New release delivers enhanced functionality while advancing the transition to the next generation of VAI’s ecommerce platform
RONKONKOMA, NY, UNITED STATES, August 24, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — VAI, a leading ERP software developer, today announced the latest release of S2K Ecommerce Portal for Food, marking a significant advancement in the company’s ecommerce platform for food distributors, manufacturers, and suppliers. The release also serves as the official S2K Customer Self-Service for Food release, aligning the solution with VAI’s hard goods ecommerce offering through shared functionality and platform components.
New enhancements to VAI’s food ecommerce platform include expanded S2K integration, improved inventory visibility, ACH payment capabilities, enhanced product image management, barcode scanning for faster ordering, advanced search functionality, and support for MarkMagic forms and excise tax processing. The release also incorporates the latest Liferay platform innovations, including a redesigned content management system, personalized content delivery through advanced segmentation capabilities, increased scalability options, low-code application development tools, and integrated web forms functionality.
This release represents the final planned feature release for the current product line and establishes the foundation for the next generation of VAI’s ecommerce platform. By consolidating development efforts on a modern, fully supported platform, VAI is creating a clear path for customers to benefit from ongoing innovation, enhanced digital experiences, and future technology advancements powered by Liferay DXP.
With Liferay DXP, customers can leverage a modern digital experience platform that streamlines content management, improves operational efficiency, and enhances the overall user experience. The integrated environment helps eliminate duplicate data entry while ensuring information remains accurate, consistent, and synchronized across the organization.
“Our ecommerce development and quality assurance teams have continued to deliver innovative solutions that help customers strengthen digital engagement and streamline online business processes,” said Ralph Sosebee, Director of Ecommerce at VAI. “This release provides valuable new functionality for our food industry customers while also representing an important milestone in our long-term ecommerce strategy. By aligning our solutions on a common platform, we are creating greater opportunities for innovation and future growth.”
As part of VAI’s strategic product roadmap, the latest release introduces several key advancements:
• Exclusive support for Liferay DXP, making this the final planned ecommerce feature release supporting the HCL platform.
• Independent codebases for S2K Ecommerce and Smart Center, enabling each solution to evolve more rapidly while optimizing functionality for its specific use cases.
• A modernized application architecture that separates food-specific, hard goods-specific, and shared components, improving development efficiency and creating a stronger foundation for future innovation.
The transition to Liferay DXP reflects VAI’s ongoing investment in technologies that support long-term innovation, operational efficiency, and an enhanced customer experience. Customers can take advantage of a more robust ecommerce platform today while positioning their organizations for future enhancements and expanded capabilities.
About VAI
VAI is a leading independent mid-market ERP software developer renowned for its flexible solutions and ability to automate critical business functions for the distribution, manufacturing, retail, and service sectors. With specific ERP solutions for hard goods, food, and pharmaceutical companies, VAI has helped some of the most recognized companies address key industry requirements and deliver bottom-line results. VAI continues to innovate with new solutions that leverage business intelligence, analytics, mobility, and cloud technology to help customers make more informed business decisions and empower their mobile workforce. For more information, visit https://www.vai.net.
About VAI Cloud LLC
VAI Cloud, LLC is a subsidiary of VAI, a leading independent mid-market ERP software developer. As the primary cloud provider for VAI’s S2K Enterprise Software Suite, VAI Cloud delivers secure, scalable, and highly available cloud infrastructure with built-in disaster recovery across fully synchronized, redundant data centers. Customers can easily scale resources without downtime while benefiting from continuous updates to the latest security, software, and infrastructure technologies. For more information, visit www.vaicloud.net.
Diane Dady
VAI
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ddady@vai.net
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