BMW Group Selects MODCOMP for E-Business Solution
4 January 2000
BMW Group Selects MODCOMP for E-Business Solution
Solution Will Give BMW's European Rover Dealers Access to Legacy Systems
Via a Corporate Extranet
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Jan. 4 -- MODCOMP, Inc.
(http://www.modcomp.com), a subsidiary of CSP Inc. and a leading
developer of E-commerce solutions, has announced that Rover -- a subsidiary of
auto manufacturer BMW Group -- will use MODCOMP's ViewMaxTM Web-to-host
solution to convert its European dealer systems for use over their corporate
extranet.
BMW Group will use the solution to Web-enable the Rover NSC (National
Sales Company) HP3000-based dealer systems. These systems incorporate such
business applications as vehicle ordering, warranty claims, stock locator,
sales file, invoicing, and local market updates. The solution will present
Rover dealers in Italy, Spain, Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands with
real-time access to data via a Virtual Private Network (VPN - Extranet). The
solution will integrate nearly 1,200 screens into seven different languages.
This marks the beginning of BMW's convergence of Rover's systems into a single
BMW Group extranet for its regional offices and dealers worldwide.
"The ViewMax solution will give Rover dealers continued access to existing
business applications as BMW Group installs modern Web technology based
systems," said Rob Crigler, Vice President of Internet Marketing for MODCOMP's
E-Commerce Division. "We are pleased to offer BMW Group such a seamless
E-business solution."
The initial requirement for a rapid E-business implementation was driven
by Millennium issues with the existing X-25/Videotext services. The MODCOMP
solution was implemented with no changes to backend applications or systems.
This allowed the dealers to move to the new Web-based technology without any
retraining whatsoever.
"With MODCOMP and its unique ViewMax Web application tool, the BMW Group
IT department has delivered an E-business solution in the time it normally
takes to write the specification," said Jack Richter, Project Manager and
Senior Technical Architect for Rover. "MODCOMP's integration and development
staff helped us roll out this project very quickly so that we could meet the
business' needs for January 2000. MODCOMP delivered the full system a month
early and our users are extremely happy."
"It was critical that the vendor chosen understood the automotive
industry, had a European support team, and had proven experience Web-enabling
HP3000 systems very quickly," said Richter. "MODCOMP impressed Rover
management from the beginning with their worldwide experience and
understanding of our business and system needs."
MODCOMP provided administration, technical training, project management,
application development, installation, and documentation for this E-business
project.
About ViewMax
ViewMax(TM) is an application integration server that allows developers to
add functions and apply math and logic to existing mission critical
application programs without modifying the source. ViewMax supports Linux,
Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, and Windows NT operating systems. ViewMax Web-to-host
solutions are implemented using only HTML.
About MODCOMP Inc.
MODCOMP, Inc. is a CSP Inc. subsidiary based in Ft. Lauderdale, FLA. The
company's E-Commerce Division is a leading provider of Internet software
solutions and systems integration. MODCOMP works with third parties to develop
customized application solutions in the global E-commerce markets and has
offices in the U.S., U.K., France, and Germany. For more information about
MODCOMP, Inc., call (800) 322-3287, email info@modcomp.com, or visit
http://www.modcomp.com.
About CSP Inc.
Based in Billerica, Mass., CSP Inc. and its subsidiaries develop and
market Internet software for E-commerce solutions, image processing software,
network management integration services and high performance computer systems.
For more information about CSP Inc., call (978) 663-7598 or visit
http://www.cspi.com.
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