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"Procurant, a Silicon Valley company transforming the global food supply chain, today announced the release of ProcurantConnect, a cloud-based service that enables growers and shippers of perishable goods to easily connect and collaborate with trading partners.\r\n\r\nThe solution also includes out-of-the-box support for transmitting product traceability data to the IBM Food Trust, <a href=\"https://www.cryptoninjas.net/2018/10/08/ibm-announces-general-availability-of-blockchain-based-food-supply-chain-network/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a blockchain supply chain network</a>.\r\n<blockquote>“Trading partners in the food supply chain share a lot of information with each other, but variations in the way each company handles data leads to custom integration projects that can be expensive and time-consuming to set up and maintain. We now have a simple and cost-effective solution for food suppliers that are being asked to share new kinds of data in new formats with multiple trading partners.”\r\n<strong>- Ray Connelly, Vice President Supplier Strategy, Procurant</strong></blockquote>\r\nProcurantConnect is a custom solution that provides a single connection point for sending and receiving a variety of files. Companies simply pick a channel and select what information they want to exchange via a set of pre-built connection channels, data formats and monitoring, and notification capabilities.\r\n<h3><a href=\"https://www.procurant.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Blockchain-enabled: ProcurantConnect</strong></a></h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>A single integration point for data transfer</li>\r\n \t<li>Blockchain-enabled for immutable and trusted record-keeping</li>\r\n \t<li>Flexible file formatting options including text, CSV, XML, JSON, etc.</li>\r\n \t<li>Flexible connection options including EDI, SFTP, direct folder access, etc.</li>\r\n \t<li>Status monitoring, alerting and reporting</li>\r\n</ul>\r\nProcurantConnect is part of a continuum of solutions from Procurant that leverage a single, global platform designed for the unique requirements of the food industry.\r\n\r\n<strong><em>All Procurant solutions benefit from the strengths of a shared infrastructure that includes:</em></strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Scalability</strong> at consumer performance levels on all layers, from the user interface to business logic to storage.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Mobile</strong> functionality as an integral part of the platform, with a focus on managing by exception.</li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Blockchain</strong> optimized with a hybrid approach that flexibly interacts with multiple blockchain platforms.</li>\r\n</ul>"
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