Drybridge Technologies

About Drybridge Technologies

Drybridge Technologies' mission is the rapid deployment of leading edge technology with little risk to our clients. We do this by following the development of leading edge technology and by selecting the appropriate technology for your environment.

Industry Experience

Drybridge Technologies has broad process industry experience in the support an implementation of XML based business to business communications.

Paper and Forest Products

papiNet market segment implementation groups make considerable use of Drybridge Technologies' expertise in XML and Business Processes. papiNet has engaged Drybridge Technologies:

  • To provide support for the papiNet standard (supporting book manufacturing, paper, pulp, label stock, timber, and lumber)
  • To develop their interoperability guidelines (integrating AS2 and ebXML requirements)
  • For content management of the papiNet standard documentation using the Drybridge Facilitator

Logistics in the Printing and Publishing Industry

IDEAlliance has engaged Drybridge Technologies to provide XML and Business Process support:

  • For the development of PIB XML the Publishers Information Bureau standard for advertising placement.
  • For the conversion of Ship.dat to the XML format. The Shipment and Logistics standard (SnL) has been accepted by IDEAlliance as one of their core initiatives

Competencies

Drybridge Technologies' areas of competency fall into two broad areas, business process and information technology. We feel that this combination of business and technology provides Drybridge Technologies with a unique set of skills, designed for today's needs.

Business Process

Drybridge Technologies has manufacturing, supply chain, and financial process experience. We have experience in procurement, order processing, MRP, capacity planning, general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, as well as quality management and warehouse management.

Information Technology

Our ability to deliver solutions on time and within budget is based on our experience with all major XML technologies, middleware services including messaging; queue management; and transformation, and finally programming languages including VB.Net, Ajax, JavaScript, and CSS. Visit the Programming Techniques Gallery for more information.

History

Art Colman, Drybridge Consulting’s President, has over twenty years of experience in manufacturing, logistics, and financial systems management and design. Most recently Art has been supporting the papiNet XML Standard initiative as their Technical Director, responsible for maintaining the integrity of the papiNet Standard as well as documenting the papiNet business processes. Drybridge Consulting is proud to be involved in the papiNet initiative (www.papiNet.org) and strives to maintain the high level of guidance that is provided to this important standards body.

Art started Drybridge Technologies in 2001 to provide supply chain system design and implementation, eCommerce integration, and internet communication solutions.