Atlas Commerce and Viquity Partner to Deliver Reliable eBusiness Collaboration to Internet Exchanges & Supply Chain eHubs.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MALVERN, Pa. & SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 25, 2000 Partnership Links Viquity Dynamic Commerce Network(TM) With Atlas Atlas, in Greek mythology Atlas (ăt`ləs), in Greek mythology, a Titan; son of Iapetus and Clymene and the brother of Prometheus. Metaprise Software Atlas Commerce, a leading provider of advanced software for collaborative Supply Chain eHubs, and Viquity Corporation, the emerging leader for outsourced eBusiness infrastructure, today announced a partnership that brings outsourced Internet commerce to next generation supply chains. This agreement will provide Atlas customers with an additional vehicle for sharing data with business partners and completing transactions on-line. Viquity will offer these customers value-added services A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. and streamlined communications among business partners. As part of the agreement, the companies will create joint marketing programs for their combined customers. "The partnership between Viquity and Atlas Commerce brings new opportunities to our joint customers by providing a secure environment for sharing information, managing documents, and coordinating business partner activities across multiple tiers of a supply chain," said Chris M. Grejtak, Viquity chief executive officer. "Atlas plays an important role in driving next generation supply chains and is well positioned in the collaborative commerce space. We're pleased to be working with Atlas to deliver these leading-edge commerce management and supply chain solutions." The Viquity Dynamic Commerce Network, which includes an Internet document transport service, Viquity Basis, and an intelligent commerce hub, Viquity Nexus, enables secure, reliable system-to-system exchange of business documents to eliminate the errors and delays associated with manual and point-to-point direct procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. methods. Atlas Metaprise Software is an Internet based solution that enables global companies to bring a higher level of coordination to multi-tier supply chains. This next generation business model -- known as a Supply Chain eHub -- brings greater efficiency into the supply chain, driving down operations costs and accelerating response times, with the ultimate result being increased profitability for all partners. "Viquity and Atlas Commerce offer very complementary solutions," said John Hanger, Atlas Commerce's chief marketing officer. "Integrating with Viquity brings added flexibility to our customers. For those companies that are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. an additional security layer and streamlined communications among business partners, the Viquity Dynamic Commerce Network will be a very attractive alternative." About Atlas Commerce Atlas Commerce helps companies look beyond their internal operations to discover new levels of supply chain efficiency and new sources of competitive advantage. Using the Internet to leverage their size, influence, and operational excellence, Atlas customers establish collaborative networks of business partners -- known as Supply Chain eHubs -- that share business processes and information within an advanced eBusiness infrastructure known as Atlas Metaprise Software. Unlike traditional 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. and supply chain solutions built to support the needs of a single enterprise and its immediate trading partners, Atlas Metaprise Software was designed from the beginning to enable collaborative, end-to-end commerce across global, multi-tier supply chains. This focus allows Atlas customers to achieve rapid time to value by lowering operations and materials costs, accelerating business cycles, and opening up new revenue opportunities. Founded in January 1998, Atlas Commerce is headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania Malvern is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,059 at the 2000 census. Geography Malvern is located at (40.034557, -75.514396). , with offices worldwide. Atlas Commerce is a Safeguard Scientifics (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : SFE See Sydney Futures Exchange. ) partner company. For additional information, please call 610/240-0600, or visit the website at www.atlascommerce.com. About Viquity Viquity is the emerging leader for outsourced eBusiness infrastructure to automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. production procurement. The Viquity Dynamic Commerce Network(TM) enables OEMs, contract manufacturers, distributors and suppliers of all sizes to streamline communications with strategic partners and dramatically improve supply chain responsiveness. Founded in 1998 by recognized innovators innovators people who will try new things. early innovators important figures in the farming or client community because they are the leaders in the introduction of new techniques and management systems. in building large scale, complex distributed systems Distributed systems (computers) A distributed system consists of a collection of autonomous computers linked by a computer network and equipped with distributed system software. , Viquity is a privately held, venture-backed company located in Sunnyvale, California Sunnyvale ([sʌniveil]) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is one of the major cities that make up the Silicon Valley. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 131,760. . Viquity can be reached at 408/747-5570, at info@viquity.com, or www.viquity.com. Viquity, the Viquity Dynamic Commerce Network, Viquity Basis and Viquity Nexus are trademarks of Viquity Corporation. |
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