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Te SOA Poee B2B:Easier Cslidati. Greater Busiess Value.
Tighter Itegrati.
December 2010
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ConTEnT
ExEcutivE Summary 3
Long tErm approach to B2B 3
todayS B2B chaLLEngE 4
thE powEr of SErvicE-BaSEd intEgration 5
SoftwarE agS approach to Soa-EnaBLEd B2B 6
from a coSt cEntEr to a profit cEntEr 8
thE SoLution: SoftwarE agS wEBmEthodS trading nEtworkS 8
thE SoLution in action 9
adding vaLuE in tough timES and BEyond 11
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ExEcuTivE SummAry
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l.
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ses, sles, es eles; ee sl ee, e s-
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eese e--e e el es ses, es, sles? iesl, e e e se les B2B ge se bl
see-ee ee (Soa).
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ThE POwEr Of SErvicE-BASEd inTEgrATiOn
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s l es sses ls s sees,
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e ss seles e ee lele.
w s eese Soa-eble B2B, :
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f ele, s sls e el zs :
meze le B2B sses, l e Edi sses, Edi sls,-- e sls, eeees vle ae nes (vans),
be eese bese e e b esse le.
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csle sze lle B2B jes (e esl sl zs m&a) ss e eese sle B2B l, ebl e-se e s.
ie Soa el es es B2B ses.
Achieve better interoperability
by using SOA to make B2B
services available to other
applications, greatly extending
the benets of a typical B2B
Gateway
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SOfTwArE AgS APPrOAch TO SOA-EnABLEd B2B
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el lls ll web sees, JmS ess, e s s
s ell s le sses e eel e Soa l. y see-eble
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s-eeel ee e bsess ees. te ls e se es
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bsess esses sees.
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es el esses.
SOA
EnterpriseResources
Custom &Packaged
Applications
Databases& Files
B2B Trading Partners
Mainframe& LegacySystems
Cloud-basedApplications
ESB Enablement, Mediation & Orchestration
Service Governance Process Governance Data Governance
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t e lee e se, e ESB bes l e
bles, -see ess, B2B ees, le ls, ee-e
eles. Bese e ESB s l-el, e-el, ess-el
l-see-el, ebles l se e
elle be eee s eee. ts e z
l e e--e ess beee el ls, web sees, es
sles.
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se s se sees, ssebl s e, ll ses e
e sl es llble sees. us Soa ee ss-bse, esble
B2B jes ee ee- eqees.
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bsess es, les ll eelze el s ell s l s
s s se, lbl, ee esse es, ql see e. tese
les ll be ee ee b ee eles, b es-e
-e. tese eles le:
res res bls s sees, el,l-eee se e esb sses, el e-,
ebl se llb
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lees eeeees e ee Soa lele.
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es ss, eses e ss b ebl e ee e
es ees es e bsess es. Js s l, ll
e ees e z bese -- sls e sl l ese e lee s bsess ees e.
As SOA converges with B2B,
services will become the main
interaction points between
business partners, and policies
will externalize contextual as
well as contractual conditions
such as security, availability,
guaranteed response times,
quality of service and more
By enabling IT and the business
to achieve full visibility into
B2B activities, SOA-enabledintegration lowers operations
costs, increases partner
satisfaction by enabling more
efcient and accurate interac-
tions and creates opportunities
for new business initiatives.
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frOm A cOST cEnTEr TO A PrOfiT cEnTEr
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it. Soa-eble e els it se esee e e ele
s ee ee b:
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re e s es b e e ee es
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ee-s ees, bs cios, des it, des vps Sl c,
B2B aes e eze e ee Soa-eble e e
sss: se.
ThE SOLuTiOn: SOfTwArE AgS wEBmEThOdS TrAdingnETwOrkS
Se ags ebmes t nes s bl ee Soa se, selessl
ess eese see bs bles, s ell s bsess ess
ee, , ls, ee, se ls, le ls,
bses.
ts es:
a sle, elze e ll B2B e, s Edi, xmL fl flee s, ebl e z ee 100% s es
sle sl.
S ll j B2B ss ls s s aS2, ebxmL, x12, Edifact e. el s ss s s rsee, Swift, cidx, pidx, hipaa e.
a e l ee e les, s le B2B es, ss leels e blls es es ss es sles.
ie ceSe, ee l, bes ss-bsees es l ee, sl e ese sees e
Soa esses, s ell s el e lees eeee-
es e zs Soa B2B es.
