Burlington,
Mass. April 9, 2001 - Emptoris, Inc., the leader in web-based
strategic sourcing solutions for Global 5000 companies and net markets,
today announced that it has partnered with Digital Paper Corporation™,
an innovative provider of secure technical content exchange and
collaboration solutions. The partnership brings together two complementary
technologies that optimize collaboration between buyers and suppliers
using the Internet to source goods and services.
Under
the terms of the agreement, Emptoris will combine its ePASS™
web-based strategic sourcing solution with Digital Paper's docQuest™
collaboration software for complex technical content. The combination
of the Digital Paper and Emptoris solutions will enable buyers
and suppliers to exchange technical specifications and drawings
within a multi-line Request for Quote (RFQ), providing a more
collaborative sourcing process.
"Digital
Paper's technical content exchange applications are a natural
fit for Emptoris' online strategic sourcing solutions," said
Jan Malasek, Digital Papers' vice president of business development.
"Together, we can offer customers a powerful value proposition
for strategic sourcing and manufacturing supply chain execution
from negotiation to contract execution and beyond."
Combining
advanced strategic sourcing capabilities with the ability to provide
suppliers with specific product requirements, the Emptoris/Digital
Paper solution is perfectly suited for industries that source
complex direct and indirect materials. ePASS' customizable business
rules, automated workflow and patent-pending optimization technology
allow Emptoris' partners and customers to rapidly deploy industry-specific
sourcing solutions, determine the best purchase recommendation
based on the lowest total cost, and build collaborative buyer/supplier
relationships. docQuest facilitates packaging, distribution and
collaboration of technical documents, such as blueprints and engineering
drawings. The combined technologies will provide organizations
with the ability to optimize supplier relationships and communicate
product requirements to ensure flawless product manufacturing
execution once a supplier is selected.
"For
Industries such as automotive, aerospace and electronics, buyers
often must show suppliers technical documents during the sourcing
cycle," said Alex Wang, vice president of business development
for Emptoris. "By partnering with Digital Paper, Emptoris
is taking online strategic sourcing to the next level by providing
participants within private and public exchanges constant access
to critical product information. Our combined technologies ensure
a collaborative trading relationship where both buyers and suppliers
needs are met in a transaction."
About
Digital Paper
Headquartered in Alexandria, Va., Digital Paper is a privately
held company that improves customers' business performance by
enabling fast, secure collaboration and exchange of intellectual
capital over the Internet. Named as one of Fortune magazine's
Cool Companies-Hot Ideas 2000, Digital Paper works with more than
250 customers worldwide, including leading discrete manufacturing,
utilities and government organizations. Digital Paper has developed
solutions for market leaders such as Lucent Technologies, Eastman
Kodak Company, General Motors Corporation, Grove Worldwide, The
Boeing Company and Delphi Automotive Systems. The Company's equity
partners are Columbia Capital, Accenture Technology Ventures,
Edison Venture Fund, Longworth Venture Partners and Aether Capital.
For additional information about Digital Paper's products and
services, please call 888-215-6677.
About
Emptoris, Inc.
Emptoris, Inc. is the leader in Web-based strategic sourcing solutions
for Global 5000 companies and net markets. By implementing ePASS,
buyers accelerate the sourcing cycle and achieve unprecedented
savings, suppliers protect profit margins and compete on overall
value, and net markets meet the complex needs of high-value purchases
and continue to drive liquidity. ePASS' customizable business
rules, automated workflow and patent-pending optimization technology
allow Emptoris' partners and customers to rapidly deploy industry
specific sourcing solutions, determine the absolute best purchase
recommendation based on the lowest total cost, and build collaborative
buyer/supplier relationships. Emptoris, a privately held company,
is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.
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