GXS Announces 32 New B2B Outsourcing Customers in 2007

GXS Managed Services' Revenue Grew 40 Percent Year-Over-Year

GAITHERSBURG, Md., March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- GXS, a leading provider of
business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions, today announced that in 2007,
32 new customers selected GXS Managed Services, the company's comprehensive
B2B outsourcing solution. Additionally, GXS achieved 40 percent revenue
growth in Managed Services in 2007 versus the previous year. Companies of all
sizes in North America, Europe and Asia, across a wide range of industry
verticals chose GXS Managed Services as the foundation for their global
trading partner networks. Customer wins in 2007 include Arla Foods, Fairchild
Semiconductor, Orbit UK, Shinhan Bank and Sun Microsystems.
Growth indicators for GXS Managed Services include:
-- 100 percent growth in financial services customers from 2005 to 2007;

-- 100 percent growth in logistics customers from 2006 to 2007;

-- 69 percent growth in high tech customers from 2006 to 2007;

-- 66 percent growth in GXS Managed Services Asia-Pacific customer base
from 2006 to 2007; and

-- 24 percent growth in GXS Managed Services European customer base from
2006 to 2007.

In a recent study(1), conducted by the Stanford University Global Supply
Chain Management Forum, it was found that companies deploying B2B outsourcing
solutions experience a return that is 245 percent greater than their annual
investment and a 62 percent improvement in customer satisfaction. Additional
conclusions from the study indicate that companies that outsource B2B programs
benefit not only from improved customer satisfaction, but also from improved
B2B technical capabilities, greater competitive differentiation, greater
inventory visibility, and increased system uptime and availability.
"Supply chain leaders and companies seeking to improve their supply chain
operations are realizing that B2B outsourcing is the ideal way to increase
automation and reduce costs, while also gaining superior B2B capabilities,"
said Bobby Patrick, senior vice president and chief marketing officer of GXS.
"As more companies launch new business units and diversify their suppliers
around the globe, supply chains have become nearly unmanageable in-house.
Companies need experts in B2B integration to assist them in streamlining and
automating. Our growth in this segment shows they are turning to GXS."
GXS has more than 40 years' experience in B2B e-commerce as well as 20
years' experience in supporting full-service B2B outsourcing and hub/supplier
integration programs. GXS Managed Services customers represent a variety of
industries including consumer products, financial services, high tech,
manufacturing, and retail. More than 200 companies currently use GXS Managed
Services around the world, including Bank of Montreal, BB&T, Miller Brewing
Company, National Instruments, Royal Bank of Canada, Shinhan Bank, Sun
Microsystems, Thomson Consumer Electronics and WHSmith. GXS provides
customers with world-class B2B program management including trading community
management, global supply chain visibility, transaction management, data
translation, systems administration and supplier performance reporting.
About GXS
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(R) 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.
All products and services mentioned are trademarks of their respective
companies.
(1) Stanford Global Supply Chain Management Forum, "Driving Business Value
Through B2B Outsourcing" by Barchi Gillai and Tongil Kim, October 2007.

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