HP Consulting will now become a preferred partner for performing the systems integration work necessary to connect trading partners to Viacore’s private, customized online trading exchanges.
Sharing their respective knowledge, experience and training, Viacore and HP expect to decrease the connection times and implementation costs for customers. Once implemented, the Viacore business process network solution, known as ProcessTone(TM), has the potential to deliver immediate benefits for clients through improved supply chain visibility, enhanced inventory management, and real-time planning and forecasting capabilities. ProcessTone is composed of specialized software, operational methodologies, and expert operations staff to efficiently manage private trading exchanges.
Viacore and HP plan to help supply chain leaders open the pipeline to deep business process visibility and information sharing, said Fadi Chehade, chairman and CEO of Viacore. Private exchange owners and trading partners should benefit from improved supply chain efficiencies and integrated business relationships, which have the potential to affect the bottom line profitability of their business operations.
Quickly and cost-effectively connecting trading partners through private online exchanges will allow enterprises to more quickly capitalize on the promise of the Internet, said Bernard Guidon, vice president of HP Consulting. We intend to help Viacore implement solutions using world-class design expertise, proven methodologies, and leading technologies in support of Viacore’s business process network offering.
About Viacore ProcessTone
Viacore’s business process network solution, ProcessTone, comprises specialized software, operational methodologies, and expert operations staff, tightly integrated to rapidly scale and efficiently manage private trading exchanges. ProcessTone is composed of the following operations: 1) Switch, an intelligent hub which provides the routing of documents and processes to/from trading partners; 2) Connector, a partner enablement operation that integrates and connects large, medium and small partners; and 3) View, a command and control base that monitors documents and processes as they flow through the Switch and between trading partners.
ProcessTone handles all aspects of private trading exchange connectivity and management including security, guaranteed delivery, alert management, logging for non-repudiation and translation between protocols. ProcessTone supports standards and protocols such as cXML, xCBL, RosettaNet Partner Interface ProcessesTM (PIPs) and EDI. Viacore also provides the education, certification, on-site installation assistance, networked connections, administration, knowledge management, internal infrastructure, and customer service to support ongoing 24×7 private trading exchanges.
