Avnet Computer Launches ERPro for Supply Chain Infrastructure Solutions.DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 17, 1999-- J.D. Edwards (J.D. Edwards & Company, Denver, CO, www.jdedwards.com) A developer of multinational, integrated enterprise software for distribution, finance, human resources, manufacturing and supply chain management. , Other Industry Leaders Team With Solutions Integrator (1) In electronics, a device that combines an input with a variable, such as time, and provides an analog output; for example, a watt-hour meter. (2) See systems integrator. to Offer Services That Help Companies Mitigate mit·i·gate v. To moderate in force or intensity. mit  i·ga tion n. Risk of 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. Implementation
Aiming to help high-growth, middle-market companies mitigate their risk in implementing an Enterprise Resource Planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. (ERP) solution, multivendor solutions integrator Avnet Computer (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AVT AVT avian arginine vasotocin. See vasotocin. ) Monday introduced ERPro(SM) for Supply Chain Infrastructure Solutions. ERPro is a comprehensive ERP solution comprising the software, network infrastructure and three distinct services suites designed to ensure an ERP system stays finely tuned throughout its life cycle. Bolstering today's announcement at the J.D. Edwards FOCUS user conference were J.D. Edwards and Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , which joined as key partners with Avnet Computerto market and deliver the ERPro solution. ERPro solutions will be based on J.D. Edwards' powerful OneWorld(TM) application, Cisco's industry-leading networking solutions and Avnet Computer's three ERP services suites -- ERPrep(SM), ERPerformance(SM) and ERPremierSM Financing. "We're very excited about the prospect of having two of the industry's most respected names partner with us to satisfy the needs of the growing mid-market company," said Avnet Computer executive vice president Rick Hamada. "These close partnerships have enabled us to develop an end-to-end end-to-end a pattern of anastomosis in which severed ends are matched and united, in contrast with other patterns such as end-to-side or side-to-side. Usually applied to anastomosis of the intestine. ERP solution based on OneWorld, Cisco's leading networking solutions and our proven ERPro services suites and methodologies that pull it all together for the customer." Avnet Computer's key customer deliverables with ERPro are readiness and agility. The company's comprehensive enterprise experience lies in accurately preparing a customer's infrastructure for ERP and then helping that system perform at optimum levels throughout its life cycle. ERPro helps keep the OneWorld system operating at peak performance levels by integrating the necessary services and technology partners in a seamless fashion for customers. "Avnet Computer's ERPro is a valuable tool that will enable our joint customers to fully leverage their enterprise software implementations," said William Goodison, vice president, industrial vertical support group, J.D. Edwards. "We are pleased to see Avnet taking this next step beyond a typical implementation to empower empower verb To encourage or provide a person with the means or information to become involved in solving his/her own problems our customers to put their ideas into action." When combined under ERPro, Avnet Computer, J.D. Edwards and Cisco offer customers a broad set of leading ERP products, services and technical methodologies that work in concert to deliver a comprehensive solution. Included in that are a dedicated ERP practice, ERP Competency COMPETENCY, evidence. The legal fitness or ability of a witness to be heard on the trial of a cause. This term is also applied to written or other evidence which may be legally given on such trial, as, depositions, letters, account-books, and the like. 2. Center, Configurable Network Computing Configurable Network Computing or CNC is JD Edwards®'s (JDE) client-server proprietary architecture and methodology that implements its highly-scalable enterprise-wide business solutions software that can run on a wide variety of hardware, operating systems (OS) and hardware (TM) consultants, and a host of other unique products and services. The foundation of the ERPro solution comprises three services suites: -0-
-- ERPrep(SM) -- A suite of platform assessment services for
evaluating the ERP-readiness of a customer's IT
infrastructure and then preparing the infrastructure for a
J.D. Edwards OneWorld implementation or World upgrade.
-- ERPerformance(SM) -- A family of post-implementation and
infrastructure tuning services that ensure a finely tuned
and supported ERP solution through the life cycle.
-- ERPremier(SM) Financing -- A unique financial offering that
preserves capital, off-loads the risks associated with
technology ownership, provides exchange dollars for
migration, and includes technology management consulting
services.
