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papiNet Expands with New Members and Management
Brown Printing Company, QuadGraphics, R.R. Donnelley & Tembec Join;
New Project Leader and Technical Director Appointed
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA (January 8, 2002) -- The
members and sponsoring organizations of the papiNet initiative -- a
worldwide electronic commerce project for the paper industries -- have
appointed two individuals to serve key positions within the organization.
Kenneth Bolinder will assume the duties of Project Leader, while Art
Colman will serve as Technical Director for papiNet. The papiNet
initiative is an international effort guided by paper customers and
producers from Europe and North America.
The two North American sponsoring organizations -- the American
Forest and Paper Association and IDEAlliance (formerly the Graphic
Communications Association) -- announced that four new companies have joined
papiNet North America: Brown Printing Company, Quad/Graphics, R.R. Donnelley and
Tembec. In all, 44 companies in Europe and North America are now involved.
"The papiNet standard is gaining acceptance on both sides of the Atlantic
with support and implementation," said David Steinhardt, President &
CEO of IDEAlliance.
The new papiNet Project Leader, Kenneth Bolinder, has extensive
experience in information technology, which he brought to the forestry, pulp,
and paper industries in 1999 when he became Vice President and Chief Information
Officer with AssiDoman AB in Stockholm, Sweden. As project manager for papiNet,
he will serve as the key manager for standards development and implementation in
Europe and North America.
Art Colman offers a unique combination of technical and business
process expertise as Technical Director. He has worked with the papiNet
initiative from its founding in 2000 with an international group of customers
and paper producers developing the transaction sets. He will support
implementation efforts in North America. Most recently, he started his own
consulting firm, Drybridge Consulting, in Medway, Massachusetts.
"In its short history, papiNet has gained wide acceptance
and support. We are pleased that these major print leaders in North America are
joining the effort. The support of the industry, in combination with new
leadership, will enhance development and implementation," explained Dan
O'Brien, chairman of papiNet and Senior Vice President of Quebecor World.
"Art Colman's knowledge of the paper industry and supply chain solutions
will complement Kenneth Bolinder's vast IT and business experience."
About papiNet
papiNet is a global initiative to develop, maintain and promote
the implementation of standard electronic transaction standards to facilitate
the flow of information and facilitate computer to computer communications among
all parties engaged in the buying, selling, and distribution of forest, paper
and wood products. The set of standards is referred to as the papiNet standard.
The standards include common terminology and standard business documents (e.g.
purchase orders, shipping notices, and invoices).
The goals are to improve the reach and richness of communication
throughout the supply chain, increase efficiencies in transactions and
marketplace activities, and to support interoperability among trading partners.
The papiNet standards are open and freely available. papiNet facilitates open
communications and commerce within the forest and paper products industry and
across industry boundaries. Critical mass is achieved by involving key players
up and down the global supply chain.
For More Information Contact:
Drybridge Consulting
4 Drybridge Road, Medway, MA 02053 USA
Tel: 1.617.803.2546
FAX: 1.208.730.4596
Internet:
info@drybridge.com
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