January 11th, 2005 - Seattle, Wa. ShipLogix, the leading TMS provider to the Chemical Industry, has responded to recent standardization initiatives in the industry by implementing CIDX eStandards for an $11.5 billion Chemical Manufacturing firm.

The Chemical Industry Data Exchange (CIDX) is an organization dedicated to serving the specific needs of Chemical Manufacturers and their trading partners. They have created a set of XML-based standards for trading transactions for such essential functions as Logistics, Financial, Demand Forecasting, and Product Catalog Data. The Chem eStandards increase efficiency of informational flow, thereby reducing transactional costs and helping Chemical Industry trading partners to capitalize on the advantages of electronic commerce.

ShipLogix has incorporated Chem eStandards into its robust TMS capabilities. Chemical Manufacturers and Distributors can now collaborate with partners using the CIDX protocol while still maintaining the same communication standards with carriers and other partners who have not yet implemented the CIDX standards. ShipLogix' Chemical Industry customers can expand their e-business transactional capabilities as the movement towards standardization unfolds, and later be poised to abide by regulatory compliance measures that develop.

"We are proud of the fact that ShipLogix is the first technology provider to enable CIDX Chem eStandards to be used in the context of Transportation Management, " said Alan Van Boven, CEO of ShipLogix. "We look forward to growing this capacity as the standards initiative becomes more clarified in the future."

About ShipLogix

Headquartered in Seattle, Wash., ShipLogix provides on-demand transportation management services to shippers, carriers, and their business partners. The ShipLogix Transportation Execution Platform (STEP) is primarily distributed through channel partnerships with logistics providers (3PLs), logistics technology providers and value-added resellers (VARs). To learn more about ShipLogix visit www.shiplogix.com or call 1-888-486-7447.