QAD EDI ECommerce Receives Honda Approval; QAD, Together with Trinary and Eagle Consulting & Development, Has Completed Honda North American EDI Approval.Business Editors & Automotive Writers CARPINTERIA, Calif.--(AutomotiveWire)--Feb. 20, 2002 QAD QAD Quality Assurance Division QAD Quality Assurance Department QAD Quick And Dirty QAD Quality Audit Division QAD Quick Attach/Detach QAD Question Answer Detail (language arts education) QAD Quality Application Development (Nasdaq:QADI), a leading provider of collaborative commerce applications for manufacturers, has successfully completed the 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. ) approval process for Honda's plants in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . The Honda EDI approval ensures that QAD EDI ECommerce and EDI/bar code communications between Honda and its suppliers are seamless and meet internal EDI specifications. QAD has demonstrated that QAD EDI ECommerce, when combined with Eagle Consulting & Development's RF Express(TM) and Trinary's EDI Windows(TM), has the capabilities necessary to meet Honda's EDI & Bar Code Label Implementation Requirements for Honda's Star, Delta and GPCS GPCS Greater Portland Christian School (Maine) GPCS Gas Purification Control System GPCS Gigabit Physical Coding Sublayer GPCS General Purpose Conferencing Subsystem GPCS Global Partners for Conservation Stewardship systems in North America. Through its alliances, QAD utilizes Eagle Consulting & Development's RF Express(R) as a data collection solution for barcode label generation and shipping transaction update as well as Trinary's EDI Windows to prepare EDI data for transmission to fulfill Honda's EDI & Bar Code Label Implementation Requirements. In addition, the Honda EDI/bar coding software approval verifies that QAD EDI ECommerce meets Honda's 4010 EDI/BC software specifications and authorizes QAD EDI ECommerce to be used for communication between Honda North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. manufacturing facilities and their suppliers. "Honda's EDI approval process increases efficiency and ensures that every communication between our partners is ubiquitous and recognizable in content, meaning and format," said Jim Murphy, Purchasing Division Assistant Manager for Honda of America Mfg., based in Marysville, Ohio. Honda's EDI testing is a multi-phase software development and approval process that culminates in an on-site `real world' test scenario with Honda personnel before the final review and approval. In addition, the QAD EDI ECommerce team created and extensively tested four new EDI gateways and a Master Packing List program prior to the approval. QAD EDI ECommerce provides a streamlined method of managing EDI communications between QAD's best-in-class manufacturing solution, MFG/PRO, and trading partners. QAD EDI ECommerce is an alternative to traditional hard-coded EDI solutions because it places the processing logic, EDI document specifications, and trading partner specifications into database tables that can be modified at the user interface level. This table-driven design translates into a dramatically lower total cost of ownership and enables users to manipulate, analyze, edit, and reprocess re·proc·ess tr.v. re·proc·essed, re·proc·ess·ing, re·proc·ess·es To cause to undergo special or additional processing before reuse. Verb 1. EDI documents quickly and efficiently. "Honda's approval underscores our commitment to provide a streamlined method of managing EDI communications between QAD MFG/PRO and trading partners in the automotive industry," said John Peca, QAD product manager. "Both Trinary tri·na·ry adj. Consisting of three parts or proceeding by threes; ternary. [Late Latin tr  n and Eagle Consulting & Development demonstrated keen insights and expertise on this project and together, we are dedicated to continue to meet the growing collaborative commerce needs of automotive manufacturers in North America." About QAD QAD delivers value through collaborative commerce for manufacturers, empowering enterprises to integrate diverse business processes and increase profitability. Manufacturers of automotive, food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. , consumer, electronics, industrial and medical products use QAD applications at more than 5,200 licensed sites in more than 80 countries and in as many as 26 languages. For more information about QAD, telephone 805/684-6614, or visit the QAD web site at: www.qad.com. To receive any of QAD's press releases via facsimile, contact 800/356-0747, or outside the U.S. contact 213/253-5647. About Honda of America Mfg. Honda of America Mfg. Employs 13,000 associates at two auto, an engine and motorcycle plant in west-central Ohio. Last year, those plants produced 692,000 cars, and 122,000 motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles, from domestic and globally sourced parts, and more than 1 million engines for Honda's North America production of cars and light trucks. Honda of America has 454 material and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and suppliers in North America, with purchases of $7.6 billion last year. Honda of America, along with plants in Alabama and Canada, produced more than 1 million cars and light trucks last year for the U.S. market and for export. About Eagle Consulting & Development Kinnelon, N.J.-based Eagle Consulting & Development is the leading provider of online, real-time automated data collection solutions to users of QAD MFG/PRO enterprise applications worldwide. Eagle provides "plug-and-go" bar coding and automated data collection capability for QAD MFG/PRO at more than 500 customers' sites in 18 countries. For more information, contact Bill Paone at 973/838-5006 ext. 119 or visit www.eaglecondev.com About Trinary Founded in 1985, Trinary offers high value business-to-business EDI and e-commerce solutions. The company's products support a wide range of business requirements from high volume customer EDI to more cost effective e-commerce supply chain solutions. Trinary focuses on meeting customers' needs for collaboration across a trading community and offers a broad range of consulting, implementation services and support to ensure that the customer receives the full productivity improvements afforded by e-commerce. Trinary has been a QAD Alliance partner for more than seven years and has extensive experience at integrating electronic commerce information with QAD's MFG/PRO. For more information visit www.trinary.com "QAD" and "MFG/PRO" are registered trademarks of QAD Inc. RF Express(TM) is a trademark of Eagle Consulting & Development. EDI Windows(TM) is a trademark of Trinary. All other products or company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. Note to Investors: This press release contains certain forward-looking statements made under the "safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. A number of risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to, evolving demand for the company's software products and products that operate with the company's products, the publication of opinions by industry analysts about the company, its products and technology, the entry of new competitors and their technological advances, delays in localizing the company's products for new markets, delays in sales as a result of lengthy sales cycles; changes in operating expenses Operating expenses The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted. , pricing, timing of new product releases, the method of product distribution or product mix; and general economic factors. In addition, revenue and earnings in the enterprise resource planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. (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. ), e-business and collaborative commerce software industries are subject to fluctuations and the growth rates Growth Rates The compounded annualized rate of growth of a company's revenues, earnings, dividends, or other figures. Notes: Remember, historically high growth rates don't always mean a high rate of growth looking into the future. recently experienced by the company do not necessarily represent future operating results. Investors should not use any one quarter's results as a benchmark for future growth. For a more detailed description of the risk factors associated with the company and the industries in which they operate, please refer to the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2001. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion