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eCommerce Connexion: EC/EDI Industry Newsletter
November 19, 2008
Vol. 5
Issue 1
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eCommerce Connexion: Fourth Anniversary Edition
August 20, 2008
Vol. 4
Issue 4
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eCommerce Connexion: Annual Vendor Issue
May 21, 2008
Vol. 4
Issue 4
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eCommerce Connexion: EC/EDI Industry Newsletter
February 13, 2008
Vol. 4
Issue 3
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eCommerce Connexion
November 14, 2007
Vol. 4
Issue 2
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eCommerce Connexion: Third Anniversary Edition
August 29, 2007
Vol. 4
Issue 1
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eCommerce Connexion: 3rd Annual Vendor Issue
May 23, 2007
Vol. 3
Issue 4
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eCommerce Connexion
February 15, 2007
Vol. 3
Issue 3
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eCommerce Connexion
November 15, 2006
Vol. 3
Issue 2
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eCommerce Connexion: Second Anniversary Edition
August 23, 2006
Vol. 3
Issue 1
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eCommerce Connexion: Vendor Case Study Issue
May 24, 2006
Vol. 2
Issue 5
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eCommerce Connexion
February 22, 2006
Vol. 2
Issue 4
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eCommerce Connexion
November 16, 2005
Vol. 2
Issue 3
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eCommerce Connexion
September 12, 2005
Vol. 2
Issue 2
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eCommerce Connexion: First Anniversary Issue
June 22, 2005
Vol. 2
Issue 1
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eCommerce Connexion: First Annual Vendor Newsletter
April 27, 2005
Vol. 1
Issue 4
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eCommerce Connexion: Issue 3
January 26, 2005
Vol. 1
Issue 3
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eCommerce Connexion: the Second Issue
October 8, 2004
Vol. 1
Issue 2
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eCommerce Connexion: Premiere Issue
July 21, 2004
Vol. 1
Issue 1
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Do you have a Case Study, Editorial or User Group info that you wish to contribute? Email the editor!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Next Issue: May 13, 2009 For more information, email the editor to be included in future issues!!
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
Contact Information
If you are interested in contributing to eCommerce Connexion or have any other questions or comments, please contact Gerard Noumi at 800-821-4644 or email gnoumi@edispecialists.com.
EDI Specialists, Inc.
"Your Key to e-Commerce Success" info@EDIspecialists.com www.EDIspecialists.com 800-821-4644

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