Breaking News: GXS and Inovis Sign Definitive Merger Agreement

By John Burmeister
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GAITHERSBURG, MD and ATLANTA, GA -- 12/08/09 -- GXS and Inovis, leading providers of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce services and software solutions, today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement to merge. Inovis brings with it approximately 16,000 customers from a range of industries including retail and consumer products, financial services, transportation/logistics and automotive. The combined company creates a leading global provider of B2B e-commerce services and gives the company an even greater global presence.The merger of GXS and Inovis will further streamline customers' global B2B deployments and provide them with a comprehensive range of B2B integration software and services-based solutions. GXS is a leading B2B e-commerce services provider with a strong focus on helping customers optimize their global supply chains through its software-as-a-service (SaaS) and software-based portfolio that includes B2B messaging services, supply chain visibility, product master data management and B2B Gateway software. Inovis is a leader among B2B Gateway software providers and has a strong portfolio of complementary software and services including managed file transfer, supply chain visibility, product catalog, B2B Gateway and multi-enterprise master data management software. "Today's merger announcement marks a turning-point in the B2B e-commerce industry," said Bob Segert, president and CEO of GXS. "GXS sees strong potential for further growth in B2B managed services and B2B integration software. ...

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Holiday EDI Volume

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Author: Joey Adami EDI OPTIONS, Inc. 55 Herricks Rd Garden City Park, NY 11404 After spending some time with our client support technicians, it seems that in the rush of the holiday season, our clients not only face shorter deadlines and shipping volume but unique EDI issues as well.At holiday time, clients ship a much higher volume of goods, which can complicate every aspect of shipping logistics. From packing a much higher number of boxes and labeling to creating multiple invoices for stores or distribution centers. Holiday logistics can become exponentially more complex. "During the holiday season many issues for support are easily fixed with features that are already built into their EDI systems"-Tech Support With a variety of EDI capabilities & customization, each client has the ability to attain an automated EDI operation. Within software systems, there are tools for everyday business and tools that might only be used during this season when business traffic is high. For example clients found themselves learning how to easily edit or even delete items off an ASN.  Others discovered new reports to track invoices, ASNs or any transaction inbound and outbound that was sent or received from any given time frame even though these activities were easily performed manually during periods of low activity they would be impossible to perform during the holiday season without high level tools. For business, especially in the wake of current economic challenges, it is imperative ...

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