Edifecs Selected by GE Global eXchange Services
to Provide Trading-Partner Enablement
Solution
BELLEVUE, WA (November 07, 2000) --
Edifecs (www.edifecs.com) today announced
that GE Global eXchange Services (GXS)
has licensed the Edifecs CommerceDesk
trading-partner enablement solution.
GXS will be incorporating the capabilities
of Edifecs CommerceDesk into its portfolio
of B2B transaction services.
Edifecs CommerceDesk is designed
to help GXS's customers use the Web
to accomplish tasks required in preparation
for online exchange of business documents.
These tasks include trading partner
registration, posting of program information,
reporting and compliance testing.
The complexity of preparing for online
trading is a significant roadblock
affecting the adoption of supply chain
e-commerce technology, especially
by smaller companies. Removing this
roadblock will make it easier for
smaller companies to join the online
trading partner networks of the large
corporations with which they do business.
"Companies are now realizing
that B2B e-commerce only works if
you can build a community," said
Otto Kumbar, Vice President of Interchange
Solutions at GE Global eXchange Services.
"Our Net Community Manager offering,
built on Edifecs CommerceDesk, is
key to any successful B2B community."
GXS's implementation of Edifecs CommerceDesk
was recently selected as a finalist
for an EC*CO (Electronic Commerce
Community Ovation) Award in Innovative
Supply Chain Management at the Electronic
Commerce World show in Orlando, Florida.
"GXS's licensing of Edifecs
CommerceDesk allows the company to
take advantage of our unique approach
to online trading-partner enablement,"
said Edifecs CEO Sunny Singh. "We're
very proud that a such a global leader
turned to Edifecs to become a key
technology provider to its overall
community-management solution."
About Edifecs
Edifecs (www.edifecs.com) is dedicated
to expediting business-to-business
e-commerce through two primary product
lines: its CommerceDesk partner-enablement
system, designed to automate and accelerate
the deployment of trading networks,
and its Business Collaboration Services,
which optimize value-net business
models by providing collaboration-modeling
services to supply-chain partnerships.
Founded in 1996, Edifecs serves an
installed base of more than 1,000
customers including Boeing, Microsoft,
IBM, Gillette, Eastman Kodak, Sony,
Barnes & Noble, and Dura Automotive.
The company partners with numerous
B2B providers such as GE Global eXchange
Services, iPlanet and Sterling Commerce,
and is a technology-solution partner
for more than 30 industry consortia
including RosettaNet, CompTIA, and
the Supply Chain Council. Based in
Bellevue, Washington, Edifecs is privately
held, with investment from GE Global
eXchange Services.
About GE Global eXchange Services
GE Global eXchange Services (GXS)
operates one of the largest B2B e-commerce
networks in the world, with more than
100,000 trading partners. The network's
1 billion annual transactions account
for $1 trillion in goods and services.
With a presence in 58 countries, GXS
applies Six Sigma quality processes
to provide e-commerce solutions that
help businesses around the globe remove
costs from their supply chains. GE
Global eXchange Services is a part
of GE Information Services, Inc.,
a wholly owned subsidiary of the General
Electric Company, USA, and is headquartered
in Gaithersburg, Maryland. (800) 560-4347.
Visit our Web site at www.gegxs.com.
For GE Global eXchange Services:
Jim Fowler
Public Relations Manager
Direct: (301) 340-5875
Fax: (301) 340-5299
Jim.Fowler@gxs.ge.com
www.gegxs.com
Edifecs and CommerceDesk are registered
trademarks of Edifecs.
All other company and product names
are the property of their respective
owners.
