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B2BGateway to attend Exact Live 2016 in Utrecht

B2BGateway, the leading, global EDI and automated supply chain solution provider will be attending this years Exact Live tradeshow in Utrecht, The Netherlands from November 8-9.

Exact Live 2016 is a two day event which will take place this year in Utrecht. Day one is focused on bringing the eco-system of Exact, its partners and third party add-on providers together to discuss overall solutions and to provide 'one stop' seamless solutions to the end user. Day two opens up the event to Exact clients and prospects who can hear from many great speakers as well as learn about new updates and 3rd party software providers who can enhance the users existing system, depending on their unique requirements.

B2BGateway provides cloud based, fully integrated EDI solutions for Exact Online users which remove the need to re-key data when exchanging standard business documents such as purchase orders, invoices, shipping notices, inventory updates, etc., with trading partners. Roger Leyden, Director of Global Business Development at B2BGateway will be attending Exact Live 2016 in Utrecht. If you would like to meet with Roger during the event, please email Sales@B2BGateway.Net  

B2BGateway to sponsor NetSuite SuiteConnect EMEA in London

B2BGateway will be sponsoring SuiteConnect EMEA which takes place on October 11^th in the Westminster Park Plaza Hotel in London.

SuiteConnect EMEA is a NetSuite conference for clients and partners located in the European, Middle East and African regions. The conference promises to give attendees insights from NetSuite’s seventeen years of delivering cloud solutions to over 30,000 organizations globally, learn how to stay current with new trends and findings from Frost & Sullivan and to network with over 800 attendees. Guests will also be able to attend dedicated industry vertical breakout sessions as well as visit the exhibition hall to meet with NetSuite partners and their solutions. The keynote address will be delivered by NetSuite CEO, Zach Nelson, who will speak on how modern global companies are thriving in the cloud economy.

EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) has become best business practice in the transfer of electronic business documents such as Purchase Orders, Invoices, Advanced Shipping Notices (ASNs), Inventory Updates, etc., between trading partners and is highly popular in market verticals such as Wholesale Distribution, Retail, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Automotive and Finance.

By integrating with B2BGateway’s cloud based EDI solution the NetSuite user can be compliant in all internationally recognized EDI standards and communication protocols such as EDIFACT, Eancom, Tradacoms, ANSI X12, oioUBL, PEPPOL, VAN, AS2, etc. The B2BGateway EDI solution is built into the NetSuite dashboard and full integration removes the need for the user to re-key data when exchanging electronic business documents with trading partners, leading to greater accuracy, increased labour efficiencies and expediting the ‘order-to-payment’ cash cycle with customers.

For further information on B2BGateway's cloud based, fully integrated EDI solutions for NetSuite please visit https://www.b2bgateway.net/edi-for-netsuite/

B2BGateway EDI Application Certified By Acumatica

B2BGateway's cloud based, fully integrated EDI solution is now an Acumatica Certified and Customer Validated Application. You can read the full press release here http://bit.ly/2crSRns

EDI Matters Newsletter

B2BGateway Newsletter out now! Taking the heat out of your EDI needs http://bit.ly/2ahQlTC

To Move, or Not To Move (Your ERP to the Cloud)........That is the Question!

According to a recent article by Forbes, PwC is predicting that by 2016, investment in SaaS or Cloud Based ERP solutions will more than double to $78 billion while investment in traditional on premise ERP systems will decline over 30% to less than $15 billion. Their recent analysis of Cloud ERP adoption shows that net new license revenues for traditional ERP systems have been declining since 2013 to a level that has already been surpassed by global revenue from cloud-based SaaS ERP solutions.

The report by PwC, Beyond ERP: New technology, New Options also states that Leading Cloud ERP providers including Acumatica, FinancialForce, Intacct, Kenandy, NetSuite, Plex Systems, Workday are all increasingly being integrated into Hybrid ERP and two-tier ERP system architectures as their customers shift gears into new business models. To support new business models, enterprises are integrating cloud-based and legacy ERP applications, creating Hybrid ERP systems that can scale to new customer demands.

