Besides offering B2B services, IDEA is the B2B standards organization for the electrical industry. IDEA is owned by the National Electrical Manufacturers Assoc (NEMA) and the National Assoc of Electrical Distributors (NAED).
IDEA has committees that are involved in building B2B standards (EDI/XML) and developing UNSPSC codes. There are also IDEA task forces that create white papers on best business practices for the industry. We are always looking for people to participate in standards committees. In September we are holding an E-Biz forum with speakers from GS1, 1Sync, EPCGlobal, SAP, NEMA, IDEA and others. Regards, David Frenkel Standards Manager IDEA www.idea-eSolutions.com _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dan Mehlhorn Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 9:19 AM To: EDI-L Listserv Subject: RE: [EDI-L] Re: Inovis Van Users I'm going to have to say something here. I use IDX2 from IDEA and Activant. They use Sterling for Interconnect services to the rest of the "VAN World". I have only experienced 1 major outage since its inception. Pricing is more than competitive. I prefer IDX2's website for doing things over Inovis' website. I find things much easier to do, especially the No Duplicate Interchange feature. I use that on my inbound and outbound traffic. I don't have to do partner setups. They are done. If I address my documents to a Square D ID, they get there, no hassles. If I want interchanges resent, I can do that myself from a PC, and securely. The only thing I have to bother Support for is mailbag numbers for chasing lost interchanges through other VANs. I do use Inovis for a few trading partners. If I were limited to only one VAN, it would be IDX2. Dan Mehlhorn System Programmer/EDI Administrator Crescent Electric Supply Co. -----Original Message----- From: Mary Lopez We have used Inovis for ~5 years. They are VERY reliable when transporting data. Their customer support website is an awesome tool with functionality that no one else has. They have made sweeping updates to their processes, servers and Van software over the last year or so that has really raised the bar for Van service and performance in the industry (in my opinion). No Van is up 100% of the time, 365 days per year. In the event of any service disruption at all, they immediately send out detailed information with frequent updates on the resolution. I have caught other another major van routinely maintaining complete silence around any issues they are experiencing in hopes no one notices. I'd prefer an open and honest partnership with my van. I have used 3 other vans in my career. Inovis is one of the leading Vans out there so while their pricing is extremely competitive, their products and services are top notch. You will be happy with Inovis. Mary Lopez EDI Coordinator ICG Commerce [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
