For Immediate Release
GXS enables customers to exchange high volumes of documents over the public Internet with security comparable to private transaction networks
GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 11, 2002 — GE Global eXchange Services (NYSE: GE), a leader in business-to-business Internet commerce, today announced that it is enhancing its Internet EDI (electronic data interchange) services by supporting two additional security protocols. The enhanced services will enable companies with significant transaction volumes to exchange documents with their trading partners over the public Internet with security comparable to private transaction networks. Companies that transact electronically can save costs and potential lost business associated with manual methods such as fax, phone and paper.
Internet EDI services from GE Global eXchange Services (GXS) now support Secure FTP (file transfer protocol) for document exchange over the Internet. Support for the AS2 (Applicability Standard 2) protocol will be available in early 3Q. These two protocols provide security and transaction volume support comparable to value added network (VAN) or virtual private network (VPN) services, but use the public Internet to send and receive data. Many companies have chosen the Internet as their preferred electronic transaction platform.
Support for the AS2 and Secure FTP protocols is the next step for GXS in its offering of Internet-based transaction services. GXS already offers VPN services, hypertext markup language (HTML) forms-based exchange and Web services exchange over the Internet primarily for companies with low transaction volumes. GXS’s enhanced Internet EDI services are designed to support a higher volume of transactions between the back-office systems of two companies over the Internet.
Our enhanced Internet EDI services meet GXS’s rigorous standards for security and are intended to allow companies that are currently sending a significant amount of transactions over a VAN or private network feel comfortable sending those same transactions over the public Internet, said Nick Marchetti, general manager of interchange solutions for GXS. Companies will also be able to take advantage of our extensive community management, integration and professional services capabilities, backed by more than 30 years of experience in electronic commerce.
In addition to document exchange over the Internet, companies can also use a Web browser to access GXS’s EC Support Net (www.support.gegxs.net) and receive reports about their transaction activity over the Internet in real-time.
GXS’s enhanced Internet EDI services support multiple Internet connectivity options Web services, Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP/s, Internet Protocol), FTP over a virtual private network (VPN), or dial IP (Internet protocol) as well as a variety of eXtensible markup language (XML) formats, including RosettaNet, xCBL and CXML. User-defined formats (UDF) and industry-specific formats such as GISB (Gas Industries Standards Board) and CIDX (Chemical Industry Data Exchange) are also supported.
Standard features of GXS’s Internet EDI services include 24×7 monitoring and support, secure Internet connectivity, user-authentication and reporting capabilities. Prices for a pre-set volume of transactions start at $249 to sign- up and $99 per month.
About GE Global eXchange Services
GE Global eXchange Services (GXS) operates one of the largest B2B e-commerce networks in the world, with more than 100,000 trading partners. The network’s 1 billion annual transactions account for $1 trillion in goods and services. With a presence in 58 countries, GXS applies Six Sigma quality processes to provide e-commerce solutions that help businesses around the globe remove costs from their supply chains. GE Global eXchange Services is a part of the General Electric Company, U.S.A., and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, Md. Call (800) 560-4347 or visit our Web site at www.gxs.com.
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CONTACT:
Jim Fowler
GE Global eXchange Services
(301) 340-5875
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