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                          •  MyLinks  Shows a list of personal links for the user.
                          •  Personalization sites  Content personalized based on a user’s role in the
                             organization.
                          •  Colleague Tracker  Allows users to track changes in their colleagues’ MySites.
                          •  Outlook e-mail  Displays a user’s e-mail and calendar information from Exchange.
                          •  Distribution groups  From the public view, you can see the distribution groups
                             that you belong to. When looking at a colleague’s MySite, you can see the
                             distribution groups you have in common.


                      NOTE  If your deployment of MOSS has the necessary multilanguage packs and templates installed,
                         users can create their MySite in one of the languages available on the system. This is useful if
                         you’re part of a global organization, and users in Norway or China want to develop MySites.

                 Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)

                      It is also becoming more prevalent for organizations to manage their supply chains or deal
                      with vendors and other companies using Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). EDI allows
                      businesses, governmental entities, and other organizations a way to exchange entire
                      documents.                                                                            PART III
                         EDI allows the electronic exchange of business documents, such as purchase orders,
                      invoices, ship notices, and over 250 others in a standardized format. Here are some of the
                      benefits to using EDI:

                          •  Significant savings with lower EDI costs
                          •  Increased staff efficiency
                          •  A secure environment
                          •  Increased efficiency through the ability to send and receive any type of file

                         As Figure 6-8 illustrates, organizations send orders to other companies via EDI, thus
                      speeding up the process over conventionally mailed requests.








                                                     Value Added Network
                                                          (VAN)
                                      Your                                     Partner’s
                                   organization                               organization
                      FIGURE 6-8  EDI speeds up the process of working with B2B partners.
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