Real-time communications. Real-time data exchange. Real-time
integration. Combine these powerful capabilities into one software
application and you have an incredibly sophisticated electronic
commerce server, Softshare ECS.
Uninterrupted Data Flow
At the heart of ECS is its ability to route and process data. This core function happens at the server level, where ECS runs quietly in the background without user intervention.
At the client level, you have access to ECS' various utilities. These utilities are available locally from your desktop or from WebECS, an optional Web component that lets you manage ECS from a browser. Regardless of how you access these utilities, you'll use them to configure how data moves through ECS, to view and track the data that passes through, and to summarize the data.
Data Transfer and Security Protocols
ECS supports today's prevalent Internet communications protocols,
moving data into, out of, and across your enterprise in real time. You can use ECS to connect directly with your trading partners or you can use Softshare’s network in conjunction with ECS.
Protocols and standards supported by ECS include:
Protocols
SMTP
HTTP & HTTPS
POP3
FTP & FTP/S
File system
Standards
IETF EDIINT AS1, AS2 and AS3
SOAP, SwA (with Web Services Toolkit)
S/MIME
Total E-Commerce Integration
While Softshare ECS can be used on its own, it is most typically run in conjunction with Softshare Delta, Softshare's data translator. In this environment, ECS uses its comprehensive event rule system to deliver data to Delta for translation and, ultimately, integration with your back-end systems. |
