Why are the AS1 and AS2 standards important?
Standards such as AS1 and AS2 simplify communication by reducing the number of technologies an organization must support and manage. If every large organization used a different data transport standard, it would be cost-prohibitive for their smaller business partners to exchange data with them electronically. AS1 and AS2 allow organizations to implement one solution for data exchange with all business partners who are using an AS1 or AS2 solution.
