The Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN) has been operating for over 13 years and provides support for a wide range of trading partners and industry channels. In May 2016, Major Release 3 (MjR3) was deployed, which increased efficiency, brought about greater flexibility across various industry verticals / business sectors and provided better support to regulatory … …
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Evolving From the IT Cost Center to the IT Innovator (The original article appears in IBM System Magazine Power Systems) While attending a conference, I engaged with attendees of an IT management track session. The exchange quickly turned interesting when we discussed a few key questions that most of us responsible for IT systems should … …
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(note: abbreviations are explained towards the bottom of this article) Most will agree that web services and EDIINT data exchanges are architecturally more elegant than FTP. However, when you have business partners that cannot handle those protocols, that ideological stand is not helpful and you simply may have to send and receive files via FTP. … …
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Workflow applications enable users to actively participate and manage business processes across any or all areas of an enterprise. For example, a manager’s daily role may involve hiring decisions, PO approvals or expense reviews. Each approval may be linked to a myriad of systems within the enterprise. A workflow application would provide the manager with … …
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When most people think about workflow they may think about a manufacturing process on a production line. And that’s really where the whole concept of workflow got started — when business and academic minds worked jointly to improve and control a process. Today, Workflow Management Systems (WFMS) have evolved to help manage the collaboration of individuals … …
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In the current economic climate we’re all being asked to go back to our parents generation and ‘make do and mend’. Even with the supposed green shoots of recovery being discussed by our political leaders, it’s hard to see how the large capital expenditure projects from 5 years ago will get funded today. So even … …
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If you talk to any C-Level executive they are concerned with how to effectively and efficiently deliver their products or services to their customers. IT is seen as one of the key components to improve business efficiency and effectiveness. The most successful IT solutions are technologies that meet these criteria. They are pragmatic solutions where … …
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