ROCKVILLE, MD, May 19, 1997 – Today, GE
Information Services announced it will serve as the
strategic systems integrator for Actra’s CrossCommerce
products. With more than 20 years’ experience in integrating
deep legacy systems with both public and private networks,
GE will provide the systems integration services that are
critical for attaining the long-term benefits of Actra’s
Internet commerce products and applications.
"Since Actra’s CrossCommerce products are
Internet-centric but have hooks into legacy systems and
value added networks, systems integration will be a key
component of the entire Internet commerce solution they
provide," said Harvey Seegers, president and CEO of GE
Information Services.
GE Information Services will focus on the following key
systems integration services for Actra’s CrossCommerce
products:
- Integrate Actra’s software into legacy systems (i.e.,
order systems, inventory management systems, accounts
payable systems) and enterprise resource planning (ERP)
systems;
- integrate Actra’s software into GE Information
Services’ suite of electronic commerce products and
services; and
- develop interfaces for Actra products to talk with
middleware, GE’s value added network, and GE’s value
added Internet (private TCP/IP network).
These systems integration services will allow customers
to unify their electronic commerce strategies across their
enterprise and create comprehensive electronic commerce
solutions to span their Intranets, Extranets and the
Internet.
Actra’s CrossCommerce products will enable companies to
build Intranets and Extranets, the foundation for their
Internet commerce strategies. Recent studies show that for
every dollar spent on Intranet or Extranet software,
companies tend to spend three to five dollars on systems
integration. "Most companies’ internal MIS departments are
already stretched to the limit and so they turn to systems
integrators with the expertise to quickly implement their
Internet commerce solution," added Mr. Seegers. "GE
Information Services has been a systems integrator for
global trading communities for more than 20 years due to our
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and value added network
services. This expertise gives us a unique perspective on
systems integration for the rapidly growing Internet
commerce marketplace."
GE Information Services announced in March that
they would also be working with Netscape Communications
Corporation to provide systems integration services as part
of Netscape’s Extranet solutions for business-to-business
electronic commerce.
GE Information Services is a global leader in
business-to-business electronic commerce solutions, managing
the world’s largest electronic trading community of more
than 40,000 trading partners. Our global networked solutions
include EDI and messaging services, Internet, Intranet and
Extranet services, and a full suite of applications that
help streamline supply chain management processes. Combining
the power of electronic commerce applications with business
process consulting, systems integration, community
management, and customer support, we bring good things to
life in the world of electronic commerce. GE Information
Services is one of the twelve key businesses of the General
Electric Company, USA, and is headquartered in Rockville,
MD, USA.
(http://www.geis.com)
