Intelligent collaborative commerce is defined by an IT infrastructure that lets companies adapt instantly to changing business requirements, delivers information proactively, and enables secure business collaboration over the Internet. The eMatrix 9 Intelligent Collaborative Commercetm solution allows companies and eMarketplaces to securely integrate their business processes with those of partners and customers over the Internet, and then modify processes and relationships instantly in response to changing business requirements.
- Business organizations can now adapt in real-time to changes in business requirements, such as rapidly formulating new supply chains to respond to customer demands, rapidly integrating acquisitions, or creating innovative new products faster
- Proactive information delivery creates smarter business processes, such as instantly informing partners of new product requirements
- Multi-layered security lets companies extend collaborative business processes over the Internet with confidence, so proprietary information and intellectual property can be shared collaboratively among value-chains under "need-to-know" access control
- Integrate new technologies without disrupting business operations - creating solutions that are essentially "future proof"
With eMatrix 9, companies can choose from a variety of popular web server architectures to deploy their intelligent c-commerce solutions with no change to their business logic. Enterprises can now base their solutions on any mix of distributed software architectures including Enterprise Java Beans (EJB), Java 2 Enterprise Edition (Java2EE), Remote Method Invocation (RMI) and Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA). eMatrix 9 also offers new XML capabilities that allow companies to exchange messages and content with collaborating partners or industry exchanges. The messages can comply with the evolving standard vocabularies (such as RosettaNet, cXml, or BizTalk) or be independently defined between partners.
eMatrix 9 is compatible with a very broad range of system architectures and enterprise applications. D.H. Brown's Wayne Collier observed that, "eMatrix 9 marks a milestone for MatrixOne, establishing it as a leading strategic platform for extended enterprises. It is the most open and interoperable enterprise application that D.H. Brown has ever evaluated."
Intelligent c-commerce means that business organizations can adapt intelligently to changing business requirements in real time. To achieve that capability requires business process applications and a technology infrastructure that are built to support rapid and frequent change without disruption of business operations. With eMatrix 9, business processes are modeled dynamically and created with controls that allow real-time modifications by the same people responsible for a process. A graphical user interface allows authorized business process "owners" to modify their processes instantly without a programmer.
Equally important is the ability to include all of the people involved in a process, regardless of their location or computer environment. eMatrix 9 is a completely Internet-centered environment, extending information and applications globally with a comprehensive range of Internet technologies. Communications with remote participants and applications are through HTTP and HTTPS, and mobile users can be connected through WAP (wireless application protocol). External applications and data are integrated through a thorough implementation of XML and a comprehensive enterprise application integration (EAI) capability. With such functions, a user's location and choice of local communication devices cease to be barriers to collaboration.
"Intelligent c-commerce is a powerful strategic direction encompassing both global Internet-mediated commerce and unprecedented reaction speed. Companies have to make technology choices that allow them to focus on adapting their c-commerce systems in response to changing business requirements - not in reaction to technology churn. eMatrix 9 is designed to let companies build c-commerce solutions that integrate past technology investments while continuing to adapt to new business opportunities," said Rusty Irving, Manager of the Information Systems Laboratory of General Electric's Corporate Research and Development. "In times of rapid change, you survive and thrive by adapting faster and better than competitors. eMatrix 9 embodies that principle by enabling collaborative commerce solutions that adapt to let companies embrace change as a competitive opportunity."
eMatrix 9 enables global collaboration optimized to support interactive business processes and designed to facilitate faster and more effective collaborative decisions. Participants are proactively supported with precisely the information each needs to contribute most effectively in the context of any task, role, or responsibility. So eMatrix 9 collaborations yield better decisions and drive processes that operate with maximum effectiveness - smarter business processes.
With eMatrix 9, the Internet becomes a secure global extension for the critical business process services (such as dynamic modeling, workflow, life cycle, vaulting and security) that are the foundation for effective multi-party business collaboration. Through Java Server Pages (JSP) capabilities, Web pages can be dynamically created, to include content from eMatrix 9 or any connected external sources for development of dynamic applications.
