B2B Integration : A Practical Guide to Collaborative E-commerce

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EDI. Supports all the leading Internet technologies (PKI, SSL, Digital
Certificates, LDAP, XML and different industry standards);
• Content — A robust, searchable, interoperable content infrastructure
that requires suppliers to publish catalog content once in a single
format;
• Collaboration — Includes design collaboration, supply collaboration,
supply chain planning and inventory visibility features;
• Connectivity — Buyers can link their Supplier Relationship
Management (SRM) systems, ERP and e-procurement systems; and
suppliers can link their Order Management, ERP and CRM systems
with the network through private networks (VANs) or the Internet; and
• Commerce — Includes RFQ and auctions, order management, financial
settlement and logistics.
For example, any-to-any connectivity provided by i2's Tradematrix
Open Network Commerce (see Figure 15.17) helps enterprises,
marketplaces and service providers interact seamlessly.
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Figure 15.17. — i2's TradeMatrix Open Commerce Network