Integrate and manage partner transactions and processes with your Service Oriented Architecture and Business Process Management solutions for improved efficiency and reduced costs. WebSphere Partner Gateway can reduce the maintenance cost in the B2B communication with its enhanced features. It allows you to automate the process to transform any kind of document according to trading partner request and to send the translated document over HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and SFTP. The WPG Console helps to monitor the message flow between the trading partners.
This edition is specifically designed for the small-and-medium business (SMB) market. It has a small footprint and is easy to use, but it has limited features and deployment options. WebSphere® Partner Gateway Express is a light-weight, easy to use, cost-effective B2B connectivity tool. It leverages AS2 and HTTP standards for transmitting documents securely over the Internet. It provides a connection to trading partners and B2B exchanges. Express version also can store and transmit your documents in any format: XML (OAG, proprietary, etc.), EDI, text files, binary, etc..Offers you external integration options: HTTP/HTTP(S) integration, Industry-standard AS2 packaging.
This edition has all the features of WebSphere Partner Gateway. WebSphere Partner Gateway licensed by the number of trading partner connections. It has a rich set of features and can handle any complexity in your B2B environment. Many more protocols and standards are supported for both inbound and outbound communication. Also, WebSphere Partner Gateway Advanced has a document engine that can handle the transformation and validation of documents. It also checks for duplicate documents. It Integrate partners with your SOA and BPM for improved efficiency through tight alignment with WebSphere Process Server, ESB's and the BPM portfolio.
WebSphere Partner Gateway Enterprise edition is licensed with an unlimited number of trading partner connection. Reduce administrative overhead by enabling trading partner self-management and administration with an integrated partner console and tool set. Integrate partners with your SOA and BPM for improved efficiency through tight alignment with WebSphere Process Server, ESB's and the BPM portfolio. Rapidly deploy B2B messaging solutions without having to write code with support for standards based transport protocols. Eliminate the need to write custom transformation code with native EDI translation and standards support.
Below figure shows the two way communication, where Company E is sending a document over the HTTP and Company A receiving the document and dropping into the file system gateway which is a normal file directory. Also the Company A is sending a document back to Company E which is shown in red dotted line.
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(WESB), WebSphere Message Broker (WMB), WebSphere Business Monitor, and IBM Tivoli Monitor (ITM)
