Louis

Easylink / ICCNet
GXS / Inovis

I found that a bit of shopping is a good idea.  They are all eager for 
business.

I don't know why they are charging you more if you go over your quota.
They should be encouraging more business.





> Thanks guys, im a noob but im a quick learner. My CFO is really harping on me 
> to find the cheapest cost solution that we can. I have heard some people say 
> they have been having problems with Sterling ever since they were bought by 
> IBM. Is anyone using IBM now and happy with it? What VANs should I be looking 
> at. 
> 
> 
> Thanks:
> 
> "Noob"
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
>  From: Leah Halpin <[email protected]>
> To: louis hus <[email protected]>; henk-jan ebbers <[email protected]>; 
> Earl Wertheimer <[email protected]> 
> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> 
> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 2:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [EDI-L] VAN costs question from newbie
>  
> 
> Hi Louis,
> First thing, I changed the subject for you so that it will be relevant and 
> you might actually get some responses.
> Second, Sterling is a great VAN.  
> 
> Third, the VA in VAN means "Value Added".
> Fourth, you need to decide whether what they, or any other VAN, is offering 
> is truly of value to your company and how much value.
> Fifth, you can get rates all over the board, but you'd better review point 4 
> before making a decision.  
> 
> Sixth, the numbers are always made up and flexible, so bargain. 
> 
> 
> Seventh, welcome to the whacky world of EDI.
> 
> Leah
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
>  From: louis hus <[email protected]>
> To: henk-jan ebbers <[email protected]>; Earl Wertheimer 
> <[email protected]> 
> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> 
> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 2:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [EDI-L] edi testrobot for x12? advice asked
>  
> 
>   
> Hi guys:
> 
> New EDI admin here. My company is in negotiations for a new deal with 
> Sterling Commerce now IBM. We are offered about 6 cents a kilo character up 
> to 60,000 kc's with overage billed at 8 cents a kc with a two year 
> commitment. We are averaging about 60,000-65,000 kcs a month.  Is this a fair 
> price we were offered? What is the real market rate nowadays?
> 
> Thanks alot:
> 
> Larry Diantolo
> 
> ________________________________
> From: henk-jan ebbers [email protected]>
> To: Earl Wertheimer [email protected]> 
> Cc: [email protected] 
> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 11:21 AM
> Subject: Re: [EDI-L] edi testrobot for x12? advice asked
> 
> 
>   
> hi Earl,
> 
> thanks for the clarification!
> if it is interpreted that way (which seems logical ;-)) there would be no 
> problem!
> 
> will check some more x12 files, an put the x12 checking on-line this week.
> 
> kind regards,
> henk-jan ebbers
> 
> On 02/19/2013 05:10 PM, Earl Wertheimer wrote:
> > Henk-Jen,
> >
> >> yes, but maybe they got the x12 specs in an official way?
> > I don't think how we got the specs is important.
> >
> > The point is to try to prevent someone from publishing the specs and 
> > charging
> > money for them.
> >
> > You can use my links page to see specs for many different companies.
> > http://spe-edi.com/links.html
> >
> > JCPenney didn't ask permission from DISA to publish their own version.
> >
> > You are not publishing the specs.  You are checking documents to see if they
> > deviate from the standard.
> >
> > You could add specific vendor checking in the future.
> > Let me know...  I can send you all my specs ;-)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> On 02/19/2013 02:56 PM, Earl Wertheimer wrote:
> >>> Henk-Jan,
> >>>
> >>> Why not?  They may object to publishing the specs, but you are not doing 
> >>> that.
> >>>
> >>> Liason gives away EDI Notepad.  That program formats documents...  for 
> >>> free.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> to all,
> >>>>
> >>>> I would like to do x12 checking with the edi-testrobot 
> >>>> (www.edi-testrobot.com).
> >>>>
> >>>> To do that I have to use the x12 transaction definitions.
> >>>> In my project (http://bots.sourceforge.net) these where donated. 
> >>>> (somebody on the edi-l list, but not via this list ....;-))
> >>>>
> >>>> Advice asked (legal advice):
> >>>> can I offer the x12 service (for free, online) using these donated 
> >>>> definitions?
> >>>> How dows DISA look at this?
> >>>> will they object to this?
> >>>> or would they encourage this?
> >>>>
> >>>> kind regards,
> >>>> henk-jan ebbers
> >>>>
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