REPORTING LIVE FROM HTF® IN MEMPHIS

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Hardlines Technology Forum®
Opens in Memphis


The 18th annual AHMA Hardlines Technology Forum® opened this morning in Memphis, Tennessee. Approximately 225 home improvement industry manufacturers, retailers and vendors are meeting at The Peabody Hotel to attend and participate in sessions organized into five different tracks: How to Do Business in the Hardlines Industry, Supporting Collaborative Business Processes, Leveraging Best Practices in Technology Enablement, B2B Basics and Data Sync Basics. The Forum runs today, Monday, April 21 through Thursday, April 24, 2008.
 

This morning’s sessions kicked-off with a basic presentation on EDI (EDI 101/102) and an overview of the Global Standards Management Process (GSMP).

Rich Freed, Lead EDI Analyst, D&H Distributing presented the overview of the basics of EDI and Mark d’Agostino, Vice President of Global Standards, GSI U.S. led the discussion on how GSMP impacts organizations, how the standards are developed and how companies can become involved.

 

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