*******REMINDER******* > The New England Electronic Commerce Users' Group (formerly the New England > EDI Users' Group) will be hosting a major conference, including exhibit > tables, on September 21, 2000 in Sturbridge, MA. Please forward our > agenda, > as shown below, to as many companies as you can. > > Registration and additional information is available online at: > > http://www.multicorp.com > > NEECOM Agenda > Sept. 21, 2000 > > Keynote Address > Everyday Adventures in e-Ville > > As the world moves pell-mell towards all things 'e', certain realities are > rearing their pesky little heads. The .com's, with their inexplicably > astronomical market valuations and their interactive Web sites, are > running > head-on into a host of not-so-charming surprises. Where the cyber world > meets the physical world, the results have not always been pretty. The > mass > euphoria over exponential Web expansion is getting a cold bucket of > distribution channel reality thrown in its face. The almost lemming-like > migration toward buying and selling over the Web is rapidly proving that > we > need to be cognizant of what happens 'after the click'. 'The Mouse That > Roared' has never been a more apt metaphor for the chain reaction of chaos > that can follow an action as seemingly innocuous as pointing and clicking. > Whether you're on the Web 'front lines' interacting with consumers or > somewhere back in the supply chain, finding out how to ride the 'e' tidal > wave rather than being buried by it has never been more important. > > John Stelzer > Sterling Commerce > > **** > > Track A > EC Fundamentals > > Workshop 1 > EC Bootcamp > > This session will present the fundamental concepts that are necessary to > all > users of e-Commerce. Topics to be covered include the essentials of the > technology, the basics of how EC works, why it is important, the > significance of mapping and standards, the basic concepts of vendor > managed > inventory and supply chain, the role of software, translators, Value Added > Networks, and the Internet, who is using it and how you can get the most > from EC. > > Sandra Bohl > EXTOL > > Workshop 2 > Developing an EC Strategic Plan > > This presentation reviews the key elements of a strategic plan for EC > including building brand equity through EC, supporting the organization's > strategic business plan, change management, competitive analysis and > benchmarking, project prioritization, and cost benefit analysis. It is > targeted to mid-level management to help build awareness of the > capabilities > of EC and how an organization can leverage those capabilities to maximize > return on investment. > > William Claire > Innovate! EC > > Workshop 3 > Is There Value in Being a 'not.com' Network? > > EDI and traditional Value Added Networks (VANs) are being challenged in > this > new .com age. But has EDI run it's course, is it dead & being replaced > overnight by XML? What value does a Value Added Network still have to > offer? Two years ago VANs were said to be out, gone, no one would ever use > them again but again the facts speak for themselves. The reality is EDI > and > VANs are still here. This topic will cover the basic differences between > EDI and XML and will detail what value there is in Value Added Networks in > the current .com age. > > Ray Penn > TranSettlements Network Services > > Workshop 4 > Three Secrets to Make Your EC Program a Success > > Research shows that most E-Commerce projects fail or fall short of > expectations because of psychology, not technology. Learn how to utilize > ONE key technique to catapult your E-Commerce program to success. In > addition, this dynamic presentation will teach you how to use 'people > power' > to get total 'buy-in' from your project team and win accolades from senior > management. > > Carole Baggerly > ESIS > > Workshop 5 > How Ecommerce Transportation Exchanges Will Affect Your Company > > This presentation will shed some light into the emerging trends of > transportation exchanges and the current and projected impact to your IT > operations. There are currently 100+ transportation exchanges 'in the > works'. Are these exchanges really going to impact how your company > handles > transportation and logistics in the future, or is the impact of this > 'trend' > overestimated? How will the use of exchanges impact the IT efforts of your > company for the future? How can you become ready to take advantage of > these > exchanges? These topics, and more, to be discussed. > > Steve Strong > Avicon > > **** > > Track B - XML > > Workshop 1 > XML and EDI: Can we All Just Get Along! > > Originally introduced in 1996, eXtensible Markup Language (XML) is rapidly > being discussed as the new standard to transmit data between two business > entities. This presentation will give an overview of XML, Identify > similarities and differences between XML and EDI, and discuss if there is > room for both technologies in the world of e-commerce. > > Deb Morin > Oracle > > Workshop 2 > XML & EDI - B2B EC Interoperability > > Will XML replace EDI? What version of XML should you use for e-Commerce? > This discussion will focus on methods for operating Business-to-Business > e-Commerce in and environment with multiple XML standards as well as > existing EDI standards. It will help to dispel the assertion that XML > will > replace EDI by showing that XML is a complimentary solution to EDI rather > than a replacement. > > William French > Sun Microsystems > > Workshop 3 > XML Case Study > > By example of a case study this presentation shows that electronic > commerce > does not benefit larger trading partners only. The case study > demonstrates > that both the larger retail customer and the smaller vendors were able to > take advantage of three to five extra days of order taking during the > holiday shopping season. > > Colette Williams > Softshare > > Workshop 4 > XML-Based Real-Time e-Business for Competitive Advantage > > This presentation provides an introduction to the components required to > deploy real-time e-Business solutions, and provides a preview into the > next-generation of e-Business architectures and capabilities. Some of the > areas to be discussed include components and capabilities required to > power > e-Business Hubs. > > Nitin Kapila > Peregrine Systems > > Workshop 5 > XML - The Answer for eCommerce? > > This session will explore XML for eBusiness and detail how to use XML/EDI > for linking the past to the