Overview of a trading community

A trading community typically revolves around a hub--an enterprise that acts as the Community Manager. Businesses of various sizes, known as community participants, connect to the hub through the Internet. In addition, participants themselves can act as hubs. Figure 1 illustrates a trading community consisting of a Community Manager and a set of participants.

Figure 1. A trading community consisting of a Community Manager and community participants.


Business Integration Connect provides a solution for each type of participant in the trading community.

The remainder of this document focuses on Business Integration Connect Enterprise and Advanced Editions. For information on Business Integration Connect - Express, see the InfoCenter for WebSphere Business Integration Connect - Express.

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