ClearOrbit Automates Order Communications for Egenera; Solution Improves Visibility, Speed and Control over Manufacturing Partners.Company's Xtended Process Control Solution Streamlines Contract Manufacturing Execution by Establishing Single System of Record and Enabling Real-Time Data Real-time data denotes information that is delivered immediately after collection. There is no delay in the timeliness of the information provided. Some uses of this term confuse it with the term dynamic data. Access and Visibility AUSTIN, Texas -- ClearOrbit (www.clearorbit.com), the leading provider of real-time supply chain execution and reverse logistics This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. solutions, today announced the company has successfully automated manufacturing communications capabilities for Egenera with the implementation of its Xtended Process Control (X.PC) solution. Since going live, Egenera, a global leader in datacenter virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. architecture, reports 15 percent full-time equivalent Full-time equivalent (FTE) is a way to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or a student's enrollment at an educational institution. An FTE of 1.0 means that the person is equivalent to a full-time worker, while an FTE of 0.5 signals that the worker is only half-time. (FTE FTE Full-Time Equivalent FTE Full-Time Employee FTE Full-Time Equivalency FTE Full Time Employment FTE Foundation for Teaching Economics FTE Full Time Enrollment FTE For the Enterprise (SQL) FTE Fund for Theological Education ) savings. In addition, Egenera has realized improved speed and accuracy efficiencies with contract manufacturers as a result of the single system of record and real-time data access and visibility provided by X.PC. Egenera selected ClearOrbit's X.PC solution to improve collaboration with contract manufacturers that produce the Egenera([R]) BladeFrame([R]) system. The BladeFrame system - a combination of stateless Refers to software that does not keep track of configuration settings, transaction information or any other data for the next session. When a program "does not maintain state" (is stateless) or when the infrastructure of a system prevents a program from maintaining state, it cannot take blade servers and virtualization software - simplifies the datacenters of market-leading enterprises around the world with an innovative server architecture specifically designed to reduce complexity and enable IT to respond rapidly to business requirements. Ray Anderson The following notable people are called Ray Anderson
Anderson further stated, "By creating a single version of truth that everyone has access to in real-time, we've streamlined the communications cycle with our manufacturing partners, helping us further scale to meet customer and market demands." Prior to implementing X.PC, Egenera manually transacted most order changes individually. With X.PC, manufacturing partners simply access a portal to acknowledge, accept and ship customer orders, while Egenera has immediate access to all data supporting these processes. With Egenera and manufacturers pushing data into the collaboration solution, each can access the information they need precisely when they need it. As a result, data integrity and visibility improves, as well as order management processes. Anderson added that the importance of real-time communication increases when manufacturers reside in different geographic regions. "ClearOrbit has helped us to create efficiencies with manufacturers, regardless of where they reside." Warren Sumner, ClearOrbit vice president of marketing and strategy, said, "We welcomed the opportunity to work with Egenera to provide them the visibility, speed and control that improve bottom-line performance. ClearOrbit's model of designing architectures that scale into standard applications, and fit directly into 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. systems, avoids the intrinsic problems associated with large, custom applications, enabling customers to realize ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). immediately." About X.PC Designed for easy integration within the Oracle ERP system, ClearOrbit's X.PC suite automates communications, replenishment and drop ship processes between manufacturers and their trading partners. Instead of disjointed and error-prone methods, with X.PC all key activities between buyers and suppliers are routed through a centralized system In telecommunications, a centralized system is one in which most communications are routed through one or more major central hubs. Such a system allows certain functions to be concentrated in the system's hubs, freeing up resources in the peripheral units. tied in real-time to the enterprise system of record, providing auditability, information transparency and a single version of events for all parties. About ClearOrbit ClearOrbit's real-time supply chain execution and reverse logistics solutions improve the speed, visibility, and control of extended manufacturing and distribution supply chains. Since 1994, Austin, TX-based ClearOrbit has assisted more than 275 clients in automating and controlling process execution within their extended supply networks. ClearOrbit delivers on the promise of 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) systems such as Oracle and SAP with fully integrated supply chain execution, collaboration and reverse logistics solutions that address "last mile functionality" issues while complimenting the existing infrastructure. ClearOrbit customers include market leaders such as Alcoa, Biogen, Canon, Cisco Systems, General Electric, JDS Uniphase, Texas Instruments and Welch's. For more information, visit www.clearorbit.com. Egenera, Egenera stylized styl·ize tr.v. styl·ized, styl·iz·ing, styl·iz·es 1. To restrict or make conform to a particular style. 2. To represent conventionally; conventionalize. logos, BladeFrame and Processing Blade are trademarks or registered trademarks of Egenera Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other product names, service marks and trademarks mentioned herein are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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