ChanneLinx Announces New Software Release.Business Editors, High Tech Writers GREENVILLE, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2001 ChanneLinx, the premier provider of e-commerce e-commerce, commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers. software and services for the building materials Building materials used in the construction industry to create . These categories of materials and products are used by and construction project managers to specify the materials and methods used for . industry, announced today a new release of its eLinx(TM) Order Management System and e-commerce platform. The new release, Version 3.7, contains a number of enhancements and new modules specifically designed to meet the needs of construction and building materials professionals. eLinx is a software application and toolset that can be used to streamline and improve the buying, selling, and customer service processes of any company. eLinx contains an integrated online catalog Similar to an online library or databases in the information storage respect, ‘’’online catalogs’’’ allow potential customers to browse a company’s items for sale from a different location using the internet. for presenting products and services over the Internet, as well as a variety of tools for preparing and moving product content to the web. eLinx can be used as a complete e-commerce package, or companies can use specific modules of eLinx to integrate with their own e-commerce applications and strategy. Specific enhancements included in Version 3.7 of eLinx are outlined below. --The Customer Service Module allows a supplier's customers and/or customer service representatives to access account and order status information directly from the supplier's website. Customers can view their aged account information and statements, and can drill down to see specific transactions and line items. Online reports allow customers to search for and view the status of documents (i.e., orders, credits, and quotes), as well as to sort their purchase history in a variety of ways. By allowing customers to access this information online, suppliers can eliminate many of the inquiry phone calls that are common today. A number of suppliers, primarily within the lumber lumber, term for timber that has been cut into boards for use as a building material. The major steps in producing lumber involve logging (the felling and preparation of timber for shipment to sawmills), sawing the logs into boards, grading the boards according to dealer community, are already implementing this new module. --The Bid Management Module simplifies the process of issuing requests for quotation QUOTATION, practice. The allegation of some authority or case, or passage of some law, in support of a position which it is desired to establish. 2. Quotations when properly made, assist the reader, but when misplaced, they are inconvenient. (RFQs), submitting bids or quotes, and negotiating. Buyers can develop and distribute RFQs to multiple suppliers with just a few clicks. Suppliers can manage RFQs from their customers, easily convert RFQs to bids, and submit them to buyers online. Both parties can use the online negotiating feature to revise bids as desired until final agreement is reached, at which time a bid can be instantly converted to an order. --The Shipping Load Calculator calculator or calculating machine, device for performing numerical computations; it may be mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic. The electronic computer is also a calculator but performs other functions as well. allows eLinx users to determine the percentage of a truck or other carrier that is filled by an order. Based on each item's weight and volume, eLinx calculates how much of the truck's capacity is being utilized for the shipment. Users can then adjust purchase quantities as necessary to maximize shipping efficiency. --Desktop Receiving allows users to receive items against outstanding purchase orders, and to have that receipt information automatically flow to their back-office system. Combined with eLinx's wireless capability, this allows receiving to take place wherever it's most convenient. --The Tally Lumber Calculator allows a buyer to specify various lengths of lumber sold by the lineal That which comes in a line, particularly a direct line, as from parent to child or grandparent to grandchild. LINEAL. That which comes in a line. Lineal consanguinity is that which subsists between persons, one of whom is descended in a direct line from the other. foot. The buyer is presented with a list of available lengths, and he simply inserts order quantities for each length he wishes to purchase. For example, when purchasing 2x4's by the lineal foot, a contractor might specify that he needs 15 - 2x4 - 8 Std.&Btr. SPF (1) (Stateful Packet Firewall) See stateful inspection. (2) (Sender Policy Framework) An e-mail authentication system that verifies that the message came from an authorized mail server. , 25 - 2x4 - 10 Std.&Btr. SPF, and so on. --eLinx's catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. search engine is improved in both function and performance. Users can instantly toggle To alternate back and forth between two states. toggle - To change a bit from whatever state it is in to the other state; to change from 1 to 0 or from 0 to 1. This comes from "toggle switches", such as standard light switches, though the word "toggle" actually refers to between three search modes: category search (a directory-like browser browser Software that allows a computer user to find and view information on the Internet. The first text-based browser for the World Wide Web became available in 1991; Web use expanded rapidly after the release in 1993 of a browser called Mosaic, which used that lets users drill down from broad categories to a specific product), visual search (a graphical interface See GUI. that includes hot-linked product icons), and product guide (a table-of-contents style listing of product categories). --The Content Manager, a utility that automates the receiving and loading of product information into a web-ready format, has been enhanced to support the loading of non-catalog related data, such as users and sites, from a back-office or ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. system to eLinx. The Content Manager can also be used to convert product information from a back-office system to formats other than eLinx, such as those required by industry marketplaces or other order management systems. Additionally, the Content Manager can be used in conjunction with the Integration Server to allow suppliers belonging to private marketplaces to update catalog content, pricing, and other key information dynamically over the Internet. --The Integration Server can now integrate over 40 business processes between a back-office system and the Internet. Using XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. APIs (Application Programming Interfaces), the Integration Server allows companies to provide secure access to information from their back-office systems to marketplaces and trusted trading partners. Business processes that have been incorporated in the latest version of the Integration Server include change orders, canceled orders, desktop receiving, replenishment replenishment the addition of an appropriate quantity of properly prepared solution containing the correct concentration of chemicals to the developer solutions used in radiography. , and account status, among others. ChanneLinx's Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Bob Thomas For the Irish footballer, see . Bob Thomas (born March 1, 1965 in Appalachia, Virginia) is a radio personality, actor, and writer. He was one of the top radio announcers in Knoxville, Tennessee for 25 years. , comments on the latest release, "With this release, we've created a complete e-commerce architecture that companies can integrate with their business strategy in whatever way makes the most sense for them. The new features we've added strengthen collaboration throughout the building materials supply chain. We already have a number of customers using these new enhancements, and we couldn't be more pleased with the results we're seeing thus far." About ChanneLinx, Inc. ChanneLinx provides software and services that allow companies at all levels of the building materials and construction industry to do business electronically with their trading partners. ChanneLinx's suite of products and services allows industry participants to streamline interaction with their suppliers, sell products over the web, improve customer service and relations, and develop online communities for buying groups, associations, and other organizations. ChanneLinx's technology currently processes over 100,000 transactions each month, and has been used by several Fortune 500 companies since 1996. ChanneLinx is headquartered in Greenville, SC, with additional offices in Houston, TX, and London, ON. eLinx is a trademark of ChanneLinx, Inc. All other names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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