http://www.gxs.com Latest news from GXS en-us Thu, 21 Oct 2009 09:00:00 EST Thu, 21 Oct 2009 09:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.comhttp://www.gxs.com/images/gxslogo.gif http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/AJnpnJtIBjY/10212009.htm GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, today announced it is expecting record customer attendance at its 2009 GXS Managed Services Global Customer Forum. Kicking off today at 3:00 p.m., the Forum will be held at the Gaylord National Harbor Hotel near Washington, D.C. through Friday, October 23. This annual customer gathering provides GXS and its valued customers the opportunity to have personal, interactive discussions about current trends and challenges in B2B e-commerce. Bob Segert, president and CEO of GXS, will provide a company update, while other GXS executives and partners will detail B2B/supply chain trends, product and technology strategies, and new and planned enhancements to GXS Managed Services. Thu, 21 Oct 2009 09:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/10212009.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/10212009.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/3jMcHq4-e0g/09302009.htm GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, today announced that it has been placed in the Visionaries quadrant in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Managed File Transfer Recently published by Gartner, Inc., a leading worldwide research and advisory firm, the report evaluated GXS based on its ability to execute and completeness of vision. The GXS MFT-as-a-service (MFTaaS) offering goes beyond simple file transfer to include visibility, monitoring, reporting and auditing and provisioning. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/09302009.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/09302009.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/jZqIcVQIPRo/09222009.htm GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, today announced it has been included in the Top 250 companies in the InformationWeek 500. The InformationWeek 500 is a listing of the most innovative business technology organizations of which only the top 250 companies are ranked. GXS was named the 151st company in the ranking. The companies included in this year’s InformationWeek 500 listing were recognized for their “relentless innovation” and “for keeping the pressure on for new ideas that drive business results.” The 2009 InformationWeek 500 companies were revealed on September 14, 2009 at an awards ceremony held during the InformationWeek 500 Conference in Dana Point, California. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/09222009.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/09222009.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/bBhOpooEn7c/09212009.htm GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, today announced HUthe resultsUH of an AMR Research study focused on the tie between B2B e-commerce deployments and enterprise resource planning (ERP) system upgrades. The study found that for companies with multi-million dollar ERP deployments, delays due to lack of B2B planning and integration can cost them in excess of $45,000 a day or more than $1 million a month. Nearly 85 percent of the companies surveyed experienced delays in ERP rollouts due to B2B integration issues. In fact, ERP/B2B integration projects have become so prevalent and important, that GXS has launched a HUweb siteUH specifically devoted to best practices and insights in this area. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/09212009.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/09212009.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/1ct_avDjf1s/09162009.htm GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, today announced that leading household appliance manufacturer, Indesit, has consolidated its European electronic data interchange (EDI)-based trading network on GXS Trading Grid. The company, which had built up what it describes as "a patchwork quilt" of nationally-based EDI networks, sought to consolidate this patchwork into a single pan-European EDI infrastructure. This infrastructure now includes many retailers in Eastern Europe. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/09162009.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/09162009.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/RM55x_2VuEg/09012009.htm GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business e-commerce solutions, today announced that Pat. Salmonese, vice president of GXS Product Master Data Management (MDM), has been appointed to the GS1 Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN®) Board of Directors. As the only B2B e-commerce and Product MDM vendor represented on the board, GXS not only will be influential in the advancement of the GDSN, but also will have more detailed insight into the requirements of participating companies. Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/09012009.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/09012009.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/x28lAmov4WM/08172009.htm GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business e-commerce solutions, today announced that Dairy Crest, the UK's leading chilled dairy foods company, has signed a multi-year agreement for GXS Managed Services. GXS Managed Services is GXS' portfolio of B2B e-commerce outsourcing services which includes B2B messaging services, trading partner onboarding, community management, mapping, testing and monitoring. By outsourcing the management of its B2B e-commerce network, Dairy Crest is improving and optimizing its relationships with customers and suppliers. Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/08172009.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/08172009.