Publisher's Synopsis
The EDI Yearbook is a reference work on electronic data interchange and related technologies. It provides a guide to the issues shaping the industry, offers independent advice on EDI implementation and gives comprehensive listings of suppliers.;The 1995 yearbook provides a basic grounding in the concepts of EDI. It is headed with a comprehensive introduction to EDI by Martin Parfett of the National Computing Centre (UK), and a review of the most important issues that have emerged over the last year by Richard Sarson, editor of Electronic Trader.;The yearbook covers: EDI implementation throughout Europe giving a detailed country-by-country breakdown, including statistical analysis; vital information on international trade; hybrid EDI; interactive EDI; updated coverage of security and EDI; EDI and the law; and research and the use of EDI in universities.;The 1995 Yearbook has been updated throughout, and now includes detailed coverage of Business Process Re-engineering (BPR), a new chapter on developments in EDI throughout the world, looking at Europe, America, the Pacific Rim and beyond, and a full round-up of pan-European projects. There are ten new case studies focusing on innovative and cross-border EDI applications.;The yearbook also features a completely revised and updated list of companies throughout Europe, including service providers, hardware and software suppliers, and consultancies. The new entries include value added network suppliers (VANs), financial EDI services, community-specific EDI services, EDI associations, standard bodies, TEDIS projects, government projects, EDI software suppliers, EDI consultancies and research, EDI training, conferences and exhibitions, EDI publications, security solutions for EDI systems, bar coding for EDI systems and providers of X.400 products.
