OpenEDI exchanges 9 Million EDI documents a year

Transalis has EDI connections into the top 100 retail brands below that sell the full range of retail goods, food, drink & FMCGs for its OpenEDI web-based, integrated and supply chain OpenEDI offerings:

Amazon, Argos, Asda, AS Watson, Booker, Boots, B&Q, Budgens, Clinton Cards, Co-Op, Comet, Costco, Debenhams, Dixons, Focus, Ford Motor Co, General Motors, Gillette, HMV, Harrods, Homebase, House of Fraser, Iceland, IKEA, John Lewis, Kerry Foods, King, Londis, Masterfoods, Makro, Musgrave, Morrisons, Nisa, O2, P&G, Play.com, RHM, Toys R Us, Safeway, Sainsbury, Somerfield, Superdrug, Tetley, Tesco, Travis Perkins, Unilever, Volkswagen, Volvo, Waitrose, Wilkinsons, Wickes, 3M, Babies R Us, Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, Bloomingdales, Bon Ton, C&S Grocers, Drugstore.com, Footlocker, GAP, Home Depot, Hudson Bay, JC Penny, Kmart, Kroger, Lowes, Macy’s, Nordstrom, Office Depot, Petsmart, Piggly Wiggly, QVC, Rosenthal, Saks, Sears, Staples, Steinmart, Supervalu, Target, Virgin, Wal-Mart, Walt Disney.

Transalis Retail EDI Customers

Transalis has 5,000 EDI users that supply the main 100 retail brands above with white goods, electrical appliances, household goods, home & garden, jewellery, clothing, processed foods, fresh, ambient and frozen foods, soft drinks, health drinks, alcoholic beverages & FMCGs for its OpenEDI web-based, integrated and supply chain OpenEDI offerings.

Transalis Customers Retail EDI Volumes

Transalis EDI customers in the retail sector transact the volumes below:
Retail value through OpenEDI tops £900Million per annum

Transalis Retail Brand EDI Connections

Transalis has EDI connections into all the top main retail brands that sell the full range of retail goods, food, drink & FMCGs for its OpenEDI web-based, integrated and supply chain OpenEDI offerings:

Amazon, Argos, Asda, AS Watson, Booker, Boots, B&Q, Budgens, Clinton Cards, Co-Op, Comet, Costco, Debenhams, Dixons, Focus, Ford Motor Co, General Motors, Gillette, HMV, Harrods, Homebase, House of Fraser, Iceland, IKEA, John Lewis, Kerry Foods, King, Londis, Masterfoods, Makro, Musgrave, Morrisons, Nisa, O2, P&G, Play.com, RHM, Toys R Us, Safeway, Sainsbury, Somerfield, Superdrug, Tetley, Tesco, Travis Perkins, Unilever, Volkswagen, Volvo, Waitrose, Wilkinsons, Wickes, 3M, Babies R Us, Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, Bloomingdales, Bon Ton, C&S Grocers, Drugstore.com, Footlocker, GAP, Home Depot, Hudson Bay, JC Penny, Kmart, Kroger, Lowes, Macy’s, Nordstrom, Office Depot, Petsmart, Piggly Wiggly, QVC, Rosenthal, Saks, Sears, Staples, Steinmart, Supervalu, Target, Virgin, Wal-Mart, Walt Disney.

Transalis Retail EDI Customers

Transalis has EDI users that supply all the main retail brands above with white goods, electrical appliances, household goods, home & garden, jewellery, clothing, processed foods, fresh, ambient and frozen foods, soft drinks, health drinks, alcoholic beverages & FMCGs for its OpenEDI web-based, integrated and supply chain OpenEDI offerings.

