Partnership Speeds Connectivity between Procuri Solutions & All Back-End Systems;

Serves as Model for Integration as a Service for On Demand Applications

 

ATLANTA (Procuri Empower 2006, September 12, 2006) --- Procuri Inc. and SEEBURGER Inc. today announced a partnership enabling rapid integration of Procuri’s On Demand Supply Management solutions with any back-end ERP, supply chain or legacy application without the time, expense and ongoing maintenance of in-house integration projects.  Procuri is using SEEBURGER’s best-of-breed enterprise application integration technology to provide integration services and hosted data exchange between Procuri’s solutions and a customer’s installed applications, facilitating real-time data sharing to optimize contract management, supplier performance management, spend analysis and other supply management functions.

 

Effective immediately, Procuri can quickly connect customers’ back-end systems to any of Procuri’s On Demand suite of solutions with SEEBURGER’s pre-built integrations to dozens of the leading ERP and business applications, including SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, QAD, Navision, Ariba, Bauerer, Intentia and SSA Global/Baan.  Custom-built applications and other systems without pre-built adapters can also be integrated rapidly by Procuri with SEEBURGER’s mapping and business process management tools. 

 

SEEBURGER’s Business Integration Server, recognized as a market-leading integration solution by leading technology analysts, is installed at the Procuri data center to provide an integration hub that automates data exchange with any system regardless of the customer’s preferred data format.  The SEEBURGER platform delivers full support for all standard communication protocols such as S/FTP, AS2, http/s and all file formats including flat files, EDI, and XML, allowing use with any IT infrastructure.

 

This “integration as a service” approach eliminates the complexity, risk and lengthy deployment cycle of custom integrations while ensuring secure and reliable data delivery across the public network, based on SEEBURGER’s 20 years of global business-to-business integration experience.  Customers also benefit from the cost-effective structure of the on-demand delivery model, enabling integration services to be funded on a pay-as-you-go basis without a large upfront capital investment.

 

Complements Procuri’s On Demand Delivery Model
“With compliance and performance management topping corporate agendas, our customers have an increased need to integrate their Procuri Supply Management solutions with back-office transactional applications to expedite the process of generating Sarbanes-Oxley reports, identifying poorly performing suppliers, and tracking spend and savings patterns,” said Mark Morel, President and CEO, Procuri Inc.  “SEEBURGER’s library of pre-built connectors, long history of providing integration services for the largest companies in the world, and ability to fit into our On Demand model enable us to deliver a best-in-class integration solution quickly, cost-effectively and in any system environment.” 

 

For example, users of Procuri TotalContracts can gain direct connectivity to purchase orders, invoices, payments and other contract metadata to facilitate contract monitoring, reporting, and compliance management. Users of Procuri TotalSupplier and TotalSource can incorporate data such as item master, vendor master and purchase order information into their Supply Management platform to streamline and enhance strategic sourcing and performance management initiatives.
 

“One of the major challenges of the Software as a Service delivery model has been the need for custom integration of core business applications that reside behind the corporate firewall,” said Scott Lewin, President and CEO, SEEBURGER Inc.  “Procuri’s use of our integration platform in a hosted scenario offers a plug-and-play solution with the same rapid deployment and outsourced maintenance benefits of Procuri’s own service.  This is an innovative approach that will serve Procuri’s customers well.”

 

Three Subscription Options
Procuri is offering three on-demand integration options to address the needs of enterprises with disparate IT capabilities. 

 

Level I is designed for companies that have the ability to transfer transaction files outside their firewall, offering an integration gateway to the Procuri data center with no need for hardware or software installation at the customer site. 

 

Level II is designed for organizations that can produce transaction files but lack a secure and reliable method of sending them to Procuri.  A small downloadable Java client installed on the customer’s network facilitates inbound and outbound data transfer, providing AS2 communication and message mapping into the Procuri data center.

 

Level III is designed for customers that require full back-end integration, achieved through installation of a run-time version of the SEEBURGER Business Integration Server at the customer location.  This enables Procuri solutions to access customer databases and enterprise systems through SEEBURGER connectors. 

 

All three services are available immediately from Procuri.

 

SEEBURGER is a leading provider of global business integration solutions designed to optimize transactions throughout the extended enterprise by automating trading relationships with all partners regardless of their size and technical resources.  Launched in 1986 to provide integration solutions to the automotive industry in Germany, the company today is ranked among the top business-to-business gateway providers by industry analysts, and serves more than 6,500 customers in 35 countries and more than 15 industries through its flagship B2B Gateway and related products and services.  SEEBURGER has global offices in Europe, Asia Pacific and North America, including a U.S. office that opened in 1998. 

Procuri leads the On Demand Supply Management industry with more than 350 customers of all sizes, industries, geographies and the highest customer-retention rate. Customers like Georgia-Pacific, Sun Microsystems, U.S. Steel, Baxter Healthcare, Cadbury Schweppes and National City Corp leverage Procuri solutions to negotiate best-value supply relationships and drive continuous improvements in performance and cost. Procuri’s On Demand solutions for spend analysis, supplier management, strategic sourcing, contract management and compliance are comprehensive, cost effective, fast to deploy, and always available.

 

For more information, call 1-877-360-1600 or visit www.procuri.com

 

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