Webasto Selects Business Layers eProvisioning Solution; Webasto To Implement and Resell eProvision Day One.Business/Technology Editors PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 12, 2001 Business Layers(TM), a developer of e-business infrastructure software, today announced at the EEMA EEMA - European Electronic Messaging Association Annual Conference in Paris that Webasto, an international automotive subsystems manufacturer based in Stockdorf, Germany, has chosen to implement Business Layers' award-winning eProvision Day One(TM) software. Webasto will also become a Reseller Partner, and will be authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: to provide eProvision Day One(TM) pricing, licensing, maintenance, and distribution information to the automotive companies it serves. Webasto Information Systems, a division of Webasto that serves as an IT systems integrator for the automotive industry The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and sale of motor vehicles. In 2006, more than 69 million motor vehicles, including cars and commercial vehicles were produced worldwide. , will begin to implement eProvision Day One(TM) in its German headquarters at the end of June. Webasto will also serve as a reseller, further expanding Business Layers' sales channels. "Webasto is well-accepted as a leading systems integrator within the automotive industry," said Barak Ben Avinoam, general manager of Business Layers Europe. "By choosing to implement eProvision Day One(TM) they are not only validating the need for eProvisioning solutions, but are also solidifying so·lid·i·fy v. so·lid·i·fied, so·lid·i·fy·ing, so·lid·i·fies v.tr. 1. To make solid, compact, or hard. 2. To make strong or united. v.intr. Business Layers' presence in the European market." eProvision Day One(TM) aligns business needs with IT resources by automating the process of connecting employees and business partners to the digital resources they need to be productive, including e-mail, CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. applications and supply chain management programs. eProvision Day One enables businesses to improve time-to-productivity and reduce operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales by securely and efficiently integrating employees, partners and vendors into existing IT infrastructure. "We have over 5,000 employees in more than 60 locations worldwide, and relationships with hundreds of vendors. As a result of this wide network of business audiences, we saw the need for a solution that would allow us to automate the process of integrating both employees and vendors into our IT infrastructure," said Josef Richter, CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. of Webasto. "We looked into various options and decided that Business Layers' eProvision Day One(TM) best met our needs. We see this as an effective method to reduce our operating costs internally at Webasto, and in the future we plan on offering this product and expertise to other companies in the automotive industry." About Business Layers, Inc. Business Layers, Inc. is a developer of e-business infrastructure software designed to enhance the productivity and security of global organizations. The company'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. , eProvision Day One, enables businesses to improve time-to-productivity and reduce operating costs by securely and efficiently integrating employees, partners and vendors into existing network infrastructure. Business Layers 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. with leading international investors including Ascent Venture Partners, Canaan Partners, Novell, Garage.com, Gemini Capital, Formula Ventures and Israel Seed Partners. Headquartered in Rochelle Park, NJ, the company employs IT professionals throughout 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. , Europe and Israel. For more information, please contact Business Layers at 877-552-9377, or visit www.businesslayers.com. About Webasto The Webasto Group, an international automotive subsystems manufacturer, stands for more comfort and adventure in mobility. Webasto's innovative products for automotive thermal systems and sunroofs have made it a world leader in the automotive industry. Webasto has over 5,000 employees in Europe, Asia, and North America, with annual revenues of more than 2 billions German marks. For more information, please visit http://www.webasto.com/ or contact Josef Richter at: Webasto AG, Krailinger Stra(beta)e 5, 82131 Stockdorf, Germany. |
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