Global business integration software provider SEEBURGER announced today that the SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite, the market’s first unified platform for secure business-to-business (B2B) and managed file transfer (MFT), has earned Drummond Certified™ status for AS2-1Q12 interoperability as well as successfully completing the new SHA-2 (Secure Hashing Algorithm) Optional Test Profile for government and industry users requiring stronger security than provided by the current AS2 standard. SEEBURGER is the only company capable of passing Drummond Group’s highly regarded testing protocols with a single solution that integrates B2B and MFT functionality, simplifying the IT infrastructure and ensuring the interoperability of all components.
In the latest round of Drummond Group’s twice-a-year AS2 interoperability testing, SEEBURGER achieved certifications for:
- AS2 interoperability, validating the ability of the SEEBURGER platform to interface with other current Drummond Certified products utilizing the widely adopted AS2 messaging standard for business-to-business commerce. The certification assists organizations in selecting products for easy implementation in company supply chains or trading partner communities by assuring the smooth and secure AS2-based exchange of B2B/MFT messages between certified products.
- SHA‐2 Optional Test Profile, designed to test vendor support for special AS2 messaging requirements being used for added security by U.S. federal agencies, the U.S. and European energy industry, and the DEA’s Controlled Substances Ordering Systems (CSOS). SEEBURGER was one of only five companies that agreed to participate in testing the SHA-2 cryptographic hash functions, reflecting its early response to emerging market developments and readiness to handle B2B and MFT projects for organizations signing messages using SHA-2.
- Chunked Transfer Encoding (CTE) Optional Profile, which tested the ability to transfer AS2 message content in a series of chunks using CTE and AS2 restart for guaranteed message delivery. SEEBURGER successfully completed the test for both outbound and inbound messages, based on its long-term use of the CTE data transfer mechanism in challenging scenarios including message exchange with remote and overseas sites with erratic network connections.
“We have been Drummond Certified for years, but what is noteworthy about this latest testing round is that the certifications apply to a single product that handles both B2B and MFT functions under a common interface and with the same integration engine. That eliminates the need for multiple point solutions that add deployment and management overhead as well as complicating visibility for governance and compliance,” said Rohit Khanna, EVP, Global Strategy and Corporate Development, at SEEBURGER. “No other business integration vendor can offer these benefits.”
The SEEBURGER platform also features tight integration of all components with SAP, enabling seamless transaction message generation, validation and tracking for supply chain communications; secure SAP file sharing both inside and outside the firewall; end-to-end automation of order-to-cash processes from order entry and verification to delivery, invoicing and receipt of payment; and more.
