Edifecs Selected by IPNet To Streamline Schema-Authoring
Edifecs SpecBuilder Schema-Authoring
Tool Validates IPNets Commitment to
Open Solutions
March 20, 2001 -- Edifecs, a provider of software solutions
for rapidly enabling the deployment,
ramp-up, and management of large-scale
B2B trading communities, today announced
that IPNet Solutions Inc., the leader
in transaction management for public
and private exchanges, has licensed
Edifecs SpecBuilder™ schema-authoring
and management suite. IPNet will also
offer the Edifecs product to customers
implementing IPNet eBizness™
Transact, a robust transaction management
system, providing management functions
such as data communications, encryption,
tracking, archive, transformation
and others related to the transfer
of files between enterprises.
Edifecs SpecBuilder is the most widely
deployed schema-authoring and management
tool on the market today. Designed
to eliminate the complexity and time
involved in manually generating schema
and guidelines for XML and EDI standards-based
business documents, SpecBuilder has
been proven to reduce costs and time
for these tasks by up to 85%. In use
by over 1000 corporations worldwide
and thousands of consultants and integrators,
SpecBuilder is also the solution of
choice for over 30 industry associations,
standards bodies, and consortia for
standards development. SpecBuilder
builds upon Edifecs expertise
in B2B standards development and implementation
gained through leading roles with
key industry groups and standards
consortia.
Edifecs SpecBuilder is ideal
for use as a reference tool and for
building implementation guidelines,
said Nick Brox, senior vice president
sales and marketing. With its
comprehensive library of B2B standards,
Edifecs also serves to validate our
commitment to building open solutions
and standards compliance.
We are delighted that IPNet
Solutions has made SpecBuilder their
preferred schema authoring tool of
choice, said Greg Gilles, vice
of president of product management
for Edifecs. This partnership
is a significant affirmation of our
aims to have SpecBuilder maintain
its best-of-breed position in a very
competitive marketplace. With Edifecs
SpecBuilder, IPNet is adding a highly
complementary component to their solution-set.
Edifecs SpecBuilder is a component
of the Edifecs CommerceDesk™
solution suite, which eliminates the
number one bottleneck in B2B e-commerce
today: enablement of trading partners.
Companies deploying a CommerceDesk
solution can significantly reduce
the time and resources involved in
enabling, or ramping up, trading partners
into their XML or EDI-based trading
community. CommerceDesk provides fast,
efficient means for implementing trading
partner relationships with thousands
of partners.
About IPNet Solutions
IPNet Solutions Inc. is the leader
in e-business transaction management.
With it's server, PC and browser options,
IPNet enables all partners to transact
business, share information and collaborate
securely over the Internet. VAN fees
and paper-based communications are
eliminated. Transactions and information
flow are optimized. By integrating
and synchronizing information real-time
between trading partners, IPNet unleashes
the ROI of legacy systems. IPNet's
open solutions are based on industry
standards for communications, security,
XML and EDI. IPNet's ability to swiftly
deploy and implement is unmatched.
Recent industry recognition includes
UPSIDE Magazine's Hot
100 Private Companies, Computerworld's
Top 100 Emerging Companies
to Watch in 2001, Manufacturing
Systems' 25 Emerging
Companies to Watch, American
Electronics Association's Best
Innovative New Product/Technology,
iSource's Top 100 Premier
E-Procurement Providers and
RIS News' Top 50 Retail
Software Vendors. More information
about the company can be found at
www.ipnetsolutions.com or 866-476-3848
(866-IPNET4U).
About Edifecs
Edifecs (www.edifecs.com) provides
software solutions that accelerate
the deployment, ramp-up, and management
of large-scale B2B trading networks.
The Edifecs solution suite encompasses
the CommerceDesk™ and SpecBuilder™
products, and a services group with
demonstrated expertise in XML and
EDI standards---all designed to reduce
costs and time-to-market for companies
building trading networks or participating
in trading exchanges. Through these
solutions Edifecs is helping companies
around the world eliminate the most
significant bottlenecks to conducting
e-business with their trading partners.
Founded in 1996, Edifecs serves an
installed base of more than 1,000
customers including Microsoft, IBM,
Ingram Micro, Eastman Kodak and Dura
Automotive. The company partner with
numerous B2B providers such as GE
Global eXchange Services, iPlanet
and Sterling Commerce, and is a technology
partner for more than 30 industry
consortia including RosettaNet, ebXML,
UN/CEFACT, CompTIA, and OBI. Based
in Bellevue, Washington, Edifecs is
privately held, with investment from
GE Global eXchange Services. More
information can be found at www.edifecs.com
or +1.425.895.3020.
Edifecs and CommerceDesk are registered
trademarks of Edifecs.
All other company and product names
are the property of their respective
owners.
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Contact:
Edifecs
Kevin Briody
425/895.3064
pr@edifecs.com
IPNet Solutions
Leilani Smith
949/838-1011
lsmith@ipnetsolutions.com
