[announce]Seven Vendors Achieve CPFR® Data Interoperability in UCC-sponsored Test

[Beth Morrow <Beth@drummondgroup.com>]

SEVEN VENDORS ACHIEVE CPFR® DATA INTEROPERABILITY IN UCC-SPONSORED TEST
First interoperability test of CPFR standards to drive adoption in business
community

For Immediate Release
Date: August 6, 2002

Princeton, NJ/Austin, TX.  The Uniform Code Council, Inc. (UCC), leaders in
facilitating efficient international business, and the Drummond Group Inc.
(DGI), a vendor-neutral interoperability consultancy, today announced the
results of the first interoperability test for software products supporting
the VICS CPFR® (Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment)
initiative. The test was sponsored by the Uniform Code Council and used
EAN.UCC CPFR XML standard schemas and EDI-INT AS2 technology for message
transport.

The initial round of CPFR testing put in place transactions and data
transfer from different databases. During the three-month test, seven
participating software companies successfully achieved data interoperability
for sales forecasts, sales forecast revisions and product activity. These
vendors included  i2 Technologies, Inc, IPNet Solutions, Inc., JDA Software
Group, Inc., Logility, Inc., Manugistics Group, Inc., SAP, and Syncra
Systems, Inc. The test, recognized as the first of its kind worldwide, was
designed and managed by DGI, using the DGI Interoperability Compliance
Testing Processes(tm). Additional support was provided by the Voluntary
Interindustry Commerce Standards (VICS) Association and VICS member
companies, which provided sample data.

For full release: http://www.drummondgroup.com/html-v2/pr_08-06-02.html

CPFR® is a registered trademark of the Voluntary Interindustry Commerce
Standards (VICS) Association.