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IBM and REMEDI present:Taking your B2B integration capabilities to the next level

Migrating from IBM Sterling Gentran to IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Basic Edition

February 17, 2015


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Our presenters

Rod Gifford

Market Segment Manager

Scott Hulme

Vice President of Services, Sourcing, and Software


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Agenda

The challenges of B2B integration

Modernizing your B2B integration platform

An overview of IBM Sterling B2B Integrator capabilities

Mitigating the risk of your migration – how IBM and REMEDI can help


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Partner communities and operational processes are rapidly changing

Industry mandates and government regulations

• Basel III

• Dodd-Frank Act

• Health Insurance Portability

and Accountability Act

(HIPAA)

• Electronic invoicing

• Single Euro Payments Area

(SEPA)

• AS4

Consumerization of technology setting new expectations for business operations

• Real-time response

• Always available

• Always connected,

regardless of location

or device

Business in the cloud

• Systems are no longer centralized

• Business processes are spanning on-

premise and cloud-based transactions

• Communities in the cloud, directly

connected or hybrid

Increasingly complex and diverse global business communities• Supplier consolidation in North

America• Supplier expansion in

emerging markets• Integrating technically

challenged partners

Competing demands for cost reduction and marketplace expansion• Automate processes to

improve efficiency• Processes span multiple

enterprises


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The line of business is facing pressure from customers and partners to improve multi-enterprise B2B processes

Utilize the latest

data standards

Lower

operational

costs

Provide an

operational status

on exceptions

Improve service

levels

Adhere to security

best practices

Increase the number of

electronically exchanged

documents


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I.T. challenges to optimize those processes

Minimizing trading partner network downtime

Modernizing legacy B2B

integration platforms

Improving operational

processes

Deploying the latest

standards

Integrating a diverse

trading partner community

Securing networks

and data


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While global complexity leads to additional B2B challenges

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Trading Partners

Protocols

StandardsIntegration

Technologies Data formatsSLAs

Governance

Reliability

Visibility

Multi-Enterprise Organizations

Application

Platforms

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10

574

Germany • 619 Partners• Heavier reliance on

industry XML & Financial standards

UK• Nearly 75% use FTP

for B2B traffic (accounting for almost 40% total volume)

France• Visibility into B2B

processes #1 challenge (vs. App integration –globally)

South Africa• Ahead in adoption

of B2B transport options:̶ Webservices – 44%̶ Browser based – 64%

Source: 2013 Vanson Bourne B2B Integration and MFT Global Study for IBM


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And there’s still a heavy reliance on outdated processes

Source: 2013 Vanson Bourne B2B

Integration and MFT Global Study for IBM8


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Why companies resist modernization

The organization still views B2B integration as just I.T. infrastructure

They become complacent

with technology

No priority so

lack of budget

A perception its

too expensive

They believe they

have the necessary

capabilities


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Modernize your B2B platform – The I.T. perspective

Why modernize? What’s driving the need? Where’s the value?An outdated technology stack Hardware cant scale to meet growth

requirements OS and DBs are EOS or EOL Hardware no longer supported

A scalable B2B platform An extendable architecture Vendor supported

Multiple integration gateways Separate islands of automation (B2Bi vs. MFT vs. EDI)

Acquisitions resulted in multiple, disparate gateways

Lack of process automation

Consolidating B2B integration patterns on a single vendor’s gateway

Automating extended processes Lower cost of I.T. operations

Lack newer capabilities Custom built B2B integration capabilities are difficult to upgrade

Reliance on the capabilities of an older B2B integration platform

LOB wants new services I.T. cant deliver Security capabilities failed an audit Difficult to comply with industry

standards

The capabilities to support my operational requirements

The flexibility to offer new services Staying current with relevant

industry standards Leveraging the latest network and

data security technologies

Leverage new technologies(Cloud, Analytics, Mobile, Social)

Existing technology stack cannot support Business has not funded the projects

Turn the data flowing thru the B2B platform into actionable information


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Modernize your B2B platform – The LOB perspective

Why modernize? What’s driving the need? Where’s the value?

