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“YOUR GLOBALEDI NETWORK”
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A Word from the CEO
Brief history of B2BGateway
Solutions and Services
Where does EDI fit into the Marketplace?
Popular Global EDI Standards
Technical Architecture
B2BGateway Client Support
Trading Partners
Client Testimonials
Specialized Solutions
B2BGateway Fact Sheet
Popular Terms and Definitions
Top 5 Advantages of EDI
B2BGateway Contact Information
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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A WORD FROM THE CEO
B2BGateway was founded in the UnitedStates in 1999, during the height of theoriginal “.COM” boom. During that timeorganizations were growing at anextraordinarily fast rate, but they were alsogoing out of business just as fast. AtB2BGateway the growth of theorganization has been directly proportionalto the improvements in our infrastructureand the effectiveness of the staff. Ournetwork has evolved over the years into amassively parallel and infinitely scalabledistributed processing system.
Today, B2BGateway is proud to haveopened a new office in Sydney, Australia,offering fully-integrated, cloud-based EDIsolutions and services to all availableaccounting packages and ERPs. Kevin Hoyle
CEO/Managing Director
At B2BGateway, our growth and expansioncontinues but always at a controlled rate. As a cutting edge, cloud based,highly technical organization, it is interesting that we also embrace oldfashioned personalized customer service. We are proud to say that ourcustomer satisfaction rating is far above any similar organization anywhere inthe world.
I thank you for your time and hope to have the opportunity toprove to you what a great organization B2BGateway is.
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Shannon Systems LLC was founded in April 1999, in Boston, Massachusetts,USA as a privately held software development company providing customdeveloped utilities, programs and data conversion software. One of ourproducts, “The B2BGateway”, was designed to provide organizations with aneasy solution to the complexities of EDI. Simply put, data would be sent to ourorganization over the internet, where it would be converted and sent toanother organization in a different format. Eventually, people using “TheB2BGateway” began to refer to the company as B2BGateway and we now dobusiness as B2BGateway.
Although we didn’t invent Cloud Computing, we were a very early adopter,starting services in 1999. Our data transfer network has evolved over the yearsto provide optimal performance and maximized up-time. We have grown fromthat first client trading with their first trading partner, to servicing thousands ofclients around the world. At B2BGateway we service over twenty five thousand(25,000) client / trading partner relationships with data flowing around theworld every minute of every day.
B2BGateway now has offices in North America, Europe and Australia providingcloud based EDI and eCommerce to clients and trading partners in over 30countries worldwide.
HISTORY OF B2BGATEWAY
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Fully Integrated EDI for MYOB Advanced ERP users
B2BGateway is a global EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) solutions provider.We offer both web based and fully integrated EDI solutions to cater for allmarket needs and wants (e.g. X12, EDIFACT, Tradacoms, Eancom, Odette,oioUBL, XML, VAN, AS2, FTP, etc.). Our Cloud/SaaS based fully integrated EDIsolutions will integrate seamlessly with all MYOB Advanced ERP Solutions. Aswell as our core competency of EDI, we also offer the following solutions:
EDI SOLUTIONS & SERVICES
VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory) WSS (Warehouse Support Sites) ASN (Advanced Shipping Notices)
UCC / GS1-128 Container Labels Supplier Web Portals Testing & Validation Solutions
850 -- Purchase Order810 -- Invoice940 -- Warehouse Ship Order945 -- Warehouse Ship advice
AS2, FTPs and VAN’s are different communication protocols used by Trading Partners to communicate
with suppliers
B2BGateway’s cloud-based EDI solutions allow the MYOB Advanced user to communicate seamlessly with their customers and 3PL’s 8
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FTPs VANAS2
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WHERE DOES EDI FIT INTO THE MARKETPLACE?
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WHERE DOES EDI FIT INTO THE MARKETPLACE?
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POPULAR GLOBAL EDI STANDARDS
EDIFACT• Developed by the United Nations (UN) in 1986• Most Popular EDI Transaction Set outside of North America. Predominantly used in
Europe and Far East• Transaction Sets given names, e.g. PO = ORDERS, Invoice = INVOIC, etc.• Multiple standards within EDIFACT. Most popular current standard is D96A
TRADACOMS• Developed by the United Kingdom Retail Sector in 1982.• Had been most popular EDI Transaction Set in UK but is now being over taken by
EDIFACT• Still used today by UK retailers but is slowly being phased out and replaced by EDIFACT
subset EANCOM
ANSI X12• Developed by American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in 1979• Most Popular EDI Transaction Set in North America• Transaction Sets given numeric values, e.g. PO = 850, Invoice = 810 etc.• Multiple standards or versions within X12, 4010, 4030, 5010 etc.