Transalis Customers Retail EDI Volumes

Number of retail OpenEDI users tops 5,000
Transalis EDI customers in the retail sector transact the volumes below:
Retail transactions through OpenEDI tops 9Million EDI documents per annum 

Transalis Retail EDI Customers

Transalis has EDI users that supply the main retail brands below with white goods, electrical appliances, household goods, home & garden, jewellery, clothing, processed foods, fresh, ambient and frozen foods, soft drinks, health drinks, alcoholic beverages & FMCGs for its OpenEDI web-based, integrated and supply chain OpenEDI offerings:

Number of retail users 5,000
Approx: 20% large businesses with T/O £50m to over £100m (max up to £400m)
Approx: 70% midsize businesses with T/O under £50m
Approx: 10% small businesses with T/O under £10m

Transalis Retail Brand EDI Connections

Transalis has EDI connections into the top main retail brands below that sell the full range of retail goods, food, drink & FMCGs for its OpenEDI web-based, integrated and supply chain OpenEDI offerings:

Amazon, Argos, Asda, AS Watson, Booker, Boots, B&Q, Budgens, Clinton Cards, Co-Op, Comet, Costco, Debenhams, Dixons, Focus, Ford Motor Co, General Motors, Gillette, HMV, Harrods, Homebase, House of Fraser, Iceland, IKEA, John Lewis, Kerry Foods, King, Londis, Masterfoods, Makro, Musgrave, Morrisons, Nisa, O2, P&G, Play.com, RHM, Toys R Us, Safeway, Sainsbury, Somerfield, Superdrug, Tetley, Tesco, Travis Perkins, Unilever, Volkswagen, Volvo, Waitrose, Wilkinsons, Wickes, 3M, Babies R Us, Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, Bloomingdales, Bon Ton, C&S Grocers, Drugstore.com, Footlocker, GAP, Home Depot, Hudson Bay, JC Penny, Kmart, Kroger, Lowes, Macy’s, Nordstrom, Office Depot, Petsmart, Piggly Wiggly, QVC, Rosenthal, Saks, Sears, Staples, Steinmart, Supervalu, Target, Virgin, Wal-Mart, Walt Disney.

You can cut costs by doing business electronically. In today’s competitive economy, companies are looking to be more efficient, cut costs and maintain good relationships with customers.  This is a great challenge when 81% of UK companies still rely on manual, paper-based processes for orders, invoices and other documents. 

Transalis is an EDI Solution Provider Member of GS1. Request a copy of the report.

Every year, the UK retail sector places over 27 million orders.  How do these retailers and their suppliers manage to operate sleek and efficient supply chains and keep their prices competitive?

The answer is by automating their transactions using Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) technology.  GS1 EDI report reveals that this saves the UK’s leading retailers and their suppliers £650 million a year. 

If you already use EDI, you’ll know how it improves the order-to-invoice processes by making them:

cheaper
faster
more accurate
more efficient

Find out how Transalis OpenEDI can help you replicate the success of the retail sector in the GS1 EDI cost savings report. Request a copy of the report today to learn how EDI can help you improve efficiency, cut costs and remove manual, paper-based processes.

Argos EDI Team, Merchandise Data Support, Argos.,”OpenEDI is one of the easiest EDI solutions available. You’ll be ready within 48hrs and trading with Argos using the new OpenEDI services. And, you can integrate the Argos EDI services with your back-office or retail systems. This new OpenEDI service has been specifically developed for ALL Argos suppliers. Option 1. The online version is one of the easiest & most flexible EDI solutions available. You benefit by viewing your EDI documents securely & easily online. Options 2. All the online benefits of Option 1 plus the added benefits of a Data Link for users to securely download & integrate EDI documents (in the way you want FTP, AS2, HTTPS, SMTP, VAN etc) with your existing EDI, accounting or retail systems”.

Looking for help?

Transalis can answer any questions you have about doing business electronically and offer an OpenEDI solution for you, no matter what size business you are – large or small. Contact us for details.

Transalis, the leading provider of global OpenEDI and freeVAN EDI solutions, announced continued revenue growth up 40 percent on its previous year in its interim 2010 results.

