MARC Global Systems Selects mPortal to Mobilize Premier Supply Chain Execution Visibility Portal.Business/Technology Editors mPortal's Enterprise Everywhere -TM- Mobile Application Platform Will Deliver Seamless Two-Way Access Via Any Wireless or Wired Device DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 11, 2001 MARC Global Systems, a leading supply chain execution systems provider, today announced that it will deploy its checkMARC.net visibility portal through the use of the application platform of mPortal Inc., the premier provider of global mobile infrastructure software. With checkMARC.net, MARC's fulfillment, supply chain execution (SCE SCE (in Scotland) Scottish Certificate of Education SCE n abbr (= Scottish Certificate of Education) → Schulabschlusszeugnis in Schottland ) applications and content will now be accessible by MARC customers and their clients and suppliers from any wireless or wired device, including Internet-enabled mobile phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), two-way pagers, and interactive TV set-top boxes The cable TV box that sits on "top" of the TV "set," although it is often located several feet away in an equipment rack. The set-top box descrambles the premium channels and provides a tuner for the higher cable numbers that very old TVs did not support. . With checkMARC.net, utilizing the mPortal platform, companies will now have the ability to receive alerts and messages while responding and conducting further inquiries and transactions in real-time via two-way access. mPortal's scalable and secure Mobile Application Platform, Enterprise Everywhere(TM), will serve as the foundation for checkMARC.net to empower this seamless real-time two-way access to information from initial buy to delivery. Order status tracking, order capture, inventory level inquiries, event collaboration, supplier delivery reports, e-reverse logistics, and process management can now all be executed with real-time wireless two-way access and integration with MARC's supply chain execution products. With checkMARC.net companies can achieve both tangible and intangible results with great cost efficiencies and improved relationships with customers and business partners. "checkMARC.net is the ideal visibility portal for companies that need continuous reliable access to supply chain execution information from their e-fulfillment, warehousing, distribution, or discrete production processes," said Ronald Riggin, vice president and general manager, MARC Global Systems. "With this cost-effective offering, MARC clients' customers and vendors can achieve two-way access to critical information and securely collaborate on the Internet or any mobile device through any network. Best of all, checkMARC.net will facilitate event collaboration both between enterprises and within the enterprise." Riggin also noted that mPortal's technology base employing Enterprise Java Beans See JavaBeans. (EJB (Enterprise JavaBeans) A software component in Sun's J2EE platform, which provides a pure Java environment for developing and running distributed applications. EJBs are written as software modules that contain the business logic of the application. ), XML-based exchanges, and advanced session management was completely consistent with the MARC technology base enabling rapid and reliable integration of these solutions. This relationship falls right in line with mPortal's strategy of providing quick-to-market solutions with immediate and significant return on investment. With checkMARC.net, both MARC's clients' customers and their customers will be able to access information about orders from initial buy to delivery via wired or mobile devices. This anytime, anywhere, instant access to MARC's back-end supply chain execution applications empowers streamlined internal business and distribution processes, improved cost structures and relationships with business partners, and increased customer retention. "We are excited to have been selected by MARC to mobilize their supply chain execution systems," said D.P. Venkatesh, 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 mPortal Inc. "The strong, worldwide, install-base of MARC Global Systems' products provides a significant market for this visibility portal, which will increase forecast accuracy, distribution center efficiencies, and profitability of customer orders, while reducing inventory at the distribution center level, transportation costs, and, ultimately, churn churn: see butter. ." About the MARC Supply Chain Execution Suite MARC(TM)-CS is a real-time software application with a Java-based intuitive graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to (GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. ) and wireless interface. All MARC Products are founded on ORACLE 8i technology and operate on a variety of platforms from leading Unix vendors such as HP, Sun, and 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) as well as systems capable of running Windows/2000 or LINUX. MARC also employs the most advanced Java-based user interface and wireless computing technology enabling a wide range of architecture deployment methods including, but not limited to, enterprise intranet installation or internal/external ASP delivery. MARC software is available in more than 9 languages, concurrently. About MARC Global Systems MARC Global Systems is a leading supply chain execution systems provider focused on excellence in fulfillment across the supply chain and around the world. The MARC product line has improved traditional and dot-com distribution processes in a broad variety of industries, including automotive, pharmaceutical/healthcare, third-party logistics A third-party logistics provider (abbreviated 3PL) is a firm that provides outsourced or "third party" logistics services to companies for part, or sometimes all of their supply chain management function. , high tech/electronics, retail/direct-to-customer, CPG CPG central pattern generators. , publishing and grocery/food services. MARC is the "one" solution that can go from traditional fulfillment to the new e-business fulfillment models. MARC's internet-centric, web-based architecture provides global visibility of fulfillment operations while incorporating flexibility and configuration tools that allows for quick reaction to new and changing business models. In addition, MARC-eXchange Manager provides an enhanced architecture to support business community integration allowing for dynamic, real-time communication to applications within the enterprise and to external trading partners and service providers to facilitate traditional, B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business and B2C (Business to Consumer) Refers to a business communicating with or selling to an individual rather than a company. See B2B. communications. For further information, visit www.marcgs.com. About mPortal Inc. Leveraging its superior platform and best-in-class partnerships, mPortal provides premier mobile delivery solutions that enable businesses and service providers to mobilize their existing applications and infrastructure. Enterprise Everywhere(TM), the company's mobile application platform, enables partners, clients, and customers to rapidly and cost-effectively develop and deploy mobile applications, taking critical business information/data from any source to multiple devices including PDAs, Internet-enabled phones, two-way pagers, and interactive TV set-top boxes. mPortal maintains relationships with top-tier integrators such as CSC (Card Security Code) A three- or four-digit number printed on the back of credit cards for security purposes. Called "Card Verification Value" (CVV) by Visa, "Card Validation Code" (CVC) by MasterCard and "Card Identification (CID) by American Express and Discover, ; leading Independent Software Vendors such as Portal Software Portal Software was founded in 1985 as Portal Information Network, one of the first ISPs in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was founded by John Little. The company offered its own interface through modem access that featured Internet email. and OpenTV; and premier technology companies such as Palm and BEA BEA - Basic programming Environment for interactive-graphical Applications, from Siemens-Nixdorf. . For more information about mPortal, please visit www.mPortal.com or email info@mPortal.com. |
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