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/dFb8p-2N8tE/07272009.htm GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, today announced that Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL), a leading global supplier of semiconductor production equipment, has selected GXS Managed Services. Seeking a provider that could fully support the RosettaNet standard, TEL turned to GXS to provide a comprehensive B2B outsourcing solution that would help it achieve operational cost savings and greater supply chain efficiency. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/07272009.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/07272009.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/dFb8p-2N8tE/07272009.htmhttp://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/07272009.htm GXS, a global provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce services, today announced a partnership with CGI Group Inc., a leading provider of information technology and business process services. The two companies will integrate their services to provide an end-to-end supply chain finance (SCF) solution to financial institutions. The new offering will leverage GXS Trading Grid®, the world’s largest B2B integration services platform, and will be part of CGI’s global trade and SCF bank offering, Proponix360™. Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/07272009.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/07272009.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/pyIilialE3w/07212009.htm GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, today announced that more than 2,000 companies in China and Hong Kong have selected GXS to automate their supply chains. The number of GXS customers in China has doubled in three and a half years, further establishing GXS as the leading provider of B2B e-commerce solutions in Greater China, and includes industry leaders such as Alcatel Lucent Shanghai Bell, Asia Pulp and Paper, BSteel Online Co. Ltd, Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen, Sinotrans Limited and Sinopharm Medicine Holding Co., Ltd. In that time, GXS has secured new business with large customers as well as their small-and-medium-sized trading partners in various vertical industries including automotive, high-tech, manufacturing, logistics, pharmaceutical, retail and telecommunications. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 09:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/07212009.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/07212009.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/SYzCyYbidaM/06302009.htm GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, today announced that its customer, Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (NYSE: DPS), was named a finalist for the VICS Collaborative Commerce Achievement Award for Supply Side Excellence. DPS was recognized for its deployment of GXS Price and Promotion Synchronization Service which enables the company to automatically update bottlers and retailers of new pricing and sales promotions and synchronizes that information in backend systems. The VICS award dinner was held in conjunction with U Connect 2009, a conference for retail supply chain professionals hosted by GS1 U.S. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/06302009.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/06302009.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/mV1dn_L2fHQ/06242009.htm GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, today announced that Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has signed an agreement for GXS Managed Services. A subsidiary of Tata Motors Limited, India ’ s largest vehicle manufacturer, JLR was seeking a B2B provider that could provide a flexible and scalable infrastructure, enabling the company to continue working with more than 850 electronic data interchange (EDI)-based suppliers around the world. GXS Managed Services is a comprehensive suite of B2B outsourcing services that provides the on-going management and maintenance of a company ’ s global B2B e-commerce network and transactions. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/06242009.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/06242009.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/WaNZB1sSpNU/06222009.htm GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, today announced it has been recognized in the Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 for helping customers respond to the economic downtown. Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine annually honors the top supply and demand chain vendors that are leading the way in enabling supply chain technology development and advancement. GXS earned its inclusion in the listing for helping companies manage their supply chains during the economic downtown. GXS has put a strong focus on helping companies maintain their B2B capabilities, but reduce their costs through GXS Managed Services. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/06222009.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/06222009.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/MHZSbDRoAKQ/06192009.htm GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, today announced that Denise Oakley, the company’s International Marketing Director, has been elected Vice-Chair of the EDIFICE industry association. EDIFICE is the European user group for the Electronics Industry that supports the adoption and promotion of B2B standards within the industry. This election of Oakley marks the first time in the organization’s 23 year history that a vendor member has been named to the EDIFICE board. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/06192009.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/06192009.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/QR-PIqgkm98/06162009.htm GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, and RollStream, a leading provider of enterprise community management solutions, today announced a partnership that will dramatically change how multi-enterprise business communities are managed. The two companies will offer organizations with large and complex trading partner networks an online solution to accelerate communication and collaboration with their business partners. By integrating RollStream with GXS Trading Grid®, GXS is giving customers an entirely new capability to optimize the human aspect of trading partner relationships required to enhance supply chain performance and serve customers. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/06162009.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/06162009.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/_HREt6nsd6c/06012009.htm GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, today announced that Electrolux, a global leader in household and professional appliances, has implemented the GXS Logistics Network, part of the GXS Logistics Visibility service on GXS Trading Grid, to support electronic integration and collaboration with its U.S.-based transportation carrier network. The company, which has seven factories throughout North America and more than 200 carriers competing for its shipments, needed a method to automate the shipment tender process with its carriers to reduce costs and shipment lead-times. GXS has onboarded transportation carriers representing more than 80 percent of Electrolux’s shipment transactions. Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/06012009.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/06012009.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/8TF4uhHPH8U/04282009.htm GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, and Hallmark, the leading card manufacturer, today announced that Hallmark UK has standardized on GXS Trading Grid® to support its B2B e-commerce initiatives. GXS Trading Grid is Hallmark UK’s preferred platform for electronic trading with its major UK accounts which include supermarkets and other large retailers. Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/04282009.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/04282009.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/D_ifdCAISyU/04152009-MSFT.htm GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, today announced that its customer, CNH (Case New Holland), a world leader in the agricultural and construction equipment businesses, has been named to Managing Automation’s Progressive Manufacturers 100. CNH was honored by the publication for its global B2B e-commerce deployment via GXS Managed Services which began in 2007. GXS Managed Services is the company’s comprehensive B2B outsourcing portfolio that provides companies with the people, processes and technologies necessary to maintain complex and geographically-dispersed B2B e-commerce programs. Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/04152009-MSFT.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/04152009-MSFT.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/vTnSNILK2iM/03242009-MSFT.htm GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, today announced that its President and Chief Executive Officer, Bob Segert, has been named a 2009 “Pro to Know” by Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine. This year’s winners were specifically recognized for “demonstrating leadership during the current economic downturn by managing risk in the supply chain, providing competitive advantage and/or delivering value to the bottom line.” Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s Pros to Know is a listing of individuals who have a vision for 21st century supply chains and who have personally helped clients apply technology or processes to modernize their supply chains. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 09:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/03242009-MSFT.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/03242009-MSFT.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/gUtN3o8AFnU/03102009.htm GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, today announced that Core Management Logistics (CML), plc. has adopted GXS Trading Grid® as its platform for electronic trading with U.K.-based retailer, Marks and Spencer. CML has signed a multi-year agreement to use GXS Trading Grid Messaging Service to support the exchange of electronic supply chain documents including invoices, advanced ship notices and payment instructions. The adoption of B2B e-commerce versus paper-based trading has led to significant operational savings for CML as well as greater environmental sustainability in its operations. Wed, 4 Mar 2009 09:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/03102009.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/03102009.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/rg0yc-s4zv8/03042009.htm GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, today announced that 30 new customers were signed in 2008 for GXS Managed Services, the company’s B2B outsourcing portfolio of services. Approximately 60 percent of the customer deals were signed by businesses based in North America, with 17 percent in Europe and 23 percent in Asia-Pacific. GXS Managed Services revenue increased 25 percent in 2008 versus 2007. New customers that have selected GXS Managed Services include Accenture, A.C. Moore, Electronic Components International, Gander Mountain, Sempra Energy, Smart Shirts and Swiss Commercial Capital. Wed, 4 Mar 2009 09:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/03042009.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/03042009.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/3lOjHxiMWso/02172009.htm GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, today announced that Elior, the largest contract catering organization in France and the third largest in Europe, has adopted GXS Trading Grid® to support electronic invoicing and payment with suppliers. Elior turned to GXS to streamline key business processes and to automate high volumes of data exchanged with trading partners. Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/02172009.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/02172009.