The UK based company, which provides web-based and integrated OpenEDI Managed Service supply chain solutions to high street brands and SMEs, welcomed many new brand customers and provided innovative new services to existing customers. Growth was attributed to increased take-up of Transalis SaaS (Software as a Service) and Cloud service offerings, adding customers including sports brand Mitre Sports, award winning British product design company Grey Technology, British clothing brand TM Lewin, and global audio brand Bowers & Wilkins.

Aniello Sabatino, Director, Transalis solutions, commented on the company’s continued growth “in the current economic climate businesses are seeking major cost-savings and looking to their IT solution providers to help them realise these savings by rationalising their existing systems and removing outdated and redundant pieces of middleware in favour of solutions like Transalis SaaS and Cloud managed service solutions, and we expect this trend to increase considerably during 2010 /11.”

Continued investment in R&D to produce innovative new service offerings also increased sales revenues. Transalis is rolling out its freeVAN EDI Supply Chain service to retail organisations, to deliver EDI documents with zero VAN traffic costs. The service enables B2B (business-to-business) electronic document exchange between any trading organisations, from the largest retailers to the smallest, independent suppliers.

Transalis is expanding its Channel Partner growth in Europe generating a further 3,000 OpenEDI users during 2010/11 in sixteen countries across Europe, including new OpenEDI customer the stationery brand Helix, through Transalis channel partner, Technology Management Ltd, based in Birmingham, UK. 

Transalis also added a further 1,600 UK Garden Centres to its HEBE (Horticultural Electronic Business Exchange) service in partnership with the HTA (Horticultural Trades Association), based in Reading, UK.

Transalis also made its OpenEDI services available on iPhone and iPad, expanding its mobile business data sharing offerings, allowing business critical data to be accessed by mobile users anytime, anyplace, anywhere with the ability to integrate data with systems in fixed locations at anytime.

Reviewing Transalis expectation for 2010/11, Adam Swanson, Transalis business development, commented “The powerful combination of Transalis OpenEDI and freeVAN managed services allows large companies to trade electronically with all suppliers for 100% supply chain EDI enablement with considerably reduced costs, higher productivity and optimised processes plus managed services for web, integrated and supply chain EDI. We have an ever increasing sales pipeline proving Transalis offerings are providing what the market needs and we will continue to provide solutions to meet those needs.”

Microsoft Ireland Operations extends Transalis European EDI Contract.

The Microsoft development team based in Dublin have extended its vendor services contract with Transalis for EDI enablement of its European trading partners.

Transalis currently provides its OpenEDI integration services for Microsoft Ireland Operations Entertainment and Devises Systems group, with a range of Microsoft’s European trading partners including Argos & John Lewis in the UK, Fnac in Belgium and Mediamarkt in Germany.

The Transalis OpenEDI integration services for Microsoft include:

Provision of partner integration and electronic message translation services for the Microsoft E&D Systems group. Transalis sits between Microsoft and Microsoft’s trading partners. Transalis receives multiple message formats from Microsoft partners and reformats and translates these messages into the format required by Microsoft. This alleviates the need for Microsoft to build internal solutions.

http://www.xbox.com/en-IE/live/Enjoy.htm

PLAY.com the online retailer rolls out Transalis web-based OpenEDI.

Transalis has rolled out its web-based OpenEDI service for 200 PLAY.com suppliers. The new web-based EDI service was developed specifically to meet PLAY’s updated business processes for the complete EDI order-to-invoice cycle.

The new PLAY OpenEDI service is provided to PLAY’s suppliers at no charge to the supplier and allows every PLAY supplier to gain the benefits of trading by EDI with PLAY.

Play EDI Team, OpenEDI is one of the easiest & most flexible EDI solutions available. Suppliers are trading with Play using the new Play OpenEDI Portal within 24hrs. And, suppliers can integrate with their back-office or retail systems. The new Play OpenEDI Portal has been specifically developed for ALL Play suppliers. Option 1. The online version, our suppliers benefit by viewing EDI documents securely & easily online. Options 2. All the online benefits of Option 1 plus the added benefits of a Data Link for suppliers to integrate EDI documents with any existing EDI, accounting or retail systems.

