The TIE Kinetix “EDI Managed Services On-Demand” now available to Epicor Customers

BURLINGTON, Mass.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--TIE Kinetix today announced a new offering with strategic partner Epicor® Software Corporation (NASDAQ: EPIC), a leading provider of enterprise business software solutions to midmarket and Global 1000 companies. The TIE Kinetix EDI Managed Services On-Demand is now available to Epicor customers, allowing organizations to receive the full benefit of the TIE Kinetix powerful B2B solutions as a service. Outsourcing EDI to TIE Kinetix optimizes existing transactional data processes, and creates standardization for the way companies connect to customers and partners electronically.

“TIE Kinetix is very excited to see that the kinds of investments we’ve been making in tandem with Epicor will now take us to the next phase of our joint competitive b2b integration offering, extending to new industries and global markets.”

TIE’s focus towards providing clients with a Managed Service Solution for EDI has come to market as a result of years of intensive research and development. Efforts towards optimizing managed services for EDI have shown effective cost reductions to the shared client base of both TIE Kinetix and Epicor. Customers outsourcing these eCommerce processes benefit from the advantages of true eBusiness, conducting business electronically with any party regardless of the service or solution their business partners use.

“With EDI Managed Services On-Demand our customers will be empowered to further drive efficiencies and automate the way business documents are exchanged throughout the supply chain,” said Matt Muldoon, vice president, product marketing for Epicor. “TIE Kinetix solutions complement our end-to-end business solutions for manufacturers, distributors, retailers, hospitality and services organizations—like Epicor, TIE Kinetix provides practical solutions that help businesses lower costs, accelerate time to market and ultimately drive profitability.”

“Our partnership with Epicor was one of the first combined offerings in the market of an ERP supplier with an integrated EDI solution” says Jan Sundelin, CEO of TIE Holding. “TIE Kinetix is very excited to see that the kinds of investments we’ve been making in tandem with Epicor will now take us to the next phase of our joint competitive b2b integration offering, extending to new industries and global markets.”

About Epicor Software Corporation

Epicor Software is a global leader delivering business software solutions to the manufacturing, distribution, retail, hospitality and services industries. With 20,000 customers in over 150 countries, Epicor provides integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM), supply chain management (SCM) and enterprise retail software solutions that enable companies to drive increased efficiency and improve profitability. Founded in 1984, Epicor takes pride in more than 25 years of technology innovation delivering business solutions that provide the scalability and flexibility businesses need to build competitive advantage. Epicor provides a comprehensive range of services with a single point of accountability that promotes rapid return on investment and low total cost of ownership, whether operating business on a local, regional or global scale. The Company's worldwide headquarters are located in Irvine, California with offices and affiliates around the world. For more information, visit www.epicor.com.

Profile TIE Kinetix

TIE Kinetix delivers innovative web centric, software based solutions that enable all trading partners in the supply chain to work seamlessly together on the major E-commerce processes of marketing, sales and fulfillment. With its TIE Kinetix concept, it provides a Total Integrated E-commerce process, embracing three innovative platforms for Business Integration (including e-invoicing, XML/EDI data synchronization), Content Syndication and E-commerce. The Total Integrated E-commerce solutions minimize the energy needed for a transaction lifecycle throughout the supply chain giving organizations the advantage to reduce cost and maximize revenue and profit. TIE has more than two decades of experience in developing and implementing E commerce standards. TIE is a listed company with offices in the United States, Australia, France and the Netherlands.

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