Open Systems and SPS Commerce Partner to Offer Integrated Services for Mid-Market Suppliers

Open Systems and SPS Commerce Partner to Offer Integrated Services for Mid-Market Suppliers

Open Systems and SPS Commerce Partner to Offer Integrated Services for Mid-Market Suppliers

Minneapolis, Minn., May 13, 2008 - Open Systems, Inc., a single source provider of TRAVERSE^® and OSAS^® accounting, CRM, eBusiness, not for profit, manufacturing and distribution software, and SPS Commerce, the leading provider of Web-based EDI services, today announce that they have teamed to provide an integrated supply chain solution for mid-market companies. The joint solution pre-wires TRAVERSE users to SPS’ network of over 1200 retailer trading partners.

“This solution enables our TRAVERSE customers to quickly and easily communicate important documents to their customers, suppliers, third party logistics providers, and sourcing agents,” said Open Systems VP of Sales Paul Lundquist. “They can send and receive purchase orders, invoices, advance ship notices and other electronic documents directly from within their TRAVERSE application. Using the ‘multi-tenant’ Software-as-a-Service model, our users save time and reduce costs by leveraging SPS’ specialized expertise, infrastructure and existing maps.”

We are very pleased to partner with Open Systems as a part of our SPS Ecosystem community," said Archie Black, President and CEO of SPS Commerce. “By teaming SPS' on-demand B2B integration with their industry-leading TRAVERSE accounting and business solution, mid-sized organizations can benefit from a more streamlined and hands-free approach to communicating necessary order, shipping and billing information with their trading partners."

About Open Systems, Inc.
Founded in 1976 on the premise of delivering powerful accounting software solutions to small and mid-market customers, Open Systems is a single-source provider of accounting, distribution, manufacturing, not-for-profit, CRM and eBusiness solutions. Products offered include: OPEN SYSTEMS^® Accounting Software (OSAS^®) for Windows, UNIX, and Linux users; TRAVERSE for the Microsoft platform; and TRAVERSE eBusiness Solutions. Source code for Open Systems products is provided at no additional cost. For more information on Open Systems products, call 800-328-2276 or visit www.osas.com.