IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud Integration for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne

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1 IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud Integration for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Integrate JD Edwards EnterpriseOne in days Highlights Uses a configuration, not coding approach which helps reduce implementation times for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne integration projects Helps save as much as 80 percent on total cost of ownership (TCO) than traditional software-based options Features prepackaged processes that help simplify integration projects Features remote management and administration capabilities for more flexible systems management Enables you to connect applications through a wizard-based graphical interface reducing the need for specialized coding skills Businesses rely on data to run their business-critical applications and systems. However, synchronizing this crucial data and integrating it to ensure all these applications talk to each other without issues is a challenge every business faces. Integration of disparate applications, platforms and environments within your enterprise partners and customers is a time consuming activity. Integration projects are often complex, expensive and burden your IT resources in addition to affecting ROI. IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud Integration is designed to integrate your JD Edwards EnterpriseOne investment with your in-house applications in a matter of a few days instead of the months it can take for custom coding. WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud Integration offers a set of preconfigured Template Integration Processes (TIPs) for common integration scenarios, eliminating the need to build an integration project from scratch. Connect JD Edwards EnterpriseOne with your enterprise and partners WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud Integration for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne uses a configuration, not coding approach to integration projects. Many JD Edwards EnterpriseOne implementations require rapid migration and integration of product, customer master data, sales and order invoices with other ERP, CRM and custom-built applications. WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud integration helps reduce the complexity of these implementation projects so that integration can be accomplished in a matter of days.

2 Reduce implementation times for your JD Edwards EnterpriseOne projects IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud Integration for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne is self-contained and provides what you need to migrate data and integrate JD Edwards EnterpriseOne with other applications and endpoints. The following key features are designed to simplify and improve data migration and integration with JD Edwards EnterpriseOne: Data profiling. Assess the quality of the data before migrating it. Data cleansing. Avoid deduplication by combining data from various different sources and removing duplicate values. Fuzzy lookup. Configure sophisticated rules to highlight and correct errors. Data enrichment. Use third-party providers to lookup and also enrich the data. Connectivity. Configure connectivity between hundreds of applications and end-points. Transformation. Transform data with a drag-and-drop user interface. Workflow. Design workflow rules with a visual interface. Management. Use a single, web-based console for easier manageability. Template Integration Processes WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud integration features a set of Template Integration Processes that are based on IBM s wealth of experience with customer integration projects and offered for the most common integration scenarios between JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and a number of applications such as salesforce.com and more. As a result, you do not have to integrate from scratch. You can use a web browser to login, select the template that best meets the requirements and integrate endpoints using supported and certified processes. You can also further customize the Template Integration Processes to meet specific needs with a straightforward configuration wizard. WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud Integration projects WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud Integration for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne can address projects such as accessing data in disparate databases, connecting to other applications, exchanging information between business partners, extracting data, migrating data or synchronizing JD Edwards EnterpriseOne with other systems. Companies in many sectors rely on WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud integration for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne to address the following challenges: Data migration from other ERP applications Customer master data with CRM Product master data and catalog information with sales force automation (SFA) and e-commerce portals Sales order, shipment and invoice information with customers Billing and invoice details with CRM and other billing systems Purchase orders (POs) and advance shipping notices (ASNs) and other information with suppliers

3 Customer and support case information with customer support systems Pricing information with other quoting and SFA applications Shipment information and waybill tracking logistics and distribution systems Forecasts with supply chain and demand forecasting systems Periodic data extracts to external reporting systems and data warehouses Deployment options IBM WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud Integration for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne has two deployment options: an integration appliance installed on your premises and WebSphere Cast Iron Live.. Although these options share the same technology foundation, each is designed to meet specific customer needs. WebSphere Cast Iron Live WebSphere Cast Iron Live is a cloud integration-as-a-service solution. Using a develop once, deploy anywhere approach. WebSphere Cast Iron Live is ideal for companies that have cloud-based applications with no infrastructure installed on their premises. You can integrate your disparate software-as-a-service and web-based applications under one platform for better manageability. WebSphere Cast Iron appliances The WebSphere Cast Iron physical appliance is a solution that is installed on your premises. The WebSphere Cast Iron appliance is useful for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne customers who need a standards-based solution for their in-house applications and find software-based integration solutions too complex. It is also available as a virtual appliance that can be installed on a company s own hardware. The appliance comes with all the programming necessary for common integration projects. Functional specifications WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud integration can address a wide range of integration projects, such as a simple point-to-point application connectivity problem, a complex orchestration of multiple applications or a mission-critical process that requires high availability. In the complex world of application integration, companies find WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud Integration to be a simple way to complete their integration projects in days and for as much as 80 percent less cost than software-based alternatives.

4 The functional specifications that help ensure your integration projects run with minimal issues include: Prebuilt connectivity for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Built-in support for metadata browsing Low monthly subscription pricing 24x7 production support No restrictions on number of users Powerful data migration and data quality features Standards-based connectivity with third party data enrichment tools Rapid integration with Template Integration Processes and self-guided wizards Connectivity to hundreds of enterprise and custom applications, along with connectivity error processing Optimization for high throughput projects Graphical data transformation Rules-based workflow Built-in exception handling and error notifications Web-based integration monitoring Security-rich management and data communication Bidirectional near real-time and batch integration Why choose WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud Integration? WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud Integration can help IT departments respond quickly to the needs of the business. This integration solution is engineered for JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and has what is needed to complete data migration and integration projects in days. Some of the benefits of this solution are: Faster integration of JD Edwards EnterpriseOne and other applications with graphical configuration and an on demand library of prebuilt Template Integration Processes Monthly subscription pricing resulting in as much as 80 percent lower costs versus software based alternatives, eliminating the need to maintain multiple components, including hardware, web servers, databases and integration brokers Remote management and administration with data and connectivity error alerts, helping you monitor from almost anywhere and almost anytime Integration projects can be deployed via an in-house integration appliance or an integration-as-a-service offering which is standards-based Prebuilt and packaged JD Edwards connectors help reduce dependence on specialized middleware and coding skills reducing complexity

5 Using WebSphere Cast Iron integration, companies can integrate their applications in a matter of a few days instead of weeks or months. A graphical drag-and-drop configuration approach and preconfigured integration templates can ease integration and reduce the need for expert help. The speed of transformation was impressive. The solution includes a design studio environment that makes it easy to design and test integration projects that you can then simply publish once you are happy. Data is now synchronized in real time between salesforce.com and our JD Edwards EnterpriseOne ERP system. - Chris Sinkwitz, director of applications, Meritage Homes Integration challenges are often a barrier to wide spread adoption of cloud computing services including SaaS. Users of cloud-based services need a portfolio of viable integration options to flexibly link cloud-based functionality with onpremise applications and data. Benoit Lheureux, Research Vice President, Application Development, Integration and Web Technologies, Gartner For more information To learn more about WebSphere Cast Iron Cloud integration, please contact your IBM marketing representative or IBM Business Partner, or visit the following website: Additionally, financing solutions from IBM Global Financing can enable effective cash management, protection from technology obsolescence, improved total cost of ownership and return on investment. Also, our Global Asset Recovery Services help address environmental concerns with new, more energy efficient solutions. For more information on IBMGlobalFinancing, visit: ibm.com/financing