Alberta Motor Transport Association and Digital Movers Form Electronic Commerce Alliance Partnership for AMTA Members

Mashpee, MA (PRWEB) November 27, 2007 -- Digital Movers, (www.dmovers.com) a premier provider of outsourced electronic commerce services, announced today that they have developed an alliance partnership with the Alberta Motor Transport Association (www.amta.ca) to take advantage of the company's Electronic Commerce Affinity Program for freight carriers and logistics companies. The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) is a province-wide, not-for-profit Association representing all sectors of the highway transportation industry with over 12,000 member companies.

Digital Movers is one of the largest resellers of public, tier one Value Added Network (VAN) Services. The company commits to large volumes of VAN services to obtain the lowest possible rates and then passes along these savings to their customers and alliance partners. The Electronic Commerce Affinity Program provides transportation companies with an opportunity to obtain EDI VAN services at discounted rates.

A Value Added Network or VAN is a hosted store and forward mailbox service that facilitates the secure and auditable sharing of information (such as purchase orders, invoices, shipment status, etc.) electronically between companies to support Electronic Data Interchange.

"Since the arrival of the Internet, people have been predicting the end of the dependency upon Value Added Networks to accommodate EDI. However, years later many companies still rely upon VANs when building intra-company communication networks and supply chain solutions," said Ken Konikowski, president, Digital Movers. "We are extremely pleased to align ourselves with the AMTA and to help provide their member companies with world-class, tier-one VAN services at the lowest possible cost. The AMTA is clearly at the forefront in helping their member companies rise to this challenge."

"Increasingly, transportation companies are being requested by their customers to provide timely, electronic information on shipments, etc.," said Mayne Root, Executive Director of Alberta Motor Transport Association. "The Digital Movers' Electronic Commerce Affinity Program provided us an opportunity to offer our members assistance in establishing this technology while reducing total supply chain costs."

In 2007 Digital Movers employed an hired an independent firm to audit its current and past customers. This survey produced an overall customer satisfaction rating of 94 (out of a possible 100) on a variety of categories including reliability, accuracy, quality, business relations, cost, responsiveness and customer support.

About Digital Movers:

Digital Movers is the premier provider of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) outsourcing services to companies that need to communicate commerce transaction data electronically with their suppliers, customers, transportation and financial partners. For over twenty-five years, Digital Movers has provided expert EDI, XML and Communications processing for companies of all sizes in the retail, healthcare, manufacturing, grocery and transportation verticals. For additional information, please visit www.dmovers.com or contact Digital Movers at 888-896-7703.

About Alberta Motor Transport Association:

The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) is a province-wide, not-for-profit Association formed to provide a voice for the highway transportation industry in Alberta, Canada. The role of the AMTA is to help its Members succeed by providing training programs and promoting safety initiatives that reduce workplace injuries. They represent the highway transportation industry at the provincial and national levels in dealing with issues such as regulations, trans-border crossings, taxation, safety, the environment, and the future of trucking.

AMTA's over 12,000 Members come from a variety of transportation backgrounds including WBC Account Holders, Private Carriers and Associated Trades. Members make up the AMTA advisory boards and task force committees to ensure that all programs and initiatives carried out by the Association are done in the best interest of the Membership and the industry. The Association's affairs are managed from our head office in Calgary and another branch in Edmonton. For additional information, please visit www.amta.ca or contact the AMTA at 800-267-1003.

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