VIPAR Selects enamics, Inc. For Net Commerce Innovation
5 December 2000
VIPAR Selects enamics, Inc. For Net Commerce Innovation
STAMFORD, Conn.--Dec. 5, 2000--enamics, Inc., provider of an intelligent enterprise design platform, announced today that it has become a strategic provider to VIPAR Heavy Duty, the premier network of independent truck parts wholesale distributors.enamics will help VIPAR map a "blueprint" of the business and technology decisions that will support electronic buying capabilities for customers who choose to buy parts from VIPAR's distributor members. "We want to make sure that the technology and partnership decisions we make today will continue to benefit our membership long into the future," says VIPAR President David T. Rex. "enamics will help guide us through a sound business and IT decision-making process that will result in a new, innovative business model. This new model will build upon the brand strength VIPAR currently provides its membership in the marketplace."
In 1997, VIPAR's pioneering efforts in Net commerce put the company's independent distributor members ahead of the industry in developing electronic solutions to transform business processes. VIPAR's membership includes more than 100 independent truck parts distribution companies with approximately 500 locations in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic. Its annual member sales are in excess of $1 billion.
enamics will use its intelligent software and integrated business/technology Knowledgebase to guide VIPAR's business, process, and technology decisions as the organization adopts more Internet-based capabilities. "VIPAR is taking a responsible and pragmatic approach to innovating on behalf of its member companies. In this sense, VIPAR is a Net commerce advocate. As it aims to optimize profitability for its members, it seeks to remain responsive to an ever-changing industry," says Rob Skyler, enamics Vice President of Enterprise Technology.
VIPAR Heavy Duty
VIPAR Heavy Duty is the premier integrated network of independent wholesale distributors in the North American heavy-duty truck parts aftermarket. The organization focuses on meeting customer needs for heavy duty parts and service throughout its network of independent parts distributor-members, supplied by over 125 manufacturer-partners providing quality parts and industry-trusted brands. With the VECS (VIPAR Electronic Commerce System) business-to-business e-commerce solution, VIPAR Heavy Duty leads the heavy-duty industry in the implementation and use of cost-saving technology. VIPAR's National Accounts Program extends this internet-enabled system to their national, regional, and local fleet customers.
enamics, Inc.
enamics, Inc. is led by chairman and CEO Faisal Hoque, author of the book e-Enterprise, renowned speaker on Net commerce, and founder of EC Cubed, where he pioneered Net commerce application components. enamics is focused on helping brick-and-mortar companies achieve systematic transformation, alignment and innovation in Net commerce with a unique online enterprise design platform. The company is an affiliate of META Group Inc. and is headquartered in Stamford, CT. For more information on enamics, and for a free copy of enamics' white papers, visit our Web site at www.enamics.com.
For more information about VIPAR and enamics, visit www.vipar.com and www.enamics.com.