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For organisations currently using traditional data interchange
methods, for example EDI, the Internet creates a secure vehicle for electronic trading.
Organisations, therefore, are seeking to consolidate their existing
EDI requirements, improving efficiencies through using the Internet
rather than VANs as the communications method, and are implementing
an infrastructure to support Secure Commerce.
From EDI to Secure Commerce
| INFORMATION EXCHANGE: |
Orders, Invoices |
| TRADING COMMUNITY: |
Customers, Suppliers |
| COMMUNITY
MEMBERS: |
Enterprise |
EDI provides a controlled and effective means for organisations
to exchange business transactions, such as orders and invoices,
with their major trading partners. EDI does not facilitate a complete
electronic trading community, where smaller trading partners are e-business
enabled and the dynamic processing of all types of business information
is supported.
| INFORMATION
EXCHANGE: |
Transactions, Promotions,
Knowledge Share, Office Information |
| TRADING COMMUNITY: |
Suppliers, Customers, Distributors,
Government, Business Partners |
| COMMUNITY
MEMBERS: |
SoHo, SME, Enterprise, Multi-national,
Global |
Adopting a Secure Commerce strategy enables an organisation to move
from traditional batch processing to an online environment, facilitating
dynamic trading and the exchange of all types of business information.
The move from an EDI to Secure Commerce strategy, therefore, is an essential
requirement for organisations to remain competitive as businesses
capitalise on technological advancements.
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