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Mazda Australia Deploys Vordel for XML-Based Channel Communications Across National Dealer Network(Wireless News Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Vordel, an XML network management company, announced at the XML in Practice Conference that Mazda Australia, a subsidiary of Mazda Motor Corp., has deployed Vordel's XML gateway as a component of its rollout of a Web Services-based supply chain management solution. Vordel said its XML Gateway is being used to secure and manage the exchange of business information across the Mazda dealer network. Tim Ballingall, National Information Systems Manager, Mazda Australia said, "Following a comprehensive review of the market offerings, we selected Vordel's XML Gateway solution as providing the optimum levels of deployment flexibility combined with the most mature product set on the market to address our requirements. Throughout the pre and post-sales implementation process, the experienced Vordel team has proved to be very attentive and appreciative of our requirements, making the entire SOA experience relatively pain free. We have found Vordel's products to be second to none in their abilities to deliver on our requirements and they have become an integral part of the Mazda Australia architecture." Hugh Carroll, VP Marketing with Vordel, said, "World-class manufacturers deserve a world-class IT environment to manage their sales' processes that matches their exacting standards of manufacturing needs for a security framework to facilitate a single integrated sales channel management system. Vordel has delivered Mazda the benefits of improved speed, efficiency, auditability and transparency of process leading to greater cost savings and immediate efficiency gains for all concerned." Mazda Australia is a subsidiary of Mazda Motor Corp. and has a dealer network of over 125 dealerships across Australia accounting for 7.8 percent of the Australian car market. ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) ((Distributed on behalf of 10Meters via M2 Communications Ltd - http://www.m2.com)) ((10Meters - http://www.10meters.com)) Copyright ? 2008 Wireless News |