Kinetics Chooses Calico for Online Selling of Complex, Build-to-order Products; Calico Advisor and Calico Market Maker Increase Sales and Accelerate Time to Market for Kinetics
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 23, 2000--Calico Commerce, Inc. (Nasdaq:CLIC), a leading provider of software that enables corporations to sell over the Web, today announced that Kinetics Group, Inc., the global leader in critical process infrastructure to the semiconductor, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, has selected Calico(R) Advisor(tm) and Calico(R) Market Maker(tm) to help buyers browse, search, select, customize and order Kinetics' highly complex build-to-order and enginUered-to-order products directly over the Web.
By leveraging the personalization and customization software offered by Calico, Kinetics is developing online gas system configuration models for each of its semiconductor equipment customers' process tools. Kinetics' configuration models will enable tool OEMs to customize the gas system at the time of order for the wafer processing chamber architecture selected by the device manufacturer.
"Our gas system products are complex in nature, often containing more than 2,500 separate configurable components and more than 4,000 individual parts, with little or no room for error. We selected Calico because it's the most reliable solution available on the market today, and will provide our customers the freedom and the tools they need to accurately customize our products to meet their specific requirements," said David Shimmon, president and CEO of Kinetics. "With Calico we are setting new standards for eBusiness in the semiconductor equipment manufacturing industry -- something once thought impossible given the fast-changing and highly competitive process requirements of our customers' tools `nd the complexity of the gas system."
Kinetics partnered with Calico to translate its business processes to the Web and empower its customers and internal engineering staff to drive down design cycle time, thereby increasing product manufacturing flow. Calico's graphical user interface and robust, standards-based solution set is easily implemented and will seamlessly integrate with Kinetics' design documentation and global ERP systems already in place. Rather than relying on external programmers, Kinetics engineers can model complex configurable products on their own.
"For any company taking its business online, the foremost concern is customer satisfaction. For Kinetics, having a complete, Java-based selling solution that empowers customers to take control of configuring and purchasing complex products online is a critical success factor," said Alan Naumann, president and CEO, Calico Commerce. "Calico will play an important role in helping Kinetics successfully expand its design and configuration process, while maintaining the quality and reliability of its manufactured products."
About Kinetics Group, Inc.
Kinetics evolved with Silicon Valley and the expansion of the semiconductor and biopharmaceutical industries to become a diversified supplier of high-tech products and services. For the semiconductor industry, Kinetics designs and manufactures modular and conventional gas distribution systems, mass flow controllers, process chillers, chemical and CMP slurry distribution systems and provides outsource contract manufacturing services. Kinetics' integrated range of solutions for semiconductor manufacturing plants includes process system manufacturing and installation of the complete gas, chemical and water infrastructure, including hook-up of the wafer fabrication tools.
For the biopharm industry, Kinetics' offering includes solutions for process system and capital equipment manufacturing for a wide range of validated manufacturing processes and support utilities. Kinetics provides turnkey solutions for buffer and media preparation, cell culture, protein filtration, freeze-drying, and transport and airborne containment of sterile powders.
The company designs, manufactures and facilitates chemical, slurry, gas and water process utility systems that are critical to the semiconductor, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and other regulated industries from over 48 locations worldwide.
Today, Kinetics is the world's largest provider of critical process infrastructure, uniquely positioned to meet its customers' needs to integrate new process manufacturing technologies and expand capacity in their facilities. Kinetics is an agile, global organization 7,300 employees strong, with strategic expansion plans to leverage its 27 years of experience and innovation into new markets around the globe. Kinetics can be found on the World Wide Web at www.kineticsgroup.com.
About Calico Commerce, Inc.
Calico Commerce, Inc. provides software that enables corporations to sell in Net markets, direct over the Web or through existing channels. Calico's 100% Java, application server-based eBusiness application suite meets the performance, reliability and scalability needs of any business while allowing customers to handle complex products, pricing and relationships via the Web through the entire customer life cycle. As a result, organizations are able to drive revenue growth, increase customer satisfaction and achieve competitive advantage. Calico customers include leaders in high-technology hardware, manufacturing, telecommunications services, financial services, home furnishings, chemicals, agriculture and retail. Calico Commerce, Inc., headquartered in San Jose, Calif., can be found on the World Wide Web at www.calico.com.
This press release may contain projections or other forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financial performance of Calico Commerce, Inc. that involve risks and uncertainties. Readers are cautioned that these statements are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future events or results. The forward looking statements contained in this press release address a variety of subjects and should be considered in the context of the risk factors disclosed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Registration Statements on Form S-1 and Form S-4, as amended, and its reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q, as amended, available online at sec.gov. All forward looking statements are based on information available to Calico on the date hereof, and Calico assumes no obligation to update such statements.
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