Barilla, the World Leader in Pasta Production, Selects J.D. Edwards' ERP Solutions to Gain Better Control Over International Subsidiaries.DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 13, 1998-- Barilla barilla see halogeton glomeratus. Seeks Consistency and Reliability in J.D. Edwards' OneWorld and J.D. Edwards' SCOREx Solutions Enterprise business software developer 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. (R) (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :JDEC JDEC Joint Data Exchange Center (US/Russian missile warning) JDEC Joint Document Exploitation Center (US DoD) ) announced today that the world's leading pasta manufacturer, Barilla Alimentare, S.p.A., is implementing J.D. Edwards' OneWorld(TM), a client/server, 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. system, and technology available through J.D. Edwards' SCOREx (supply chain optimization Supply Chain Optimization is the application of processes and tools to ensure the optimal operation of a manufacturing and distribution supply chain. This includes the optimal placement of inventory within the supply chain, minimizing operating costs (including manufacturing costs, and real-time execution) initiative. Based in Parma, Italy, Barilla's corporate strategy is to deploy OneWorld and J.D. Edwards SCOREx to all of its worldwide subsidiaries. Included in Barilla's corporate strategy is the implementation of OneWorld at its U.S. subsidiary, Barilla America Inc. OneWorld will support Barilla's new manufacturing facility in Ames, Iowa Ames is a city located in the central part of the U.S. state of Iowa, about 30 miles north of Des Moines in Story County. It is the principal city of the 'Ames, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Story County, Iowa and which, when combined with the -- the company's first U.S. manufacturing facility. Ernst & Young will assist Barilla in its implementation of OneWorld in the U.S. The first phase of the two-phase project, implementing OneWorld in Barilla's U.S. facility, will be completed in September. Included in the installation are accounts payable, cost accounting, procurement, general accounting and manufacturing functionality. Phase two will take advantage of the functionality available through J.D. Edwards' SCOREx initiative, including accounts payable and distribution, and is expected to be completed by July 1999. Barilla U.S. headquarters will also serve as the flagship installation for J.D. Edwards manufacturing solution. The entire implementation project is being managed by Barilla's Italian headquarters. Barilla has already implemented J.D. Edwards in its French subsidiary. "The long-range goal of this project is to maintain financial data in a clean and efficient manner. With OneWorld, it will be easy for corporate to aggregate the different subsidiaries' financial data. Furthermore, this data will be consistent with that of our counterparts throughout the world. We will have a consistency that is currently lacking," said a Barilla Alimentare spokesperson. Barilla chose J.D. Edwards' OneWorld because of its flexibility. Barilla's business processes dictate its technology needs and solutions. "Our business goals require good, flexible, and robust business applications that can be easily customized to incorporate our own nomenclature and terminology that is unique to the pasta manufacturing business. The J.D. Edwards solution allowed us to implement only the functionality we needed and easily customize it to meet our unique business needs," said the Barilla spokesperson. Another reason that Barilla selected OneWorld was the company's aggressive timeline. OneWorld's design allows for an implementation that is front-loaded, intensive, and accelerated. Barilla needed an open system that can easily communicate with the Digital platform in the Italian headquarters office. J.D. Edwards' OneWorld will run on a Digital-Alpha Server using Microsoft's 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). The remote OneWorld clients will utilize a Windows Terminal Server An option in Windows NT and 2000 that enables an application to be run simultaneously by multiple users at different Windows PCs. In NT, it is known as the Terminal Server Edition. , a new product that adds UNIX-like multi-user capabilities to the Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. NT Server 4.0 operating system and provides support for thin-client terminals (announced June 25, 1998). Via a WAN, remote users will be able to access J.D. Edwards applications in an interactive session. Barilla is the first J.D. Edwards customer to use this new technology. About Barilla Alimentare S.p.A. Based in Parma, Italy, Barilla Alimentare S.p.A. is the world's leading pasta manufacturer and distributor. Founded in 1877 by Pietro Barilla, the company's worldwide operations extend across Europe, North America, South America, Japan, and South Africa. The fully owned U.S. subsidiary is Barilla America Inc., which is located in Lincolnshire, Ill. Besides pasta, the company also manufactures Italian cookies and confectionery. About Ernst & Young LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol Ernst & Young provides assurance and advisory business services, tax services and consulting for domestic and global clients. The firm has 29,000 people in 87 U.S. cities. Visit the Ernst & Young Web site at http://www.ey.com. About J.D. Edwards J.D. Edwards develops, markets and supports multinational, integrated enterprise software for distribution, finance, human resources, manufacturing and supply chain management. The Company's enterprise software operates in multiple computing environments, including 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) AS/400(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). (TM), Windows NT and the Internet. Founded in 1977, J.D. Edwards is headquartered in Denver and posted fiscal 1997 revenues of $647.8 million. J.D. Edwards' OneWorld is a network-centric, multinational software package that enables customers to change technology or business practices while reducing costs and business interruptions. Additional information about J.D. Edwards' product offerings can be obtained by contacting the company at 1-800-727-5333 or via the Internet at http://www.jdedwards.com. J.D. Edwards is a registered trademark of J.D. Edwards & Co. OneWorld and 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 are trademarks of J.D. Edwards World Source Co. All other product names and companies referenced herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. The historical results stated above are not necessarily indicative of the results of any future period. Microsoft, BackOffice, Windows NT and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries.
CONTACT: J.D. Edwards
Sarah Singleton, 303/334-4662
sarah_singleton@jdedwards.com
or
The Weber Group
Grete Kegel, 650/463-8615
gkegel@ca.webergroup.com
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion