RosettaNet: B2B Implementations on a Global Scale

Feb. 26 Press/Partner Event

Arrow Electronics
"I’m very pleased that we have implemented the Ship from Stock Program to address one of the more broken processes in the supply chain.  This program demonstrates RosettaNet’s ability to reach across all aspects of supply chain process integration, including the financial cycle. The initiative has wide spread application in the electronic components industry; Ship from Stock processing applies to some 2 million line item transactions a year, involving approximately 200 trading partners," said Paul Katz, VP Digital Supply Chain Solutions of Arrow Electronics Inc.

Agilent Technology
"We're an active RosettaNet Board Member and are involved with the definition, development and propagation of RosettaNet standards," noted Jim Martin, Worldwide Manager of Order Fulfillment at Agilent Semiconductor Products Group. "Today we're engaged with key customers and partners to implement selected standards, and we're in the early stages of testing and deployment. We fully expect that in the future RosettaNet standards will allow us to provide our customers and partners with increased design collaboration and supply chain efficiencies."

ASE, Inc.
"RosettaNet Partner Interface Processes™ (PIPs^®) provide standard messaging and process flow integration.   Data exchange between ASE, our customers and our manufacturing partners can be carried out seamlessly, allowing more efficient communication and planning for all parties,” said Dr. Sueming Shen, Vice President of MIS at ASE Inc. “ASE is proud to be among the first few companies in the semiconductor manufacturing industry to achieve the 7.7.01 milestone - Manufacturing Work-In-Process PIP 3D8.   ASE will continue to lead in efforts to establish common B2B supply chain management standards that would bring value not only to our customers but also the semiconductor manufacturing industry.

Avnet Electronics
"2001 has been a challenging year for electronic components industry companies in terms of a cyclical downturn and a recession, and as a result companies have been focused on cost reduction.  Despite these conditions, RosettaNet and its member companies have been able to demonstrate growth and progress by way of the Milestone Programs.  For Avnet, these Programs have helped bring focus has been in those areas where we see the greatest potential value resulting from process and information improvement and integration with our partners, said Tom Ault, Group Technology Officer at Avnet.  "Specifically, for 2001/2002 our focus is with the product information (2A) and design win management (5C) PIPs.  The market conditions of 2001 clearly illustrated that information latency among partners results in buffers and inefficiencies across supply chains.  Avnet Electronics continues to see RosettaNet as a means of reducing that latency and thus providing value for Avnet and our supply chain partners."

Certivo

"The RosettaNet Ready Developer Tools Library accelerates time to market for trading partners while bringing brand identity to solution providers who are RosettaNet compliant, said Jamie Graham, president of Certivo. “The software tools included in this subscription enable companies in the supply chain to reduce the cost and time to deploy RosettaNet enabled trading partner networks.  By embracing the new Developer Tools Library, Certivo will develop offerings focused on readiness services for RosettaNet Partners in an effort to move them closer to the end goal of global interoperability.”

Cisco Systems
"The RosettaNet iHub Milestone Program used by Cisco and its supply chain partners demonstrated that a multi-PIP scenario can be used to support a set of supply chain management solution for any company," noted Mike Campi, vice president of global supply chain management at Cisco Systems. "Cisco’s use of the RosettaNet standards has resulted in a smoother information flow for Cisco. Interest in RosettaNet standards is accelerating as partners see the benefit of being able to leverage the development for connectivity to future partners or exchanges."

"Today, RosettaNet is the most likely candidate to be the global XML Standard for business process integration in the high-tech supply chain," said Mark Tonnensen, vice president of information technology at Cisco Systems.  "Contributing to the development and adoption of an open standard provides Cisco enhanced capabilities to collaborate with our customers and partners to reduce costs, increase productivity, and strengthen relationships strategically."

Intel
"In 2001, the RosettaNet Basics and Express Program made significant progress by actively involving worldwide solution providers and assisting them in introducing cost-effective RosettaNet-based gateway products into the marketplace, dramatically lowering the cost of entry for companies adopting RosettaNet standards" said Charles Goodwin, Director of Intel's Private E-Market Office. "In Taiwan, over 70 small-to medium-sized companies implemented RosettaNet solutions and established connections with their trading partners. Through these types of programs, RosettaNet is evolving into a mainstream standard that will become widely accessible to all businesses in the high-tech sector."

Hitachi Semiconductor (America) Inc.
"Due to the changing dynamics of the market, semiconductor companies are required to deliver accurate order information to customers instantly and simplify business processes with efficient supply chain management. By implementing RosettaNet PIPs to enable live design registration transactions, Hitachi Semiconductor (America) has significantly improved turn around times for design win activity and information flow processes between marketing, sales and customers," noted Girish Mhatre, eBusiness Director at Hitachi Semiconductor (America) Inc. "Currently, Hitachi is working to implement various milestone programs such as Collaborative Forecasting and iHub. In the coming year, we will continue to work with RosettaNet to implement additional standards, achieving a dynamic and flexible supply chain management system to benefit our customers."

Motorola
"Any industry that tries to drive demand creation for their products, through their reselling channels, is faced with the issues around tracking and managing that information," noted Janelle Harris, Vice President and Director of Global Sales – Semiconductor Product Sector of Motorola.  "The semiconductor industry has pioneered improved processes with design win and registration with distributors which began in the early '80's. Now with RosettaNet standards, we take these business processes to an even higher level of sophistication, all aimed at increasing demand and driving higher sales of our products."

National Semiconductor
"Being able to conduct business quickly and efficiently is critical, and our ability to interconnect business processes via RosettaNet standards will enable National to take customer integration to the next level," remarked Mike Glynn, Director of Information Services at National Semiconductor.  "We are already experiencing faster, smoother, more seamless supply chain management with customers and partners and we are seeing an increase in the number of requests from our customers to conduct business using RosettaNet standards."

NEC
"By leveraging the RosettaNet standard, we have demonstrated how NEC Electronics Inc. can be a more efficient supplier to our customers’ supply chain processes," said Mike Turay, Senior Manager eBusiness at NEC Electronics, Inc.  "There are significant improvements in business process efficiencies within NEC Electronics that have come as a result of making these connections.  Additionally, we are able to improve customer service with our distributor partners while we participate in a number of RosettaNet milestone initiatives with them."

“NEC, a founding member of RosettaNet, is pleased to subscribe to the RosettaNet Ready Developer Tools Library, said Oka Hiroshi, general manager, Internet Software Division, NEC Corp.  "NEC continues to build products and service offerings to accelerate RosettaNet trading partner connections that automate business processes and provide cost-effective solutions to high technology companies. The newly launched RosettaNet Ready Developer tools will shorten time to develop products and reduce the cost to implement."

Philips Semiconductors
"Philips Semiconductors' eBusiness program is a core component of our overall strategy, and our RosettaNet-related activities are an integral part of our eBusiness initiative," said Ajit Manocha SVP & GM Global Sales Operations & E-Business at Philips Semiconductors. "As innovators in eBusiness, we have worked with strategic customers to help RosettaNet define PIPs and we continue to support the efforts by means of our own implementation and through our RosettaNet Board participation.  Working with our customers and partners on RosettaNet activities allows us to collaborate better, provides better visibility into the supply chain and streamlines the order management and business fulfillment processes. This results in greater intimacy with our customers and partners."

TSMC
"Just six months after the WIP Milestone Program was launched, more than one-third of the SM Board members had implemented RosettaNet PIP 3D8 (Distribute Work In Progress) with one or more partners.  This remarkable achievement will undoubtedly yield benefits for RosettaNet partners and the industry at large," said Dr. Quincy Lin, Senior Vice President and CIO at TSMC, and Vice-Chairman of RosettaNet's Semiconductor Manufacturing Board. "Building on this momentum, TSMC is also sponsoring the Work Order Milestone Program to define the standard work instructions that flow among integrated device manufacturer (IDM), fabless design centers, semiconductor foundry and assembly and test companies. We expect to streamline this business process, adding efficiencies throughout the semiconductor manufacturing supply chain."

