eCommerce Connexion
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008 Volume 4 Issue 4  
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Cook Consulting
Crossgate
EDI and Darwin – Survival of the Fittest
EDI Specialists
EDI Specialists: Key IT
EDI Support, Inc.
EXTOL
Foresight
Inovis
LANSA
RedTail Solutions
SEEBURGER
Sterling Commerce
Wayne's World

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EDI and Darwin – Survival of the Fittest
GXS
by Steve Keifer

If you would have asked a B2B practitioner in 1998 whether EDI would still be in use ten years from now, chances are high that he or she would have predicted no. Not only does EDI remain popular, but its use is growing more accepted, not less.
[FULL STORY]
 
EDI Specialists
A Name by Any Other Name Might Be Wrong
by Paula Giovannetti

At the last two conferences attended by EDI Specialists, Paula was alarmed by the confusion caused by incorrect Supply Chain terminology used by both participants and “expert” speakers. In this article, Paula describes how to properly use GTIN or SSCC or Unit Load, not “UPC” or “EPC” or “128” or “pallet”.
[FULL STORY]
 
Cook Consulting
Springtime for Your Website!
by Duane Cook

Spring is in the air! Here are a few key thoughts from your garden which you can apply to your website!
[FULL STORY]
 
Crossgate
by Rolf Schumann

Your Business May Be Part of a Network — But Is It Truly Connected? Accelerate Competitive Advantage with a Business Network Strategy
[FULL STORY]
 
EDI Specialists: Key IT
EDI Specialists Launches New Division For IT Staffing – Key IT
by Joseph Gilbody

Key IT provides contract staff augmentation, permanent placement, consulting and outsourcing support across all technologies.
[FULL STORY]
 
EDI Support, Inc.
Announcing: Easy-Trade Service from EDI Support
by Shandra Wellborn

EDI Support Inc. (an Aurora Technologies firm) announces the introduction of its latest solution for non-EDI capable SMBs that are seeking a simple, yet inexpensive solution to their current trading partner’s mandates.
[FULL STORY]
 
EXTOL
Maines Paper and Food Service

New customer demands that included rapid adoption of new business processes and high service level commitments required the implementation of an XML messaging format that the company’s EDI infrastructure could not support.
[FULL STORY]
 
Foresight
CommerceHub Case Study

So what do you do when e-commerce volume grows beyond your capacity for manual validation… Increase staff? Test only a sample of files? Find a better way.
[FULL STORY]
 
Inovis
The Pursuit of the Perfect Order

No enterprise is an island. Defined as being on-time, complete, damage-free, and with correct documentation, the common paradigm of “the perfect order” is not tangible, but it is an archetype of flawless, optimally efficient, end-to-end interactions among supply chain partners.
[FULL STORY]
 
LANSA
Terminix Case Study
by Lori Piotrowski

When the largest termite and pest control company in the world wanted to grow its business opportunities, it looked to LANSA for assistance to expand its EDI capabilities.
[FULL STORY]
 
RedTail Solutions
ATSCO Remanufacturing Case Study

RedTail’s solution helps ATSCO remanufacturing meet requirements of a key customer.
[FULL STORY]
 
SEEBURGER
Vattenfall Case Study
by Monisha Mills

At Vattenfall, about 3,500 invoices come in daily per fax and per post. As the manual data entry ate up resources and they realized that they needed to acquire a solution to directly integrate invoice data into its ERP system, and to realize process automation of validation and release.
[FULL STORY]
 
Sterling Commerce
The Business Case for B2B Managed Services
by Dave Carmichael

EDI has long been the most effective technology for creating transaction efficiencies among business partners. Our changing landscape demands more sophisticated tools, such that the need for EDI technologies has evolved to a need for B2B collaboration capabilities.
[FULL STORY]
 
Wayne's World
Observations, Opinions and Musings from the Woods of Maine
by Wayne Marshall

In his latest article, Wayne discusses some of the economic trends that he has noticed. While it might be a tough time, it is a great time to sharpen your skills because the IT market will turn around.
[FULL STORY]
 



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User Group Meetings & Conferences

 

Industrial Supply Conference & Trade Fair

June 1-3, 2008

Chicago, IL

http://www.isapartners.org/isa_site/convention/convention.asp

 

ASC X12’s June Trimester Meeting in New Orleans
June 1-6, 2008

New Orleans, LA

http://www.x12.org/x12org/meetings/x12trimt/index.cfm

For more information, call (703) 970-4480 or visit www.x12.org

 

U Connect Conference

June 9-12, 2008

Dallas, TX
Visit EDI Specialists at Booth 211

http://uconnect.gs1us.org/

 

Gartner Application Architecture, Development and Integration Summit

June 9-11, 2008

Orlando, FL

http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=603607

 

Gartner BPM Summit
September 10-12, 2008

Washington DC

http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=611409

 

ASC X12’s September Trimester Meeting in Pittsburgh
September 21-26, 2008

Pittsburgh, PA

http://www.x12.org/x12org/meetings/x12trimt/index.cfm

For more information, call (703) 970-4480 or visit www.x12.org

2008 CSCMP Global Annual Conference
October 5-8, 2008

Denver, Colorado
http://cscmp.org/events/conf_08_global/index.asp


NEECOM
October 9, 2008
Westborough, MA

Visit EDI Specialists in the Exhibit Hall
http://www.neecom.org

VCF/TPMA Annual Fall Conference
November 9-12, 2008
Scottsdale, AZ

Visit EDI Specialists in the Exhibit Hall
http://www.vcfww.com/vcf_event_detail.asp?frm1_event_id=91

 

National Retail Federation- The Big Show

January 11-14, 2009

New York, NY

Visit EDI Specialists in the Exhibit Hall

www.nrf.com/annual09

 

AHMA- Hardlines Technology Forum

April 19-22, 2009

Philadelphia, PA

http://www.ahma.org/htf/

 

Sterling Commerce Customer Connection
April 27-29, 2009
San Antonio, TX
http://sterlingcommerce.com/connection09/

 

 

If you would like to add an event to the above list, please email the editor here!

 



Other User Groups

Atlanta Electronic Commerce Forum                         
   www.aecf.biz
Mid Atlantic Electronic Commerce Users' Group
   Info at: www.neecom.org
New England Electronic Commerce Users Group
   www.neecom.org
NY/NJ METRO ECOM Users Group
   Info at: www.neecom.org
Southern California eBusiness Forum
   www.scedir.org


 


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