MAHLE Consolidates EDI Activities Worldwide with Crossgate
February 11 2008 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
ATLANTA, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Crossgate, an expert in B2B
integration and cross automation, has won yet another client from
the automotive industry for (EDI) electronic data exchange: the
MAHLE Group. As part of the migration, all company departments will
profit from the use of EDI. Since 2006, MAHLE has taken advantage
of the Invoice Factory Solution from Crossgate that digitizes all
incoming paper-based invoices. In the future, even more processes
will be handled electronically. The MAHLE Group is one of the
world's 30 largest automobile component suppliers. As a leading
manufacturer of components and systems for the combustion engine
and its peripheral equipment, MAHLE is one of the top three system
suppliers of piston systems, cylinder components, valve train
systems, air management systems and liquid management systems.
MAHLE employs more than 40,000 people at 110 production facilities
and seven research and development centers. MAHLE has chosen
Crossgate for the implementation of EDI throughout the entire
company, having already taken advantage of the Crossgate Invoice
Factory for paper-less invoicing. The new services include CAD data
exchange in addition to classic EDI. The decision in favor of
Crossgate was made due to their experience with Onboarding
Services, quick migration, SAP conformity, a comprehensive solution
portfolio and flexible alternative scenarios for connecting small
suppliers. The first step involves the connection of 250 partners
during the implementation phase. The volume of transactions
translated will exceed 90,000 messages per month. After the
migration of the European EDI systems, the systems in Brazil,
Japan, China and the USA will follow. "We have found in Crossgate a
strategic partner who possesses the global experience and
infrastructure to successfully implement this project with us in
the years to come," says Gerhard Bikar, Head of IT Services Europe
for MAHLE GmbH. "Consolidation of disparate integration platforms
is a key trend we see from our global customers," said Scott Lewin,
President of Crossgate Inc. "Our focus on the Business Ready
Network, reusable partner profiles, and fixed cost enablement is
revolutionizing the way the market will collaborate and enable
their global Business Networks." Crossgate, Inc. Crossgate provides
electronic data interchange (EDI) and related services as an
on-demand Business Ready Network. The heart of the system is the
worlds largest B2B transaction network (B.I.P.). More than 34,000
companies already use B.I.P. to exchange documents and data
regardless of format and across all media. The new B2B 360 degree
Services, powered by SAP, gives customers instant access from their
SAP system to all business partners integrated in the platform.
Crossgate is represented in Europe at five sites in Germany, with
subsidiary branches in London, Milan, and Paris. For further
information, see http://www.crossgategroup.com/. SAP, SAP NetWeaver
and other above-mentioned SAP products and services as well as all
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countries. All other mentioned companies, products, and brand names
could also be registered trademarks of SAP AG or other companies.
Media Contact: Steve Sprague Crossgate, Inc. Tel: 404-460-5125 Fax:
404-460-5001 http://www.crossgategroup.com/ DATASOURCE: Crossgate,
Inc. CONTACT: Steve Sprague, Crossgate, Inc., , +1-404-460-5125,
Fax: +1-404-460-5001 Web site: http://www.crossgategroup.com/
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