IPNet Solutions Among First to Achieve Secure Internet EDI Interoperability.NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 12, 1999-- CommerceNet Certifies IP.Net.Suite as One of the First eBusiness Solutions to Enable Secure Transactions Over the Internet IPNet Solutions, a provider of industry-leading eBusiness solutions, Tuesday announced that it is among the first to pass Internet electronic data interchange See EDI. (application, communications) electronic data interchange - (EDI) The exchange of standardised document forms between computer systems for business use. EDI is part of electronic commerce. (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. ) interoperability testing conducted by CommerceNet, an eCommerce industry association. The CommerceNet tests confirm that IPNet's flagship product, IPNet.Suite(R), enables the secure, protected exchange of business documents over the Internet. The tests also verify that IPNet.Suite is interoperable with other leading transaction management products including those from Compaq, GE Information Services (networking, company) GE Information Services - One of the leading on-line services, started on 1st October 1985, providing subscribers with hundreds of special interest areas, computer hardware and software support, award-winning multi-player games, the most software files in the , Microsoft and Netscape. "With its support for open Internet standards and initiatives, IPNet Solutions continues to be at the industry forefront in delivering solutions for secure, Internet-based EDI transactions," said Rik Drummond, executive consultant for 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. and EDI, CommerceNet. "The fact that IPNet Solutions is one of only 10 vendors to pass this interoperability standard is testament to the company's commitment to its customers," said Rick King, director of technology, KDS Monitors. "Secure Internet exchange and interoperability is critical for conducting effective business-to-business e-commerce. Their certification in this area gives me peace of mind." The CommerceNet-sponsored tests are based on recommendations from the Internet Engineering Task Force (c/o Corporation for National Research Initiatives (CNRI), Reston, VA, www.ietf.org) Founded in 1986, the IETF is a non-membership, open, voluntary standards organization dedicated to identifying problems and opportunities in IP data networks and proposing technical solutions to the (IETF See Internet Engineering Task Force. IETF - Internet Engineering Task Force ). By confirming that IP.Net.Suite supports encryption, digital signatures, integrity and signed receipts, the interoperability tests ensure that IPNet.Suite addresses all the critical features required for secure Internet exchanges. "Our certification by CommerceNet confirms IPNet's ongoing leadership in emerging Internet standards," said Kian Saneii, senior vice president, worldwide Marketing, IPNet Solutions. "We took this step as part of our commitment to delivering the world's best software solutions that allow customers to manage processes, collaborate, and manage transactions via the Web." IPNet Solutions' integrated suite of software applications, IPNet.Suite, allows companies to support all trading partner transactions including traditional EDI, Internet EDI, XML, Internet-based buying and selling, as well as supply chain management (SCM (1) (Software Configuration Management, Source Code Management) See configuration management. (2) See supply chain management. ) solutions including vendor-managed inventory (VMI) and business data object exchange. IPNet.Suite supports major Internet standards and initiatives including CPFR CPFR Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment CPFR Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment (merchandising) CPFR Continuous Planning Forecasting & Replenishment CPFR Calling Party Forced Release (Collaborative Planning Forecasting and Replenishment), RosettaNet, OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) and Microsoft's (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ) BizTalk. About IPNet Solutions IPNet Solutions develops and markets eBusiness solutions for the Fortune 500 marketplace. IPNet's fully-integrated suite of electronic commerce software includes award-winning applications for transaction management, value chain collaboration and process management to extend the value of 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. and SCM applications throughout a trading community. IPNet's integrated suite of software allows companies to achieve high-velocity eBusiness on the Internet while continuing to leverage their investment in legacy systems and proprietary networks. IPNet customers include 3dfx, AT&T, Marshall Industries, Northrop Grumman, Shop 'n Save, SMC Networks, U.S. Foodservice and Xerox. IPNet's corporate headquarters is in Newport Beach, with regional offices in Chicago, Houston, Newark, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. For further information, visit IPNet's Web site at www.ipnet-solutions.com. About CommerceNet CommerceNet is the largest grouping of electronic commerce influencers in the world, working to make eCommerce easy, trusted and ubiquitous. Launched in April 1994 in Silicon Valley, its membership has grown to more than 500 eCommerce developers and end-users worldwide from hardware and software companies, financial institutions, telcos, government agencies, integrators, service providers, net market makers and others. For more information about CommerceNet, see http://www.commerce.net. |
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