PwC is seeing enterprises opt for Cloud-based ERP systems and applications that can scale across human resources, supplier management, e-commerce, customer relationship management, selling, service and many other areas. Hybrid ERP systems are enabling enterprises to make the most of their legacy, on premise ERP systems while scaling their IT strategies to align with and accelerate current and future customer-driven business models. Hybrid ERP systems are especially valuable for manufacturers who rely on diverse sourcing, supply chain, production and service operations as they can unify a company across diverse locations. Multisite ERP support has challenged legacy on premise ERP providers in the past, yet the current generation of Cloud ERP providers are looking to capitalize on this requirement.

Another report by Hitachi Solutions Europe has found that over 31% of organizations have already moved part or all of their ERP solutions to the cloud. Looking at the responses from larger organizations (those with over 500 employees) suggests that it is no longer just smaller organizations taking a Cloud-based approach to ERP. In fact, almost a third of larger organizations surveyed said they have moved all or part of their ERP to the Cloud, or are in the process.

Those who have moved say the main benefits include easier access to information, reduced operating cost and ERP performance. Eighty per cent rated their experience of using cloud-based ERP as excellent or good.

B2BGateway has been providing cloud-based, fully integrated EDI solutions to ERP users across the globe since 1999. For further details on B2BGateway's fully integrated EDI solutions for cloud based ERP systems please visit http://www.b2bgateway.net or email Sales@B2BGateway.Net 

Will we see you at SuiteWorld 16?

B2BGateway is yet again a proud sponsor of this year’s SuiteWorld conference taking place in San Jose, CA, May 16-19. SuiteWorld is NetSuite’s annual user and partner conference and has rapidly become the world’s number 1 conference on Cloud ERP.

B2BGateway has been NetSuite’s EDI partner since 2001 and provides NetSuite users with cloud based, fully integrated EDI solutions. EDI can be defined as the structured transmission of electronic business data such as purchase orders, invoices, shipping notices, inventory updates, etc., between organizations and removes the need to re-key data.

If you are attending SuiteWorld this May, make sure to drop by booth #305 and say hello to the B2BGateway team. Alternatively, you can attend the B2BGateway presentation on how to use EDI to improve your organization’s supply chain efficiencies in the Expo Hall on Tuesday May 17 at 4.15pm.

For further information on B2BGateway’s EDI solutions for NetSuite please visit http://b2bgateway.net/EDI-for-NetSuite.asp or email Sales@B2BGateway.Net 

B2BGateway and NetSuite: Conquering the Wholesale Distribution Marketplace

By Kevin Hoyle, CEO, B2BGateway.

B2BGateway and NetSuite first partnered way back in 2001, back when NetSuite was known as NetLedger and the term ‘cloud computing’ was not yet invented. Back then we just referred to the cloud as plain and simple, doing business over the internet! In the intervening 15+ years, the world of EDI and ERP has changed a great deal; many integrations now use web-services and CFO’s are actively seeking cloud based ERP systems such as NetSuite. These solutions provide instant anywhere ERP access, along with fully integrated EDI solutions, through cloud technology and they are both affordable and available to the masses.

Since B2BGateway became NetSuite’s EDI partner in 2001, the Wholesale Distribution market has evolved significantly. The traditional supply chain route of; manufacturer to wholesaler to box store retailer has been altered. Now, we have online shopping carts, multi-layered e-commerce stores and drop shipping where the retailer may never handle the goods. EDI technology has played a major part in automating and simplifying all e-commerce solutions. Take for example the EDI 846 transaction set or inventory inquiry document. The EDI 846 is used by Wholesale Distributors to communicate inventory levels to their trading partners. It has become particularly important for online retailers such as Amazon to have this information at hand, especially when drop shipping. Online retailers cannot reliably offer goods to consumers without having up to date inventory information from their distributors. Cloud based, fully integrated EDI solutions can solve this problem by instantly sending electronic inventory updates from NetSuite to the trading partners.

Furthermore, many Wholesale Distributors are now outsourcing their warehouse and transportation needs to Third Party Logistics Providers (3PLs). By using the EDI 900 transaction set series, Wholesale Distributors can automate and communicate electronically with their 3PLs. Going beyond conventional EDI, NetSuite users can have their EDI 945 transaction sets (warehouse ship advice), received from the 3PL fulfill their transactions in NetSuite.

