FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | July 2018 | Promotional products companies have used the Essent^® OrderTrax^® Network to process PromoStandards™ requests more than 1 million times.

Suppliers and distributors use OrderTrax to replace time-consuming phone calls and emails for better customer service and a more efficient supply chain.

The integration milestone was reached at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 17, 2018, when a distributor requested supplier Gold Bond Inc's Order Shipment Notification. That was the 1 millionth PromoStandards query processed by OrderTrax, the industry-standard integration portal.

Suppliers and distributors use OrderTrax to exchange business information like Inventory and Order Status automatically and in real-time. The integration replaces time-consuming phone calls and emails for better customer service and a more efficient supply chain.

Data show distributors are looking up supplier Inventory more than anything else. Order Status and Order Shipment Notifications drew the next most volume; more and more companies are beginning to share Product Data; and a few are getting started in Media Content, according to the queries.

OrderTrax can also be used to share Product Pricing & Configuration, Purchase Orders, and Invoices.

Distributors, decorators, and suppliers connect on OrderTrax via PromoStandards or other standards of their choosing, including cXML, ANSI X12, ePSA, and other public and proprietary standards.

The award-winning Essent integration team implements integration projects on behalf of suppliers, and also works on behalf of distributors to integrate them with preferred suppliers. Essent also provides free match making services to connect distributors, decorators, and suppliers through the Network.

About Essent

Essent is an innovative provider of fully-integrated business management software solutions and services for process-intensive industries. Essent solutions combine flexible workflow management with innovative technologies that automate repetitive tasks and simplify business processes. Since 1981, Essent has offered the systems, service, software, and support critical to success in today's highly-competitive marketplace. Essent provides best-in-class solutions for business management, ecommerce, and integration.

About OrderTrax

OrderTrax is a mature, proven integration network that securely and accurately processes over 12 Million transactions representing over $3 Billion in commerce annually. Supporting ANSI X12, cXML, ePSA, PromoStandards, and other public and proprietary standards, OrderTrax allows companies to integrate using the standards of their choosing. Instead of implementing and maintaining a costly new integration for each trading partner, companies can integrate once through OrderTrax to become connected to many trading partners.

About PromoStandards

PromoStandards is a group of distributors, suppliers, and service providers dedicated to improving supply chain efficiency in the promotional products industry. The group, including Essent, a Founding Member, defines and writes integration standards that allow distributors and suppliers to integrate for more efficient transactions and a more efficient supply chain.