ATLANTA, February 18 /PRNewswire/ --

- Crossgate Saves Suzuki Dealers the Trouble of Going to the Mailbox

Suzuki International Europe will convert the sending of invoices for
spare parts to over 1,200 dealers from paper to electronic transfer. This is
made possible via the e-box(TM) services of Crossgate. The specialist for
data transfer and B2B integration takes over the complete sending process,
including a legally secure digital signature, validation, and archiving.
Additionally, Crossgate's Enterprise Services team is performing the complete
roll-out for a fixed cost. This allows Suzuki to benefit quickly from the
digitization of paper without a major internal effort allowing them to take
advantage of sustained cost savings and process optimization.

For the migration to paperless dispatching, neither Suzuki nor its
dealers had to make large-scale investments in terms of new hardware or
software. The German importer of Japanese cars, motorbikes, and outboard
engines, thus, merely had to configure the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
system for the creation of invoices in PDF format. The dealers, in turn, only
require an e-mail program which notifies them that an incoming invoice has
been received, a standard Internet browser, Acrobat Reader to read the
documents, as well as an easily installable solution to verify the
authenticity and origin of the documents. The complete transfer, the
providing of the invoices, as well as the archiving is performed via the
Business-Ready Network of Crossgate. Dealers can, thus, access the Internet
portal in a 24-hour mode and update their data sets.

"We are very glad to have found a full service provider in Crossgate who
offers us a fast and simple migration to electronic invoicing," explains
Thomas Riech, General Manager Finance, Accounting & Controlling of Suzuki
International Europe. "Particularly in terms of the roll-out management we
can rely on their experience. After all, 1,200 dealers in three business
sectors have been convinced of the approach, and they connected within only
three months." In addition to significant cost savings, the company counts on
simplification and better transparency of the processes. "With our e-box(TM)
services we can offer our customers a complete turn-key solution: from the
roll-out services to archiving to protect against ongoing audits," states
Stefan Tittel, CEO and Founder, Crossagte AG. "Additionally, the qualified
signature assures the legal security of the transactions at all times and the
archiving procedure complies with the legal tax stipulations." To exploit the
cost-saving potential, Suzuki plans to migrate the process for incoming
invoices to the electronic mode, as well. After all, the paperless office is
just around the corner!

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Crossgate, Inc.

Crossgate's mission is to make this service as flexible, affordable, and
simple for companies as making a phone call. Crossgate provides electronic
data interchange (EDI) and related services as an on-demand Business Ready
Network. The heart of the system is the world's largest B2B transaction
network (B.I.P.). More than 34,000 companies already use B.I.P. to exchange
documents and data regardless of format and across all media. The new B2B 360
Degree Services, powered by SAP(TM), gives customers instant access from
their SAP(R) system to all business partners integrated in the platform.

Crossgate is represented in Europe at five sites in Germany, with
subsidiary branches in London, Milan, and Paris. For further information, see
www.crossgategroup.com.

Contact:
    Crossgate, Inc, Steve Sprague
    Steve.sprague@crossgategroup.com, Tel: +1-404-460-5125, 
    Fax: +1-404-460-5001 
    www.crossgategroup.com

    UK Contact:
    Crossgate UK Limited, Rakesh Harji
    rakesh.harji@crossgategroup.com , Tel: +44-0-208-622-3098,
    Fax: +44-0-208-622-3599
    www.crossgategroup.com



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