B2B Solutions Using WebSphere Business Connection

This IBM redbook describes the use of the WebSphere Business Connection product to create business-to-business solutions. The first part of the redbook introduces B2B concepts and discusses in detail the installation, configuration and validation of a WebSphere Business Connection platform. This set-up involves the preparation of several B2B gateway components, such as CrossWorldsTPI for AS/2 communication, WebSphere Data Interchange for EDI data translation and the Web Services Gateway for the invocation of Web services between trading partners.
The second part of the redbook describes the design, implementation and deployment of an order processing application between the suppliers of a retailer and the retailer itself. This solution demonstrates the use of WebSphere Business Connection within a private exchange.
The third part of the redbook describes the design, implementation and deployment of an order processing application between trading partners that are connected via a service provider that has implemented WebSphere Business Connection . The trading partners can use different B2B communication protocols, while the service provider bridges the different protocols and takes care of routing requests between trading partners. This solution demonstrates the use of WebSphere Business Connection within a public exchange.

For more up-to-date information about WebSphere B2B, please refer to the following books:
B2B solutions using WebSphere Partner Gateway V6.0, http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247109.html?Open and
Secure Production Deployment of WebSphere Business Integration Connect, http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg246457.html?Open.

Part 1. Overview of business-to- business
Chapter 1. Business-to-business overview
Chapter 2. Overview of WebSphere Business Connection
Chapter 3. Installation and setup of the infrastructure components
Chapter 4. Deployment and validation of infrastructure
Chapter 5. Overview of the implemented scenarios
Part 2. Implementation of private exchange scenario
Chapter 6. Business case
Chapter 7. Design of the business-to-business solution
Chapter 8. Implementation of the solution
Chapter 9. Deployment of the solution
Chapter 10. Extending the initial solution
Part 3. Implementation of public exchange scenario
Chapter 11. Business case
Chapter 12. Design of the business-to-business solution
Chapter 13. Implementation of the solution
Chapter 14. Deployment of the solution
Chapter 15. Extending the initial solution
Appendix A. Hardware and software configuration
Appendix B. Java code listings
Appendix C. Additional material

• Federated Identity and Trust Management, REDP-3678-01
• WebSphere for z/OS V5 JVM Dump and Heap Analysis Tools, REDP-3950-00
• Patterns: Serial and Parallel Processes for Process Choreography and Workflow, SG24-6306-00

Publish Date
18 July 2003

Last Update
14 September 2005

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Author(s)

Geert Van de Putte is an IT Specialist at the International Technical Support Organization, Raleigh Center. He is a subject matter expert for messaging and business integration and has seven years of experience in the design and implementation of WebSphere MQ-based application integration solutions. He has published several Redbooks about messaging and business integration solutions. Geert has also taught several classes about messaging, business integration and workflow. Before joining the ITSO, Geert worked at IBM Global Services, Belgium where he designed and implemented EAI solutions for customers in many industries. Geert holds a Master of Information Technology degree from the University of Ghent in Belgium.

• Geert Van de Putte

Ali Bouhouch is a Senior Architect for E2open. Ali oversees the creation, development, design, and evaluation of all business, technical, and functional specifications and requirements necessary to integrate with the E2open Network. This includes management of deployment and engineering resources to meet the unique integration considerations of a customer's internal applications, IT infrastructure, networking, security, and business processes to ensure that any proposed solution designs meet the integration requirements of both the customer and the E2open Network. Before joining E2open, Ali was Chief Architect at ECnet, a leading global provider of collaborative supply chain solutions and management services, where he developed a layered n-tier architecture for a B2B e-marketplace platform, designed and architected a J2EE-based supply chain collaboration framework, and an e-procurement and supply chain execution application. Prior to ECnet, Ali was the Director of Engineering and co-founder of Nanopost, where he led a team of engineers developing a B2B ASP solution. Ali holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from Arizona State University, and a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from San Diego State University. He has over 12 years of software development and enterprise application implementation and integration experience.

• Ali Bouhouch

Vinay Choudhary is a J2EE Architect at YPoint Technologies, Mumbai, India. He is an IBM-certified specialist for WebSphere application server. He has three years of experience in developing e-commerce applications. He has an Electrical Engineering degree from Mumbai University and a Diploma in Advanced Computing.

• Vinay Choudhary

Reza Ghorieshi is a is a Global Technical Strategist and Senior Consulting IT Architect for IBM Software Group. He has over 10 year's experience in the IT industry and has been focusing on the services provider industry and the retail/distribution sector for the past four years. In his current position, he designs and formulates IBM Software Group's business and technical strategy to drive industry-specific e-business solutions using IBM middleware and ensuring open standards and interoperability with industry-leading organizations such as the Unified Code Council (UCC), Global Commerce Initiative (GCI), and many others. In addition, he has served as Solution Architect for the WebSphere Business Components product (formerly IBM SanFrancisco Framework). He came on board bringing strong Java architecture experience, object-oriented analysis, and design solutions to the SanFrancisco team. Prior to IBM, he co-founded Penumbra Software, a leading Java startup focusing on Enterprise Java Development.

• Reza Ghorieshi

Keeranoor Kumar is presently the Program Manager for Electronics Solutions & Reference Architectures at IBM Software Group. In this role he leads a team of Solution Architects creating advanced software solutions for the electronics industry. Previously, he was a manager of an IBM multimedia initiative called HotMedia and was part of IBM Research, where he worked on multimedia and program optimization. His areas of expertise are e-business and B2B technologies, supply-chain management, e-production, multimedia, collaborative computing, and program optimization. He is the author of numerous patents and articles in international publications.

• Keeranoor Kumar

Bhushan Mahashabde is a Solutions Architect at Y-Point Inc., New Jersey, USA. His areas of expertise include e-commerce, J2EE, security, and biometrics. He has also worked extensively in developing telecommunications applications. Bhushan holds a degree in Computer Science from Pune University, India.

• Bhushan Mahashabde

Bhargava Rambabu Poludasu is an EAI solutions architect at Miracle Software Systems Inc., Detroit, MI. He has four years of experience in the EAI field. He holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, India. His areas of expertise include EAI, J2EE, and e-business applications. He is a webMethods certified B2B Integration architect and Enterprise Integration architect.

• Bhargava Rambabu Poludasu

Pushkar Suri is a Solutions Architect at Netcom Systems, Edison, NJ. He has six years of experience in developing J2EE-based applications. He holds a Master's degree in Computer Applications from JNU, India. His areas of expertise include developing e-business applications. He is a Sun certified programmer for Java 1.4. He is also an IBM certified Enterprise Developer for IBM WebSphere Application Server.

• Pushkar Suri

Madhavi Vemuri is a Solutions Architect at Miracle Software Systems Inc., Detroit, USA. She is an IBM certified CrossWorlds Solutions Expert. She has four years of experience in designing and implementing EAI solutions. She holds a degree in Computer Science from Venkateswara University in India.

• Madhavi Vemuri

ISBN

0738427381

IBM Form Number
SG24-6197-00

Number of pages
616