Customers Expand Their Hosted Solutions from eOnline, Inc. to Include Strategic eCommerce Applications.Business Editors and High Tech Writers CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 2000 TechSmart.com and weWalk.com Among the First to Benefit from Integrated Enterprise Solutions in a Hosted Environment eOnline, the leading enterprise application service provider (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). ), today announced the expansion of services for customers TechSmart.com and weWalk.com. The scope of additional services extends eOnline's offerings beyond the traditional operational applications in an ASP model into strategic eCommerce applications. The expansion of services to its customers demonstrates eOnline's flexibility to meet customer requirements through end-to-end, tailored ASP solutions enabling customers to focus and develop core business competencies. Techsmart.com, an Internet-based technology Refers to the communications infrastructure of the Internet, which is based on the IP protocol. IP is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. It may also refer to voice over IP (VoIP), which uses the Internet to make telephone calls. See VoIP, IP and TCP/IP. services company providing innovative, cost-effective business solutions, initially chose eOnline to host its SAP(TM) R/3(R) enterprise system. After completion of phase one in only 13 weeks, which included the sales and distribution, finance and controlling, and material management modules of R/3, Techsmart.com once again selected eOnline to host its front-end, business-to-business applications and integrate all applications with the existing hosted R/3 system. "As compared to the other potential hosting partners, eOnline emerged as the leader based on its desire to partner with Techsmart.com at both a business and a technical level. eOnline's dedication and support for our business was clear," said Michael Beller, CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. of Techsmart.com. "All of these factors have helped Techsmart.com achieve phenomenal results." weWalk.com, headquartered in Newbury Park, CA, sells 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. comfort footwear Footwear consists of garments worn on the feet. It is worn for a variety of reasons, including protection against the environment, hygiene and adornment. Usually, socks and other hosiery are worn between the feet and the footwear, except for sandals and flip flops (thongs). using the build-to-order, direct marketing and direct distribution model pioneered by Dell Computer, and as such, is revolutionizing the way footwear is manufactured, marketed and sold. weWalk chose eOnline to quickly provide a comprehensive solution for the entire computing computing - computer infrastructure, allowing weWalk.com to meet a very aggressive time-to-market schedule for its own brand of shoes. Today, eOnline hosts an integrated front-end eCommerce system that includes a call center application to track orders and deliveries, a middleware Software that functions as a conversion or translation layer. It is also a consolidator and integrator. Custom-programmed middleware solutions have been developed for decades to enable one application to communicate with another that either runs on a different platform or comes from a application and the back-end supporting SAP system. "eOnline was able to provide weWalk.com with a complete and affordable infrastructure within our stringent time frame," said Rob Brough Rob Brough is a news presenter and former compère on Australian television. He became a household name as the host of the Australian version of the TV show Family Feud. He now reads the news for the Seven Network in Queensland's Wide Bay, Mackay and Sunshine Coast regions. , president 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 weWalk.com. "eOnline allowed us to focus on our basic business; shoes and walking related products." "Techsmart.com and weWalk.com selected eOnline because of our ability to rapidly integrate SAP R/3 applications with their respective eCommerce systems to effectively grow their business," said Adrian Ionel, CEO and chairman of eOnline. "eOnline is committed to providing customers with a comprehensive, tailored, end-to-end, ASP solution that is strategic in allowing customers to focus on their core competencies A core competency is something that a firm can do well and that meets the following three conditions specified by Hamel and Prahalad (1990):
For a sample listing of eOnline customers, please visit: http://www.eonlineinc.com/press/index.html About eOnline, Inc. eOnline delivers leading enterprise business applications in a managed environment to provide end-to-end eBusiness solutions. Clients receive the highest quality service and expertise for rapid deployment of eCommerce, business-to-business and enterprise applications solutions that are tailored and industry-specific. Founded in 1999 and led by a management team of top industry professionals, eOnline is committed to providing companies of all sizes with world-class eBusiness solutions through guaranteed service level agreements and at a price point previously unavailable. With the largest and fastest growing client base, eOnline is SAP and Ariba certified See certification. and leads the market for enterprise solutions in the application service provider (ASP) model. For more information contact our website at www.eOnlineinc.com. eOnline, Inc. - The ASP for Market Leaders. Note to Editors: eOnline is a trademark of eOnline, Inc. Other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. About TechSmart.com TechSmart.com is an Internet-based technology services company providing innovative, cost-effective solutions to a broad spectrum of businesses. The company's key services include asset management programs for Fortune 2000 companies, small business e-commerce solutions, reverse auctions and IT-related services. TechSmart.com is one of the first of the next generation of e-commerce companies to offer online innovation supported by offline experience and infrastructure. Headquartered on Long Island, NY, with facilities in Chicago, New Jersey and Florida, TechSmart.com is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. . For more information on TechSmart.com, call 1.800.621.6364 or visit their Web site at www.techsmart.com. About weWalk.com weWalk.com, Inc., is building a portal to deliver goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. centered on meeting the needs of people who walk for health, fitness or leisure, or who spend a lot of time on their feet in the workplace. Its initial product set is a line of personalized shoes which are delivered to customers using a "Dell" build-to-order, direct marketing and direct distribution model. By dis-intermediating the channel (by-passing retailers), weWalk is able to deliver European quality footwear (with a retail value of $150+) for around 50% of the retail price, while adding proprietary comfort technologies that deliver perceivable benefits for consumers. In the process, weWalk is revolutionizing the way footwear is manufactured, marketed and sold. |
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