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Message-Id: <200110082036.QAA10978@melbourne-city-street.mit.edu> Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2001 16:40:43 -0400 To: delivery@mit.edu From: "Lorraine J. Rappaport" <ljr@MIT.EDU> Cc: rfs@mit.edu Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Project Name: ECAT - New Vendors Submitted by: Lorraine Rappaport Report Date: October 8, 2001 Project URL: http://web.mit.edu/is/delivery/ecat Accomlishments Past Period: General: - Procurement announced new vendor partnerships to the community. So far, reaction has been positive. - New vendors participated in the Vendor Fair. - Began discussions on updating ecat web pages. PC Connection: - Contract has been signed - PC Connection completed most of the development work to a) accept MIT certificates, and b) format the OBI 850 order request. - PC Connection sent sample OBI 850 order request for review. - Finalized specifications for EDI 850 and 810 formats. Sent test transactions. - Finalized most of the logistics for transport of the EDI documents. PC Connection is setting up ftp mailbox and expects to be ready to test this week. Dell: - Continued negotiation of contract and statement of work. Both are very close. - Held conference call to discuss Dell's requirements for "punching out" to their catalog. - Continued work to build XML parser for the order request. - Sent our EDI 810 specification to Dell. - Had several discussions with Dell and internally about options for personal purchases. Grainger: - Kept tabs on Grainger's catalog upgrade schedule. They should be ready to begin working with us later this fall. - Discussed possibility of using XML for formatting order request and PO. XML is their strategic preference. Received a copy of their DTD. Goals for Next Period: General: - Work on prototype for updated ecat web pages. PC Connection: - Get access to their development catalog and test transactions. - Finalize setup for EDI transmission and encryption. Test. - Conduct end-to-end testing of the order process. - Begin to line up community pilot testers. - We may or may not be ready for the SAP integration test later this month. Dell: - Finalize contract and statement of work - Finish (we hope) work on XML parser and PO output. - Establish punch-out and get access to Dell's premier pages. - Map the EDI 810 and test. - Continue discussions and reach consensus on handling of personal purchases. Grainger: - Keep up to date on their catalog upgrade schedule and readiness to begin working with us. Issues: - NECX informed us of several changes to their site planned for mid-November, including domain name change to gateway.com, and branding changes to "powered by Gateway" or similar wording. We will need to work with NECX to ensure a smooth transition with no disruption in service.
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