Armstrong Air Conditioning Inc. Leverages EC Outlook's Proven Collaboration Technology to Streamline Ordering Process.Business Editors & High Tech Writers HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2002 EC Outlook's Proven Order Management for Sell Side Solution Increases Process Efficiencies for Armstrong and its Customers. EC Outlook, provider of software applications that integrate and optimize collaborative value chains, today announced that Armstrong Air Conditioning Inc. has deployed its Collaboration Center platform and Order Management for Sell Side application to automate their trading process. Armstrong is one of the oldest and most respected manufacturers of high quality residential and light commercial heating and cooling products in the U.S. "EC Outlook's Collaboration Center platform and Order Management for Sell Side application has had a very positive effect on how we conduct business with our customers," said Sherri Lewis, Director of e-Business for Armstrong. "EC Outlook has given us the ability to create efficiencies throughout our customer trading network while bolstering customer relationships along the way." Armstrong is utilizing EC Outlook's Order Management application and collaborative business platform to automate the process in which they send and receive business critical order documents such as purchase orders, purchase order acknowledgements, warranty credit memos and warranty claims with their customers. The any-to-any collaboration capabilities of EC Outlook's technology is helping to position Armstrong as the preferred vendor of its trading community -- allowing for increased trading efficiencies, reduced transaction costs Transaction Costs Costs incurred when buying or selling securities. These include brokers' commissions and spreads (the difference between the price the dealer paid for a security and the price they can sell it). and improved customer relationships. EC Outlook's Order Management application enables rapid, cost effective transaction management with 100 percent of an organizations' customers. Order Management allows companies to exchange business critical order documents regardless of the size and level of technical sophistication so·phis·ti·cate v. so·phis·ti·cat·ed, so·phis·ti·cat·ing, so·phis·ti·cates v.tr. 1. To cause to become less natural, especially to make less naive and more worldly. 2. , IT infrastructure or file formats existing within your private trading network. "Armstrong is a leading organization in the HVAC (Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning) In the home or small office with a handful of computers, HVAC is more for human comfort than the machines. In large datacenters, a humidity-free room with a steady, cool temperature is essential for the trouble-free industry that we are very proud to provide our value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. collaboration products and services for," said Mathew Verghese, 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. , EC Outlook. "EC Outlook looks forward to continuing to drive value into Armstrong's customer trading process with our proven collaboration platform and Order Management application." About EC Outlook EC Outlook's software allows companies to create private trading networks for the integration and optimization of collaborative value chains. EC Outlook's unique combination of value chain applications, 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 integration software and managed service offerings enable companies to create frictionless trading communities where they can automate business processes between themselves and everyone they do business with. By doing so, EC Outlook customers have achieved increased revenues, working capital reductions and short-term payback on their investment. For more information, visit www.ecoutlook.com. About Armstrong Air Conditioning Inc. Armstrong Air Conditioning Inc. is part of North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Distributed Products, a division of Lennox International Inc. A Fortune 500 company operating in over 70 countries, Lennox International Inc. is a global leader in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration refrigeration, process for drawing heat from substances to lower their temperature, often for purposes of preservation. Refrigeration in its modern, portable form also depends on insulating materials that are thin yet effective. markets. Lennox International stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the symbol "LII Adj. 1. lii - being two more than fifty 52, fifty-two cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers" ." Additional information is available at: http://www.lennoxinternational.com/or by contacting Karen O'Shea, Vice President, Communications and Public Relations, at 972-497-5172. |
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