News Release
01 June 2000
mySAP.com delivers one-step business solution for new B2B portal
mySAP.com, the open collaborative business environment of personalised solutions on demand, has been selected as the underlying foundation for an innovative new business-to-business portal aimed at office administration and finance managers. By investing in mySAP.com infrastructure, the recently launched bigboXX.com – which operates under the e-commerce operations of Hutchison Whampoa Limited -
is able to provide an online presence that is completely tailored to each customer.
Using a number of mySAP.com enterprise applications including sales and distribution, purchasing, inventory and warehouse management as well as financials, bigboXX.com has built a business-to-business e-commerce portal. The solution provides the vital integration between bigboXX.com's front-end website and the back-end operational systems that is critical for any on-line business aiming to be a leader in the B2B arena in Asia.
"Developing the right infrastructure is critical for the success of any business – online or otherwise," said Stephen Winterhalder, chief operating officer of bigboXX.com. "mySAP.com is a fundamental component of our business vision and we regard our relationship with SAP more as an ongoing partnership than the usual customer/vendor interaction. bigboXX.com and SAP are fully committed to further developing the potential of our mySAP.com solution."
The mySAP.com platform allows bigboXX.com to offer customers a host of advantages that are not available when dealing with a traditional bricks-and-mortar operation. For example, real time inventory access, the tracking of orders and sales history analysis. What’s more, the instant flow of information from customer to distribution centre allows for more accurate picking and faster turnarounds.
"The flow of data between bigboXX.com and their customers – whether they are buyers or sellers – is now essentially seamless," said Lee Boon Lee, managing director of SAP Hong Kong Co. Ltd. "mySAP.com is helping bigboXX.com to create truly virtual buying and selling relationships and new strategic sales channels, while increasing opportunities and synergy with its consumers, partners and resellers."
bigboXX.com's selection of mySAP.com was based on a number of factors, including SAP's worldwide reputation, expertise and resources. The selection team was also impressed with SAP's commitment to the project, its record of innovation and its understanding of how to quickly implement total solutions.
"Today companies are demanding simplicity, efficiency, economy and a 'one-step' business process when dealing with their suppliers. mySAP.com offers a good medium for implementing that," said Lee. "We are excited that bigboXX.com has chosen mySAP.com as a strategic platform and look forward to working with them on an ongoing basis."
bigboXX.com has already successfully completed one month of a trial with selected companies within the HWL group and is now adding external customers almost daily. The mySAP.com solution is designed to accommodate such growth with ease. SAP consultants are continuing to work with the company to further develop the solution, which will be fully launched to the market in mid-Summer with an estimated of 1,500 companies participating in the portal.
"At bigboXX.com we are looking to extend our product and service offerings, both through internal development and through strategic partnerships", said Winterhalder . "The mySAP.com system together with our other upfront infrastructure investment will allow us to continue to innovate, achieving and maintaining a leadership position in this sector of the B2B e-commerce market."
The company is now planning its second phase of development, adding new capabilities such as call centre functions, customer relationship management solutions, data warehousing and more detailed management reporting functions, to further enhance its value proposition. mySAP.com is at the centre of this new phase of development.
About SAP
As the market leader of inter-enterprise software solutions, SAP is leveraging its strength in industry-focused business software and the world's largest enterprise software customer base to deliver mySAP.com. mySAP.com provides an open collaborative business environment of personalised solutions on demand. This enables companies of all sizes and industries to fully engage their employees, customers and partners to capitalise on the new Internet economy. mySAP.com allows people to harness the power of the Internet to work smarter, better and faster by optimising supply chains, managing strategic relationships, reducing time to market, sharing virtual information, and increasing productivity and shareholder value.
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