Argos the UK’s “favourite” store & online catalogue retailer rolls out Transalis OpenEDI.

Transalis has rolled out its OpenEDI service for 600 Argos suppliers. The new Argos OpenEDI service was developed specifically to improve Argos business processes for the complete EDI order-to-invoice cycle.

The new Argos OpenEDI service allows all Argos suppliers to gain the benefits of trading by EDI with Argos.

Argos EDI Team, OpenEDI is one of the most flexible & user-friendly EDI solutions available. Suppliers are trading with Argos using the new web-based system within 48hrs. And, suppliers can integrate with their back-office or retail systems. The new Argos OpenEDI system has been specifically developed for ALL Argos suppliers. Option 1. The online version, our suppliers benefit by viewing EDI documents securely & easily online. Options 2. All the online benefits of Option 1 plus the added benefits of a Data Link for suppliers to integrate EDI documents with any existing EDI, accounting or retail systems.

New Transalis service targets supply chain comms cost

EDI vendor delivers freeVAN EDI service to remove VAN traffic operational overheads

With over 80 year’s experience of optical and technological innovation and a truly global presence, PENTAX is internationally renowned for setting new standards with its products. With a wide range of products that are specifically designed to meet the demands of today’s customers.

Pentax UK use Transalis OpenEDI with its UK trading partners including; Amazon, Argos, ASDA, Best Buy UK, Boots, Comet, Dixons, Makro and Tesco.

PENTAX continues to be at the forefront of product design and technology.

http://www.pentax.co.uk/

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Over the past 9 years, Gtech’s team of experts have been pushing the boundaries of innovation
in floorcare and garden products making Gtech the successful company it is today.

Globally, Gtech has sold over 16 million sweepers through international partners making them experts in their field. The V- technology vacuum range was launched in 2009 and Gtech continue to have success in the cordless garden sector.

Gtech are very proud of their powerful retail presence throughout the nation and use Transalis OpenEDI for stores including ASDA, Currys, Comet, John Lewis, House of Fraser, Debenhams, Robert Dyas, Tesco and The Range.

http://www.gtechonline.co.uk/about-gtech/

T.M.Lewin was established in 1898 in Jermyn Street, London.

Today, T.M.Lewin offers a range of menswear that includes mens shirts, suits, ties, cufflinks, casualwear, outerwear and accessories, as well as a distinctive range of womenswear, including shirts, suits, knitwear and accessories. For something with a creative twist, we also offer our John Francomb range – a modern take on the business wardrobe. With over 60 stores currently in the UK and plans to open more, whether you shop in store, online, through our catalogue or via our phones, we look forward to bringing you the very best in quality mens and womens businesswear.

http://www.tmlewin.co.uk/

A new white paper, co authored by Professor Alan Braithwaite, estimates that data inaccuracy among the top five retailers and their suppliers is costing as much as £1.4 billion per year – one per cent of total revenue, and a considerably higher figure than previously estimated.

The paper sets out eight key steps to secure the benefits of high levels of accuracy:

1. Measure actual performance – continuously.
2. On physical dimensions, use equipment like CubiScan to capture missing data on goods receipt.
3. Monitor and analyse data adjustments.
4. Set up a perpetual audit process.
5. Apply the framework to identify value potential and focus on the big opportunities.
6. Systematically improve Processes to manage input.
7. Build six sigma accuracy into cross-functional KPIs and make data quality everyone’s responsibility.
8. Automate data alignment where possible.

With its built in reporting functionality OpenEDI has enabled suppliers to automate their data transfer and upload product file data, price file catalogues, inventory reports, sales reports.  This total supply chain EDI enablement means that clean, accurate data is sent and received instantly allowing retailers and suppliers better visibility of stock, instant knowledge of order/delivery quantities and correct allocation of warehouse and shelving space.

