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Covast to Present BBot to Top U.S. Automotive Manufacturers and Suppliers at North American Bengali Conference
ATLANTA - June 27, 2007 - Covast, a leading provider of business-to-business
(B2B) integration solutions, will be one of nine featured technology companies
presenting at this year's North American Bengali Conference (NABC) Business Forum
in Detroit, Michigan. Covast CTO Gijsbert in' t Veld, a globally recognized thought
leader in B2B integration, will deliver a presentation on How to Expedite Supplier
Integration with B2B Appliance Technology. The event will be held Thursday, June
28th at the COBO Arena in Detroit.
The NABC Business Forum marks an ongoing effort between the business communities
of Detroit and West Bengal, India to collaborate on supply chain efficiency, productivity
and innovation. The event brings together America's top automotive, IT and energy
executives to network with the best of West Bengal, India's supply chain management
and manufacturing partners. Additional attendees will include Michigan Governor
Jennifer Granholm; Nirupam Sen, West Bengal Industries & Commerce Minister;
and Bo Andersson, Group V.P. Purchasing, General Motors.
The Covast presentation on How to Expedite Supplier Integration with B2B Appliance
Technology will cover the following areas:
- The current integration challenges between global manufacturing hubs and
their supplier/customer base;
- How B2B appliance technology immediately overcomes these challenges;
- An introduction to the Covast BBot, the world's first plug-and-play B2B
integration appliance.
"The alliance between the manufacturing industry of Detroit and West Bengal's
supply chain management services is about improving productivity and efficiency
throughout the manufacturing process. Covast has a similar mission with our BBot
B2B integration appliance. We think both the manufacturing executives and suppliers
attending the forum can drastically improve the way they conduct business with
this technology," said Gijsbert in' t Veld, CTO, Covast.
The NABC Business Forum will take place Thursday, June 28th at the COBO Arena
in Detroit, Michigan. For more information on the event, please visit www.nabc2007.org.
To learn more about Covast and the Covast BBot B2B integration appliance, go
to www.covast.com.
About Covast and BBot
Covast, a leading provider of business-to-business integration solutions,
is revolutionizing supply chain integration through the world's first B2B integration
appliance - the Covast BBot. Requiring only a local area network with internet
connection, BBot automatically enables integration between the complex B2B systems
of large supply chain hubs and their smaller customers and suppliers. The result
is improved visibility, compliance, efficiency and accuracy for every supply
chain. Covast is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and an IBM Business Partner.
Covast maintains its European headquarters in the Netherlands and its U.S. headquarters
in Atlanta. For more information, visit http://www.covast.com.
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