Difference between EDI and EAI?

[Former Member]

Hello,

probably a stupid question, but what is the difference between EDI and EAI?

It appears to me that both are pretty much the same..

Thanks.

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Dave Wolles

[MichalKrawczyk · Accepted solution]

Hi Dave,

EDI:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Data_Interchange

EAI:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterprise_application_integration

it's like a difference between an FTP and protocol

FTP is also a protocol but protocol is much bigger

Regards,

michal

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[Former Member]

Hi,

gud amount of info:

regards

[prabhu_s2]

EAI - Enterperise Application Integration. Examples include XI, oracle fusion, websphere etc

EDI -Electronic Data Interchange and Application Link Enabling (ALE) are used to exchange business data between systems. one example of edi system is gentran. it is a message format in form of standards like EDIFACT, X12 etc

[Former Member]

So can I say that EDI is used in EAI systems?

[Former Member]

Hi,

Yes, you can say "EDI is used in EAI".

Cheers.,

Stallin

[Former Member]

Hi;

EDI is Electronic Data Exchange which is used for specific industry standard message exchange with third party .

EAI is Enterprise Application Integration which has it all XI,TIBCO,Webmethods etc.

mudit