About Us
Your Leader in EDI Data Integration Services and B2B Products

Company InformationTop of the page

Electronic Commerce, Inc, founded in Silicon Valley in 1993, is a leading provider of business and technology integration services, products and training. Combining our unique technical understanding of integration into ERP systems such as SAP and Oracle, with an in-depth understanding of finance and operations; we deliver Business-to-Business and Application-to-Application integration solutions. Situated in the heart of Silicon Valley, ECI has managed or help to support a variety of EDI/eCommerce implementations for Fortune 100 companies to small private enterprises. Frequently, these projects are global in scope, require coordination with global teams, and encompass the implementation of variety of business processes and EDI/XML standards across multiple platforms. We have partnered with the following firms to bring you the best of integration services:

  • Softshare’s® translation software solutions for small and midsized companies bringing "big company" expertise and performance within the "small company" budget.
  • e-SupplyLink® of Traverse City Michigan to offer their Warehouse Management Products. Their products combine integrated warehouse demand orders with packing, labeling bar-coding and RFID. They also offer trading partner kits for ASNs and other integrated EDI/XML messages when used with leading EDI translators.

Mission StatementTop of the page

We will work with you to understand your business requirements. We can then suggest the best business practices within your budget. We can discuss outsourced solutions, web portals, Web 2.0 solutions, communications, inhouse implementation or augmentation of your staff. We convert your business requirements into EDI/XML messages to seamlessly integrate with your supply chain, customers and other partners. We implement quality solutions combining cost effective, professional and scalable results. We offer our clients a unique blend of EDI/eCommerce technical implementations combined with financial and operational management experience in global, complex environments.

Why ECI?Top of the page

Our differentiators guarantee you a successful EDI/XML implementation.

  • Ecommerce is our specialty.
  • We offer solutions small to Fortune 500 companies.
  • We have researched and partnered with prominent solutions for EDI Translation and Communications with Softshare.com, and Warehouse Management and Order Fulfillment with e-SupplyLink.
  • We have developed proven methodologies with the major ERP systems giving you a fast, lest costly, but professionally polished implementation.
  • We guarantee our work.
  • We have a unique blend of business and technical understanding.

ManagementTop of the page

Susan Stecklair has over twenty years of professional services experience emphasizing operational, IT, and financial improvements. Ms. Stecklair is President of Electronic Commerce, Inc., a professional consulting organization with unique methodologies for successfully navigating the integration of EDI and eCommerce within global, complex ERP organizations. She has undertaken collaborate programs with her clients’ strategic customers, banks, 3rd party logistics parties, carriers and suppliers.

Prior to founding the Electronic Commerce, Inc. consulting firm in 1993, Susan worked for Applied Materials in operational/ financial management roles during the global semiconductor equipment maker’s highest growth years. She also has managerial experience at Philips Semiconductors in IT and finance. Ms. Stecklair holds a M.B.A. in Finance, and Bachelors of Science Degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

As a champion of best business practices, she has been co-founder of the Northern California eBiz Users Group, active in the national EIDX (Electronic Industry Data Exchange) Industry Group, Bay Area RosettaNet Deployment (BARD), and other eCommerce and business organizations.

She is a frequent speaker at business and IT groups including:

  • Oracle's Open World OAUG meetings in 2008, 2007, and 2006 in San Francisco;
  • COMPtia EIDX Breakaway Conference in Orlando, at several
  • EDIFICE conferences in Europe (Amsterdam and Berlin)
  • University of Michigan, Santa Clara University, and local businesses, universities and IT organizations.

Susan Stecklair is also active in community and university associations. She has been rewarded a letter of recognition from the U.S. House of Representatives, recipient of the California State Assembly’s “Certificate of Recognition” and other awards for environmental efforts and leadership. She is a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteering one-on-one with abused or neglected children. She is the treasurer for the local alumni association of the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, and active in Women in Consulting. She also volunteers at the San Jose Repertory Theater and at the Flint Center of the Performing Arts and is especially fond of their "Celebrity Forum".

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