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Articles by Brad Loetz

Brad Loetz

Brad is the President and Managing Director for Remedi Electronic Commerce Group, and a co-founder of the company which was formed in 1994. He joined the company full-time in 1996 as Managing Director and shortly thereafter took on additional duties as President. His responsibilities include leading the creation and realization of company vision, as well as the functional areas of the business, devoting particular attention to operations, administration, sales, and marketing.

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4th Quarter Success - IBM Sterling Connect:Direct

Posted by Brad Loetz on Jan 28, 2013 12:13 PM


In the 4th quarter of 2012, REMEDI Electronic Commerce Group sold and implemented IBM Sterling Connect:Direct for six clients.  Connect:Direct is an affordable solution and provides a point-to-point file transfer solution for high-volume, secure, assured delivery of files within and among enterprises. These solutions were implemented in a large financial institution, a Software Company, Financial process Automation Company, a Production Company and a large Investment Firm.  Connect:Direct offers business of any size a scale-able solution for file transfer  automation, assured file delivery, and security. Read More

Save the Date - IBM Smarter Commerce 2013

Posted by Brad Loetz on Jan 17, 2013 10:19 AM

IBM Smarter Commerce Global Summit 2013 is in Nashville, TN!   This year the conference will be held at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Conference Center, May 21-23, 2013.

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Hot Data Integration Topics Of 2012

Posted by Brad Loetz on Dec 28, 2012 11:07 AM


Thinkronization Newsletter December 2012

Happy Holidays from Remedi Electronic Commerce Group

2012 has been a busy year for Remedi as well as for many of our customers.  Much of this year’s focus has centered on Big Data and Integration in a year that highlights business growth and challenges.  To wrap up the year we thought we’d recap some of events and topics that have been popular this year. Read More

Remedi Offers Value In IBM Software Subscription And Support

Posted by Brad Loetz on Dec 13, 2012 4:25 AM


For those with IBM software, but not aware of Subscription and Support terminology, this is what has been known in the past as maintenance and support.  By renewing your subscription and support annually you extend the help line, problem resolution, and patch/upgrade rights (among others) that were provided for in the first year following the acquisition of your IBM software.  In other words, year 1 of Subscription and Support is provided for in the original software price. Subsequent years are billed by IBM or a Partner and due on your software acquisition anniversary date, unless you are on a common renewal date with IBM across many different software titles.

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B2B eCommerce Initiatives Winning Budget Dollars

Posted by Brad Loetz on Nov 30, 2012 6:41 AM


Thinkronization Newsletter November 2012

When we look at the priorities IT has with various business units in a company, they vary but the long term goals are often the same.  Gartner conducted a survey of more than 2,300 CIOs worldwide to better understand their top priorities and challenges for 2013.  The common theme among executives was finding ways to use technology to not just operate business, but drive business.  Organizations are looking for new ways to improve customer experiences, drive revenue and reduce costs.

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