Applications Gateway & Asera Build Specialty Chemical and Materials Web Marketplace For RawMat; New Web Business Chooses Asera eBusiness Solution Through Applications Gateway.Business/High-Tech Editors CHARLESTON, W.Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 3, 2001 Applications Gateway, a leading Internet technology solutions provider, and Asera(TM), Inc., provider of the leading eBusiness Operating System operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. (TM), announced today that RawMat has selected Asera's software platform and services to power a new portal site Noun 1. portal site - a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet; "a portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc. . RawMat provides services to the specialty chemical A Specialty chemical is a chemical produced for a specialized use. They are produced in lower volume than bulk chemicals, of which petrochemicals, made from oil feedstocks, are the most common. However, both are produced in a chemical plant. and raw material marketplace in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. over the Internet. RawMat's site is expected to be activated by May 2001 and will feature a simple, secure order entry Web site that allows customers to buy raw materials from distributors and manufacturers and allows distributors to buy from manufacturers. Chemical compounders, chemical manufacturers, national and regional chemical distributors, transportation companies and related-service providers are all expected to benefit from the real-time Web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. provided by RawMat's portal. The site will reduce the time and cost of procurement and accelerate fulfillment of orders. There are approximately 1,000 chemical distributors and 1,500 chemical manufacturers in North America who can reduce business cycle costs by accessing RawMat's Web-based marketplace. Applications Gateway, an Asera Affiliate partner and reseller, will design and implement RawMat's Internet marketplace See vertical portal and Web hub. , using the Asera eBusiness Operating System, which is designed for open integration and makes possible customized business processes, built in part, from existing applications and enabling the delivery of real-time Web services. "Our eBusiness Operating System allows customers to leverage their existing eBusiness applications to conduct transactions across highly fragmented markets," said Warren Weiss, president and 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. of Asera. "RawMat represents a win for our reseller, Applications Gateway, and for emerging growth companies that seek rapid scalability." RawMat CEO Shawn Hays comments, "the Asera solution has the scalability we need to meet this market's demands and Applications Gateway provides the value-added services that make this a perfect fit." Laurance Milov, CEO of Applications Gateway, added, "Applications Gateway is in a unique position: we were first a customer of the Asera solution for our own portal site, and now we're a reseller of that solution. We can give our clients the benefit of our experience for their own Web-based businesses." The additional functions RawMat will use include web-hosted meeting and collaboration services, on-line educational services, industry-specific content, system integration and consulting services. About RawMat RawMat, based in Alpharetta, Georgia Alpharetta is a city in Fulton County, Georgia, United States. As of 2006 census estimates, the city had a total population of 43,424[1]. Selected for its location next to a spring, it began as a campground, and was originally known as , is a neutral, trusted provider of Web-hosted business and application services See ASP and Web services. enabling buyers, distributors and manufacturers of chemicals and raw materials to simply, quickly and securely transact An earlier e-commerce system for the Web from Open Market that included order capture and secure order fulfillment using credit cards, ecash and other payment systems. It included customer service and subscription administration capabilities as well as an integrated database for reporting business online. RawMat provides integrated supply-chain solutions by combining their expertise of the chemical industry with the power of the Internet. More information on their "high tech & high touch" solutions can be found at www.rawmat.com. About Applications Gateway Applications Gateway, Inc. ("Applications Gateway") is an Internet technology solutions provider. We design, deploy and manage commerce networks for manufacturing based companies who sell through dealer networks with complex and specialized supply chains. We build or partner to provide our customers with solutions in 90 days that enable the entire eBusiness transaction cycle. Through these offerings, we create end-to-end solutions with functionality that incorporates commerce, content and community. With our solutions, companies can automate, accelerate and improve a businesses' performance including the way they market, sell and support their products via the Web. Applications Gateway is based in Charleston, West Virginia Not to be confused with Charles Town, West Virginia. Charleston is the capital of the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha Rivers in Kanawha County. As of the 2000 census, it has a population of 53,421. with offices in Atlanta and northern Virginia Northern Virginia (NoVA) consists of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William counties and the independent cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax, Manassas, and Manassas Park. . For more information about Applications Gateway, visit us at www.applicationsgateway.com. About Asera, Inc. Asera provides Global 2000 and emerging-growth companies with an eBusiness Operating System that includes a patent-pending software platform and applications development environment. Asera allows companies to customize best-in-class software applications, implement their business processes rapidly, and remain insulated in·su·late tr.v. in·su·lat·ed, in·su·lat·ing, in·su·lates 1. To cause to be in a detached or isolated position. See Synonyms at isolate. 2. from the cost and complexity of technology change. Asera's eBusiness Operating System is a critical enabling technology for the emerging real-time enterprise. Based in Silicon Valley, Asera also has offices in the UK and Germany. Asera can be found on the Web at http://www.asera.com. Asera and Asera eBusiness Operating System are trademarks of Asera Inc. All other products and names may be trademarks of their respective companies. |
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