The GXS EasyPath Upgrade provides Information Exchange customers with the following benefits:

• Fully-Automated Capability. Enables transparent upgrade throughout a trading community for a non-disruptive approach for you and your community. Ability to move groups of mailboxes, trading partners and user data, seamlessly
• Upgrade Task Force. Dedicated organization to oversee and manage upgrades end-to-end
• Seamless Upgrade Methodology. Proven methodology to enable and track upgrades end-to-end
• Recovery and Reversion Capability. Rapid rollback capability if necessary

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You can still use Information Exchange Administration Services to manage the following functions:

• Profiles
• Alias tables
• Trading partners
• Interchange services

As part of the introduction of GXS Trading Grid Online- IE Experience, a new web interface is being developed which has significant usability enhancements over the current offering. It will initially support listing messages in your mailbox. It will be enhanced to support other administration functions, including audit trails and session information in the second update, and eventually replace Information Exchange Administration Services.

After your mailbox is upgraded to the IE Experience, you can access the new web Administration Services at:

For mailboxes on the USA system: https://usa.ie.gxs.com

For mailboxes on the EUR system: https://eur.ie.gxs.com

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Most Information Exchange functions will be supported by the IE Experience. Functions that had limited use on Information Exchange, such as groups within an account and libraries, will not be available.

For more details, refer to the technical bulletin section.

• Feature Withdrawal
• Withdrawal of certain SDI commands
• IE Experience Carbon Copy Features

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Your GXS account will continue to be billed at the same contracted rate for Information Exchange.

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The scheduling of your mailboxes for EasyPath Upgrade will depend upon the communication interface and Information Exchange features used. We may not be in a position to upgrade your mailbox on demand. Features and functionality for transparent upgrades will be added throughout 2007. As soon as the features you use are supported, your mailbox will be automatically scheduled for upgrade.

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The GXS EasyPath Upgrade is a non-disruptive approach for you:

• Requires no additional work.
• Minimal to no impact on internal systems for you.

The GXS EasyPath Upgrade is a non-disruptive approach for your trading community:

• Requires no additional work.
• Minimal to no impact on internal systems for your trading communities.
• Community notification not required.

For additional information, you can contact the GXS EasyPath Upgrade task force at EasyPathUpgrade@gxs.com. Please include the following information in your email: Company name, Contact name, Contact email address, Information Exchange account ID and user ID.

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