ACCTivate!, TrueCommerce Provide EDI Solution to Small Businesses


PITTSBURGH, January 23, 2008 - ACCTivate! Advanced Inventory and Distribution Management software has joined forces with TrueCommerce, a well-known Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) solution provider, to provide a streamlined end-to-end EDI solution for small and midsized businesses.

For years, large companies have used EDI to conduct business with a minimal amount of time, effort and labor and now the ACCTivate! EDI Manager provides these benefits to small and midsized companies with help from TrueCommerce.

Currently, ACCTivate! users are using EDI successfully with some of the largest companies in the world, such as Walmart®, The Home Depot® and Academy® Sports + Outdoors.

TrueCommerce makes EDI painless for ACCTivate! users by providing an end-to-end EDI solution that includes translation software, EDI mapping, network connectivity via TC.Net, and free customer support at a lower total cost of ownership of 30-60% over traditional solutions.

The ACCTivate! EDI Manager captures your EDI data automatically from standard operations. It automatically feeds received EDI transactions into the standard order fulfillment process; automatically derives shipment packaging from standard and picking/packing operations; directly captures tracking numbers from UPS and FedEX for each carton; and automatically generates return EDI transactions with no duplication of data entry.

"TrueCommerce is excited about its partnership with Alterity. Because we are both QuickBooks Gold Developers, our combined solution delivers a great user experience as well as unsurpassed value to our customers. Developing solutions that truly integrate eliminates complexity and allows small to medium sized companies to concentrate on what they do best," George McKee, III, TrueCommerce President and Chief Executive Officer said.

ACCTivate! is a complete business management system designed for inventory intensive businesses to help them control and manage their operations efficiently and more profitably. At the basic level, ACCTivate! provides features, such as sales order, purchasing, inventory and customer relationship management. The EDI Manager is one of the advanced features, along with other features, such as warehouse management with bar-coding capabilities.

For additional information on ACCTivate! and the ACCTivate! EDI manager and a free evaluation copy of ACCTivate! visit www.acctivate.com.

Current users of ACCTivate! can visit the TrueCommerce business systems integrations web page on www.truecommerce.com for more information.

About TrueCommerce
TrueCommerce is a Pittsburgh, PA-based EDI solutions provider founded in 1995. From the beginning, the company vision has been to provide small to mid-tier companies with a comprehensive, end-to-end solution that is easy to implement and fully integrates with their accounting or business software. By leveraging the ubiquity of the Internet, TrueCommerce is able to offer patented solution that is more affordable and easier to use than traditional VAN-based EDI systems. TrueCommerce customers exchange over 8 million EDI transactions annually within a variety of industries, including banking, retail, healthcare and government.

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