RosettaNet standard and IBM's experience implementing RosettaNet

Using the RosettaNet standard to accelerate IBM's adoption of B2B Standards are a prerequisite for implementing Business to Business relationships across many partners in an enterprise's supply chain.

IBM is both a member and key supporter of RosettaNet to help develop its relationships with customers, suppliers, and OEM partners.

This presentation will provide an overview of RosettaNet: the scope of the organization, the standard, and its status.

The presentation will then describe IBM's overall strategy for B2B relationships and standards.

A specific example will be used to illustrate how RosettaNet is being used to meet the challenges of inter-enterprise collaboration across IBM's supply chain.

Patricia M. Spugani

Program Director, B2B Strategy and Standards

Business Transformation and CIO Office, IBM Corporation

In January 2001, Patricia joined and helped to establish the Business to Business (B2B) Initiatives organization in IBM’s corporate Business Transformation and CIO’s office. This team has worldwide responsibility for enabling IBM as a world class participant in B2B within IBM’s supply chain. This includes defining a business strategy, technical architecture, and deployment road map. Patricia has responsibility for IBM’s global enterprise strategy for B2B, partner enablement, and establishing the use of B2B standards within IBM, including the adoption of RosettaNet.

Patricia joined IBM in 1980 as a programmer supporting Logic Test Systems in Burlington, Vermont. Since that time she has held various positions in IBM ranging from graphical user interface design, to business development, consulting, and sales. In each of her positions, she has lead the introduction of new technologies into IBM, most noticibly establishing the first data warehouse(s) and business intelligence solutions for IBM’s Personal Computer business. Since 1999, Patricia has been part of the sales team to establish IBM’s presence in B2B solutions and is now focused on deploying B2B capabilites across IBM.

Patricia holds a BS in Mathematics and a BA in Technical Theater from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. She also enjoys downhill skiing and renovating her 1909 stone house in Connecticut.