What is a Value Added Network (VAN)?

Value Added Networks simplify the communication process by reducing the number of parties that you have to communicate with. VANs insert themselves between trading partners. They typically operate on a mailbox scenario where a company would send a transaction to a VAN and the VAN would then place the transaction in the mailbox of the receiver. The receiver would then contact the VAN and pick up any transactions it might have and then send anything it might need to send. It is very similar to email, but rather than being unstructured text, it is used for structured standardized data. EasyLink operates a Value Added Network that provides this ‘mailboxing’ type of service and transmits the data using the Internet.

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