., IO or I/O) is a fictional American Intelligence Agency in Wildstorm comics. It was originally called International Operations. I.O. first appeared in WildC.A.T.S. volume 1 #1 (August, 1992) and was created by Brandon Choi and Jim Lee. , the ability of the company to manage expanded global operations Global Operations is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Barking Dog Studios and published by both Crave Entertainment and Electronic Arts. It was released in March of 2002, following its public multiplayer beta version which contained only the Quebec map. , the ability of the company to continue to add resellers and other distribution channels, and the success of third parties in utilizing and marketing the company's products, or seasonality in operating results. Readers should also refer to the risk disclosures outlined in the company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements and reasons why results might differ included in this release are made as of the date hereof, based on information available to the company as of the date hereof, and the company assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statement or reasons why results might differ. |
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