Value-Added Network: Changing limes Force VANS Into New Roles

摘要

Like unhappy partners in a bad marriage, traditional value-added networks are re-thinking their relationships with smaller industry players. Take the case of Internet Commerce Corp., a small VAN. Because ICG provides virtual private network (VPN) services over the Internet, it can offer lower rates for sending electronic data interchange transactions, a crucial offering to many of its customers, who tend to be small and mid-sized businesses.