It seems that everywhere you turn in the tech world (OK, with the exception of big data, mobile, social networking and the cloud), the talk these days is of server virtualization. As a manufacturer or supplier, this should be on your radar, too.

It’s hard enough keeping track of EDI messages, standards, deadlines and systems requirements for different countries’ tax authority. And requirements change quickly, so if you’re a growing company, the cost of supporting those requirements gets expensive. The challenge with e-invoicing is that traditional technology approaches have not worked to streamline what is an inter-company process, according to industry observers.