Schaumburg, IL (August 21, 2006). Effective Data (ED), a private Schaumburg - based EDI Consulting and Data Integration firm, continues their long-standing partnership with Spectrum Brands, manufacturer of Rayovac batteries.

Madison, Wisconsin – based Spectrum Brands continues to rely on ED for EDI Consulting and Data Integration services. When the French Battery Company began in 1906, who could have known that 100 years later the small Midwestern battery company would grow into a global player in the consumer products marketplace and a leading supplier of batteries, lawn and garden care products, specialty pet supplies, shaving, grooming and personal care products, household insecticides and portable lighting. Currently, Effective Data is working at Spectrum Brands and creating a carbon copy process of their EDI transactions using the GIS software translator package. ED is creating a process where these reviewable documents will be copied and listed in an alternate database that will be easily retrieved and viewed by Spectrum Brands customer service personnel.

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About Spectrum Brands
Spectrum Brands is a global consumer products company and a leading supplier of batteries, lawn and garden care products, specialty pet supplies, shaving, grooming and personal care products, household insecticides and portable lighting. Spectrum Brands' products are sold by the world's top 25 retailers and are available in more than one million stores in 120 countries around the world. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Spectrum Brands generates approximately $2.6 billion in annualized revenues and has approximately 10,000 employees worldwide. The company's stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SPC.