Our recent B2B outsourcing project with Dell has created one of the largest private B2B cloud services in the world. These days Inovis manages more than 5 million transactions a day across 1,900 of Dell’s trading partners and supports the day-to-day transactions across their global network of manufacturers (ODMs) and retailers.

To learn more about the project, visit our Inovis/Dell case study page,where you can sign up for our February 11^th webcast, watch a video of Sean Feeney and read several case studies.

2009 was a hard year, and for many businesses, an increasingly complex business landscape has created certain obstacles. Today we’d like to hear about your most recent issues. What, in your supply chain, is currently challenging you the most?

Feel free to accompany your vote with a comment explaining why.

John Thielens is the Vice President of Product Marketing for Inovis and specializes in Managed File Transfer. In this video, John provides his insights around the discussion of standards based vs. proprietary MFT mechanisms.

Ah, the great debate that invokes so many arguments. EDI or XML? We’d like to hear your thoughts! And if you’re in the mood to share, maybe you can expand on why your pick is better.

Over on the Inovis UK blog, Tracey reports that she received an email yesterday from iNEWSWIRE announcing an extension of the withdrawal date of OS/400 V5R4 to January 7, 2011. The full EMEA announcement letter provides the details.

Even more good news is that TLi (a.k.a. TrustedLink i)  is compatible with V5R and the current versions of TLi (v6.1.4, v6.2.0, v6.2.1 and v6.3.0) are all QA-ed on this OS/400 version.

For those currently using TLi V5 or EDI400 V2 (Preminos), upgrade paths are available to migrate you to TLi V6 so that your existing EDI system can be used on the V5R4 as well.

If you are running OS/400 lower than V5R4 you should talk with your IBM representative to arrange for an upgrade.

Read more about TLi, visit the customer portal, or read Tracey’s blog for more information.

Todd Russell Hill was a beloved and well thought of employee at QRS who excelled in his position as an account executive. On September 11, 2001, Todd lost his life on the 17th floor of the World Trade Center.

Since then, his spirit has been honored by an award established under QRS to recognize outstanding individuals who truly exhibit every aspect of the company’s core values: integrity, quality, accountability, communication and people.

Yesterday, Uma Maheswaran Sethuraman, known by co-workers as Mahesh, was given this prestigious award in acknowledgment of his phenomenal work. Mahesh was integrally involved in the Dell migration and has been described as possessing a dynamite attitude, always willing to jump in and roll up his sleeves, and having fantastic ideas and solutions. David Swanlaw, the leader of the special teams for the Dell migration, considered Mahesh his right hand man.

When nominations for the Todd Hill Award were first requested, numerous individuals nominated Mahesh for his agreeable, friendly, competent, and clever qualities. Mahesh is very well thought of and while many other individuals at Inovis are held in high esteem, Mahesh truly went above and beyond this year and produced exceptional work.

We’d like to take a moment to congratulate Mahesh and show appreciation for all of his hard work. Thanks to individuals like him, the spirit of Todd Hill continues to live on.

With all of the file transfer solutions available right now, companies have many options to choose from. We’d like to learn more about current trends and would like to hear from you.

Please take a moment to answer our poll, and if you’re feeling generous, leave a comment and let us know what your company prefers to use and why.

It has been a little over a month since we announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement with GXS to form a new company.    The first step in completing the merger was the financing of the transaction.  GXS and Inovis were both in the process of putting in place new debt facilities when the merger agreement was signed.   A new single debt facility has been completed and put in place for the combined company.  Demand to provide this financing was high, which was another endorsement of this deal.  The second step is to gain regulatory approval of the deal and we are in the process of gaining that approval from the Department of Justice.

Industry analysts have been very positive on the merger and the potential for the combined new company.  Gartner described it as a “game changer” in the B2B space.  They, like our employees and customers, are anxious for more details. We are committed to communicating them as soon as we can.

It has been great talking to our customers about the deal.  They have almost universally spoken highly of our people, the quality of our products and services, and the innovation we have brought to them over the last several years.

We have begun the integration planning with GXS and there will be more news on that in the next 30 days.  It is our intent to build a great new company by combining the best of Inovis and the best of GXS around the globe to serve our current and future customers.

To say a lot has happened in the last two months in B2B electronic commerce is an understatement.  SPS Commerce has filed an S-1 with the SEC, the first step in an initial IPO.  Oracle has acquired Sliver Creek Systems, Liaison has announced its plan to acquire ADX and TIBCO has announced an agreement to acquire Foresight, an Inovis partner.  The B2B landscape is changing and getting more and more competitive.  We love to compete and we look forward to executing our vision of a great new company in the future.

Here at Inovis, all sorts of folks are hopping on the Yammer bandwagon. Our group is alive and buzzing, and it seems more and more folks are joining every day. All sorts of work updates are being shared and collaboration is at an all-time high.

We’d like to know about your experience with Yammer. Is your company utilizing this social media tool, trying to get it off the ground, not interested, or unfamiliar with it?

Take the poll and let us know!

There’s a lot going on at Inovis right now and we’d love to keep you updated as well as hear from you. Here are a few ways to get your daily dose:

• Twitter – In addition to tweeting about what’s keeping us busy, we’ve also made the New Year’s Resolution to link more to helpful articles and sites. This is a great place to keep up with us in real time.

• LinkedIn – We’ve started our own group for networking with like minded individuals as well as engaging in some very interesting topics. If you’d like to connect with others or give your two cents, you should head on over to our group.

• iTunes – Our new podcast series provides strategic insights and also goes over the latest industry trends and news. Our podcasts are produced monthly and can be subscribed to for your convenience. Click on the link to open iTunes separately.

We look forward to keeping up with you!