Contact Transalis now to find out how we are changing the way companies communicate.

For the full article please check the link below:

http://www.logisticsmanager.com/Articles/14171/Data+inaccuracy+costs+retail+14+bn.html?IBE=LMDaily

 With Transalis OpenEDI Managed Services there’s no software or EDI knowledge required.

OpenEDI is used by large organizations such as Argos, Microsoft, PLAY.com & Tetley & 1,000’s of other companies for the complete EDI order-to-invoice cycle for 1,000’s of suppliers & buyers. With OpenEDI there’s nothing stopping any organization rolling out EDI to all their large, small & medium size trading partners for total supply chain EDI enablement.

Contact
Adam Swanson
Business Development
TRANSALIS Ltd
UK: +44 (0) 1978 369 343
USA: (845) 605-4475
aswanson@transalis.com

Reduce your VAN costs to ZERO with freeVAN

Contact us today and find out how easy it is!

You can completely remove your VAN costs with a single freeVAN connection to your whole supply chain. Other VANs charge for traffic generating costs and not all suppliers use the same VAN creating complexity. FreeVAN simplifies the process as all suppliers can connect easily to any retailer via freeVAN with no traffic charges to the retailer.

With freeVAN you can send & receive unlimited EDI Orders, Order Amendments, Acknowledgments, Invoices, ASNs, Despatch Advice Notes, Delivery Notes, Debit Notes, Credit Notes, Remittance Advice Notes, Sales & Inventory Reports & any other EDI documents with zero traffic costs.

FreeVAN offers 100% supply chain EDI enablement with considerably reduced costs, higher productivity and optimized processes plus Managed Services for Web, Integrated & Supply Chain EDI. And, you can remove outdated EDI translation software for seamless EDI integration with your internal systems using Transalis OpenEDI Managed Services.

TRANSALIS, global solution provider for EDI Managed Service Solutions, is rolling out its freeVAN EDI Supply Chain service to retail organisations, to deliver EDI documents with zero VAN traffic costs.

The freeVAN EDI service allows large businesses and organisations (hubs) to securely transmit EDI documents with zero VAN (Value Added Network) traffic costs for the first time. The service enables B2B (business-to-business) electronic document exchange between any trading organisations, from the largest retailers to the smallest, independent suppliers.

Further, TRANSALIS has bundled its OpenEDI functionality with the freeVAN service to enable businesses to exchange information electronically, regardless of file formats, size of organisation or technical capabilities. By integrating OpenEDI technology, it allows any business to comply with any other’s EDI requirements. The bundled offering allows hubs to reduce EDI costs and complexity and EDI enable their whole supply chain.

The powerful combination of freeVAN and OpenEDI allows large companies to trade electronically with all suppliers. FreeVAN offers 100% supply chain EDI enablement with considerably reduced costs, higher productivity and optimised processes plus Managed Services for Web, Integrated & Supply Chain EDI and removes outdated EDI translation software for seamless EDI integration with internal systems to maximise existing technology investments.

Contact us today and find out more.

  
TRANSALIS  works with global brands to turn EDI into profit centres.

TRANSALIS, global solution provider for EDI Managed Service Solutions, has worked with major retail brands to remove their internal EDI costs and turn EDI into profit centres through its OpenEDI and freeVAN EDI Supply Chain services.

And, their suppliers can also make substantial cost savings on their EDI services by simply switching to Transalis feeVAN and OpenEDI services.

Contact us today and find out more.

E4libraries is a BIC Book Industry Communication project to improve the efficiency of the library supply chain through the application of technology and commitment to standards.

As a full member of the BIC Transalis is promoting its existing OpenEDI offerings for libraries for the e4Libraries project and is committed to creating an efficient supply chain for both physical and digital products in the library sector, working with all the relevant stakeholders to eliminate wasteful and time-consuming practices and implement solutions acceptable to all.

