eCommerce Connexion
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Thursday, February 26, 2009 Volume 5 Issue 2  
CONTENTS
Achieving 100% Electronic Processing Eliminate the Delays, Costs and Errors Associated with Manual Processing
Advanced Decorative Systems Integrates EDI into Its Warehouse Operations
Analyst Review of SAP Investment in Crossgate - Global EDI Managed Services
In Demand, Out of Time and Under Pressure
Maximizing Your EDI Costs
Obama Should Appoint Cabinet Member for E-Commerce
SEEBURGER BIS Consolidates EDI Operations for Magna International


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Obama Should Appoint Cabinet Member for E-Commerce
State of the e-Commerce Union
by Steve Keifer

Obama’s technology plan includes an ambitious list of projects to reform the patent registration system; upgrade school computer systems and fund R&D programs for innovation. However, noticeably absent from the President’s platform is a deliberate strategy to encourage further adoption of e-commerce.
[FULL STORY]
 
In Demand, Out of Time and Under Pressure
by Jonathan Gatrell

As an IT leader, nothing is more exciting than kicking off a new project, starting a new implementation and finding new ways to have a positive impact on your business. But, there are key roadblocks in many B2B projects and the technology isn’t one of them – they are the approval process, the trading partner readiness and overall participation from the business.
[FULL STORY]
 
Maximizing Your EDI Costs
by Duane Cook

I know in these difficult economic times you want to do your part in stimulating the economy. At the same time you want to make progress in using advanced technologies with your trading partners—which will normally save money.
[FULL STORY]
 
Achieving 100% Electronic Processing Eliminate the Delays, Costs and Errors Associated with Manual Processing
by Phil Smith

According to a 2004 study, up to one-fourth of a data entry person’s time can be spent correcting errors when information is rekeyed. When you’re dealing with hundreds of thousands of orders each week these errors mean big costs to your business.
[FULL STORY]
 
SEEBURGER BIS Consolidates EDI Operations for Magna International
20 of 242 Plants on Four Continents Now Live & Managed Centrally
by Monisha Mills

EDI operations for participating plants are being centrally deployed and hosted by a shared IT services team at Magna, which eliminates EDI duties at individual sites and enabling 24x7 monitoring to ensure compliance.
[FULL STORY]
 
Analyst Review of SAP Investment in Crossgate - Global EDI Managed Services
by Steve Sprague

In this case, we discuss Crossgate’s software-as-a-service offering, align Crossgate customer purchases with overall B2B purchasing trends, and highlight four customers and why they selected this vendor’s offering.
[FULL STORY]
 
Advanced Decorative Systems Integrates EDI into Its Warehouse Operations
Softshare Case Study
by Diane Koornwinder

This case study looks at a company which finally decided it was time to take its EDI mandate to the next level and proactively improve its warehouse operations rather than just reacting to trading partner requirements.
[FULL STORY]
 


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User Group Meetings & Conferences

 

VCF Spring Conference – VISION 2009

March 22-25, 2009

Tampa, FL

http://www.vcfww.com/vcf_event.asp

 

AHMA- Hardlines Technology Forum

April 19-22, 2009

Philadelphia, PA

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

 

ISA Conference and Trade Fair

April 20-22, 2009

San Antonio, TX

http://www.isaconference.org/

 

18th Annual WEDI National Conference

April 20-23, 2009

Atlanta, GA

http://www.wedi.org/forms/meeting/MeetingFormPublic/view?id=87C400000018

 

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

 

Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2009

May 3-7, 2009

Las Vegas, NV

http://www.gartner.com/it/sym/2009/spg11/spg11.jsp


NEECOM

May 6-7, 2009

Westboro, MA

http://www.neecom.org/

NDEDIC

May 14-17, 2009

Phoenix, AZ

http://www.ndedic.com/home/Conference/FutureMeetings/tabid/83/Default.aspx

 

ACS X12 Trimester Meeting
May 31- June 5, 2009
Cincinnati, OH
http://www.x12.org/x12org/meetings/x12trimt/index.cfm

 

U Connect

June 2-5, 2009
Orlando, FL
http://uconnect.gs1us.org/

 

TPMA Conference: Reinventing Collaboration
July 20-21, 2009
San Francisco, CA
http://www.vcfww.com/vcf_event_detail.asp?frm1_event_id=166

 

HIPAA Summit

August 17-20, 2009

Cambridge, MA

http://www.hipaasummit.com/

 

ACS X12 Trimester Meeting
September 20-25, 2009
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.x12.org/x12org/meetings/x12trimt/index.cfm

 

ACS X12 Trimester Meeting
January 24-29, 2010

Seattle, WA

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

  

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
Dayton EC Forum
   http://www.dayton-ec-forum.org/
Mid Atlantic Electronic Commerce Users' Group
   Info at:
www.neecom.org
New England Electronic Commerce Users Group
   www.neecom.org
Northeast Ohio EC/EDI User Group
  
www.neoedi.org
Northern California E-biz Users Group
  
www.norcal-ebiz.org
Northwest EC Roundtable
  
www.ecnw.org
NY/NJ METRO ECOM Users Group
   Info at:
www.neecom.org
Southern California eBusiness Forum
   www.scedir.org
Twin Cities Electronic Commerce Forum
  
www.tcecf.org
Virginia eCommerce Forum
  
www.vaecomforum.org


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