Babelgom.com - B2B Messaging Platform

B2B messaging platform Babelgom offers to ‘connect all of your trading partners, regardless of platform’. Their on demand integration service is available from any web browser. It also aims to cover a lot of ground: it handles web, ftp, smtp/pop3, soap, and AS1/AS2/AS3 connectivity protocols. Babelgom enables data exchange regardless of the technical reqs and proficiencies of a company’s trading partners. No software installation is required. There are three major componenets: the messaging engine which routes, monitors, transformsa dn measures data traffic; the self service, a web based console use to set up parameters and user authorizations; then there’s the catalogue, a repository of all channels created by Babelgom users. Babelgom is offerin its 1.o version at no cost; as it’s in semi private beta, you’ll have to send them an email in order to gain access to the site.

“Babelgom is a B2B messaging platform. It transports your messages to/from your partners across various communication protocols (AS2, SMTP, FTP, etc). It transforms messages into/from the respective data standards used by your applications and those of your partners. Babelgom offers the most simple and efficient way to automate data exchange with your trading partners.”

Babelgom is more extensive than other B2B platforms. It’s also got a simple, easy to use user interface which anyone can work with, without having to have amazing technical prowess. Information controls are easily implemented, and data can be sent in a matter of clicks. Babelgom also gets points for being accessible to everyone as it doesn’t require that both parties use it to work.

The site is a tad overwhelming and users looking to find direct info may get lost. Besides that Babelgom doesn’t really offer much in the way of novelty or quality. Their product does pretty much what other services do without adding to mix.