EDI Basics Blog

Trading Partner On-Boarding – The Project that Never Ends

Steve Keifer — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:23:14 +0000

In 1882, Spaniards in Barcelona began construction on the large Roman Catholic Church commonly known as the Sagrada Familia. The church was designed by the architect Antoni Gaudi who took responsibility for

OFTP2 Adoption Levels Will Significantly Increase in 2012

Mark Morley — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:39:24 +0000

The OFTP2 implementation guidelines were introduced at the end of 2008, at a time when many companies were just starting to enter one of the most severe economic downturns of recent years.

So What Was Driving B2B in 2011?, Top 10 Blog Posts

Mark Morley — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:50:21 +0000

I have been a GXS blogger for four years now and during 2011 I posted nearly forty blog entries covering a range of B2B and manufacturing related topics. Over this time Google

2012 will be the year of the cross-channel purchase order for retail

Melanie Nuce — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:08:43 +0000

In an effort to provide consumers opportunities to engage with retailers anytime and anywhere, companies are turning to creative methods for managing purchase orders to maximize their product offerings and availability, while

The 11 Most Popular EDInomics Posts of 2011

Steve Keifer — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:09:38 +0000

With the end of the year coming soon, I thought I would provide a recap of the top EDInomics posts from 2011. The ranking is based upon information gathered from Google Analytics

Santa Claus, The Unsung B2B Hero of 2011 – Part2

Mark Morley — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:48:31 +0000

In my previous blog entry I described how GXS had nominated Santa Claus to win a B2B Heroes in the Cloud Award for 2011. I then went on to discuss how Santa

Santa Claus, The Unsung B2B Hero of 2011 – Part1

Mark Morley — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 05:31:01 +0000

GXS recently announced the winners of its 2011 B2B Heroes in the Cloud Awards. These awards were presented to 20 individuals who had made a significant impact on how B2B was used within

The 11 Best B2B e-Commerce Stories of 2011

Steve Keifer — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 03:27:44 +0000

This morning, IBM announced that it would expand its Smarter Commerce initiative with the acquisition of leading spend management vendor Emptoris. IBM-Emptoris will likely be the last major event in what has

Cyber Monday – How EDI increasingly powers Online Shopping

Steve Keifer — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:53:16 +0000

Cyber Monday is here! Although Monday is the official kickoff of the online holiday shopping season it certainly did not stop many consumers from getting a head start on web purchases this

How do you go about expanding your B2B platform into a new market? – Part1

Mark Morley — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:08:35 +0000

Many companies have globalised their operations and one of the key challenges to successfully entering a new market such as China or India is being able to expand or scale your B2B