B2B Service Providers
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B2B service providers (known in the auto-gration project as Inter-Operability Platforms - IOPs) are middleman solutions that take eBusiness messages from one EDI standard and transform it into another, allowing smaller companies and companies from other sectors to be able to process otherwise incompatible message formats. As organisations able to add support for new eBusiness protocol exchanges, B2Bs are clearly stakeholders of great importance for the auto-gration initiative, as their willingness to include the auto-gration Architecture solution in their services will be vital to its long-term adoption. |
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A market lead, by already offering support for the new auto-gration Architecture
- An enlarged potential SME client pool by offering services to auto-gration network partners
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Increased visibility within the automotive sector and with the European Commission
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An increase in the pool of organisations with whom its larger clients can exchange
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Early knowledge of upcoming EC legislation dealing with digital invoicing and other eBusiness areas
- An active voice in the development of this new, EC-backed business model in the automotive sector
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By incorporating support for the auto-gration business processes and auto-gration Messages in their B2B solutions
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By assisting their customers to participate in the Early Adopter Programme (EAP), providing them with support in auto-gration-related issues
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By providing feedback on the prototype performance during the EAP, and on the auto-gration design overall
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By developing services post-project to assist companies using auto-gration
