TRW Inc., a provider of high-technology products and services to automotive, aerospace, defense and
information technology markets worldwide, has formed a new consulting and systems integration practice devoted to building large-scale, mission-critical e-commerce systems for customers worldwide. The new practice, which will be based in Reston, Va., will provide a comprehensive set of services for building and enhancing e-commerce systems for businesses that depend on large-scale, high-volume Internet transactions.
"Many organizations are moving beyond their first generation web environments and are learning the
systems they have in place aren't able to handle the large-scale, high-security and interoperability needs
of a growing e-commerce business environment," said Priscilla Guthrie, vice president and general
manager of TRW's commercial marketing unit. "Because our services focus on building new and
extending existing e-commerce systems to meet the needs of the larger enterprise, our systems will
scale effectively to drive future growth."
The new solution set will extend TRW's ERP, supply chain management, channel integration, and
payment processing expertise into the e-commerce arena, providing clients with scalable, integrated
solutions targeted to meet the needs of growing enterprises. The company's experience in
building standards-based, object-oriented systems will help clients develop and implement extensible
e-commerce systems that capitalize on the virtual marketplace. TRW will leverage its experience as a
global systems integrator to enable clients to enhance their existing e-commerce systems and
extend them across the enterprise.
The e-commerce solution set includes: strategy consulting services, global systems planning and e-commerce solution design and implementation.
TRW's strategy consulting services will assess clients' existing business models and operating
processes before defining plans for an e-commerce system that will expand their business base and
transform their supply chain and product delivery worldwide.
Global systems planning expands on the client's e-commerce strategy to design scalable, robust architectures that will support high-volume growth and flexible integration across the enterprise. TRW's systems integration expertise helps clients make smart investment decisions. The company works with the client to clearly define performance requirements, links to existing applications and global trade impacts.
TRW's e-commerce solution and implementation services combine systems integration and program
management experience with strategic partnering to build e-commerce solutions that drive business
growth. These services range from rapid quick-start implementations to complex global systems
integration. During design and development, the company will coordinate networking, hosting and security
requirements to deliver high-performance Internet connectivity, hosting management and end-to-end
security support.
The company has successfully implemented e-commerce systems for large-scale telecommunications and financial service companies that handle more than 10 million electronic and paper transactions a month.
For more information on TRW, visit http://www.trw.com.