October 2011
Providing news and information on Hubspan, Cloud Computing and B2B Integration
In this Issue:
Feature Story: Bringing B2B Integration and RFID to Healthcare
Product Highlight: Webspan SnapShot™ service for invoice
Upcoming Events: NetSuite Executive Briefing Series
Featured Blog: Disputing the Myths of Cloud Downtime
Free Email Series: Six Steps to a Successful Integration Project
Industry News: Data Integration is a Science as Much as an Art
You can feel it, can’t you? That nip in the air, your commute to work takes a little bit longer, everyone is back from vacation and school is in full gear. It’s official: Fall has arrived! And Hubspan is gearing up to finish 2011 strong with a record number of new customers and partners, and a series of product launches. We just wrapped up a new survey on cloud security, released SnapShot for Invoice for image rendering during integration processes, and are hitting the road with NetSuite and Ariba for a series of conferences. And we continue to invite industry experts to share their viewpoint and insights on our Hubbub blog.
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: Bringing B2B Integration and RFID to Healthcare
Hubspan and Terso Solutions have partnered up to create a radio frequency identification (RFID) business network for the healthcare and life sciences industry. With Hubspan’s B2B integration solutions and Terso’s innovative RFID-enabled products and software, companies can track, manage and control valuable inventory. This team-up will expand the reach of both companies into the life sciences and healthcare markets. Read more about this exciting partnership here.
Product Highlight: Webspan SnapShot™ service for invoice
Hubspan is proud to announce a new add-on product that dynamically renders invoice images during the integration process. Webspan SnapShot™ service for invoice enables you to simultaneously send standard electronic invoices via the Hubspan B2B cloud and have that invoice automatically rendered into a PDF image. Both the electronic message and PDF are delivered to the intended recipient. This product came from customer requests and market trends to include images of invoices for storage, compliance and archival purposes.
Upcoming Events: NetSuite Executive Briefing Series for WD & Manufacturing
If you are an executive in the Wholesale Distribution and Manufacturing sectors, we invite you to attend one of three NetSuite Executive Briefings to be held in Cleveland, Chicago and Memphis during the month of November. You will hear industry expert John R. Dougherty give a keynote presentation on “Management Processes That Pay Off” and hear about the latest solutions and processes designed to help WD and manufacturing companies achieve greater operational efficiency and supply chain optimization. Hubspan, a strategic NetSuite partner, is one of the sponsors.
Featured Blog: Disputing the Myths of Cloud Downtime
Jim Reavis, President of Reavis Consulting and the head of the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), wrote in his recent blog series that the recent downtime of some high-profile cloud applications is highly exaggerated. While no cloud platform can be expected to be up 100% of the time, the noise created within the blogosphere and social media can drown out good practices and solutions to these types of incidents.
Free Email Series: Six Steps to a Successful Integration Project
Hubspan is offering a free email series, “Six Steps to a Successful Integration Project.” Upon sign-up, you will receive a weekly, complete step-by-step objective guide to help you plan a new business integration process, cloud-based or otherwise. From preparing your team to nailing down the “go live date,” you will learn best practices and key insights to make your project a total success and make you look like a genius. And the best part? It’s free!
Industry News: Data Integration is a Science as Much as an Art
As more companies are able to manage enormous amounts of data, the question now is how do they effectively process those gigabytes and terabytes of information into valuable business intelligence? Trying to analyze huge amounts of data is often very difficult, time-consuming and requires strong analytical skills to see it through a variety of prisms. Joe McKendrick of DBTA.com writes how companies are just starting to understand the complexities of working with “Big Data.”