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e-business and security transactions, Supply chain management, Customer relationship management

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interaction, customer service, and order tracking. ERP can also include application modules for the finance and human resources aspects of a business. Typically, an ERP system uses or is integrated with a relational database system. Key server attributes for ERP applications are availability, scalability, and performance. The x450, with its flat memory model, Itanium 2 processors, and Enterprise X-Architecture technology such as Active Memory and XceL4 Server Accelerator Cache, provides a robust base on which to build and implement successful ERP solutions. Supply chain management Supply chain management (SCM) is the oversight of materials, information, and finances as they move in a process from supplier to manufacturer to wholesaler to retailer to consumer. Supply chain management involves coordinating and integrating these flows both within and among companies. The x450 is a preferred platform for 64-bit SCM management applications. The x450 offers a range of leading technologies that will help to deliver the uptime required for business-critical applications at the lowest price/performance ratio. The x450 covers all high-availability features for customers looking for servers to power their SCM solutions. Customer relationship management Customer relationship management (CRM) is an information-industry term for methodologies, software, and usually Internet capabilities that help an enterprise manage customer relationships in an organized way. The x450 provides a performance-based foundation upon which customers can build and deploy CRM solutions in which the x450 will most likely be implemented as an application server and/or a database server. 2.1.3 e-business and security transactions e-business is the use of Internet technologies to improve and transform key business processes. This includes Web-enabling core processes to strengthen customer service operations, streamlining supply chains and reaching existing and new customers. In order to achieve these goals, e-business requires a highly scalable, reliable, and secure server platform. The x450 is a strong candidate for an application integration server that integrates the back-end data with the servers containing end-user or client programs. This involves data transformation, process flow, and other capabilities, Chapter 2. Positioning 33

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Chapter 2. Positioning
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interaction, customer service, and order tracking. ERP can also include
application modules for the finance and human resources aspects of a business.
Typically, an ERP system uses or is integrated with a relational database system.
Key server attributes for ERP applications are availability, scalability, and
performance. The x450, with its flat memory model, Itanium 2 processors, and
Enterprise X-Architecture technology such as Active Memory and XceL4 Server
Accelerator Cache, provides a robust base on which to build and implement
successful ERP solutions.
Supply chain management
Supply chain management (SCM) is the oversight of materials, information, and
finances as they move in a process from supplier to manufacturer to wholesaler
to retailer to consumer. Supply chain management involves coordinating and
integrating these flows both within and among companies.
The x450 is a preferred platform for 64-bit SCM management applications. The
x450 offers a range of leading technologies that will help to deliver the uptime
required for business-critical applications at the lowest price/performance ratio.
The x450 covers all high-availability features for customers looking for servers to
power their SCM solutions.
Customer relationship management
Customer relationship management (CRM) is an information-industry term for
methodologies, software, and usually Internet capabilities that help an enterprise
manage customer relationships in an organized way.
The x450 provides a performance-based foundation upon which customers can
build and deploy CRM solutions in which the x450 will most likely be
implemented as an application server and/or a database server.
2.1.3
e-business and security transactions
e-business is the use of Internet technologies to improve and transform key
business processes.
This includes Web-enabling core processes to strengthen customer service
operations, streamlining supply chains and reaching existing and new customers.
In order to achieve these goals, e-business requires a highly scalable, reliable,
and secure server platform.
The x450 is a strong candidate for an application integration server that
integrates the back-end data with the servers containing end-user or client
programs. This involves data transformation, process flow, and other capabilities,