Datalliance Aligns Sales Organization to Address Industrial Market

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Tom Hoar takes on responsibility for representing Datallinace Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) to the Industrial market

Cincinnati, Ohio, August 31, 2011- Datalliance today announced that Tom Hoar will assume responsibility for representing and promoting Datalliance VMI to the industrial market. Tom has been with Datalliance for over four years and in that time has successfully represented Datalliance VMI in the electrical and plumbing markets. He will continue to maintain responsibility for those markets in addition to his new responsibility in the industrial market. Tom’s title is Director of Sales – Electrical, Industrial and Plumbing Markets.

Datalliance VMI represents a new generation of technology that makes it easier and more cost-effective for industrial suppliers and distributors to create collaborative VMI relationships. Examples of industrial suppliers launching or expanding their VMI programs using Datalliance include companies such as: Gates Corporation, NSK, Rexnord, SKF, Timken, and Veyance Technologies.

Carl Hall, President & CEO, Datalliance, stated, “It is with great pleasure that I announce that Tom Hoar will assume responsibility for the industrial market for Datalliance VMI. Tom has a proven track record of working with suppliers and distributors to successfully implement VMI across a variety of industries. He understands the critical business issues that VMI addresses and effectively communicates the resulting benefits to both suppliers and distributors.”

“Like many innovative business practices, VMI was first adopted by leading forward-thinking industrial companies,” said Tom Hoar, Director of Sales – Electrical, Industrial and Plumbing markets for Datalliance. “Now a growing number of suppliers and distributors are initiating and expanding their VMI programs as VMI becomes a more common business practice. Our close relationship with industry organizations, like PTDA, has helped to drive our current success with a number of industrial companies. I look forward to the opportunity to expand the use of Datalliance VMI across the industrial marketplace.”

About Datalliance

Datalliance is a leading provider of collaborative commerce services, and the world's largest independent VMI service provider. Delivered via the Internet using the 'Software as a Service' (SaaS) model, Datalliance solutions make it easy for suppliers and their customers to establish sales and inventory management relationships that fully align business objectives, improve collaboration, and streamline supply chain operations. Datalliance manages billions of dollars in orders, millions of SKUs, and thousands of locations for leading Fortune 1000 companies in a number of industries. For more information about Datalliance, visit www.datalliance.com.

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