The promise of B2B Managed Services is great. According to Ovum, good B2B Managed Services can cut operating costs by at least 40% over doing it yourself,…

EDI (electronic data interchange) is increasingly important today for businesses large and small. You need to be able to trade quickly and efficiently with your…

When it comes to running your business, business-to-business (B2B) process excellence is mission critical. Your business is part of an extensive ecosystem of other companies,…

There are many unusual facts about Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). The first is that its roots began when there weren’t really any computers to speak…

In my last post I introduced a vision for the Smart Trash that would automatically identify the items you are throwing away. What would you…

On November 5, 2013 we announced our intention to acquire GXS Group, Inc (GXS). Today, I am pleased to report the acquisition has closed and…

On Thursday, October 31, I joined Ungad Chadda, Senior Vice President of the Toronto Stock Exchange, in the heart of Toronto’s Financial District to open…

In a recent announcement GXS highlighted the reasons behind our new membership to the National Automated Clearing House Association’s Global Payment Forum. Last week, I…

Companies of all sizes have found significant cost savings by automating high-volume or time-consuming processes—B2B commerce is no exception. Automating the exchange of business documents…

I continue to be surprised by at how many companies are still not requiring Advanced Shipment Notices (ASNs) from their suppliers.  Advanced shipment notices provide…

Over the holidays I read Tony Hseih’s excellent book Delivering Happiness. Tony, of course, is the CEO of the fast growing on-line footwear retailer Zappos.com….

Portals were one of the innovative new technologies introduced during the dot com era. But unlike marketplaces, exchanges and other failed concepts, portals successfully gained…