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“Office Depot is committed to delivering innovative solutions, as we continually look to enhance shared business processes within our diverse customer community,” says Glenn Trommer, director of e-commerce and implementation services for Office Depot. “Hubspan extends our e-commerce capability, making it simpler for our customers to do business with us.” Seattle-based Hubspan says its SaaS integration platform is compatible with major enterprise applications, transports and data formats, simplifying and enhancing business collaboration where different systems must share information. It also enables real-time business processes, special handling requests, bi-directional information flows and exceptions to meet specific customer requirements. Visit www.hubspan.com. can vary widely in their languages and cultural norms, but also in their legal requirements. Against a background of such complexity, it needed a solution that enables flexibility and adaptability. “With GXS we can move faster to address new EDI opportunities anywhere in the world by adding new trading partners very quickly. We don’t need to be specialists or worry about the varying standards and technologies in different countries,” says Oliver Rupprecht, EDI manager at Osram Sylvania. “Instead, we can concentrate on running our business with the added benefit of automated processes. GXS provides us with a standardized, high-availability infrastructure that helps In Business Management Software Sweepstakes, NetSuite Says It Takes 5 Clients from Competitor NetSuite says its suite of on-demand, integrated business management software has enticed five companies to leave a competitor and joins its client base. Companies said to have signed up with NetSuite recently include CMC Energy Services, Symbiot, Safir Rosetti LLC, and Advantage Sign Supply. NetSuite integrates ERP/accounting, customer relationship management and e-commerce capabilities in one application. Speaking for a unit of CMC Energy Services, Angelica Biehl said: “We needed our CRM data integrated with our accounting and ERP data, providing a complete solution to provide better all-around support to our customers. NetSuite provided more out-of-the-box functionality at a much lower investment on the order of thousands of dollars NetSuite gives us everything in one system and it’s Web-based, saving our residential program even more money because we don’t need to invest in and maintain a client-server architecture ” Visit www.netsuite.com. Lighting Manufacturer Selects EDI Service from GXS to Enable Document Transfer Osram Sylvania, one of the world’s largest lighting manufacturers, has adopted GXS Trading Grid Messaging Service to manage B2B e-commerce transactions with customers and suppliers on a global basis. Osram Sylvania cited speed to market and innovation as critical drivers for the company’s growth and the primary factors behind the selection. GXS Trading Grid Messaging Service is an internet-based transaction management service that enables companies to trade business documents electronically in a secure, fast and reliable fashion using both the latest XML standards as well as traditional EDI document standards. Osram Sylvania faces challenges doing business in countries that drive down the cost of data exchange with business partners.” Visit www.gxs.com. Digital Antenna Provider Uses Aras Product Lifecycle Management Tech Ubidyne GmbH, which specializes in digital antenna embedded radio technology for wireless communications, is using the Aras Innovator solution for enterprise product lifecycle management to accelerate product development, simplify product management and increase product quality. 22 SEPTEMBER 2008 http://www.hubspan.com http://www.netsuite.com http://www.gxs.com

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