The eMatrix 9 solution framework enables secure Internet-extended businesses, with multiple levels of security based on standard protocols that support best-practice implementations in a firewall-friendly form. Digital certificates can ensure the identities of both sides of an Internet communication, while HTTPS and SSL (Secure Sockets Layer packet transport) protect the contents of an Internet communication through two-way encryption with 40-bit to 128-bit options.
eMatrix 9 is designed to enable solutions that have robust security but minimal administrative and user overhead. For example, LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol.) -- an open Internet standard directory access protocol makes it possible for eMatrix applications to work directly with directory information (such as user names, e-mail addresses and phone numbers) from a company's existing managed repository, greatly easing the administration of a solution's user population.
The Single Login capability in eMatrix 9 allows a user's authentication to be shared by all applications for which that user is authorized, so a user only needs to log-in once.
"The Internet is fundamentally changing how business operates. Our customers tell us that they need to be able to operate their businesses and eMarketplaces globally with the maximum speed, adaptability and effectiveness that technology can enable. We've taken that vision and used it to shape the innovations we deliver in eMatrix 9," said Mark O'Connell, President and CEO of MatrixOne. "We believe that the technologies used in intelligent c-commerce must embody its defining qualities - fast and effective response to change, instant secure access to global resources, and the ability to connect all partners and customers securely, regardless of their location. Those qualities are the foundation of the eMatrix 9 Intelligent Collaborative Commerce solution." eMatrix 9 provides intelligent c-commerce businesses with the capabilities they need to thrive in the on-line environment. Companies now have an integrated solution framework that provides them with a robust foundation for building secure on-line businesses today, and growing them into the foreseeable future.
eMatrix 9 is based on a well-integrated group of core services and technologies including:
Adaptive Applications:
- Data-driven by dynamic modeling
- Role-based, extensible modeled framework
- Browser awareness (e.g., HTML, WML)
- Adaptable integrations
Smart Processes:
- Lifecycle, approvals and workflow
- Event triggers, internal and external programs
- Notification - e-mail, cell phones, pagers
Internet Security:
- LDAP - common authentication and administration
- Single login - authentication is shared by all applications
- SSL - secure socket layer support
- HTTPS - secure HTTP Web transport over SSL
- Digital certificates - managed X509 digital certificates
- Access controls - maturity-based, role-based, and item-based
Plug Compatible APIs:
- RMI - for existing Java applications
- EJB - for scalable application server farms
- JNI - embeds eMatrix Collaboration Kernel inside Java
- CORBA - for CORBA compliant enterprise environments
- XML - firewall-friendly over HTTPS
XML Capabilities:
- XML Import/Export -- exchange business models, objects and files as XML messages
- XML Compare - compare business models
- XML Query that allows database queries with easily parsed, structured query results
- XML Receiver - receive XML messages
- XML Mapper - map XML messages to actions
- XML Redirector - send XML messages
MatrixOne, Inc. (Nasdaq: MONE) is THE FIRST IN INTELLIGENT COLLABORATIVE COMMERCE. The Company's products provide an infrastructure for establishing business-to-business collaboration among trusted customers, suppliers and other business partners, while also enabling standards-based access to independent trading communities and applications hosted by industry service providers. The eMatrix Intelligent Collaborative Commerce solution uses the Web to link people, processes and information to enable dramatic improvements in profitability and efficiency throughout the value chain.
MatrixOne has global customers in the high technology, aerospace/defense, automotive, communications, consumer, mechanical, machinery, medical equipment and process industries. These companies are using MatrixOne solutions to enhance their competitive advantage in the burgeoning business-to-business economy.
Technia has, since the start of 1994, grown to be the leading supplier of Internet based Business Collaboration Solutions. Technia focuses on e-Business solutions for supporting the entire Product-lifecycle. Technia works with more than 200 Nordic industrial companies. The company is established in Stockholm, Helsingfors and Oslo. Technia's customer list includes: ABB Switchgear, Alfa Laval, Amersham Pharmacia Biotech, ASSA, Atlas Copco, BT Products, Datex-Ohmeda, Ericsson, ESAB, MacGregor Cranes, Nokia, Scania, Seco Tools, Thorsman & Co, Valmet Corporation. For more information about Technia, please visit our homepage, http://www.technia.com/.