Modulant Strengthens Leadership in Data Interoperability Market; Combined Company to Provide Total Solutions for Data Interoperability.Business Editors and High Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden & CHARLESTON, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2002 Modulant, a leading provider of data interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. software to Fortune 500 customers and the US Federal Government, today announced that it has combined operations For the department of the British War Office during World War II, see . In the military, combined operations are operations conducted by forces of two or more allied nations acting together for the accomplishment of a single mission. See also
PDIT Product Data Integration Technologies PDIT Photographic Digital Imaging Technician PDIT Proudha Devaraya Institute of Technology ), an industry pioneer with demonstrated success in solving complex data interoperability problems for the US Federal Government. The combined company, to be called Modulant, will consolidate its product development and services operations in order to provide complete solutions for data interoperability. Through the addition of PDIT's rich domain expertise in the areas of data transformation and integration, Modulant is positioned to deliver world-class services and training that will accelerate its customers' implementation schedules and advance the capabilities of its integration partners. Modulant Contextia, the company's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. suite, focuses on integrating business processes, not just applications. Contextia enables true interoperability of data across an organization, rather than tightly-coupled data integration between applications. This approach improves an organization's understanding and use of important information, and enables companies to quickly and easily change and integrate business processes and applications. Modulant's proven technology and methodology have provided considerable benefits to its customers. In a recent implementation, a complex parts distribution organization was able to reduce its back orders by more than 25% by implementing the Contextia platform to more closely coordinate its business processes with its suppliers. The entire project was completed in ten months and the savings paid for the initiative in less than a year. Similarly, a major fleet manufacturer implemented Contextia to share parts information with its suppliers, resulting in significantly improved availability of spare parts Spare parts, also referred to as Service Parts is a term used to indicate extra parts available and in proximity to the mechanical item, such as a automobile, boat, engine, for which they might be used. Spare parts are also called “spares. and decreased time required for fleet maintenance. This project was completed in six months and the cost savings paid for the project in the next six months. "Modulant is committed to maintaining its leadership as the total solutions provider for data interoperability in the private and public sectors," said Gene Eubanks, Modulant's chief executive officer. "The combined operations of Modulant and PDIT will foster a tight interworking (standard) interworking - Systems or components, possibly from different origins, working together to perform some task. Interworking depends crucially on standards to define the interfaces between the components. between partners, and the industry as a whole." "In today's uncertain economic climate, customers and partners are looking to do business with a company that is financially sound, has a long-term track record of success, and is well-positioned for the future," said Richard Keller, Modulant board member and managing director of Sandler Capital, Modulant's primary investor. "The combination of Modulant's groundbreaking technology with PDIT's 14 years of integration services provides this solid foundation." Modulant will locate its worldwide headquarters in Charleston, SC, and maintain its existing field offices in San Francisco, CA; Long Beach, CA; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Alexandria, VA; London, England; and Stockholm, Sweden. The company also plans to open additional offices this year to support its growing worldwide customer base. About Modulant Modulant is a leading provider of business process interoperability Business process interoperability (BPI) is a state that exists when a business process can meet a specific objective automatically utilizing essential human labor only. Typically, BPI is present when a process conforms to standards that enable it to achieve its objective regardless solutions that improve the speed, success rate, and 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). of integration efforts along the product value chain. Fundamentally different from traditional integration approaches, Modulant's Contextia Product Suite implements the proprietary Contextia Interoperability Information Methodology (CIIM CIIM Community Internet Intensity Maps CIIM Canary Islands Independence Movement ) to discover, capture, and manage data and its associated context and business rules. This methodology enables the industry's only Dynamic Mediation mediation, in law, type of intervention in which the disputing parties accept the offer of a third party to recommend a solution for their controversy. Mediation has long been a part of international law, frequently involving the use of an international commission, capability for semantic See semantics. See also Symantec. transformation. The Modulant Contextia Connection Server uses Dynamic Mediation to reconcile dissimilar vocabularies and connect business processes, creating interoperability environments that are loosely-coupled, scalable, and highly-adaptable. Using Modulant's technology and services, companies can significantly improve their efficiency, agility, and collaboration capabilities throughout a product's lifecycle - from development through sourcing, production, and distribution. For more information, please visit www.modulant.com. Modulant, the Modulant logo, and Contextia are trademarks of Modulant Solutions, Inc. |
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