EC Cubed, Infosys tie up to provide advanced B2B e-commerce systems

BANGALORE: Infosys Technologies Ltd. and EC Cubed have announced a strategic partnership that will enable large companies to build and deploy e-commerce solutions. According to a release, the partnership will allow customers of EC Cubed and Infosys to leverage the combined capabilities of ecWorks, EC Cubed’s suite of e-commerce application components, and Infosys’ systems integration expertise.

Under terms of the agreement, the partnership will encompass three primary collaborative areas: product development, quality assurance and maintenance; systems integration and professional services. All three areas of collaboration will center on the use of ecWorks.

"The business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce sector has witnessed tremendous growth. We are excited to partner with EC Cubed, the leader in this area," commented Phaneesh Murthy, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Marketing for Infosys. "Our knowledge of the latest technologies and the Infosys Global Delivery Model, which provides rapid time-to-market, offers significant benefits for EC Cubed’s customers. Building e-commerce solutions based on EC Cubed’s industry-leading e-Commerce technology will further enhance our ability to provide mission-critical e-Commerce initiatives for our clients."

"Our partnership with Infosys allows us to leverage not only their systems integration expertise, but also their best practices approach to product development, quality assurance and maintenance," stated Mark Hatton, Vice President, National Accounts and Channels at EC Cubed. "By utilizing our combined strengths, we ensure that both of our customers will receive the highest quality enterprise-class e-Commerce solutions available in a rapid time-to-market model."

To support the partnership, Infosys will provide a product competency center (PCC) that will function as a virtual extension of EC Cubed. The PCC’s e-Commerce domain experts will manage all quality processes, including compliance with the Software Engineering Institute’s (SEI) Level 5 requirements, protect intellectual property, ensure code perfection and customization, and offer 7 x 24 global support and coverage.