▁software ▁component , ▁Kit imat ▁Transport ation ▁Management ▁System ▁( K T MS ) ▁ ▁Sol utions ▁ ▁T S ▁Link ▁ ▁In ▁June , ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Th ought Speed ▁began ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁re - in vent ing ▁itself ▁as ▁a ▁“ web - based ” ▁Internet ▁developer ▁and ▁founded ▁Th ought Speed ▁e Com merce ▁Ltd . ▁The ▁first ▁product ▁produced ▁by ▁Th ought Speed ▁e Com merce ▁was ▁T S ▁Link . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁web - based ▁application ▁meant ▁to ▁manage ▁the ▁orders ▁of ▁products ▁for ▁its ▁customers . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Th ought Speed ▁won ▁a ▁ 7 - year ▁contract ▁with ▁Canadian ▁Ph arma ce ut ical ▁Distribution ▁Network ▁( CP DN ) ▁for ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁T S ▁Link , ▁which ▁now ▁man ages ▁the ▁orders ▁of ▁over ▁ 6 0 0 ▁hosp it als ▁from ▁over ▁ 2 0 ▁ph arma ce ut ical ▁companies ▁in ▁Canada . ▁ ▁T S ▁n G ate W ay ▁ ▁T S ▁n G ate W ay ▁is ▁an ▁application ▁that ▁converts ▁E DI ▁or ▁flat ▁file ▁documents ▁into ▁XML ▁code ▁and ▁vice ▁vers a . ▁It ▁is ▁used ▁between ▁Th ought Speed ' s ▁T S ▁Link ▁application , ▁which ▁uses ▁XML ▁code , ▁and ▁the ▁customer ' s ▁application , ▁which ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁customer ▁can ▁use ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁different ▁formats ▁( ED I , ▁XML ▁Fl at ▁File , ▁CSV ). ▁ ▁T S ▁Cons