EDI-TRANSLATOR-VENDOR

The historical category of on-premise EDI middleware vendors.

Definition

Distinct from broker (which aggregates commercially): the translator vendor sells installable software. Historical players: Gentran Integration Suite (Sterling Commerce, bought by IBM 2010), Cyclone (Axway), Trinity Logix (rebadged Boomi), Mercator (IBM WebSphere Transformation Extender).

Origin

Category born in the 1980s with the first IBM/Sterling Commerce translators.

Example in context

IBM Sterling B2B Integrator deployed on-premise in a corporate hub for 800 partners.

Related terms

• EDI translator — technical concept.