GST Internet Enters the EDI Market Through LightYear Resources Acquisition.PORTLAND, Oregon--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 1996-- GST GST abbr. Greenwich sidereal time GST (in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada) Goods and Services Tax TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC inc - /ink/ increment, i.e. increase by one. Especially used by assembly programmers, as many assembly languages have an "inc" mnemonic. Antonym: dec. . (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange : GST) GST Internet, Inc., a subsidiary of GST Telecommunications, Inc., announced today that it has acquired the use of Electronic Data Interchange See EDI. (application, communications) electronic data interchange - (EDI) The exchange of standardised document forms between computer systems for business use. EDI is part of electronic commerce. (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. ) technology from LightYear Resources (LYR) and has appointed LYR President Bill Bugbee as its Director of Electronic Commerce. GST Internet is expanding its full Internet and World Wide Web services by incorporating LYR's 12-year leadership and experience in the EDI/Electronic Commerce market. GST's EDI service allows companies to conduct electronic transactions via the Internet without the need for additional infrastructure. Since GST integrates EDI technology within the Internet, the technology becomes transparent to the end-user. GST Internet offers the market a single-source solution through the hardware, software, customer support and Electronic Commerce services. Companies will save valuable time and resources by conducting business through the Internet. Director of Electronic Commerce Bill Bugbee said, "GST Internet will become the one-stop solution for business communications, by combining EDI with Electronic Commerce services, resulting in new and efficient ways to transact business over the Internet." "EDI is an intrinsic part of electronic business transactions," GST Internet President Benjamin Peek said. "Electronic Commerce is here today, and GST Internet is making it available to businesses in one complete package. Traditionally, EDI has only been available through VANs (Value Added Networks) at a much higher price, and without the full suite of value-added Internet services that GST Internet can offer." LYR, a strategic consultancy firm founded in 1984, has assisted companies ranging from Fortune 100 to newly formed ventures, and with a client base of EDI market leaders that includes AMR, British Telecom, CSX, GE Information Services (networking, company) GE Information Services - One of the leading on-line services, started on 1st October 1985, providing subscribers with hundreds of special interest areas, computer hardware and software support, award-winning multi-player games, the most software files in the , GTE, IBM, Infonet, PTT (1) (Postal, Telegraph & Telephone) The governmental agency responsible for combined postal, telegraph and telephone services in many European countries. (2) See push-to-talk. PTT - Post, Telephone and Telegraph administration Telecom - Netherlands, Sears, Singapore Network Services, and Sterling Commerce. GST Internet, headquartered in Portland, has operations in Hawaii (Hawaii-OnLine) and is expanding its operations into California and Arizona. GST Telecommunications currently operates networks in 18 cities and has 31 additional networks under development throughout the western United States Noun 1. western United States - the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River West Santa Fe Trail - a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century and Hawaii. The company provides a broad range of integrated telecommunications products and services through the development and operation of competitive access and other telecommunications networks. CONTACT: GST Telecommunications, Inc. Rob Blankstein, 800/667-4366 INTERNET: http://www.gstcorp.com INTERNET: http://www.planet-hawaii.com or GST Telecommunications, Inc. John Warta, 360/254-4700 |
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