EDI Solutions

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EDI Solutions
Our consultants have many years of experience with EDI, EDI Tools and related software. We provide the best EDI solution you can find. Over the years we developed very complex EDI systems. Use our knowledge and experience with your EDI needs. We support all EDI Standards including the following standards:
X12 (UCS, VICS...)
EDIFACT

EDI solutions may include EDI integration into backend ERP, accounting, warehousing or supply chain management systems. Also, an EDI solution will include communication, translation and mapping functionalities. Most vendors for EDI solutions survive by providing consulting services rather than EDI solution on pre-configured software. The difficulty for someone in the market for EDI solutions is to find out whether they need software or services, because most vendors claim the same benefits.

When the decision of purchase an EDI solution been made, the decision from whom will become critical. No matter what the type of solution, there are number of factors that should be considered when selecting an EDI solution. Those factors are:

Which Standards are supported (i.e. X12, EDIFACT, �)
How Easy to use and make changes
How is the Software maintenance being done
Unique options and features
Do they have Technical support and how much would it cost

EDI solutions should support all standards in use within your company and within the trading partner�s company. EDI solution should support X12 and the industry subsets of X12 (UCS, VICS �), and the same for EDIFACT. The EDI solution should also be able to support multiple versions of the EDI standards since not all trading partners will use the same version (4010, 4020 �).

The EDI solution should be easy to customize for each trading partner.

Because standards keep changing every year, the EDI solution should be able to adapt to the new standards easily. When selecting an EDI solution, consider the cost and timeliness of standards upgrades. Most EDI solution vendors modify packages as standards are modified, but how those modifications are provided to customers varies. Ensure that your EDI solution is easily upgradeable and even better if they are done transparent to for you, so you won�t have to worry about not being able to read documents in the new standards.

Depending on the EDI application, some special features such as encryption, reporting and audit reports may be important in the EDI solution.

One of the most important features of any EDI solution is post-sale support. You should look for Services that include: a vendor hotline staffed with knowledgeable technical people who can provide quick answers to problems and account representatives who are willing to help in installation of the EDI solution and other technical issues after it is installed.

Another factor to consider is industry specific experience. Does the vendor have experience in your industry, with your application? There are many small vendors of EDI solutions in the market but few that can be considered stable or experienced. We at Amosoft have experienced EDI programmers and EDI engineers that would be able to overcome any type of EDI request specific to your industry and for your application specific needs.

Generally speaking, an EDI solution is purchased for a specific hardware platform, more often PC based, although some companies require multi-platform EDI solutions.

The EDI Solutions available to small and mid-sized companies can range widely in capabilities and price. When selecting an EDI Solution, it�s important for the small and mid-sized businesses to make a careful evaluation of the EDI Solution�s features and cost. An EDI Solution that provides the lowest price usually will have very few features. An EDI Solution that includes many high-end features usually be very costly and may turn out to be overkill for a small business. Selecting an EDI Solution only on the basis of cost is as great a mistake as selecting an EDI Solution with features that will not ever be used.

The right ratio of features vs. price for an EDI Solution will depend on your individual needs. An EDI Solution must provide the necessary features and support for trading partners that will allow you to be compatible with your retailer mandates. If your EDI Solution makes it difficult to implement new trading partners or to comply with new documents, the difficulties and time of maintaining the EDI Solution will far outweigh any savings in its low price. On the other hand, an EDI Solution that is so feature- rich and so difficult to use that it requires months of learning may sit unused, defeating the whole purpose of purchasing the EDI Solution in the first place.

Amosoft EDI solution was designed to provide the perfect balance between affordability and features. At Amosoft, we believe that most businesses want an EDI Solution that will do most of the work � allowing the business focus on its core competency rather than on EDI. Our EDI Solution is very easy to use and maintain, using out friendly GUI anyone can start use our EDI Solution. Our EDI Solution allows the business to automate the entire process, beginning with extracting the data and saving it as part of an Integrated EDI Solution that brings EDI data to the back-end system.
Amosoft EDI Solution is backed by the level of support the small business needs, and lets small and mid-sized organizations the type of EDI Solution that will allow them to focus on their core business rather than on managing the EDI Solution. When you select an EDI Solution correctly you will find that an Amosoft EDI Solution is right for your business.

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