Implementing WebSphere Business Integration Express for Item Synchronization

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Preface

IBM WebSphere Business Integration Express for Item Synchronization is

designed for mid-market suppliers pursuing supply chain integration through the

UCCnet GLOBALregistry.

This IBM Redbook will help you install, tailor and configure the new WebSphere®

Business Integration Express for Item Synchronization.

The team that wrote this redbook

This redbook was produced by a team of specialists from around the world

working at the International Technical Support Organization, Raleigh Center.

The Team:(back) Kiran, Raja, Suresh, Daniel (front) Pushkar, Lee, Geert

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Lee Gavin is a Consulting IT Architect at the International Technical Support

Organization, Raleigh Center. She writes extensively and teaches IBM classes

worldwide on all areas of the WebSphere MQ Family, Business Integration, and

Business Process Management.

Geert Van de Putte is an IT Specialist at the International Technical Support

Organization, Raleigh Center. He is a subject matter expert in messaging and

business integration and has seven years of experience in the design and

implementation of WebSphere MQ-based application integration solutions. He

has published several Redbooks™ about messaging and business integration

solutions. Geert has also taught several classes about messaging, business

integration, and workflow. Before joining the ITSO, Geert worked at IBM Global

Services, Belgium, where he designed and implemented EAI solutions for

customers in many industries. Geert holds a Master of Information Technology

degree from the University of Ghent in Belgium.

Suresh Addala is an EAI Consultant working with Miracle Software Systems,

Inc. He started his career as a Java™ programmer developing J2EE-based

applications. His current expertise is in IBM Business Integration tools such as

WebSphere BI. He has a good knowledge of other EAI tools such as

WebMethods and Mercator. He was a member of the quality team tasked with

achieving ISO9001-2000 certification for the company. He holds a Bachelor's

degree in Engineering from Nagarjuna University, India.

Rajaraman Hariharan is a Solutions Architect in the Distribution Sector working

for the IBM Software Group. Rajaraman brings strong skills in Java and IBM

middleware products including the WebSphere Business Integration Message

Broker and the WebSphere Interchange Server. He is skilled in IBM solutions in

the Retail domain. His recent engagements include store to enterprise

integration and item synchronization. He is involved in architecting solutions and

products for customers in the Retail Industry. Rajaraman holds a bachelor's

degree in Computer Science and Technology from Pondicherry Engineering

College, India.

Daniel Max Kestin is an Advisory IT Specialist for IBM Global Services working

in the US EAI national practice. He has 10 years of experience programming and

teaching the Java and C programming languages. His areas of expertise include

WebSphere MQ, WebSphere MQ Integrator, Java application development, and

UNIX® shell scripting. His past projects have focused on the needs of customers

in the Banking, Insurance, Government, Education, and Retail industries. He is

certified by IBM as a System Administrator for WebSphere MQ 5.3 and a

Specialist for WebSphere MQ Integrator. Daniel graduated from Columbia

University in New York City with a degree in Computer Science.

Pushkar Suri is a Solutions Architect at Netcom Systems, Edison, NJ. He has

more than seven years of experience in developing J2EE-based applications. He