Business and IT requirements
EDI exchanges coexist with REST APIs, AS4 and event-driven architectures. The key requirements are partner onboarding, format compatibility and transaction monitoring.
We design and operate B2B gateways for shipping, logistics, banking and retail. Services include partner qualification, testing, certificate management, VAN migration and support procedures.
Our services
- Gateway build and modernisationInstallation, configuration and hardening of B2B platforms, with centralised monitoring of every partner flow in one place.
- Partner onboarding at scaleA standard onboarding process with configuration templates, test scenarios, exchange validation and a go-live checklist.
- Protocol and format coverageEDIFACT, X12, XML and JSON, SWIFT MT/MX, ISO 20022 and FIX, carried over AS2, AS4, SFTP, FTPS, MQ, HTTP/S and JMS, with encryption, signature and non-repudiation.
- VAN migration and cost reductionMoving partner traffic off value-added network billing onto owned or managed infrastructure, with a phased cut-over that keeps every partner live.
- End-to-end visibilityMessage-level tracking across the chain, so business teams can answer where my order is without opening a ticket.
Every partner exchange is also a data source. Clean, tracked interchange is what later makes demand forecasting or supplier scoring worth running at all.
Typical project needs
- Partner count growing faster than the onboarding team
- End of support or end of life on a B2B platform
- VAN costs under scrutiny in a cost programme
- A large customer imposing a new protocol or service level
- No usable answer to where did this message stop
Technologies and standards
- IBM Sterling B2B Integrator
- Axway B2B Integration
- Axway SecureTransport
- IBM WTX / ITX, ACE Map, XSLT
- EDIFACT, X12, XML, JSON
- AS2, AS4, SFTP, FTPS, MFT
Assessment and scoping
A 5 to 15 day assessment gives you a map of this scope, a gap analysis and a costed plan.
Proof
Project references
Global transport and logistics
Intelligent EDI router for a global shipping company
An intelligent router for the EDI messaging of one of the world's largest shipping companies: dynamic multi-partner routing, EDIFACT, X12 and XML transformation, and real-time exception handling.
EDI · Intelligent routing · Sterling B2B · WTX · EDIFACT / X12
Engagement models
Assessment — 5 to 15 days, fixed price. Flow cartography, gap analysis, costed plan. A short document written to be signed by a decision-maker.
Build — A bounded project. Design, development, testing and cut-over on a defined perimeter.
Run — Recurring. Operations, monitoring, evolution and on-call cover on your critical flows.
Assess your integration architecture
A 5 to 15 day assessment gives you a flow map, a gap analysis and a costed plan. Short, fixed price, written to be signed by a decision-maker.