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[[Business]]-to-Business (B2B) Gateways integrate [[data]] from back-end systems enabling information exchange across trading partners. B2B Gateways also provide a centralized point for transformation of multiple data sources through [[interoperability]] standards such as [[XML_(Extensible_Markup_Language)|XML (Extensible Markup Language)]], [[CXML_(Commerce_eXtensible_Markup_Language)|cXML(Commerce XML)]] and [[Electronic_Data_Interchange_(EDI)|EDI (Electronic data interchange)]]. B2B Gateways provide businesses an [[E-Commerce|e-commerce]] platform for integrating with key suppliers and customers quickly and easily. The platform often is a component of a company’s [[Service_Oriented_Architecture_(SOA)|Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)]] [[architecture]]. Other capabilities of the B2B Gateway include trading partner [[management]] and security [[control]]. B2B Gateways help to bridge the [[collaboration]] gap across the [[supply]] chain partners and transform the data flow between companies from a batch oriented manner into a real time [[process]]. This streamlines the processing and enables for [[Business_Activity_Monitoring_(BAM)|business activity monitoring (BAM)]] systems to be implemented which provides the enterprise with greater visibility and pro-active control over the applications. B2B Gateways continue to be in high [[demand]] for organizations of every size.<ref>Defining Business-to-Business Gateway [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B2B_Gateway Wikipedia]</ref>


In many cases, a B2B Gateway is deployed at that point where company data enters the cloud. For example, it can connect an [[intranet]] managed in-house to various [[software]] as a [[service]] (SaaS) platforms delivered by vendors. B2B Gateways may utilize [[standard]] languages such as extensible markup language (XML), or "commerce XML" to integrate them into a greater service-oriented architecture, which helps to deal with [[inventory]], business partnerships, supply chains and more.<ref>Business-to-Business Gateway explained [https://www.techopedia.com/definition/31041/business-to-business-gateway Techopedia]</ref>


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