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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