5486websphere.fm Draft Document for Review October 18, 2004
650 IBM Eserver i5 and iSeries System Handbook
Request for Quote (RFQ) (Business Edition)
A buyer can create an RFQ using the contents in their shopping cart.
Sales Catalogs
This function is built into the base of Version 5.6.
Store Creation Wizard (Business Edition)
The Store Creation wizard supports the creation of hosted B2B stores.
WebSphere Commerce Payments
The 3-D Secure Merchant Plug-in is included with the installation of
WebSphere Commerce for iSeries.
Developer Editions are available for Business, Professional and Express to
replace WebSphere Commerce Studio
One user license is included with WebSphere Commerce for iSeries -
Express.
IBM Connect for iSeries Version 2.0 (5733-CO2)
The Internet market continues to evolve. B2B commerce and collaboration are
major growth areas. Increased efficiencies and access to broader markets can
improve your competitive advantage.
Connect for iSeries, a software enablement framework for on demand business,
enables you to integrate your existing core business applications with
applications of other companies—more securely, more quickly, and more easily.
With Connect for iSeries, you can:
Implement flexible, integrated solutions that work seamlessly with existing
business processes
Reduce the complexity of implementing new on demand business solutions
Connect for iSeries Version 2.0 builds on the B2B supplier-enablement function
provided in V1 (5733-B2B) by adding the ability to handle many XML protocols.
In addition, a broad range of transactions beyond e-commerce transactions is
supported.
The objective of business-to-business operations is to reduce costs, increase
responsiveness, and increase communications between businesses. With
Connect for iSeries, you extend your processes and products to other
businesses.