With extensive production, distribution, and sales facilities worldwide, Samsung Electronics Corporation had a mission-critical need to enable full, real-time information sharing and collaboration among its employees, business partners, and key customers. To create this Global Samsung Business Network, the company adopted a comprehensive portal solution based on Microsoft® technology. Total benefit to Samsung is U.S.$2.9 million annually, with annual return on investment of 235 percent. Samsung says it was impressed by the extraordinary speed with which data moves through the interface from SAP R3. Samsung's customers can identify exact production planning and supply schedules in real time, reducing management cost and maximizing business efficiency. As a result, Samsung expects to increase its competitiveness in international markets.