Consignia Signs $1.5 Million Deal With GE Global eXchange Services.Business Editors LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 2001 GXS GXS Global Exchange Services (GE) GXS Gun X Sword (anime) will provide UK's postal service postal service, arrangements made by a government for the transmission of letters, packages, and periodicals, and for related services. Early courier systems for government use were organized in the Persian Empire under Cyrus, in the Roman Empire, and in medieval with enterprise integration technology GE Global eXchange Services (GXS), a leader in B2B E-Commerce (Business to Business Electronic-COMMERCE) Refers to one business selling to another business via the Web. See e-commerce. , today announced that it has won a major contract with Consignia, formerly The Post Office. The deal for software and services is initially valued at nearly $1.5 million. Consignia will deploy GXS technology to provide improved enterprise integration capabilities across the Royal Mail and Parcelforce Worldwide divisions as well as Consignia's network of Post Office branches. "As we enter an increasingly commercial environment we need to be even more flexible and fleet of foot, and the GXS enterprise integration capabilities are vital in terms of boosting our strategic agility," Steve Lucas Lieutenant-General James Steve Lucas, C.M.M., C.D. (b. 24 February 1952 Toronto, Canada) was the commander of the Canadian Forces Air Command and Canadian Chief of the Air Staff until 2007. In 2001, he was made a Commander of the Order of Military Merit. , delivery support director, Business Systems, Consignia. "GXS is the long-term Long-term Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year. long-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term. partner that will deliver this important business agility via software and services that address both our legacy technologies and our future plans." The need for Royal Mail and Parcelforce Worldwide divisions and the network of Post Office branches to integrate their different systems is essential to help Consignia fulfil ful·fill also ful·fil tr.v. ful·filled, ful·fill·ing, ful·fills also ful·fils 1. To bring into actuality; effect: fulfilled their promises. 2. its ambitions. Critical data that once existed on separate systems, such as product catalogues, customer details, invoices and parcel tracking, can now be retrieved through one integrated communication tool. Integration provides Consignia with the ability to adapt to change, such as new product or service offerings, and handle high levels of data volume worldwide. Consignia has purchased GXS's Enterprise System(TM) to handle the messaging between all of their external business partners and across internal applications. It will also provide the platform for future business-to-consumer communication. Enterprise System will help Consignia by delivering key benefits including: -- Business efficiency through reduced inventory levels, shortened payment cycles and enhanced customer service via critical, real-time information. -- Integration - two completely different information technology (IT) environments can be merged so they act as one communication system. -- Handling high volume messaging - between all external business partners and internal applications - up to 70, 000 partners - worldwide. About Consignia Consignia is the holding company for the brands of Royal Mail, Parcelforce Worldwide and the Post Office. It is one of the largest employers in the UK, with around 200,000 people involved in its mail services and running the nationwide network of Post Office branches. Some 81 million letters and 500,000 parcels a day are handled by Royal Mail and Parcelforce Worldwide and around 28 million people a week are served at Post Office branches. About GE Global eXchange Services GE Global eXchange Services (GXS) operates one of the largest B2B e-commerce networks in the world, with more than 100,000 trading partners. The network's 1 billion annual transactions account for $1 trillion One thousand times one billion, which is 1, followed by 12 zeros, or 10 to the 12th power. See space/time. (mathematics) trillion - In Britain, France, and Germany, 10^18 or a million cubed. In the USA and Canada, 10^12. in goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. . With a presence in 58 countries, GXS applies Six Sigma Not to be confused with Sigma 6. Six Sigma is a set of practices originally developed by Motorola to systematically improve processes by eliminating defects.[1] A defect is defined as nonconformity of a product or service to its specifications. quality processes to provide 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. solutions that help businesses around the globe remove costs from their supply chains. GE Global eXchange Services is a part of the General Electric Company, U.S.A., and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, Md. (800) 560-4347. Visit our Web site at www.gegxs.com |
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