SEO Link - Reducing Risk and Improving Productivity

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1 Brochure SEEBURGER Secure Link (SEE LINK) Secure, Reliable File Exchanges Anywhere in Your Business

2 Data Protection to the Farthest Edges of Your Business Effective data exchange across your business, your systems and your supply chain is often undermined by technology on the other end. Remote offices or partner locations in far-flung places often have unreliable network connections. Smaller partners have limited bandwidth, or lack EDI expertise or technical skills. Your offshore manufacturing or production facilities have a part-time IT person or EDI expert, if they have one at all. A lot of the data you re transmitting is sensitive, and could harm your business if the information were stolen, misdirected, late or lost. Files are also getting larger, straining your and communications systems and those on the other end. Traditional solutions, such as FTP servers and , are inefficient and insecure. How can you ensure that the right data gets to the right people and place at the right time every time? And prove this, for audit and compliance purposes? SEEBURGER Secure Link (SEE Link) overcomes these problems and closes a risk gap in your business. SEE Link is an important extension to the SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite and part of the SEEBURGER Managed File Transfer (SEE MFT) family of solutions. SEE Link Advantages Ensures secure, reliable point-topoint data transfers between systems even over unreliable network connections or dial-up lines Easy-to-use, browser-based interface for managing file transfers no EDI or IT experience required Handles any file size Provides centralized traceability and monitoring, with audit and compliance Performs data transformations at endpoints Automates application-to-application integration at endpoints Scales to any number of endpoints Supports most major operating systems Reduces resolution time and costs in the event of problems Strengthens business continuity

3 Reduce Risks, Costs, Delays and Uncertainty SEE Link is a lightweight, standalone endpoint client for managed file transfer (MFT). It extends managed file transfer capabilities to any operating system inside or outside a private network. SEE Link provides full end-to-end control over the transmission process and complete visibility, with full compliance, governance and security. It: Integrates with the SEEBURGER Business Integration Server (BIS), the leading B2B integration platform, and with the SEE MFT server, a purpose-built server for managed file transfer that runs on BIS Uses BIS as the platform for policy management and governance of file transfers Connects the SEE MFT server with remote systems using secure communication protocols, for centralized and automated management of transfers using a hub-and-spoke model Efficiently automates file transfers with any and all systems and trading partners even those operating in locations with unstable network connections Goes beyond simple file transfer to integrate with applications running at the endpoint, including the option to perform data transformations Has the ability to integrate with other SEE Link ecosystems inter- or intra- network through peer-to-peer managed file transfer technology SEE Link reduces the risks, delays, costs and uncertainty of file transfers with locations with unstable network connections, low network bandwidth, a lack of EDI expertise and/or no IT staff.ons with unstable network connections, low network bandwidth, a lack of EDI expertise and/or no IT staff. Efficient and Secure Data Exchange with Any Endpoint SEE Link provides off-the-shelf managed file transfer and security, making it efficient and cost-effective to use across multiple endpoints. It automates the process of sending and receiving files with full security, data integrity, checking, encryption, and traceable delivery even over unstable network connections or dial-up lines. SEE Link: Can be used on any endpoint an individual s PC or a server as an upload and download manager Handles any size file Performs automatic and manual checkpoint restart to establish and restart broken connections, and to resume file transfer where the connection was lost Uses the SEE Secure Link Network Protocol for peer-to-peer transfers Transmits large file transfers based on the EDI INT AS2 standard protocol * Supports scheduled batch transfers, event-driven file transfers and script-initiated transfers * AS2 is a widely used specification for secure transport of data over the Internet, using encryption and digital certificates

4 Easy to Use and Convenient SEE Link provides a user-friendly, browser-based interface for managing all file transfer activities, making file transfer intuitive and non-intrusive for non-technical users. No IT expertise is required to configure and operate SEE Link: if you know how to use a browser and navigate network file folders, you can get up to speed on SEE Link quickly. SEE Link endpoints are automatically provisioned and updated by the provisioning module of BIS. SEE Link has a simple install and configuration process. Just click on the executable file, open your browser, and then type in your local SEE Link URL address. Next, use SEE Link s forms and menu options to enter information for your partners, including their IDs, certificates and transfer agreements. To send a file, simply drag and drop it into the proper folder on your screen. In the background, SEE MFT server (the hub) fully automates and controls the process of sending and receiving files to and from SEE Link (the spoke). The SEE Link console displays real-time status updates on transfers and alerts in the event of problems. SEE Link Standard

