Having worked in EDI for over 18 years, you get to see the same architecture over and over.  One particular architecture I have become very familiar with is the Sterling Integrator client components.

Protocols such as FTP, SFTP, HTTP, C:D are all divided into suite adapters that can be used to create a client that then connects to the trading partner and transfer the document,enforcing any security specifications from the business process. Continue reading →