Mastech Corporation, a leading worldwide information technology (IT) services firm, announced today that it is assisting E-Transport Incorporated, formerly known as DXI Incorporated, a leader in shipment information management, in the development of an E-business application that will revolutionize the shipping market.
E-Transport is a global leader in software services for the shipping industry and has grown at approximately 40% over the past five years. E-Transport`s clients include the shipping industry`s most well known firms, such as Sea-Land, P&O Nedlloyd, Lykes, OOCL, Crowley and K-Line. The firm`s new product suite, the E-Transport Marketplace, allows users to streamline their business processes.
Mastech applied web-based engineering to E-Transport Marketplace, extending the software suite`s Windows-based applications into an interactive, Internet and firewall friendly application that is designed to meet the changing needs of the ocean transportation industry. As a result, E-Transport`s clients and partners will no longer have to access their shipping information from a dedicated computer onsite, but will be able to manage complex document workflow and regulations through their own Intranets and Extranets.
"The web-enabled E-Transport Marketplace represents a new paradigm for the shipping industry," said Ajmal Noorani, Vice President, Mastech`s E-Business Practice. "We are pleased to have been architects of such an important project, which will contribute to E-Transport`s continued rapid growth as well as the success of its customers.
"Many of the strategies developed during the design and implementation of E-Transport Marketplace will benefit countless major global manufacturers and the ocean carriers who move their goods. We expect this model to be adopted by other transportation modes, in the future," said Robert M. Ryan, Chief Executive Officer of E-Transport.
"Mastech has been integral in helping E-Transport create this technologically advanced system to streamline work flow and improve the way information moves though the supply chain," Ryan continued. "We believe it represents the biggest shift to hit the shipping industry since containerization was adopted in the 1960s."
What makes the E-Transport Marketplace products so significant is that they convert many paper documents to electronic ones in an industry notorious for the amount of paper it produces. On average, a single cargo shipment can generate up to 50 individual documents from pre-invoices to commercial invoices and shippers export declaration statements.
The E-Transport Marketplace is designed to help shippers, carriers, and intermediaries speed their business processes and eliminate burdensome paperwork through a collection of applications that operate through the internet and network connectivity. With it, shippers can reduce the time that it takes to re-key information and limit mistakes due to human error. Compatible with PC, MAC or Unix platforms, the E-Transport Marketplace includes PriceNetTM, Freight ViewTM, FreightLinkTM, WebSimonTM, and AutoRate AttendantTM.
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On April 27, 1999, DXI Incorporated will officially announce its name change to E-Transport Incorporated. The firm is the global leader in rate and shipment information management. Since 1987, E-Transport has set the standard for paperless transactions in ocean transportation and automating industrial transportation. E-Transport employs 150 people, with headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and offices in Cranford, New Jersey, Miami, Florida, San Francisco, California, Shanghai, China, and London. The newest line of products, the E-Transport Marketplace, provides an electronic commerce solution that transmits key freight shipment information across multiple computer systems. For more information, visit the firm`s web site at http://www.dxi.com, or http://www.etransport.com.