What are the benefits of AS2 for a small to medium-size supplier?
UCCnet-interoperable • A standard supported by the Uniform Code Council (UCC) and others • Many AS2 solutions have been certified by the Drummond Group • Easy to connect trading partners Cost-effective • Leverages the Internet to reduce VAN fees • Does not require expensive hardware like bisync Extendable • Leverages the Internet to exchange transactions other than EDI, such as POS and sales forecasts that have traditionally been too expensive to send over a VAN Secure • Offers security and non-repudiation via digital certificates • Uses SSL to secure the transport pipe Speed & efficiency • Offers near real-time transaction processing • Immediate transaction receipt acknowledgment • Up to 200 times faster than bisync • More dependable than bisync Control • You control transaction management • You handle and manage your valuable data • You control the transport schedule (batch processing and transport are possible) • You receive immediate feedback from partners Support • Quick to set-up
