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TechnicolorIndustry• MediaSolution• OpenText™ Trading Grid™
Messaging Service

Technicolor develops vibrant
B2B platform

Worldwide media technology leader consolidates global dataexchange with OpenText Trading Grid Messaging Service
Results
Stable, global platform for reliable
B2B data exchange
Consolidated network, with one
global contract
Supported protocols: EDIFACT,TRADACOMS, ANSI X12 and AS2
Integrated with new back-end
systems, including SAP“OpenText is a strategic partner for Technicolor that consistently
delivers the highest level of service and commitment. There is nodoubt that a message sent via OpenText Trading Grid Messaging
Service will be successfully delivered.”Philippe Mercier

IT senior manager
Technicolor

Technicolor develops vibrant B2B platform

The phrase “filmed in glorious Technicolor” is synonymous withthe history of the cinema industry. Today, Technicolor does much
more than the color processing of movies. It is an industry—leading
provider of technologies for visual effects, animations and post—production services to the cinema, television and advertisingindustries. It is one of the world’s leading suppliers of digital content
delivery services and home access devices. And it is also a worldwide
leading manufacturer of DVD and Blu-ray discs.
As a global operation with customers and suppliers in almost every
country in the world, Technicolor has many years of experience in using
B2B ecommerce to help automate its key business processes. These
processes include order processing, accounts payable and receivables,logistics and shipping.
The company is continuously extending and enhancing the service
that it can deliver to its customers. For example, Technicolor is working
with a major studio to produce and supply DVD and Blu-ray discs oftheir movies. This involves not only the production of the discs but alsoworldwide distribution and, in some cases, receiving and processingorders from retailers.
This environment requires a stable, global platform for B2B dataexchange and the ability to support a wide number of protocols anddocument standards to accommodate the needs of its diverse trading
partner community.
Due to its historical development through mergers and acquisitions,Technicolor found itself in a situation in which it had three different
contracts to exchange electronic data interchange (EDI) documents:
One in the United Kingdom, one in the United States and one in France.

Consolidated management

With its corporate headquarters in Paris, Technicolor decided to consolidate its three networks into one and selected OpenText™ Trading Grid™
Messaging Service to provide the company with one solution to reachcustomers and suppliers worldwide.
Working in partnership with OpenText, the company moved to thesingle network entity, which more closely reflects Technicolor’s current
business model and corporate policies. Trading Grid Messaging Service
also integrated seamlessly with other software that Technicolor uses fordocument translation.
The consolidation project provided an ideal opportunity to update thecompany’s back-office systems. Philippe Mercier, IT senior manager at
Technicolor said, “In addition to introducing a single, global contract
with OpenText, we introduced new application solutions, such as
SAP, and began to move away from our existing legacy mainframe
infrastructure.”
Technicolor selected OpenText for its global reach and reliability.
Mercier added, “OpenText provides us with a network that has
global reach and high service availability levels. All of our partners
are on-boarded properly so everything works the first time and, ofcourse, service levels on availability are essential for us.” He added,“OpenText is a strategic partner for Technicolor that consistently
delivers the highest level of service and commitment. There is no
doubt that a message sent via OpenText Trading Grid Messaging
Service will be successfully delivered.”“OpenText provides
us with a networkthat has global reachand high service
availability levels.”
Philippe Mercier

IT senior manager
Technicolor

Technicolor develops vibrant B2B platform

Leading enterprise and personal service

Not only has consolidation delivered much greater management control,
it has helped the company to increase the efficiency of its manufacturing
operations by facilitating the use of electronic document exchange
across its global supply chain.

However, Philippe Mercier believes OpenText offers another important
advantage. “OpenText is a large multinational organization but I still
receive a very personal service. I know that support and assistance isthere whenever we need it. The company understands that businessshould be conducted at a human level. That’s why I believe OpenText
is such a good strategic partner for Technicolor.”

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