IBM Case Study

"We matched a sound business idea with rock-solid IBM technology and flawless execution by Shared Vision.  Not once has any part of the solution - server, software or code - failed.  The total cost of maintenance of the solution is less than we ever expected."

- Peter Stewart, President and CEO, Forest2Market

Challenge

Provide the logging industry with a pricing data service to enable more efficient purchasing practices and dependable supply chains

Why IBM?

IBM Premier Business Partner Shared Vision demonstrated scalable, reliable online system using IBM components

Solution

Real-time, Web-based information service that provides the most recent pricing data for timber purchases, bringing price stability to the logging industry

Key Benefits

Ability to bring new services to market within 14 weeks to outstep the competition; reliability of service with no outages in past six years; cost-effective service resulting in an affordable product for logging industry; reduction in time required to perform administrative function from 8 hours to 15 minutes