SDCEcec.com - Las Vegas, NV — July 27, 2009 — B2B integration specialist Hubspan has teamed with IBM to roll out a new software-as-a-service (SaaS) integration platform aimed at reducing the cost and complexity of business connectivity and integration.

The new WebSpan solution combines the Hubspan on–demand integration platform and IBM WebSphere integration software into a single platform intended to lower the costs associated with traditional integration and business process automation solutions.

Companies and solution providers worldwide continue to focus on the critical need to connect and integrate data and processes across a growing number of applications and business processes. As Hubspan sees it, WebSpan will allow these businesses to deploy business community networks, extend the reach of existing application and infrastructure investments, and accelerate service oriented architecture (SOA) initiatives.

"WebSpan can dramatically drive down the cost of integrating systems and business processes while accelerating time to values," said Trisha Gross, CEO of Hubspan.

WebSpan is a single instance, multitenant SaaS integration platform available with specific solution packages to meet the needs of a range of companies and business processes, with an initial set of offerings targeting e-procurement, demand/supply chain, e-payments, logistics and e-commerce integration.

"Our clients are asking us for cloud-based platforms that offer robust and comprehensive integration capabilities," said Steve Worrall, vice president of WebSphere BPM, Connectivity, Commerce and GB Sales for IBM. "These companies are increasingly looking for a flexible solution that provides an easy entry point, delivering rapid and quantifiable business value. WebSpan expands our clients' choices when implementing connectivity and integration solutions."

According to Hubspan, WebSpan can help reduce the costs of operating the integration infrastructure by providing management and maintenance directly within the integration platform. In addition, the platform integrates with existing technology investments, expediting solution deployment and providing a potential competitive advantage, the solution provider said.

The solution's subscription-based pricing enables companies to pay for the solution as an operating expense versus a capital expenditure. In today's demanding economy, this "pay-as-you-grow" model could help organizations tackle even small integration challenges by offering an affordable starting point with the ability to expand over time, Hubspan said.

Organizations such as Visa Inc., who recently launched a strategic alliance with Hubspan, have identified integration as an obstacle to the smooth flow of inter-enterprise information and have embedded integration solutions into their product and services offerings. Visa recently announced its Accounts Payable Automation solution, which incorporates integration capabilities as a standard component of the offering.

"There's no doubt that process automation and information integration can help to deliver cost savings, but our financial institution clients and corporate customers needed a simplified road map for a more cost-effective implementation," said Nick Marchetti, head of supply chain management for Visa Inc. "Visa's alliance with Hubspan has helped reduce the integration hurdle, enabling greater partner collaboration and leading to automation of time and resource intensive processes such as the accounts payable function."

WebSpan will be marketed and sold by both the IBM global sales network and Hubspan.

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