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/L7PHkPF1HHE/01302009.htm GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, today announced its Top 10 B2B e-commerce predictions for 2009. Thought leaders from GXS created the predictions based on research, news, trends, industry discourse and customer discussions. The predictions span vertical industries and incorporate many of the latest trends and factors affecting businesses around the world. The predictions are concentrated in three distinct areas: B2B Best Practices, Emerging Technologies and Financial Services. All the predictions are discussed in greater detail by the experts on Trading Grid Radio. Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/01302009.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/01302009.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/tn8zYbgW_r8/01272009.htm GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, today launched a methodology for identifying the total cost of ownership (TCO) of managing a B2B program in-house versus outsourcing to a managed services provider, like GXS. The current economic environment is forcing many companies to cut costs while maintaining the same or better functionality. The GXS TCO methodology enables companies to definitively establish whether B2B outsourcing can lower their spend on B2B e-commerce operations. The model takes into account all costs and resources associated with B2B and provides companies with a detailed cost comparison for both avenues. A new white paper outlining the methodology for measuring TCO and the costs associated with establishing and maintaining a B2B program is available now at http://www.gxs.com/. Tues, 27 Jan 2009 09:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/01272009.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/01272009.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/50EqbS-ZemA/01052009.htm GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, today announced that it has acquired Interchange Serviços S.A (\x93Interchange\x94), one of Brazil’s largest, in-country providers of electronic data interchange (EDI) services, from current owners Banco Real, Citibank Brazil, EDS, an HP company, and Itaú Unibanco. The acquisition builds upon GXS’ current market presence in Brazil and accelerates the company’s growth plans for B2B managed services in Brazil. Interchange provides service to more than 450 customers in the financial services, retail and utilities industries, including 50 of the country’s largest banks. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/01052009.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2009/01052009.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/J-mgn-nEFeI/12162008.htm GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, today announced that Yamaha Motors has deployed GXS Trading Grid® Logistics Visibility in Japan and North America to achieve real-time visibility into its global logistics operations for the distribution and sale of repair parts. Yamaha is a global manufacturer of motorcycle, marine and power products with production and sales sites and business partners worldwide. The company needed a solution to dynamically control international logistics operations for repair parts that could integrate seamlessly with its global electronic ordering system. Tues, 15 Dec 2008 13:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2008/12162008.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2008/12162008.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/hVGK7k0t1Eo/12152008.htm GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, and SCC Swiss Commercial Capital today announced details of a new strategic alliance to jointly accelerate the development of the rapidly growing supply chain finance market. The two companies plan to cooperate on a number of levels to deliver innovative solutions to manufacturers seeking to gain visibility into their financial supply chains. Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2008/12152008.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2008/12152008.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/cYxK2r5kZuE/12022008.htm GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, today announced it has been named to the 2008 InfoWorld 100. The InfoWorld 100 awards honor companies for IT projects that exemplify intelligent, creative uses of technology to meet business and technical objectives. GXS was named to the list in honor of its investment to upgrade and improve the reliability of its Ohio data center operations, consolidating five legacy platforms onto one network, Trading Grid Ultra, and tapping energy-efficient blade frame servers with dual-continent fail-over capabilities. Tues, 02 Dec 2008 13:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2008/12022008.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2008/12022008.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/LQqg3728Ndo/11212008.htm GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, today announced the winners of its 2008 Customer Innovation Awards. Now in its third year, these awards recognize companies making innovative use of GXS’ services and solutions. The award categories are Best Use of GXS Trading Grid® to Increase B2B e-Commerce Automation, Best Use of B2B Outsourcing to Accelerate Competitive Differentiation, Best Use of GXS Trading Grid to Enhance Global Supply Chain Visibility, Best Use of GXS Trading Grid to Accelerate Supply Chain Globalization, Best Use of GXS Trading Grid to Reduce Environmental Impact and Best Use of GXS Trading Grid to Improve Data Accuracy. This year’s honored, award recipients include Sainbury’s, Best Buy, Henkel, DHL and Circuit City Stores. For a full list of the winners, please visit http://www.gxs.com/customers/customer_awards_2008.htm. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2008/11212008.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2008/11212008.