eBridge ePortal community is growing

eBridge is a leader in delivering EDI or eCommerce integration solutions to companies running various financial packages such as Sage Software MAS 500 across North America and overseas.

Our newest product is designed to help clients of all sizes save time and money, enhance Trading Partner relationships and grow their business.

The community is growing with roughly 300 customers on our ePortal solution alone, as of July 15,2009 Business Documents Transacted: 1,370,762

That is great for customers!


Wayne Thompson
Account Manager - Sage Software Products
Direct: 905-635-3309
Tel: 905-631-8333 ext. 247
Fax: 416-946-1805

wthompson@ebridgesoft.com

EDI for Boscov’s

If you are currently trading EDI with Boscov’s or just considering it you may find the following information useful. While working with a new prospect on an EDI integration project for MS Dynamics GP I came across Boscov’s EDI implementation guides and I have provided a link to all of their documents below.



212 Motor Carrier Delivery Trailer Manifest
214 Transportation Carrier Shipment Status
832 UPC Catalog
850 Purchase Orders
850 Purchase Order Pre-Pack
852 Product Activity Data
855 Purchase Order Acknowledgement
856 Standard Pack ASN
856 Pick Pack ASN
Shipping Container Symbol Marking
Contact List and Partnership Information
Store List


More information can be found at Boscov’s Vendor Area.

eBridge Software
Account Manager
Direct: 905-635-3309
Ph: 905-631-8333 ext. 247
Fax: 416-946-1805

Save Money Now

It's time to do an economy related post on the Sage Software Integrated EDI solution blog I’ve had running successfully since 2007.

I have been calling a ton of companies lately with the same goal in mind and that is to find companies that are just requiring to implement EDI and need a solution or have been running EDI for years but paying excessive amount of costs.

In the case of the existing EDI user they have been set-up on some sort of Web based EDI solution and have been manually printing sales orders into their accounting system such as Sage MAS 90 and then going back to the same Web based EDI system to manually type in the invoice and send it back via EDI to Wal-Mart and probably paying a fee for that “otherwise should be free” service.

Since we're talking Wal-mart, when you walk into Wal-mart you will typically see 2 shopping carts at the front of the store showing 2 carts full of the same products with one with items bought at Wal-mart with the Wal-Mart receipt and shrink-wrapped, and other bought at a competitor with their much higher receipt shown in the same manner if we used the same scenario for EDI you can see the bigger picture.

Typical EDI providers will have a per document fee or Kilo Character service plan based on your monthly volume, below is an example of such costs.

Company - A
EDI Services – Transaction based Webforms
Manual Printing and Data Entry


KC/Qty Rate Amount
Monthly EDI Company Fee 1 50.00 50.00
Per Trading Partner Surcharge - 12 Partners 5 5.00 25.00
0-5 Documents - Free 5 0.00 0.00
6-20 Documents - @ $1.80 each 15 1.80 27.00
21-50 Documents - @ $1.55 each 30 1.55 46.50
51-100 Documents - @ 1.30 each 50 1.30 65.00
101-200 Documents - @ 1.05 each 100 1.05 105.00
201-400 Documents - @ $0.80 each 200 0.80 160.00
401-600 Documents - @ $0.55 each 42 0.55 23.10
Per Document Interconnect Fee 34 0.20 6.80

Total Monthly Fee 508.40


With this scenario the company is paying for someone to log into online to some Web site to view the EDI orders and print them then spend a few hours typing them into the ERP solution and then later going back to the same online system to type Invoices (810) and Advanced Shipping Notices (856) which has a whole other set of problems with functionality.

This company is paying about $6000-$7,000 per year for 12 Partners to use a website to get documents and send documents via EDI and handling this all manually. The solution is invest in an integrated solution that I can work with the customer to provide the cost for implementation and get onto our system that is not transaction based and will provide your company with multiple connections to not only normal Trading Partners but also 3PL ( Third Party Logistics ) providers and eCommerce platforms such as eBay.

The Sage Software EDI solution market space is full of companies and resellers that can either provide you with a service, sell you tools or build something from scratch, the choices are really up to you to decide and evaluate. I can tell you many EDI providers do not write their own EDI solutions and typically rely on another vendor to write the connections. Who does the support for this? eBridge does all of the integration work, we don’t customize the ERP solution in order for EDI to function like many of them do and we provide yes a True “ end-to-end solution “ that is complete by one company including the communication with No monthly transaction costs.

Save Money Now

eBridge Software
Account Manager
Direct: 905-635-3309
Ph: 905-631-8333 ext. 247
Fax: 416-946-1805

eBridge Software attains Sage Gold Level Partnership

eBridge Software an established EDI, CRM, ecommerce and supply chain management integration Sage partner achieves elite status after rigorous testing and marketplace feedback for Sage’s Gold Partnership Program.

