There are 2 flavours of Desktop EDI or EDI Translators which are similar conceptually but companies call them server and PC based solutions based on the platforms on which they run and the actual physical hardware that is involved. Server and PC based solutions have differences in pricing and capabilities and their pricing can run from couple of thousand dollars to almost a million dollars for mainframe based applications.

Banyan Desktop is a replacement solution for companies having legacy EDI Translators or companies wanting a Seamless and Cost Effective inhouse EDI solution.

Most companies with inhouse EDI have 4 components to their EDI Infrastructure

• EDI Translator
• Communication Component – AS2,FTP, VAN
• ASN Application
• Bridging Application

Banyan Desktop can replace 3 of these components – ASN Application, Bridging Application and EDI Translator and can communicate with existing VAN, FTP or AS2 infrastructure or can replace just the ASN application and Bridging Application. If the customer wants a single window interface a Banyan Dekstop and Banyan Grid combination would be all that is required.

So the 3 scenarios would be