DGAP-News: Jumbo Supermarkten Enhances Order-to-Cash Process With Descartes' Cloud-Based Messaging Gateway
(firmenpresse) - Descartes Systems Group
06.08.2013 12:45
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AMERSFOORT, The Netherlands, 2013-08-06 12:45 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting
logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that Jumbo Supermarkten,
a leading grocery retailer in the Netherlands, expands its outsourcing
relationship with Descartes for its entire order-to-cash messaging process.
Descartes' cloud-based Messaging Gateway provides Jumbo Supermarkten with
reliable supplier connectivity and secure communications exchange that drive
operational cost savings.
'Jumbo Supermarkten is focused on providing exceptional service to our
customers and collaborating with our trading partners. Descartes is a
technology partner that has the same service-oriented attributes and meets our
complex messaging requirements,' said Enrico de Jong, EDI consultant at Jumbo
Supermarkten. 'Jumbo Supermarkten uses Descartes' Messaging Gateway to connect
and communicate with suppliers and logistics partners. Descartes is a reliable
partner in EDI-communication, master-data synchronization and financial data
communication with banks. Descartes' solution is the right fit for Jumbo
Supermarkten and helps us reduce overall costs through the complete outsourcing
of our electronic messaging operations.'
Descartes' cloud-based Messaging Gateway centrally handles a broad range of
communication protocols, and manages mapping and conversion services to all
types of back-office systems. Secure message exchange takes place between
trading partners based on digital certificates that validate their
authenticity, accuracy and integrity. Customers, like Jumbo Supermarkten, also
benefit from continuous proactive monitoring which helps ensure high system
availability and reliable performance. Jumbo Supermarkten also uses Descartes'
GS1 Data Alignment Service (DAS) to streamline the exchange and synchronization
of product data.
'We're excited to extend our relationship with Jumbo Supermarkten,' said Fred
van der Heide, Vice President of Product Strategy at Descartes. 'Descartes
enables industry leaders, like Jumbo Supermarkten, to focus on their core
business while our connectivity outsourcing solutions help drive service level
improvements, productivity gains, and lower overall operational costs.'
About Jumbo Supermarkten
Jumbo Supermarkten is the second largest food retailer in the Netherlands, with
over 350 supermarkets across the country. Jumbo acquired two other food retail
chains: Super de Boer in 2009 and C1000 in 2012. The retail chain realized a
turnover in 2012 of 3,228 million Euros. Approximately 27,000 people are
currently employed by Jumbo Supermarkten. The main pillar of the company's
growth strategy is its customer and service oriented approach. Besides optimal
service, the company offers over 32,000 products in its supermarkets, and the
lowest price.
About Descartes
Descartes (TSX:DSG) (Nasdaq:DSGX) is the global leader in providing on-demand,
software-as-a-service solutions focused on improving the productivity,
performance and security of logistics-intensive businesses. Descartes has over
147,000 parties using its cloud based services. Customers use our modular,
software-as-a-service solutions to route, schedule, track and measure delivery
resources; plan, allocate and execute shipments; rate, audit and pay
transportation invoices; file customs and security documents for imports and
exports; and complete numerous other logistics processes by participating in
the world's largest, collaborative multi-modal logistics community. Our
headquarters are in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and we have offices and partners
around the world. Learn more at www.descartes.com.
This release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of
applicable securities laws ('forward-looking statements') that relate to
Descartes' solution offering and potential benefits derived therefrom; and
other matters. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause the actual results,
performance or achievements to differ materially from the anticipated results,
performance or achievements or developments expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the
factors and assumptions discussed in the section entitled, 'Certain Factors
That May Affect Future Results' in documents filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, the Ontario Securities Commission and other securities
commissions across Canada. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance
upon any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made.
We do not undertake or accept any obligation or undertaking to release publicly
any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any
change in our expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances
on which any such statement is based.
CONTACT: Global Media Contact
Mavi Silveira
+1(800) 419-8495, poste 202416
msilveira(at)descartes.com
Media Contact EMEA
Renate Kok
+31 33 460 6273
rkok(at)descartes.com
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