ChanneLinx Expands Corporate Offices.Business Editors GREENVILLE, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 12, 2000 ChanneLinx, the premier provider of B2B e-commerce (Business to Business Electronic-COMMERCE) Refers to one business selling to another business via the Web. See e-commerce. infrastructure for the worldwide 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 . and construction industry, is moving its corporate headquarters to a larger office complex. Like its current headquarters, ChanneLinx's new facility is located in Greenville, SC. The move accommodates ChanneLinx's expanding workforce. By the end of this year, the company plans to employ over 200 people with jobs in sales and marketing, programming, technology research, Internet marketplace See vertical portal and Web hub. development, accounting, and administration. In addition to space, the new facility provides state-of-the-art networking and communications capabilities. Jim Sobeck, President 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. of ChanneLinx, comments on the move, "ChanneLinx's growth plans are exciting. We've already recruited and hired a number of top-notch new associates, and we'll be adding many more this year. The need for additional space is a great `problem' to have." ChanneLinx's new street address: 200 Executive Center Drive, Suite 200, Greenville, SC 29615. The company's mailing address: P.O. Box 968, Greenville, SC 29602. Corporate telephone and fax numbers: 864/527-3500, 800/701-8053, 864/527-3501 (fax). The move is expected to be completed by June 14. About ChanneLinx.com, Inc. Through its Trading Management Solution(TM), ChanneLinx provides the infrastructure to seamlessly link each layer of an industry - from manufacturer to consumer - into an interoperable The ability for one system to communicate or work with another. See interoperability. digital marketplace. ChanneLinx markets its products and services to market makers building industry-specific vertical trading communities, purchasing managers A Purchasing Manager is an employee within a company, business or other organization who is responsible at some level for buying or approving the acquisition of goods and services needed by the company. looking to streamline interaction with vendors, and marketing executives ready to sell products over the web. Several components make up the Trading Management Solution. eLinx(TM) presents products and services for buying and selling over the Internet, extranet, or intranet, and incorporates sophisticated search capabilities, workflow management, and customer-specific pricing. ChanneLinx offers numerous products and services for converting inventory information to a web-ready format for use with eLinx. In addition to eLinx, the Trading Management Solution includes WebDI(TM). With WebDI, any two trading partners with Internet access See how to access the Internet. can exchange electronic documents, regardless of their back-office systems and without downloading or installing any software. WebDI's 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. platform bridges the gap between users of legacy VAN-based EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) The electronic communication of business transactions, such as orders, confirmations and invoices, between organizations. Third parties provide EDI services that enable organizations with different equipment to connect. methodologies and those of emerging e-business standards, such as Microsoft BizTalk and cXML. Several Fortune 500 companies have actively used the Trading Management Solution since 1996. ChanneLinx is developing two trading communities within the building materials industry: csXnet.com, developed in conjunction with various building material dealer associations, and LBMXchange.com, developed in conjunction with LBMX, Inc., of Canada. ChanneLinx is headquartered in Greenville, SC. ChanneLinx.com, Trading Management Solution, eLinx, and WebDI are trademarks of ChanneLinx.com, Inc. All other names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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