BCE Emergis and HP Team Up to Deliver B2B Online Procurement Solution in U.S.
and Canada
Business Editors
MONTREAL & PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 2000--BCE
Emergis Inc. (TSE:IFM.), a leading e-commerce products and solutions
provider, and Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HWP) today announced a
strategic alliance to deliver a turnkey version of the EmergisTM Buyer
e-procurement solution to U.S. and Canadian companies.
Mid-market corporate buying organizations will be able to connect
over the Internet with a multitude of suppliers, realizing significant
cost savings for purchased goods, as well as reducing costs related to
time and processing cycles.
The Emergis BuyerTM solution, targeted to mid-size companies, is
based on the Ariba BuyerTM solution, both of which enable companies to
streamline their procurement and internal business processes for time
and cost savings. The solution will include such existing BCE Emergis
capabilities as payment, security, order management and document
exchange and will leverage HP's always-on infrastructure and
professional services for its design and implementation. The two
companies will also co-market this solution throughout U.S. and
Canada.
"Teaming up with HP was a natural extension of our relationship
with Ariba, and is part of our ongoing strategy to extend our presence
in the U.S," said Christian Trudeau, executive vice president and COO
of BCE Emergis. "Our Emergis Buyer solution will benefit from the
reputation and the reliability o
panies to
reach a new level of success in the Internet age."
For mid-market organizations, which are corporations with revenues
under $1 billion, BCE Emergis offers full e-procurement capability on
a cost-effective, shared platform. As a result, clients benefit from
low installation and operational costs, quick application deployment,
solution scalability, high system reliability, and advanced security
features.
The solution is part of BCE Emergis' e-procurement portfolio,
which also includes dedicated platforms for large businesses,
solutions for electronic market builders and operators, as well as
various forms of dynamic trade applications for implementing auction
and exchange marketplaces.
About HP
Hewlett-Packard Company -- a leading global provider of computing
and imaging solutions and services -- is focused on making technology
and its benefits accessible to individuals and businesses through
simple appliances, useful e-services and an Internet infrastructure
that's always on.
HP has 86,000 employees worldwide and had total revenue from
continuing operations of $42.4 billion in its 1999 fiscal year.
Information about HP and its products can be found on the World Wide
Web at hp.com.
About BCE Emergis
BCE Emergis Inc. delivers network-centric e-commerce services that
significantly improve customer processes through secure B2B exchanges.
Combining e-commerce, e-payment and security services, BCE Emergis
offers clients in the healthcare, financial services,
telecommunications and transportation industries a full suite of core
and vertical-specific services that are the essential building blocks
and infrastructure required for e-commerce. BCE Emergis is one of the
top e-commerce providers in North America and its shares are included
in the TSE 100 Composite Index. For more information, please refer to
www.emergis.com.
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements that
reflect the current views and/or expectations of BCE Emergis with
respect to its performance, business and future events. Such
statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and
assumptions. Actual results and events may vary significantly.
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CONTACT: BCE Emergis
Sylvia Morin, Director, Corporate Communications
Tel: 514/868-2358
sylvia.morin@emergis.com
or
Hewlett-Packard Company, Canada
Angela Hislop, Public Relations Manager
Tel: 905/206-3493
angela_hislop@hp.com
or
Citigate Cunningham for HP, United States
Elizabeth Dolcourt, Public Relations Manager
Edolcourt@cunningham.com
KEYWORD: INTERNATIONAL CANADA
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS E-COMMERCE INTERNET
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