SpecTec has in its twenty-two years of existence become the leading supplier of Asset Management Solutions including maintenance, procurement and technical management. Today, over 12,000 AMOS licences have been sold to more than 1,200 companies in the maritime industry making AMOS the world's leading maritime software provider.
MTS is a company founded and supported by leading ship suppliers with the objective of developing an E-commerce connectivity hub to streamline purchasing and logistics communication between ship operators, suppliers, freight forwarders and agents to gain significant order handling savings across all trading participants in the value chain.
The relationship between SpecTec and MTS goes back to 1999 when the first integration was developed from the MTS BuyerLink solution to the AMOS software. Over the years the cooperation between the companies has further developed and the solution is today the most advanced e-business integration in the market. Now, the two companies are strengthening their already rewarding cooperation by entering into a joint development of a fully embedded and seamless e-business solution for the marine market.
What the deal is all about
The deal involves fully embedding the MTS advanced AMOS adaptor into the AMOS 2 product which will be released in 2007. The MTS advanced AMOS adaptor will continue to be available for the current versions of AMOS.
The cooperation with SpecTec AMOS will ensure that 7000 vessels will have the possibility to access a fully integrated and seamless “plug and play” access to the MTS service,
Giampiero Soncini, CEO of SpecTec, says: “SpecTec sees e-business as a natural extension to its procurement solution and through a strengthened relationship with MTS, SpecTec look forward to making advances in this area available to MTS customers and the maritime industry”
Rune Rasmussen, CEO of MTS, says: “Current and future joint customers of MTS and SpecTec are the true winners of this deal. The combination of SpecTec’s widespread market presence and proven solutions, and MTS superior 2nd generation e-business technology, represents a strong capacity which will lift maritime e-business to the next level.”
What’s in it for the customers?
SpecTec and MTS are eager to continue to provide advanced e-business solutions to customers in the maritime sector and to assist them to gain improved efficiency and reduced costs. To further assist customers in streamlining their business processes and utilise all the functionality in the solutions offered is part of the enhancement for the customers.
The joint approach from SpecTec and MTS will benefit the maritime community and sharing their in depth knowledge on this field will be an additional attribute for the customers. The tools for marine purchasing will be simpler, more efficient and easier to use.