Evolving B2B Gateway

In today’s rapidly evolving business environment, using tried and true B2B processes may no longer provide a competitive edge. True, these solutions used to be –and in many cases still are—enough to enable enterprises to maintain the steady flow of business. Organizations deployed applications to facilitate vital processes, beginning with transferring B2B data electronically via EDI, to integrating this data with back-end applications, to acquiring visibility into B2B transactions.

Today, however, with increasing globalization and fiercely competitive marketplaces, companies are seeking opportunities for operational efficiencies throughout all aspects of business processes, and are exploring advanced B2B technologies as the means to realize the benefits. The continuing trend of mergers and acquisitions, too, means that organizations must integrate previously separate and discrete IT infrastructures.