BOISE, IDAHO — Several members of Network Associates, a national buying-marketing group of U.S. sanitary supply and paper distributors, will soon send and receive electronic transactions directly with their suppliers.

Kelsan, a Knoxville, Tenn.-based paper, janitorial and sanitation supply distributor, and buying group member, recently said it will deploy Amphire Solutions' Connect™ for electronic transactions directly with its entire supplier base. Perkins, another member, also signed with Amphire, which provides supply chain relationship management solutions.

"It is obvious to Kelsan that directly enabling our entire supply chain electronically will enhance our relationships with our suppliers and customers," says Larry Bodie, CIO of Kelsan.