IBM® Sterling B2B Integrator

Gentran Integration Suite is a Business Process Integration platform, providing both internal (EAI) and external (B2B) integration

Allows customer to purchase a strategic integration platform – but start with one single project at a time based on priorities set by business
A single platform that covers partner integration, data integration and enterprise integration
Supports real-time and batch processing
Leverages open standards
Sterling Integrator brings visibility into and across processes and messages in the integrated system
Enabling Multi Enterprise Collaboration

Providing both B2B and EAI integration
Providing higher modularity and flexibility while maintaining it in the compact environment
Allows defining “business” processes by using formalized tool – BPML – Business Process Modeling Language
BPML describes interconnection of individual system components
Process modification usually does not required direct programmer work
Graphical process modeling tool
Providing integrated environment for the overal monitoring
Providing support for diverse communication channels within a single platform (AS2, FTP, POP3/SMTP communication etc.)
Allows management of processing priorities

Efficient and fast modelling and implementation of business processes by using a graphical modeling tool that enables design and process modifications without the programmer work
Exact monitoring of B2B communication process
Easy handling of exceptions in B2B communication process
Cost reduction in partners integration
Fast response to partners regarding problem solving in electronic communication
Selective EDI messages flow control based on the internal content of messages, including the possibility of subsequent resending EDI messages to partners
Fast and close connections with business partners also in the case of requirement for not standard way of communication
Possibility of a direct partner links by using web forms and automated data transfer
Secure direct communication with selected partners trough AS2 protocol and support for other communication channels (e.g. FTP) ensures optimization of communication costs

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