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Exchange for WebSphere MQ offer outsourced B2B integration services over which companies can securely connect all business partners across different applications, platforms and network protocols. The Services provides the utmost in reliability by utilizing WebSphere MQ, an asynchronous messaging transport, which provide assured delivery of messages.

Exchange for WebSphere MQ seamlessly integrate the disparate business systems of trading communities.

Leveraging existing EDI infrastructure into newer ERP, Supply Chain, CRM and e-business technologies is a necessity in today's world of changing and emerging standards. While XML is rapidly being adopted, the EDI technologies that companies spent years and dollars installing will continue to play a huge roll in B2B strategies

The important elements in a B2B integration solution are:

Data transformation and validation
-Ease of integration
-Security
-Interoperability

Pros outsourced B2B hub:
-Plug-and-play solution
-IBM has got a lot of experience - fast, reliable implementation
-Fast and easy trading partner rollout
-No skills needed in-house
-Concentrate on core business
-Reduce errors
-Benefit from IBM's backup and test environments
-IBM Call Management Center - 24*7 coverage

IBM Exchange for WebSphere MQ provide:

-A ready-to-go extranet solution
-One connection to reach all trading partners -- including EDI trading partners
-"Real-time" integration between locations and applications
-Protocol conversions
-Provides security-rich message routing between WebSphere MQ trading partners
-Allows the exchange of WebSphere MQ messages, EDI documents and unformatted messages
-Simplifies addressing with aliases and distribution lists
-Helps enable secured trading by eliminating direct connections to trading partners and limiting access to authorized users
-Connects to the IBM EDI VAN Interconnect facility to allow WebSphere MQ users to exchange EDI messages with trading partners on the IBM Information Exchange service and with partners using external Value Added Networks

XML or EDI? Enterprises continue to use both.

Exchange for WebSphere MQ enable you to leverage a existing EDI infrastructure and integrate it with new XML-based e-business standards. Together with WebSphere Data Interchange, you can fully integrate the EDI messages into an enterprise application infrastructure. WebSphere Business Integration technology enables you to integrate EDI messages with ERP, Supply Chain, CRM and e-business applications.

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