EXTOL International Enhances Capabilities of Flagship Integration Software

POTTSVILLE, Pa., Dec. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- EXTOL International, a leading provider of automated e-business integration software and services, today released an updated version of its flagship EXTOL Business Integrator 2.6 (EBI 2.6) integration middleware. Released in August 2012, EBI 2.6 introduced cloud-sourced mapping pattern support for faster integration mapping based on community best practices.

The latest EBI 2.6 release provides access to all inbound and outbound EDI connections for multiple users, enabling greater control and monitoring of integration process health. Users can now also view all relevant reports and exceptions within an expanded, secure online dashboard.

Through the new dashboard feature, EBI 2.6 users can review and analyze:

• Detailed activity reporting by trading partner, document type, date range, and status
• The entire lifecycle of EDI document sets through user created search codes with pre-defined reference values
• EDI trading partner message transmission success rates and functional acknowledgement reporting
• System status reports, including resource usage monitoring

"Business activity monitoring of EDI and other e-business integration processes is essential to managing service levels that can affect vendor scorecards and trading partner relationships," said Jim O'Leary, e-Business solutions expert at EXTOL. "The new dashboard introduced by EBI 2.6 gives EXTOL customers in-depth information to identify and respond to operational exceptions faster."

EBI 2.6 is the latest in EXTOL's line of offerings that automate interactions between applications, data, trading partners and cloud services. Featuring the industry's first cloud-based Integration Pattern Repository™ for storing and reusing mapping patterns, EBI 2.6 extends EXTOL's lead in Design-Time Automation™, delivering unique features that provide unparalleled productivity and cost savings, especially for companies with many different trading partner and application interfaces.

For more information about EXTOL International and its business integration tools, visit www.extol.com.

About EXTOL International

EXTOL International, Inc. is a leading provider of business integration software and services, enabling enterprises to connect with their customers and suppliers, and to integrate business processes and information with internal or cloud-based applications. EXTOL's comprehensive, easy-to-implement integration solutions generate results in a fraction of the time and with significantly less resource commitment than similar solutions. For companies that often struggle with limited budgets, resources and skills, EXTOL provides the same level of partner integration and performance that larger organizations enjoy without the high cost or effort usually associated with integration solutions. The combination of EXTOL's leading-edge technology and team of industry experts ensures an effective solution for automated trading partner communication. For more information about EXTOL, visit www.extol.com.

SOURCE EXTOL International, Inc.