United Stationers allies with ED for EDI


Schaumburg, IL (January 18, 2005). Effective Data (ED), a private Schaumburg - based EDI Consulting and Data Integration firm, has partnered with United Stationers to complete electronic data interchange (EDI) services.

Mt. Prospect, IL – based United Stationers has partnered with Effective Data to complete extensive EDI services. ED is working on various aspects related to setting up United Stationers largest trading partners with more flexibility. This project will be completed on GIS and will have many business processes associated with it. Transitioning trading partners to GIS will allow United Stationers to send and receive information in multiple data formats.

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About United Stationers, Inc.
United Stationers Inc., with sales for the trailing 12 months of approximately $3.9 billion, is North America's largest broad line wholesale distributor of business products and a provider of marketing and logistics services to resellers. Its integrated computer-based distribution systems make more than 40,000 items available to approximately 15,000 resellers. United is able to ship products within 24 hours of order placement because of its 35 United Stationers Supply Co. distribution centers, 24 Lagasse distribution centers that serve the janitorial and sanitation industry, two Azerty distribution centers in Mexico that serve computer supply resellers, and two distribution centers that serve the Canadian marketplace. Its focus on fulfillment excellence has given the company an average order fill rate of better than 97%, a 99.5% order accuracy rate, and a 99% on-time delivery rate. The company's common stock trades on The NASDAQ Stock Market(R) under the symbol USTR.

About Effective Data, Inc.

Effective Data specializes in EDI Consulting and Data Integration. Founded by EDI experts, ED has been a pioneer in the electronic commerce consulting arena since 1991. Effective Data's core competency is developing and managing technically robust EDI solutions. With each project, our EDI Specialists collaborate to identify key business objectives, define a solution and continually manage the project through a successful implementation with a thorough understanding of industry standards, best practices and technology.

EDI is our forte and nobody does it better. ED has supported companies of all sizes and in every industry. We are a vendor neutral company that does not endorse any single product or service. We work with all EDI, EAI and B2B platforms.

Headquartered in the Chicagoland area with satellite offices throughout the United States, we are prepared to provide all your EDI and Data Integration needs nationwide.

For more information, please contact Effective Data at 847.969.9300 or email info@effective-data.com.

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