New Balance Automates Information Delivery via Email with DI-Broadcast.Business/Technology Editors BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 2001 Dimensional Insight Dimensional Insight (DI) is a software company specializing in the development and marketing of business intelligence software. Their flagship product, The Diver Solution, delivers information in the form of reports, charts, and analytical applications. (DI) announced today that New Balance Athletic Shoe An athletic shoe is a generic name for a shoe designed for sporting and physical activities, and is different in style and build than a dress shoe. Originally known as sporting apparel, today they are known as casual footwear. , Inc. has successfully implemented DI's newest product, DI-Broadcast, at its headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts “Boston” redirects here. For other uses, see Boston (disambiguation). Boston is the capital and most populous city of Massachusetts.[3] The largest city in New England, Boston is considered the unofficial economic and cultural center of the entire New with immediate and positive results. New Balance is utilizing DI-Broadcast to decrease inventory levels by comparing actual sell-through data to existing open sales orders within their system. Elaine Ritchie, Director of Management Information Systems for New Balance explains: "DI-Broadcast is allowing us to improve the relationship with our customers and, at the same time, we are able to decrease our costs by effectively managing inventory levels in a timely manner. When we obtain sell-through information from our customers and then compare it to our open sales orders, DI-Broadcast gives us the ability to notify the appropriate account service representative, with an email alert, if an open sales order does not accurately reflect how our products are selling-through. Once DI-Broadcast sends the email alert to the account service representative we are then able to work with our sales representatives and our customers to make recommendations to either increase or decrease their orders, as needed as needed prn. See prn order. . With DI-Broadcast, we are better able to react to this information and make recommendations much earlier than before." "Basically, DI-Broadcast automatically brings exceptions to light and allows us to pay attention to activities that we weren't able to focus on before. Prior to implementing DI-Broadcast, we were unable to sift through all of the information that would allow us to find the exceptions. Now, it is done automatically by our system. DI-Broadcast compares various information, evaluates the business rules and tolerances we choose and, whenever exceptions are encountered, notifies the necessary individuals throughout our organization via our email system," states Ritchie. A new addition to DI's suite of products, DI-Broadcast enables users to send business information via intelligent, automated email broadcasts to internal or external recipients in PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. , HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. , or Microsoft Excel (tool) Microsoft Excel - A spreadsheet program from Microsoft, part of their Microsoft Office suite of productivity tools for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh. Excel is probably the most widely used spreadsheet in the world. Latest version: Excel 97, as of 1997-01-14. (TM) text file formats. DI-Broadcast automates the delivery of business information by creating customized email messages which are sent on your existing email system. Administrators establish the business rules for broadcasting, and DI-Broadcast's intelligence capabilities evaluate the business rules, configure the email message, and deliver the information to users enabling them to make quicker, better informed business decisions. "DI-Broadcast is really making the most of what push technology has to offer," states Frederick Powers, 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. of Dimensional Insight. "Investing in a solution that not only automates, but customizes the information sent to recipients allows users to take action immediately. With DI-Broadcast the information you need is delivered right to your 'Inbox' -it doesn't get much easier than that." About New Balance Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, New Balance is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. that manufactures and markets technically innovative, width-sized performance footwear and apparel for women, men, and children. The range of product categories includes running, cross-training, walking, basketball, tennis, adventure sports, and kids. Work and hiking boots, sandals, boat shoes, and rugged casual styles are also available through the company's Dunham Bootmakers division, which joined the New Balance family in the Fall of 1998. New Balance employs more than 2400 people around the globe and its products are sold in 120 countries on six continents Six Continents is a large retail PLC in UK which split into Six Continents Retail known as Mitchells and Butlers plc. The hotels and soft drinks business of Six Continents PLC is now known as InterContinental Hotels Group PLC. . About Dimensional Insight Established in 1989, Dimensional Insight, Inc. is a privately held pioneer in developing and marketing multi-dimensional data visualization See information visualization. , analysis, and reporting solutions that put you in command of your business. Companies worldwide use Dimensional Insight's technology to target opportunities, track performance, and increase profits. DI'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. , DI-Atlantis, offers powerful reporting and multidimensional analysis. Navigating through data with DI-Diver, DI-WebDiver, and DI-ReportDiver is simple for non-technical users, enabling decision-makers across all functional areas of a corporation to access data quickly and intuitively. The solution provides flexible, scalable architecture, secure report distribution, and quick implementation. Dimensional Insight offers specialized solutions for wholesale/distribution, healthcare, manufacturing, and publishing. For more information, go to http://www.dimins.com or call 1-800-379-5899. |
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