MEDIA ADVISORY: JANUARY 30, 2008—GXS will host a webinar entitled Understanding Your Internet-Based Communications Options on January 30. John Radko, GXS’ chief technology strategist, will be the webinar’s featured speaker and will discuss the multitude of Internet-based protocols and how they work, with a particular focus on AS2 and Secure FTP. With new protocols emerging every year, companies face an uphill battle in determining which protocols they should adopt and maintaining knowledge of those protocols.

This webinar will address the following:

• What are the Internet-based protocol options?
• How does each protocol work? and
• What does a company need to know to determine which protocols are right for it?

 
Details of the webinar are as follows:

	Who:	John Radko
	What:	Webinar: Understanding Your Internet-Based Communications Options
	When:	January 30, 2008 2:00 p.m. ET
	Where:	http://www.gxs.com/forms/0711US_Comms_Webinar.htm
	Why:	Learn about Internet-based protocol options, the pros and cons of each and the methods for determining which to adopt.

 
GXS Trading Grid® is GXS’ unique global integration platform that supports the creation and adoption of on-demand supply chain management solutions for companies of any size. GXS supports a variety of Internet-based communications protocols including HTTP/S, FTP, SFTP, FTPS, AS2, AS3 and OFTP. GXS Trading Grid helps customers automate global trading communities by supporting the seamless exchange of electronic documents using nearly any standard or protocol. Using GXS, companies eliminate manual and duplicative processes and achieve global B2B integration and collaboration.
GXS is a leading global provider of B2B e-commerce solutions that simplify and enhance business process integration and collaboration among trading partners. Organizations worldwide, including 75 percent of the Fortune 500, leverage the on-demand services on GXS Trading Grid® to extend supply chain networks, optimize product launches, automate warehouse receiving, manage electronic payments and gain supply chain visibility. GXS Managed Services, GXS’ B2B outsourcing solution, empowers customers with the expertise, technical infrastructure and program support to conduct B2B e-commerce with trading partners globally.

Based in Gaithersburg, Md., GXS has an extensive global network and has local offices in the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific regions. GXS can be found on the Web at www.gxs.com.