SCI Systems Chooses Netfish Technologies to Automate B2B Processes and Streamline Global Supply Chain Operations.Business/Technology Editors SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 26, 2001 Global Alliance Increases Speed and Efficiency for Process Collaboration Netfish Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of XML-based business-to-business (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 ) process collaboration solutions, today announced that SCI (Scalable Coherent Interface) An IEEE standard for a high-speed bus that uses wire or fiber-optic cable. It can transfer data up to 1GBytes/sec. (hardware) SCI - 1. Scalable Coherent Interface. 2. UART. Systems, a leading provider of manufacturing and supply chain services, has selected Netfish's solution suite as the standard platform for all of its B2B process collaboration initiatives. SCI will use core Netfish products including the RosettaNet compliant Netfish XDI (XRI Data Interchange) An emerging OASIS standard for data exchange and synchronization on the Internet. XDI is based on the OASIS XRI digital identifier standard for i-names and i-numbers (see XRI and i-name for details). Server(TM) and the Netfish Process Hub(TM) solution to manage, analyze and streamline its supply chain. The Netfish solution suite will integrate with SCI's back-end enhanced COPICS COPICS Communications Oriented Production & Inventory Control System COPICS Contact Persons for Internal Control Standards COPICS Communications Oriented Production Information and Control System 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. (TM) system to leverage SCI's mission critical data throughout its customer base and value chain. This integration enables SCI's customers to further collaborate with SCI on design and engineering, forecasting, scheduling and inventory management. SCI's significant investments in Supply Chain Management and Information Technology will further strengthen SCI's trading partner relationships, allowing flexibility and agility to respond to industry changes. "The ability to respond to and lead industry shifts is critical to managing a market-leading supply chain," said Bhawnesh Mathur, Senior Vice President of Supply Chain Management, SCI Systems. "By integrating the NetFish portfolio of B2B solutions, we can effectively drive and tighten the overall relationship and product development cycles with suppliers and vendors, allowing a greater opportunity to build more innovative and market-leading solutions." "As the second largest contract manufacturer in the world, SCI Systems requires an integrated system to not only have insight into its extensive global supply chain, but the ability to instantly analyze and improve on overall collaboration," said Ravi Iyer, 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. at Netfish. "This partnership further demonstrates the depth of our solution suite as well as our commitment to the electronic manufacturing services industry." The Netfish solution suite streamlines and automates manufacturing, procurement and distribution processes across global organizations and adheres to all common standards. These improvements in B2B e-commerce (Business to Business Electronic-COMMERCE) Refers to one business selling to another business via the Web. See e-commerce. represent an efficiency breakthrough that enables businesses to unify their trading partner applications seamlessly and securely over the Internet. SCI Systems, Inc. SCI Systems, Inc. is a world-class provider of Manufacturing and Supply Chain Services. SCI delivers supply chain solutions through its global reach, dedication, quality, efficiency, and total commitment to customer service. The company continues to pioneer new and innovative end-to-end services through its commitment to being the leading e-enabled EMS services provider. SCI - THE e-EMS COMPANY(TM) is dedicated to providing manufacturing and related services for the new millennium. SCI is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the symbol SCI. The company, headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama Huntsville is the county seat of Madison County, Alabama. Huntsville is the largest city in northern Alabama in a region of a half-million people, with the city proper having 168,132 residents (2006 estimate). , operates 51 facilities located in 19 countries. SCI employs more than 37,000 people. About Netfish Technologies Netfish Technologies is a leading provider of integrated XML-based B2B process collaboration solutions used by top Internet-enabled companies worldwide to facilitate B2B eCommerce with their customers, suppliers, and partners. Netfish products deliver complete end-to-end B2B process collaboration, support all major XML protocols and 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. messaging standards, and provide seamless back-end integration to best-of-breed and legacy applications. Netfish solutions enable complete automation of a wide spectrum of business processes ranging from procurement and order fulfillment Order fulfillment (in BE also: order fulfilment) is in the most general sense the complete process from point of sales inquiry to delivery of a product to the customer. Sometimes Order fulfillment to billing and payment. Award-winning Netfish products allow corporations and both public and private marketplaces to realize a rapid return on investment, more effective collaboration with trading partners, and increased efficiency. Netfish Technologies was founded in 1997 and is based in Santa Clara, CA. Please visit www.netfish.com for more information. Netfish Technologies and XDI are trademarks of Netfish Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. SCI is a registered trademark of SCI Systems, Inc. SCI - THE e-EMS COMPANY is a servicemark of SCI Systems, Inc. All other company, brand, and product names are referenced for identification purposes only and may be trademarks, which are the sole property of their respective owners. |
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