Managed Business eXchange
The need to exchange data electronically with customers, suppliers and business partners puts an ever increasing demand on IT resources. A multitude of B2B standards and connection options means that e-commerce infrastructure becomes ever-more complex and unmanageable. This ultimately impacts the ability to respond to new requirements and changes to keep pace with the demands of business.
The Orbit UK Managed Business eXchange (MBX) offers a reliable, cost-effective platform for managing B2B communications that delivers the service businesses require while meeting timescales and cost constraints.
Full end-to-end B2B service
The MBX has been developed by Orbit UK in conjunction with GXS. It is a full end-to-end B2B service, incorporating the following features:
- Message mapping and translation
- Validation and business rules processing
- Supply-chain visibility
- Monitoring and reporting
- Trading community implementation
- ERP Integration
Comprehensive B2B On-demand service
Orbit MBX is underpinned by GXS technology and is based on their Trading Grid platform. The service is designed to help customers manage their B2B relationships by shielding them from the complexities of different standards and eliminating the duplication of effort in setting up new partners.
The service mediates the technology and process differences between trading partners, both in terms of data exchange and connectivity. It is designed to accommodate all your B2B technology requirements, including:
- Tradacoms, EDIFACT, ANSI X.12
- iDOC, XML, csv, flat file
- AS2, FTP, Secure FTP, HTTP, HTTP/s VPN, SMTP
- Web Forms
As well as handling the vast array of messaging and communications standards that exist in B2B today, it provides a full set of features that meet the demands of a modern ecommerce infrastructure.
To find out more, please download our brochure.
