The leadership shown by GS1 UK in deploying a data pool
service will benefit global suppliers and retailers who want to
standardize business practices , as well as local UK suppliers and
retailers who want to ensure all of their trading partners can
implement this new business practice., GXS provides sales and support
to businesses and their partners worldwide.
These statements are based on management's current expectations and
are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Shear, is this year's recipient of
the Salzberg Medallion presented by the Martin J. Whitman School of
Management at Syracuse University.
GENCO is a recognized leader in supply chain management serving a
diverse range of customers throughout North America, Australia and the
United Kingdom, including many notable Fortune 500 companies and
government agencies.genco.

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About GXS

GXS (Global eXchange Services) is a leading provider of B2B
e-commerce solutions that simplify and enhance business process
integration and collaboration .
Salzberg Medallions are awarded to outstanding practitioners,
advocates, academicians or researchers in the field of transportation,
distribution and logistics management, and to companies for pioneering
ideas and policies that have reshaped the industry.

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Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

LONDON + GAITHERSBURG, Md.
The GS1 UK data pool, which goes live on April 4th, will enable
British suppliers to synchronize their data with retailers anywhere in
the world and likewise, retailers may synchronize data with any
supplier regardless of national base.

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"The power of GDS will reduce the overall cost
impact of poor product information and the administration resources
required to handle and review such information, which run upwards of
millions of dollars per year."
The GS1 UK data pool service was deployed using GXS Data Pool
Manager, the leading solution for community -based organizations that
seek to offer a data pool solution.gxs.

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Members of the UK
data pool include a number of major retailers including Tesco and
Makro Cash + Carry UK (part of the METRO Group in Germany), as well as
over 3,000 suppliers. "Thanks to
global data synchronization, our UK suppliers will now use the UK data
pool as their single point of entry while our systems will be
synchronized with SINFOS, the German data pool service of METRO Group."
"We anticipate the UK data pool will have a significant impact on
the overall efficiency of our members' businesses. GXS now powers
more GS1-certified data pools than any other service provider
worldwide."

About GS1

GS1 develops global supply chain standards and solutions used by
over one million companies for bar coding , electronic business
messaging, data synchronization and through the EPCglobal Network,
radio frequency identification. Organizations worldwide, including over
half of the Fortune 500, leverage GXS' global interoperability and
supply chain execution solutions to achieve the perfect balance of
supply and demand.
Mr. Shear is a recognized entrepreneurial industry leader whose
innovations in reverse logistics have transformed returned merchandise
from a cost center to a source of revenue generation and profit for
the nation's leading retailers and manufacturers.

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Active in the global standards arena, GXS
solutions, powered by the Trading Grid(SM), enable customers both
large and small, to connect with global partners, synchronize product
information and optimize the execution of supply chains.com

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The data pool will allow UK suppliers and retailers to
synchronize global data exchanges, making data management activities
more efficient and speeding up the supply chain.
"The UK data pool is critical to our supply chain strategy," said
Philip Steedman, e-commerce manager, Makro Cash + Carry.
This will ensure that changes made by our UK suppliers are
automatically replicated within our own systems, improving catalogue
maintenance, order management and fulfillment , and ultimately speeding
up the time-to-market of goods. Additionally, on top of providing the
core community-based technology for the development of the data pool,
GXS has already been instrumental in ensuring the efficient delivery
and management of this service among our members. GXS supports data pools in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong,
Korea, New Zealand, Russia and Taiwan.
The Salzberg Medallion is one of the most prestigious awards in
the field of transportation and supply chain management . For more information, visit www.

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GXS Makes Global Data Synchronization a Reality in United Kingdom; GS1 UK and GXS Partner to Strengthen UK Supply Chain with the World's Largest GDS-Compliant

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Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This document includes certain "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

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Both UK suppliers and retailers
will become part of the growing Global Data Synchronization Network
(GDSN), enabling the optimization of supply chain business processes
through the exchange of clean, accurate, and consistent product
information with their trading partners while complying with the
latest industry standards. For more information about
GXS visit www.

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GXS is looking forward to
further working with GS1 UK to make the GDSN a reality by deploying
more data pools in partnership with other GS1 member organizations.
Headquartered in Gaithersburg, Md. Salzberg Memorial Program on April 1, 2005.

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Actual
results may differ materially from these expectations due to changes
in global political, economic, business, competitive, market and
regulatory factors.,
Southwest Airlines , Council on Logistics Management, Yellow
Corporation and more.

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Already, our
extensive testing gives us confidence that the system is robust and
ready to manage the data of the 3,000 suppliers we expect to be using
the data pool before the end of 2005," said Steve Coussins, chief
executive of GS1 UK. GXS Data Pool Manager is designed
to lower the barriers to implementing Global Data Synchronization by
providing a GS1-certified data pool as a managed service that is
configured to the needs of specific geographic markets. "The UK represents one of the world's largest retail
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----GXS, a
leading provider of B2B e-commerce solutions, and GS1 UK, the
independent body responsible for promoting supply chain efficiency and
standards in the UK, today announced the official launch and
deployment of the UK GS1-certified global data synchronization (GDS)
data pool.
"The success of the Global Data Synchronization Network will
depend on building a critical mass of users as quickly as possible,"
said Ross Curtis, GXS senior vice president of worldwide field
operations. Each year,
former Medallion recipients and distinguished practitioners active in
the transportation and supply chain management fields nominate
individuals and companies for consideration for the award.

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PITTSBURGH ----GENCO announced today
that chairman and CEO, Herbert S.

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These factors include technological developments,
customer demand, trading partner participation and network
availability. Mr. Previous
winners include industry leaders from Dell Inc.

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In total, 300,000 items will be synchronized
between trading partners before the end of 2005, making this the
largest GDS-compliant data pool in the world .

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The deployment of the GS1 UK data pool is
the result of a strong partnership between GS1 UK, who will market the
service to its members, GXS, who developed and will manage the
service, and UDEX , who will provide data normalization services to the
data pool community.

GENCO CEO and Chairman Herbert S. Shear to Receive 2005 Salzberg Medallion

Shear will be honored at the
54th Annual Harry E.

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