This Week in IDEA | October 25, 2006
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Contents
- New IDEA Customer
- New IRD CERICOMX® Customer
- GS1 Canada and 1SYNC Enter a Strategic Alliance
- Manufacturers’ and Distributors’ Straight Talk About Data Panel
- Washington D.C. eCommerce User Group Meeting
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New IDEA Customer
Tyco Electronics - Energy, a manufacturer from Fuquay-Varing, NC, became an IDEA customer on October 20, 2006. The Energy Division, a global manufacturer of products and systems for the electrical power industry, is an operating unit of Tyco Electronics. Tyco will be providing their product and pricing information directly into the Industry Data Warehouse (IDW2). They are a member of NAED. To learn more about Tyco Electronics - Energy, please visit them here.
New IRD CERICOMX® Customer
IDEA, a 1SYNC Data Pool On-Board Solution (OBS) partner, implements suppliers that subscribe to the 1SYNC data pool using IDEA's IRD CERICOMX application. IDEA was recently assigned the following supplier:
This company will be trained to use IRD CERICOMX®, an IDEA branded product for supporting and uploading supplier product information into the GS1 Registry® and GDSN via the 1SYNC Data Pool.
If you would like to learn more about the CERICOMX® product, please contact John Etrie, IDEA IRD Product Manager, here or at (703) 562-4624; or Tony Gaffney, IDEA CERICOMX® Implementation Manager, here or at (508) 386-0261.
GS1 Canada and 1SYNC Enter a Strategic Alliance
GS1 Canada and 1SYNC today announced their decision to
enter a strategic alliance to accelerate the adoption of the Global Data SynchronizationNetwork (GDSN) across North America. This alliance will drive the North American
GDSN adoption for sectors such as Hardlines, Mass Merchandise, Electronics, and Office
Products by utilizing the 1SYNC Data Pool Solution.
This strategic alliance will help maximize the value of data synchronization for trading
partners. Canadian suppliers, who need to synchronize data with U.S.-based retailers
immediately, will be able to use the 1SYNC Data Pool platform. This collaboration will
also help promote continued North American data synchronization implementation and
leverage the GS1 Canada offerings to the U.S. market.
Commenting on this strategic alliance, Ron Gilbert, Director of Merchandising Systems,
Wal-Mart, U.S. said, “We are delighted with this announcement. This alliance is a win-win situation for all concerned as we will be able to synchronize with our Canadian suppliers through the GDSN and, ultimately, improve trading partner relationships and lower trading partner costs.”
GS1 Canada will continue to provide data synchronization solutions using ECCnet
Registry, Canada’s national product registry, for over 3,000 companies in the Grocery,
Foodservice, and Pharmacy sectors. As part of this alliance, GS1 Canada is expanding its implementation services to its user community.
“Our objective with this strategic alliance is to help our customers maximize the value of
their data synchronization investments and to provide them with excellent service. North
American companies will now have a clear path for all their synchronization requirements, enabled through the 1SYNC Data Pool platform. This collaborative approach will not be hindered by the U.S. – Canada border,” said Arthur Smith, CEO, GS1 Canada.
alliance is to accelerate and promote the adoption of the GDSN across North America.
This collaboration between GS1 Canada and 1SYNC strengthens our ability to maximize
the value of data synchronization for trading partners by allowing for the seamless exchange of supply chain data across North America.”
Manufacturers’ and Distributors’ Straight Talk About Data Panel
Information has replaced inventory as a company's most important strategic asset. Only companies that perform "at the speed of information" will be the winners. Join industry experts and learn how they are adapting to this axiom by making business information a top priority at their company.
Topics discussed will include: manufacturer data ownership, data quality and usability, trading partner data expectations, the significance of 24/7 access to Net into Stock Pricing, and the ever-increasing need for searchable data attributes and high-resolution product images.
Moderator: Ed Orlet, NAED Regional Manager
Washington D.C. eCommerce User Group Meeting
The Washington, DC eCommerce User Group will be having their first meeting at the IDEA offices in Arlington, VA on October 31, 2006 from 1:00PM to 4:00PM (ET).
Presentations will be made by well-known RFID solution providers, including Patrick Sweeney of Odin Technologies, and author of RFID for Dummies.
Click here to visit the User Group website.
If you would like to listen to the presentation via GOTOwebinar, please use the following information:
Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar Seat Now!
Title: Washington, DC E-commerce user Group - RFID
Date: Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST
