SAN DIEGO, CA – January 7, 2009 – Trade Service takes its industry-leading eDataFlex® product and pricing database to the Internet with TRA-SER® SX.  Officially launched on January 5, 2009, TRA-SER SX offers electrical distributors instantaneous access to over two million electrical items from 650 manufacturers, including product images and manufacturer catalog pages.  With TRA-SER SX, distributors do not need to load software or store large amounts of data on their PC or internal networks.  With a simple Internet connection, this comprehensive content resource is within easy reach from any location and, maintained on the Internet, it’s always up-to-date.

TRA-SER SX provides electrical distributors with a standardized and up-to-date reference catalog covering virtually every product in the electrical industry.  Many distributors do not load complete listings of all products (and corresponding technical information) available from each of the manufacturers they represent within their enterprise systems.  TRA-SER SX provides a current and comprehensive electrical product and pricing reference that sales, purchasing, and customer service personnel will always have access to, regardless of the status of their enterprise system.

TRA-SER SX also incorporates vital, up-to-the-minute, news feeds, new product information, and handy reference guides into the TRA-SER SX web-based interface, providing electrical distributors with a valuable portal that meets all their industry information needs.

Internet-based TRA-SER SX was developed in direct response to the electrical industry’s demand for faster ways to access the content it needs to drive critical business processes and to take communication with trading partners to a higher level.

About Trade Service
Trade Service is the leading provider of standardized product and price information to the electrical, plumbing/PVF, HVACR, industrial MRO, and office products industries. Since 1931, the company has been the leader in content acquisition, aggregation, management, publishing, and distribution, offering a variety of products, services, and systems to meet the content needs of over 20,000 distributors, contractors, and government agencies. The range of solutions provided includes printed directories, electronic catalogs, pricing data for business system updating, and robust attributed content to fuel full-functioning Internet storefronts.  For more information, visit www.tradeservice.com.