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Apr 20, 2008 |
| Length : |
11 |
| Type : |
White Paper |
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| Overview : |
Business to business (B2B) process integration demands secure and reliable communications between companies. Traditionally, sensitive data has been shared between organizations over dial-up connections, dedicated point-to-point links or Value Added Networks (VANs). Today’s business process integration demands secure and reliable data exchange solutions that offer:
- Cost-effective transport channels utilizing the Internet and private IP networks
- Robustness, security, and auditability equivalent to VANs
- Inexpensive, easy-to-deploy and support partner-side solutions for interactive and automated data exchange
- Flexibility in protocols, security controls, transmission models and integration options to accommodate diverse application and partner needs
- Rapid scalability and centralized management for dynamic trading community
- The ability to integrate with legacy applications and infrastructures
A broad range of solutions have evolved to address these requirements. This paper details the high level file transfer requirements and contrasts them with the capabilities of different types of solutions. Based on practical issues, common to many of these deployments, specific requirements and capabilities are identified as key aspects in evaluating best-of-breed solutions. |
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