Webswell gasConnect

• Messages Archive and Message Audit Trail – all messages, sent or received, are stored in embedded database alongside the corresponding service messages like MDNs or error messages for a complete message's audit trail and backup, accessible also from web-based dashboard.
• Business Data Validation – messages can be pre-checked for format compatibility prior further processing
• Business Data Translations - Edig@s documents can be translated to/from proprietary text or xml documents as well as from database tables or java business objects.
• The Hub solution – a single solution for multi-branch, multi-division or multi-agent network that acts as a single trading party to the external partners.

• Standardized data format recognizable for all participants - The Webswell gasConnect allows companies to exchange EDIG@S documents with their business partners. EDIG@S, the standard developed by gas distributors, increases efficiency od business documents exchange. It is also possible to exchange various xml, text or binary documents.
• Standardized data transfer protocols adopted and widely supported
  - The gasConnect solution is able to communicate via: AS2 over http or https ebXML over http, https or smtp and finally sftp tranfers.
• Integration of messaging platforms with legacy systems -
  Seamless integration with existing IT infrastructure is vital for any messaging software. Webswell gasConnect can exchange data with legacy systems via various methods, including: a database, web services, filesystem, legacy APIs, JMS etc.
• High level of security and reliability, non-repudiation - The messaging gateway built in Webswell gasConnect allows all messages being digitally signed, encrypted and sent via secured channels. Collaboration agreements between trading partners allow to send and receive only defined messages type while rejecting any other attempts. Webswell gasConnect employs techniques like receipt acknowledgments, retry sending and duplication elimination to provide a high-level reliability.
• Mission-critical applications with high availability of service and scalability - Webswell is aware that B2B solutions are often vital elements of company's IT infrastructure and any malfunctions may have significant impact in ability of doing business. Webswell gasConnect is therefore designed to meet high availability requirements. It can be flexibly configured to strengthen particular components that represent critical point for particular Webswell gasConnect implementation. On the following figure there is an example of high availability setup of Webswell gasConnect in a real-life scenario.

• AS2 over http/https
  
• EbXML over http/https/smtp
  
• SFTP

• Data digital signatures
• Encrypted  transfer channel
• Receipt Acknowledgments
  
• Retry sending/duplication elimination
• Failure notification

• Filesystem
• Database
• Web Services
• Back-end APIs
• JMS

• EDIG@S<->xml
• EDIG@S<->text
• EDIG@S<->database tables
• EDIG@S<->business object

• EbXML<->AS2
• EbXML<->SFTP
• AS2<->SFTP
  

• Xslt-based validation
• Custom code-based validation

• Windows 2000/XP/Vista
• Linux

• Message Service Handler resilience
• Embedded Database System resilience
• Webswell Configuration Registry resilience

• Message audit trail with related MDNs and error messages
• Logs browser
• Messaging configuration browser (CPA, Partnership)
  
• Statistics, reports

related documents
	Webswell gasConnect productsheet

• Ask for more information
• EDIG@S official site