In Wholesale Distribution, margins are tight and getting tighter every day. Customers have choices of where they can purchase their products and the competition is always out there. Through better management of the warehouse, dead stock can be eliminated, items can be purchased that have better turn rates, and long lead time items can be better forecast. Wholesale Distributors can use EDI to optimize order entry, but they can also use EDI for Advanced Ship Notifications (ASNs), invoicing, creation of shipping labels and in some cases for ‘Just In Time’ (JIT) inventory processing and ‘Vendor Managed Inventory’ (VMI).

As we start 2016, more and more distributors are beginning to sell directly to consumers through e-commerce solutions such as NetSuite’s SuiteCommerce platform, Magento, Shopify, etc., and see it as an important driver for growth. Wholesale Distributors, whether they are very mature commodity businesses or young technology distributors, are facing the same challenges with respect to e-commerce. Essentially, an e-commerce company relies on a virtual storefront to sell goods and the distributor to fulfill the orders. In the past, Wholesale Distributors shipped to a B2B world of brick and mortar organizations. Generally, goods would be packaged in lots of dozens or grosses. Now with e-commerce the Wholesale Distribution business is beginning to cover both B2B and B2C (business to consumer) marketplaces, where the customer is buying in quantities of one or two. As such, product packaging has had to change and the methods of handling items are different for these reduced quantities.  

Further, e-commerce has substantially changed retail. In a Wall Street Journal article, Sarah Nasshauer describes that retail now has between 13 and 20 different seasons. We all know about Christmas, Halloween, Spring DIY season, but there are seasons like Storage and Organization in January, Allergy Season in late spring and Fall Gatherings (rakes and sweaters) in early October.  Wholesale Distribution needs to fulfill orders for these new seasonal demands, so they need technology to better manage their inventory and to be able to quickly handle orders and order changes. Wholesale Distributors need to be more nimble than ever in order to meet the changing needs of their customers.

NetSuite is a great product to use for managing a Wholesale Distribution organization. NetSuite has fantastic inbuilt functionality, but it also supports a complete eco-system of third party add-ons, such as B2BGateway’s fully integrated EDI (which can be found on the NetSuite SuiteApp platform). By continuously adding or improving third party applications and verifying their quality through verification processes such as ‘Built For NetSuite’, NetSuite can be assured their customers are getting the very best integrated cloud technology and market leading solutions.   

Read the full CIO Review magazine article here

B2BGateway offers organizations complete integration for all their communication needs.

B2BGateway’s cloud based EDI and automated supply chain solutions offer organizations complete integration with all their trading partners and business tools, regardless of market vertical served. Using B2BGateway’s cloud based EDI and data exchange technologies provides growing organizations with a complete ‘one stop shop’ approach to fulfilling all their communication needs.

B2BGateway offers complete supply chain automation solutions by providing full integration from the customers’ ERP solutions to Online Shopping Carts (Magento, Bigcommerce, 3dcart…), 3PL’s (Third Party Logistics), Online Marketplace (Amazon, Rakuten, Zappos...), Box Store Retailers (Walmart, CVS, Target…), Inventory Software Solutions (ACCTivate, Numbercruncher, Fishbowl), Manufacturers (Apple, Ford, Caterpillar…), Government and Financial Institutions.

To learn more about how B2BGateway’s complete communications solution removes the need for today’s modern organizations to have many, many separate solutions and touch points, please visit www.B2BGateway.Net or email Sales@B2BGateway.Net    

EDI transaction sets frequently used in Manufacturing

As EDI becomes more and more popular in many manufacturing verticals and as the thin line between manufacturers and distributors becomes more and more blurred in today’s world of e-commerce transactions, here is a list of some of the more popular EDI transaction sets used in today’s modern world of manufacturing:

§  ANSI X12 810 / EDIFACT INVOIC – Invoice – sent by manufacturers to the customer to bill for goods ordered and delivered.

§  ANSI X12 830 / EDIFACT DELFOR – Planning Schedule/Material Release – provides forecast data for upcoming orders that helps suppliers manage materials and other resources such as labor requirements. Not all 830's, however, can be used to create a Purchase Order, just manufacturers with 830's that have release capabilities.

§  ANSI X12 832 / EDIFACT PRICAT – Price/Sales Catalog – used by manufacturers to provide product information and prices to their supply chain partners in the form of a catalog.

