BizTalk and B2B EDI

QLogitek team is working hard on strengthening BizTalk Server’s hold in B2B EDI arena, so i thought this may be an apt tip of the hat to the team.

SAP + Crossgate = B2B-EDI Samurai (may be?)

Crossgate (co-owened by SAP), the global expert in business-to-business integration (B2B), announced that SAP will resell Crossgate’s B2B engine and associated partner profiles under the name SAP Information Interchange application. This announcement indicates SAP’s desire to ride into battle with the B2B-EDI players.

Theortically, this will allow existing SAP clients to easily connect their SAP ERP system with their trading partners. Being in the business of B2B integration we know the importance of trading partner integration with ERP systems.

My view is congruent with Kevin Benedict’s assessment – this is SAP’s direct response to the recent M&A activity (GXS+Inovis, Tibco+Foresight) and incursion of these B2B players into SAPs territory.

The full press-release is available here.

Want to be the next Virgin? Visit www.QLogitek.com.

I like compliments just as much as the next guy in the line! But when complements come from clients who have superior standards, they are sweeter. Any way, I just wanted to touch upon what Virgin Mobile Canada had to say about QLogitek’s outsourced EDI solution which integrates all their trading partners to their ERP system.

Edin Mesic, Director, Supply Chain at Virgin Mobile Canada. said:

QLogitek has been Virgin Mobile Canada’s partner in EDI integration almost from day one. The expertise that QLogitek brought to table and their knowledge in all aspects of EDI automation has been extremely helpful. In this ever-changing and fast paced wireless industry, quick turnaround of customer related data (such as sales orders, invoices etc) is absolutely crucial and this project has helped us keep our customer service levels up to very high “Virgin” standards. We are extremely pleased with results and looking forward to other possible future projects with QLogitek.

As a marketer I am an admirer of Sir Richard Branson and his Virgin brand, so I am elated to hear that QLogitek can deliver beyond “Virgin” standards! Here is a shout out to other high standard Canadian retailers, ask your self, how can QLogitek help me outsource EDI and be the next Virgin?

To the curious one I suggest you check out this case study on a very successful EDI outsourcing here and the full press release on Virgin’s and QLogitek’s EDI Outsourcing partnership.