SeeBeyond Introduces eMerchant Offering to Rapidly and Cost Effectively Extend Retek Applications
New Offering Extends External and Legacy Application Integration Capabilities for Retail Industry
MONROVIA, Calif. & ORLANDO, Fla.--May 10, 2004-- In conjunction with Retek World 04, SeeBeyond (Nasdaq:SBYN), provider of the world`s first fully integrated platform for the development and deployment of composite applications, today announced the availability of its eMerchant Offering for customers of Retek Inc. (Nasdaq:RETK), the leading provider of software solutions and services to the retail industry. Developed in conjunction with existing Retek customers, the eMerchant solution can significantly reduce the costs and risks for customers that require integration with non-Retek legacy applications.
The eMerchant offering is the result of a long-term partnership between the two companies, whereby Retek has leveraged SeeBeyond`s technology to enable its Retek Integration Bus (RIB) solution - an Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) architecture that provides retailers with integration capabilities between Retek applications. The SeeBeyond eMerchant offering includes a packaged set of training and professional services along with a pre-built framework for customers who need to integrate Retek applications to legacy or other external applications.
"The eMerchant offering was developed through work with existing Retek customers in order to realize a low risk, rapidly deployable and cost-effective integration solution in conjunction with Retek implementations," said Jennifer McDaniel, vice president of Global Services for Retek. "The result is a robust, well-architected solution that extends and integrates with our Retek Integration Bus."
With the eMerchant solution, customers can reduce interface development times by an average factor of ten, creating new interfaces in only one to two days each. In addition, this technology foundation provides the basis for more advanced integration solutions including B2B, real-time stock management, vendor managed inventory, single customer view and multi-channel/multi-product solutions.
"Connecting to existing legacy and external applications can drive 25 to 40 percent of the implementation costs when implementing a Retek solution," said Reed Henry, senior vice president of Strategic Alliances for SeeBeyond. "The eMerchant offering can help Retek customers leverage their current RIB investment, allowing them to integrate quickly with non-Retek applications while breaking down formidable cost and risk barriers."
Many leading retail organizations today are benefiting from the use of SeeBeyond`s eGate(TM) Integrator platform as a part of their Retek Integration Bus deployments. For more information about SeeBeyond, please visit www.seebeyond.com. For more information about Retek World 04, please visit http://www.retek.com/world/.
About Retek
Retek Inc. (Nasdaq:RETK) is the leading provider of mission-critical software and services to the retail industry. Retek solutions integrate collaborative software with patented predictive technologies, consulting services, and the best practices of customers and partners to help retailers create, manage and fulfill consumer demand. Leading global retailers including Tesco, Best Buy, Gap Inc., Sainsbury`s, Office Depot and Selfridges use Retek solutions. Visit Retek on the Web at www.retek.com.
About SeeBeyond
Based on 14 years of software innovation and real-world experience in integrating systems across Global 2000 organizations, SeeBeyond (Nasdaq:SBYN) delivers the industry`s first fully integrated platform for the development and deployment of composite applications. Beyond eAI, the SeeBeyond(R) Integrated Composite Application Network (ICAN) Suite helps organizations rapidly assemble and deploy enterprise-scale end-user composite applications built on existing systems and infrastructure to dramatically improve business operations. SeeBeyond has approximately 1,900 customers worldwide, including ABB, ABN Amro, BHP Billiton, The Cleveland Clinic, The Dial Corporation, DuPont, Florida Power & Light, Fluor Daniel, Fujitsu, General Motors, Halliburton, Hertz Corporation, Hewlett-Packard, Pfizer, Samsung, Sprint, Sutter Health and UnitedHealth Group. For more information, please visit www.seebeyond.com.
SeeBeyond is a registered trademark of SeeBeyond Technology Corporation. eGate is a trademark of SeeBeyond Technology Corporation All other brands or product names are trademarks of their respective owners.
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krawlinson@seebeyond.com
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