Contact us today to find out more.

BIC is the book industry’s independent supply chain organisation, committed to impoving the efficiency of the book trade and library supply chains, reducing cost and automating processes.

As a full member of the BIC Transalis is promoting its existing OpenEDI offerings and is committed to creating an efficient supply chain for both physical and digital products in the book trade and library sectors, working with all the relevant stakeholders to eliminate wasteful and time-consuming practices and implement solutions acceptable to all.

Contact us today to find out more.

Mitre Sports International the global sports brand choose Transalis OpenEDI for EDI with their trading partners.

http://www.mitre.com/

John Lewis the UK’s “best loved” department store.

OpenEDI services options available to JLP suppliers which include a quick set up and migration service designed to minimise costs and disruption.

Tetley Tea the UK’s “perfect cup of tea” chooses Transalis OpenEDI.Transalis has rolled out its OpenEDI service for Tetley’s buyers with RSS. The new Tetley OpenEDI service was developed specifically to improve Tetley’s processes for the complete EDI order-to-invoice cycle.

The new Tetley OpenEDI service allows all Tetley buyers to gain the benefits of trading by EDI with Tetley.

Tetley use TRANSALIS to electronically enable their field sales support partner RSS. By working with Tetley & RSS, TRANSALIS has developed components that deliver better EDI solutions for their trading partners. TRANSALIS is particularly pleased to have worked with Tetley & RSS, as we believe their business vision offers them a competitive advantage.

Help Build Better EDI Solutions.

Use our Global EDI Community Blog as a positive platform to share your ideas to help improve EDI and together we can build better EDI solutions.  To share EDI issues and problems (whatever they are and whoever your current EDI provider is) get blogging to help build better EDI solutions.

Top Blog Topics: (just ask us to add more)

1. VAN Traffic – Do I really have to pay for VAN traffic any more?
2. FreeVAN - Can I get a zero VAN traffic cost service?
3. EDI Translation Software – Do I really need it any more?
4. 100% Supply Chain EDI – How can I achieve it & optimise my current processes?
5. Managed Services – How can I reduce EDI costs & complexity?

What would you like to improve? Get blogging…

Or email your suggested EDI blog topics or problems to brightideas@transalis.com and we’ll respond with a positive solution. We can’t wait to help!

PRESS RELEASE – Thursday, 22 April 2010

FREEVAN REMOVES SUPPLY CHAIN TRAFFIC COSTS

TRANSALIS, a global solution provider for EDI Managed Service Solutions, has announced the launch of its freeVAN EDI Supply Chain service, at the GS1 UK Annual Conference 22^nd April, to deliver EDI documents with zero VAN traffic costs.

The freeVAN EDI service will allow large businesses and organisations (hubs) to securely transmit EDI documents with zero VAN (Value Added Network) traffic costs for the first time. The service will enable B2B (business-to-business) electronic document exchange between any trading organisations, from the largest retailers to the smallest, independent suppliers.

TRANSALIS worked closely with large retail brands to develop the freeVAN service enabling companies of all sizes to trade electronically. The new service allows large businesses, who previously had to pay for VAN traffic, to take advantage of the powerful freeVAN service to remove supply chain VAN traffic costs.

Further, TRANSALIS has bundled its OpenEDI functionality with the freeVAN service to enable businesses to exchange information electronically, regardless of file formats, size of organisation or technical capabilities. By integrating OpenEDI technology, it allows any business to comply with any other’s EDI requirements. The bundled offering allows hubs to reduce EDI costs and complexity and EDI enable their whole supply chain.

Adam Swanson, Business Development at TRANSALIS comments, “The combination of freeVAN and OpenEDI allows large companies to trade electronically with all suppliers. FreeVAN offers 100% supply chain EDI enablement with considerably reduced costs, higher productivity and optimised processes plus Managed Services for Web, Integrated & Supply Chain EDI. And, you can remove outdated EDI translation software for seamless EDI integration with your internal systems using TRANSALIS OpenEDI Managed Services.”