Solution Providers:

ChipData, Inc.

 “The RosettaNet Ready Program is another example of how RosettaNet is driving collaborative development and rapid deployment of Internet-based business standards, creating a common language and open e-business processes that provide measurable benefits vital to the evolution of the global, high-technology trading network,” said Kevin McDonough, president and CEO, ChipData. “RosettaNet and its members are truly addressing one of the fundamental business issues of today, ensuring readiness and compliance of its standards, which will ultimately move the industry to interoperability. The RosettaNet Ready Program will assist us in our efforts to decrease design time and convert critical product information into standard-based formats such as RosettaNet so that we can provide our customers with optimal solutions.”

E2open

 “Many of our customers spent the past few years buying new hardware and Internet-enabling their enterprises.  Now they’re trying to facilitate better communication outside the firewall with their suppliers, distributors, OEMs, and other trading partners,” said BD Goel, vice president of development and operations for E2open and chairman of RosettaNet’s Solution Provider Board.  “Without a communication standard and an organization to ensure compliance, ‘many-to-many’ interaction between disparate companies - and computer networks - will never become a reality.  We’re excited to support RosettaNet’s efforts to drive acceptance and ensure the easy implementation of its standards.”

Fujitsu, Ltd.

 “Compliance with industry standards is a key factor in building B2B commerce systems,” said Masahiko Fujita, acting head of software group at Fujitsu, Ltd.  “Fujitsu, a leading provider of Internet-focused information technology solutions for the global marketplace, is committed to support such standards including RosettaNet in our INTERSTAGE product. The RosettaNet Ready Program will enhance the deployment of RosettaNet trading partner networks by reducing implementation costs and deployment times.”

GridNode
"RosettaNet standards deliver important benefits for supply chain integration and automation, and we fully support RosettaNet's leadership role in ensuring that common business processes will make it easier to connect all enterprises," remarked Chee Tong Leow, Executive Director of GridNode, Inc. "As a long time RosettaNet Partner, GridNode is committed to RosettaNet Milestone Programs including RosettaNet Basics, and other important initiatives consortium initiatives.  As a result of our close collaboration with RosettaNet, GridNode’s eXtended enterprise Businessware (xB) suite provides standards-based end-to-end integration functionalities to trading partners of all sizes."

Infoteria
"Inefficient supply chains, including SMEs and large enterprises, are perhaps one of the greatest challenges facing companies specializing in the manufacturing processes. To date, only RosettaNet has provided a venue for the industry to work together to automate these supply chains as evidenced through the success of the Intel-led RosettaNet Basics & Express Milestone Program," said Tim Browne, CEO of Infoteria Corp. "Through this program, solution providers such as Infoteria and others, have demonstrated that Intel and its partners can exchange Purchase Orders and Invoices at a fraction of the costs incurred through traditional EDI systems.  These solutions seize upon this rare opportunity to transform 'important' suppliers into large-scale mission-critical vendors."

"It has taken more than two years for many of the world's leading corporations - Intel, Cisco, Sony, NEC, IBM and Microsoft, among others -- to hammer out a clear and common set of XML-based supply chain processes and standards," said Tim Browne, President and CEO, Infoteria Corporation. "I believe that this qualifies as the most significant business collaboration ever achieved by a set of natural competitors.  Through RosettaNet, they have spoken with a singular voice. Their message: we need to automate our supply chains from top to bottom now. EDI and other smart but expensive solutions simply will not reach enough of our partners."

