Ii was my understanding SPS uses Loren Data as their solution backbone which includes interVAN connectivity. They are stated as a Loren Data customer in Loren's release.
SPS has retailers and suppliers using their services for community connectivity, collaboration, management. Many of the biggest trading partners were already EDI capable via GXS prior to SPS selling the client so there would appear to be significant interVAN traffic to allow SPS customers to collaborate with their extended supply chains. (Daisy Chain) If GXS cuts off Loren Data how does SPS continue to support interVAN connectivity to GXS enabled trading partners? They need to replace Loren Data with another backbone provider (no easy task) who is allowed to Daisy Chain or get all those trading partners to sign up with Loren data. IBM, Sterling, HP VAN's still have interconnects to GXS for now but if GXS is banning daisy chaining when do they cut off the other guys? (Are they strong enough to do so?) Alternatively SPS will need to nego directly with GXS who is their competitor in that vertical. Unless I see it incorrectly it looks like a tough situation and SPS has remained silent on the whole topic. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [EDI-L] Re: Loren Data vs. GXS.... The EDI Saga... From: "socal_ediguy" <[email protected]> Date: Fri, June 14, 2013 12:43 am To: [email protected] I'm a little confused as to how SPS has suddenly jumped into this conversation thread...? Other than using (at least from what I remember) Loren Data as their network, SPS Commerce has nothing to do with Loren. They're separate companies.... But, it may well be true, as James mentions, that SPS Commerce will be lost if/when GXS cuts ties to Loren Data's network. Maybe that's what a lot of GXS' blustering is all about - getting their hands on the data transmitted via SPS (which, arguably is one of the largest web-based EDI solution providers) and the client/customer base? Since SPS has swallowed up smaller fish (such as Owens Direct and others) over the years, and GXS has swallowed up smaller fish (again, over the years), it may be that GXS' decisions are solely based upon becoming a huge fish and hoping that people will be happy with "quantity over quality".... As for everybody switching to AS2 (as was mentioned in another post), that's not really feasible for a lot of companies, even if just based upon volume. One issue I've often had with AS2 is that it's kind of an "always on" data flow, leaving you little/no chance of stopping data that may be incorrect before it's sent over the line. There will always be a need for different choices (as has been mentioned in another thread about what do you want from your VAN) based upon service, price and all the rest. If GXS takes over the (EDI) world, there will be no choices, you just have to accept their bad service, their prices and all the rest... Kind of like AT&T just a few dozen years back before they were broken up because they monopolized telephone services.... Hmmmm... Food for thought...? Craig SoCal EDI Guy --- In [email protected], <james@...> wrote: > > 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? ------------------------------------ ... 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/
