IBM SG24-6526-00 User Manual

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 2002. All rights reserved.
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Chapter 1.
The .connect applications
This redbook covers the two Geac .connect applications:
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call.connect 
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vendor.connect
This chapter introduces you to these two applications.
Geac also offers the following applications, which provide security, process control and 
messaging, and integration with System21:
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secure.connect
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process.connect
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inter.connect
These are part of the commerce platform. 
commerce.platform
 is the element of 
commerce.connect
 that supports the integration of applications and processes with 
System21. commerce.platform includes:
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The process.connect business modeling tool and workflow engine to define and automate 
business processes
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Secure.connect to manage and control user access to information and processes
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A series of components that contain the business rules and connections needed to 
integrate System21 with external applications
To learn how vendor.connect uses process.connect and inter.connect, see Chapter 2, 
“Architecture of the commerce.connect products” on page 7.
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