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/IcgCqn8CO8k/11192008.htm GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, today announced the launch of GXS Trading Grid® for Excel, an innovative service that enables enterprises to seamlessly automate B2B transactions with global trading partners via the world’s ubiquitous desktop application, Microsoft Office Excel 2007. GXS Trading Grid for Excel takes advantage of the new Office Excel 2007 user interface, XML file format structures and the hallmark custom programmability of Office Excel 2007. The new service also combines the document management and translation capabilities inherent in GXS Trading Grid, to deliver a \x91direct to desktop’ automation solution for enterprises and their trading partners. A demo of the service can be found at http://www.gxs.com/flashdemo/tg4xl.htm. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2008/11192008.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2008/11192008.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/hxBsfSMKCSw/11102008.htm GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, today announced that World Duty Free, the UK’s leading travel retailer, has selected GXS Intelligent Web Forms (IWF). GXS IWF, a GXS Managed Service, is an entry-level B2B e-commerce service specifically designed for enterprises seeking additional solutions to enable their small to medium-sized (SMB) trading partners to participate in electronic trading initiatives. GXS IWF will play a key role in World Duty Free’s sustained drive to boost business efficiency and ensure its broad range of suppliers is e-enabled. Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2008/11102008.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2008/11102008.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/VKuFEMiOn7M/11052008.htm GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, today announced Yanmar Co., Ltd. (Yanmar) has deployed GXS’ global logistics visibility solution, GXS Trading Grid Logistics Visibility, to monitor and gain insight into the transport status of maintenance and repair parts. Leveraging GXS Logistics Visibility, Yanmar is able to deliver timely, accurate information about the transport of spare parts from order to arrival to their customers. Launched in July 2008, the service has helped Yanmar increase customer satisfaction levels among its buyers since implementation. Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2008/11052008.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2008/11052008.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/2ehrWoNxjuE/10282008.htm GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, today announced the second edition of Insights, the company’s executive summit portal focused on advancing thought leadership and sharing best practices in B2B and supply chain management. Now available at www.gxs.com/insights, GXS Insights pulls together contributions from an array of independent experts and commentators \x97including leading journalists and analysts \x97 supported by analysis from GXS thought-leaders, offering a rich and thought-provoking map of emerging opportunities. All the content has been commissioned and created especially for GXS Insights. Tues, 28 Oct 2008 13:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2008/10282008.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2008/10282008.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/RLobwoi7wsE/10272008.htm GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, today launched GXS Service Parts Visibility, a powerful and comprehensive new offering that helps manufacturing companies gain real-time visibility into their spare parts shipments around the world. GXS Service Parts Visibility is designed for companies in the high tech, automotive, aerospace and industrial manufacturing sectors that require real-time visibility into the movement of parts shipments around the world. Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2008/10272008.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2008/10272008.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/ZfwuZq3HeGU/10202008.htm GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, today announced that Korea Telecom (KT) has selected GXS B2B software to support electronic data interchange (EDI)-based transactions for more than 200,000 corporate customers. As Korea’s leading telecom operator, KT provides a wide range of services to corporations throughout Korea. KT has rapidly expanded its product portfolio beyond traditional data networking offerings to include e-commerce services and is leveraging GXS integration broker technology as the foundation for its EDI product line. KT is upgrading and expanding its deployment of GXS software into a high availability (HA) configuration to provide greater scalability and reliability for its EDI services. Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2008/10202008.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2008/10202008.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/8amWHEizNpo/10162008.htm XS (Booth 107), a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, will participate in the 7th Annual Institute of Management and Administration (IOMA) Accounts Payable Conference and Expo to be held Wednesday, October 15 through Friday, October 17 at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. During the conference, Marty Stewart, Circuit City’s Vendor Relations Manager of EDI, will present a case study on the company’s use and successful results with GXS’ Intelligent Web Forms (IWF) for conducting B2B e-commerce with small and medium sized businesses (SMBs). Thurs, 16 Oct 2008 13:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2008/10162008.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2008/10162008.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/V9TbZCka0hM/10092008.htm GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, today announced the commercial availability of GXS Product Information Manager (PIM) 8.3. New features now available include business process management (BPM) functionality to support greater visibility and control over workflow processes; management of master data associated with products or product categories; expanded web services API support for integration within a service oriented architecture (SOA) infrastructure; ability to apply mass updates across a set of products or categories; and embedded GXS Application Integrator for tighter integration and data sharing across internal systems (i.e., enterprise resource planning, merchandising, warehousing, etc.). The product is available in two versions, Retailer Edition and Supplier Edition, to meet the unique data management needs of each company type.  