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partner integration, also known as B2Bi, encompasses the automated
exchange of information between different organizations such as
partners, customers, suppliers, distributors and others. B2Bi
enables collaborative business relationships that facilitate real-time
decision-making, accelerated cycle times and better monitoring
of partner performance.
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The traditional challenge
with B2Bi is the complexity and expense of integrating a wide
variety of heterogeneous IT systems. The challenge becomes even
greater in enterprise settings where thousands of business partners
and hundreds of business processes are involved.
Web Services offer significant benefits for
B2Bi due to their broad interoperability
and loosely-coupled design.
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