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Dear Customers and Partners,

In the face of current economic conditions, businesses must utilize proven methods of operation efficiency. On the other side of the pendulum is the need for production to adequately meet customer demand. With DiCentral, you won’t have to compromise one for the other. Clients who leverage our comprehensive solution packages have witnessed higher productivity and lower required resources and associated costs.

Whether you’re a small business owner introducing a new product or service, a mid size organization looking for a solution that fosters growth, or a large company seeking efficiency in operations, look no further.

Since DiCentral’s inception, our business model has focused on cost savings and productivity drive for our clients. That’s not about to change now. Call us with your business challenge. You’ll be glad you did.

Thuy Mai, CEO

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September 2009 Newsletter

DiIntegrator’s Perfect and Check Items

DiIntegrator combined with DiCentral’s hosted EDI translation and routing services, allows you to process large groups of orders while providing tight integration with local backend applications such as your accounting software package or ERP system. Suppliers who leverage DiIntegrator have the benefit of processing EDI data locally while maintaining the advantages of complete visibility and redundancy offered through a web–hosted EDI solution.

A capability of DiIntegrator that we are highlighting this month is “Perfect and Check Items”.

DiIntegrator’s “Perfect and Check Items” function can ensure your Advance Ship Notices and Invoices are delivered accurately and in compliance with trading partner guidelines. Click on the Perfect tab before creating the Advance Ship Notice (ASN). When you ‘perfect’ the PO, the system matches the items and other information on the PO to the items in your Master Item database. If an item is not found or if there are any discrepancies with your Master Item database information, you will be notified of the discrepancy. This “Perfect and Check Items” function can prevent an incomplete or inaccurate ASN from being sent to the retailer.

Additionally, you can use the Perfect tab to automatically populate your ASNs and Invoices with information such as DUNS #, Ship From Address, and various transportation codes. If the shipping information changes, you can edit the default settings for prepopulating subsequent ASNs and Invoices. This saves you time and can eliminate costly mistakes since you won’t need to manually rekey the information.

The “Perfect and Check Items” capability is just one more way DiCentral can add efficiency to day-to-day operations and simplify the EDI experience for our clients. For more information on DiIntegrator and the “Perfect and Check Items” capability, please call 877-TRUE-EDI or email

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DiCentral is Giving Away 4 Netbook Personal Computers

It’s that time again! Each year DiCentral sends a survey to our clients, as part of our efforts to better service your needs. This year, to show our appreciation for completing the survey, we are giving away 4 Netbook personal computers.

If you have not completed the brief survey, we have included a link for easy accessibility.

http://www.tinyurl.com/dicentralsurvey

Entries must be received by September 25, 2009.

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Beauty Product Provider Realizes “No Impact” EDI Integration to Sage ERP X3 (Adonix) with DiCentral

The company represented in this study is a real company located in the United States. It is a multi-line distributor of beauty products and a retailer with 140+ stores in the nation.

The Challenge

The beauty product provider understood the importance of automation, but selecting the right partner was just as significant.

The idea was to create a plan so that the warehouse, which uses the Sage X3’s WMS module to build shipments, would not experience delays. “Our warehouse order fulfillment process could not be interrupted,” said the beauty product provider’s IT Director and solution user. Through the company’s experience with the X3 Import/Export tools and DiCentral’s EDI expertise, the two teams moved toward the goal of ‘No Impact’ integration.

When you look into your organization and see that you can accomplish so much more if you outsource those noncore tasks that would sap the energy and effectiveness of your most valuable people in IT, the decision is easier. The solution user stated, “We had a limited number of people in IT, and in order to get more done, outsourced EDI was the solution, however, we also needed technology that did not feel like we were giving up any control.”

The Solution: DiCentral’s SaaS Model

Securing a partner that provides a total solution for Purchase Order, Invoice, and ASN automation was important for the beauty product provider. “It also made a big difference to us that we select a partner of Sage,” said the solution user. In the end, DiCentral’s knowledge as a Sage partner and the beauty product provider’s expertise in Sage X3 ERP with WMS module enabled the integration and testing to take place without the warehouse team of users even realizing anything had changed. “It is rare when an integration project goes undetected by those most affected,” said Mike Neadeau, Vice President of Sales/Integrated Solutions at DiCentral. “It speaks volumes about what a complete solution Sage X3 and DiCentral represent.”

The DiWeb interface, which is deployed alongside the integration solution, allows maximum visibility of data. “We can easily see who sent out transactions, when, and tell which trading partner received our data, right down to the transaction control numbers and date and time stamp,” comments the solution user. “There is more transparency in the order process and we can track invoices and ASNs easily.”

In a localized application you may see some 997 transaction information from your translator or VAN service, but it is not comprehensive unless you pay a premium. In other SaaS EDI solutions you may see one or two word descriptions or have no visibility at all. DiCentral provides no less than 15 data points about your transaction activity under its standard pricing; the most comprehensive in the business. Because the inbound and outbound files exchanged with the ERP application are all reflected within the DiWeb interface, DiCentral customers have no doubt about the status of their transactions. Nothing is more helpful than being able to prove to an EDI trading partner that your data was sent because you can see it and know it is accurate. This keeps control firmly in your hands.

The Software as a Service (SaaS) EDI model delivers savings that localized solutions just cannot match. The savings add up when one considers that no software was purchased or maintained, less staff members are needed to manage the solution, and customer service experts are on hand to answer questions and train staff. “DiCentral allowed us to stretch our IT dollar further than the localized EDI software model,” said the solution user.

For more information on this case study or the unique benefits that DiFlatfile can provide your organization, please contact Mike Neadeau at 281-480-1121 ext 113 or

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Get Connected for Free

It’s back by popular demand! For a limited time only, we are offering you the chance to add a trading partner for free. Call 281-480-1121 ext 310 or email for details.

Offer expires September 30, 2009.

Certain restrictions apply. Offer subject to change without notice.

 

 

 

 

 

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