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About NexPrise

NexPrise provides software solutions that enable companies to manage key e-business processes with their suppliers, partners and customers, including strategic sourcing, program management and execution, and collaborative product development. The company's award-winning flagship product, NexPrise ipTeam, is a primary collaborative commerce platform for major public and private B2B exchanges, including automotive exchange Covisint, and private exchanges in the aerospace industry at Lockheed Martin, Sikorsky Aircraft, and Boeing. NexPrise enables Global 2000 manufacturers to improve the processes of developing, sourcing, and delivering build-to-order products.

NexPrise ipTeam 4.3

NexPrise ipTeam 4.3, generally available in April 2001, includes product design, supplier integration, procurement, project tracking, document management, workflow and decision support capabilities. Combined, these components create a secure, dynamic, virtual team environment that improves the decision-making process through intelligent organization, dissemination, and sharing of knowledge across the extended enterprise. NexPrise emphasizes an ASP model, delivering NexPrise ipTeam as a hosted software service, which allows companies to get up-and-running quickly.

NexPrise ipTeam is the first outsource management solution geared toward the manufacturing enterprise. It manages the complexities of multi-tier supplier integration via the Web, across multiple business processes, with a focus on product development. The service delivers secure collaboration and management applications through eight fully integrated modules that can be used for multiple outsourcing initiatives � no matter where in the supply chain they may be. These modules create a flexible approach that ensures cross-company security. Product highlights include:

Flexible and secure integration of suppliers, customers, and other third-parties into the team
Intelligent decision support capabilities that help drive decision making processes
Automated procurement process and supplier database
Seamless flow of information across the product lifecycle: development, design, testing and production
Adaptability to product development processes unique to each user organization (while providing templates for rapid start)
Internet-centric for rapid implementation and access through an intuitive, browser-based user interface
Knowledge repository to keep all documents and track all changes
Cross-company security through out the supply chain

by: Terri Pruett

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Volume 1, Number 2, Spring 2001 (Software Review)