5 SEE Link dramatically simplifies the process of managing secure file transfers, reducing the amount of time, technical knowledge, and trial-and-error typically involved when using FTP, and other traditional methods of file transfer. With SEE Link, business people can get back to their day jobs, with the confidence that their transfers went through securely. SEE Link users always have a current, high-level overview of all file transfer activities, with the ability to drill down on individual transfers for audit and verification purposes. Meanwhile, IT staff and managers have the confidence of knowing that transfers went through, and went through securely. SEE Link Plus provides the additional abilities to integrate with applications, perform mappings, do data conversions, and perform pre- and post-processing tasks. It: Integrates directly on the back-end with services and applications via a web services API Performs any-to-any conversion of ML, CSV, and INHOUSE messages as well as of reads and writes to SQL databases (via the SEEBURGER Business Integration Converter that is integrated in SEE Link Plus) Executes command-line scripts for pre- and post-transfer processing SEE Link Plus

6 A Lightweight, Scalable MFT Infrastructure for Your Business SEE Link enables cost-effective, dependable and secure file exchanges with the farthest edges of your business and your supply chain. Using SEE MFT and SEE Link, you can now establish a lightweight, scalable and robust MFT infrastructure that incorporates endpoints previously beyond your reach and control. Our two SEE Link options SEE Link Standard and SEE Link Plus give you lots of flexibility in how you integrate with endpoints (see Table 1). Use SEE Link for simple, secure managed file transfers or SEE Link Plus for secure managed file transfers with application integration and data transformations at the endpoint. Both run on any PC or server that supports Java 6, and can be pre-configured to match the technical skill levels of endpoint users. SEE MFT s Community Manager automates the centralized management and updating of any number of SEE Link and SEE Link Plus endpoints. SEE Link Standard SEE Link Plus Easy-to-use, Web browser interface Automates sending and receiving files with full security, data integrity, checking, encryption, and traceable delivery Pre-configurable for distribution to endpoints based on needs or level of technical skills Handles any file size Runs on any PC or server (Java 6) Secure, efficient point-to-point transfers via SEE Link Network Protocol for Peer-to-Peer Transfers and/or EDI INT AS2 standard protocol Automatic and manual checkpoint restart Any-to-any conversion of ML, CSV and INHOUSE messages and of reads and writes to SQL databases Web services API for direct back-end integration Pre- and post-transfer processing Centrally managed/updated by the SEE MFT Community Manager

7 Smoother, Safer Business with SEE Link By allowing you to extend managed file transfer to the very edges of your business and supply chain places not practical before SEE Link closes a risky gap in your business operations. SEE Link can help you improve productivity, strengthen and simplify compliance, improve business flexibility and speed, and reduce operating costs. Here are a few examples of how SEE Link can help businesses in different industries. Consumer Electronics: A leading European manufacturer of consumer electronics for automotive and other applications uses SEE Link to automate the exchange of very large files (CAD files and complete PDM databases, up to 60 GB in size) to facilities in other parts of the world. SEE Link replaces physical exchange using DVDs, which introduced delays and imposed high costs. Retail: A large retail chain uses SEE Link to exchange point-of-sale (POS) data with its 1,200 stores in 19 countries, replacing an antiquated solution. Manufacturing: A leading jewelry manufacturer uses SEE Link to exchange sales and inventory reports with its franchise network of distributors, many of which are smaller businesses with no EDI capability. Because it can handle large files, SEE Link replaces postal mail as well as phone communications. SEE Link speeds distribution of critical information across the franchise network, helping ensure accurate delivery of goods and avoid out-of-stock situations. Quality, Security and Dependability from SEEBURGER SEE Link is part of the SEEBURGER Managed File Transfer (SEE MFT) family of solutions for simplifying, securing and streamlining file exchange across business and supply chain operations. Today, SEE MFT + SEEBURGER BIS is the only communications gateway capable of securely transmitting, transforming, integrating and tracking all structured and unstructured business communications from a single interface. You can rely on SEEBURGER. For more than 25 years, we ve been providing customers worldwide with business integration and secure managed file transfer solutions that streamline their business processes, reduce operational costs, facilitate governance and compliance, and provide visibility to the farthest edges of the supply chain to maximize ERP effectiveness and drive new efficiencies. Industry analysts rank SEEBURGER among the top business integration providers, and we serve more than 8,500 customers in more than 50 countries and 15 industries. For more information about SEE Link, please see:

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