C2Integration gives you the tools to match the vision. The race to eBusiness is creating tremendous demand for integration between web sites and legacy systems, between customers and suppliers, between you and one or more electronic marketplaces. Of the 600 exchanges being tracked by AMR Research, only ten provide application integration. At this point, a lot of transactions are still happening by phone and by fax and by e-mail, says AMR analyst Kimberly Knickle.
Poor integration makes transactions cumbersome and eats into potential savings.
We have to reduce the number of steps needed to conduct a transaction and have transparency into the company we re doing business with, says one director of digital business ventures. Application integration lets exchange participants connect directly to their partners IT systems. For example, companies can evaluate product availability by linking into a supplier s inventory applications or placing orders starting in their own procurement application, then following through with a supplier s order fulfillment package. It takes too long to produce results, and it is too difficult to maintain. We can help you get started by mapping out a long range architecture, or we can help you execute with experienced professionals.