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IP*Works! EDI .NET Edition (ID #20033)

/n software

IP*Works! EDI is a new addition to /n software's award-winning IP*Works! product family, a comprehensive collection of components for Internet development, trusted since 1994 by most Fortune 500 companies as well as thousands of independent software developers worldwide. IP*Works! EDI includes software components that facilitate the transmission of secure EDI transactions over the Internet. The AS2Sender component can be used from any web or desktop application to connect and securely deliver EDI data. The AS2Receiver component allows ASP.NET applications to securely and reliably receive and respond to EDI transaction requests. A digital certificate management component completes the package with certificate verification, creation, encoding, and signing capabilities.

The IP*Works! EDI components are based on AS2, the leading Internet Standard for EDI transmissions, enabling new levels of security and reliability, while at the same time providing significant cost savings by leveraging the Internet as a ubiquitous network, instead of traditional EDI VANs. By offering standard software components instead of a monolithic solution, IP*Works! EDI provides the utmost in flexibility for developers and businesses interested in enabling their software systems with Internet EDI capabilities, resulting in better and faster system integration, lower cost, and better overall ROI.

About EDI (EDI-INT) :
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is a set of protocols designed to streamline the exchange of highly structured data between organizations such as purchase orders, medical records, invoices etc. EDI-INT refers to a set of protocols related to the secure transfer of EDI over the Internet.

About AS2 :
Applicability Standards (AS2) is a protocol that defines how to send, receive, and validate data using the S/MIME standard for message security and the HTTP/S protocols for communications. While the AS2 protocol is not specific to EDI, AS2 provides a secure and reliable vehicle for EDI transactions over the Internet and it has become the standard for EDI-INT transactions.

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