Carl > I'm an EDI consultant that's been doing work for a few companies for > several years. I'm in a position where my customers are asking me to > outsource their EDI. I know how to acquire the licenses for EDI > software and everything else I need to do.... but 1 thing, the VAN or > interconnect situation.
It may be easier to start with the EDI outsourcing first and just resell kilochars from an existing VAN. If you can commit to a lot of data, you can get a good price. > I would like to know what is required to be a VAN. I haven't had much > luck finding this info. I know it's not hard, I've seen plenty of > VAN's emerge. I just don't know if there are any rules to it... Don't know, but it may be difficult to break into the community. > How do I then establish myself as an interconnect-able company? Does > Sterling just trust me? Or, are their VAN's out there that will let > me buy into their network so I can interconnect freely with 1 big VAN > that acts on my behalf? Reselling their network is not a problem. (See first question, above). Earl Wertheimer [email protected] http://www.spe-edi.com ------------------------------------ ... 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> 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/
