Glossary of Acronyms

AS2

Applicability Statement 2 (AS2) is an Internet Draft security standard defined by the IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force), designed to allow business transactions to move securely over the Internet.

B2B

Business-to-business (B2B) interactions are those that occur between business partners in the context of e-commerce.

BAD

In eXchange, Business Attribute Definitions (BADs) define the metadata attributes of parameters used in business protocols such as X12, HIPAA, EDIFACT, or CIDX.

CIDX

The Chemical Industry Data Exchange (CIDX) is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the ease, speed and cost of securely conducting business electronically in the chemical industry. CIDX focuses on the development of eBusiness standards, called Chem eStandards.

DCP

In eXchange, a Delivery Channel Profile (DCP) is an association between a particular messaging service and a particular transport attributes definition (TAD). Also see “IDC” and “XDC”.

EAD

In eXchange, Enveloping Attribute Definitions (EADs) define the metadata attributes of parameters used in enveloping protocols such as X12, HIPAA, or EDIFACT.

ebXML

A well-recognized e-business XML (extensible markup language; see “XML”) whose implementation includes specifications for messaging, collaboration profiles, business processes, and metadata registry.

ePM

eXchange Partner Manager (ePM) is a Web-based GUI for defining and managing Trading Partner (TP) information.

FTP

File Transport Protocol (FTP) is a transport protocol for sending and receiving files. Specifications for FTP include RFCs 959, 1635, 2228, and 2577.

HTTP

Hypertext Transport Protocol (HTTP) is a transport protocol for transmitting information referenced in a URL of the form http://<hostname>:<port>/.../.... Specifications for HTTP include RFCs 2068, 2616, 2617, 2660, and 3310.

ICAN

SeeBeyond’s Integrated Composite Application Network (ICAN) Suite includes eGate Integrator, eXchange Integrator, various eWay Intelligent Adapters, OTD Libraries, and Protocol Manager Composite Applications, as well as many other products.

IDC

In eXchange, an Internal Delivery Channel (IDC) is an association between a particular transport attributes definition (TAD) and a direction (either Sender or Receiver). Compare with “XDC”.

MAD

In eXchange, Messaging Attribute Definitions (MADs) define the metadata attributes of parameters used in messaging protocols such as AS2, ebXML, or RNIF.

MIME

Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) extends the format of basic Internet mail to allow non-textual messages, multipart message bodies, and so forth. Specifications for MIME include RFCs 2045–2049.

OTD

In ICAN, an Object Type Definition (OTD) contains the data structure and rules that define an object. OTDs are used in Java collaborations to transform data interface with external systems.

RNIF

The purpose of the RosettaNet Implementation Framework (RNIF) is to allow trading partners to configure their business processes in such a way as to operate with other trading partners adhering to the same framework, allowing electronic business transactions to be conducted securely over the Internet.

S/MIME

Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) provides a consistent way to send and receive secure MIME data, using digital signatures for authentication, message integrity and non-repudiation and encryption for privacy and data security. Specifications for S/MIME version 2 include RFCs 2311–2315.

SME

In ICAN, Secure Messaging Exchange (SME) uses advanced cryptographic techniques to ensure security, verifiability, and nonrepudiation of messages exchanged electronically.

SMTP

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is a transport protocol for transmitting e-mail messages between servers or from client to server. Specifications for SMTP include RFCs 1651, 2821, and 3461.

TAD

In eXchange, Transport Attribute Definitions (TADs) define the metadata attributes of parameters used in transport protocols such as FTP or HTTP.

TP, TPP

In eXchange, a Trading Partner (TP) has one or more Trading Partner Profiles (TPPs) that contain information identifying the values of messaging, enveloping, and/or transport parameters to be used for sending and receiving B2B information.

URL

A Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is a string that identifies information, such as a particular piece of information shared by a particular host.

XDC

In eXchange, an External Delivery Channel (XDC) is an association between three items: (1) either a messaging service (passthrough) or a business service (dialog); (2) a transport attributes definition (TAD) for the ToPartner (Sender) direction; and (3) a TAD for the FromPartner (Receiver) direction.

XML

An Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a language whose syntax obeys an official schema, called “the XML schema”, but whose semantics (“vocabulary”) are open.