1EDISource

1EDISource (recently acquired by the massive ERP giant Epicor) is a highly respected, deeply capable EDI software provider that caters heavily to the complex manufacturing, automotive, and heavy distribution sectors. While fully managed cloud networks are popular, 1EDISource built its formidable reputation by offering highly powerful, installable software (EDI/HQ) that gives mid-sized to enterprise IT departments absolute, granular control over their internal mapping, translation, and data routing, avoiding the "black box" nature of managed networks. The core of the platform is the EDI/HQ software, which features an incredibly visual, highly logical mapping interface. An internal IT analyst can easily drag and drop fields to map complex inbound EDI files directly to their highly customized, internal SQL databases or proprietary ERP systems. The software is renowned for its incredibly deep, highly intelligent alerting systems. If a massive inbound purchase order is missing a critical piece of data (like a specific automotive part number), the system instantly alerts the specific account manager via email before the bad data can corrupt the internal ERP. Under Epicor's ownership, the platform is increasingly expanding into fully managed cloud services (ManagedXchange) while maintaining its powerful on-premise roots. It provides excellent visibility portals, allowing customer service reps (who have no technical EDI knowledge) to search for purchase orders using plain English and see exactly what was received and transmitted. For complex manufacturers and distributors who demand highly customizable software and absolute control over their translation maps, 1EDISource is a powerful, industrial-grade tool.