BevAccess.com Partners With Blueflame to Create Wireless Procurement Component.Business Editors, Technology Writers HACKENSACK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 14, 2000 -- Handheld Device to Empower empower verb To encourage or provide a person with the means or information to become involved in solving his/her own problems Ease of Ordering, Account Management At Point of Sale -- Blueflame, a leading e-solutions provider, today announced the company has been selected by BevAccess, the first Industry Exchange for the beverage alcohol trade, to design and create a handheld, wireless solution to provide wholesale sales forces with an alternative, remote method of placing orders. The initial prototype, developed for the Palm form factor, leverages BevAccess.com utilizing Webclipping and ASP asp, popular name for several species of viper, one of which, the European asp (Vipera aspis), is native to S Europe. It is also a name for the Egyptian cobra (Naja haja). technology. The application was designed to work in conjunction with the company's Industry Exchange, greatly increasing ease of ordering while decreasing the time involved in the procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. process. The un-tethered application will allow wholesaler sales forces to access account data, search for products, create portfolios of frequently ordered items, place an order and receive order status updates. "Our handheld solution is the next step in making BevAccess.com the industry leader in the wholesale beverage alcohol trade," said Todd Berlent, chief technology officer for BevAccess.com. "We chose to partner with Blueflame because of their demonstrated track record of customer satisfaction and high-quality delivery in wireless solutions." The prototype was initially targeted to wireless Palm devices, though future development may also include wireless phones, Windows CE (Windows Consumer Electronics) Microsoft's version of Windows for handheld devices and embedded systems that use x86, ARM, MIPS and SHx CPUs. Windows CE .NET superseded Windows CE 3.0. devices, hand-held RIM-like devices and others. "Building a wireless solutions for BevAccess is an example of how we create innovative, cutting-edge solutions for industry leading companies," said Joe Fung, chief technology officer for Blueflame. "We are committed to delivering sophisticated e-solutions that are aligned with our customers' business objectives." About Blueflame Blueflame, the e-Solutions subsidiary of Aztec Technology Partners, Inc. (Nasdaq:AZTC), is a full-service e-Solutions provider that designs, develops, and builds web-based application See Web application. solutions that transform companies to achieve competitive advantage and innovation. The mission of Blueflame is to make e-business work for companies through solutions that are intranet-, extranet- and Internet-based in the areas of e-commerce, customer relationship management, knowledge management, and business partner support. Blueflame has an award-winning history of delivering business solutions to the Global 2000, middle market, and emerging businesses. Its experience spans multiple industries including telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. , financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , pharmaceutical, health care, and media and entertainment. For more information, please visit Blueflame's web site at www.blueflameinc.com. About BevAccess.com BevAccess.com (www.BevAccess.com) is the first online Industry Exchange for the beverage alcohol market, which provides a more efficient and easy-to-use procurement process for trade buyers of wine, spirits and beer. Through Beverage Media Group, the company's offline component which publishes America's premier beverage alcohol trade magazines and serves as the national office for The Beverage Network, BevAccess.com delivers timely information to over 140,000 beverage alcohol licensees across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. each month. Together, BevAccess.com and Beverage Media Group support the industry's leading wholesalers, suppliers and retail buyers by empowering them with fully-secure proprietary e-commerce technology that increases operational efficiency through centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. and personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. ordering, detailed product information, and highly targeted advertising |
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