Integration of Cyclone Commerce AS2 Connections with IBM Business Exchange Services Improves Connectivity to Wal-Mart and other Retail Trading Communities
Contacts:
John Schoutsen
Vice President, Press and Analyst Relations
ACCPAC International, Inc.
905-676-6794
john.schoutsen@accpac.com
Mark Priscaro
Director, Public Relations
ACCPAC International, Inc.
925-931-7048
mark.priscaro@accpac.com
Bill Hankes
Director, Public Relations
Cyclone Commerce, Inc.
480-627-2666
bhankes@cyclonecommerce.com
PLEASANTON, Calif., and SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 4, 2003 - ACCPAC
International, Inc., a subsidiary of Computer Associates International, Inc.
(NYSE: CA), and Cyclone Commerce, the leading provider of solutions that
help companies "simply connect" to their trading partners over the Internet,
announced today that ACCPAC has expanded its license of Cyclone AS2
connections used by ACCPAC Exchange(tm) to enable the exchange of electronic
trading documents with businesses such as Wal-Mart® and other major retail
trading communities that have adopted the AS2 electronic data interchange
(EDI) standard.
ACCPAC Exchange already includes Cyclone Activator, allowing users of ACCPAC
Advantage Series(tm) and ACCPAC Pro Series(tm) accounting software to simply
and securely exchange documents such as purchase orders, advance ship
notices and bills of lading over IBM®`s Business Exchange Services, an
Internet-based transfer service. The expanded use of Cyclone technology now
adds the ability for users to trade with AS2 standard partners.
"The real promise of business collaboration over the Internet is realized
when small and mid-size businesses are equipped with the tools to simply,
securely and cost-effectively connect," said ACCPAC President and CEO David
M. Hood. "ACCPAC Exchange, leveraging IBM and Cyclone technologies, is
designed to do just that, enabling businesses to more easily and affordably
exchange transactions with a variety of trading partners, including major
retailers like Wal-Mart."
"Recent mandates by major retailers that suppliers connect via AS2 have left
smaller businesses grappling with the cost and complexity of many
AS2-compliant solutions," said Jeff Kukowski, Vice President of Marketing
for Cyclone Commerce. "ACCPAC Exchange is a boon for small and mid-size
companies that want to gain access to these potentially lucrative trading
communities simply and inexpensively."
About Cyclone Commerce
Cyclone Commerce is the market leader of collaboration management solutions
that allow businesses to simply connect and manage their extended
enterprise. Cyclone software and services solve a unique and urgent problem
for global 2000 businesses: the need to extend their enterprises "outside
the four walls" to exchange information with customers, suppliers and other
partners. Founded in 1996, Cyclone is headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Customers: Cyclone`s 320 enterprise customers are some of the most well
recognized brands, including 3 of the top 4 national retailers, 30 top
suppliers of consumer packaged goods, 9 of the top 10 pharmaceutical
manufacturers, 3 of the top 4 healthcare distributors, the world`s top 2
computer manufacturers, the top 3 electronics distributors, and 100
financial services organizations, including the world`s largest investment
provider.
Selected Awards: Computerworld`s Innovative Technology Award, 10/02;
Upside`s Hot 100, 2002; Retail Information Systems #1 Retail Satisfaction
1/03
More Information: www.cyclonecommerce.com.
About ACCPAC
ACCPAC International, Inc., a subsidiary of Computer Associates
International, Inc. (NYSE: CA), provides small and mid-size businesses a
broad range of end-to-end business management applications designed to
enhance customers` competitive advantage. Product lines include ACCPAC
Advantage Series(tm), ACCPAC Pro Series(tm), ACCPAC HR Series(tm), ACCPAC
Business Analysis Suite(tm), ACCPAC eTransact®, ACCPAC Exchange(tm), ACCPAC
eCRM(tm), ACCPAC Warehouse Management System(tm), ACCPAC ePOS(tm), Simply
Accounting®, FAXserve(tm) and ACCPAC Messenger(tm).
Based in Pleasanton, Calif., USA, with offices in Australia, Canada, India,
Ireland, Mexico, the Middle East, the Netherlands, South Africa, Southeast
Asia and the United Kingdom, ACCPAC has more than 500,000 customers and more
than 6,500 channel partners in more than 130 countries worldwide. For more
information about ACCPAC and our products, call 1-800-945-8007 in North
America, or visit ACCPAC at www.accpac.com and www.accpaconline.com.
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Note: Cyclone Commerce and ACCPAC have each provided information in this
release. Cyclone Commerce is responsible only for the information in this release about Cyclone Commerce and its products and services, and for the statements of its officers. ACCPAC is responsible only for the information in this release about ACCPAC and its products and services, and for the statements of its officers.
Copyright (c) 2003 ACCPAC International, Inc. All rights reserved. ACCPAC, the ACCPAC logo and the ACCPAC product names set forth above are registered trademarks or trademarks of ACCPAC International, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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