Click Commerce Provides Service Parts Optimization Solutions to a World Leader in Electronics Manufacturing Services.CHICAGO -- Click Commerce, Inc. (Nasdaq:CKCM), a leading provider of collaborative commerce solutions and a pioneer in the software as a service (SaaS) industry, today announced that Celestica, a world leader in electronics manufacturing services Electronic manufacturing services (EMS) is term used for companies that design, test, manufacture, distribute and provide return/repair services for electronic component and assemblies for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). (EMS), will implement Click Commerce's Service Parts Optimization solutions, which were recently acquired from Xelus, Inc., to enhance Celestica's After-Market Services offering. Celestica will deploy Click Commerce software globally in a phased approach beginning in Q2 2005 and ending in Q2 2006. Click Commerce's Service Parts Optimization solutions will enhance Celestica's After-Market Services offering and enable the company to deliver additional value to its original equipment manufacturers (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 ) customers. The flexible, agile tool will help Celestica efficiently manage its customers' products through the entire product lifecycle Product lifecycle or product life cycle is the course of a product's sales and profits over time. The five stages of each product lifecycle are product development, introduction, growth, maturity and decline. in a dynamic environment. This includes working with customers on forecasting and optimizing global inventory to adapt to shifts or changes that are introduced during the lifecycle of a product. "This tool will strengthen our After-Market Services offering and enable us to further meet our customers' needs," said Jerry Robinson, senior vice president, After-Market Services, Celestica. "We are committed to helping customers like Celestica meet their unique service and aftermarket challenges," said Michael W. Ferro, Jr., chairman and 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 Click Commerce. "With our recent acquisitions, we have a solution portfolio that meets the needs of our customer's dynamic, fast-moving supply chains today, as well as positions us for future challenges such as RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. ." In an AMR (1) (Adaptive Multi-Rate) A variable rate speech codec selected by the 3GPP for the 3G evolution of the GSM cellphone system (WCDMA). Using the Algebraic CELP (ACELP) compression technology, AMR provides toll quality sound at transmission rates from 4.75 to 12. Research Alert issued June 13, 2005, entitled "Inside the Click Commerce-Xelus Deal," Bruce Richardson, chief research officer for AMR Research stated, "When we spoke to Michael Ferro, chairman and CEO, last week, he described the rationale for the Xelus deal as it helps round out his products for 'the parts business.' Click's own software and the six acquisitions provide functionality for managing the ordering, moving, and fulfillment of parts--from raw materials, to finished goods, to spares." "Our recent wins in the service parts management space are evidence of the strength of Click Commerce solutions and confirm our belief in the vitality of this market and our commitment to it," added Ferro. About Click Commerce, Inc. Click Commerce, Inc. (Nasdaq:CKCM) provides collaborative commerce solutions for sales and order management, supply chain management, service parts optimization, and compliance automation. Enterprises and institutions in the aerospace and defense, consumer product, distribution, 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. , higher education and health care, manufacturing, retail, telecom, and transportation industries utilize the Company's solutions. Click Commerce enables corporations such as Abbott Labs, Alaska Airlines, BAE Systems, Carrier, Cisco, Citibank, Dell, Delphi, Eastman Kodak, FedEx, Hewlett Packard, Home Shopping Network “HSN” redirects here. For other uses, see HSN (disambiguation). The Home Shopping Network (HSN) is a mostly 24-hour shopping network that is seen on cable, satellite, and some terrestrial channels in the United States. , Honda, 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) , Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Pier 1, Ryder, Samsung, SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. Communications, Tellabs, Verizon, and Xerox, to coordinate and optimize business processes, accelerate revenue, lower costs, and improve customer service. Five of the top 10 research institutions in North America, including Johns Hopkins, University of Washington, and the University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. , use the Company's compliance automation software to automate their regulatory compliance processes and manage research project approvals. More information can be found at www.clickcommerce.com. Click Commerce is a registered trademark of Click Commerce, Inc. and its subsidiaries. All other company and product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Celestica is an existing, pending registered trademark of Celestica International Inc. |
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