RE: EDI translation/mapping packages

Mike, we are in the EDI business.  The 3 major players (Inovis/Trusted Link,
Extol, and Gentran) are all good packages and we have had success
implementing all 3.  If cost is your hot button, you can very easily
integrate a PC based solution as well.  We have successfully integrated
Gentran on the PC using ODBC to read/write the AS400 DB2.  Also, depending
on your iSeries size, the iSeries packages are tier priced and can get quite
expensive.  We have had some clients buy a small iSeries and the P05 version
of the software and still spend quite a bit less than what a comparable P30
or 40 system might cost.

Other things to consider:  communications... Do you need to support AS2, or
just VAN traffic or run your own mailboxing/messaging system and exchange
data via FTP.

Commercial mode on:  We also run an EDI outsourcing business.

Regards,
cjg 


Carl J. Galgano
EDI Consulting Services, Inc.
770-422-2995
www.ediconsulting.com
 
600 Kennesaw Avenue
Suite 400 
Marietta, GA  30060

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike Eovino
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 10:53 AM
To: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: EDI translation/mapping packages

All,

We're looking for an EDI translation/mapping package.  We'd prefer it to run
on our i5, but we're not going to be dogmatic about it if it's easy to
integrate with the i5.  Any recommendations/warnings?  In searching the
archives, it looks like TrustedLink and Gentran are pretty frequently used.

Thanks!
Mike E.
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