nuBridges announced that it is inviting British Telecommunications (BT) customers to join its electronic data interchange value added network (EDI VAN) gateway, nuBridges Exchange Network. The invitation comes in the wake of a recent BT announcement to its customers that, effective Feb. 24, 2010, the company will close its EDI*Net service.

BT EDI*Net and nuBridges Exchange Network are related through joint roots, technology and cooperative agreements, making it very easy for BT EDI*Net customers to move their EDI transactions to nuBridges, the company said.

Both BT EDI*Net and nuBridges Exchange Network share the same EDI*Net technology foundation, originally established in 1983; BT via a 1989 acquisition from McDonnell Douglas and nuBridges via a 2004 acquisition from Verizon. nuBridges and BT have collaborated since 2004 with nuBridges Exchange Network serving as the gateway to U.S. companies for BT EDI*Net customers. As a result of this transparent connection, many BT EDI*Net customers already use nuBridges Exchange Network for transactions with U.S. companies.

Since acquiring the North American EDI*Net business in 2004, nuBridges has expanded its geographic focus to the U.K. and Europe, and has enhanced the network’s capabilities continuously. nuBridges specializes in EDI VAN migrations; dedicated migration analysts step customers and their trading partners through the entire process, making it fast and easy.

“We strongly encourage BT EDI*Net customers to secure a backup provider early, and we believe that nuBridges is the best and most logical choice to ensure a smooth transition of these vital business services,” said Paul L.H. Olson, CEO of nuBridges. “We share a common core network heritage with the BT EDI*Net network, and have continued to improve and enhance the capabilities of this value added network over the years.”

Being a leading provider in EDI VAN services, nuBridges Exchange Network handles more than $900 billion in EDI transactions annually and is the only EDI VAN that requires 100 percent secure connections. Hundreds of U.K. and EU companies use nuBridges Exchange Network today to securely deliver business documents. nuBridges Exchange Network averages a 12-month rolling network uptime of 99.9986 percent and maintains redundant premium data centers for disaster recovery. In addition, nuBridges Exchange Network is ISO 17999 approved and holds security certification through IBM Internet Security Systems.

“We invite BT EDI*Net customers to contact us today to find out how easy the transition to the global nuBridges Exchange Network will be,” Olson said. “We are confident that we have the right technology, the right services and the right pricing to make it easy for BT EDI*Net customers to continue business operations without disruption, and to end up with even better service and value.”

In addition to the nuBridges Exchange Network, nuBridges offers a full range of secure data exchange and protection products and services, including B2B gateway software for business integration and managed file transfer (MFT) solutions; as well as encryption, key management and tokenization solutions that protect stored data and help organizations comply with data security mandates and privacy laws.

About nuBridges Exchange Network

nuBridges Exchange Network (formerly EDI*Net) is a global communications gateway managed service that enables enterprises to electronically exchange any type of document (EDI, XML, any file) with trading partners while managing only a single data connection to nuBridges. nuBridges handles the disparate connections to each company’s trading partner community, takes care of partner on-boarding and partner support services and manages the underlying transactional infrastructure and data center.

About nuBridges

nuBridges is a leading provider of software and services to protect sensitive data at rest and in transit, and to transfer data internally or externally with end-to-end security, control and visibility. nuBridges encryption, key management, managed file transfer and B2B integration solutions are used to comply with security mandates and to digitally integrate business processes among enterprises, systems, applications and people. Over 3,000 customers depend on nuBridges secure eBusiness solutions to encrypt millions of credit cards, exchange billions of dollars in B2B transactions and enable countless business-critical file transfers including Walmart, Amazon.com, Timberland, American Eagle Outfitters, Belk, Bon Ton, Wachovia, Sun Trust, AIG, CheckFree, and Verizon. nuBridges is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. www.nubridges.com.

nuBridges provides technology solutions for extended enterprises that share sensitive data across applications, departments and organizations, and face complex security and compliance mandates. Its data encryption, data tokenization, key management, file transfer and EDI solutions help customers get information from point A to point B; do it safely; and prove compliance. Proven in production, nuBridges software and services readily scale across heterogeneous enterprise environments, including legacy systems, and offer unified visibility for improved analysis, decision support and administrative efficiency. nuBridges solutions and support have established a new standard of quality for the industry, and are trusted by the world’s most demanding organizations to exchange and protect billions of payment card transactions, personal data records and business-critical file transfers. More information is available at www.nubridges.com.