AgInfoLink USA Announces APEIS Acquisition.LONGMONT, Colo. -- AgInfoLink USA, a privately-held food traceability information solutions provider, announced today that it has acquired the business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets and assets of Animal Permanent Electronic Identification System, Inc. (APEIS APEIS Asia-Pacific Environmental Innovation Strategy ) of Norfolk, Nebraska Norfolk is a city in Madison County, Nebraska, 113 miles northwest of Omaha at the intersection of U.S. Route 81 and U.S. Route 275. The 2005 population estimate was 23,946. It is the only micropolitan area in northeast Nebraska. , a leading provider of animal traceability solutions to cattle producers in the Central Plain and Mountain states The Mountain States (also known as the Mountain West) form one of the nine geographic divisions of the United States that are officially recognized by the United States Census Bureau. . The APEIS product offerings and staff will be merged with existing AgInfoLink operations in order to better meet customer traceability needs, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. William R. Pape, AgInfoLink USA Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "The APEIS acquisition brings new customer relationships which AgInfoLink strongly welcomes," according to Pape, and "adds to the AgInfoLink staff the APEIS staff who are already traceability experts." According to Van Neidig, APEIS co-founder and President, "The merger with AgInfoLink is an opportunity to leverage the synergy of two leading animal traceability companies as the industry moves to fully implement animal identification under the National Animal Identification System (NAIS). My wife Kathy and I began this journey in 1981, went on to co-found APEIS in 1991, and now look forward to joining AgInfoLink and taking our activities to the next step." The acquisition, according to Mark Armentrout, AgInfoLink Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , also gives AgInfoLink a chance to widen its product line. "APEIS brings a collection of data collection solutions such as CattleTrax(TM), and other Trax products that integrate well with, and strengthen the existing AgInfoLink product suite, providing a broader range of potential solutions as the National Animal Identification System begins implementation." AgInfoLink USA is working to ensure that APEIS customers receive the highest level of quality customer service during the transition. Support phone calls will be directed to 800-287-8787. For general information contact Courtney Oldham at 800-282-0570. About AgInfoLink (www.aginfolink.com): Traceability Starts Here. Founded in 1997, AgInfoLink designs and develops secure, high quality, traceability solutions for the world's food supply. The company's products provide the food industry with data collection, secure data transmission, data warehousing See data warehouse. data warehousing - data warehouse , reporting and analysis tools for increasing profits and reducing risk. AgInfoLink's technology solutions allow for the collection, transfer, sharing, extracting, transforming and reporting on information throughout the entire food supply chain. AgInfoLink solutions provide customers increased efficiencies, increased commodity value, and advanced "value traceability" from the farm to the table. The company's headquarters are located in Longmont, CO. |
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