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Viessmann optimizes data maintenance through strategic Product Information Management
from jCatalog
Innovative software solution results in harmonization of product information and advisory
skills on the customer side for leading international manufacturer of heating technology
Allendorf (Eder)/Dortmund, February 26, 2008 - The renowned company Viessmann Werke GmbH &
Co. KG with its headquarters in Allendorf chooses the data management system of jCatalog for the
extension and rearrangement of its entire business process. In equal measure, the specialized
know-how of the software manufacturer greatly benefits the specialist counseling of customers,
now being served through a modern variant of the product presentation per tablet PC.
It is the aim of Viessmann GmbH to optimize internal business processes and, via structured
data storage, make the best possible overall product range information available to interested
parties. Important in the presentation to customers here is the access to the central and
up-to-date product catalog. In addition to having access to detailed information, the sales
representative should have access to an electronic price list for the creation of offers and
orders and be able to fetch customer data electronically.
As an efficient solution for suppliers of heating systems, jCatalog combines a version of
the Product Information Manager PIM and the Online Product Catalog OPC.adjusted to the specific
requirements of Viessmann. As a result, sales employees and customers of Viessmann Werke
nowadays have a mobile Product Information catalog on the tablet-PC at their disposal, leading
to a significant optimization of customer-specific information and a speeding up of the
company's internal processes. Just the cost of entry by fetching offers and the elimination
of double capture instantly resulted in 75% cost savings.
jCatalog Software AG was able to live up fully to all special requirements of the
internationally operating heating systems enterprise. The Product Information Software PIM
conforms to all of Viessmann's development standard and was perfectly integrated in the existing
central SAP base data administration of the company. PIM ensures that Viessmann has accurate
and up-to-date product information along the entire value chain and lower costs for data and
catalog maintenance. Moreover, the multilingual functionality of the software facilitates the
international deployment of the solution, and manages the high number of heating system
manufacturers in a stable fashion.
The Viessmann group is one of the leading manufacturers of heating technology systems. The
company, led by Dr. Martin Viessmann in the third generation, was founded in 1917. The group's
turnover amounts to approx 1.4 billion Euro, with around 7,400 employees. With 12 plants in
Germany, France, Canada, Poland, Austria and China and with marketing organizations in German
and 35 other countries as well as 120 sales offices, Viessmann has a strong international
orientation. 50 percent of the turnover comes from export.
jCatalog Software AG is a leading solutions provider for Product Information Management and
Catalog Management. jCatalog is at the heart of the entire information chain, from purchase and
catalog-based procurement processes to synchronization, administration and dissemination of
product information throughout all internal and external channels within the enterprise,
including cross media publishing.
Press contact:
Tanja Taube
jCatalog Software AG
Lindemannstr. 79
44137 Dortmund
Telefon: +49 (0) 231 3967-513
Email: tanja.taube@jcatalog.com
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