The money$-$saving component of information technology makes it an ideal solution for accessing and sharing information externally as well. Two types of information technologies in this area are electronic data interchange and web services. The following scenarios provide an example of each:

Scenario $1$

Jared is working to create a communication network between a parts supplier and the myriad businesses it sells to$.$ His challenge is that each company has its own parts numbering system, and he needs to create technology that automatically handles these differences. If he doesn't, the companies may go elsewhere to order parts.

Scenario $2$

Brian is meeting with administrative staff of both a physician's office and a testing laboratory to let them know that they will be able to communicate patient information after they both convert their patient identification systems to $10-$digit numbers. Currently, one uses a $9-$digit sequence and the other uses an $11-$digit sequence. $q,$ is an example of web services, a type of technology that allows a company to send information to another company