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This comprehensive guide reveals the key elements of successful B2B integration and collaborative e-commerce, by highlighting business needs, technologies, and development strategies. It equips companies with practical guidelines for quickly implementing an effective B2Bi strategy, and prepares them for the next wave of B2B integration and collaborative e-commerce. It clarifies the intricate dependencies among all the components of B2Bi, including integration patterns, enterprise application integration (EAI), business process management (BPM), Internet security, XML, Web services, middleware technologies, and integration brokers. Included are future technologies that will have a significant impact on B2Bi architectures, such as intelligent software agents, wireless technologies, and peer-to-peer computing. This reference provides a suitable framework for the design, development, and implementation of B2B integration, along with several case studies.Editors: Dr Marcus Healey -- Strategy Consultant for InfoFirst Inc., USADr Shyam Samtani (Language Editor) -- Professor of English, P G Department of English, Indore Christian College, IndiaContributors: Kenneth Tamburello -- Senior Consultant Specialist at Bluesphere (an EDS company), USADeepak Bajaj -- Course Coordinator of Project Management, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), AustraliaDimple Sadhwani -- Senior Software Engineer, Island ECN, USAPawan Samtani -- Country Operations Manager, Oracle Corporation, IndiaContents: The Big Picture: IntroductionComponents, Benefits, Challenges and Applications of B2B Integration Established Integration Components: Integration PatternsEnterprise Application Integration (EAI)Business Process Management (BPM)Extensible Markup Language (XML)XML Standards for E-BusinessMiddleware TechnologiesIntegration BrokersInternet Security Evolving Integration Components: Web ServicesWireless TechnologiesSoftware Agents B2Bi-Enabled Applications: Supply Chain Management (SCM)E-Marketplaces and Collaborative Networks Conclusion: B2B to P2P EvolutionReadership: MBA students, business executives, IT managers and programmers, and CIOs.

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