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Relief for Growing Pains at a Leading Medical Devices Company

Software AG

Technology Category	Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms
Applicable Industries	Healthcare & Hospitals
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing Logistics & Transportation
Use Cases	Predictive Maintenance Remote Asset Management Remote Collaboration
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services Data Science Services
Challenge	The company, a global leader in medical technology, services, and solutions, was facing several challenges. They were in the process of transforming into an outcome-based healthcare solutions provider and needed to quickly integrate acquisitions to maximize operating efficiencies. The company was also looking to change how the world delivers patient care. The company's systems were previously locked down by point-to-point integrations, which was not flexible and technology-dependent. The company needed a more flexible, technology-agnostic solution for lower-cost internal and partner integrations that could be quickly configured, turned on, and changed. Read More
About Customer	The customer is a global leader in medical technology, services, and solutions. It is one of the world's largest medical technology companies with thousands of employees around the world. The company holds thousands of patents and its therapies treat dozens of medical conditions, including chronic diseases like diabetes, obesity, cancer, and heart disease. Each year, millions of people's lives are improved by this company. The company is committed to addressing the changing needs of the 21st century by developing healthcare solutions that are connected and coordinated. Read More
Solution	The company adopted Software AG's Digital Business Platform, specifically webMethods, for application integration and messaging, B2B and managed file transfer, and process automation. webMethods became an enabler for business process management at the company as well as customer success management, thanks to cloud integration with Salesforce.com. The company also consolidated all file transfers on webMethods ActiveTransfer, a managed file transfer solution that relieves the pain of managing thousands of B2B transactions, like purchase orders and invoices, across a growing partner network. When the company made a major strategic acquisition in the mid-2010s, webMethods continued to pay off. The acquisition created a multi-billion-dollar provider of healthcare services and one of the world's largest medical technology companies. webMethods, which works with any technology, simplifies the company's largest and most mission-critical integration, allowing applications to be integrated quickly. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms

Applicable Industries

Healthcare & Hospitals

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Logistics & Transportation

Use Cases

Predictive Maintenance

Remote Asset Management

Remote Collaboration

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Data Science Services

Challenge

The company, a global leader in medical technology, services, and solutions, was facing several challenges. They were in the process of transforming into an outcome-based healthcare solutions provider and needed to quickly integrate acquisitions to maximize operating efficiencies. The company was also looking to change how the world delivers patient care. The company's systems were previously locked down by point-to-point integrations, which was not flexible and technology-dependent. The company needed a more flexible, technology-agnostic solution for lower-cost internal and partner integrations that could be quickly configured, turned on, and changed.

About Customer

The customer is a global leader in medical technology, services, and solutions. It is one of the world's largest medical technology companies with thousands of employees around the world. The company holds thousands of patents and its therapies treat dozens of medical conditions, including chronic diseases like diabetes, obesity, cancer, and heart disease. Each year, millions of people's lives are improved by this company. The company is committed to addressing the changing needs of the 21st century by developing healthcare solutions that are connected and coordinated.

Solution

The company adopted Software AG's Digital Business Platform, specifically webMethods, for application integration and messaging, B2B and managed file transfer, and process automation. webMethods became an enabler for business process management at the company as well as customer success management, thanks to cloud integration with Salesforce.com. The company also consolidated all file transfers on webMethods ActiveTransfer, a managed file transfer solution that relieves the pain of managing thousands of B2B transactions, like purchase orders and invoices, across a growing partner network. When the company made a major strategic acquisition in the mid-2010s, webMethods continued to pay off. The acquisition created a multi-billion-dollar provider of healthcare services and one of the world's largest medical technology companies. webMethods, which works with any technology, simplifies the company's largest and most mission-critical integration, allowing applications to be integrated quickly.

Impact #1	Lower integration costs and faster development
Impact #2	Reduced complexity across a global supplier network
Impact #3	Simplified and cost-effective integration of acquisitions

Impact #1

Lower integration costs and faster development

Impact #2

Reduced complexity across a global supplier network

Impact #3

Simplified and cost-effective integration of acquisitions

Benefit #1	At least a 300 percent increase in transaction volumes on webMethods Trading Networks
Benefit #2	An increase in files on ActiveTransfer from 20,000 to 60,000 with an average file size of 50 KB
Benefit #3	A three-times increase in orders, each with an average of 10 process steps

Benefit #1

At least a 300 percent increase in transaction volumes on webMethods Trading Networks

Benefit #2

An increase in files on ActiveTransfer from 20,000 to 60,000 with an average file size of 50 KB

Benefit #3

A three-times increase in orders, each with an average of 10 process steps

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Relief for Growing Pains at a Leading Medical Devices Company

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