Nashua, NH -- August 28, 2001 --- Dharma Systems, a developer and marketer of application integration technology, announced today that Mitsui Plastics, Inc., a subsidiary of Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A) one of the worlds’ largest international trading companies, has chosen Dharma’s eUnify technology to provide the bridge between new custom eCommerce applications and existing AS/400 legacy applications. The eCommerce solution will provide Mitsui Plastics a competitive advantage by eliminating costly manual processes and data entry while improving sales and customer service efficiency.
Dharma Systems’ eUnify product will automate Mitsui Plastics web based order management by linking with its AS400 based accounting and distribution systems. “Dharma’s eUnify technology allows us to continue to use our back-end systems without any modification while developing a web application that meets our customers needs” said Naoto Kihara, IT Director at Mitsui Plastics. “We were concerned about not only providing an initial web-based order management system to customers” Kihara continued, “but executing our long term plans to implement the best supply management system in the plastics industry.”
“Mitsui Plastics knows the importance of providing an immediate ROI for eCommerce applications. This can only be achieved by leveraging existing legacy applications to the web,” said J. Sasidhar, President of Dharma Systems. “The value of Dharma eUnify is that it simplifies the process of web to legacy integration while extending the reach of the business without the need to redo the current business rules, processes and information.”
Mitsui Plastics Inc.
Mitsui Plastics is a pioneer in combining supply chain management, electronic commerce and information technology to provide value added services to the plastics industry. Mitsui Plastics, Inc. was established in 1988 as a subsidiary of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc. Mitsui & Co., Ltd. is one of the world's largest trading companies. Since 1988, Mitsui Plastics has expanded its plastics distribution business both domestically in North America and globally by importing and exporting, from and to, Japan, Latin America, and other countries through Mitsui's global networks.
Headquartered in White Plains, NY, Mitsui Plastics has other offices located in various industrial centers, such as Atlanta, Houston, Detroit, and Los Angeles.
About Dharma Systems
Dharma Systems is a leading supplier of application integration technology designed specifically for e-business developers seeking to simplify Web to legacy integration. With over 14 years of application integration experience, Dharma Systems has developed the technology and methodology to deliver cost-effective solutions that accelerate the development of robust e-business and m-commerce projects. Headquartered in Manchester, NH, the company also has a wholly owned subsidiary in Banglore, India. More information can be found at www.dharma.com.
Dharma’s headquarters are at 150 Dow Street, Manchester, New Hampshire, 03101. For more information, please call (603) 647-1600, fax (603) 626-4500, e-mail info@dharma.com, or visit www.dharma.com.
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