Accommodating the demands of my B2B community and industry

Consumer expectations are driving faster cycle times

Adding new partners or new transactions takes too long

Pressure to keep current with my industry’s standards

Improved cycle times and customer service Faster time to revenue from B2B

relationships Compliance with legal or industry standards

necessary to do business

Inability to offer new differentiating services

I.T. needs too much time to respond to the request

We don’t have the capabilities

• Quickly offering new revenue generating services

• Lack of capabilities is no longer an obstacle to offering new services

A desire to loweroperational costs

Too many manual processes & redundant data entry

Reduce Fax, email and phone to exchange business documents

Processes operate with minimal intervention

Increased use of eBusiness transactions reduces operational costs

The need to improvedecision making

Lack of meaningful customer insight The inability to measure operational

performance

Analytics provide market intelligence More oversight of day to day operations

and issues

Protect my brand from a security breach

My company’s a target We failed a security audit

Reduce the risk and cost of a security breach

Compliance with security best practices


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Cloud | On-Premise | Hybrid Self-Service | Outsourced | Hybrid

Deployment Options Management Options

Security-enhanced,

reliable data transfers

connecting systems,

communities and

people

Cloud

Integration

Integration

Gateways

Transformation

Engines

Financial Operations Orchestrate financial transactions for real time

processing

Flexible cloud

technologies and

expert services host

business communities

Orchestration and

automation

for key partner

processes

Single, universal

engine for internal

and external file and

message

transformation needs


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. This solution is designed to:

Connect and manage diverse partner communities

Automate the execution of multi-enterprise processes

Use visibilityto improve decision making

Enable any-to-any data exchanges

Transform and comply with data standards

Enable “Always on” trading partner networks

IBM Sterling B2B Integrator can help your organization optimize critical information flows with partners, suppliers and customers


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Ease complexity with automated community management

The features:

Partner Wizard – Profile Development

Registration and Activation

Change Management

Web-based Tracking for Partner

The benefits:

Onboarding time for new trading partners can decrease by 75 percent

Quickly standardize the partner set-up procedure

Ease of integration for faster onboarding of partners

Scalability to support international expansion and onboarding of service providers


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Deliver documents in the formats required

The features:

Map any data format including EDI standards, XML, flat files, database, industry standards

Build custom rules

Additional Industry standards support with Standards Processing Engine and WebSphere Transformation Extender

The benefits:

Enables B2B and EDI with all business partners and customers, despite disparate standards

Information from 100+ trading partners moves through Sterling Integrator to SAP with minimal errors or issues

Provide customers flexibility they require without having to change internal processes


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Provide multi-enterprise process workflow definition and creation

The features:

Visual workflow modeler

Faster prototyping of business processes

Accelerate delivery of simple or complex

business processes

Reliable and repeatable business processes

The benefits:

Allows us to win business by providing

consistent end-to-end business processes

Improved customer service by quickening all

processes

Enabled seamless and secure integration of

key business processes

Interfaces with and extends SAP


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Provide multi-enterprise process visibility & control

The features:

Tracking – Messages, files, documents, processes

Reporting – Standard, customized, scheduled, on-demand, integration with other reporting tools

Archiving – long term storage

Additional visibility available with IBM Sterling Control Center

The benefits:

Real-time global visibility and actionable

insights allows for better & faster decision

making

Near real-time access to decision-critical

information ensures timely monitoring of

performance against key SLAs

Greater visibility increases customer

satisfaction


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CRM/ERP

Databases

Custom Apps

Messaging

Trusted Network

Suppliers

Carriers

Banks

Customers

B2B Cloud

Retailers

Government Agencies

Health Providers

The features:

Role-based access

Custom Password Policy

Encryption of documents both in

transit and at rest

Perimeter security services

Additional protection available with

IBM Sterling Secure Proxy

The benefits:

Flexible, secure connectivity,

integration, and process

automation capable of spanning

systems and applications

Comply with regulatory policies

Pass tougher security audits

Help ensure secure B2B data exchanges

DMZ

Perimeter /

Secure

Proxy

(Optional)

Untrusted Network


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Accommodate complex trading partner communication requirements

