PC Connection Live with General Electric Medical
PC Connection Goes Live with General Electric Medical
SEATTLE, WA – August 14, 2001 – Hubspan, an e-business infrastructure provider, today announced that PC Connection, a leading direct marketer of information technology products and solutions went live with General Electric (GE) Medical, an $8 billion global leader in medical information and technology. PC Connection is leveraging the flexibility of their existing Hubspan connection to integrate with additional trading partners.Through a single connection to Hubspan’s comprehensive service, businesses are able to connect with multiple trading partners regardless of individual technology choices. This versatility made it possible for PC Connection to quickly and easily integrate with GE Medical’s Oracle iProcurement system making PC Connection one of the first suppliers to be punch-out enabled with an Oracle system.
Hubspan’s trading partner connectivity service makes connecting with trading partners quick, convenient and hassle-free.PC Connection leveraged their existing connection to Hubspan and was processing live transactions with GE Medical in four short weeks. The ability to respond quickly to customer requests for integration further supports PC Connection’s dedication to providing exceptional customer service, as well as increases process efficiencies and reduces costs.
“PC Connection’s use of the Hubspan service to expand their trading community through a single connection perfectly illustrates the value proposition of the Hubspan service,” said Rick Luebbe, chief executive officer, Hubspan. “We are looking forward to integrating PC Connection to many more customers in the future.”
About PC Connection
PC Connection, Inc., a Fortune 1000 company founded in 1982, is a rapid-response provider of information technology products and solutions. The Company offers more than 100,000 brand-name products through its staff of technically-trained outbound sales account managers and catalog telesales representatives, its comprehensive web sites at www.pcconnection.com and www.macconnection.com, and its catalogs PC Connection (1-800-800-5555) and MacConnection (1-800-800-2222). Through its full-service Distribution and Custom-Configuration Center, PC Connection can deliver custom-configured computer systems overnight.
About Hubspan
Hubspan is a hosted infrastructure that allows companies to exchange supply- and demand-chain information with their trading partners. The company’s connectivity solutions allow clients to easily leverage their existing infrastructure and connect to all trading partners regardless of technical sophistication. Hubspan’s service also helps bridge communication barriers and technology gaps (protocols, standards and business rules) between business partners and across their entire trading community, as well as provides the infrastructure to enable full supply chain collaboration. Through one connection to the Hubspan service, businesses can reach any trading partner quickly and cost effectively while also greatly reducing the cost and impact of maintenance and change, resulting from disparate standards and emerging technologies. Additional information can be found at www.hubspan.com.
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