no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . january 2012 thoughtspeed corporation type private industry internet software development founded 1985 1 headquarters mississauga ontario key people ken will founder and ceo 2 products ktms ts link ts ngateway ts consign number of employees 9 april 2011 website thoughtspeed.biz thoughtspeed corporation is a software development company that specializes in web based applications used in ordering and managing inventory as well as distribution of products . 2 3 contents 1 history 2 solutions 2.1 ts link 2.2 ts ngateway 2.3 ts consign 3 references 4 external links history edit founded in 1985 thoughtspeed corporation was originally conceived as a software development company that created educational administrative software . 1 in 1987 kitimat systems inc. was formed as a supply chain management division of thoughtspeed creating distribution software for fortune 500 companies . among kitimat s client list of users were aol time warner communications autozone baxter health care general motors quebecor simon & schuster publishing sony xerox and walt disney world . 3 in 1998 hk systems of milwaukee wisconsin acquired thoughtspeed s logistic division and subsequently founded a new division irista with kitimat s software component kitimat transportation management system ktms 4 5 solutions edit ts link edit in june 2000 thoughtspeed began the process of re inventing itself as a web based internet developer and founded thoughtspeed ecommerce ltd. the first product produced by thoughtspeed ecommerce was ts link . it is a web based application meant to manage the orders of products for its customers . 2 in september 2009 thoughtspeed won a 7 year contract with canadian pharmaceutical distribution network cpdn for the use of ts link which now manages the orders of over 600 hospitals from over 20 pharmaceutical companies in canada . 6 7 8 ts ngateway edit ts ngateway is an application that converts edi or flat file documents into xml code and vice versa . it is used between thoughtspeed s ts link application which uses xml code and the customer s application which depending on the customer can use one of several different formats edi xml flat file csv . 8 ts consign edit ts consign is another web enabled application used for inventory management developed by thoughtspeed ecommerce in paternership with alcon canada . this product allows companies to track and manage the status of their consignment inventory and to replenish their stock at any time . a recent test was performed at lakeridge health bowmanville campus which showed time savings of one to three hours by cutting down the time hospital employees spent on inventory . ts consign is free for all hospitals and is being used with eye care products manufacturer alcon canada . 3 8 9 references edit a b 1 accessed may 26 2011 cite error invalid ref tag ; name tsweb defined multiple times with different content see the help page . a b c cpdn 7 year contract with thoughtspeed accessed may 19 2011 a b c business times page 6 accessed may 27 2011 kitimat traffic management system overview hk systems acquires kitimat endura accessed may 19 2011 cpdn article accessed june 13 2011 alcie business solutions accessed may 26 2011 a b c product overview ts consign case study external links edit thoughtspeed retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title thoughtspeed corporation & oldid 601845531 categories companies based in mississaugacompanies established in 1985software companies of canadainternet companies of canadadevelopment software companiesweb applicationsinternet based workssupply chain managementsupply chain software companieshidden categories pages with reference errorspages with duplicate reference namesorphaned articles from january 2012all orphaned articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 29 march 2014 at 18 25 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view