> If the biggest retailer in the world (Wal-Mart)has been using AS2 for > 10 years now without a hitch – then in my books the case for VANs > being easier to use and being more cost effective somehow does not > hold water.
And before that Walmart forced everybody to use non-standard, expensive bisynch modems. Don't get me wrong. AS2 is great. It's free (except for ISP charges) and simple ...but it is more complicated to manage than a single VAN connection. Cost effective? You need to factor the management costs also. Tech changes the router, no more AS2. Certs have to be changed on a regular basis. Companies with a small volume still have to face these problems. We have seen a few people turned away from AS2 by exorbitant license fees. If a new partner is going to require a $1,000 additional license, you need to justify that cost. Earl Wertheimer ea...@spe-edi.com http://www.spe-edi.com ------------------------------------ ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: edi-l-dig...@yahoogroups.com edi-l-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: edi-l-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
