ChanneLinx and DMSi announce e-commerce partnership.Business Editors/High Tech Editors GREENVILLE, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 2000 ChanneLinx and DMSi (Distribution Management Systems, Inc.) have announced a partnership to integrate ChanneLinx's WebDITM product with DMSi's software systems. ChanneLinx is a leading 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. products, services, and infrastructure to 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. DMSi software is the most widely used business management software designed exclusively for wholesale building product distributors. Under the agreement, DMSi users will be able to send and receive information directly from their DMSi system using WebDI, which is a service that allows trading partners to exchange transactions and other business information in each trading partner's desired format. For example, a DMSi user may send a purchase order directly from his system to a trading partner who uses a different software system. 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. technology, WebDI will translate the purchase order into the format needed by the trading partner's system. Likewise, the trading partner can then send acknowledgements, invoices, price updates, or any other business information that the two parties agree to exchange, directly to the DMSi system. WebDI will also allow DMSi users to exchange information between disparate portal sites Noun 1. portal site - a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet; "a portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc. or industry exchanges; WebDI will translate information to each portal's protocol. "By allowing business information to flow directly between back-office systems, WebDI is more efficient than the way business is conducted today, which is largely by phone and fax. That efficiency will save DMSi customers time and money," comments Jim Sobeck, ChanneLinx's President and Chief Executive Officer. "WebDI will allow DMSi users to exchange information with practically anyone who has Internet access See how to access the Internet. without ever leaving their DMSi software." "We are excited about the prospects of participating with ChanneLinx in bringing additional e-commerce capabilities to more of our customer base. I believe our customers, who predominately are distributors of building products, will benefit from the focus ChanneLinx can bring to this industry," says Jim Hassenstab, DMSi Chief Executive Officer. The companies plan to unveil an integrated prototype during the DMSi User Conference & Exposition exposition or exhibition, term frequently applied to an organized public fair or display of industrial and artistic productions, designed usually to promote trade and to reflect cultural progress. 2000, scheduled to begin on June 21, 2000. About ChanneLinx.com, Inc. Through its Trading Management Solution(TM), ChanneLinx provides all of the products and services needed to electronically integrate an industry - from manufacturer to consumer - into an interoperable The ability for one system to communicate or work with another. See interoperability. digital marketplace. The Trading Management Solution is used by individual companies looking to conduct e-business with suppliers and customers, as well as market makers building web-based vertical trading communities. Several Fortune 500 companies have actively used ChanneLinx's Trading Management Solution since 1996. ChanneLinx has launched 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. Through these exchanges, companies can buy and sell products and services, as well as exchange business documents and information directly between disparate back-office systems. ChanneLinx is headquartered in Greenville, SC. About DMSi DMSi is the longstanding niche leader for business management and accounting software for 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 , millwork, and building material distributors and is recognized throughout the industry for customer service excellence. DMSi's interactive modules include management tools for order entry, inventory control, purchasing, accounts receivable/payable, general ledger General Ledger A company's accounting records. This formal ledger contains all the financial accounts and statements of a business. Notes: The ledger uses two columns: one records debits, the other has offsetting credits. , sales analysis, Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the commerce, and other functions. DMSi serves over 230 of North America's top building product distributors, who account for over 600 distributor locations throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada. For more information on DMSi software solutions, call 402/330-6620 or visit http://www.dmsi.com . ChanneLinx.com and Trading Management Solution are trademarks of ChanneLinx.com, Inc. All other names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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