Bill Alletzhauser to head ASC X12 Marketing Group

Named as the group's chair, Bill Alletzhauser brings to ASC X12 more than 28 years experience in the EDI market and X12 standards for data exchange with expertise in marketing programs for business-to-business communications, product/service development and many other facets of marketing strategy. Bill was founder and co-founder of several EDI user groups where he maintains an active role.

Presently, Mr. Alletzhauser is Director of Business Relations at Qualedi Inc. in Milford, Conn., and is responsible for developing and managing long-term strategic alliances with organizations that are engaged in e-commerce transactions to a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, consumer goods, retail, energy, telecommunications, and transportation.

"I am honored to join this new Task Group at such a critical time in the history of EDI and see a world of opportunity for ASC X12 to become the leader by choice for cross-industry data exchange standards,” said Alletzhauser.

"This new Marketing Task Group helps advance our goal of reaching out and collaborating with complementary domestic and international standards bodies and industry organizations," said ASC X12 Chair Dan Kazzaz.

Read the full Press Release at DISA: http://www.disa.org/pr02.cfm?Name=1107

AS2

Qualedi, Inc. Developers have reported that Qualedi AS2 EDI/INT has moved through the beta test with flying colors. It is anticipated that Q-AS2 will quickly overtake the other AS2 products currently on the market with its speed and ease of integration.

Q-AS2 will be available to the general public in a few weeks. We'll keep you posted.

EDI / EDM / AS2

FYI: The Qualedi, Inc. Development Team is in the process of including an AS2 component to the Qualedi PowerXchange EDM tool. Utility Companies looking for a single data transport mechanism which would include all versions of NAESB (including GISB 1.4) may choose to eliminate the VAN with the Qualedi Master Communicator.

GISB vs NAESB

While the Gas Industry Standards Board (GISB) established in 1994 was named North American Energy Standards Board (NAESB) in 2002. The standard versions GISB 1.4 and NAESB 1.6 are not the same. The versions require different data elements in the message headers. The encryption starting with 1.6 supports PGP 2.6.2 compliant products and OpenPGP. Be aware that some companies are advertising that they have “GISB now NAESB” in place. Unless a product has been certified with NAESB it cannot be guaranteed that the product is complaint.

For a complete listing of NAESB certified products go to http://www.naesb.org/pdf2/cert_products.pdf.

Welcome EDI / EDM Users

Welcome to our BLOG
We've decided that one of the best ways to share our 23 years of experience is to provide an Internet forum for Q & A regarding Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and Electronic Delivery Mechanism (EDM) via a BLOG. There can be lots of confusing information out there, we’d like to make a difference in the e-commerce market by providing intelligent responses to the many and varied businesses that these standards / protocols impact. (Namely ANSI X12 and GISB / NAESB.)

About Qualedi, Inc.
Upfront let us tell you about Qualedi, Inc. who we are and why we are in a position to conduct these discussions. Qualedi, Inc. is the oldest continuing private company in the EDI world. Since 1983 Qualedi has been dedicated in assisting small and medium business operators to become EDI / EDM proficient with over 5,000 copies of their premier EDI translator installed throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Qualedi believes that EDI does not have to be big, cumbersome or costly to implement. Additionally, this year Qualedi has responded the new Energy Policy Act of 2005 and consequently the needs of the utility industry by providing a NAESB certified EDM product.

The initial Qualedi system was created four years after the X12 Committee of ANSI – American National Standards Institute - first started codifying the EDI standards in 1979. We have had a long association with Government work as The APL Group, Inc. (d.b.a. “Eventra”) starting in 1983, and as Qualedi Inc., its successor company in 2000.

In the ever-changing e-commerce industry, Qualedi, Inc. stands above the fray by their marked professional service and personal touch. Qualedi, Inc. fully supports their comprehensive EDI / EDM systems and services with timely updates and enhancements to keep pace with industry standards and customer recommendations. With Qualedi in place, businesses are able to manage their business instead of their data.