Merck Selects Liaison Technologies for Global B2B Integration

Business Wire, Jan 8, 2008

Liaison Continues to Grow Its Pharmaceutical Industry Portfolio

ATLANTA -- Liaison Technologies, a multi-enterprise business-to-business (B2B) integration service provider, announced today that Merck & Co., Inc. has selected Liaison's fully-managed B2B integration software as a service (SaaS) solution to deliver B2B and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) integration infrastructure and services.

"Liaison's deep understanding of critical mapping and translation functionality, advanced service oriented architecture and XML-based infrastructure, and our experience as a B2B managed service provider, sets us apart," said Bob Renner, CEO of Liaison. "We're able to offer our clients a more mature solution offering, as well as extensive experience with large scale ERP implementations."

Liaison has achieved certifications from 1SYNC and EPCglobal, which provide clients a wide range of technology options. The company also participates in various industry technology forums and global standards groups such as PapiNet and the Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC). Liaison's Integration Managed Service includes document mapping and translation, connectivity management, visibility and monitoring, as well as technical operations management.

About Liaison Technologies

Liaison Technologies helps companies transform themselves into real-time enterprises. Clients are able to maximize profits through shortened time-to-market, improved supply-chain flow and synchronized product information. More than 3,000 organizations have benefited from Liaison Technologies' managed services, consulting services, as well as its real-time transaction network, master data management and product information management solutions. Liaison Technologies Data Exchange Platform enables more than 4 million XML-based, real-time transactions per month. To learn more about the results Liaison Technologies has delivered for real-time enterprises like International Paper, Colgate, Weyerhaeuser Company, Merck & Co., Stora Enso, and Unisource, call 866-336-7378 or visit www.liaison.com.