Articles by Phillip Schmandt

The following is an excerpt from an 12-page special report, exclusive to ECT News Network,that details the impact of the European Committee for Standardization's new electronic invoicing compliance guidelines on companies engaged in global e-business, regardless of where they are based. The complete report is available as a free download to ECT News Network subscribers...

"Get it in writing" is a quaint concept in the electronic information age -- especially in B2B e-commerce, where a more suitable direction may be: "get in it cXML." Every industry has major players moving back-office functions from sourcing and procurement, to invoicing and payment to the Web. Supplier networks from Ariba, Perfect Commerce and Quad...