TNT Freight Management's e-communication service Message
Bridge conveys electronic information between customers,
customs authorities and airlines all over the world. Thanks
to the information exchange, the factual transport process
is substantially rationalized. More than 500,000 information
messages/month currently pass through Message Bridge and
the traffic steadily increases by 20% each month.
"The potential of our e-communication service is almost
limitless. The service provides us with great marketing
advantages through increased efficiency, customer loyalty
and error reduction", says Håkan Nilsson, IT-Director
at TNT Freight Management. The service is based on the xTrade
Business Communications Suite -the concept for business
integration and B2B, developed by the Swedish software development
company Xware AB.
TNT Freight Management's e-communication service Message
Bridge is the hub of the corporation's entire IT service.
Message Bridge connects all kinds of systems, e.g. TNT's
own production systems and the customers' production systems,
customs authorities' systems and warehouse systems.
"Message Bridge allows us to continually develop the
information exchange by connecting new customers and copartners.
We also find new areas of application, e.g. e-invoicing,
stock control and message exchange between external parties.
The potential of Message Bridge is almost limitless. It
provides us with great marketing advantages through increased
efficiency, customer loyalty and error reduction",
says Håkan Nilsson, at TNT Freight Management.
500,000 messages/month currently pass through the e-communication
service, which geographically covers Europe, Asia, North
and South America and Australia.
"Each month the flow of information increases by 20%.
More and more of our customers and copartners all over the
world discover how easy it is to send and receive information
through Message Bridge", Håkan Nilsson continues.
Message Bridge is based on the B2B and integration concept
xTrade Business Communications Suite from the software development
company Xware AB. Jonas Ericsson, CEO and CTO at Xware AB:
"A service like Message Bridge must work smoothly at all
times, since mission critical information flows through
the service. Thanks to its robust architecture and its flexibility,
the xTrade Business Communications Suite is the perfect
solution for all kinds of information hub services. It allows
the operator to easily add new services, communication protocols,
customers and message formats. That way, an optimized service
can be obtained at any given point in time."
More information:
Håkan
Nilsson, IT-Director, TNT Freight Management, tel. 031
42 98 30
Anders
Lyckosköld, Marketing Director, Xware AB,
phone 08 54 54 2004
You can find more information about the solution here.
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Xware AB
is a Swedish company founded in 1991. We develop and market
high-tech software for secure and advanced information collaboration
for both civilian and military applications.
Our product concept the xTrade Business Communications Suite
is used for creating information exchange and integration
between customers, suppliers and partners in different sorts
of e-commerce and B2B solutions, where also wireless communication
can be a part. The solutions are based on advanced needs
within the areas of integration, EDI/Internet, communication
and security. The products are used in VAN services, communication
services, message switching services, infrastructure solutions
and centralized or distributed hub services as well as in
logistics services.
Some of our customers are the Swedish Armed
Forces, WM-data, Strålfors, Wilson, Åhléns,
Nexus, IBS and Hogia.
TNT Freight Management Group
offers worldwide freight services. The core of TNT´s
business is built upon standardised air- and sea transports.
TNT Freight Management has its roots in the shipping and
trading company Wilson Logistics Group, founded in Sweden
in 1843.
More information at www.xware.se.
E-mail: press@xware.se
Xware AB Sveavägen 151 113 46 Stockholm tel. 08-5454
20 00
fax 08-5454 20 10.
