Enterprise-to-enterprise integration
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1. An enterprise-to-enterprise integration engine, the engine comprising:
- a first message interface, the first message interface facing an enterprise;
an enterprise-facing file transfer interface;
a second message interface, the second message interface facing an enterprise partner; and
a communication mapper coupled to the first message interface, the file transfer interface, and the second message interface, the communication mapper operable to convert messages and files received at the first message interface and the file transfer interface to a format for the second message interface.
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Abstract
Enterprise-to-enterprise integration may be achieved by a variety of systems and techniques. In one general aspect, a system and technique for enterprise-to-enterprise integration may include the ability to receive a message at a first message interface, the first message interface facing an enterprise, and convert the message to a format for a second message interface, the second message interface facing an enterprise partner. The system and technique may also include the ability to receive a file at an enterprise-facing file transfer interface and convert the file to a format for the second message interface.
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1. An enterprise-to-enterprise integration engine, the engine comprising:
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a first message interface, the first message interface facing an enterprise;
an enterprise-facing file transfer interface;
a second message interface, the second message interface facing an enterprise partner; and
a communication mapper coupled to the first message interface, the file transfer interface, and the second message interface, the communication mapper operable to convert messages and files received at the first message interface and the file transfer interface to a format for the second message interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for enterprise-to-enterprise integration, the method comprising:
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receiving a message at a first message interface, the first message interface facing an enterprise;
converting the message to a format for a second message interface, the second message interface facing an enterprise partner;
receiving a file at an enterprise-facing file transfer interface; and
converting the file to a format for the second message interface. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An article comprising a machine-readable medium storing instructions operable to cause one or more machines to perform operations comprising:
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determining whether a message has been received at a first message interface, the first message interface facing an enterprise;
converting the message to a format for a second message interface, the second message interface facing an enterprise partner;
determining whether a file has been received at an enterprise-facing file transfer interface; and
converting the file to a format for the second message interface. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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