System for business suite and network integration

A process comprising:

• maintaining a suite of business applications in a computer system;
• maintaining an add-on module that is coupled to the suite of business applications;
• and
• transmitting data from the suite of business applications to a network via the add-on module and a direct web service call using Commerce eXtensible Markup Language (cXML);
• wherein the network is configured to operate using cXML;
• and
• wherein the direct web service call uses no middleware between the suite of business applications and the network.

A memory device, the memory device communicatively coupled to a processor and comprising instructions which, when performed on the processor, cause the processor to:

• maintain a suite of business applications in a computer system;
• maintain an add-on module that is coupled to the suite of business applications;
• and
• transmit data from the suite of business applications to a network via the add-on module and a direct web service call using Commerce eXtensible Markup Language (cXML);
• wherein the network is configured to operate using cXML;
• and
• wherein the direct web service call uses no middleware between the suite of business applications and the network.