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SEAWARD

INTERNATIONAL. INC.

E-Commerce

Harry Gilbert, director, Wallem.

Included with TPS during this initial period are the ISSA and IMPA catalogs.

For users who do not have a maritime service provider, Rydex is offering a free, 30-day trial. For additional infor- mation on taking part in the free trial,

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Wallem, Drew Team to Offer "Total" Solution

November, 2002

Large or small, floating or fixed, Seaward SEA

GUARD® fenders cover you from the tropics to the arctic Seaward International brings to fend- er technology the same rigorous quality control and attention to detail we put into all our marine products. From the 2'x4' to the tanker- scaled 12'x24' all our fenders meet the most stringent quality and performance standards.

The SEA GUARD fender combines quality assurance standards with new elastomer technologies such as a reinforced skin, making it the answer to most fender system requirements.

The first of its kind 20 years ago, the Seaward foam-filled fender maintains its record of relia- bility. And we continue to develop and supply the protective marine technologies that keep you on course.

All our products tell the same story: Seaward is committed to safeguarding your peace of mind.

Structures, ships, environments, budgets:

We protect it all.

Last month, RealMarine Solutions, consist ing of the Wallem Group and

Drew Marine, unveiled Total Procure- ment Solutions (TPS), a low-bandwidth, shipboard electronic procurement sys- tem. In effect, TPS is the commercial version of Wallem's in-house procure- ment system, which during the last five years has handled more than 100,000 transactions. Drew Marine will market

TPS globally, as well as provide sales and service through its broad interna- tional network of offices. is of paramount importance to the marine industry traditionally, but partic- ularly in light of increased security mea- sures, it was explained that PKI works in much the same way as a safety deposit box, in that two keys or pass- words are required to access an account. "People don't realize how vulnerable their e-mail is. Anything you send via e- mail today can easily be read by third parties. We can put a stop to this with

Total Procurement Solutions," said

A Price You Can't Refuse

In order to launch TPS into a market- place that is currently skeptical of E-

Commerce solutions, given the breaking of E-commerce bubble more than a year ago, TPS is offered free during its vali- dation. "We are offering TPS for cus- tomer consideration and review," said

Paul DeVivo, vice president and gener- al manager for Drew Marine. "We have a proven, robust application, and, because of our long-term commitment to the industry ... we believe we have a product and overall con- cept the industry can utilize to improve efficien- cy and profitabil- ity."

Perhaps Wallem and T . ,,

Drew Marine believe Installing the slow and steady win the v e s s e 1 - b a s e d, race, as the tortoise is totally data prominent on brochures _ _ for its new Total Pro- secure TPS appli- curement Solution (TPS), cation is easy, as a CD-ROM con- taining the application is simply copied onto a vessel's PC hard drive. From this application, a vessel, though automated, government-level, encrypted low-band- width e-mail, communicates its supply needs to its home office.

The home office, using a web-based application, approves or modifies the communication and directs it to a sup- plier. This process, which uses govern- ment-level security PKI (Public Key

Infrastructure) — is a two-key encryp- tion-decryption system that guarantees the integrity as well as the security of the data. "A rigid security system was critical to us," said DeVivo. "We need- ed to know that our data would be secure, including pricing, before we released the application for commercial review."

In stressing the security aspect, which 3470 Martinsburg Pike, P.O. Box 98,

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