B2B Integration : A Practical Guide to Collaborative E-commerce

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including trading partner management, ability to monitor and properly
control the state of operation of all events and indicate when they are
completed, specifying security features, communication protocols and
activity report generation. This tool will be used to target and troubleshoot
problems.
9.4. Services of Integration Brokers
Integration brokers provide the following essential services (see
Figure 9.8):
9.4.1. Enable all types of integration
The first and foremost feature of any integration broker is to enable all
types of integration needs within an organization and in an extended
organization through translating, routing and tracking of all types of
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