Computer Associates and Global Trade Centre partner to deliver intelligent e-commerce B2B solutions

Computer Associates International, Inc. (CA), the world ` s leading eBusiness solutions provider and Global Trade Center (GTC), a leader in international eCommerce supply chain management solutions, have announced a partnership designed to deliver intelligent eCommerce business-to-business (B2B) solutions to the global marketplace.

The combination of CA ` s eBusiness solutions and services with GTC ` s complete business-to-business (B2B) global eCommerce solutions will bring organizations seeking to turn to the Internet, unique value through an initiative called GTExpert.

Designed by buyers, merchandisers, executives, importers and software engineers, GTExpert is an advanced, affordable and fully integrated eCommerce B2B solution that enables buyers and sellers across multiple industries, to transact business via the Internet in a more timely, cost-effective manner.

This powerful initiative will be developed on CA ` s Jasmineii eBusiness platform and includes plans to incorporate CA ` s eTrust security suite of solutions. GTC also plans to incorporate Neugents, CA ` s patented neural network technology, to enable their clients to gain breakthrough understanding of business drivers, market trends, customer preferences and behaviours.

According to Andrea Lodolo, field services director for Computer Associates Africa, Jasmineii will serve as the foundation for the GTExpert solution. "Through its advanced open architecture, Jasmine ii allows faultless integration of business systems between an organization, its partners and suppliers. It also enables eBusinesses to define process flows within and outside their organizations and to measure, monitor, alert and predict key business outcomes," he says. This superior integration dramatically speeds the time-to-market of B2B applications, providing a vital competitive advantage to GTC clients.

Applying CA ` s intelligent eBusiness platforms and services, GTC is providing businesses, regardless of size, with the means to seize global sourcing, procurement and supply chain opportunities without significant capital investment, expensive software, hardware or maintenance costs.

Taking full advantage of the Internet, GTExpert provides buyers and suppliers with reduced operating costs, the means to negotiate terms until an agreement is reached, generation of electronic purchase orders and all relevant electronic documents such as freight forwarders, carriers and insurance.

" Improved supply-chain operations are critical to profitability and market share growth, " says Marie Ibell, GTC CEO and president. "CA ` s technology is allowing GTC to deliver intelligent eCommerce solutions to our clients that will reduce supply-chain costs, speed time to market, control and streamline their procurement needs and processes and deliver profitability and market share growth. "

"We are very excited about this Global Partnership with GTC, " says Hayley Tabor, CA ` s senior vice president, general manager of Canada. "The winning combination of CA ` s technical expertise and GTC ` s knowledge of the procurement business will secure an ongoing leadership position in the eCommerce B2B marketplace including the retail, financial and healthcare industries."