[NTLUG:Discuss] Open Source EDI recommendation needed.

[Kyle Davenport]

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from Richard Geoffrion >
      Anyone have recommendations for some EDI software?  There seems to be
      several search results for 'EDI' out there on freshmeat, but most of
it has
      to do with Medical HIPPA compliance stuff.  Is there a
'standard/generic'
      EDI program out there?   I'm sorta looking to find at least SOME of
the same
      features that exist for the Win32 product 'Softshare ECS'
      (http://www.softshare.com/software/ecs/ )

      The term I hear alot is AS1..only I can't find AS1 on freshmeat. I
don't know
      yet if AS1 is a requirement...but I'm still googling for options.

      hmm.. I wonder if one could just tie an EDI translator into an email
client?
      After all, that seems to be essential what EDI transfers
do...transmit
      encrypted packets via email.


We too have been looking.  EDI is still a very commercial, very
proprietary, business.  By now some support has come along for earlier
protocols, but our business partners are demanding the latest AS2 support.
Sadly I haven't found a free package, but there are expensive packages
using open platform tools out there.   If you don't care about AS2, check
out BIE: http://www.brunswickwdi.com/features

Kyle