I'm surprised SPS stock price hasn't dropped through the floor. Their investors obviously don't realize SPS is about to lose their platform for all EDI transactions and the only choice will be go to their biggest competitor hat in hand to request they be allowed to continue to compete followed by thank you very much, now how much will it cost me?
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [EDI-L] Loren Data vs. GXS.... The EDI Saga... From: "jkcedi" <[email protected]> Date: Thu, June 13, 2013 9:50 am To: <[email protected]> Having said that, though, I do agree that this is a nasty step taken by GXS, very much along the lines of when GXS & another VAN (was it IBM or Sterling?) refused to do interconnects with ICCnet initially. Although I haven’t used GXS in many years (and have no plans to do that ever again), based on the posts in this group, GXS needs to address it’s own reliability issues before it tries to point the finger elsewhere, in its lame excuse for enacting a very poor and widely harmful business strategy. -- Ken From: jkcedi Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 7:23 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [EDI-L] Loren Data vs. GXS.... The EDI Saga... So I find it a little ironic that one bully who’s trying to take over the world (SPS) wants us to complain about another bully who wants to take over the world (GXS). From: socal_ediguy Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 12:54 PM To: mailto:EDI-L%40yahoogroups.com Subject: [EDI-L] Loren Data vs. GXS.... The EDI Saga... So, I've done business with both GXS and Loren Data... I also worked with SPS Commerce (they offer web-based EDI solutions for a variety of former trading partners when I worked for the retailer) which is on Loren Data for their connections and network. I also used Inovis Trusted-Link (i-series) back then, using first the IBM Advantis network and then the Inovis network. As you all should know, GXS took over Advantis and then took over Inovis later on. Now it looks like GXS is trying to take over the EDI network and VAN services for the world... They're using tactics to bully smaller providers (like Loren) and force trading partners onto their own network and over to their VAN services. They don't seem to care about what the user may want (such as those companies that use SPS Commerce or even Loren) in that they seem to take out any choices that a company may have in choosing who they want to do business with... I know that Todd Gould (Loren Data) has been on here, soliciting help or opinions, and I know some have already commented.... But my question on this is simple.... do you care that GXS is doing this...? Do you care that this seems to be a play by GXS to "take over the world" by eliminating the competition....? It seems that they're working from the model "if you can't buy 'em, destroy 'em"... Thoughts...? Craig Dunham SoCal EDI Guy No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3345 / Virus Database: 3199/6405 - Release Date: 06/12/13 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3345 / Virus Database: 3199/6405 - Release Date: 06/12/13 [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/ <*> 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/
