OpenText Business Network (BN)
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OpenText cloud VAN, formerly GXS.
Definition
OpenText BN comes from GXS acquisition (formerly General Electric Information Services) in 2014 for $1.17 billion. ~600000 active customers, processes 26+ billion transactions/year. Modules: Trading Grid Online, EDI Cloud Connector, Active Documents, Active Catalogue, BPM. Connectivity to 14000+ retailers (Walmart, Carrefour, Target).
Origin
OpenText acquired GXS January 2014 ; GXS itself derived from IBM Information Network (1985).
Example in context
Carrefour uses OpenText BN for 60M+ annual documents with 7000 suppliers: EDIFACT INVOIC, ORDERS, DESADV ; reception via AS2 or OFTP.
Related terms
- IBM Sterling — VAN competitor.