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Mercedes Benz's E-Biz Solution: The Factory Delivery Reservation System

            

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The Design of FDRS Contd...

FIGURE I
SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE OF FDRS


Source: MBUSI

The former that acted as the ‘internal Domino server'was placed behind a firewall11. It replicated databases through the firewall to the external server. The replication, which was encrypted, represented the primary means by which the FDRS system achieved security.

Netfinity 3000 acted as an ‘external Domino server.'It had public information and was also the primary communication linkage for dealers. The back-end of the FDRS was equipped with an Oracle database that updated the internal Domino server database with order information.

The updation was done using Lotus Enterprise Integrator. The data which was replicated to the internal Domino server included lists of valid dealers and lists of order numbers.

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11] A system designed to prevent unauthorized access to or from a private network. Firewalls can be implemented in both hardware and software. Firewalls are frequently used to prevent unauthorized Internet users from accessing private networks connected to the Internet, especially intranets. All messages entering or leaving the intranet pass through the firewall, which examines each message and blocks those that do not meet the specified security criteria.

Case Details

Case Code : ITSY009
Themes: e-Supply Chain Management
Case Length : 06 Pages
Period : 1990-2001
Organization : SciQuest.com
Pub Date : 2002
Teaching Note : Available
Countries : USA
Industry : Information Technology (Electronic Commerce)

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