Key Takeaways Phishing is a serious business risk. Small businesses are frequent targets, and a single convincing email can lead to financial losses or data breaches. AI is making phishing harder to detect. Fraudulent emails are becoming more convincing and personalized. Secure EDI is not enough. EDI can protect structured business transactions, but everyday email […]
Why Cybersecurity Matters for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses. At EDI2XML, we have spent more than 25 years working with businesses on EDI (Electronic Data Interchange), system integration, and technology solutions. Through this work, we have seen how business technology continues to evolve, along with the challenges companies face when adopting and managing it. Cybersecurity has […]
Why Business System Integration Matters EDI2XML has been recognized by CIOReview as a Top Business System Integration Solution in Canada for 2026. The recognition is part of a CIOReview feature on EDI2XML, which also includes an interview with Pierre Namroud, President and CEO. In the interview, Pierre discusses EDI (Electronic Data Interchange), business system integration, […]
Receiving an EDI Order Is Only the First Step For many businesses, EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) starts with a customer. A retailer, distributor, manufacturer, or other trading partner may ask a supplier to exchange purchase orders, invoices, shipping notices, and other business documents electronically. For smaller suppliers, this often happens when they begin working with […]
What Should a Small Business Automate After EDI? For a small business, adopting EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) often starts with a specific requirement. A retailer, distributor, or other trading partner asks the company to exchange purchase orders, invoices, shipping notices, or other business documents electronically. EDI automates the exchange of business documents, but it does […]
EDI Solves the Exchange Problem. What About the Rest? For many small and mid-sized businesses, the decision to adopt EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) marks a real turning point. A large retailer or trading partner requires electronic document exchange, and the company invests in an EDI solution to comply. Purchase orders start arriving electronically. Invoices go […]
Key Takeaways The EDI 990is the ANSI X12 transaction set used by motor carriers to accept, decline, or conditionally accept a shipper’s load tender (EDI 204). It is a direct response document – it does not initiate a process but replies to one already started by the shipper or broker. The EDI 990 is primarily used in truckload (TL) […]
Project Snapshot Client Piper Warehouse (division of Piper Logistics) Location Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Industry Third-party logistics (3PL), warehousing, distribution Scale Multiple warehouse facilities, millions of square feet Integration X12 EDI ↔ In-house WMS via Direct SQL EDI X12 Transactions EDI 940, EDI 943, EDI 944, EDI 945 Delivery Model Fully managed cloud-based EDI service Processing […]
Most warehouse management systems are good at managing what happens inside the four walls of a warehouse – receiving, putaway, picking, packing, and shipping. What they are generally not built to do is communicate with the outside world using the language that large trading partners, retailers, and manufacturers require: EDI (Electronic Data Interchange). EDI-WMS integration […]
Key Takeaways EDI 213 is an ANSI X12 transaction set used to electronically request the status of a shipment from a motor carrier. It replaces manual phone calls, emails, and web portal lookups with an automated, system-to-system inquiry. The EDI 213 typically works in tandem with the EDI 214 (Transportation Carrier Shipment Status Message), which serves […]
