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February 15, 2007
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November 15, 2006
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August 23, 2006
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eCommerce Connexion: Vendor Case Study Issue
May 24, 2006
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Future of BizTalk Looks Good!
by Shashi Raina, EDI Specialists Practice Manager, Microsoft Technologies
The last TechEd Conference was a very important one from BizTalk perspective. Several announcements were made, but none of them more important than the fact that Microsoft will continue innovating BizTalk and releasing BizTalk versions for “years to come”. So, all the investments that clients have made so far will continue giving returns. Moving forward, there will be three flavors of BizTalk: BizTalk On-Premise, BizTalk as IaaS and BizTalk as PaaS (Azure Service Bus).
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Wayne’s World
Observations, Opinions and Musings from the Woods of Maine
by Wayne Marshall - VP, Professional Services
It’s been a year of extremes. Warm in the winter, cold in the spring, wet during the summer. The fauna and flora have either exploded and thrived, or come out too soon and died. I live in the woods and have never seen so many animals from bear and deer to fox and birds. On the other hand, I have never seen so few bats and bees. Nor have I lost so many nice plants. :(
The political and economic landscape also seems to be suffering from extremes. The liberals stay liberal while the conservatives seem more determined than ever for change. Economically, we can all agree the economy is suffering, especially in the jobs category, yet, many positions go unfilled, and many candidates will accept an offer, and then decline it in favor of a better offer.
The stock market goes up and down. The housing market shows signs of strength and then it doesn’t. Europe is ready to go belly up and then all is well - at least for a week.
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Testing & Validation: The Pre-Production Headache
by Jessica Pagano - B2BGateway
With every new relationship, whether it be with a Third Party Logistics provider (3PL), manufacturer or retailer, comes the monotonous and sometimes grueling testing period. And as much as it is a hassle, it’s also a necessity. Regardless of the relationships already in place, each trading partner has specific requirements that need to be met, and therefore must be tested individually to ensure a smooth document flow once the relationship has moved into production.
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bTrade Introduces Secure Managed File Transfer Solutions for the Small and Medium (SMB) Market.
Powerful solution makes it easier for SMBs to meet compliance and securely exchange data.
by Melinda Powers - bTrade LLC
bTrade LLC, a leading developer of secure and managed file transfer technology solutions, announced today that they have introduced a Manage File Transfer (MFT) solution oriented towards the non-enterprise customer. This powerful solution will make it easier for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to deploy and securely exchange data in a cost-effective manner. The solution—bTrade Secure SMB—is designed to bring bTrade’s enterprise-level managed file transfer capabilities to small and medium-sized businesses, providing immediate improvements in data security, helping companies streamline their operation and reduce the time and cost of doing business. SMBs can now benefit from bTrade’s exceptional security and file tracking capabilities and an easy-to-use interface.
bTrade Secure SMB is a powerful, lightweight (client/server), feature-rich file transfer solution that can run on a desktop or enterprise level server and addresses the three principle challenges faced by most companies today--security, ease-of-use and management/control.
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EDI Academy
856 ASN Best Practices and A Funny Shipping Story:Vámonos! Vámonos! Vámonos!
by Michael Kotoyan - EDI Academy
One of my first international custom on-site training sessions was for a Ford supplier in Hermosillo, Mexico a manufacturing town in the state of Sonora. My customer was International Automotive Components (IAC) a leading a global supplier of automotive components and systems, based out of Michigan but with plants and locations all over the world.
Hermosillo is home to a Ford plant that manufactures the Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ and has a 1.75 million square feet supplier park near the site. IAC was right near that site and I experienced Just-In-Time inventory from shipping point to receiving in real-time. My host gave me a tour of the facilities and we were standing on the balcony of a shipping dock where below us were IAC trucks lined up to deliver products to the Ford plant across the street.
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Cleanse, Convert, and Validate. Repeat.
by David Matsil - Enhanced Retail Solutions
In a recent article we discussed the sources of Retail Partners’ Point of Sale Data. The vast majority of larger retailers offer an 852 EDI Point of Sale document. While these documents are rich in detailed data, many manufacturers have attempted to process 852 data and either failed or quickly found it to be a significant drain of resources - both money and time. That’s because translating EDI (and other documents required in the process) involves scrubbing, synthesizing and applying business rules, formulas and algorithms, error checking and validation. That has been a large part of our business – and will remain so for a long time.
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Latin America eInvoicing vs. European Union eInvoicing
Top 5 Differences You Need to Understand
by Steve Sprague - Ivoiceware International VP, Marketing & Product Strategy
One of the most common mistakes made in approaching electronic invoicing in Latin America is thinking that the process is similar to the European Union. Simply, EU eInvoicing is not the same as Latin American electronic invoicing. In this commentary, we focus on the top 5 differences between EU countries and Latin American countries: specifically Brazil, Mexico and Argentina.
Key take-away: Latin America einvoicing will affect the configuration of your SAP ERP system, your ability to ship your product, and will require constant attention to keep up with the changing mandates.
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Please, I'd Like Some More!
by Adam Barron - EDI Specialists, Inc.
I think all recruiters can agree that we've all felt a bit like little orphan Oliver begging for more gruel from time to time when dealing with submittal feedback. Follow-up from a hiring manager is just as vital (if not more vital) to finding the right person for a job than kicking off the search with a well-written description of duties and requirements in hand. Strong, informative feedback provides recruiting teams with the information they need to make each submittal stronger than the one that came before, and ultimately to find the one candidate that is perfect for the role.
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“NEECOM NEEWS”
by Ira Keltz, NEECOM President
With kids going back to school already, that only means two things to eCommerce professionals:
- Christmas is just around the corner, and
- NEECOMs Fall Conference and Vendor Exhibits event is coming very soon!
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The Right Tools for Your Success!
by Karen Fitzgerald - Marketing Manager, EDI Specialists, Inc.
As the premier staffing and services provider in our industry, EDI Specialists, Inc. is committed to providing you with a superior level of service and access to the best opportunities within both permanent and contract staffing. We are also committed to providing you with the best resources and tools to make you successful!
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User Group Meetings & Conferences
IDEA E-BIZ FORUM 2012
September 26-28, 2011
Hilton Ballpark
St. Louis, MO
http://www.idea-ebizforum.com
CSCMP Annual Global Conference
September 30-October 3, 2012
Georgia World Congress Center
Atlanta, GA
http://cscmpconference.org/
ASC X12 Trimester Meetings
September 30-October 4, 2012
Hyatt Regency Rochester
Rochester, NY
http://x12.org/x12org/meetings/x12trimt/index.cfm
NEECOM Annual Fall Meeting
Thursday, October 18th, 2012
Doubletree Hotel Westborough
Westborough, MA
http://www.NEECOM.org
WEDI National Conference
October 22-25, 2012
Hyatt Regency Reston
Reston, VA
Supply Chain & Logistics Summit North America 2012
December 3-5, 2012
Hyatt Regency Dallas
Dallas, TX
http://www.supplychain.us.com/
If you would like to add an event to the above list, please email the editor here!
Contact Information
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