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VARSITY AND HARRISDATA PARTNERSHIP DELIVERS AN INTEGRATED
ERP AND SHIPPING SOLUTION FOR iSERIES USERS
Varsity introduces a pre-built, ShipSoft/HarrisData interface to reduce
integration expense, improve customer service and streamline order fulfillment
and shipping
San Francisco, CA. May 5, 2003. Varsity
Logistics, Inc., the pioneer of transportation management solutions
for the IBM iSeries, today announced that it has signed a marketing agreement
with HarrisData, a developer of business application software. The outcome
of this partnership is a pre-built, of-the-shelf software interface between
ShipSoft, Varsity's parcel and freight shipping software and HarrisData's
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) distribution modules.
"This partnership between Varsity and HarrisData provides our joint
customers with seamless integration today, and the assurance of system
compatibility over the long term," said Marc Herman, President and
CEO of Varsity.
Provided and maintained by Varsity, the ShipSoft/HarrisData interface
allows shipment data to flow seamlessly between the two systems on the
iSeries. Users experience enhanced customer service, lower shipping expenses
and elimination of cross-platform support headaches.
ShipSoft extends HarrisData's ERP to automate and
integrate the entire fulfillment process. "We want to provide our
customers with the most complete world-class software solutions for the
IBM iSeries", comments Lane Nelson, President of HarrisData. "This
partnership enables us to offer award winning parcel and freight shipping
capabilities and exceptional customer service from the leader in iSeries
Transportation Management Systems."
HarrisData ERP and Varsity ShipSoft software are
both native to the iSeries enabling fast integration and deployment. Sun
Ergoline is one of the first companies to benefit from the partnership.
Commenting on his new ShipSoft implementation, Jack Mullins, Information
Technology Manager at Sun Ergoline reports "The integration between
HarrisData and Varsity was very straightforward. Our ShipSoft implementation
was completed in two weeks - and that included integration to our HarrisData
ERP."
About Varsity
Founded in 1989, Varsity Logistics, Inc. is a pioneer
of integrated Transportation Management Systems (TMS) designed for the
IBM iSeries platform. Varsity's supply chain execution suite manages the
fulfillment of orders initiated through both e-commerce and traditional
sales channels via third-party carriers. ShipSoft, the core of Varsity's
offering, automates the shipping process by providing automatic weigh/rate/label
services, rate shopping, multi-weight consolidation, "bill as/ship
as" options, and electronic manifesting for small package, LTL (Less
Than Truckload) and international parcel shipments. Varsity is based in
San Francisco, California. For information about ShipSoft or other Varsity
products, please visit http://www.varsitylogistics.com
or call 888-280-7447.
About HarrisData
HarrisData specializes in Business Application Software
for mid-sized organizations utilizing IBM
e-server iSeries and AS/400 computers. HarrisData solutions provide critical
business functionality needed by today's mid-sized organizations, without
the complexity or cost associated with solutions designed for the Fortune
500. To find out more about HarrisData visit www.harrisdata.com.
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