Welcome to the GXS Customer Innovation Awards Program!

The Customer Innovation Awards Program enables GXS to recognize companies making innovative use of GXS's services and solutions. Winning participants will receive recognition throughout the B2B e-commerce industry. This may include being featured in a press release, an analyst review and on the GXS website. Benefits of participation include:

• Raise awareness within your market and assert yourself against your competitors
• Bolster existing marketing efforts to raise your profile
• Take advantage of GXS's award to expand your target customer base
• Generate content that can strengthen your website

Eligibility: Only projects that have been in production long enough to gauge real results are eligible to participate in this program.

Awards

1. Best Use of GXS Trading Grid® to Increase B2B e-Commerce Automation

This award recognizes companies that have made the greatest impact in B2B e‑commerce during the last 12 months. These companies also demonstrate best practices in using GXS solutions to transform and streamline their B2B e-commerce programs. 

2. Best Use of B2B Outsourcing to Accelerate Competitive Differentiation

This award recognizes companies that have used Trading Grid in innovative and beneficial ways for their organizations to further the benefits of e‑commerce. 

3. Best Use of GXS Trading Grid® to Enhance Global Supply Chain Visibility

This award recognizes companies that have used enhanced supply chain processes, such as forecasting, procurement, logistics, invoicing or payments with quantifiable operational costs savings.

4. Best Use of GXS Trading Grid® to Accelerate Supply Chain Globalization

This award recognizes companies that have leveraged Trading Grid to successfully build and sustain highly-competitive global supply chains in an increasingly flat world.

5. Best Use of GXS Trading Grid® to Reduce Environmental Impact

This award recognizes companies that are using GXS Trading Grid to reduce their environmental impact by minimizing paper-based transactions and/or streamlining their supply chain operations to minimize their use of oil, gas and carbon-emitting energy resources.

6. Best Use of GXS Trading Grid® to Improve Data Accuracy

This award recognizes companies that have made the best use of managing their product data using a single set of business rules to enhance customer loyalty, protect brand equity and reduce operational costs in their extended supply chain.

Process

1. Fill out the form online or download the application. All fields on pages 3 & 4 must be completed. Objective or quantitative data—e.g., percentages, trends or actuals—are preferred over subjective statements—e.g., “much less expensive”. If you have questions, please feel free to confer with your GXS Account Executive or the contacts listed below.
2. Submit by Friday, September 4, 2009. via any of the channels below.
3. All Awards Applications will be evaluated by a panel of independent judges. If questions arise, the panel will reach the contact person listed in Part 1 of your application.
4. Notification of the GXS Customer Innovation Award winners will take place in October 2009.

For More Information:
Customers in North America, contact Karin McNair at +1-919-786-5110.
Customers in Europe, contact Denise Oakley at +44 (0) 1932 776408.
Customers in Asia Pacific, contact Jane Cheng at +852-2884-6029.

Methods for Submitting Your Application:

• Via Internet: Fill out and submit the online Application Form
• Via Email: Fill out and email the Application Form document
• Via Fax: Fill out, print and fax the Application Form document
• Via Hardcopy: Fill out, print and mail the Application Form document
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  North America

  GXS
  ATTN: Karin McNair
  3200 Atlantic Ave., Ste. 204
  Raleigh, NC 27604

  Europe

  GXS Limited
  ATTN: Denise Oakley
  18 Station Road
  Sunbury on Thames
  Middlesex TW16 6SU U.K.

  Asia Pacific

  GXS International
  ATTN: Jane Cheng
  1608-10, 16/F, China Resources Building
  26 Harbour Road
  Wanchai, Hong Kong