Edifecs Announces General Availability Of SpecBuilder for RosettaNet
Redmond, WA (November 19, 2001) --
Edifecs, a leading provider of software
for enabling B2B partner networks
and original developer of over 40
RosettaNet Partner Interface Processes
(PIP), announced today the general
availability of SpecBuilder with RosettaNet
support. RosettaNet is an independent,
non-profit consortium dedicated to
the collaborative development and
rapid deployment of open Internet-based
business standards that align processes
within the global high-technology
trading network.
Specialization and documentation
of standards to meet specific business
requirements is vital to the successful
execution of B2B initiatives. Until
now, tools to specialize RosettaNet
message specifications while guaranteeing
continued RosettaNet compliance did
not exist.
To help address this critical need
in the marketplace, Edifecs leveraged
its PIP development experience to
build guideline definition support
directly into the SpecBuilder guideline-authoring
suite. Now business analysts and implementation
specialists can browse a complete
library of RosettaNet message standards
on the
desktop and specialize and annotate
them to meet their unique business
requirements.
SpecBuilder is already the most widely
used authoring tool in the market
for specializing EDI and flat file
messages and has been the tool of
choice for thousands of corporations,
consultants, and integrators worldwide,
and over 30
industry associations, standards bodies,
and consortia. Now the same easy-to-navigate
user interface and intuitive toolset
is available to the RosettaNet community.
"This release culminates Edifecs
work with RosettaNet documenting the
RosettaNet PIPs," said Sunny
Singh, chairman and CEO of Edifecs.
"Edifecs has shown its commitment
to helping enterprises capture the
value
of implementing RosettaNet standards
while maintaining the proprietary
business practices that have provided
them a competitive advantage in the
market."
About SpecBuilder for RosettaNet
The SpecBuilder suite for RosettaNet
includes the following:
RosettaNet Message library. Complete
library of RosettaNet Messages including
full details such as code lists and
other properties that are not represented
in the published Data Type Definitions
(DTDs).
Message editor. Tool for specializing
RosettaNet messages including editing
of message properties, adding usage
and other notes, and specializing
code lists. Includes powerful cross-referencing
and dictionary views and validation
against the RosettaNet Implementation
Framework (RNIF) meta model.
Specification publisher. Print to
a printer, RTF or HTML. Extensive
option settings provide for a RosettaNet-like
printed specification format that
includes all of the base guideline
properties in separate guideline and
dictionary sections, an index, and
a table of contents.
Open Integration Support. SpecBuilder
guidelines can be exported to RosettaNet
complaint DTDs. They can also be exported,
along with code lists and other details
not in the DTDs, to Guideline XML
(gXML), an industry supported specification
exchange format for B2B message guidelines.
Pricing and Availability
SpecBuilder with RosettaNet support
is available in three editions: Standard
Edition, which is free, Professional
Edition, which is $1500, and Enterprise
Edition, which is based on per-user
licensing. All three versions include
support for RosettaNet, X12, EDIFACT,
XML, and flat file. More information
on SpecBuilder RosettaNet support
can be found at http://www.edifecs.com/rosettanet.
About Edifecs
Edifecs (http://www.edifecs.com)
delivers proven B2B solutions to rapidly
ramp-up and manage trading partner
networks. Edifecs B2B products and
services are a powerful solution to
the most significant bottleneck currently
holding back B2B e-commerce: the manual,
repetitive trading partner enablement
(ramp-up and management) process employed
by most companies today. Our B2B solutions
encompass the CommerceDesk™
and SpecBuilder™ product families,
as well as a Professional Services
group with demonstrated expertise
in B2B standards --- all designed
to boost ROI while reducing cost and
time-to-market for companies building
complex trading partner networks.
Founded in 1996, Edifecs serves thousands
of customers including Microsoft,
IBM, Ingram Micro, Eastman Kodak and
Dura Automotive. The company partners
with numerous B2B providers such as
General Electric Global eXchange Services
and Peregrine Systems and is a technology
partner for more than 30 industry
consortia including RosettaNet, ebXML,
UN/CEFACT, CompTIA, and OBI. Based
in Redmond, Washington, Edifecs is
privately held, with investment from
GE Global eXchange Services.
CommerceDesk and SpecBuilder are
trademarks of Edifecs.
All other company and product names
are the property of their respective
owners.
