✦ ABOUT FOUNDATIONAL

Making EDI and e-business easy for over 25 years

Foundational is the B2B integration division of Paragon Consulting Services — a Pittsburgh-area technology firm incorporated in 1996. We’ve been delivering fully managed EDI and e-business services since 2000, and our growth has been driven by one thing: extraordinary customer satisfaction.

1996
Paragon Consulting founded
2000
Foundational EDI service launched
99.9%
Platform uptime
Any
Protocol or ERP supported
OUR STORY

Built on EDI expertise, grown on customer trust

Paragon Consulting Services was incorporated in June 1996, initially offering software development and EDI services. Our goal then, as it is now, was to bring together the best IT talent and provide our customers the greatest possible value.

EDI expertise has always been woven through the fabric of our company. In 2000, we launched our fully outsourced EDI service — what is now known as Foundational e-Business Services. The division has grown consistently because customers stay: reliable service, expert staff, and a platform that keeps up with changing partner requirements.

In 2002, Paragon expanded by acquiring Metalware — a company specializing in software for metal service centers and toll processors. That acquisition deepened our already strong expertise in the metals industry, which remains a core focus today.

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Deep Specialization
EDI and B2B integration is all we do — not a feature of a larger platform.
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Real Experts
Call us and you reach someone who knows your account and your trading partners.
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Fully Managed
We don’t hand you software and walk away. We run the whole thing for you.
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Built to Scale
Cost-effective for small implementations, powerful enough for large enterprises.
WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY

25+ years of satisfied customers

“Foundational has proven to be a valuable partner. Their understanding of how EDI is used in the metals processing industry has enabled us to enjoy the benefits of e-business across our organization. Inventory turns have improved, our receiving process is efficient with minimal errors, and many orders are now received via EDI so the order entry process requires minimal human intervention.”
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Mark Blaisdell
McNeilus Steel
“Having the right foundation in place is a key for us at North Side Foods; each order placed and received is critically important. Foundational helped us clarify our e-business needs and implemented an integrated e-business solution that fits our business. As a result our process is smoother, we have better access to transactional data, and our supply chain is better integrated.”
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Robin Caldwell
North Side Foods
“As a result of outsourcing our EDI processing to Foundational we have achieved a higher level of internal integration, saved hours of processing time, and reduced customer chargebacks by as much as 85 percent.”
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Lloyd Myers
DF Stauffer Biscuit Company
“Foundational has demonstrated very quick turnaround times on building mapping configurations and communication setups. Their systems have shown very high availability, as well as reliable and consistent throughput.”
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Scott Reinhardt
Nucor Corporation
PART OF PARAGON

Backed by Paragon Consulting Services

Foundational is the B2B integration division of Paragon Consulting Services, Inc. — a premier IT consulting firm serving clients across manufacturing, metals, and distribution since 1996.

Paragon’s three divisions — B2B integration (Foundational), metals industry software, and broader IT consulting — work independently and in combination to provide comprehensive technology services to our customers. When you work with Foundational, you have access to the broader depth of Paragon’s expertise behind you.

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2009 Mackenzie Way, Suite 100
Cranberry Twp, PA 16066
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412-886-1434

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