PEPPOL• Established by EU in 2012 after testing Pilot Projects since 2008• Standard is to be used to send e-Invoices to EU government and public sector bodies• Network of Approved PEPPOL providers has been established• B2BGateway helped Iris Government to run Irish PEPPOL project and meet the EU
requirements
OIOUBL• Developed in 2010 and predominantly used in Danish and Scandinavian markets• Subset of UBL 2.0 (Universal Business Language)• Still in its infancy
Odette• Developed by European Automotive Manufacturers in 1984• Widely used throughout the Automotive sector• Established Communication Protocol OFTP• Transaction sets are based on EDIFACT messaging
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The B2BGateway architecturalenvironment has constantly evolvedas technological advances havebecome available. The hardwareinfrastructure has grown from asingle server (back in 1999) tomultiple servers and eventually to aninfinitely scalable queuing structurewithin a suite of servers. Utilising thenewer technologies of virtualisedcomputing environments within aserver infrastructure and StorageArea Networks (SANs), we have beenable to exponentially increase ourcomputing power while reducing thepower demand and physical footprintof the primary data centre.
B2BGateway has a scheduled 1 hourof maintenance each week duringnon-peak processing to allow for
standard maintenance, modificationsand enhancements to both hardwareand software infrastructure. As aresult B2BGateway has maintained a99.96% uptime over the past severalyears.
The primary server farm forB2BGateway is located in a suburb ofBoston, MA USA. Although theB2BGateway Tier 1 computing facilityhas built in tolerance and fail overcapabilities, we have a secondaryredundant failover facility located inRhode Island, USA and a third levelfailover facility located in Shannon,Ireland.
TECHNICAL ARCHITECTURE
RHODE ISLAND | USA
BOSTON | USA
SHANNON | IRELAND
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CLIENT SUPPORT
A key success factor of B2BGateway has been our ability to assign a dedicatedSupport Engineer to each fully-integrated EDI client and our unsurpassed 24/7back up support service. With offices located strategically across the globe, wecan cover most time zones live. We also have multi-lingual support staff withdirect line and email access. We have thousands of clients around the globe.
Client
Dedicated Account Setup
Project Mgr.
SE & RRT Teams with
24/7 Backup
Setup Account Engineers
SetupProgramming
Team
InfrastructureProgramming
Team
Maintenance Programming
Team
These clients can be found in all verticalmarkets from banking to automotive towholesale distribution. Our clients reflect awide range of corporate sizes from themultinational corporation to the smallstartup company. Each of our client’s uniquebusiness needs are taken into considerationwhen setting up their system. Below is anorganizational example of B2BGateway’sdedicated 24/7 client support:
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B2BGateway currently supports over 25,000 EDI relationships and presently works with hundreds of trading partners. See our full list of Trading Partners
across all verticals at www.b2bgateway.net/tradingpartners.aspNew trading partner relationships are added daily.
B2BGateway can map data to all the above Trading Partners formats and supports thousands more worldwide. A full list of our current trading partner relationships can be
viewed on our website http://www.b2bgateway.net/tradingpartners.asp
B2BGateway works with all major retailers, wholesale distributors, manufacturers and third party logistics providers (3PL’s) in North America, Europe, Australia and the Far East in order
to make EDI simple and cost effective for the end user.
TRADING PARTNERS
B2BGateway has long established Trading Partner relationships with theseorganizations and many, many more across the globe:
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CLIENT TESTIMONIALS
“For more than six years, Kuehne+Nagel’s Contract Logistics division hasworked with B2BGateway, electronically integrating various business clientsinto the company’s warehouse management system.
When I call, I know that I will be greeted with a friendly ‘Hello, B2BGateway;’my emails are answered promptly with either an answer or a timeline for whenI can expect an answer. In solving problems, no matter the origin, the teamgoes the distance to work with all parties to resolve them as quickly as possible– and always with a positive attitude.”
Vincent CerconeManager Customer IntegrationI.T. Business Solutions Kuehne+Nagel, Inc.
“Even though we have distribution nationallywith some very BIG customers, we are still asmall business. B2B lets us interact with theBIG guys the way they prefer, via EDI, so theydon't have to make any exceptions for us. Iwould highly recommend B2BGateway. Ican't emphasize enough the positive impactB2B and has had on my time, mybookkeeping and ultimately our bottomline!”
Paula White,CEO – 600lb Gorillas
“Our journey with B2BGateway has been verygood thus far. Klone Lab started up veryquickly and B2BGateway was able to meetour aggressive timelines for establishing EDIconnections set up with key retailers.Partnering with B2BGateway hasdramatically reduced our order processingtimes in an affordable manner and theircustomized solutions have been a keycomponent in meeting our unique businessneeds.”
Mark Yates,Director of Logistics – Klone Lab
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B2BGateway successfully developed and implementeda web-based electronic order / invoicing portal forsuppliers of Tesco in Ireland and the UK. The portalallows suppliers to receive orders from Tesco andreturn corresponding invoices in the required EDI-compliant format. The portal greatly reduces errors andaccelerates the payment process from Tesco to theirsuppliers.
B2BGateway created a custom order portal for SterlingRope. This portal allows the Sterling Rope customers tologin and place orders for the thousands of itemsoffered by this vendor. In addition, Sterling Rope hasthe ability to manage their price levels per customer,ensuring the accuracy of prices displayed when placingthe order. Those same prices pass directly into SterlingRope’s internal accounting software, preventing thepotential for hand-keyed errors.
B2BGateway is currently working with the DublinInstitute of Technology in developing an EDI module forstudents currently undertaking DIT’s 3rd level DegreeCourse in Logistics and Supply Chain Management.B2BGateway will develop special software solutions toshow students how EDI is applied in Supply ChainManagement Solutions across the globe.
This is a small sampling of our specialized solutions offered to various clients around the world.
SPECIALIZED SOLUTIONS
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• B2BGateway wasfounded in April 1999in Boston, MA and nowhas offices in Boston &Rhode Island, USA;Shannon, Ireland andSydney, Australia
• B2BGateway offersCloud / SaaS basedfully-integrated andWeb Based EDIsolutions to thousandsof clients and partnersin over 30 countriesworldwide.
• B2BGateway supportsnon-standard datatransfer.
• B2BGatewayprocesses over $30-billion in transactionsevery month.
• B2BGateway is a GS1Accredited EDISolution Provider
• B2BGateway is fully adeptin all recognisedworldwide standards (UN/ EDIFACT, ANSI X12,Tradacoms, Eancom,Odette, oioUBL, etc.) andall communicationprotocols (VAN, AS2, FTP,FTPs, etc.)
• In addition to our corecompetency of EDI,B2BGateway also offers VendorManaged Inventory (VMI), ScanBased Trading (SBT), SupplierPortals and Trading PartnerTesting & Validation solutions.
• B2BGateway’s clientsinclude Avery Dennison,Buffalo Technology,Cartridge World, GE,Incase Designs,Kuehne+Nagel, Palo AltoNetworks, Slendertoneand Van Vliet to name buta few.
• B2BGateway hasmultiple solutions to fitany organization needsor wants. We can alsocustomise solutions tosuit any particularproject.
• B2BGateway’s tradingpartners include Ford,John Deere, Wal-Mart,Boots, Tesco, HomeDepot, John Lewis,Target, Apple, Toyotaand many, many more.
• B2BGateway is theprovider of choice formultiple ERP/MRP/WMSsoftware packages aroundthe world.
• B2BGateway’s staff iscomprised of 90% technicalpeople who all have a 4year college degree orhigher with over 10% of thecompany possessingadvanced degrees.
B2BGATEWAY FACT SHEET
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ANSI ASC X12The official designation of the US nationalstandards body for the development andmaintenance of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).
ASNAdvanced Shipping Notice. (EDI 856)
AS2Secure, encrypted data transmission protocol.
COMPLIANCE & VALIDATIONA process for ensuring that all EDI transmissionscomply with standards and protocols.
DATA MAPPINGThe restructuring of data from one format toanother.
EDIFACTA recognized EDI standard different from X12mainly used in Europe and Asia.
POPULAR EDI TERMS & DEFINITIONS
EDI Transaction Set
Purchase Order 850 ORDERS
Purchase Order Acknowledgement 855 ORDRSP
Purchase Order Change 860 ORDCHG
Invoice 810 INVOIC
Payment Order / Remittance Advice 820 REMADV
Advance Ship Notice (ASN) 856 DESADV
Planning Schedule / Material Release 830 DELFOR
Price Sales Catalogue 832 PRICAT
Inventory Advice 846 INVRPT
FLAT FILEA file that contains alphanumeric and/or numericdata but not control characters.
FILE TRANSFER PROTOCOL (FTP)Internet protocol for transferring files.
PROTOCOLSet of rules determining format and transmissionof data.
TRADING PARTNEROrganization/vendor with whom you willtrade/exchange documentation.
GS1/UCC-128 LABELSBar Code Labels located on the outside of shippingcartons for ease of scanning.
VALUE ADDED NETWORK (VAN)A hosted service used for the transmission of data.
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TOP 5 ADVANTAGES OF EDI
Greater Accuracy by removing need
to re-key data
Greater Speed through electronic
communication
Integration with supply chain tools
such as ERP, WMS, 3PL
Faster Payment from your Trading
Partners
Environmentally Friendly - reduce reliance on paper
B2BGateway offers cloud-based, fully-integrated EDI and automated supplychain solutions. Our solutions, which remove the need to re-key data, are widelyused in Wholesale Distribution, Retail, Manufacturing, Third Party Logistics(3PL), Automotive and Government industries. We also to provide connectionsto eCommerce platforms such as Magento, Volusion, 3dcart and Shopify.
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AMERICAN HEADQUARTERSBoston, Massachusetts, USA
+1 (401) [email protected]
EUROPEAN HEADQUARTERSShannon, Ireland+353 61 708533
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