Case Study: A.N. Deringer Inc. achieves faster partner onboarding and consolidated multi‑protocol EDI with Cleo

Customs brokerage and supply chain solution provider chose Cleo to lift EDI operations and enable planned growth

A.N. Deringer Inc., one of North America’s largest privately held customs brokers and supply chain solutions providers, was struggling with EDI operations after its previous solution, Boomi, required heavy custom modifications and fragmented protocol support. To accelerate trading‑partner on‑boarding, consolidate file transfers, simplify maintenance, support multiple protocols, and obtain predictable pricing for growth across its customs brokerage and warehouse/logistics businesses, Deringer selected Cleo as its enterprise file transfer solution.

Cleo provided a comprehensive multi‑protocol solution that let Deringer reuse models with a “clone and activate” feature to speed partner on‑boarding, centralize diagnostics and communications (supporting flat files, X12 EDI by VAN, AS2, HTTPS, FTP/FTPs, etc.), and deliver predictable pricing plus archiving for customs audits. The Cleo deployment reduced manual customization, kept operations manageable with existing staff—“Cleo definitely enhances our ability to take on more responsibilities with our existing staff”—and positioned A.N. Deringer to add at least one new trading partner per month while maintaining a consolidated, auditable file‑transfer environment.

A.N. Deringer Inc.

Jerry Laabs

IT manager