11/11/2004

E2open today announced the availability of the first demonstration environment to showcase the newly-proposed capabilities developed under the RosettaNet Automated Enablement (RAE) foundational program. RAE’s goal is to enable trading partners of all sizes, particularly small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs), to cost-effectively participate in a RosettaNet-based message exchange.

The RAE demonstration hub, said E2open, leverages key E2open software such as the free E2open B2B Client, to provide a hands-on way to familiarize the market with what they consider to be easy, cost-effective and rapid RosettaNet-based deployment enabled by RAE.

"In order to develop the demonstration environment, E2open worked closely with leading RosettaNet implementers and their trading partners to provide an RAE solution for trading partners facing challenges such as intermittent Internet connectivity, limited or no back-end systems and limited IT infrastructure," said Mark Schenecker, E2open’s vice president of interoperability and standards and a key contributor to the RosettaNet RAE specifications.

E2open said that several large, multi-national companies have adopted RosettaNet. They said the proposed RAE standard provides a more scalable and flexible architecture that makes supporting RosettaNet transactions a simpler and more cost-effective proposition for trading partners of all sizes and technology capabilities. The proposed standard seeks to allow organizations to utilize their existing investment in RosettaNet infrastructure to achieve mass-adoption across their global trading partner base.

The RAE demonstration hub developed by E2open is available by downloading the free E2open B2B Client at http://www.e2open.com/products/sol/b2bc/ that allows RosettaNet and non-RosettaNet members to further gain an understanding of RAE.