Business Exchange Services provides the linkage that enables companies to extend their electronic trading relationships globally by addressing a company's business initiatives as well as servicing its technology needs.

Business Exchange Services utilizes the Internet and open standards to achieve an affordable document exchange solution, allowing your company to quickly implement electronic business relationships with customers, suppliers, and exchanges who may have various transport and data format requirements. Business Exchange Services supports the following transport protocols: SMTP (EDIINT AS1), HTTP (EDIINT AS2), HTTPS (EDIINT AS2), and FTP/S.

Supported data formats include:

• Electronic data interchange (EDI) standards ANSI X12 and EDIFACT
• eXtensible Markup Language (XML) formats cXML, xCBL, ebXML, RosettaNet, BizTalk, ICE
• Proprietary formats (including other XML formats).

Rapid program enablement is made possible through the support of GXS's world-class enabling and customer care teams. You can have confidence knowing that the service is backed by GXS's extensive hosting and system management expertise. Offered as an e-business on demandTM™ service with subscription-based pricing, your company can utilize Business Exchange Services with nominal up-front investment.

Business Exchange Services can help companies:

• Rapidly enable Internet-based data exchange initiatives, while also supporting legacy EDI relationships
• Enhance the security of their data and privacy through the use of accepted Internet security protocols such as encryption and digital certificates
• Leverage existing e-commerce investment while migrating to newer business models and technologies
• Refine processes between buyers and suppliers that can help reduce costs and increase efficiency
• Transform documents from multiple data formats to meet specific business requirements
• Quickly adapt to evolving Internet standards adopted by industry and business partners
• Reduce costs and complexity by utilizing a competitive, subscription-based pricing model

November 7, 2004
The Information Exchange message charge structure has been enhanced for Business Exchange Services Internet transfer users exchanging messages with Information Exchange users. For more information, see the Technical Bulletin.

August 8, 2004
Upcoming changes to the connection services offered through the AT&T Global Network will affect customers using Information Exchange and value-added Network Connectivity Services. [Read more ]