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ERP/CRM

Custom Apps

Databases

Messages

Customers

B2B Integration

Communications

Suppliers

Partners

Carriers

Banks

Healthcare

AS2

RosettaNet

HTTPS

FTP/S

EBICS

Web

Services

Your Company

The features:

Extensive protocol support

Web Services to enable real-time

process integration

Additional AS4 support plus high

availability AS2 with IBM B2B

Advanced Communications

The benefits:

Never saying “No” to a trading

partners communication

requirements

A more responsive value chain

Out-of-box protocol capabilities


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Examples of the benefits of a modernized on-premise B2B platform from IBM – turning B2B integration into a competitive differentiator

Market leading B2B integration capabilities

Transformation engines for

industry data standards

Data and network security

best practice capabilities

Never having to say “No”

to a trading partners

onboarding request

A lower cost of

I.T. operations


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IBM Sterling B2B Integrator & Gentran Comparisons

Gentran Basic Standard Enterprise

Pricing PVU PVU w/limitsNo connections

PVU+ Cost per Connection

PVUs no limits

Application Adapters

SAP C:D, JMS, WSMQ, JDBC, Oracle e-Biz, SAP suite

C:D, JMS, WSMQ, JDBC, Oracle e-Biz, SAP suite, C:E, BEA Tuxedo

C:D, JMS, WSMQ, JDBC, Oracle e-Biz, SAP suite, C:E, BEA Tuxedo

Communications VAN, FTP, Bisync, Async

s/FTP/s Client, HTTP/HTTPS Client/Server, Web Services, AS1, AS2

s/FTP/s Client, HTTP/HTTPS Client/Server, Web Services, AS1, AS2, s/FTP/s Server, ebXML, RosettaNet, AS3, OFTP

s/FTP/s Client, HTTP/HTTPS Client/Server, Web Services, AS1, AS2, s/FTP/s Server, ebXML, RosettaNet, AS3, OFTP

Translation X12, Edifact, Database, Flat File, XML, Tradacoms,

X12, Edifact, Database, Flat File, XML, Tradacoms, SAP iDoc, CII, VDA, Cobol Copybook, GUSI, RND, SPEC2000

X12, Edifact, Database, Flat File, XML, Tradacoms, SAP iDoc, CII, VDA, Cobol Copybook, GUSI, RND, SPEC2000, all others except financial

X12, Edifact, Database, Flat File, XML, Tradacoms, SAP iDoc, CII, VDA, Cobol Copybook, GUSI, RND, SPEC2000, all others except financial

Financial N/A N/A Optional: ACH, BECS, CHIPS, FEDWire, FiXML, FpML, OFX, SWIFT, Target2, TWIST, SAP Payments, FIPS-Mode, HSM, Support, EBICS, SwiftNet Adapter

Optional: ACH, BECS, CHIPS, FEDWire, FiXML, FpML, OFX, SWIFT, Target2, TWIST, SAP Payments, FIPS-Mode, HSM, Support, EBICS, SwiftNet Adapter

File Gateway N/A N/A Optional Optional

e-Invoicing N/A N/A Included Included

Developer Studio N/A N/A Included Included

Xforms N/A N/A Included Included

Mailboxing Included N/A Included Included


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REMEDI Electronic Commerce Group

● About REMEDI:

• Located in Columbus, Ohio

• IBM Premier Business Partner

• Former Sterling Commerce Partner (18 years)

• Specializing in IBM B2B Integration, MFT, and Commerce

• Founded in 1994 - 20 year anniversary

• Top IBM B2B & Commerce Partner in software transactions for 2012 & 2013

• Silver Plus Sponsor IBM InterConnect Global Summit 2015

• REMEDI B2B Integrator Framework is an IBM Capability Authorized Solution and is in

IBM’s Solution Catalog

Your IBM® Premier Business Partner

Why Customers Choose REMEDI’s Framework for B2B Integrator


REMEDI’s Framework Provides:

Quicker ROI on the purchase of the software

Reduced implementation time

Faster trading partner onboarding and management

Streamlined management tasks

Allows configuration of multiple routing maps

End to end document visibility and reporting

Gentran Unix to B2B Integrator Map Conversion Tool


REMEDI Framework References



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