IBM
Consultant
- Spirit of openness, simplification and standardization
- Embodied by the 4-corner-model
- Combination of AI, analytics and blockchain with supply chain data
- United States
- Company size: 10'000 + employees
- Countries with special expertise: Ireland, United States, Germany
- Geographical reach: Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America
Company Profile
IBM has been a leading global provider of electronic trade, supply chain, invoicing and EDI-based services for over 30 years. As founder-member of OpenPEPPOL, IBM has operated PEPPOL services since 2007, and in 2018, rebuilt its global PEPPOL infrastructure entirely, and now operates 3 access point clusters, located in Dublin, Ohio, and Frankfurt, Germany, and serving the global markets. On-premise PEPPOL capabilities are offered by a number of IBM Business Partners. IBM is deeply committed to the spirit of openness, simplification and standardization embodied by the 4-corner-model, and sees this as key to unlocking global electronic trade interoperability. In addition to traditional EDI services, IBM has invested heavily in combining AI, Analytics and blockchain capabilities with supply chain data, in order to facilitate better insight and value
Description of Solution
IBM Sterling e-Invoicing uses the electronic signature method for compliance. This is a form of digital signature where invoices are digitally signed by the seller using keys approved by the government of the country in question and the signature is then verified by the buyer. In future invoice audits, their authenticity and integrity can be easily verified by re-validating the signatures of archived invoices. The electronic signature method is preferred by the tax authorities. It is a technical solution and it provides a clear technical guarantee of the authenticity and integrity of an invoice.
Functions:
- A vendor process that supports the signing of invoices.
- A buyer process that supports signature verification and invoice verification.
- An archiving process, to meet country-specific archiving requirements