Softshare ECS Edition Overview

Softshare offers three versions of Softshare ECS: ECS Lite, ECS Standard, and ECS Enterprise.

Softshare ECS Lite

This edition of ECS provides base-level communications and processing capabilities for small-to-mid-size enterprises that intend to exchange data with no more than 10 trading partners. As a streamlined and entry level edition of ECS, it does not support many top-level features (as noted in the table below) that are supported by the standard and enterprise editions.

Softshare ECS Standard

ECS Standard is a significant leap in functionality from ECS Lite. It supports Web services; integration with a number of security standards; custom scripts and commands; advanced reporting capabilities and event-rule logic; and online access to its operations via WebECS.

Softshare ECS Enterprise

ECS Enterprise incorporates all the features of ECS Standard, with the addition of two major features: scale-out processing and integrated failover technology. Scale-out processing allows you to scale out your processing to manage the work load over multiple servers. Integrated failover technology ensures that if the primary server (controller) fails, a back-up controller provides service in its place. In addition to scale-out and failover capabilities, ECS Enterprise also offers access to the RosettaNet extensions and the ability to bind certificates at the trading partner level.

Feature Comparison

The below table offers an in-depth look at the features offered in each edition of ECS.

◊  ECS Lite can be enhanced with these items