SSA Global Technologies Announces Extension Strategy for BPCS.Business Editors/High Tech Writers CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 2002 BPCS BPCS Business Planning and Control System BPCS Better Process Control School BPCS Basic Process Control System BPCS Base/Post/Camp/Station BPCS Broadband Personal Communications System (FCC) Enable provides a new solution for clients to take advantage of e-commerce applications SSA Global Technologies SSA Global Technologies (previous NASDAQ symbol: SSAG) was a company developing Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. On May 15, 2006, SSA Global announced that it would be acquired by Infor Global Solutions. Inc.(TM) (SSA (Serial Storage Architecture) A fault tolerant peripheral interface from IBM that transfers data at 80 and 160 Mbytes/sec. SSA uses SCSI commands, allowing existing software to drive SSA peripherals, which are typically disk drives. GT(TM)), a worldwide provider of enterprise solutions and services, today announced an 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 partnership with TRADEPAQ Corp., a leading provider of e-business infrastructure solutions for global trade. Through this partnership, SSA GT delivers "BPCS Enable powered by TRADEPAQ," a solution that allows clients to leverage their existing enterprise system and gain competitive advantages through SSA GT's e-commerce applications. As part of SSA GT's extension strategy for BPCS(R) (Business Planning and Control System), companies operating on BPCS CD, CD/Euro (Version 4.05), and Plant Maintenance can broaden their enterprise system with SSA GT's existing solutions for collaborative commerce, inventory and demand planning, eProcurement, business intelligence and sales analysis, customer support and Customer Relationship Management (CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. ). BPCS Enable provides clients on early releases of BPCS the advantage of productivity gains, profitability and competitive advantage brought about through e-commerce without a major investment in a new enterprise system. "Clients wishing to remain competitive must integrate electronic commerce into their business practices," said Mike Greenough, chairman, 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. and president of SSA GT. "BPCS Enable gives our clients the option to make discrete decisions that can be carried forward into future BPCS upgrades. This solution helps our customers protect their investments in BPCS and also realize profitability gains and increased collaboration afforded by e-commerce." BPCS Enable gives clients access to BPCS over the Web and, at the same time, converts character-based user interface screens into Internet standard-forms. The solution contains a point-and-click tool set for further screen and presentation customization and a scripting language for combining BPCS screens, creating custom workflows and action triggers and linking applications on a common user interface. BPCS Enable interoperates with BPCS extension products by accommodating an XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. document interface. BPCS Enable is available in Java applet, 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 Wireless Application Protocol (WAP (1) (Wireless Access Point) See access point. (2) (Wireless Application Protocol) A standard for providing cellular phones, pagers and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages. ). The solution operates on any iSeries (AS/400) application software. Therefore, changes made in to BPCS CD, CD/E or Plant Maintenance can be carried forward to newer releases of BPCS with minor changes, thus improving productivity through automation and integration. BPCS Enable is available worldwide for BPCS CD, CD/E, and Plant Maintenance. Clients renewing On-Going Support (OGS OGS Office of General Services (New York State) OGS Office of Graduate Studies OGS Ontario Genealogical Society OGS Ontario Graduate Scholarship OGS Ohio Genealogical Society ) can have BPCS software converted into Java for no cost. About TRADEPAQ TRADEPAQ is the leading provider of end-to-end trade chain collaborative commerce solutions. The company offers an innovative framework of web enable and document management solutions designed to enhance existing business applications and BPCS IT investments. With content that includes hundreds of global documents, TRADEPAQ systems provide workflow, web-based document preparation, compliance, digital signatures, financial settlement, XML integration, plus connectors and adapters for the leading 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. , WMS, TMS and CRM systems. These solutions allow enterprises to deliver goods to their destinations on time with lower costs, while improving customer service, reducing inventory levels, shortening the receivables cycle, and enabling entry into new global markets. TRADEPAQ solutions are used by Global 2000 Enterprises, Logistics Service Providers, Banks, 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 Exchanges, and Health Care Organizations. TRADEPAQ multi-lingual systems serves industries including paper, chemical, food products, metals, pharmaceutical, agricultural commodities, electronics, and automotive products in more than 24 countries worldwide. Headquartered in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , TRADEPAQ operates in offices throughout Europe, Pacific/Asia and South America. For more information on TRADEPAQ and its products, visit their Web site at http://www.tradepaq.com. About SSA Global Technologies SSA Global Technologies, Inc., is a leading provider of enterprise software and services to the world's industrial sector companies, dedicated to the assessment, design, development, implementation and support of business solutions which improve business processes and increase profitability. SSA GT's core product, BPCS, is a flexible ERP platform that easily integrates with strategic partner applications to deliver e-commerce, business intelligence, customer relationship (CRM) and supply-chain solutions. Worldwide, SSA GT is focused on addressing the needs of industrial sector companies, more specifically in the automotive supply, consumer goods (incorporating fast moving consumer goods “CPG” redirects here. For other uses, see CPG (disambiguation). Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), also known as Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), are products that have a quick turnover and relatively low cost. , food beverage and tobacco and consumer electronics), pharmaceutical/chemical and general manufacturing industries. Headquartered in Chicago, SSA GT operates offices throughout North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia/Pacific/Japan and Latin America. To find out more, visit the SSA GT Web site at www.ssagt.com. BPCS is a registered trademark; SSA Global Technologies and SSA GT are trademarks of SSA Global Technologies, Inc. Other products mentioned in this document are registered, trademarked or service marked by their respective owners. |
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