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Communication, the piece of EDI technology, which complements the translator, should be viewed as an extension of existing capabilities. The difference in communication for EDI is not in the technology; rather, it lies in the fact that the other party is outside the organization's network environment.

 

Most organizations have communications, which serve various elements of their internal computing requirements. Terminals in remote locations are connected to host computers, which are, in turn, connected to each other. Wide Area Networks (WANs) connect geographically dispersed facilities and Local Area Networks (LANs) serve logical work groups or physical sites.