An agreement between IDEA and ecmarket will see the
two integrate the Industry Data Exchange Network (IDX) with ecmarket’s CONEXIOM.
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iConex, the name for the new integrated solution, is
designed “to help IDEA customers automate order management processes with
trading partners that are not EDI-capable,” according to a news
release.
IDEA says iConex will allow users to create purchase orders
in a format of their choice, and then transform and deliver that document in an
EDI standard format. iConex will also generate a confirmation of for the
sender.
“Through this technology integration, manufacturers and
distributors within the electrical industry will be able to fully automate all
order entry and processing with 100% data accuracy while leveraging the
control, visibility and safeguards that IDEA’s IDX network provides,” said
Brent Halverson, president and CEO of ecmarket.
Michigan-based electrical distributor McNaughton-McKay is
already using iConex. "iConex enables us to convert high volume non-EDI
customers to an EDI process with no capital investment, no internal resources
and no data errors. The iConex process helps our customer service reps to
increase productivity by reducing the time spent on data entry,” said James
Wilkinson, director of business process management at McNaughton-McKay.
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