JVC Indonesia Goes Live With ECnet(TM) Strategic Move By Consumer Electronics Giant Represents Huge Technology Leap Forward For Its Supply Chain Management SINGAPORE, March 27 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ -- ECnet -- the e-Market for High Tech(SM), a leader in Internet-based supply-chain-management solutions, today announced that consumer electronics leader PT JVC Electronics Indonesia's (JEIN) has gone live with ECnet -- The Global Supply Web(SM) in its Indonesian manufacturing facility. The move, which represents a technology leap for JVC's supply chain management processes, is expected to have a significant impact. ECnet has built a trading-community portal that helps manufacturers more efficiently manage Business-to-Business electronic commerce in the high tech manufacturing industry. "As a leader in consumer audio electronics utilising state-of-the-art image compression, high density and high resolution technologies, JVC required an industry-leading supply chain management solution that could keep pace and enhance the fulfillment of our increasing complex supply needs," said Mr. Shigeru Kobayashi, President Director of PT. JVC Electronics Indonesia. "ECnet is the clear winner with its ability to standardise processes, increase efficiencies, reduce overall processing time, and minimise human error associated with our supply chain management process. Thanks to ECnet, JVC Indonesia is well positioned to meet the multimedia and audio needs of our customers in the 21st century," added Mr. Kobayashi. "As high tech manufacturing becomes more complex in response to increasingly demanding business and consumer needs, leaders like JVC will look increasingly to industry-leading solutions such as ECnet to revolutionize their supply chain processes," said Mr. Chris Crawley, ECnet's Vice President, Asia. "ECnet enables JEIN to quickly adapt their manufacturing and supply chain in response to changing demands empowering them to focus on the most important task of all -- delivering products to their customers. For companies like JVC, ECnet enhances operations and increases their competitive edge in one of the toughest sectors in mass consumer manufacturing," noted Mr. Crawley. JEIN utilizes ECnet's Internet-based technology for the manufacture of its high-end export-centric automotive and home audio products. The ECnet platform will serve in JVC's supply chain management processes and handle the generation of purchase orders from the company's own host, transmitting data to ECnet via FTP. Before implementing ECnet, JVC relied primarily on conventional fax technology. In addition to JVC's Indonesian manufacturing facility, JVC Electronics Singapore had previously successfully implemented ECnet in June 1999. This was a significant factor in PT JVC Electronics Indonesia's decision to implement ECnet. ECnet is the leading e-Market for the high tech manufacturing industry. The company offers an integrated suite of Internet-based supply chain management solutions and a digital marketplace for electronic components. ECnet enables inter-company commerce across the highly fragmented US$600B high tech industry. The company has built a dominant position in Asia, the world's largest manufacturing base. ECnet has its global headquarters in Redwood City, CA and principal offices across Asia and the Americas. Customers include many of the top global 200 manufacturers such as Matsushita, National Semiconductor, Philips, Seagate and TSMC. Investors include Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Doll Capital, 3i, AsiaTech and SilkRoute Holdings. Further information on ECnet can be found on the web at http://www.ecnet.com. SOURCE: ECnet CONTACT: Lore Devra Levin, 650-610-8217, or [email protected], or Zon Lim, +65-390-0140, or [email protected], both of ECnet Web site: http://www.ecnet.com