6.3. Background

Business-to-Business integration (B2Bi) has primarily involved many host-to-host interfaces, personalized commerce services, and business process collaboration. As we have discussed in earlier chapters, private labeling has become more popular to leverage the infrastructure of the service provider for low-cost B2Bi. Time-to-market and personalized service information are key business drivers. With increasing organizational restructuring, consolidation, and mergers, many corporations are seriously looking into B2Bi technology options that can deliver results speedily.

The ability to provide personalized service information and Single Sign-on to private labeling clients is essential. This enables the clients to enjoy the same business ...

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