IDEA ESTABLISHES IDW TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCIES.Thomas Technology Solutions, Inc. (ThomasTech), Horsham, Pa., is developing a centralized product database for Warminster, PA-based CRC (Cyclical Redundancy Checking) An error checking technique used to ensure the accuracy of transmitting digital data. The transmitted messages are divided into predetermined lengths which, used as dividends, are divided by a fixed divisor. Industries, an international producer of specialty chemicals for the automotive, marine, electrical, industrial, and aviation industries. The new centralized product database includes technology to enable CRC to participate in industry-wide supply chain initiatives established by the Industry Data Exchange Association (IDEA). ThomasTech, a software and systems integrator that builds content management and publishing solutions for manufacturers and professional publishers, is designing and developing the database to help CRC improve its efficiency in responding to customer inquiries. Using SAQQARA(R) CommerceSuite, software for product content and catalog management, ThomasTech will build a customized solution so that CRC employees can easily research product details, pricing information, and stock availability. "CRC is embracing IT solutions to help us improve our 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). and expand our business," said Denis Denis, king of Portugal: see Diniz. Conlon, CRC 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. . "The product database that ThomasTech is developing will enable us to not only research product information and improve efficiency in responding to our customers, but also will allow us to share important information electronically with key vendors and customers." A major component of the solution is an extract, translation, and load (ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) The functions performed when pulling data out of one database and placing it into another of a different type. ETL is used to migrate data, often from relational databases into decision support systems. ) capability that ThomasTech developed. The ETL enables CRC to easily send product and pricing information to the IDEA Industry Data Warehouse (IDW IDW Informationsdienst Wissenschaft (German: News service science) IDW Ideal Weight IDW Institut der Wirtschaftsprüfer (German: Institute of Auditors ) IDW Inverse Distance Weighting ). "ThomasTech's work with CRC is an example of how the right combination of content management technology and services can help manufacturers better serve customers and channel partners," said Lynda Brooks, ThomasTech's VP Sales and Marketing. "We are pleased that the IDEA has endorsed the ETL capabilities to help manufacturers in the electronics industry meet supply chain demand for data." The IDEA established the IDW to improve efficiencies in the electrical manufacturing and distribution industry by providing a Web-based repository containing product and pricing information. ThomasTech's ETL capabilities support the 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. format, an open standard used for defining data elements and exchanging business-to-business information. About CRC Industries CRC is a worldwide leader in the production of specialty chemicals for the maintenance and repair professional, serving automotive, marine, electrical, industrial, and aviation markets. For more information, visit http://www.crcindustries.com. About the IDEA Established in 1999, the Industry Data Exchange Association (IDEA) is a for-profit e-commerce service provider An organization that provides any combination of consulting, software and computer systems for e-commerce Web sites. located in Arlington, Va. Idea's Industry Data Exchange 2, or IDX (IDX Systems Corporation, South Burlington, VT, www.idx.com) One of the largest health care information systems companies in the country, acquired in 2006 by GE Healthcare (www.gehealthcare.com), a unit of the General Electric Company. 2, enables manufacturers, distributors and service providers to conduct partner-to-partner business document exchange on an Internet based network using 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. , XML, flat file or Web Form transaction sets. The IDX2 also enables manufacturers and distributors to upload and access product and pricing information from Idea's Industry Data Warehouse (IDW). For more information, visit http://www.idea-inc.org. About Thomas Tech Thomas Technology Solutions, Inc. is a software and systems integrator providing content management and publishing solutions and services to commercial publishers and industrial manufacturers. ThomasTech builds solutions by combining industry-leading third-party software, custom-developed components, and value-added integration, implementation, and production services. Headquartered in Horsham, Pa., with additional offices in London, UK, ThomasTech is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Thomas Publishing Company. ThomasTech maintains partner relationships with Arbortext, Inc., Corel Corporation, Documentum, Inc. Microsoft Corporation, Oracle Corporation, and SAQQARA(R) Systems, Inc. For more information, call 212/725-2295 or visit visit http://www.thomastechsolutions.com. |
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