Tech Summit 2026 People of The Year
As part of PromoStandards annual tradition at Tech Summit, we were proud to announce those selected by our members as standouts in the industry throughout 2025. Each winner is nominated based on the type of company they work for, being a Supplier, Distributor, or, Service Provider. Our Supplier of the Year winner was Ajay Kaul, IT Operations Leader at SanMar. Ajay is a long standing member of PromoStandards, and head of the Best Practices Committee. The Distributor of the Year was Allen Casey, Senior Manager of Integrations and Automation at HALO. Allen is a member of our Standards Committee. Last, but certainly not least, was our Service Provider of the Year, David Shultz, CPO at commonsku. David has been an outspoken advocate of PromoStandards for many years and has become known for creating engaging music and video content for the PromoStandards community. We would like to once again thank each of them for being outstanding members of the organization, and congratulate them as our People of The Year!
Introducing OSN 2.0.0, the Updated Notification
OSN, which stands for Order Shipment Notification, is one of the most popular PromoStandards integrations. Its information is needed to move transactions forward. When suppliers integrate OSN, distributors can easily see when orders ship. PromoStandards is excited to share that it has released OSN 2.0.0. In this article, we’re sharing the changes this updated version brings and what this means for you! The Changes Made With OSN 2.0.0 To better communicate the intent of the variable, complete was renamed: There were also significant changes to Package. This created: The updated standard also: What People Are Saying “As with our other version 2 revisions, OSN 2.0.0 builds on and enhances Order Ship Notice functionality. This milestone represents our continued commitment to addressing industry feedback, meeting the needs of PromoStandards members, and level-setting functionality across the entire standards set. We’re already receiving very positive feedback and look forward to widespread adoption,” said Eric Alessi, President and CEO at Essent Corporation and Chair of PromoStandards. “On top of standardizing the standard to previous releases, this new version clears up the ambiguities of how multiple supplier sales orders are conveyed as complete to the consumer of the data. This and a dozen smaller fixes make OSN 2.0.0 a more consistent experience for those familiar with more current PromoStandards services,” said Jon Norris, The position is VP of Business Process Improvement at Hit Promotional Products and PromoStandards board member. “OSN 2.0.0 brings consistency to Order Ship Notice. It allows for a richer data experience that is better aligned with existing version 2 services. As we finish the version 2 services across all endpoints, more and more data will link together and can help automation across the entire ordering process,” said Philip Gergen, CIO at Koozie Group and Treasurer of PromoStandards. OSN and Other Endpoints OSN 2.0.0 was authored by Stephen Luisser from Hit Promotional Products in collaboration and oversight of the Standards Committee. Let’s take a look at its previous version in addition to other endpoints! Make Your Business Better With PromoStandards Industries are waking up to the inefficiencies of the supply chain. Moving forward, we cannot rely on email threads and phone-tag to complete simple tasks and get the answers we need. That’s where PromoStandards comes in, making your business better. We have a proven vision of optimizing our supply chain and transforming it through open standards and digital integration. Endpoints for Inventory, Invoices, Media, Order Status, Product Compliance, Product Configuration, Product Data, Purchase Orders, and Ship Notices are available. To get started, simply join PromoStandards to access all the info you need!
