Hi Everyone,

Recently, we have had numerous prospects ask about AS2 with regards to EDI communication with their trading partner(s).  This prompted me to go looking back through our Blog Archives – I was able to find this informative post by Nazma in Help Desk:

http://www.ebridgeconnections.com/blog/what-is-as2-edi/

Do you have questions, or comments regarding AS2 Communication – feel free to leave a comment below.

Best regards,

Dave Malda.

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Good Morning Everyone,

This morning, as I browse back through our Blog and some posts from 2010, 2011 – I noticed a great article series written by our Mike Catalfamo on eCommerce Integration and the best practice process for integrating Sales Orders, Customer info, Inventory Quantities, and Shipping details (tracking #’s etc) to your accounting package.  Here are the 4 parts of this series again:

1. An Introduction to eCommerce and Accounting Package Integration
2. Creating eCommerce Sales Orders
3. Managing eCommerce Inventory
4. Updating Sales Orders and Thoughts on Shipping Info (Tracking #’s etc)

Enjoy the read – Mike and I would both love to hear your feedback on the proposed best practice approaches.

Best,
Dave Malda.

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eBridge Software and Web Design Solutions Form Partnership to Offer Web Shop Manager eCommerce Integration to Over 40 Accounting/ERP Systems

This partnership allows Web Shop Manager merchants to integrate web sales orders, update inventory and shipping details automatically to over 40 major Accounting/ERP packages.

BURLINGTON, Ontario [June, 2011] – Web Design Solutions, Inc., a leading eCommerce software provider and eBridge Connections, a world leading provider of accounting software integration solutions, announced today their partnership aimed at providing ERP software integration to Web Shop Manager merchants. As the number of retailers deploying online stores continues to rise, many merchant platforms fail to offer an effective way to integrate sales data into accounting packages. As a result, resources are unnecessarily devoted to the manual keying of data during order processing. This partnership will provide Web Shop Manager merchants with an integrated online solution, facilitating a streamlined business processes and eliminate the need for costly custom solutions, resulting in a fast ROI for the merchant and savings in both time and labor.

With hundreds of happy customers and counting, Web Design Solutions’ highest priority continues to be customer experience with fanatical in-house design, development and support from real humans. “We aren’t a template website factor, at Web Design Solutions we produce one of a kind personalized designs for each of our clients. Our mission is to ensure your online store not only survives, but thrives in this tough economy through innovative eCommerce website design techniques and eCommerce strategies based on solid creative foundations.” Dana Nevins, Founder/CEO Web Design Solutions, Inc.

The eBridge integration platform currently supports connectors for 40+ of the world’s most popular accounting packages, including products from Microsoft, SAP, Sage and Intuit. “Providing an easy to use, SaaS-based platform merchants can plug into is our vision moving forward,” said Colin Brown, CEO of eBridge Connections “The ability to connect the accounting package or ERP to a merchant’s eCommerce store unattended, will significantly reduce errors and allow the merchant to direct their attention to other business needs.”

About eBridge

eBridge Software delivers powerful SaaS-based accounting integration that connects and automates vital business processes. The universal solution supports an ever-growing list of 40 accounting and ERP systems including Microsoft Dynamics, Sage, SAP, Intuit, and many more. With connections to more than 20 popular eCommerce carts, thousands of EDI trading partners and leading CRM platforms, eBridge Connections has become the integration platform of choice for businesses worldwide.”

40 Accounting Packages | 1000’s of Connections | Millions of Documents

About Web Design Solutions and Web Shop Manager

Located in sunny San Diego, CA, Web Design Solutions is specialized in the creation of Content Driven eCommerce Websites using their revolutionary SaaS-based eCommerce Content Management System, Web Shop Manager. Web Shop Manager is breaking new ground combining intuitive content creation tools and powerful conversion boosting marketing such as live chat, an integrated blog, enterprise level guided navigation systems, and a true 1-step fully optimized AJAX checkout to reduce bounce/abandonment rates.

Education, Press Releases

On April 7th – eBridge won the BEDC High Five Award for Business Export.  We graciously accept this award and congratulate the other High Five Award winners, TransUnion Canada and L-3 Wescam.  The Awards Gala was held at the Burlington Convention Center and attended by approx. 500 people.  Here’s a short video profiling eBridge:

Congratulations everyone – great job Team!

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Have you ever had something complex that required a much simpler explanation?  At eBridge, we had this very challenge.

The Challenge

With over 40 supported accounting packages and integration to thousands of business systems – there is a mountain of specific information tailored to each individual integration scenario.  First time visitors to our website are often overwhelmed by all the information and can lose sight of what it is we have to offer.  We needed a way to portray in a simple and concise manner how eBridge helps businesses.  Enter Greg Yaneff from http://www.yaneffdesign.com.  

The Solution – A Simple Understanding

Over the last month Kevin and I have had the pleasure of working with Greg at Yaneff Design.  The Goal = create a simple video that explains our eBridge business in less than 1 minute.  While we definately have achieved the “less than one minute” goal (54 seconds to be exact) let us know if we have achieved the overall goal. 