BURLINGTON, Ontario (February 24, 2009) - eBRIDGE Software (http://www.ebridgesoft.com), a long time Sage partner and leading provider of business software integration solutions for EDI, CRM, SCM and web store fronts, is pleased to announce that it is now a Sage Gold Tier Certified Partner. In order to successfully complete the certification, eBridge Software and their products had to meet stringent integration, documentation and installation standards and testing. Also as part of the Gold level partnership process, numerous business partners and a host of clients were required to respond to a survey outlining the eBridge commitment to support, customer and product satisfaction. Having experience in developing integration solutions for the Sage product line since 1993 has allowed eBridge to build up a vast technical understanding and knowledge unsurpassed by its competitors. In house experts allow eBridge to demonstrate a wealth of comprehension and expertise on which a small to mid-sized business can leverage when partnering with eBridge for integration to their Sage product. With over 1000 Sage customers, integration with all Sage SME accounting packages and over 25,000 documents, eBridge has emerged as the leader in providing quality Sage integration solutions.



Unlike other integration providers, eBridge has an end to end solution for the small to mid-sized business. “Having Sage recognize our commitment to providing solid, scalable end to end integration solutions for small to mid-sized business ” mentions Colin Brown, CEO of eBridge Software. “is certainly a statement to our marketplace that we are knowledgeable, committed and forward moving in the Sage market space”.



While eBridge boasts a wide range of integration to and from over 35+ accounting packages, in the case of Sage, eBridge integrates with the following products:



Peachtree by Sage, Sage Pro ERP, Sage Accpac ERP, Sage BusinessVision Accounting, Sage SalesLogix, SageCRM, Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200 ERP, Sage MAS 500 ERP, Sage PFW, Sage BusinessWorks Accounting


About Sage Software’s Development Partner Program

The BMD (Business Management Division) Development Partner Program is designed to help ISVs (Independent Software Vendors) successfully develop, test and market applications that enhance and extend the functionality of Sage Software’s BMD solutions. The program provides extensive development resources, technical services, strategic product and marketing benefits that help maximize Development Partner revenue opportunities. Endorsed Development Partners, the highest achievable designation in the program, receive the greatest benefits by meeting rigorous strategic, technology and integration criteria. Sage Software supports the needs and challenges of nearly 3 million small and mid-sized business customers in North America through easy-to-use, scalable and customizable business management solutions. For more information on the Sage Software BMD Partner Development Program, please visit http://sagesoftware.com/partners/development_program/index.cfm





Wayne Thompson
Account Manager - Sage Software Products
Direct: 905-635-3309
Tel: 905-631-8333 ext. 247
Fax: 416-946-1805

wthompson@ebridgesoft.com

A good reason to switch EDI providers

During these economic times, companies will be looking to reduce operating expenses in order to remain competitive in the market place. There are numerous ways a company can reduce expenses during the downturn of the economy, for purposes of this post something a simple as ongoing IT costs may be just the area to look at instead of reducing valuable people and other resources.

A company transacting via EDI may still be using some sort of solution that uses a VAN service (Value Added Network) that is geared towards charging per document or per click. Companies should not be paying really anything to move documents over the internet as the internet is free and now the most widely used piece of communication method for just about everything from email, advertising to personal finance.

If your company is currently paying an EDI service provider for sending Web forms or even through another Sage Software partner that more or less has some sort of level of integration. Chances are your paying far too much for a service that should be free as well as still doing some form of manual process. I have recently spoken to customers paying 3-4K per month in transaction charges using some sort of Van when really they shouldn’t be paying anything for that service or at least at a rate far less then that for just maintaining the set-up.

For anyone currently planning to evaluate a new solution to replace an existing one or are just being asked to get EDI enabled to trade with feel free to give me a call, I would be more then happy to assist you.

Thank you,

Wayne


Wayne Thompson
Account Manager - Sage Software Products
Direct: 905-635-3309
Tel: 905-631-8333 ext. 247
Fax: 416-946-1805

wthompson@ebridgesoft.com

Happy Holidays From eBridge Software

The eBridge Software Advantage -Why pay fees when you don't need to.

Get all of your EDI problems relieved with one complete solution from eBridge Software with No Transaction fees!

How can this be you ask? If your a Sage Software using any Sage Software ERP package give me a call. We not only integrate regular EDI documents, you can also be flexible in integrating your Website or working with companies that demand more then basic EDI such as XML formatted sales orders. Most competitive products don't offer this level of functionality with true hands off integration.

If your currently using a Non-integrated solution or even a competing product and would like to save your company money. I'll gladly cut your VAN charges by moving to our solution as many customer have done though the course of this year. With the economy in a down swing more and more companies will be looking to save money and this is one way you can ensure your company thrives.

Why pay fees when you don't need to.

Great time to Switch providers.

Thanks.

Wayne Thompson
Account Manager
(Sage Software Products)
wthompson@ebridgesoft.com