An e-commerce/B2B solution makes communication between business partners faster and more secure, and consequently more cost-effective. There are many benefits to reap from this, for example:
- Increased competitiveness
- Reduced operational costs
- Better adaptability in a world where business requirements change fast
- Faster “time to market” for new or changed products or services
- Greater flexibility when doing business
- More strategic and longer business relations
Packaged know-how - iCore B2B/EDI Adapter
Our e-commerce solutions are based on long and profound experience in several major business sectors.
We offer packaged B2B solutions, specially adapted to the needs of a number of different business sectors and industries, for example:
- Trade
- Automotive industry
- Public sector
- Health care
- Logistics
iCore B2B/EDI Adapter supports a number of different communication protocols, for example FTP, HTTP(s) and SMTP. There are also optional solutions such as OFTP, OFTP2, X.400/X.420/X.435 and AS1/AS2. This means that you are not tied to any solution, but may communicate with your business partners as they prefer or in accordance with regulations and common standards in your business sector.
Implementing an e-commerce/B2B solution from iCore is an effective step towards an agile and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). With our adapter technique your solution will be loosely coupled to your ERP system(s) and other back-end systems.
Start small and grow incrementally
There is no need to start with a huge project. We recommend that you start with a well-defined integration, covering a few business partners and a few business processes, for example Order, Order response and Invoice. Then you can add more partners and business processes when your organization is ready for it. The iCore products are well suited for B2B/e-commerce integration in small steps. This approach is also highly recommended if you wish to replace an old EDI solution. Maybe you are also thinking about exchanging your ERP system in the next step? Do not hesitate to contact us to discuss the possibilities regarding your specific needs.
For more information, see
- White paper: B2B with iCore
- iCore B2B/EDI Adapter product sheet