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Global eXchange Services (GXS) is a leading worldwide provider of business-to-business integration, synchronization and collaboration solutions. The company operates a highly-reliable, secure global network services platform enabling more than 30,000 businesses, including over half of the Fortune 500, to conduct business together in real time GXS offers an extensive range of solutions to help companies, both large and small, connect worldwide with their business partners, synchronize product and price information, optimize inventory levels and demand forecasts, and speed the overall execution of their global supply chains. With the broadest array of capabilities and an unsurpassed worldwide reach, GXS ensures No Trading Partner is Left Behind(tm).

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ACT Data Services, Inc. Announces Partnership with GXS to Extend SMB Enablement Offerings

Fair Lawn, NJ, August 1, 2005 – ACT Data Services (ACT), a nationally recognized EDI service bureau, announced today that it has entered into a joint marketing agreement with GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce solutions. 

The new agreement enhances ACT’s ability to reach small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs).  The relationship also allows ACT to extend the value added network it provides customers by helping them easily transition to in-house or hosted solutions provided by GXS as their business needs grow.  “We’re really excited to work with GXS,” ACT vice president Michael Meyer stated.  “This is a critical relationship in attaining our corporate objectives.  Of course, it is also very gratifying that GXS chose us to help grow and expand the SMB base of customers on the GXS Trading Grid.” 

 ACT’s customer-focused outsourcing service, with support for more than 160 retail hubs, is a key component of GXS’s ”No Trading Partner Left Behind" commitment to provide 100 percent community enablement through GXS Community Link.  By supporting enablement for all of it’s supplier customers, regardless of size or capability, GXS can serve as a single, focused supply chain solutions provider to a hub and its entire trading community, thereby increasing the speed, efficiency, and intelligence of that community.

“Our partnership with ACT clearly builds on our mission to serve both small and large customers, jointly and distinctly,” said Michael Del Sarto, director of the GXS worldwide partner group.  “ACT’s service bureau helps strengthen our capability to serve a broad range of trading communities, spanning the small entrepreneur to the large multinational. We have been very impressed with the capabilities of ACT and look forward to working with them.” 

About GXS

GXS (Global eXchange Services) is a leading worldwide provider of B2B e-commerce solutions that simplify and enhance business process integration and collaboration.  Organizations worldwide, including over half of the Fortune 500, leverage the GXS Trading Grid^SM to achieve the perfect balance of supply and demand.  Active in the global standards arena, GXS solutions enable customers both large and small, to connect with global partners, synchronize product information, optimize inventory levels and demand forecasts, and accelerate the execution of supply chains.  Headquartered in Gaithersburg, Md., GXS provides sales and support to businesses and their partners worldwide.  For more information visit our Web site at www.gxs.com.

About ACT Data Services

ACT Data Services is a leading supplier of e-commerce solutions to manufacturers, suppliers and distributors, with 20 years experience in providing unparalleled customer service. ACT specializes in all facets of EDI, with particular expertise in supporting vendor compliance in the areas of purchase order processing, invoicing, Advance Ship Notice (ASN) and UCC-128 barcode label generation.  For more information, visit our web site at www.actdata.com.