Why choose IBM Sterling B2B Integration VAN?

IBM Sterling B2B Integration Value-Added Network (VAN) is part of the IBM Sterling Data Exchange Portfolio of solutions that supports EDI transactions, allowing you to reliably exchange structured data with your customers, suppliers, distributors, or other trading partners. B2B Integration VAN is flexible and can serve as a conduit for the data exchange software of your choice such as IBM B2B Integration software or 3rd party EDI middleware, easily connecting you to over 3.1 million pre-existing EDI trading partners globally. This value-added network is intended for organizations who have their own EDI mapping and translation capabilities. 

• Up to 55% faster to onboard new partners
• Up to 35% faster revenue recognition
• 59% less unplanned outages

Benefits

• **Connections simplified: **Rapidly onboard and connect with new customers and partners, taking advantage of the over 3.1 million business reachable via the IBM global network. 
• **Greater visibility: **Track, search for, and view the status of documents you exchange thru the VAN.
• **Domain expertise: **Tap into IBM’s long-standing experience in EDI data exchange to help manage, support and maintain your B2B connections.  
• **Flexibility: **Compatibility for EDI transactions with IBM Sterling B2B Integration software and most 3rd party software make this network a flexible base for your B2B integration solutions.  
• **Resiliency: **IBM keeps you up-to-date with the latest security protections, scalability, and reliability capabilities. Customers report 59% less unplanned outages.

Add-ons

• **IBM Sterling B2B API Gateway: **Extends the B2B transaction capabilities of IBM Sterling B2B Integration SaaS to support API, EDI as well as hybrid transactions. Featuring comprehensive API management, robust security, data transformation, analytics and monitoring, and a developer portal.
• **IBM Sterling Transaction Manager: **Provides a user-friendly web portal that automates manual B2B transactions. This helps save time and money by reducing errors, cutting costs and improving customer satisfaction with non-EDI suppliers, customers and other trading partners.
• **IBM Sterling Document Conversion Services: **IBM Sterling Document Conversion Services converts non-structured documents such as fax, emails and PDFs into an EDI or other structured format, offering an electronic alternative to inefficient manual transactions.