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Solution
Global Data
Synchronization
PRODUCTS
Cactus GDS
Accelerator for BizTalk
Server; BizTalk Server
2004
INDUSTRY
Consumer electronics
“Cactus GDS Accelerator will continue to support our future business initiatives, wheter they involve extending
connectivity to additional retailers and datapools or offering this strong solution to our mutual customers.”
Daniel Sweeney
Manager, Worldwide Enterprise
Integration Services, HP
Consulting & Integration
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HP Selects Cactus Commerce to
Achieve Global Data
Synchronization Compliance
Company Brief
HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and
institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, personal
computing and access devices, global services and imaging and printing. As
one of four core business groups of HP, the Imaging and Printing Group (IPG)
maintains HP's role as the leading provider of printing and imaging solutions.
IPG manufactures printer hardware, industrial-size printers, associated
supplies and accessories, as well as digital imaging devices such as cameras
and scanners. Approximately 100,000 retail establishments in 175 countries sell
the group's 40 million printers and 1.2 million digital cameras annually. IPG is a
multibillion-dollar business that is the equivalent of a Fortune 500 company in
its own right.
Critical Issue
According to AT Kearney, a global management consulting firm, 30 percent of
information provided by manufacturers to retailers is inaccurate, resulting in
an estimated cost to the industry of $40 billion annually. HP IPG's largest retail
customers mandated supply chain management improvements via Global Data
Synchronization. In order to comply, HP needed to gather its product data from
different systems, cleanse it for accuracy, comply with the new GTIN
standards and meet the requirements for GS1. HP also needed consolidate its
product attribute data into a common system that is interoperable with the
GS1 and all data pools to synchronize via UCCnet™ (1SYNC) with its trading
partners, including the likes of Wal-Mart.
Cactus Solution
Cactus Commerce has developed Cactus GDS Accelerator for BizTalk to help
CPG manufacturers like HP take full advantage of the GS1 Global Registry.
Utilizing the robust integration capabilities of BizTalk Server, Cactus GDS
Accelerator provides a cost-effective way for HP to quickly connect to 1SYNC,
manage communications with their 1SYNC trading partners, and integrate
real-time data into existing product management systems. The solution was
developed in a two-tier distributed configuration with a dedicated Microsoft
SQL Server and a separate server, an HP ProLiant DL580 4-way processor,
running BizTalk Server 2004 with Cactus GDS Accelerator software The
Cactus team collaborated with the implementation team from HP (Consulting
and Integration Services) on their BizTalk Server 2004 implementation and
integrated Cactus GDS Accelerator into the HP enterprise environment.
Cactus customized the GDS Accelerator product information workflow into
HP's business and integrated it with with the HP B2B gateway which provided
the AS/2 messaging to 1SYNC.
Solution Benefits
Leveraging the robust integration capabilities of BizTalk Server, Cactus GDS Accelerator provides a cost-effective
way to quickly connect to 1SYNC, manage communications with trading partners and integrate real-time data into
existing product management systems. HP's Global Data Synchronization with the 1SYNC and the Global Registry
provides significant improvements in data quality and accuracy. Cactus GDS Accelerator ensures that all 1SYNC
version updates are fully supported and will also support HP's future data synchronization needs with other certified
global data pools and customers alike. For Suppliers like HP who must meet retailer mandates from Wal-Mart,
Target, Lowes, etc. to connect to 1SYNC, Cactus GDS Accelerator allows them to do so with minimal investment and
minimal impact on existing systems, processes and infrastructure.
Results
Cactus GDS Accelerator for BizTalk leverages HP's existing Microsoft platform. Familiarity with the software
enabled HP to quickly and easily meet Wal-Mart's 1SYNC compliance mandate.
"Cactus worked closely with HP Services to define the user requirements and fine-tune the GDS Accelerator for
BizTalk software in order to meet the needs of their integration project and achieve mandate compliance by the
deadline of January 2005," said Daniel Sweeney, Manager, Worldwide Enterprise Integration Services, HP
Consulting & Integration. "Meanwhile, the flexible and scalable design of the Cactus solution ensures that it will
continue to support our future business initiatives that include extending connectivity to additional retailers and
datapools, as well as offering this strong solution to our mutual customers."
Cactus GDS Accelerator for BizTalk Server
Cactus GDS Accelerator for BizTalk Server 2004 allows manufacturers like HP to quickly and easily connect to
1SYNC and the GS1 Global Registry, and integrate accurate real-time data into existing management systems, laying
the foundation for successful RFID deployments.
Utilizing the robust integration capabilities of BizTalk® Server 2004, Cactus GDS Accelerator provides a costeffective
way to quickly connect to 1SYNC and the WWRE, manage communications with trading partners, and
integrate real-time data. This solution can reduce the costs and business impact associated with trading-partner
integration for manufacturers and retailers.
Through consistent, timely updates (in step with each data pool's regular update schedule), Cactus GDS Accelerator
provides companies with a cost-effective way of keeping their collaborative commerce platform up to date.
For more information on Cactus GDS Accelerator for BizTalk, visit:
http://www.cactuscommerce.com/GDS or
http://www.microsoft.com/biztalk/evaluation/cactus/default.asp
Who is Cactus Commerce
Cactus Commerce is an e-business software and services provider dedicated to helping
companies bring more efficiency to their complex business processes with integrated B2B
solutions that lay the foundation for the move towards RFID. A Microsoft Gold Certified
Partner, Cactus develops and delivers rapidly deployed, cost-effective and extensible TPI,
GDS and RFID software solutions. Cactus complements its packaged software offerings with
an array of professional services and unique industry expertise, enabling companies to take
full advantage of their existing and future technology investments.
Cactus Commerce
35 Gamelin • Gatineau • QC • Canada • J8Y 1V4
T 819.778.0313 • 888.CACTUS.0 • F 819.778.6008
© 2005 Cactus Commerce Inc. All rights reserved. Cactus Commerce and “e-business. All business.” are trademarks of Cactus Commerce Inc.; Microsoft, Windows, and
BizTalk are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other product and company names herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
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