These days, businesses rely on electronic data interchange (EDI) to perform millions of business transactions online on a daily basis. While EDI transactions are the go-to method for communicating with trading partners over the internet, a delivery protocol will be needed to ensure that the data arrives in a safe, efficient manner. One way to accomplish this is through the use of Applicability Standard 2 (AS2) to transport data between a client and your server. Since 1997, 123 EDI has proudly served as your source for the best EDI solutions, including our AS2 hosting.

Today, we’ll discuss a few of the top reasons why you should consider AS2 to enhance the value of your EDI services to conclude our two-part series. If you’re ready to learn more about the safe, secure, and reliable advantages that our AS2 solutions have to offer, be sure to contact us today!

 

Why Rely On AS2 Services For Your EDI Solutions?

  • Seamless connections — Connecting with your trading partners and staying connected is essential for building trusted business relationships. Our EDI solutions rely on this protocol for fast, seamless connections that make the best use of the resources at hand.
  • Versatile applications — One of the most advantageous aspects of AS2 protocol is that it is commonly used for EDI by a majority of businesses. If you need to connect with a partner, this communication format will provide simple, effective results.
  • Customer satisfaction — AS2 is advantageous because it can easily be adapted to meet any customer requirements. Our EDI solutions can help you to win and keep business with AS2-only clients.
  • Confirmed non-repudiation — FTPS, SFTP, and other communication protocols do not address repudiation issues. AS2 provides a means to prove the origin of the data, as well as its integrity throughout the transaction.
  • Cloud-based advantages — Downtime can prove to be very damaging to businesses across every industry. Our cloud-based AS2 solutions ensure that your system is running 24/7.
  • Real-time results — AS2 is advantageous because it provides immediate results on both ends of your transmission. This allows you to process orders as they come in throughout the day, as opposed to waiting for a batch delivery.
  • Unlimited EDI data — While an EDI value-added network (VAN) can prove beneficial for your operations, large-scale operations will need to be aware of data limits and charges. AS2 hosted services allow for nearly unlimited data use.
  • Advanced EDI compliance — Achieving compliance for your electronic data exchange messages can be a challenge, especially when you consider the thousands of possible difference amongst trading partners.
  • Quality transaction security — One modern advantage of AS2 software comes from the security of each transaction. Your invoice can be encrypted, signed digitally, and delivered over the internet for fast, secure outcomes.

Options such as file transfer protocol (FTP) offer EDI solutions, but little support. FTP, for example, does not provide any security measures to keep your confidential data safe. Instead of relying on SSL certificates or other related security protocols, you can instead depend on AS2 for complete protection from start to finish.

Outfit Your Business For Success With 123 EDI

The level of quality that you can expect from your AS2 services for EDI transactions is tailored to be the best in the industry, but the outcome for your business may only be as good as the company providing your EDI services! 123 EDI is proud to serve as your trusted source for comprehensive EDI solutions, providing versatile services to help businesses of all sizes since 1997. Our proven EDI software is scalable to meet business demands of all sizes, and our robust platform ensures that you benefit from the most reliability in the industry. We have the ability to provide complete EDI support for retailers like Amazon, Target, Walmart, and more!

Contact us today to learn about our complete approach to value-added networks, AS2 protocols, and more!