Edifecs to add support for BizTalk
Server XML format to SpecBuilder B2B
specification-authoring tool
June 11, 2001 -- Edifecs, a B2B solutions provider
who delivers products and services
that help businesses rapidly ramp-up
and manage their trading partner networks,
announced today that the next release
of Edifecs SpecBuilder B2B specification-authoring
tool will incorporate support for
Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000 XML
transactions. SpecBuilder's
support for BizTalk Server XML transactions
will enable enterprise customers who
need additional EDI standards to use
them with BizTalk Server 2000.
This strategic relationship addresses
critical needs for companies faced
with integrating diverse data from
new and legacy enterprise applications,
such as databases, customer relationship
management, and supply chain management
applications. Microsoft BizTalk Server
2000, which is XML-based, is a powerful
tool that unites enterprise application
integration (EAI), business-to-business
integration and business process management
technology to allow developers, IT
professionals and business analysts
to integrate these types of applications,
platforms or businesses over the Internet.
The support of Edifecs SpecBuilder,
the most established business document
specification-authoring tool on the
market, builds on BizTalk Server's
existing EDI support and enables companies
who rely on legacy EDI-based industry
standards for their trading partner
networks to integrate their EDI systems
with BizTalk Server 2000. Users of
BizTalk will be able to access Edifecs
deep library of B2B industry standards
and utilize SpecBuilder to convert
them to BizTalk Server-compliant XML
formats, enabling rapid and efficient
integration with BizTalk Server 2000.
Microsoft understands that
EDI is a viable component of many
legacy integration projects between
businesses, which is why BizTalk Server
2000 natively supports many of the
traditional flavors of EDI,
said Scott Callan, product manager
for BizTalk Server 2000 at Microsoft
Corp. Edifecs has a deep understanding
of the EDI market and SpecBuilder
will ensure our customers have the
ability to integrate BizTalk Server
2000 with any additional EDI standards.
Effectively, we are combining
the innovative BizTalk Server 2000
platform with Edifecs expertise
in B2B standards, said Sunny
Singh, CEO of Edifecs. By incorporating
support for BizTalk Server 2000 in
SpecBuilder, our mutual customers
will get the best of both worlds –
access to a powerful B2B integration
platform without having to abandon
their serious investments in legacy
B2B industry standards such as EDI.
This is a win for customers of both
Microsoft and Edifecs.
Edifecs SpecBuilder™
Edifecs SpecBuilder™ is the
most powerful and widely deployed
B2B specification-authoring tool on
the market for XML, EDI, and other
B2B standards. SpecBuilder dramatically
simplifies and speeds up the creating,
editing, publishing, migrating and
analyzing of B2B business document
specifications. SpecBuilder also provides
machine-readable document schemas
for use by leading integration and
translation products. SpecBuilder
includes the most comprehensive and
exhaustive B2B standards content for
XML (RosettaNet, DTDs, XDR, and more),
EDI (X12, EDIFACT, VICS, and more),
and proprietary formats (e.g. SAP
IDOCS).
In use by thousands of corporations,
consultants, and integrators worldwide,
SpecBuilder is also the solution of
choice for over 30 industry associations,
standards bodies, and consortia for
standards development. SpecBuilder
builds upon Edifecs expertise
in B2B standards development and implementation
gained through leading roles with
key industry groups and consortia.
About Edifecs
Edifecs (http://www.edifecs.com) delivers
proven B2B solutions to rapidly ramp-up
and manage trading partner networks.
Edifecs B2B products and services
are a powerful solution to the most
significant bottleneck currently holding
back B2B e-commerce: the manual, repetitive
trading partner enablement (ramp-up
and management) process employed by
most companies today. Our B2B solutions
encompass the CommerceDesk™
and SpecBuilder™ product families,
as well as a Professional Services
group with demonstrated expertise
in B2B standards --- all designed
to boost ROI while reducing cost and
time-to-market for companies building
complex trading partner networks.
Founded in 1996, Edifecs serves thousands
of customers including Microsoft,
IBM, Ingram Micro, Eastman Kodak and
Dura Automotive. The company partners
with numerous B2B providers such as
General Electric Global eXchange Services
and Peregrine Systems and is a technology
partner for more than 30 industry
consortia including RosettaNet, ebXML,
UN/CEFACT, CompTIA, and OBI. Based
in Bellevue, Washington, Edifecs is
privately held, with investment from
GE Global eXchange Services.
CommerceDesk and SpecBuilder are
trademarks of Edifecs.
All other company and product names
are the property of their respective
owners.
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Contact:
Edifecs
Kevin Briody
Edifecs, Inc.
425-895-3064
kevinb@edifecs.com
