Subject: viaLink News Update Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 17:58:48 -0500 From: Marylee Strange <mstrange@VIALINK.COM> Reply-To: csmith@VIALINK.COM Organization: The viaLink Company To: VIALINK@LISTSERV.VIALINK.COM
viaLink News Update! electronic commerce...applied
viaLink brings you exciting news as we continue to enhance our services and unlock electronic commerce in the supply chain.
WE'RE LIVE IN ATLANTA
The migration of the viaLink production environment to Hewlett-Packard's operational services in Atlanta has been successfully completed without any unscheduled downtime or service interruptions. Today, all of the viaLink Services are live in HP's Atlanta facility.
You may recall that earlier this year HP partnered with viaLink to provide the technology platform to power, host and support the viaLink Services. Through this alliance, which also includes a $6 million financing agreement, HP has further agreed to provide viaLink with co-marketing and consulting support.
EDI ON THE INTERNET
If in the past you have been burdened by the delay, expense and overhead of traditional EDI mailboxes, you will be happy to learn that viaLink has implemented Cyclone Interchange, for business-quality EDI over the Internet.
Cyclone Interchange implements the industry standards for EDI over the Internet (EDIINT), to ensure authentication, encryption, and non-repudiation of transactions.
If you're interested in CYCLONE and how it can benefit you, please contact Craig Smith at 405-936-2482. For more information about CYCLONE, see cyclonesoftware.com
NEW SUBSCRIBERS WELCOMED!
viaLink's Item Catalog is rapidly gaining widespread acceptance, as you can see from the following list of new subscribers. For a complete list of viaLink subscribers, see vialink.com
National Suppliers:
E.A. SWEEN/DELI EXPRESS (Eden Prairie, MN) SOLARAY CORPORATION (Sapulpa, OK) TONY'S PIZZA SERVICE (Marshall, MN) UNIVERSAL MAP (Williamston, MI)
Regional Suppliers:
ADVANCED NOVELTY, INC. (Findlay, OH) BAREMAN DAIRY, INC (Holland, MI) BAY AREA BEVERAGE COMPANY (Oakland, CA) BENNETT BEVERAGE, INC. (Cincinnati, OH) BOBBY FISHER DIST.(Springfield, OH) BROWN BOTTLING GROUP, INC. (Jackson, MS) BROWN DISTRIBUTING COMPANY (Newark, OH) CALIFORNIA BEVERAGE COMPANY (San Francisco, CA) CERTIFIED GROCERS OF CALIFORNIA, LTD (Commerce, CA) CHARLES CAMPBELL DISTRIBUTING CO., INC. (Blytheville, AR) CITY BEVERAGE CO. LLC (Midwest City, OK) CLEAR CREEK DISTRIBUTING COMPANY (Springfield, MO) ED WINDLER & SONS, INC. (St. Charles, MO) FRITO-LAY, INC. OF BRIDGETON (Bridgeton, MO) FRITO-LAY, INC. OF GRIMES (Grimes, IA) FRITO-LAY, INC. OF WYOMING (Wyoming, MI) GOLDEN DISTRIBUTING COMPANY OF DENISON (Plano, TX) GOLDEN DISTRIBUTING COMPANY OF DENTON (Plano, TX) GOLDEN FLAKE SNACK FOODS, INC. (Nashville, TN) GREY EAGLE DISTRIBUTING, INC. (Maryland Heights, MO) H.L. PAUL DISTRIBUTING CO., INC. (Imperial, MO) HARRIS BRANDS, INC. (Tulsa, OK) HOBERG DISTRIBUTING CO. (Batavia, OH) INTERSTATE BRANDS CORPORATION (Buffalo, NY) IOWA BEVERAGE SYSTEMS, INC. (Des Moines, IA) KEN ANDERSON DIST. CO. (Erlanger, KY) KERR BEVERAGE CO. OF LORAIN (Lorain, OH) KERR DISTRIBUTING CO., INC. of CHILLICOTHE (Chillicothe, OH) KOHLFELD DISTRIBUTING, INC. (Cape Girardeau, MO) LOHR DISTRIBUTING CO. (St. Louis, MO) MILLER & HARTMAN, INC. (Lancaster, PA) MUXIE DISTRIBUTING CO. (Bellaire, OH) NAUSER BEVERAGE COMPANY (Columbia, MO) ORANGE & BLUE DISTRIBUTING CO., INC. (Champaign, IL) ORLANDINI, INC. (Springfield, IL) PEPSI COLA COMPANY OF ST. LOUIS (St. Louis, MO) PEPSI-COLA ELMIRA BOTTLING CORP. (Elmira, NY) PINE STATE TRADING CORPORATION (Augusta, ME) SLBS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (St. Louis, MO) TOM DAVIS & SONS DAIRY CO. (Oak Park, MI)
Grocery Retailers:
GR FELPAUSCH CO. (Hastings, MI) RAINBOW FOODS (Hopkins, MN RALEY'S CORPORATION (W. Sacramento, CA) SCHNUCK MARKETS, INC. (St. Louis, MO)
Convenience Retailers:
CHESHIRE OIL CO., INC. (Keene, NH) FAMILY EXPRESS CORPORATION (Valparaiso, IN) GO MART, INC. (Gassaway, WV) THORNTON OIL CORPORATION (Louisville, KY) WESCO, INC. (Muskegon, MI)
MEDIA RELATIONS CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED
viaLink has selected Springbok Technologies, one of the fastest growing hi-tech media relations firms in the U.S., to launch its national media relations campaign.
EVENTS ATTENDED
The benefits of viaLink's Item Catalog continue to spread throughout the industry's leading events:
Retail Systems / VICS Conference (June 7-9) The attendees at the VICS Conference expressed great interest and enthusiasm towards viaLink's Item Catalog. The conference was well attended and displayed a wide-range of solutions from software providers, retail technology providers, as well as support services for Retail companies.
GMA/FMI e-business Summit (June 23-25) viaLink participated in the inaugural meeting at the Grocery Manufacturers of America (GMA) and Food Marketing Institute (FMI) joint industry conference in June which addressed the direction of e-business within the food industry. The food industry's most influential leaders gathered to discuss today's e-business directions and initiatives.
As a prominent player in e-commerce, viaLink was one of the highlights on the agenda, as Mike Corby with Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream and Bob Drury with Schnuck's Supermarkets presented their experiences in the GMA Direct Store Delivery (DSD) pilot on Scan-Based Trading (SBT). viaLink software was chosen by the GMA DSD committee to power the SBT pilot.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
viaLink will be present with many of its current customers at the National Beer Wolesalers Association (NBWA) convention in LasVegas, Nevada on October 3-6. For more information, see nbwa.org
viaLink will participate in the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) convention in Atlanta, GA on October 3-5. For more information, see cstorecentral.com
viaLink will be bringing the e-commerce message to the FDI Productivity Convention & Expo in St. Louis, MO on October 31-Nov 2. For more information, see fdi.org
VIALINK IN THE NEWS
Look for the article featuring viaLink in the April 15 issue of Food Logistics - foodlogistics.com
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