IBM WebSphere Partner Gateway provides a consolidated B2B gateway for partner community integration.

Integrates external processes and partner communities with internal processes and infrastructures.

Centralizes partner management, ensuring consistent security and service-levels applied to all external interactions.

Capable of serving multiple B2B protocols and standards, including traditional EDI, FTP scripting for VAN connectivity, as well as XML based documents and partner interface processes for non-repudiable B2B transactions using internet standards.

Provides a flexible framework to add protocols and standards, while retaining strong operational characteristics.

Applies security management using SSL, public-key cryptography, certificate validation, authentication, AS1, AS2