WOBURN, MA--(Marketwired - March 07, 2016) - Youredi, the leading provider of data integration and analytics solutions as a service for global e-commerce, finance and logistics, is partnering with the International Air Transport Association (IATA). IATA is the trade association for the world's airlines, representing some 260 airlines or 83 percent of total air traffic. This partnership coalesced in an effort to drive global scale in the air cargo industry with a focus on e-Freight.
"Air cargo, much like all of today's commerce and logistics, heavily relies on correct up-to-date information shared between different parties. We at Youredi are committed to creating quick-to-implement, reliable, cloud-based integration solutions that enable commerce and logistics companies to share information efficiently. We are excited for the opportunity to work with IATA and member companies in order to make the logistics and commerce processes even more efficient and fluent." - Sami Tähtinen, CTO, Youredi Ltd.
"Strategic partners are important to IATA and to our members. It is with great pleasure that we welcome Youredi to the IATA Strategic Partnership community focused on Cargo-XML. Our industry is being challenged by the need to go electronic. We are optimistic that technologies such as Youredi's will help the industry change and simplify cargo operations," said Louise Denis, Director, IATA Strategic Partnerships and Events.
"We are very excited about the cooperation with IATA and the fascinating world of air cargo. Our complete integration platform and service brings added value to logistics on the ground, in the sea and in the air. We aspire to help the air cargo community in the digitalization and automation of their documents and processes, ultimately providing them the agility and efficiency they need." - Jaakko Elovaara, CEO, Youredi Ltd.
Youredi enables the automated delivery, receipt and acknowledgement of all electronic documents or messages including: e-AWB, e-Freight, e-Custom, e-Billing, and e-Invoicing. This ensures the documents are complete and validated in a timely manner. By removing the need to log on to, or enter data to separate portals or hubs, you are able to send data to a forwarder or carrier in a format they can accept. With full visibility into your logistics processes and value chain, you'll recognize more successful partnerships and minimized costs.
Youredi's data mapping allows you to transform the data so it can be sent or received in a proprietary format. This simplifies the collaborations between partners. With current AS2 and Cargo-XML, Cargo-IMP, SITA capability, the Youredi integration platform is complete, fast and exceptionally cost effective. This straightforward integration platform, along with analytics for logistics, enables reduced costs, optimized operations and improved performance.
About Youredi
Youredi is the only global provider of a cloud-based Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) solution for interoperable, low-cost data integration that ensures the seamless flow of information across value networks. Youredi enables its customers to easily and cost-effectively bring data to the right place and at the right time, so they can easily transact with business partners, gain visibility throughout the value chain and better share data in the cloud as well as in disparate applications and systems. Youredi, Ltd, founded in Finland, is privately held with a North American subsidiary, Youredi, Inc., headquartered in Woburn, Mass and with Asia Pacific China operations in Singapore. For more information visit www.youredi.com or contact us at talktous@youredi.com.
About IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is the trade association for the world's airlines, representing some 260 airlines or 83% of total air traffic. IATA supports many areas of aviation activity and helps formulate industry policy on critical aviation issues. For more than 70 years, IATA has developed global commercial standards upon which the air transport industry is built. Its aim is to assist airlines by simplifying processes and increasing passenger convenience while reducing costs and improving efficiency.