DAYTON, Ohio, July 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Advant-e Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: ADVC - news) is pleased to announce that SUPERVALU (NYSE: SVU - news) has selected EDICT Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Advant-e, to assist SUPERVALU with its supply chain Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) enabling initiative.
EDICT Systems is providing a web-based solution, www.GroceryEC.com , that helps small and medium size grocery suppliers transact business electronically with SUPERVALU, the nation's largest distributor to grocery retailers and 10th largest supermarket retailer.
EDICT Systems will provide testing and certification services for SUPERVALU suppliers who are already EDI-enabled. These suppliers will also be offered lower-cost Value-Added Network (VAN) services via EnterpriseEC®, an Internet VAN offered by EDICT Systems that uses the Internet to reduce the cost of doing EDI while adding additional features and functionality.
Jason K. Wadzinski, President and CEO of Advant-e, said ``We are very excited about extending our relationship with SUPERVALU by assisting them with their electronic commerce initiative. SUPERVALU is known in the grocery industry as being a leader in using technology to enhance their business processes. We are pleased that they selected us to work with their vendors.''
Wadzinski added that EDICT's FORMULA_ONE® software has supported SUPERVALU's EDI initiative for many years. Support for SUPERVALU on www.GroceryEC.com has been available for over a year. ``This expanded relationship will allow all SUPERVALU suppliers, regardless of size, to gain the benefits that EDI and Electronic Commerce have to offer,'' he said.
About SUPERVALU - SUPERVALU, with annual sales of $23 billion, is the largest distributor to grocery retailers and is the 10th largest supermarket retailer in the country. The company operates a total of 1,179 stores including licensed locations. SUPERVALU also serves as primary supplier to approximately 3,000 supermarkets, while serving secondary supplier to approximately 2,250 stores.
The information in this news release includes certain forward looking statements that are based upon assumptions that in the future may prove not to have been accurate and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, including statements to the future financial performance of the company. Although the company believes that the expectations reflected on its forward looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations or any or its forward-looking statements will prove to be correct. Factors that could cause results to differ include, but are not limited to, successful performance of internal plans, product development and acceptance, the impact of competitive services and pricing, or general economic risks and uncertainties.
Advant-e, via its wholly owned and sole operating subsidiary Edict Systems, Inc., is a provider of Business-to-Business electronic commerce software and Internet-based applications specializing in Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and XML-based solutions for recurring transactions. Advant-e specializes in horizontal transaction services via EnterpriseEC®, an Internet-based Electronic Business Transaction Network, and within specific vertical industries via web-based "vortals" including www.GroceryEC.com , www.RetailEC.com , www.CPGSupplier.com , www.LogisticsEC.com , and www.MfgEC.com .