Argos, Play.com, Microsoft, Tetley, and other hubs use TRANSALIS for their complete order-to-invoice cycle. By working with hubs, TRANSALIS has developed components that deliver better EDI solutions for their trading partners. TRANSALIS is particularly pleased to have worked with the hubs above, as we believe their business vision offers them a competitive advantage.

Adam Swanson concludes, “TRANSALIS has incorporated many years experience of this industry, coupled with our retail partners expertise, to develop a bundled solution that meets modern EDI requirements to reduce costs and complexity and to maximise our customers’ existing technology investments.”

Ends

Notes to Editors

freeVAN service includes: zero VAN traffic charges, customised OpenEDI Web Portal for trading partners, tailored pilot, full testing, integration, and global supply chain roll-out.

About TRANSALIS Ltd

TRANSALIS is changing the way companies communicate. TRANSALIS is used by Argos, Play.com, Microsoft, Tetley and 1,000s more businesses to improve their electronic communication with suppliers and buyers. TRANSALIS SaaS Managed Services offer total supply chain electronic enablement while optimising existing technology investments and comes with an innovative cost-charging model to eliminate VAN charges. TRANSALIS solutions integrate multiple EDI documents and standards between multiple networks, systems and trading partners. Existing closed-systems rely on communicating parties agreeing standards, message formats and processes. It is this restriction and complexity, the ‘integration nightmare’ with high costs that TRANSALIS removes. By default, proprietary systems from different vendors fail to integrate efficiently; TRANSALIS provides the ‘glue’, enabling organisations of all sizes regardless of IT deployed, to communicate electronically seamlessly. TRANSALIS lets anyone exchange information electronically with anyone else, regardless of the technology they use. TRANSALIS empowers any business, no matter how large, to work electronically with any other, no matter how small, anywhere in the world.

Use our Global EDI Community Blog to share ideas to help improve EDI and together we can build better EDI solutions http://www.transalis.com/blog/

For more information on TRANSALIS please visit www.transalis.com

Contact
Adam Swanson
Business Development
TRANSALIS Ltd
+44 (0) 1978 369 343
aswanson@transalis.com

New Global EDI freeVAN Service Launch At GS1 2010 Confernce.

Join us on our exhibition stand at the GS1 2010 Annual Conference on 22nd April as we launch our new EDI freeVAN service.

Transalis freeVAN is changing the way companies communicate. Come and meet us and fiind out how to completely remove your VAN costs with a single freeVAN connection to your whole supply chain.

Major brands like  Argos, Play.com, Microsoft, Tetley and 1,000s more businesses work with Transalis to improve their electronic communication with suppliers and buyers. FreeVAN offers total supply chain EDI enablement with zero VAN traffic costs while optimising existing technology investments. FreeVAN integrates multiple EDI documents and standards between multiple networks, systems and trading partners. Existing closed-systems rely on communicating parties agreeing standards, message formats and processes. It is this restriction and complexity, the ‘integration nightmare’ with high costs that freeVAN removes. By default, proprietary systems from different vendors fail to integrate efficiently - freeVAN provides the ‘glue’, enabling organisations of all sizes, regardless of IT deployed, to communicate electronically seamlessly. FreeVAN lets anyone exchange information electronically with anyone else, regardless of the technology they use and empowers any business, no matter how large, to work electronically with any other, no matter how small, anywhere in the world.

FreeVAN Removes VAN Costs From Supply Chain.

You can completely remove your VAN costs with a single freeVAN connection to your whole supply chain. Other VANs charge for traffic generating costs and not all suppliers use the same VAN creating complexity. FreeVAN simplifies the process as all suppliers can connect easily to any retailer via freeVAN with no traffic charges to the retailer.

