EdgeNode offers users a wide range of features that combine to deliver a powerful platform for the creation of Multi-Enterprise Applications on a more cost-effective basis than otherwise possible. In general, these features fall into the categories of Adaptability, Universality, and Security/Privacy.
EdgeNode enables unparalleled Adaptability:
- Enables the easy introduction of new shared business services by a Service Provider without the need for intrusive coding changes at each participant site
- Insulates the Service Provider and users of a service from the systems impact of new regulatory requirements and changes necessitated by participants internal needs
- Easy integration with virtually any message source, including common back office applications, batch files, internal messaging systems, etc.
- Provides powerful local customization for things such as specialized business rules, authorizations, etc.
EdgeNode’s Universality makes the differences transparent:
- Supports most existing transport protocols—leased lines, JMS, Websphere MQ, etc.
- Strong support for batch processing of file input with individual record validation, sorting and redistribution
- Seamlessly handles different versions of industry message standards and inter-message conversion maps
- Easily integrates with public networks such as SWIFT
EdgeNode is unparalleled in handling Security and Privacy requirements:
- Provides robust transaction security, auditability with appropriate encryption, digital signing, archiving and full non-repudiation
- A distributed architecture allows data to be securely stored locally to each party in a transaction
- A peer-to-peer messaging model ensures that only those parties to a transaction are aware of each exchange.
- Ensures reliable, hacker-resistant deployment for program updates, maps, transaction descriptions, etc.
EdgeNode offers a lightweight and configurable runtime engine for easy deployment:
- The EdgeNode Runtime offers a “small” software footprint that can be downloaded and run on low-end PC servers, often along with other processes.
- The EdgeNode Runtime will run on a variety of system platforms (e.g., UNIX, Linux, Windows) and supports most commonly used methods of transport between enterprises (e.g., TCP/IP, JMS, Websphere MQ, FTP, etc.)
The EdgeNode Runtime can be configured with the metadata, maps, and local processing required for an application, and then easily deployed, updated, and administered by the Service Provider from their remote location.
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