Press release

Configit and eSpline increase value of SAP Product Models [2007-03-16]

Configit and eSpline announce a partnership to deliver solutions using Configit’s patented Virtual Tabulation® technology, and eSpline’s product configuration software tools for SAP.

Tuning and Deployment kit

VT Distiller Suite for SAP is a tuning and deployment kit for companies that use the SAP Variant Configurator (SAP-VC). The Configit Distiller for SAP unlocks the value in the SAP-VC product model and makes SAP configurator knowledge and definitions available outside SAP. The Suite extracts, translates, transforms, and distills SAP–VC product models with their business logic and rules into Virtual Tabulation®-files and make the models available throughout the extended enterprise.

Worlds largest modeling community?

SAP is arguably the most widely used product and services configuration application for Global 2000 companies and many of these organizations rely entirely on SAP configurator applications to define what products they manufacture, quote, sell, and deliver.

Faster, Smarter and Selfcontaining

Organizations that use the SAP Variant Configurator (SAP-VC) are now able to leverage and expand their investment in their SAP-VC knowledge base by using Configit Software’s Distiller for SAP to get the following three fundamental advantages: 1. Significant performance improvements 2. Interactive and more user friendly versions of SAP configurators 3. Stand-alone configurators that are easy to deploy and use outside the SAP environment

Pitfalls

VT Distiller Suite eliminates the traditional pitfalls of maintaining multiple product modeling environments with duplication of data and rules. SAP-VC remains the only and authoritative product modeling environment. The distilled VT-files correspond exactly to their SAP-VC configurator siblings but they are safe and easy to distribute and they constitute a well defined interface to SAP-VC.

Behind every great product is a great model

If you buy products with variants (or options) such as with a car, a cell phone, an insurance policy, a pump, etc., it is very likely that rules in a product model in SAP ultimately define what options are available for sale.

Now these SAP-defined products can be loaded into Configit Software’s VT Distiller and companies using SAP-VC can be confident that their SAP product definitions behave the same except that they are displayed outside of SAP.

Skills and Technology

This new capability is enabled as a joint effort between Configit Software and eSpline, LLC. eSpline's consultants offer an in-depth knowledge and experience of many SAP-VC and SAP Internet Pricing & Configurator (IPC) customer projects and a history of successful SAP projects. The people at eSpline bring expertise of SAP configuration applications and projects that is comparable with the best in the industry.

"Our partnership with eSpline gives us a complete offering to SAP customers. eSpline comes from the SAP world with unique skills and understanding of the SAP product modeling environment. Configit comes from the world of formal logic and formal verification. eSpline’s application provides the information download to Configit’s Distiller for SAP and eSpline experts will set up business processes in SAP that leverage this new opportunity for externalized configurators,” says Lars Høgsted, Vice President, Configit Software.

"When product models define what you are able to sell and every order has to pass through a corresponding configurator, the value of your product models are proportional to the speed, user friendliness and availability of your configurators. The more you configure - the better for business. I think of the VT Distiller Suite like a chip-tuning of the mass customization process that boosts the value of existing product models by increasing both use and usability of configurators,” says Anders S. Rasmussen, Senior Developer at Configit Software.

“We are excited about this partnership and opportunity with Configit Software and believe that the synergy of the Configit applications and eSpline’s SAP knowledge will help leverage any SAP customer’s investment in their product knowledge base and make it a cost effective alternative for placing complex product quotes on the web, PC’s, laptops, or other mobile devices,” explains Don Cochran, VP Sales and Business Development, Co-Founder, eSpline LLC.

Learn more

Learn more about Configit Distiller for SAP at www.configit-software.com and Configit Distiller for SAP

About eSpline

eSpline, LLC is a Columbus, OH based software development and consulting company specializing in improving and optimizing a complex products and services oriented customer’s business processes using SAP as its core business application. Customer’s benefit through application of eSplines extensive and in-depth knowledge of SAP configuration applications and eSplines focused approach to solving configuration oriented application problems using sound, tested processes and building software tools.

Specializing in SAP-VC, IPC and IPC Advanced Mode configuration applications, eSpline offers SAP configurator project assistance with Blueprinting, Design, Project Planning, Product Modeling, Project Management, Product Model Outsourcing, Resource Planning, and Integration and Implementation Services. Customized training for SAP VC, IPC and Advanced Mode configuration is also provided for individual customer projects or sessions for multiple customers. Our consultants have assisted many large and mid-sized companies realize the benefits of process integration, resource planning, e-commerce and best practices modeling. More information on eSpline can be found at: www.espline.com or contact us by email at info@eSpline.com

About Configit Software A/S

Configit Software is a Copenhagen-based independent software vendor that offers third generation configuration solutions to companies with product configuration needs. The configurators are used for exploring the variance in product development, for sales configurations, and for maintenance, service and overhaul of complex products. A standalone version of the software tool can be freely downloaded in a trial version from the company’s web-site.

Configit Software, the Configit Software logo and Virtual Tabulation are trademarks of Configit Software. eSpline and the eSpline logo are trademarks of eSpline, LLC. All other names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

More information on Configit Software can be found on the web at: www.configit-software.com.

For further information please contact:

eSpline, LLC
Phone: +1 (614) 442-3977
E-mail: info@eSpline.com

eSpline LLC, Columbus, OH 43220-4957, USA Tel.: +1 (614) 442-3977 Fax: +1 (206) 203-1190 mail to configit