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Asia Computer Weekly
September 16, 2002
Evertech gets RosettaNet Ready
An extract from Asia Computer Weekly –September 16, 2002
By Jorina Choy
The high costs of a RosettaNet standards implementation have made many companies in Asia hesitant about going ahead with the project.
It usually involves the purchase of software that supports RosettaNet standards, hardware to run the software, as well as associated services costs.
Instead of building a whole new RosettaNet standards-based infrastructure inhouse, some companies have opted for more cost-effective methods that are also faster to deploy.
ACW looks at an Asian player who got itself ready for RosettaNet standards recently.
Evertech
Semiconductor components manufacturer Ever Technologies (Evertech) went for GridNode’s business-to-business integration software, GridTalk, to roll out a platform for RosettaNet standards connectivity.
Lee Soon Kiat, assistant general manager, Evertech, said the company wanted to utilise RosettaNet standards for “total supply chain efficiency with minimum information and document exchange errors.”
“It is no secret that as high as 40% of a manufacturer’s cost is dependent on its trading partners and suppliers,” said Lee.
Evertech decided on GridTalk because it came ready to plug-and-play, and extra investment needed for hardware and services required to run it was minimum. It was also impressed with GridNode’s technology roadmap with which it can plan its future integration needs.
GridTalk can be installed on a desktop PC and be up-and-running in less than a month, unlike server-based solutions which also take much longer to implement, said Pang Kang Ming, marketing manager, GridNode.
A server-based solution, including costs from associated software and services, typically costs US$100,000, while GridTalk on average costs less than US$20,000 for a single licence.
GridNode has so far implemented the specified set of RosettaNet PIPs for processing purchase order submissions and order status management after working with Evertech and Evertech’s customer, Intel.
This makes Evertech one of the first of Intel’s suppliers worldwide to ready to transact in RosettaNet standards, said Lee.
Lee added that the implementation methodology it worked out with GridNode and Intel provided a good tool to anticipate bottlenecks, track project milestones and resolve problems.
“It also gave us a great deal of confidence in starting and managing e-business projects that help us grow our global business with strategic customers,” he said.
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