Commport’s managed EDI and Tediware’s AI self-serve platform give businesses the flexibility to choose the solution that best fits their needs.
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, September 15, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Commport Communications, a Toronto-headquartered company delivering EDI, GDSN, and B2B integration solutions since 1985, has announced a new collaboration with Tediware, an AI-assisted, self-serve EDI platform. Through this alliance, organizations can select how they handle EDI — either by having it completely overseen by experts or by using the necessary tools to develop and manage integrations internally. Both approaches operate on the Commport Value Added Network (VAN), an infrastructure with over four decades of uninterrupted service and a documented 99.99% uptime rate.
Some companies lack in-house EDI expertise or prefer not to build it, while others have no interest in outsourcing that function. Rather than pushing trading partners toward one singular approach, Commport and Tediware are providing a choice in how they link up, with both paths supported by the same reliable network.
Commport's managed EDI offering is designed for organizations that have minimal or no dedicated EDI personnel. Commport's experts manage mapping, testing, and onboarding for every trading partner link. The service is backed by more than 5,000 established trading partner connections, upwards of 1,200 clients, over 140,000 transactions processed each day, SOC 2 Type II certification, and a 24/7 support team that is entirely Canadian-based.
Tediware caters to teams seeking hands-on control of their EDI workflows. Its AI-assisted mapping process converts a trading partner's implementation guide into a machine-readable schema, then generates, validates, and refines the data transformation using sample data. Tediware holds a licensed X12 partnership covering transaction sets from release 3060 forward, provides a documented REST API, webhooks, and CLI, and comes with built-in SFTP and AS2 connectivity for direct links.
“Not every business wants or needs the same relationship with their EDI provider,” said Nathan Dunn, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Commport Communications. “Some of our customers want a fully managed solution, where our specialists map, test and onboard trading partners so it's simply off their plate. Others want to manage EDI themselves and have direct control over their own maps. Partnering with Tediware means we can support both, without asking anyone to compromise on the reliability of the network underneath.”
“Tediware’s simple, robust APIs and thoughtfully designed AI features make the hard parts of EDI easy. Our partnership with Commport delivers a network with 40 years of uptime behind it and gives our customers simplified connectivity to thousands of trading partners.” said Adrian Duyzer, founder of Tediware.
Both Commport and Tediware function independently and are free from private equity ownership, a characteristic the companies claim influenced how the alliance was structured. Without the pressure to prioritize short-term gains in product, partnership, and support decisions, the companies make sure the recommended solution aligns with the client's specific situation and needs. “Clients win when they have the options that pair best with their needs.” added Nathan Dunn.
Since both choices rely on the same Commport VAN, businesses aren't locked into their original selection. Trading partner connections don't need to be reestablished from scratch if a company's circumstances shift, whether that involves recruiting in-house EDI staff and adopting Tediware for mapping, or transferring an expanding EDI workload to Commport's managed team. More details for companies weighing the two models, including a side-by-side feature breakdown, can be found on Commport's website.
About Commport Communications
Established in 1985 and headquartered in Toronto, Commport Communications supplies B2B EDI and GDSN solutions to trading partners across retail, food & beverage, healthcare, government, banking, manufacturing, and logistics sectors. Commport runs independently and serves its clients through over 5,000 trading partner connections and a support team based entirely in Canada.
About Tediware
Tediware is an AI-native EDI platform offering businesses the capabilities to create and oversee their own EDI integrations. Adrian Duyzer launched Tediware after encountering the difficulties of conventional EDI directly during his time as VP of Technology at a logistics firm. The platform merges AI-assisted mapping and onboarding with developer-oriented tools for teams that prefer direct EDI management. Tediware is a licensed X12 partner.
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