Informix Software Partners with Yamaha Motor Corporation and SAP AG

Strategic Insights -

Informix Software, the leader in parallel processing database technology, has announced that Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. will standardize on INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server as part of its implementation of SAP AG's R/3 system. This major migration from a mainframe VSAM environment to a distributed client/server RDBMS environment will provide Yamaha's dealers with online access to inventory information, enabling them to respond quickly to customer requests and manage their own inventories more efficiently. The system will include modules for forecasting, DRP, sales distribution, inventory management, and warehouse management.

Key Takeaways:

  • Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. will use INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server as part of its implementation of SAP AG's R/3 system, marking a significant migration from a mainframe VSAM environment.
  • The system will provide Yamaha's dealers with online access to inventory information, allowing them to respond quickly to customer requests and manage their own inventories more efficiently.
  • The implementation will include modules for forecasting, DRP, sales distribution, inventory management, and warehouse management.
  • The agreement is part of the strong Informix-SAP partnership, which has garnered 275 licensed installations worldwide supporting over 25,000 users since R/3 first became available on Informix in April 1994.
  • Informix and SAP have committed to providing industry-specific consulting and support through the creation of an SAP competency team within Informix, the introduction of the Phoenix Special Delivery program, and the placement of full-time Informix consultants at SAP sites in the United States and Germany.
  • Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. has over 3,500 North American dealers, and the implementation will provide them with real-time access to inventory information, enabling them to respond more quickly to customer requests.
  • Yamaha's Information Services Division has chosen Informix due to its technical strength and relationships with strategic partners SAP and Hewlett-Packard.
  • Richard Hoffman, Vice President of Information Services Division at Yamaha, stated that the company's decision to use Informix was based on the technical strengths of the DSA architecture and Informix's strong relationships with their strategic partners.

Statistics:

  • Yamaha has over 3,500 North American dealers.
  • Informix and SAP have garnered 275 licensed installations worldwide supporting over 25,000 users since R/3 first became available on Informix in April 1994.
  • Informix-SAP partnership has resulted in the majority of SAP's largest customers choosing the Informix port of R/3.
  • Motorola, Hewlett-Packard, FMC Corporation, and National Semiconductor are among the top customers of the Informix-SAP partnership.

Sources:

  • Informix Software, Inc. press release, February 21, 1995.
  • SAP AG press release, April 1994.
  • Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. press release, February 21, 1995.