Combining Retail Software and EDI to Reduce Errors and Increase Efficiencies (Webinar March 7th).

B2BGateway and Brightpearl have partnered to give online retailers and distributors a cutting edge in today’s modern world of omni-channel commerce. Combining B2BGateway’s award winning, cloud based EDI technology with Brightpearl’s class leading retail management software suite benefits the end user by:

§  Eliminating the need to re-key data which in turn reduces errors and cuts down on labor costs associated with manual data entry.

§  Can handle all international EDI file standards including X12, EDIFACT, Eancom, Tradacoms, PEPPOL, oioUBL, etc.

§  EDI is widely used in Box Store Retail (Tesco, Walmart, Boots, etc.), the Online Marketplaces (Amazon, Jet.com), Logistics, Government and Finance.

§  Can handle all communication protocols required VAN, AS2, FTP, sFTP, etc.

§  Compliant with all trading partner requirements and regulations

§  Full integration to Third Party Logistics Provider (3PL)

§  Supports Drop Shippers

§  GS1-128 Label and Packing Slip capabilities

To highlight the benefits of the combined solutions, B2BGateway and Brightpearl will co-host a webinar on Tuesday, March 7^th at 5pm GMT (9am PST). For further details and to register to attend please visit http://bit.ly/2kWbM0t

Oracle and NetSuite: A match made in heaven - but what does the future hold?

Oracle announced on July 28^th its intention to purchase NetSuite for $9.3 billion subject to regulatory approval. NetSuite is a leading cloud based ERP/CRM/eCommerce software business suite that was founded in 1998 by Evan Goldberg and has been to the forefront of financial cloud technology since its inception. But what does the future hold for both organizations and why did Oracle feel the need to purchase NetSuite?

The Cloud
Oracle has been shifting aggressively to the cloud over the past two years as its more traditional client/server based enterprise solutions have become less popular with customers. Indeed, its revenue mix has shown just how important cloud is becoming to Oracle’s future. NetSuite as a pure bred cloud company will help Oracle get a great share of the cloud driven marketplace.

SMB Marketplace
NetSuite will help Oracle strengthen its position in the ever growing small to medium marketplace, a sector that Oracle has largely ignored up to now. It hopes the NetSuite acquisition will help Oracle to reach smaller companies that can't afford Oracle's traditional high-cost, high-maintenance product.

International Reach
In NetSuite, Oracle saw a cloud company whose sales of e-commerce and manufacturing software to smaller businesses were stalling as it tried to move into international markets. Oracle will use its branding and international knowledge to help NetSuite overcome international obstacles.

Competition.
If Oracle had not purchased NetSuite, chances are that a rival such as Microsoft, SAP, Salesforce or Sage may have done so.

NetSuite Two-Tier Strategy
Oracle’s powerful databases will help NetSuite’s Two Tier Strategy of going to market, i.e. where multi-national corporations use cloud solutions such as NetSuite for their subsidiaries and international markets, but feed all the data back to the head office main ERP system such as SAP.

Will NetSuite remain as a separate entity?
Oracle’s Mark Hurd has stated that they will continue to run NetSuite as a separate company, but if the previous PeopleSoft acquisition is anything to go by, it may not be long before Oracle turns NetSuite into a complete Oracle offering which may mean price increases for existing NetSuite clients.

B2BGateway, a ‘Built for NetSuite’ solution, has been NetSuite’s EDI partner since 2001, back when they were known as NetLedger, and we wish them the very best for the future. If you would like to know more about B2BGateway’s cloud based, fully integrated EDI solutions for NetSuite users please email Sales@B2BGateway.Net or visit https://www.b2bgateway.net/edi-for-netsuite/

Construction begins on new B2BGateway World Headquarters in Rhode Island, USA.

Phase 1 construction has just begun on a new 40,000+ sq.ft. purpose built office campus for B2BGateway, a leading global EDI and automated supply chain software solution provider. The offices will be built on a 9 acre site adjacent to Exit 2 of interstate I-95 and only a few miles north of the Connecticut Border.

 

 

 

According to Kevin Hoyle, CEO of B2BGateway, “The site was chosen for its proximity to both New York and Boston. The facility will  allow us to amalgamate all the offices we currently lease in Rhode Island into one. This will greatly benefit both the organization and employees alike as we move forward and continue to grow at a rapid pace”.  He added “Having the additional acreage ensures space for future buildings and will add some fun with the soccer fields and volleyball courts for the staff.”  B2BGateway is aiming to take occupancy of their new offices in late Fall 2015.

 

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