B2B Integration
In a dynamic business environment, organizations require a solid Business-to-Business (B2B) integration strategy be it – hosted, in-house or a hybrid approach to successfully adapt and communicate data with partners and suppliers. Today, most enterprises view B2B integration as part of a comprehensive end-to-end integration capability that supports Business Process Management (BPM), B2B and Enterprise Application Integration (EAI), while adhering to Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) principles.
Infosys' B2B Integration practice integrates business with partners by leveraging technical expertise in the following areas:
- Dedicated focus in Sterling Commerce, Axway and Seeburger suite of products such as:
- Sterling Integrator 5.0, Gentran and GIS
- Axway Synchrony Suite
- Seeburger BIS
- Innovis TLE
- Extensive knowledge in B2B integration solutions within Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, webMethods and TIBCO suite of products
- Expertise in industry standards like X12, EDIFACT, Odette, Rosettanet, HL7, EDIFICE, HIPAA, STAR, ebXML/ XML, EIDX, SWIFT, UDDI, etc.
Service Offerings
We have identified and catered to diverse B2B needs of enterprises such as:
- B2B Portfolio Maturity Assessment
- B2B Strategy and Roadmap
- B2B Center of Excellence (Define and Operate)
- Business Process Consulting
- B2B Architecture Advisory and Definition
- Implementation Services
- Upgrade and Migration Services
- B2B Testing Services
- Production Support and Maintenance Services
Solutions Frameworks
B2B Consolidation Framework
Rapid expansion of business across geographies, disparate ways to manage and collaborate with customers/ partners/ suppliers, and mergers and acquisitions lead to fragmented B2B landscape and redundancy in operations. The B2B consolidation framework offers a set of components that help organizations to consolidate the B2B landscape. B2B assessment, business case creation, technology strategy, partner evaluation and migration strategy are the salient components of this framework.
Partner Management Framework
Partner Management Framework helps organizations manage trading partners and suppliers during steady state of operations to extract maximum Return on Investment (ROI) and performance from B2B investments. It provides a Trading Partner Evaluation matrix that helps in identifying the dream team and steadily matures partner relationship.
Value Realization Framework
Value Realization Framework is designed to derive the defined business value and benefits from B2B landscape. The framework provides three important elements: Value Parameters, Value Engineering Platforms and Value Creation Strategies. A value matrix is created to assess the B2B benefits derived by organizations at a given state of time.
Infosys-Sterling Commerce Alliance
Infosys and Sterling Commerce share a commitment to provide the best B2B integration experience to clients.
The 14-year-old alliance delivers competitive advantage to Global 2000 clients with predictable ROI for complex multi-channel and multi-organization business processes across sectors such as Manufacturing, Automotive, Aerospace, High-Tech, Retail, CPG, Telecom, Media, Life Sciences, and Financial Services.
This global alliance helps transform business processes by improving flexibility and effectiveness. Infosys' large-scale B2B implementation expertise and best-in-class global delivery capabilities ensure successful implementation of B2B solutions on Sterling Commerce suite of products.
Learn more about the Infosys-Sterling Commerce alliance value proposition