I agree with Glenn. Even if as Michael said - it would be illegal, I still think it's happening. (Drummond certification comes to mind, and the complete refusal by some customers to communicate with other AS2 products that aren't certified.) This is the only reason I've been able to come up with, after running into several of these customers. And *if* this is correct - it's really aggravating.
Companies need cash to survive, but I think this is a total sell-out. We value our suppliers enough that we wouldn't stab them in the back to get a better deal. You're supposed to do that to your competitors! Travis- -----Original Message----- From: Thompson, Glenn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 1:58 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [BULK] RE: [EDI-L] Which VAN do you use? Money. Money. Money. The VAN's go to a large customer and say if you mandate that your vendors use our VAN then we will give an extremely discounted or free rate for using our VAN. The VAN then passes on the cost to the vendor. The customer saves a lot of money. From the customer's perspective it's a good business move. Why on Earth would anyone care if an interconnect were used? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix. Yahoo! Groups Links ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
