Categoric Alerts Selected by Quantum Corp. to Enhance Supply Chain Management; Business Event Notification Improves Collaboration.PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 2, 1999-- Categoric Software, developer of the only common messaging-alert system backbone, Categoric Alerts, today announces that Quantum Corporation (NMS See NetWare Management System. : QNTM), the world's leading supplier of desktop hard disk drives and tape drives, has chosen Categoric for supply chain collaboration. Categoric Alerts enables Quantum's DLT (Digital Linear Tape) A magnetic tape technology originally developed by Digital for its VAX line. The technology was later sold to Quantum, which makes it available to other manufacturers. DLT uses half-inch, single-hub cartridges similar to IBM's 3480/3490/3590 line. & Storage Systems Group to manage their business proactively as events happen, rather than reactively, after events have occurred. Quantum benefits as staff and suppliers are able to make operating decisions based on real-time information from the complete universe of existing data resources within the company. "With the power of Categoric Alerts, Quantum is able to manage the business more efficiently. In fact, we now work with our suppliers on a just-in-time basis," said Rob van Herk, business systems analyst manager at Quantum Corporation. "Categoric Alerts lets us view all our information from inventory to the shop floor. We can alert suppliers and internal people to issues that need immediate attention. And we have the flexibility of being able to send Categoric Alerts through multiple output devices, such as pagers, cell phones and e-mail which facilities more efficient operations in our supply chain." Categoric Alerts accesses actionable information about critical business events immediately and automatically across multiple data resources, and notifies users via standard communication devices -- e-mail, cell phone, pager, fax, the Web, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). , EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) The electronic communication of business transactions, such as orders, confirmations and invoices, between organizations. Third parties provide EDI services that enable organizations with different equipment to connect. or XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. documents. With Categoric Alerts, users can prevent business events from becoming problems and can capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. opportunities to streamline operations, enhance customer and partner relations, and improve profitability. "Quantum represents an excellent example of how Categoric Alerts can be used to enhance manufacturing operations Manufacturing operations concern the operation of a facility, as opposed to maintenance, supply and distribution, health, and safety, emergency response, human resources, security, information technology and other infrastructural support organizations. ," said Michael Keddington, 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 Categoric Software. "The benefits of event-enabled collaboration are imperative to the value chain in any type of company, from leading manufacturers, like Quantum, to transportation and retail companies. Our relationship with Quantum demonstrates that Categoric Alerts are gaining industry support for use in the value chain." After reviewing its various business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets , Quantum deployed Categoric Alerts among users who will receive individualized in·di·vid·u·al·ize tr.v. in·di·vid·u·al·ized, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·ing, in·di·vid·u·al·iz·es 1. To give individuality to. 2. To consider or treat individually; particularize. 3. alerts depending on their job responsibility. As an example, the company is using Categoric to monitor raw-material usage on the shop floor and through Alerts trigger releases against purchase orders. Quantum is also currently depending heavily on Categoric Alerts during quarter end when achieving revenue goals is critical. During this time, managers are alerted via pager to revenue shipment status every two hours. About Quantum Founded in 1980, Quantum Corporation (www.quantum.com) is a diversified mass storage company committed to achieving customer satisfaction through high quality and reliability. Quantum is the highest volume global supplier of hard disk drives for personal computers, a leading supplier of high capacity hard drives and the worldwide revenue leader among all classes of tape drives. Quantum sells a broad range of storage products to OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and and distribution customers worldwide. Quantum's sales for the fiscal year ending March 1999 were $4.9 billion. About Categoric Categoric Software Corporation provides business event detection and notification solutions targeted at the value chain inherent in all businesses. Categoric's flagship product Categoric Alerts marks a new breed of event-notification software that can monitor any database on a company's network, intranet or extranet for key business events and quickly connect actionable information with individuals who need it via e-mail, mobile phone, pager, fax or the Web. Categoric Alerts allows companies to collaborate with their customers, partners and suppliers to manage and convert mission-critical data to business benefits on an up-to-the-minute basis. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., with offices in London, Mannheim, and Sterling, VA. For additional information about Categoric visit its Web site at www.categoric.com, call 1-650-858-8182 or e-mail at moreinfo@categoric.com. Note to Editors: All trade names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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