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Renee Kasun
vSync
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rkasun@vsync.com
Jean Barnes
Covast Corporation
(404)812.7157
jbarnes@covast.com vSync and Covast Announce Partnership
vSync Chosen to Sell Covast’s EDI Accelerator for Microsoft BizTalk Server COLUMBUS, OHIO - December 16, 2002 - vSync, the premier integrator of eCommerce
and EDI solutions for small to medium businesses, announced that they have been
selected as a vendor of choice by Covast, the provider of integration software
that enables secure connectivity to the Internet and e trading partners. The Covast
solution delivers complex EDI functionality within the BizTalk Server environment,
allowing businesses to use BizTalk as their central EDI gateway to link internal
applications and external trading partner relationships.
vSync will provide the integration services to small and medium businesses
when they need to transmit various types of business documents. Covast's EDI
Accelerator is the link between EDI, document transfer, trading partners and
Microsoft's BizTalk server; an emerging new integration tool set experiencing
a rapid rate of adoption.
Bill Knapp, vSync's President said, "Our partnership with Covast is representative
of vSync's expanding set of products and services for the Microsoft Business
Solution community. The foundation of the solution is BizTalk Server, which
we believe is the next step in document transfer and offers our customer more
functionality and flexibility. Thus, our relationship with Covast is a logical
extension for vSync as a leading provider of EC integration solutions."
"vSync's extensive knowledge of Great Plains and their longstanding relationship
with the Great Plain's community is the key reason we decided to forge this
relationship," said Jim Norton, executive vice president and general manager
of Covast Corporation. "The combination of Covast's and vSync's solutions
represents a comprehensive, quality-driven option for companies looking for
a rapid and inexpensive way to pursue new collaborative commerce opportunities
with their business partners."
About vSync
vSync, formerly Enhanced Software, is a premier integrator of industry vertical
applications, including financial accounting, CRM and supply chain management,
for the small- to medium-size Microsoft Business Solutions community. vSync's
expertise in Microsoft Great Plains means clients can quickly and reliably integrate
various third-party applications with their national and global trading partnerships,
regardless of the eCommerce methodology selected. vSync is located in Columbus,
Ohio. For more information, please visit www.vsync.com.
About Covast
Covast simplifies the complexity of connecting, translating and sharing electronic
documents with your customers and trading partners. Covast's integration software
provides secure and reliable connectivity to the Internet and to VANs. In addition,
our solutions' robust capabilities include the seamless translation of complex
file formats and documents. Covast enables the coexistence and migration of
EDI and proprietary file formats, with new open standards such as XML. With
European headquarters in the Netherlands and U.S. headquarters in Atlanta, Covast
has strategic relationships with partners and customers including Microsoft,
HP, Akzo Nobel, Grampion Foods, SMI Steel and Oldcastle. For more information,
visit www.covast.com.
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