§  ANSI X12 846 / EDIFACT INVRPT – Inventory Inquiry/Advice – used to notify trading partners of on-hand inventory. Becoming a strong requirement from Online Retail trading partners.

§  ANSI X12 850 / EDIFACT ORDERS – Purchase Order – used by manufacturer to purchase materials and/or services from a supplier.

§  ANSI X12 856 / EDIFACT DESADV – Advance Ship Notice (ASN) – communicates the contents of a shipment, sent in advance of that shipment’s arrival, which also provides information on the order, the products, the shipment arrival date and time, etc.

§  ANSI X12 862 / EDIFACT DELJIT – Shipping Schedule – provides detailed shipping requirements and may be triggered by product usage, allowing suppliers to replenish items immediately (similar to VMI), in support of Just In Time manufacturing processes.

§  ANSI X12 940 / EDIFACT INSDES – Warehouse Shipping Order – used to instruct remote Third Party Logistics Providers (3PL) or warehouses to ship orders to customers.

§  ANSI X12 943 / EDIFACT DESADV – Warehouse Stock Transfer Shipment Advice – an advance ship notice to a remote warehouse that a transfer shipment has been made from the manufacturer.

§  ANSI X12 944 / EDIFACT RECADV – Warehouse Receipt Advice – acknowledgment of receipt of a shipment (such as may be referenced in an EDI 943 transaction) at the warehouse.

§  ANSI X12 945 / EDIFACT DESADV – Warehouse Ship Advice – used by 3PL or warehouse to let manufacturer know goods have been shipped to customer.

§  ANSI X12 997 / EDIFACT CONTRL – Functional Acknowledgement – customer acknowledges receipt of EDI transaction set from manufacturer.

If your organization would like to know more about how EDI can help improve its supply chain efficiencies, please contact B2BGateway today by visiting our website www.B2BGateway.Net to get a local office number or simply email Sales@B2BGateway.Net

Case Study: B2BGateway offers MaxRefief with Cloud EDI for Xero

"Integration between our distributors and our accounting and warehousing functions use to be a big paperwork nightmare that took many staff hours to reconcile.  Now, with B2BGateway, it’s there, at our fingertips, fully accountable and in the cloud.  Employees in Sydney, San Francisco, London and Toronto are now all on the same page, and our staff requirements have been reduced by nearly 20%.  How good is that?”

Peter Spoto, President, MaxRelief USA, Inc.

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B2BGateway helps gamers delight NZXT implement EDI for Acumatica

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Target selects B2BGateway’s EDI solutions to help improve its communications process with 3D printer Shapeways.

Target Corporation has selected B2BGateway to provide seamless EDI communication between Target and Shapeways, a premier online 3D printing marketplace and service.

 

For sale through Target’s retail channels, Shapeways will provide a unique collection of charms, rings and ornaments – developed by Target’s design team that can be personalized by the consumer and brought to life using Shapeways’ unique 3D printing solutions. The collection will be greatly enhanced from mid-July 2015, when renowned accessory designer Eddie Borgo will offer Target customers the ability to personalize some of his collection through the Target-Shapeways 3D print collaboration.

 

In order for Target and Shapeways to deliver both an excellent product and excellent service to the consumer, they quickly realized that they needed a highly efficient and error free communications process. After looking at viable solutions in the marketplace and with a tight deadline that needed to be met, Target chose B2BGateway to develop a cost effective, efficient and error free communication process, using B2BGateway’s award winning cloud based EDI technology.

 

In a very tight timeframe (5 weeks), B2BGateway was able to develop a cloud-based, fully integrated EDI solution that allows Target and Shapeways to exchange Purchase Orders, Shipping Notices and Inventory Updates. Using B2BGateway’s EDI technology allows for seamless communication between Target and Shapeways removing the need to re-key data, thus greatly increasing efficiencies and drastically reducing errors.

 

If you would like to know more about B2BGateway’s cloud based EDI solutions please visit www.B2BGateway.Net or email Sales@B2BGateway.Net

Safety in the Cloud!

