Elephant Pharm selects Emanio to power new EDI initiative

Released on: February 12, 2008, 2:04 pm

Press Release Author: Blane Perun

Industry: Software

Press Release Summary: EMANIO Trading Partner® 7 and EMANIO Unite! chosen to power
and integrate EDI into the company's new Aldata G.O.L.D. retail system.


Press Release Body:
Berkeley, California February 11, 2008 -- Emanio, Inc. - a leading provider of Data
Integration (DI) and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) software announced today that
it has been selected by Elephant Pharm of Berkeley, CA to provide software and
services for EDI and Data Integration projects. Emanio will provide its Trading
Partner® 7 EDI software and Unite! data integration platform to enable Elephant
Pharm with Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) with its trading partners. Emanio's
professional services team have developed data integration maps to automatically
move transactions into and out of Elephant Pharm's in-house retail and logistics
systems provided by Aldata and Microsoft Dynamics GP system.

Tim Millen, VP of Information Technology for Elephant Pharm stated, "when we made
the decision to begin using EDI with our trading partners we wanted to ensure that
the platform we chose was robust, proven and affordable". Emanio's Trading Partner®
7 was selected in large part due to its broad installed base and reputation as a
robust and reliable EDI platform. Mr. Millen continued "We wanted to ensure that
whatever solution was selected could be integrated into our Aldata G.O.L.D. system
easily and relatively quickly; Emanio's Unite! platform provided the ideal solution
for us to achieve seamless integration of EDI into our internal systems."

Emanio, CEO, KG Charles-Harris commented on the selection by Elephant Pharm by
stating "Elephant Pharm is a pioneering company on the leading edge of natural,
organic pharmaceuticals and pharmacy operations; they provide a key service and we
are extremely happy to be able to help them automate and streamline their
operations." Emanio's software solutions will be used to create an infrastructure
that will power all of Elephant Pharm's transactions automating what had been manual
processes and reducing costs while improving efficiencies over time.

Emanio's Trading Partner® 7 software is the latest upgrade to the Trading Partner
family of EDI software - one of the oldest and most renown EDI software packages for
small and midsized businesses in the North American market. Emanio's Unite! Data
Integration platform provides an enterprise class data integration platform at
prices even small and mid-sized organizations can afford.

About Elephant Pharm:
The group of committed people who founded Elephant Pharm in Berkeley in 2002 had a
passion for health, wellness, and education. It was created to offer
health-conscious consumers a health- and wellness-minded product selection, superior
customer service, and easy access to information through a free customer education
program. That passion is evident in every aspect of our business to this day.

Our stores' mammoth product selection includes over-the-counter drug store remedies,
herbal remedies, bulk herbs, vitamins, supplements, body care and cosmetics. And
because Elephant is more than just a drug store, customers will find also find a
selection of products that support a healthy lifestyle, from natural foods to
healthy household supplies; from yoga gear to home accessories, gifts, books and
more.

Our carefully-selected team of wellness practitioners offers free, one-on-one
consultations every day, and local and visiting experts lead hundreds of free
classes and clinics every month in every store.

As of 2007, Elephant has opened three more stores- San Rafael, Los Altos, and Walnut
Creek. Achieving this growth takes hard work and commitment, two things Elephant
employees have in spades. Expansion will allow us to bring our vision of a good long
life, well lived, to even more customers, as well as offer our employees further
opportunities for growth and fulfillment.

About Emanio:
Emanio was founded in 1994 and has operations across the United States and in
Europe. The company helps organizations solve business requirements through
analysis, technology and services, and eMessaging through EDI / XML, ASN /
bar-coding solutions, and data integration.

In 1995, Emanio was the first company to send EDI messages over the Internet and
integrate these into backend ERP and Supply Chain Management systems through a
single visual tool. With over 17,000 customers, Emanio provides a broad line of
global trading community B2B software and data integration solutions services for
supplier and customer e-commerce connection and interaction. In 2002, EMANIO
acquired Trading Partner® and OnCall*EDI® from Mercator Software.

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Contact Details: EMANIO - HQ
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Berkeley, CA 94710
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