Riddle: When is a VAN not a VAN? Answer: when it's an "eBusiness hub." And in this riddle is the answer to the VANs' conundrum. See Monday's press release on the launch of Viacore, Inc. at http://www.viacore.net/pressroom/jan242000.html. If only the VANs could write press releases this good, their vexing image problems would be over. Some excerpts: "Viacore, Inc., an eBusiness service provider of a reliable and transparent eBusiness hub to enable the rapid and cost-effective deployment of business processes between trading partners in the Information Technology (IT) supply chain." "The Viacore PIP hub will be at the center of a global supply web allowing faster "many-to-many" PIP deployments instead of slower and less cost-effective "point-to-point" implementations for the entire IT supply chain including large and small manufacturers and resellers. In addition to faster and more pervasive deployment, the Viacore PIP hub will offer 24x7 global, real-time command and control of supply chain processes, cost-effective management, flexibility to connect to or disconnect from partners, and comprehensive reporting and benchmarking." William J. Kammerer FORESIGHT Corp. 4950 Blazer Memorial Pkwy. Dublin, OH USA 43017-3305 (614) 791-1600 Visit FORESIGHT Corp. at http://www.foresightcorp.com/ "Commerce for a New World" ======================================================================= 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/
