InformationWeek

November 30, 1998

The Nuts And Bolts Of Harley's New IT

3,000 desktops will be upgraded to Windows 95 from 3.1.1 and to Microsoft Office 97 from Lotus SmartSuite by the end of this year; cc:Mail will be dropped for Microsoft Exchange by the end of next year

An intranet planned for next year will use the Microsoft's Internet Information Server Web server; Lotus Notes will be integrated with the intranet

An IP network using Cabletron switches for the LAN recently replaced shared token-ring, with decisions pending on frame relay and ATM; the WAN will be supported by ATM and AT&T services

The human resources-management system from PeopleSoft will replace existing Software 2000 systems; decision pending on new financials apps

A data warehouse system on the drawing board will support a customer-relationship-management application first, then warranty and financial apps

A supply-chain system under development includes: Manugistics running on Windows NT, supported by an Oracle database for about 50 users; Parametric's Pro-E CAD/CAM package for more than 5,000 users both within Harley-Davidson and among its suppliers; and Metaphase for product-data management

DATA: HARLEY-DAVIDSON

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