1. STASIS INTRODUCTION The Step by Step guide to Introducing STASIS Software

2. Efficient Business Integration requires…. Company 1Company 2 Co-ordinate BUY OR SELL Align Business Processes Align Interaction Processes Align Data Structure Agree on communication Agree Align Semantics Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Already Available through many sources Typically via Email Systems The Focus of the STASIS Project Via Use of common Platforms Typically via Email Systems ALIGNED COMMUNICATIONS

3. Example within the Automotive Sector – Stock Control Min-Max Inventory Replenishment Request Stock Level Delivery Avice Receipt SupplierCustomer Supplier checks the stock level periodical and refills customer stock automatically. In addition the Customer orders specific parts. In order to do this, the partners need to agree their trading environment.

4. Example within Furniture Sector - Collaborative Working Collaborative Business Process Manufacturer AManufacturer B Exchange of: specific pieces of furniture or accessories business documents such as: RFQ, Quote, invoice, packing list, … In order to do this, the companies involved need to agree their business environment Accessories can be: Bronze, Marble, Glass parts Those processes can be: Administrative Processes, logistical processes and manufacturer processes, among others

5. Customer / Buyer Customers Business Profile: Searching Suppliers / Sellers Approves Supplier / Seller Defines Business Process Looking at processes such as deciphering a customer order we note that there are many variables required to be understood between the participating Organisations. Typical Naming of variables within the coding would be different in each organisation

6. A semantic cross reference example A simple demonstration of how different Organisation may define the same item under different categories. We as humans all understand what a pencil is whether we are in China or Lithuania. But think how it is described in an electronic format. Organisation 1Organisation 2

7. STASIS Business Cooperation Now think about the difficulty of Mapping many variables that might refer to the same item but due to the definition of such items being different in a variety of organisations, standard software would miss these relationships.

8. Example Applications that may eventually incorporate STASIS technology to help map common components

9. STASIS Comparator helps to create cross reference relationships

10. An Example of Defining Relationships

11. Cross References can be used to feed in to transformations tools (developed outside of STASIS) Customer / Buyer Order Customer Order in Supplier / Provider Format Transformation Script

12. STASIS – Enabling Business Opportunities Data modelling Processes Typically Delivered via Web Services Minimal Interfacing Clever Use of Ontology And Semantic Models Helping Organisations to find new business opportunities with minimal cost and resource effort Company 1 Company 2 Minimal Interfacing