 

By Steve Kohler, VP Systems Development at B2BGateway

When our Director of Sales and Marketing asked me how one goes about Securing the Cloud, I thought it was an interesting subject, for certainly that depends on who you ask, what we mean by security, not to mention what you mean by “Cloud”.  In today’s rapidly evolving IT environment, Cloud security is something we should all be concerned with.  Organizations need to make sure their customer data is safe in the cloud, and end users (consumers) should be aware of what the cloud is and how it affects the assets they wish to protect.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology defines cloud computing as:
“Cloud computing is a model for enabling ubiquitous, convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction.”

The NIST also defines five essential characteristics that compose the Cloud model, three separate service models, and four deployment models.  The essential characteristics are On-demand self-service, Broad network access, Resource pooling, Rapid elasticity, and Measured service.  While the use of virtualization is not a specific requirement for the Cloud, it typically plays a key role in facilitating cloud offerings.  Multi-tenancy is another aspect of the cloud that is often treated as an integral component, although not part of the formal definition.

The Service Models

Software as a Service (SaaS). - Provides consumers with access to some service or application running on a cloud infrastructure.  The customer does not manage or control the underlying infrastructure such as network, servers, operating systems, or storage.  The customer has the ability to manage customized settings within the application only.

Platform as a Service (PaaS). – Consumers are granted access to an application hosting environment where they have the ability to deploy custom applications they create/acquire using tools/platforms supported by the provider. The customer does not manage or control the underlying infrastructure such as servers, operating systems, network, or storage, but has control over the deployed applications and custom settings within those applications.

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).  The consumer is able to provision processing, storage, networks, and other fundamental computing resources.  This allows the customer the ability to deploy custom software such as operating systems and applications.  The customer does not manage or control the underlying infrastructure but can have access to networking interfaces such as firewalls.

The Deployment Models

Private cloud - The cloud infrastructure is provisioned for exclusive use by a single organization.  It may be owned, managed, and operated by the organization or a third party, and it may exist on or off premises.

Community cloud - is provisioned for exclusive use by a specific community of consumers from organizations that have shared concerns. It may be owned, managed, and operated by one or more of the organizations in the community or a third party, and it may exist on or off premises.

Public cloud - is provisioned for open use by the general public. It may be owned, managed, and operated by a business, academic, or government organization, or some combination of them. It exists on the premises of the cloud provider.

Hybrid cloud - is composed of two or more distinct cloud infrastructures (private, community, or public) that remain unique entities, but are bound together by standardized or proprietary technology that enables data and application portability.

When we discuss security, we are usually concerned with Logical security and Physical security. 

Logical security protects data by utilizing software safeguards such as authentication methods, authorization, and ensuring user permission levels.  Common examples of this layer are:

·         A username and password combination that was assigned to access a network or shared resource.

·         Token based authentication - a user is able to generate a token such as a cryptographic hash that identifies the user and no password is actually shared as part of the authentication scheme. 

·         Two-way authentication - In addition to providing credentials or a token, the user must respond to a challenge presented by the system before gaining access to resources.  An example would be for the system to present a security question when the user is logging in from a new device or network.

Physical security is responsible for securing access to the infrastructure, datacenters, buildings, and other assets such as employees.  In addition to protecting against unauthorized access or damage by individuals, physical security should also address withstanding natural disasters, climate control and preventing accidental damage.

As you move down the cloud stack, the consumer becomes more responsible for implementing and managing security measures.  For example, an IaaS provider will secure the infrastructure, but it is up to the consumer to implement proper security measures in the operating systems and software they choose to host on the providers system.  At the top of the stack, Saas providers are responsible for the most as they must secure the infrastructure, as well as their networks and applications and provide strong logical security measures to protect customer data.  Regulatory compliance also comes into play, especially when dealing with credit card, healthcare, and financial data (PCI, HIPAA, SOX).

When assets or infrastructure are moved off premise into the cloud, the consumer must make sure that their Cloud Service Provider has adequate Physical controls in place, as well as logical controls to mitigate potential threats that might emerge.  Monitoring of Logs for example, becomes difficult if not impossible when using a Saas provider since the server logs will most likely not be available to the consumer, and contain information for multiple customers. 

