GXS Enhances its Product Information Manager Software to Help Businesses Strengthen Master Data Management Initiatives

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ — GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, today announced the commercial availability of GXS Product Information Manager (PIM) 8.3. New features now available include business process management (BPM) functionality to support greater visibility and control over workflow processes; management of master data associated with products or product categories; expanded web services API support for integration within a service oriented architecture (SOA) infrastructure; ability to apply mass updates across a set of products or categories; and embedded GXS Application Integrator for tighter integration and data sharing across internal systems (i.e., enterprise resource planning, merchandising, warehousing, etc.). The product is available in two versions, Retailer Edition and Supplier Edition, to meet the unique data management needs of each company type.