June 2011
Providing news and information on Hubspan, Cloud Computing and B2B Integration
In this Issue:
Feature Story: ERP & Integration Usage Market Research Results
Product Highlight: NetSuite & Hubspan Wholesale Distribution Integration
Upcoming Events: Webinar: Get off the VAN & into B2B Cloud Integration
Featured Blog: Jeff Kaplan: Transforming the Supply-Chain in the Cloud
Accolades: Hubspan Nominated for Two ABA Stevie Awards
Industry News: Biotech: Leveraging the Cloud for Optimized R&D
While summer is officially here, the rain continues to fall on Hubspan headquarters in Seattle. But B2B cloud integration is definitely hot, as Gartner’s Ben Lheureux would say. The Hubspan team just wrapped up a busy event season at IBM Impact, Ariba LIVE, NetSuite SuiteWorld and Interop 2011, and we’re now gearing up for a summer Webinar series, which we hope you will join. We also just released the results of our latest market research on usage and challenges around ERP applications and integration and will soon be launching our second annual survey on cloud security. And we continue with our Expert Blog Series, featuring analysts and pundits throughout the cloud and integration world.
If you would like more information on anything in this newsletter or on Hubspan B2B integration, please contact us at info@hubspan.com.
Feature Story: ERP & Integration Usage Market Research Results
The final results are in! Hubspan recently surveyed over 200 IT professionals and business managers about how they handle the challenges of working with their ERP applications and integration solutions. The survey highlights the ongoing struggle by enterprises to efficiently manage the exchange and interaction of business critical information. On the integration front, the research found that overall costs and managing multiple B2B integration solutions posed the greatest challenge, while customization and cost are the biggest ERP challenges. You can download the survey results here.
Product Highlight: Hubspan Launches Wholesale Distribution Solution for Netsuite
At last month’s SuiteWorld conference, Hubspan announced a new industry-targeted solution with NetSuite focused on the Wholesale Distribution Market. This followed on the heels of a partnership with NetSuite to provide a joint solution for cloud-based business process automation and integration. You can read more about this exciting partnership here.
Upcoming Events: “Get off the VAN and into B2B Cloud Integration” Webinar
Jim Cantrell, founder of RetailEDI, and Margaret Dawson, VP of Product Management at Hubspan, will be hosting a Webinar on June 23 at 9 a.m. PST, titled “Get Off The VAN and into B2B Cloud Integration.” This Webinar will provide you real-world examples of how companies reduce cost, improve productivity and increase revenue by simplifying their EDI environment. You will learn about new solutions that provide cloud-based, business process integration that is easy, fast and affordable. Learn more here.
Featured Blog: ”Transforming the Supply-Chain in the Cloud” by Jeff Kaplan
In his latest entry on the Hubbub Blog, analyst Jeff Kaplan continues his analysis of the evolving SaaS market to show how the cloud is now helping streamling supply chain management and integration. He highlights the Ariba Network as an example of a successful cloud-based supply chain, Find out more in his latest blog post.
Accolades: Hubspan Nominated for Two Steve Awards
The President and CEO of Hubspan, Trisha Gross, is a Finalist for the 2011 American Business Awards for Executive of the Year (Computer Software). In addition, Hubspan’s Product Development group has been named a Finalist for Product Team of the Year for a cross company effort around PCI DSS compliance. Check out our Awards & Recognition page to see Hubspan’s latest accolades!
Industry News: Biotech: Leveraging the Cloud for Optimized R&D Processes
Moving R&D to the cloud makes perfect sense for health care organizations and researchers. Not only is it a path to innovative technology and easy on IT budgets, it provides interoperability for collaboration and electronic information exchange. For those concerned about security, most cloud integration solutions come with powerful security measures to protect vital R&D data and give users transparency to where and how their information is being processed. Read more here.