With freeVAN you can send & receive unlimited EDI Orders, Order Amendments, Acknowledgments, Invoices, ASNs, Despatch Advice Notes, Delivery Notes, Debit Notes, Credit Notes, Remittance Advice Notes, Sales & Inventory Reports & any other EDI documents with zero traffic costs.

FreeVAN offers 100% supply chain EDI enablement with considerably reduced costs, higher productivity and optimized processes plus Managed Services for Web, Integrated & Supply Chain EDI. And, you can remove outdated EDI translation software for seamless EDI integration with your internal systems using Transalis OpenEDI Managed Services.

Top 10 User Benefits:

Free VAN Traffic
Free Web Portal
Free Pilot
100% supply chain enablement
No system changes by Hubs
No system changes by Suppliers
No EDI software required
Any EDI documents & standards
Total flexibility Web & Integrated
Fully scalable solution 

Would you like **ZERO VAN TRAFFIC**  Yes, what a bright idea..

To get ZERO VAN TRAFFIC with Transalis freeVAN just contact us at  brightideas@transalis.com and we’ll show you just how easy it is!
**AND how about**

A Free Web Portal
A Free Pilot
100% supply chain enablement
No system changes by Hubs
No system changes by Suppliers
No EDI software required
Any EDI documents & standards
Total flexibility Web & Integrated
Fully scalable solution

Here’s a Bright Idea! If you don’t use Transalis currently and if you’d like a better, more flexible, more cost-effective and more user-friendly EDI service (whoever your EDI provider is) we’re keen to hear from you and show you how Transalis can give you a better EDI service.

To raise your current EDI problems and help us provide solutions just comment below or email your EDI problems to brightideas@transalis.com We can’t wait to help!

Changing The Way Companies Communicate.

Option 1 – Stay on current VAN with reduced VAN costs:
There will be no traffic charges to you for all new and existing suppliers that use Transalis. You can remain on the same VAN and there will be zero traffic charges for both sent and received EDI documents for you with all your suppliers that use Transalis.

Option 2 – Transalis sets you up on the TGMS VAN with reduced VAN costs:
Transalis can quickly and easily set you up on the TGMS VAN and offer one of the most flexible and competitive traffic-charging models to considerably reduce your VAN costs. And, as Option 1 there will be zero traffic charges for both sent and received EDI documents for you with all your suppliers that use Transalis.

Option 3 – Transalis sets you up on the new freeVAN service with ZERO VAN costs:
Transalis can quickly and easily set you up on the new global freeVAN service and completely remove your VAN traffic costs instantly. This is a continuous zero traffic cost service and is not time limited. Further, the freeVAN service from Transalis will include the following managed services as standard for ALL your suppliers: 

FreeVAN Managed Service includes and supports: Integrated EDI documents, Fully hosted/managed EDI solution for integrated documents. Online EDI documents, Web front-end, multi-user, multi-location global access for online documents. Document Exchange, Bi-directional automated document exchange for any EDI document types and standards. Selective filtering of document types by suppliers. Connectivity, AS2, FTP, SMTP, HTTPs & VAN compatible. Subsequent changes/testing and implementation of communications types e.g. switch from VAN to AS2. Service Set Up. Bespoke set up, Testing & Compliance. Bespoke data mapping where Transalis convert data from EDI to suppliers’ bespoke data formats e.g. XML, X12 etc. Specific batching/grouping requirements for certain document types. Specific notification requirements. Service Support, Continuity of Service, Disaster Recovery, email message alerts. UK EDI Help Desk & Support Service.

Option 4 – Fully Managed EDI SaaS Services Web & Integrated:
Transalis offers a complete range of Fully Managed SaaS EDI Services allowing you to considerably reduce your EDI costs, decommission outdated EDI translation software and associated middleware and optimise your existing ERP technology investments with seamless EDI integration for 100% Supply Chain EDI enablement.