IBM Gentran Consulting

Gentran Consulting, Mapping, Integration & Support

 

SERVICES

REMEDI offers Gentran Consulting on all of IBM’s heritage Sterling Commerce products including Gentran Server Windows, Gentran Server UNIX, Gentran iSeries, Gentran Director Pro, and more.  Looking for Sterling Integrator / Gentran Integration Suite…

Our Gentran resources serve clients in a staff supplementation or a project capacity in an on-site, remote, or blended manner.

As an IBM Partner we can help you take full advantage of the features and capabilities of Gentran by providing Gentran training for your staff, or providing a Gentran managed services solution for you.

Some of our Gentran integration services include:

  • EDI analysis / mapping / testing / implementation
  • Community management and rapid on-boarding
  • Gap analysis, API development and optimization
  • Gentran upgrade planning / installation / configuration
  • Gentran Mapping/re-mapping and integration on ERP implementations / upgrades
  • VAN scripting, connectivity, communications
  • AS2 / EDIINT implementation
  • Gentran managed services
  • Pre / post process development
  • Divisional consolidation
  • System health checks
  • Project audits

IBM ANNOUNCEMENT

IBM recently announced functional changes to the Gentran line of products.  Please download the PDF for more details.

Gentran:Server Functional Changes

FAQ

Q. On average how much experience do your Gentran consultants have?
A. On average our consultants have 8 years of experience in Gentran consulting across the various products, and often times much more if you include time worked as an employee in corporate America. We have consultants that have worked with the product(s) since inception and typically our consultants have at least 2 years experience with a given product(s).

Q. What is the scale of your Gentran services?
A. The scale of our services is from Gentran mappers, to EDI business analyst, to EDI coordinators, to EDI administrators, to full spectrum professionals.  Within and across each of these roles we can ramp numbers and combinations of professionals according to client / project needs.

Q. What kind of work do you normally do across Gentran engagements?
A. Approximately 70% EDI mapping / testing / implementation, 10% rapid community on-boarding, 15% Gentran upgrades / conversion, 5% system health checks, project audits, companion product utilization.

Q. How long have you delivered EDI services to clients where the Gentran product is concerned?
A. We have assisted clients with their Gentran professional services needs since 1994, mostly direct to client but also from time to time as an IBM Sterling professional services partner.

Q. Do you have experience with the Gentran Unix Visual and AI mapper?
A. We have extensive experience with both, and have a tool that can convert Gentran UNIX Visual Maps to Application Integrator maps which can cut time and costs up to 75-80%. Many choose to stay with the Gentran Unix tool but want maps to be executed in the AI mapping environment.

Q. Can you come in and troubleshoot problems, review our infrastructure, and make recommendations for improvements?
A. We have done system reviews for many companies over the years. At the direction of the client, some of these were very systematic and others were very problem specific.

Q. Do you have experience with the latest version of Gentran?
A. Yes, we are current with our version experience. Current versions include: Gentran:Server Windows (V5.2J) and UNIX (V6.1), Gentran:Basic iSeries (V3.5) and Mainframe (V6.5), and Gentran:Director Pro (V5.4)

CUSTOMER QUOTES

IT MANAGER – BUILDING MATERIALS INDUSTRY

“REMEDI’s consultants have been lifesaving in providing solutions to some unusual situations.  Their knowledge and expertise has been invaluable in make our team successful.  Our working relationship has proven to be a win/win.”

CUSTOMER DEPLOYMENT MANAGER – BUILDING MATERIALS INDUSTRY

“REMEDI is definitely a value adding team member to our company’s e-deployment team given the ever-changing customer demands and differing and challenging opportunities.”

FINANCING

We have the ability to finance software and services for credit-qualified clients. Contact us for more information about 0% financing of IBM software for 12 months and competitive rates for 24-36 months. Most any REMEDI services can also be financed for 12-36 months at competitive rates.

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