News from Leading EDI Software Providers
Effective Data has long-standing relationships with today’s software industry leaders. Check this page often to ensure you are running the latest version of your software, and for user conferences, upgrades, new product releases, software end-of-life announcements, vendor mergers and acquisitions, and more.

Apr 10, 2018
IBM Renewals - We can get you a discount!
As of April 10th, IBM changed their procedures regarding software service and support (S&S) renewals. All IBM software S&S renewals will…
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Mar 19, 2018
Turn your Value Added Network (VAN) into a savings engine
If you signed your VAN contract with another provider several years ago, there’s a good chance you’re overpaying. Effective Data may…
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Feb 27, 2018
Oracle Code comes to Chicago!
Clear your schedule for March 20 and sign up for this incredible opportunity Oracle is offering!
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Jan 24, 2018
OpenText Enterprise World 2018
Enterprise World 2018 is OpenText's annual event for their customers. Attendees have the opportunity to interact with industry leaders…
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Dec 19, 2017
EDI vs. Webforms: A Decision-Maker’s Guide
Both options are true EDI solutions, but they’re vastly different, in terms of cost, manual interaction and efficiency. Let’s take a…
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Dec 14, 2017
3 Things Your EDI Documentation May be Missing
A successful implementation includes detailed documentation. This is normally the final and last step of the implementation. Keeping a written…
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Nov 22, 2017
IBM Will Remove Support For 3 Operating Systems: What You Need to Know
In the next release of B2B Integrator (B2Bi) and Sterling File Gateway, IBM will discontinue support for three Operating Systems—iSeries,…
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Oct 12, 2017
IBM remove support for specific Operating Systems
IBM will remove support for the following Operating Systems from the next version release of Sterling B2B Integrator and Sterling File Gateway
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