News & Events Info
TSI Terminal Systems Inc. Selects Xenos terminalONE™ to Integrate With Its New Container Management System
Xenos' EDI Solution Gives TSI the Strategic Flexibility to Grow its Business and Better Serve Existing Customers.
TORONTO, Ontario, February 27, 2006 - Xenos Group, Inc. (TSX: XNS), a leading provider of solutions that automate the processing and delivery of data and documents, today announced that TSI Terminal Systems Inc. has selected the Xenos EDI terminalONE solution to integrate with their new container management system to improve the movement of containers at two of the largest container terminals at the Port of Vancouver. Xenos terminalONE is a key element in an information supply chain that links multiple trading partners to TSI.
"The Xenos terminalONE solution will integrate with the Navis terminal operating system that is planned for implementation Q4, this year," said Peter Miedema, Vice President of IT at TSI. "The Xenos Navis solution is strategic for us. It will let us grow our business without requiring our trading partners to adapt completely to Navis internal standards. This openness gives us the independence we need and shelters our trading partners from many of the changes that come with migrating to a new system. Xenos has already given us superb service and we are relying on them as a strategic partner."
Xenos terminalONE allows TSI to map each trading partner's EDI record formats into standard EDI formats used by Navis. This is done with the Xenos terminalONE GUI that supports simple drag and drop mapping between fields as well as complex rules-based and algorithm mappings. This solution minimizes the changes to TSI's trading partner's applications required with the introduction of a new system and reduces TSI's customizations to the Navis application.
With the user friendly interface to the Xenos terminalONE solution, TSI can react to changing business conditions independently or use Xenos Professional Services at its discretion. This gives TSI the strategic flexibility they were seeking in such a solution.
"Many container terminal facilities world-wide are struggling with the challenges of handling different EDI environments," said Patrick Smith, Director of Product Line Management at Xenos. "The Xenos terminalONE solution chosen by TSI meets these challenges by accepting any customer EDI format and automatically transforming it into the standard formats used within the container terminal company's applications. The Xenos solution integrates with existing applications, requiring no changes to them, which means rapid implementation for immediate benefits. This allows container terminal companies to expand their business without being constrained by technical and performance limitations."
About TSI Terminal Systems Inc.
TSI is owned by Orient Overseas International LTD (OOIL) of Hong Kong. TSI operates the Deltaport and Vanterm marine container facilities in the Port of Vancouver on long-term leases with the Vancouver Port Authority. Its facilities are capable of handling the largest container ships afloat and feature on-dock intermodal rail yards and modern container handling equipment. TSI is the largest terminal employer in the Port of Vancouver, and handles the majority of container volumes moving through the Port. TSI's history spans over a century and is synonymous with the development of the Port of Vancouver.
About Xenos
Xenos (TSX:XNS) is a leading global provider of high-performance software solutions that automate the processing and delivery of data and documents. Xenos solutions enable organizations to leverage existing business investments and create powerful new Information Supply Chains that streamline and simplify the conversion of data and content into actionable business information. Embraced across a wide variety of industries, including financial services, healthcare and government, Xenos powers the business critical applications for a responsive enterprise and delivers the new competitive advantage - e-AdaptabilityT. Xenos has offices in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and France. For more information visit www.xenos.com.
Editorial Contacts:
Jim Farmer
Xenos Group, Inc.
+1-214-969-5341
jfarmer@xenos.com
Investor Relations Contact:
Cory Pala
Xenos Group, Inc.
cpala@xenos.com
+1-416-657-2400
