Reliable EDI message delivery. Every time.
Foundational’s Value Added Network (VAN) provides the secure messaging infrastructure that connects your business to trading partners who require VAN-based EDI — with the reliability and compliance your supply chain depends on.
What is a VAN?
A Value Added Network is a private, secure communications network that routes EDI documents between trading partners. Think of it as a trusted postal service for business transactions — ensuring every document is delivered, tracked, and available for both parties.
Encrypted, private document exchange
Messages held until your partner retrieves them
Complete transmission history for every document
More than just message routing
Foundational’s VAN is integrated with our full managed service platform — so your VAN connectivity is part of a complete, managed EDI solution, not a standalone piece you have to manage separately.
Translation & Mapping
We translate between EDI standards (X12, EDIFACT) and your internal formats — so your ERP receives data in the format it expects, regardless of what your partner sends.
Protocol Bridging
Connect VAN-based partners with AS2, SFTP, and API-based partners on the same platform. We handle the routing and translation between protocols transparently.
Real-Time Visibility
Track every transaction — sent, received, acknowledged, and errored. Our monitoring team watches your traffic 24/7 and resolves exceptions before they become problems.
Compliance & Acknowledgments
Automatic 997 functional acknowledgments, transaction validation, and compliance checking against your trading partners’ exact specifications.
Interconnect Agreements
Already using a different VAN? We maintain interconnect agreements with all major VAN providers, so your partners on other networks can still connect seamlessly.
Document Archiving
All transactions are archived with full audit trails — critical for dispute resolution, compliance audits, and chargeback defense.
When VAN is the right choice
Choose VAN when…
- Your trading partner requires VAN connectivity as a condition of doing business
- You need a neutral third party to prove message delivery in disputes
- Your partner has a complex, high-volume document exchange that needs reliable queuing
- You’re connecting to legacy systems that don’t support AS2 or SFTP
Consider direct (AS2/SFTP) when…
- Your partner supports modern direct-connect protocols
- You want the lowest per-transaction cost at high volumes
- Latency is a concern and real-time transmission matters
- You’re building a modern, API-first integration architecture
Many of Foundational’s customers use both — VAN for partners that require it, direct connection for everyone else. We manage both on the same platform with unified monitoring and support.
Connect any partner, any way they need it
Whether your partners require VAN, AS2, SFTP, or API — Foundational handles the connections so you don’t have to manage multiple providers or protocols.
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