-0- About Avnet Computer Avnet Computer is one of North America's leading technology solutions integrators, deploying hardware, software and services across the enterprise. The company leverages its unique suite of technical, acquisition, financial and consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" to bring value to businesses intent on managing their total cost of computing computing - computer infrastructure -- from the data center, through the network, to the desktop. Avnet Computer delivers best-in-class solutions from the industry's leaders, including Cabletron, Cisco, Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, 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) , Oracle, and is a J.D. Edwards Alliance Partner. Headquartered in Tempe, Ariz., Avnet Computer is a division of Avnet Inc. (NYSE: AVT), a Fortune 500 company with annual sales exceeding $5.9 billion. About J.D. Edwards J.D. Edwards provides Idea to Action(TM) software for managing the enterprise and supply chain. The company's integrated applications give customers control over their front office, manufacturing, logistics/distribution, human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. and finance processes for the consumer products, industrial and service industries. J.D. Edwards enables Idea to Action with ActivEra(TM), a collection of tools and technologies that extend J.D. Edwards' SCOREX and AIMX supply chain solutions, OneWorld(TM) and WorldSoftware(TM) enterprise business software. ActivEra allows customers to change their enterprise software quickly and easily during and after implementation. The Company's solutions operate in multiple computing environments, including Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. (R), UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). (R) and OS/400(R), and are Java(TM) and HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. enabled. Founded in 1977, J.D. Edwards is headquartered in Denver and posted fiscal 1998 revenues of $934 million. Additional information can be obtained by contacting the Company at 800/727-5333, or via the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the at www.jdedwards.com. Note to Editors: Please see following pages for detailed breakdowns of ERPro component programs. AVNET and the AV logo are registered trademarks of Avnet Inc. ERPro is a service mark of Avnet Inc., and "You've Got our Word on IT." is a trademark of Avnet Inc. Avnet Inc. disclaims any proprietary interest or right in trademarks, service marks, logos, trade names or branding other than its own. J.D. Edwards is a registered trademark of J.D. Edwards & Company. OneWorld and Configurable Network Computing are trademarks of J.D. Edwards World Source Company. All referenced product names are trademarks of their respective companies. ERPro Components: ERPrep(SM) ERPrep is a suite of platform assessment services for evaluating the ERP-readiness of a customer's IT infrastructure and then preparing the infrastructure for a J.D. Edwards OneWorld implementation or World upgrade. ERPrep takes a company from its earliest decision of 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. through its "Go-Live" stage. It includes a number of key project phases like system configuration; infrastructure planning and design; platform installation; conference room pilot; and production rollout and hand-off. Two important services within the ERPrep portfolio are Avnet Computer's Technology Readiness Assessment (TRA TRA Training TRA Transfer TRA Transition TRA Tennessee Regulatory Authority TRA Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (Oman) TRA Tax Reform Act (1976, 1984, or 1986) TRA Teachers Retirement Association ) and Technology Infrastructure Workshop (TIW Tiw (tē`  ), Norse Tyr (tür), ancient Germanic god. ). These two processes are executed early in
the planning, design and implementation phase, generating deliverables
that affect the future of the system and its impact on the company. -0-
-- Technology Readiness Assessment -- Provides a level of
awareness of the technology infrastructure requirements
of OneWorld software. During the TRA the Avnet Computer
team will review the customer's current technology
infrastructure and its capability to support the
implementation of OneWorld.
The platform is defined to include client systems,
server systems, networking, operating systems and
middleware software. Completion of the TRA ensures an
understanding of the customer's business objectives by
the technology partners. It also helps the customer to
understand the complexity of the pending implementation
as well as an estimate of its cost.
-- Technology Infrastructure Workshop -- The TIW yields a
clear identification of business goals; finalizes
hardware and software recommendations; details
technology requirements; and documents plans for
implementation including training, Conference Room
Pilot, system tuning, testing, production setup and go
live process.
The TIW Report includes:
-- Solution Architecture -- a recommended
configuration that meets the requirements and
specifications of the proposed solution
-- Needs Assessment -- A narrative of the customer's
business and technology requirements
-- Technology Roadmap -- A description of
technologies that are recommended to fulfill
platform requirements
-- Capacity Plan -- A set of system requirements
specifications
Other key services provided during the ERPrep phase are:
-- CNC Consulting Services
-- Network Requirements Analysis
-- Network Architecture Design
-- Network Assessment
-- Network Functional & Physical Design
-- Cable Plant Design
-0- ERPro Components: ERPerformance(SM) ERPerformance(SM) comprises a family of post-implementation (Go Live) and infrastructure tuning services that ensure a finely tuned, supported ERP solution through the life cycle. These are management, maintenance and migration services designed to ensure that OneWorld is configured con·fig·ure tr.v. con·fig·ured, con·fig·ur·ing, con·fig·ures To design, arrange, set up, or shape with a view to specific applications or uses: correctly and that customers are taking advantage of new technologies to keep them on the leading edge of performance. They include the Avnet Computer Migration Impact Report and Capacity Plan; OneWorld Upgrades; a CNC (Computerized Numerical Control) See numerical control. CNC - Collaborative Networked Communication Health Check; and J.D. Edwards' Application Update Service. ERPerformance also includes back-up and recovery support; network hardware and software maintenance; and network monitoring The term network monitoring describes the use of a system that constantly monitors a computer network for slow or failing systems and that notifies the network administrator in case of outages via email, pager or other alarms. & management. These are mission-critical services for OneWorld's network-centric architecture where the network is the system. ERPro Components: ERPremier(SM) Financing ERPremier(SM) Financing is a unique financial offering that defers payments until after the Conference Room Pilot to when the client is ready to "go live" with their ERP system. This offering allows companies to avoid the burdens of asset ownership while maintaining the flexibility for needed changes in their IT infrastructure during the ERP life cycle. ERPremier also helps minimize Total Cost of Ownership. Features of ERPremier Financing are: -0-
-- Defers payments until you are ready to "go live"
-- Minimizes the cost of continuous change
-- Maximizes flexibility to upgrade technology throughout ERP
life cycle
-- Predictable monthly fee
-- In most cases, ERPremier Financing qualifies as an operating
expense, preserving capital for business growth
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