Thurs, 10 Oct 2008 13:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2008/10092008.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2008/10092008.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/2njeuZBNLeA/09242008.htm GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, today announced its 2008 Managed Services Global Customer Forum to be held Wednesday, September 24 through Friday, September 26 at the Gaylord National Harbor Hotel near Washington, D.C. This annual customer gathering provides GXS and its valued customers the opportunity to have personal, interactive discussions about current trends and challenges in B2B e-commerce. Bob Segert, president and CEO of GXS, will provide a company update, while other GXS executives will detail the product and technology strategy and roadmap, as well as new and planned enhancements to GXS Managed Services.  Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2008/09242008.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2008/09242008.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/-aZvNEBYNig/09182008.htm As companies increasingly seek to become more efficient and environmentally friendly by automating their supply chains, GXS and Verizon Business are delivering business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions that can help these efforts. Supply chain management solutions offered jointly by GXS and Verizon Business enable businesses to securely and seamlessly convert manual, paper-based processes into automated electronic transactions among vendors, partners and customers, reducing the use of paper and making business transactions more efficient. Automating the supply chain to achieve green benefits will be discussed today by the two companies at the Computerworld Green IT Symposium in National Harbor, Md., www.greenitsymposium.com. Thurs, 18 Sep 2008 13:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2008/09182008.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2008/09182008.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/GrCw0Qg4z8g/09172008.htm GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, today announced that Maclean’s Highland Bakery, a bakery supplier to Tesco, has adopted GXS Intelligent Web Forms (IWF) to help the bakery in its drive to increase business with retail customers. The deployment, which was recently completed, has already led to increased sales, greater efficiencies and fewer out-of-stocks for Maclean’s bakery products at stores. Maclean’s is a family-owned business that previously managed all its orders and invoices via manual, paper-based processes which limited the company’s insights into product levels at stores and also limited its ability to grow sales at existing stores or add new ones. Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2008/09172008.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2008/09172008.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/j2PhsILuehI/09152008.htm GXS, a leading provider of business\x96to\x96business (B2B) e\x96commerce solutions, today announced the commercial availability of GXS Managed File Transfer (MFT). GXS MFT is a GXS Managed Service designed uniquely for companies seeking secure and reliable file exchange, especially for large or bulk files. Based on Internet technology and open standards, GXS MFT offers its customers easy integration with trading partners, ultimate scalability for volumes and file size growth and visibility for auditing and tracking purposes, without the expense of supporting proprietary protocols in\x96house. It enables businesses to free up IT resources to focus on mission\x96critical projects that support business objectives and reduces operational, support and maintenance costs associated with managing disparate file transfer technologies. With GXS MFT, businesses can consolidate all their file transfer solutions, eliminating the need for proprietary software and gaining faster and easier trading partner on\x96boarding. Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2008/09152008.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2008/09152008.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/XzsnVJh0_bU/09122008.htm GXS (Booth C416) will be exhibiting at Sibos 2008, the world's premier financial services event, in Vienna, Austria from September 15 to 19, 2008. GXS is at the forefront of helping companies and financial institutions align their often-disparate physical and financial supply chains. GXS' focus at the event will be on demonstrating the importance of having a comprehensive financial supply chain solution that parallels the physical supply chain, thus ensuring that funding and payments are allocated appropriately and processed in a timely manner. Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2008/09122008.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2008/09122008.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/gxs/~3/YmlNpCiHFIo/09032008.htm GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, today announced that one of the largest beef companies in Europe, Anglo Beef Processors (ABP), has deployed GXS Trading Grid® to automate trading with its business customers. ABP works in a complex business environment with a high volume of customer orders and needed an ultra-reliable and flexible solution for its ongoing electronic trading requirements. The company needed a solution that could help it efficiently manage orders with accuracy and speed for quick dispatch to customers. It chose GXS to support this initiative. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:00:00 EST http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2008/09032008.htm http://www.gxs.com/gxs/newsroom/pr/2008/09032008.htm