Navision Software Announces Commerce Gateway: One of the First Solutions Based on Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000.Business Editors COPENHAGEN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 22, 2000 Already Demonstrating Benefits for Mid-Sized Companies Today, Navision(R) Software (CSE (Certified Systems Engineer) See Microsoft certification. : NAVI.CO) announced Commerce Gateway: a business-to-business solution that opens up Navision Financials to electronic exchange of trading documents. Commerce Gateway helps mid-sized companies easily take advantage of new opportunities for business-to-business collaboration. Commerce Gateway builds on the strengths of Microsoft BizTalk Server Microsoft BizTalk Server, often referred to as simply "BizTalk", is a business process management (BPM) server. Through the use of "adapters" which are tailored to communicate with different software systems used in a large enterprise, it enables companies to automate and integrate 2000, which acts as a universal translator The universal translator is a fictional device common to many science fiction works, especially on television. Its purpose is to offer an instant translation of any language. to allow virtually any two systems to exchange documents. The exchange of information in Commerce Gateway is handled in a 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 , which makes it very easy to administrate ad·min·is·trate tr.v. ad·min·is·trat·ed, ad·min·is·trat·ing, ad·min·is·trates To administer. administrate Verb [-trating, -trated the system. "Commerce Gateway will make it possible for our mid-market customers to participate cost-effectively in the supply chains of much larger companies," says Rene Stockner, vice president of sales and marketing for Navision Software a/s. "These supply chain masters typically dictate costly and complex transaction standards. With Commerce Gateway, mid-market companies can leverage the Internet to accommodate the changing requirements of any partner quickly, resulting in many new revenue opportunities." Cost Effective to Participate in the Supply Chain Basilica LTD LTD 1 Laron-type dwarfism 2 Leukotriene D 3 Long-term depression, see there 4. Long-term disability , one of the fastest growing IT resellers in the UK has already begun to take advantage of the benefits of Commerce Gateway. "The future belongs to companies that collaborate electronically with their trading partners," says James Frost, e-commerce project manager at Basilica. "Achieving such integration will assist organizations in streamlining business processes and reducing transaction costs Transaction Costs Costs incurred when buying or selling securities. These include brokers' commissions and spreads (the difference between the price the dealer paid for a security and the price they can sell it). . "Commerce Gateway is the key that will unlock the benefits of supply chain integration for Basilica. It provides a cost effective and industry standard platform that we can use to communicate electronically with our trading partners," Frost says. Quickly Accommodates Changing Partner Requirements Commerce Gateway will offer companies greater flexibility in meeting the demands of their trading partners, regardless of the industry they are in, the system they use or the standards that their partners require. Commerce Gateway supports the most common trading documents, such as purchase and sales orders, invoices and quotes. Navision Software and Microsoft have created a marketing demo that shows how a company using Navision Financials can exchange trading documents with a partner using a SAP solution. Microsoft recently demonstrated the capabilities of Commerce Gateway and BizTalk Server Software from Microsoft that provides integration between business processes within an enterprise and between different organizations. BizTalk Server uses protocol implementations called "adapters" to communicate with applications and includes built-in adapters and a framework for 2000 to over three hundred top business executives at the Microsoft Fusion 2000 event in Atlanta. Builds on the Strengths of BizTalk Server Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000 is the foundation for standard-based business process orchestration within and between organizations. Navision Software believes BizTalk Server will be deployed widely by both mid-sized companies and their larger trading companies. "Navision Software reached an important milestone with the introduction of Commerce Gateway," says Bill Dunlap, group product manager at Microsoft Corp. "By building on the strengths of BizTalk Server 2000, Navision Software will be able to offer its customers a level of business process automation and application integration that has never before been possible." More information about the BizTalk Framework See BizTalk. is available at http://www.biztalk.org/. Availability Navision Software will release Commerce Gateway to the 24 local Navision Software companies around the world for localization Customizing software and documentation for a particular country. It includes the translation of menus and messages into the native spoken language as well as changes in the user interface to accommodate different alphabets and culture. See internationalization and l10n. and sale no later than 30 days after Microsoft releases BizTalk Server 2000. About Navision Software Navision Software is a leading global supplier of complete business solutions for mid-market businesses. Navision Software has more than 40,000 installations worldwide in more than 89 countries. Navision Solutions are sold through a worldwide network of nearly 1,000 Navision Solution Centers staffed with certified professionals dedicated to providing customized solutions, training, support and service. The company has a reputation for being first to market with advanced technologies in enterprise business solutions, and Navision Financials has received the Designed for Microsoft Windows 2000 Server logo, the Designed for Microsoft Windows 98/NT logo, the Designed for Microsoft BackOffice logo and the Microsoft Office 97 logo. Navision Software's clients include adidas-Salomon AG, Bang & Olufsen A/S, BASF AG, BMG BMG Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Germand: Federal Ministry for Health) BMG Be My Girl BMG Blue Man Group BMG Bertelsmann Music Group BMG Be My Guest BMG Browning Machine Gun BMG Bulk Metallic Glass Entertainment International GmbH, Egmont Entertainment, F.L. Smidth A/S, Hoechst AG, McDonalds, Oticon A/S, Philips Electronics UK Ltd., PricewaterhouseCoopers, Royal Copenhagen A/S, Steinway & Sons and Thames Water Utilities Ltd. The company is headquartered in Vedbaek, Denmark. You can learn more about Navision Software on the Internet at http://www.navision.com. Microsoft, Windows, Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows 2000, SQL Server and BackOffice are either registered trade-marks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. 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