=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= SEARCH400.COM | SPECIAL REPORT -- How UCCnet affects you
Last month our focus was on learning more about the emerging UCCnet standard and what it means to you. Here's a recap of tips, articles, webcasts and more on the subject. -- Michelle Davidson, site editor =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FROM OUR SPONSORS: Connecting to UCCnet? TrailBlazer systems has AS/400 solutions. www.trailblazersystems.com/s400 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= IN THIS ISSUE | Table of Contents 1. UCCnet Technical Advice and Analysis - News: Riviani Foods checks out UCCnet tools - Analysis: UCCnet adoption rate soars; frustration levels mount - Learning Guide: The facts about UCCnet - Featured Topic: UCCnet uncovered - Live Expert Webcast: Strategies, solutions and services for integrating UCCnet 2. Important Features and Links - User Survey: What are your spending plans for 2004? ******************************************************************** The Search400.com UCCnet Learning Guide is sponsored by TrailBlazer ******************************************************************** Connecting to UCCnet? TrailBlazer systems has an AS/400 solution that integrates with your existing ERP product master files. Using the ZMOD Exchange UCCnet catalog system, information is validated, formatted to XML and automatically posted to UCCnet using AS2. No duplicating data entry, no maintaining of XML maps, no customized programming. We've built the perfect UCCnet bridge for you. www.trailblazersystems.com/s400 ******************************************************************** =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= RIVIANI FOODS CHECKS OUT UCCNET TOOLS by Kate Evans-Correia iSeries customer Riviana Foods Inc. found that although retailers were pressuring the company to be UCCnet-ready, many of the tools being pitched by vendors were half-baked. >> READ article: http://www.search400.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid3_gci938205,00.html?track=NL-180 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= UCCNET ADOPTION RATE SOARS, BUT FRUSTRATION LEVELS MOUNT by Kate Evans-Correia The benefits of a UCCnet supply-chain registry are clear. The only obstacle is getting on board. >> READ analysis: http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci937748,00.html?track=NL-180 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= LEARNING GUIDE: THE FACTS ABOUT UCCNET by Search400.com editors If you work for a supplier, there's no doubt that company will have to become UCCnet-compliant -- if it isn't already. In the works for a couple years now, UCCnet provides a global repository where enterprises can register item data and share standardized, synchronized supply-chain information. Your job: Getting all of your company's data into the registry. How do you do that? These resources will start you on your way. >> GET started: http://www.search400.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid3_gci934111,00.html?track=NL-180 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= FEATURED TOPIC: UCCNET UNCOVERED by Search400.com editors There's a lot of talk about UCCnet and the need for suppliers to become compliant. Unfortunately, there's also a lot of confusion. Let us help you sort it out. >> READ more: http://www.search400.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid3_gci937703,00.html?track=NL-180 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= LIVE EXPERT WEBCAST: STRATEGIES, SOLUTIONS AND SERVICES FOR INTEGRATING UCCNET Guest speaker: Thomas A. Smith, senior e-business training director for the Association of Global Standards Administrators UCCnet is not your grandfather's EDI. If your company needs to comply with UCCnet and its supply-chain management registry, you need to get up to speed on this new standard. Find out how to get started, where to get training, and determine what solutions meet your needs. >> LISTEN to webcast: http://webevents.broadcast.com/techtarget/s400/110603/index.asp?loc=01 __________________________________________________________________ IMPORTANT FEATURES AND LINKS: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= USER SURVEY | What are your spending plans for 2004? What kind of iSeries investments is your shop making next year? Will you be spending more or less? What projects are scheduled? By answering a few questions like those, you can help guide future articles and features on Search400.com. 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