RollStreamNews & Events
AMR - It Takes a Community To Create Value in the B2B Network
March 8, 2010
“Mickey North Rizza and I also spent time last week with Kristin Muhlner, CEO of RollStream, to get an update on its business. RollStream is a provider B2B community management tools focused on helping companies improve the effectiveness of their relationships with trading partners. Over the last year, the company has seen solid growth in industries like healthcare, retail, and high tech, establishing partnerships with B2B heavyweights like GXS. Products like RollStream’s augment the capabilities of existing B2B infrastructure to help with activities like trading partner onboarding and certification. Many of the B2B providers in the market—Axway, Inovis, SEEBURGER, and Sterling Commerce, for example—have also added community management capabilities.
After our conversation with RollStream, I spent some time thinking about community management. It’s a favorite topic of conversation with the vendor community, but it hasn’t been a front-of-mind issue to date for most of the customers I work with. I believe the main reason behind this disconnect is lack of awareness. It’s clearly not lack of need.” - Dennis Gaughan
RollStream Program Helps Rx Chains Comply with CPSIA
February 12, 2010
“RollStream Inc. is offering a program to help pharmacy chains and other retailers join its Certificate Exchange Network (CEN), developed with assistance from the National Association of Chain Drug Stores to facilitate compliance with the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA).”
As CPSIA Kicks in This Week, Retailers Urged to Join Certificate Exchange Network
February 12, 2010
Supply & Demand Chain Executive
“Joining the more than 50,000 suppliers, manufacturers and distributors in the RollStream community, many NACDS retailers and manufacturers have become part of the CEN to demonstrate their commitment to product safety and compliance, and ultimately reduce the risk of noncompliance that could adversely impact their brand and reputation.”
CPGs face Feb. deadline for conformance certificates
January 11, 2010
“The deadline for compliance with the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (2008) is fast approaching. By Feb. 10, all affected products must be accompanied by certificates of conformance...The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has partnered with RollStream on a networked solution—a clearinghouse of sorts for those certificates of conformance.”
Network Supports Compliance With Product Safety Law
December 28, 2009
“Companies that are not NACDS members will be able to access the Certificate Exchange Network for a size-based fee ranging from $200 to $10,000, and averaging in the “high hundreds of dollars,” said Nick Parnaby, founder and chief operating officer of RollStream.”
Did You Send Your Suppliers a Holiday Card?
December 19, 2009
“One of the key reasons why companies don’t send cards is that they don’t know who their suppliers are!…
So here is an idea – why not let suppliers manage their own data? Suppliers are more motivated to ensure data is accurate than the buyer’s organization. Suppliers want to be contacted for potential new orders, payment receipts and customer service issues. One you have the supplier master data organized into a centralized repository there are numerous applications which can leverage the information:
* Conducting surveys with the supplier community
* Issuing policy change announcements
* Soliciting ideas and feedback (crowdsourcing)
* Rolling out new e-commerce programs
* Distributing annual holiday cards
Click here to see an example holiday card received from RollStream”