Some potential threats present in a cloud environment not found in a traditional datacenter have to do with Virtualization and Multi-Tenancy.  Resource pooling on a virtual machine host increases the risk for noisy neighbors and resource contention.  A guest OS handling high I/O and CPU workload for one Customer could result in poor performance for other guest OS’s, creating a denial of service scenario for the affected Customers.  Attacks against the hypervisor are also on the rise, if a guest OS maliciously attacks and compromises the Host, the other resident guests are now at risk of being compromised.  It is critical to make sure the Cloud Service Provider has adequate security zones (virtual networks, vlans) configured per Tenant and that they adhere to best practices when updating their virtual infrastructure to ensure a secure environment. 

As companies move their data to the cloud to take advantage of the time and cost savings, a comprehensive risk assessment should be made on the assets being moved so that proper Monitoring and Incident response plans can be crafted to deal with potential breaches.  Encryption of data at Rest (at the cloud provider site) and in Motion (data travelling to and from the CSP) are also key elements that can increase a Secure Posture when dealing with a Cloud Provider.  SLA’s should address what logs consumers will have access to in the event of a compromise, as well as detail specific counter measures being taken to mitigate threats to the data.  Cloud offerings hold tremendous reward for Companies in terms of reducing overall expenditures and time savings , but there is also risk as control over assets is passed on to another organization and out of immediate physical control.  Proper vetting of Service providers and adherence to Industry standards are crucial to maximize return.

To learn more about B2BGateway’s cloud based EDI solutions, and how we protect your data in the cloud please call +1 401 491 9595 / +353 61 708533 or email Sales@B2BGateway.Net

The differences between EDI X12 and EDIFACT

 

Question: Hi Roger, we recently got a contract to supply an organization in Germany which will require EDI. This would normally be no problem to us as we have been doing EDI with our North American trading partners for over four years; however, our new German contract requires us to use EDIFACT rather than X12 as their preferred EDI standard. Could you highlight the main differences between X12 and EDIFACT and suggest what I should do?

 

Answer:  In 1979 the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) chartered the Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X12 to develop uniform standards for inter-industry electronic exchange of business transactions – now known commonly as Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). These transaction sets, abbreviated to X12, are the predominant EDI standards used by organizations in North America today.

In 1986, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE) approved the acronym "UN/EDIFACT," which translates to United Nations Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport. UN/EDIFACT is an international EDI standard designed to meet the needs of both government and private industry. EDIFACT is the most popular worldwide EDI data standard outside of North America.

Here is a brief list of some of the different names given to documents in the X12 and EDIFACT transactions sets. You will notice that X12 assigns numeric values to documents whereas EDIFACT lists names or abbreviations.

TRANSACTION SET/DOCUMENT	X12 SET	EDIFACT
PRODUCT/PRICING TRANSACTIONS
Price Sales Catalog	832	PRICAT
Price Authorization Acknowledgement/Status	845	ATHSTS
Specification/Technical Information	841	PRDSPE
Request For Quotation	840	REQOTE
ORDERING TRANSACTIONS
Purchase Order	850	ORDERS
Purchase Order Acknowledgement	855	ORDRSP
Purchase Order Change	860	ORDCHG
Purchase Order Change Acknowledgement	865	ORDRSP
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT TRANSACTIONS
Planning Schedule/Material Release	830	DELFOR
Shipping Schedule	862	DELJIT
Production Sequence	866	--
Ship Notice/manifest (ASN)	856	DESADV
SHIPPING/RECEIVING TRANSACTIONS
Shipment Information (Bill of Lading)	858	IFTMCS
Receiving Advice	861	RECADV
Non-conformance Information-Disposition Transaction, Cause/Correction	842	NONCON
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT TRANSACTIONS
Inventory Inquiry/Advice	846	INVRPT
Product Transfer and Resale Report	867	SLSRPT
FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS
Invoice	810	INVOIC
Freight Invoice	859	IFTMCS
Payment order/Remittance Advice (EFT)	820	REMADV

There are many differences between an X12 and an EDIFACT document and I would recommend that if you do not have the capabilities to do EDIFACT in house that you outsource to a strong global EDI solution provider who can handle both data formats. At B2BGateway, we have offices located in North America, Europe and Pacific/Asia regions and can handle all internationally recognized EDI data formats including not only X12 and EDIFACT but many, many more (Tradacoms in the UK for example).

For further information on B2Bgateway’s international data standards capabilities please visit www.B2BGateway.Net or call (401) 491 9595. 

Roger Leyden is Director of Global Business Development at B2BGateway.