IONA

 "We believe strongly in the RosettaNet Ready Program and its benefits," said Klaus-Dieter Naujok, chief scientific officer at IONA.  “Subscription to the RosettaNet Ready Program ensures the IONA e-Business Platform is fully compliant and accelerates our customers ability to deploy RosettaNet trading networks.  IONA has been committed to providing standards based-business integration solutions for more than 10 years, and our membership with RosettaNet reinforces our dedication to customer success."

Manugistics
"RosettaNet's milestone program has led to significant growth and provides the organization with significant momentum as the leading standards organization in the industry as we move into 2002," remarked Steve Murphy, Group Vice President Communications and High Tech.  "Manugistics is very supportive of these efforts, in particular taking a key role in RosettaNet's iHub initiative which links OEMs and their suppliers to reduce the cost and time to implement a private trading network.  We look forward to continued collaboration in 2002.

Peregrine Systems

 “Peregrine actively supports RosettaNet and its goals to forge open standards," said Steve Gaylor, AVP of Peregrine Worldwide Product Marketing. "To continually improve service levels for the benefit of Peregrine's new and existing RosettaNet customers, the RosettaNet Ready Program Developer Tools Library and Software Compliance Badges will signify our commitment to delivering RosettaNet-compliant products, providing key validation services for RosettaNet initiatives on an industry-wide basis."

“Peregrine is committed to driving customer achievement of RosettaNet Milestones while at the same time promoting adoption of industry-wide standards of excellence that result in real business advantage,” said Louis Blatt, President, E-Markets Group at Peregrine Systems. “Each milestone promotes and accelerates the adoption of common e-Business standards and by applying best practices for B2B Relationship Management, builds closer, more efficient business relationships among manufacturers and their suppliers.”

TIBCO Software

"TIBCO’s support of RosettaNet demonstrates its continued dedication to solving critical business challenges that the high-tech, electronics and semiconductor manufacturing industries continues to face," noted Murat Sonmez Senior Vice President, Marketing TIBCO Software.  "As a long-time RosettaNet supporter, TIBCO is enabling its customers to realize the benefits of open standards for effective e-business."

Timogen
"RosettaNet is a driving force behind the development of e-business  standards and the promotion of B2B integration in the high-tech  industry," said Timogen CTO Yeh-Heng Sheng. “By creating the Milestone Programs, RosettaNet has enabled companies of all sizes to implement RosettaNet standards and achieve operational efficiencies as well as economic gains. Timogen is proud to have contributed in the success of these programs and will continue to be a leading RosettaNet solutions provider in 2002."

Viacore
"Viacore is pleased to have played a prominent role in the development and testing of RosettaNet's iHub framework. Our experience working with exchange protocols for the packaging, routing and transferring of RosettaNet processes enabled us to ensure the validity of iHub PIPs in multi-partner trading exchanges," noted Fadi Chehadé, Chairman and CEO of Viacore. "Currently, major high tech manufacturers and suppliers rely on Viacore's Integration Utility services to share supply chain information through Viacore's Partner Integration Networks using iHub PIPs. RosettaNet’s iHub Milestone Program empowers Viacore's customers to create real-time, machine-to-machine private exchanges that provide dynamic collaboration and deep supply chain visibility."

WebMethods, Inc.
"As a long-term RosettaNet partner, webMethods has shared in the organization's vision of providing a technical standard that will integrate the supply chains of high technology manufacturers," said Rajesh Iyer Director of Industry Products at webMethods, Inc. "The success of the 2001 Milestone Programs is yet another illustration of the technical and operational benefits manufacturers are realizing through affiliation with RosettaNet."

“As a member of the RosettaNet Ready Program, webMethods continues to support customers’ requirements of reducing deployment time and associated costs throughout the supply chain by deploying comprehensive RosettaNet-based integration solutions,” said Kim Trudel, vice president, Product Development Programs of webMethods, Inc. “In this complex market, it is critical to provide companies with a common benchmark for accelerating the implementation and adoption of RosettaNet standards.  webMethods is pleased to be banner member of the program and one of a few vendors that have the expertise and experience to support all RosettaNet-based integration requirements.”