Data Transmission Network Corp. (DTN), and DTN Tradelink, an Internet based e-commerce solution and TradingProduce.com, the world's premier business-to-business Internet site for the food and agriculture industries, have announced their merger.

The combined company will be led by Robert Bonavito, chief executive officer, John Abkes, president and chief operating officer and Zia Zahiri, chief technical officer. Specific terms of the merger were not disclosed.

The newly merged company will have over 1,500 customers in all segments of the supply chain from the grower to the retailer, representing approximately 30 percent of the U.S. Retail Grocery and Food Service Industry.