B2B Framework 2.0

for IBM Sterling B2B Integrator-

The Alcon Labs Journey

Presented by:

Timothy Szal, Sr. ECommerce Consultant, Alcon Laboratories

Lance Lind, Solution Architect, Oxford Consulting Group, Inc.

Trevor Richards, CTO, Oxford Consulting Group, Inc.

Agenda

• Introductions

• Oxford Consulting Overview

• Alcon Labs Overview

• Alcon Labs eCommerce Journey

– Alcon Labs Legacy Infrastructure

– Business Challenges

– Solution

– Solution Gaps

• B2B Framework Overview

• Q&A

Introductions

Timothy Szal, Sr. ECommerce Consultant, Alcon Labs

– timothy.szal@alconlabs.com

Lance Lind, B2B Architect & Manager, Presales, Oxford

Consulting

– Lance.lind@oxford-consulting.com

Trevor Richards, CTO & Product Manager, Oxford

Consulting

– Trevor.richards@oxford-consulting.com

Oxford Consulting

• Founded in 1998

• Headquarters: Columbus, OH

• Provide IBM B2B & Commerce Solutions to Global 2000

• IBM Sterling Commerce Strategic Alliance Partner since

2000

• More than 70 dedicated IBM Sterling Commerce

Professionals in the US & Canada having completed more

than 700 Sterling Commerce engagements to date

• Maintain global alliances to support Europe & Asia

• Provide integrated B2B Framework & visibility solutions to

extend value of IBM Sterling B2B Integrator

Alcon Laboratories

• Founded in 1945 by Robert Alexander & William Conner

• Headquarters: Fort Worth, Texas

• Provide surgical, pharmaceutical and vision care

productions in 180 markets across 75 countries

• Merger with Novartis announced in April, 2011

– Alcon division is second largest Novartis Division

– 2010 revenue of approx $9.4 billion

Alcon Labs Legacy Infrastructure

Security/Encryption:

1. PGP (Vendor: MacAfee)

• On its own server

Communication:

2. AS2 and FTP/S (Vendor: Axway, FTP/S is a client)

3. FTP Client (Vendor: Transoft’s Performer-FTP)

• In-House Scripted System

4. FTP Hosting (Vendor: Microsoft)

5. SFTP Hosting (Vendor: Ipswitch)

6. MQ Interface (Vendor: Paul Clack, sm. 3rd party utility for M.Q. loading)

Translation/EDI management:

7. Gentran for Windows 5.0 (Vendor: Sterling Commerce)

Business Challenges/Drivers

• Gentran 5.0 going out of support

– Gentran 5.1 or Sterling B2B Integrator as upgrade path

• Timeline was critical with impending merger

• Increased demand from business for eCommerce set

up/support

• 7 Vendors of varying sizes and technology platforms

• Products required upgrades

• Complex to manage, resource intensive

• New protocol requirements not supported in existing

software versions

• New regulation/compliance requirements

Solution: Sterling B2B Integrator

Applications

Databases

Legacy/Custom

Apps

Messaging

Technology

CRM

ERP

Messaging

Sterling Integrator

Intelligent

Routing

Graphical

Modeler

Collaboration

Exception Handling

SMTP

XFORMS

Webforms

Rosetta

Net

Exchanges(e.g., Transora, UCCnet)

Trading Partners

Value-Added

Networks

Mailbox

EAI

Adapters

Integration

Broker

Communication

Services

With B2B Integrator, the communication processes is integrated with the system;

major communication protocol enhancements (SOAP, S/FTP, FTP/S). AS2 is now

integrated too. SWIFT Capability Added

Web

Extensions

EDIINT

(AS1,

AS2)

HTTP,

HTTP /S

SWIFT

ebXML

EDI/XML

SOAP

S/FTP,

FTP/S

Identified Solution Gaps/Challenges

• B2B Integrator is a flexible application development toolkit

– Don’t want to be in the business of software development

• Migration of Trading Partners

• Archiving of data

• End User Visibility

• So…

– looked for an integrated solution to address challenges/timeline

– Consulting firm with a proven solution & services to support Alcon

B2B FRAMEWORK FOR

STERLING B2B INTEGRATOR

Extending B2B Integrator: B2B Framework 2.0

• 250+ pre-built B2B Integrator components (BPs, maps, XSLT, etc.)

• Generic communications BPs for supported protocols

• Custom database tables for message/document logging and rules

engine

• Framework Management Interface (FMI) to manage framework rules

• Document Management Interface (DMI) to view & manage processed

documents

• Document visibility can be maintained after SI tables have been

archived

• Supports B2B Integrator versions 4.3, 5.0 & 5.1

• SAP Edition available

• Standardizes B2B Integrator environment– Common tracking & error handling across all processes

– Common communications management for all protocols

– Visibility through a single portal to all messaging in a consistent way

– Remove barriers to trade through implicit trading relationships which minimizes system administration

– Minimizes development and deployment time for new projects by reusing generic development components

• Extends B2B Integrator environment– Provides “out of the box” services for processing and tracking non-

EDI formats (XML, Flat file, Binary)

– Allows real “Content Based Routing” (not just EDI) with a rules based engine

Why B2B Framework?

• Reduces implementation time by up to 70%

– Designed through practical implementation at dozens of

companies across multiple industries

– Adopts industry best practice for business processes

• Minimizes configuration and maintenance

– Rules engine to configure behavior

– Pre-built generic Business Processes

• Provides common management & visibility regardless of

communications channel/data format

• Extensible/customizable to ensure 100% fit

B2B Framework Benefits

B2B Framework Customers

LET’S TAKE A LOOK…

B2B Framework Portlets

B2B Framework

portlets accessible

within SI

Document Management Interface

Menu

Show/Hide

Search Form

Show/Hide

Message/Docu

ment display

Original Document

Direct

Document

Download

Final Document

Direct

Document

Download

Flexible Document Search

Document

Extension Searching

Partner Search

where value =

Source or

Destination

Document Life Cycle

Last Search

retained between

accesses

360° Document View

Document

Extension Values

can be added to

display

Document

Extension Values

can be added here

BP details can be

displayed directly

from here

360° Document View - BPs

Questions?

To Find Out More:

Goto:

www.oxford-consulting.com/B2BFramework-Overview-2011.pdf

Or email integration@oxford-consulting.com

Lance Lind, B2B Architect & Manager, Presales, Oxford

Consulting Group

– Lance.lind@oxford-consulting.com

Trevor Richards, CTO, Oxford Consulting Group

– Trevor.richards@oxford-consulting.com