iConnect Offers No-Charge Automotive Bailout Program to Help Trading Partners Connect More Efficiently

ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 7 -- Ann Arbor-Michigan-based iConnect today announced its new Automotive EDI Bailout program, a no-charge, 12-month trial of its Value Added Network (VAN) mailbox system for prospective automotive-oriented clients.

Any company that does business in the automotive arena can apply for iConnect's EDI Bailout program through the iConnect website at www.iConnect-corp.com. Companies that are selected will be able to exchange electronic documents such as purchase orders, invoices, shipping schedules and ASN's electronically with its trading partners.

iConnect founder and CEO Kishor Sapre says, "Many automotive companies and suppliers are in need of a bailout today -- a financial bailout as well as a bailout from inefficient and costly business processes. We hope to provide them with both."

Founded in 2000, iConnect provides an easy, cost-effective way for trading partners to securely exchange electronic documents, irrespective of data format, technology or system language. iConnect also provides integrated VAN services to reduce the cost of ownership, the risk of implementation and the delays in delivery time often experienced through other providers.

"We have been very fortunate in our business success. We grew along with the automotive industry, and today we are in a position to help other companies become more successful," says Sapre. "In the end, we hope we'll both win."

About iConnect

iConnect is a technology service provider headquartered at Domino's Farms in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It was founded in 2000 by Kishor Sapre and Eric Swanson.

Through iConnect's Web EDI and XML any-to-any data transformation solution, iExchangeWeb, provides for the transformation and secure delivery of critical business information between organizations irrespective of data format, technology or language. iConnect's Value Added Network (VAN) services provide an organization with the ability to exchange any type of data with any trading partner, portal or exchange. iConnect's unique Hybrid VAN mailbox functionality is a blend of traditional EDI data transport and all trading partner data being available in a human readable format.

  iConnect is a privately-held-and-funded company.

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