Bes--bee b-e e, bsess ess ee, Soa ee, bsess .
Too oten, IT has been seen as acost center rather than as a
powerul engine o efciency
an a source o signifcant
business avantage. SOA-en-
able integration helps IT shake
o that uneserve reputation
an urther evolve rom a cost
center to a proft center.
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wee z s ez le sses, see ele es
sle sl, sl sz lle B2B jes ss e
eese, Se ags ebmes t nes se sl el it ele
e bsess bees e-ee e .
ThE SOLuTiOn in AcTiOn
Se ags ebmes t nes s le B2B ge s bl
Soa se b e 1600 ses es ss ll j ses,
sll e le lees. Se eles ses bee e
Soa e B2B:
Ladsbd der Christelijke Mutualiteite (LCM), e les el se z
Bel e 4.5 ll ebes, eee e bl ql ess ee--
le e eee e seles le el e
s ess. Bese ese ss s s
s be esl le se se sses Lcms eele
es, e se Se ags Soa-eble B2B sl bese s
sle l B2B Soa gee lle e e ll e s sle elze es. te e, se, le e
esses e ls eel ee e
eel es, e e bees Soa-eble sl, l:
iese ebl ess ll esse s
ie ql e esse e elee ls
oze ess ese ell ee elbl
ie se ee ess ess es
aelee e e sees, l ee
fse eele ese e e sees
o el-e s see el ee
Ese - ebl e s esse ses
ms l, e lee e sees e ql s e e
eses e e bsess.
Elemica, lbl e s sl e z sees
e ls el, ee, e bbe ele es,
e 1800 ebes, se e ebmes t nes B2B e s
e se l bl e eeble ee bese s
Soa s l ee e B2B bjees. Bl Soa esbsess ess , lss, e e leees e eb-
mes Eese See Bs (ESB) l e seless el- e e
ss Eles es. i , e sl s sle eele
ee. Ele eel sees e e e ell se
e e ee e be ele ss ee es, esses,
ss e es. us Soa, Ele s bee ble b e les
b sses s ql s ssble.
Being able to rely on a single
central solution is of crucial
importance to us when it
comes to data and processgovernance. It guarantees
standardized management for
all of our data ows.
Alain Conrath | Hea o IT |
Lansbon er Christelijke
Mutualiteiten (LCM), Belgium
This SOA-based approach of
re-usable services is a key
differentiator in our ability to
rapidly deploy new standards
and services,
CTO Alok Saxena
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ts qe bsess ess e:
Ebles l esses ss es
pes sle ess e ee sl
Ss ee es ee leels it ss
asses elbl ss sl
Sles esl s es, esses, ls ss e
3Cm - t e ell it esses sele b l e B2B
e s e Soa l se Se ags ebmes se esbls
el-e bsess se e ll s lbl es, sl e
s se s es e e see leels.
B eb See-oee aee e s bsess e se, e
el lee s:
See bee el-e sbl eese es
ie se see
ge e bl ese el ee ees sees ss sbseqelees
rele e s be sse ble --es
pse eseles ese el ee ees sees ss sbseqelees
Esblse it s e e e
fe, b e-e e es e bsess sses Soa, 3c ls
e e ebl esseess se sses e.
all ese es e ell se e e ll bees Soa-eble B2B
bsess e e e bsess, ses, es, es
e. te e sl s ls bee eze b bjee bsees le
ge fese, e ssel e Se ag s lee B2B e-
Soa-eble el.
The platform must do it all:
seamlessly interconnect applica-
tions, improve workow,
support B2B transactions andenable a Service-Oriented
Architecture (SOA) all at a low
cost of ownership.
3Com | CIO Jerry Kelly
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Adding vALuE in TOugh TimES And BEyOnd
Le ll es-es , it lees e l le: es se
e s l e s e. m zs e ss
b ls e ee eel eee e e e
l. Soa-eble B2B e esses b ses le eq. o e
e , sl esses ss ese sees, e eee ee
el sses, e bl e less. o e e ,
sl esses e eee se s lle bl l s l
bsess es. a s e ee s e se es e le
eqe se--e- Soa-eble B2B e bles ll ql s-
e e less le es.
a, ee, see e es e ee bee e
. te e e se ls les Soa-eblee s bl e
ssble e e B2B esses el esses el e sbl
e ss ss e ee sl . a e lee lee Soa
el s Se ag. wle es ese e sss, se it es-es
se Se ag ll ll e le e it eses e le it e bsess e ee se.
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