B2B 360° Services Combine with SAP Solutions for Complete EDI-capability

Following the announcement of the new collaboration with SAP AG in the field of business process outsourcing (BPO), crossgate, the specialist in B2B integration and cross-company automation, will launch an innovative and unique service offering for use with SAP® solutions. Known as B2B 360°, these on-demand services from crossgate work with existing installations of SAP applications. Users of SAP software can exchange business data electronically via EDI without any additional components. Furthermore, users can tap into the 21.6 million combinations of B2B processes in crossgate's own transaction network.

Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) November 22, 2007 -- Following the announcement of the new collaboration with SAP AG in the field of business process outsourcing (BPO), crossgate, the specialist in B2B integration and cross-company automation, will launch an innovative and unique service offering for use with SAP® solutions. Known as B2B 360°, these on-demand services from crossgate work with existing installations of SAP applications. Users of SAP software can exchange business data electronically via EDI without any additional components. Furthermore, users can tap into the 21.6 million combinations of B2B processes in crossgate's own transaction network.

With crossgate's B2B 360° services for SAP solutions, you have immediate electronic access to your business community. No system architecture adjustments are necessary to make this possible. All required computer applications are already found in the SAP applications. With proven onboarding expertise, crossgate integrates all business partners with ease and resolves all data incompatibilities providing for universal integration of all forms of data transmission. crossgate delivers a wide range of services, including e-invoicing, digital signatures, cross-media integration and process automation. The B2B 360° solution dramatically lowers the costs associated with EDI by streamlining communication with business partners. The customer has the benefit of a consumption-based payment rate and no investments in hardware or software are necessary prior to using crossgate's platform.    

The B2B 360° integration package comprises everything from digitizing paper-based processes to fully automatic EDI, RFID and stock replenishment. Irrespective of technical sophistication, organizations large and small will benefit from this new offering. Documents such as order forms, delivery notes, invoices, payslips and customs declaration forms can all be sent to the recipient by means of EDI. The B2B 360° services also include managed services, crossgate's electronic onboarding service for customers' business partners, and initial estimates for SAP NetWeaver® Exchange Infrastructure (SAP NetWeaver XI) integration efforts, Moreover, the available services also consist of transaction management, conversion and real-time monitoring, BI analysis during transactions, long-term archiving, straightforward data transfer, JIT messaging, qualified electronic signatures and validation services.

"The new B2B 360° services powered by SAP software render electronic data exchange faster, cheaper and simpler for businesses," declares Stefan Tittel, the founder and CEO of crossgate. "We're providing customers with a B2B transaction network containing 2,500 customers and a repository spanning 34,000 firms. As a result, many different business processes have already been mapped, so it doesn't take us long to connect new companies."

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