future. Areas to be reviewed include what > repositories are available today as well as current industry XML > implementations. This presentation will illustrate how we can begin > integrating to our existing systems while looking at XML as the core of > our > technology. Why ' Old EDI' dressed up in XML fails to deliver the full > range > of business processes required today will be discussed. > > Robert Pascoe > The Janis Group > > **** > > Track C - Emerging Technologies > > Workshop 1 > eBusiness: The 'e' is Silent > > The enterprises that will successfully transform themselves to prosper in > the net-connected economy will be those that focus less on the 'e' and > more > on the 'business' of eBusiness. In this talk, we will examine how the > internet is driving the creation of new business models and unprecedented > customer intimacy. Key issues to be addressed include: What are the new > business dynamics of the net-connected economy? How can enterprises > prepare > themselves for this opportunity? What are the imperatives of a successful > transformation? > > Carol Rozwell > Nykamp Consulting Group > > Workshop 2 > Measuring E-Businesses - Beyond the Web Site > > Most of the effort and money spent on E-Business is not buying companies a > 'fundamental' change in corporate operations on a day-to-day basis. > Research > into E-Business operations clearly indicates that spending on MRO > procurement, online advertising and other functions must shift to key > processes such as supply chain planning, direct procurement, and a > re-design > of 'enterprise' applications to embrace a 'collaborative' E-Business > model. > This session will define the models, the applications, the requirements > and > a framework for measuring a company's progress in bridging the E-Business > Gap. > > David Taylor > eMarket Holdings, LLC > > Workshop 3 > 2nd Generation EDI - What Is It? Do You Want it? > > Wondering about the direction of EDI? This session will take a look at > the > movement towards 'second generation' EDI and the move to EDI over the > internet and the use of XML and other languages. Although a > understanding > of XML and other tools is helpful, this session will be presented from a > business perspective, covering topics such as costs and corporate > direction. > > > Thomas Trunda > 3Com > > Workshop 4 > Web Authentication & Security - Technical & Business Issues > > As businesses launch or evaluate eCommerce and eBusiness initiatives, > security must be considered to protect the operation from fraud, > unauthorized users and data piracy. There are a number of options for > improving security and this talk explores the high-level business and > technical issues and caveats of Internet security. > > Robert Shields > Rainbow Technologies > > Workshop 5 > B2B Ecommerce - Expanding Traditional EDI > > This session will detail how Business to Business (B2B) ECommerce will > link > additional channels to your EDI infrastructure, expanding your market > reach > through globalization. XML and the internet will make processing data > more > streamlined. By developing notification functionality, information becomes > centralized for simplified management of daily work activities. Adding > B2B > ECommerce to your existing business will not only enhance your current > process, but also open your company to a new global market. > > Pervinder Johar > Politzer & HANEY > > **** > > Track D - Real-World Applications > > Workshop 1 > Adding Process to Commerce for Competitive Advantage > > This presentation discusses key benefits of, and technology requirements > for, a Process Hub such as enterprise integration, collaborative > processing, > any-to-any document translation, security, and scalability. Process Hubs > reduce operational inefficiencies by providing process integration to all > functional areas of an enterprise and by allowing trading partners to > integrate internal workflow tasks with external business-to-business > process > tasks. > > Teresa Wingfield > Netfish Technologies > > Workshop 2 > Alternative Methods of Implementing EC/EDI > > This session discusses the various ways to successfully implement a new, > or > improve an existing EC/EDI program within your organization. The focus is > on alternatives methods to handle new EC/EDI requirements and the > expansion > of established programs by taking advantage of the Internet and > outsourcing > solutions. It covers Internet usage, Outsourcing, and traditional > in-house > translation. The idea is to focus on flexibility of the system. > > Robert Lyttle > Kleinschmidt > > Workshop 3 > Delivering Mission Critical Computing > > By way of a case study, this session will examine Pioneer Standards' award > winning recipe for success in developing a World-Class Mission Critical > computing Infrastructure. Areas to be highlighted include: alliances > bringing value to customers, developing an IT and EC infrastructure, > systems > integration, creating highly available/clustered IT environments, server > consolidation and storage issues. > > Ron Bereszniewicz > Pioneer Standard Electronics > > Workshop 4 > The Missing Links in Successful Supply Chain Management > > This presentation addresses some of the new technologies that can help > companies reduce cost and decrease time to market. Some of the issues to > be > discussed include: increasing order accuracy, ensuring accurate, efficient > and cost effective delivery, understanding how to reduce total fulfillment > costs and shorten your supply chain, and the ability to view, transact, > trace and control goods as they move through the supply chain. Supply > Chain > Management has become the tool that major companies are using to achieve > these demands. > > Melinda Powers > Kewill Systems > > Workshop 5 > E-Commerce Technology Strategy > > This session by way of a real-world case study will examine a E-commerce > technology strategy. A look at a 'bricks and mortar' turned 'clicks and > mortar', along with discussions on what has worked and what has not will > be > presented. Perspective will be from a platform, software, and hosting > viewpoint. Lessons learned from the early adaptors will be addressed. > > Steve Harper > Exodus Communications > > ======================================================================= To signoff the EDI-L list, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list owner: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/edi-l%40listserv.ucop.edu/
