Avicon Teams with IBM for eMarketplace Development; Building Collaboration Includes Portals and Exchanges to Harness the Impact of the Internet.Business Editors WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 2001 Avicon, a leading 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 Internet solutions consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a focused on the supply chain, today announced that it will work with IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) to help enterprises achieve rapid development and deployment of eMarketplaces via IBM's WebSphere(a) software technology including WebSphere Application Server and WebSphere Commerce Suite, Marketplace Edition. This relationship will also enable enterprises to quickly deploy trading partner community infrastructure solutions across such industries as high-tech, manufacturing, logistics and transportation, automotive, telecommunications, retail and wholesale distribution. Avicon is a Premier member of the PartnerWorld for Software, is IBM certified See certification. for WebSphere implementation, and participates in the IBM Web Integrator Initiative. "Avicon is pleased to team with IBM to provide WebSphere solutions to clients requiring leading-edge web solutions to power their next-generation supply chain performance," said John Leary, 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 Avicon. "In addition, this alliance will expand our business reach through IBM's worldwide sales and marketing organization and breadth of product portfolio." Additional information about the Avicon and IBM relationship, as well as successful installations of WebSphere, will be available at the Avicon exhibit at IBM's 3rd Annual Global Supply Chain Management Exchange, Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , March 18-21, 2001. Visit http://www-3.ibm.com/events/link/ for more information about this event. About IBM WebSphere: WebSphere is Internet infrastructure software -- known as middleware Software that functions as a conversion or translation layer. It is also a consolidator and integrator. Custom-programmed middleware solutions have been developed for decades to enable one application to communicate with another that either runs on a different platform or comes from a -- that enables companies to develop, deploy and integrate next-generation e-business applications, such as those for business-to-business e-commerce. WebSphere supports business applications from simple Web publishing Creating a Web site and placing it on the Web server. A Web site is a collection of HTML pages with the home page typically named INDEX.HTML. Web sites are designed using Web authoring software which provides a graphical layout capability or by hand coding in HTML or both. through enterprise-scale transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. . WebSphere transforms the way businesses manage customer, partner and employee relationships. More information about the WebSphere software platform is on the Web at http://www.ibm.com/websphere. About Avicon Avicon, a leading B2B consulting firm, architects and builds thriving trading partner communities that power next-generation supply chain performance. The company rapidly builds and integrates public and private eMarketplaces, portals and intelligent applications to deliver high-value solutions. Avicon's approach fuses leading-edge business strategies and supply chain process with innovative Internet-based solutions. A unique blend of industry experience, business process knowledge and Internet technology expertise enables Avicon to earn the trust of clients requiring solutions for eProcurement, collaboration and planning, and logistics and transportation. Visit www.avicon.com. (a) Indicates trademark or registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective companies. |
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