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Broden, Inc. has developed, designed and implemented at Maersk -Sealand a custom sales forecasting system that collects and distributes real-time cus- tomer data between field representa- tives and the corporate office. Termed

GAMP (Global Account-Based Market- ing Plan), the system gives field reps, at their laptops, accurate and up-to-date data for making decisions locally. The system permits reps and management to track and project volumes of cargoes, determine the most profitable mix of cargo on a ship, and ensure that ships are not over- or under-subscribed.

Broden's solution synchronizes data, so in less than 15 minutes Maersk's corpo- rate office managers and field represen- tatives receive updated data. When computers are idle, software by syn- chrologic updates and synchronizes data across Maersk's networks.

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Spectria, a leading technology consult- ing firm, has developed a prototype of a new, knowledge-management-based information portal called SmartShips, for

Modern Maritime, Inc., a professional services company for the marine indus- try.

Upon full implementation, this new portal, based on Microsoft's new Share-

Point knowledge management server, will provide the marine industry's first-ever online regulatory compliance and quality management consulting service based on an easy-to-use enterprise software system. The new Modern

Maritime portal model can be applied to other heavily reg- ulated industries where safety, quality and environmental management systems are pervasive.

Spectria provides expertise in many facets of eBusiness development and implementation for corporations, govern- ment agencies and academic institutions across the United

States and around the world. "The Modern Maritime portal is an excellent example of how one of the oldest industries in the world can benefit from advances in eBusiness tech- nology," said Luis Curet, vice president, Spectria. "This new portal will dramatically reduce the time needed to com- plete the appropriate regulatory paperwork and give profes- sional mariners greater efficiencies to help them improve the bottom line. The underlying technology infrastructure for this portal can serve as a model for other industries faced with a high degree of regulatory compliance for ongoing operations."

Reliability. Precision. Security. "We're pleased with the result our new information portal has achieved to streamline the complex paperwork required in the maritime industry," said

Captain Jamie Clarkson, president and CEO, Modern Maritime. "Spectria was able to expand our management system concept into a working proto- type in less than 30 days. The rapid development time combined with the system's ease-of-use have exceeded all of our expectations.'"

Optimizing Microsoft's SharePoint Knowledge Manage- ment Server, Spectria deployed Microsoft's new SharePoint knowledge management server to deploy the portal as a

Web-based application, a task not originally intended by

Microsoft.

The SharePoint search engine provided a structured search result scheme that was ideal for Modern Maritime. Spectria further produced a complete and comprehensive document change history record, helping users work with the most recent documents available for processing industry regula- tory paperwork.

Modern Maritime, Inc. is a professional services company specializing in innovative solutions for marine management systems, regulatory compliance and marine information systems. Modern Maritime is headquartered in Portsmouth,

N.H. with personnel located throughout North America and the Caribbean.

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