If you are new to eBridge, did this video provide you with a simple understanding of what eBridge has to offer? Let us know by leaving a comment with your thoughts below.

Uncategorized simple understanding, www.yaneffdesign.com, yaneff

Good morning everyone, I’m currently trying to gauge interest in accounting integration for Sage X3? 

Leave a comment if you are looking for an integration solution to Sage X3 – I’d love to hear your feedback.

Thanks,

Dave Malda.

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On the week of December 14^th, 2009, eBridge announced that they have created a new Hayneedle EDI connection. Hayneedle.com includes 220 stores and counting, each devoted to a single product category. Best of all, you can shop all of them with one global shopping cart. From hammocks at hammocks.com to dart boards at – you guessed it – dartboards.com, Hayneedle dives deeply into selection; each store showcases true variety. Unlike brick and mortar retail stores that are limited by shelf space, Hayneedle has virtually endless space. This allows our buyers to search the globe for the finest selection, best value, and unparalleled choices in products for your home, work, and play. Where you might see eight or nine styles of bar stools at a retail store, our bar stool site features over 900 styles. And the five or six patio furniture sets at the local garden store? Try 200 at patiofurnitureusa.com.

eBridge’s ePortal puts your business transactions at your fingertips by allowing you to transact with your trading partners and other business systems anywhere at anytime! The eBridge ePortal is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform that enables for the remote exchange and viewing of business documents with a web friendly interface.  The ePortal supports a wide range of documents used in business operations, such as EDI, CRM, web store, SCM, logistics and warehouse management. Click here to view more information about eBridge’s ePortal.

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Good Afternoon Everyone

I hope everyone had a good week. During the week of December 21^st, 2009, eBridge Software, Inc. managed to published and update the following integration connections:

• Whirlpool 4010

• National Grocers 4010
• MeijersCom 4010
• Ford Component Sales 4010
• Home Depot US 4060
• Whirlpool 4010
• Big Lots Stores 5010

Be sure to stay tuned weekly for new EDI, webstore, CRM and supply chain management integration updates and additions to the ePortal.

Happy Holidays,

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Today’s web stores are challenged with critical problems. Many web stores have come and gone over the years due to a variety of challenges. Some common challenges that web store owners face when creating and maintaining an ecommerce website include:

1.  Search Engine Optimization (SEO) - A common challenge faced by many web store owners is that customers can’t find their web store. People just don’t stumble upon a web store they like.  For example, it isn’t good  for a web store to rank in the hundreds in Google search result. This is partly due to web store owners not understanding how web search engines work.  To rank high, you must add keywords to your web store.

2.  Not Addressing Customers Security Concerns

When a customer makes a purchase from a web store they want to know that their information is not being shared with others. Many web stores fail to recognize how hesitant some shoppers are to enter their information into unknown web stores.  Displaying some form of hacker security trust mark on a web store can neutralize some of the anxieties customers have towards online shopping.

3. Lack of Content

Not having enough content on a web store can hurt it ability to attract new customers. For example, search engines usually reward points to those web sites that are frequently linked to by other web sites. If a web store has little or no content, then others will not link to you. Another challenge web store owners have when dealing with content includes updating web store content. Long after a site’s launch, your website has accumulated a plethora of pages. Some Web store maintenance requires continuous reviews of static content that may require updates or corrections.

4.  Lack of Patience

Another challenge facing web store owner is losing patience in the web store. Many web store owners are not realistic enough in their goals and shouldn’t be thinking about becoming millionaires overnight. Running a successful web store takes time and patience.

5.  Lack of Web Store Integration- Web store owners are aware of the time and effort needed to enter order and customer data while at the same time keeping the Web store up-to-date with product and pricing information.  eBridge’s Webstore Integration can eliminate this administrative burden by eliminating manual data entry and accompanying errors, improving information flow, increasing efficiency, and achieving savings in time and money. Click here to see all 37 supported accounting systems/ERP packages that eBridge integrates with.

Reference:

http://ezinearticles.com/?Challenges-That-You-Must-Be-Prepared-to-Face-When-You-Open-a-Web-Store&id=3376523

http://www.articlesbase.com/ecommerce-articles/top-5-problems-with-ecommerce-websites-559103.html

http://www.asaresearch.com/ecommerce/mistakes.htm

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New and Updated Integration Connections

Its been a very busy week here at eBridge – during the week of December 14^th , 2009, eBridge managed to published and update the following integration connections: 

• Hayneedle 4030
• MeijersCom 4010  

• Associated Wholesale Grocers 4030 UCS
• Costco US 4010
• Crutchfield 4010
• CSN Stores 4010
• Discovery Foods Albertsons 4010 UCS
• Fingerhut 4010
• General Maps
• HMV 4010
• K Mart Stores 4010
• Kroger 5010 UCS
• Nippon Express 4010
• OKI Bering 4010
• Orgill Brothers 4010
• Party City 4010
• Petco 4010
• PetsMart 4010
• Publix 5010 UCS
• School Outfitters 4010
• Target Com 4010
• Target Corporation 4010
• Walmart 5010

Be sure to stay tuned weekly for new EDI, webstore, CRM and supply chain management integration updates and additions to the ePortal.

Have A Great Weekend

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