Business Integration Resolutions

Hubspan Unveils Nine Business Integration Resolutions for 2009

Deliver bottom line results by leveraging and extending existing technology investments

SEATTLE, Dec. 3, 2008 – Hubspan, Inc., the leading provider of on-demand integration solutions, reveals the nine enterprise integration resolutions for 2009 to deliver true business collaboration with customers and suppliers. These resolutions were collected from existing customer and market insight surveys completed in 2008. “The current economic climate is forcing companies of all sizes to leverage existing technology investments to deliver top-line and bottom-line business results at an accelerated pace in 2009,” said Trisha Gross, CEO of Hubspan. “To help customers and suppliers overcome business process and application integration challenges, enterprises should look to the following resolutions to deliver quantitative results early in 2009 and throughout the year.”

The following are nine business integration resolutions to that drive quantifiable results in 2009:

Leverage existing application investments to their fullest Empower existing systems and processes to more effectively achieve business goals without introducing unnecessary risks or requiring significant capital investments. Tight business integration extends the value of existing applications to inter-company processes resulting in tighter customer relationships, increased efficiencies, and improved transaction accuracy.
Drive costs out of inter-company processes with automation Business collaboration drives costs out of inter-company processes through visibility, compatibility and synchronization. Leverage on-demand integration to improve process efficiencies by ensuring that each application gets the exact information it needs to complete a business transaction without manual intervention.
Target a quick win Rather than spending months developing and deploying a solution only to obtain uncertain results, evaluate a managed service integration approach that can be up and running in weeks, not months, to achieve the impact and results of immediate cost savings. A service-based delivery model eliminates the need for costly hardware, software and IT staff and captures a quick win in a matter of weeks.
Realize the benefit of real-time visibility Make it possible for your trading partners to communicate via a single, transparent connection that enables the secure, efficient delivery of information between and among enterprises. Real-time information exchange increases transaction speed while improving accuracy across both the supply and demand chains yielding benefits to suppliers and buyers alike.
Quantify the benefits of cloud-based solutions In today’s economic environment, enterprises need to examine the ROI of cloud-based solutions. Monetary benefits include more attractive TCO (total cost of ownership), reduced implementation effort, easier IT infrastructure upgrades, no personnel investment, and no up-front costs. A cost-effective on-demand integration solution delivers budget predictability, minimal upfront costs, and a quick ROI.
Improve service integrity beyond the SLA Around-the-clock support services ensure the ability to meet even the strictest service level agreement (SLA) on a global scale. It’s just as important to know what “didn’t happen” as it is to know what did. Real-time alerts and monitoring allow response to occur so that small issues don’t become big problems.
Future-proof IT investments with a forward-looking integration solution As some organizations will advance in their technical capability, others will stay relatively unchanged. This widening technology gap requires an integration platform that works just as well with legacy technology as it does with leading edge capability.
When choosing among on-demand solution providers – select a provider with a proven cloud-based delivery model According to Gartner Group, companies will buy 40 percent of IT infrastructure as a service by 2011. Many solution providers are quickly assembling a go-to-market approach for cloud-based computing, but simply lack the experience and expertise to deliver a solution that is flexible, scalable and reliable. Avoid unnecessary risks by focusing on companies that have years of experience in delivering a complete technology solution through a cloud-based business model.
Act Now Given the current economic environment, it is more important than ever to gain efficiency and streamline your core business while securing existing customers and being positioned to easily accommodate new customer requests. Savvy IT departments are focusing internal resources on core competencies and leveraging best practice managed services where they can. Business integration is an ideal area to employ a managed service solution to gain quick ROI, slash integration costs, and scale the operation.

About Hubspan Inc.
Hubspan connects businesses by providing a complete business-to-business integration solution for companies of all sizes. More than 10,000 trading partners across 34 countries benefit from Hubspan’s scalable, flexible technology. Hubspan’s market-leading solution, delivered as a service, yields increased revenue, improved customer satisfaction and retention, and increased operational efficiency faster and more cost-effectively than in-house development. Hubspan serves some of the largest, global enterprises as well as organizations with just a few hundred employees – managing even the most complex business processes.