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Akis MARKOPOULOS

Chief Technology Officer

Viictor’s approach is fundamentally collaborative and integrative. The integration capabilities offered by Viictor are the outcome of years of R&D in the field of Service Oriented Architecture, Semantic Web Technologies, and Robotics Process Automation.

Ecosystem-based, open integration architecture

Viictor runs on a powerful enterprise integration platform, featuring Vivansa’s built-in Froggg’s middleware by default, which transcends traditional system integration by creating a comprehensive ecosystem connection that bridges organisational boundaries. Unlike conventional integration approaches mainly focused on linking internal systems, Viictor builds a holistic network encompassing all participants in your global trade ecosystem – from your enterprise systems (the “Focal Organisation” to which Viictor’s controls apply) to the full spectrum of external stakeholders throughout your supply chain.

Importantly, Viictor is designed as a complementary solution that enhances – rather than replaces – existing systems in the Customs and Global Trade Management landscape. Viictor does not compete with current GTMS vendors, ERPs, or transportation management systems. Instead, it serves as an AI-powered business orchestration layer that allows these specialised systems to deliver their core strengths more effectively within a connected business ecosystem.

Two-way Integration: Consume and Expose

This ecosystem-based approach recognises that global trade compliance doesn’t exist in isolation within your organisation, but rather emerges from the complex interplay between multiple parties across international borders. Viictor creates secure, intelligent data pipelines that connect not only your internal systems (e.g. SAP GTS, QAD, Blue Yonder, E2open, Infor Nexus, or transport management systems) but extends outward to incorporate:

  • Suppliers who provide crucial origin data and product specifications
  • Freight forwarders managing the physical movement of goods
  • Customs brokers handling declaration filings
  • Transportation providers across all modes of transport
  • Regulatory authorities in various jurisdictions
  • Customers who provide service orders and essential destination information
  • Service providers offering specialised compliance services (e.g. origin calculation)

ViictorAPI: Extending Compliance Intelligence

Additionally, Viictor exposes its own comprehensive API, ViictorAPI, following the OpenAPI specification. This standardised interface enables third-party solutions to leverage Viictor’s powerful compliance intelligence services, allowing your existing applications and systems to:

  • Access real-time compliance risk assessments
  • Retrieve regulatory requirements for specific trade lanes
  • Validate customs classifications and valuations
  • Query documentation requirements for specific shipments
  • Tap into Viictor’s AI-driven trade compliance intelligence

By offering this bidirectional integration approach, Viictor not only consumes data from your ecosystem but also serves as a compliance intelligence provider for your broader technology landscape.

Transforming Fragmented Data into Unified Intelligence

This federated approach transforms fragmented information across the entire trade ecosystem into actionable trade compliance intelligence, allowing Trade Departments to maintain visibility and control even when operations extend beyond the enterprise’s immediate systems. The smart master data management layer eliminates data silos both within and beyond your organisation, creating a unified view of your global trade operations.

For organisations leveraging enterprise data platforms such as Palantir Foundry, Databricks Lakehouse, or Informatica IDMC, Viictor also has the potential to be deployed directly within these environments (e.g. through their respective marketplaces), extending your existing data infrastructure with specialised customs and global trade compliance capabilities that incorporate the broader ecosystem view.

By implementing this ecosystem-based integration approach, Viictor doesn’t just enhance your internal systems – it creates a collaborative compliance environment that includes all relevant parties in your global trade network, ensuring seamless information flow and coordinated compliance operations across organisational boundaries. This flexible, inclusive deployment approach ensures Viictor enhances your current technology investments while providing the advanced AI-driven Customs & Global Trade Compliance capabilities your global operations require.

Technologies and Protocols

When integrating with legacy systems to access their data sources, Viictor can utilise a variety of technologies and protocols. Here’s a comprehensive list of the integration methods Viictor can employ to connect with existing enterprise systems.

File-based Integration

  • SFTP/FTP/FTPS: Secure file transfer protocols for scheduled batch transfers of data files
  • File Shares: Access to network-mounted directories where systems deposit export files
  • CSV/XML/JSON File Drops: Processing of structured data files in common formats
  • EDI (Electronic Data Interchange): Support for standardized business document formats like X12 or EDIFACT

API-Based Integration

  • REST APIs: Modern web service integration with JSON payloads
  • SOAP Web Services: XML-based protocol for accessing web services
  • GraphQL: Query language for APIs that provides more efficient data retrieval
  • OData: Open protocol for creating and consuming queryable and interoperable REST APIs

Enterprise Integration Patterns

  • Message Queues: Systems like RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, or IBM MQ
  • Enterprise Service Bus (ESB): Connection through existing enterprise middleware
  • Event Streaming Platforms: Integration with Kafka or similar event streaming systems

ERP-Specific Connectors

  • SAP Connectors: RFC, BAPI, IDoc, and OData interfaces for SAP systems
  • Oracle Integration Cloud: Connectors for Oracle E-Business Suite
  • Microsoft Dynamics Connectors: Integration points for Dynamics systems

Viictor Integration Ecosystem

Successfully Implemented Integrations

These vendors have successfully integrated with Viictor in production environments, as demonstrated in various business cases:

  • SAP Global Trade Services (GTS): Bidirectional integration enabling enhanced customs management and compliance
  • QAD: Connected integration for manufacturing-specific trade compliance needs
  • Alpega TMS (formerly INET): Transportation management integration for compliance-aware logistics
  • MIC: Specialized customs declaration and origin calculation services integration

Additional Compatible Systems

Viictor’s architecture is designed to integrate with a wide range of additional systems. While not yet implemented in production environments, Viictor has the technical capability to connect with:

  • E2open
  • Blue Yonder (formerly JDA)
  • Infor Nexus
  • Palantir Foundry
  • Databricks Lakehouse
  • Informatica IDMC
  • Other regional Customs-Related Service Providers (CRSPs)

(see also our Vendors Inventory below)

Become a Viictor Integration Partner

Viictor’s ecosystem-based approach is designed to complement—not replace—existing systems in the Customs and Global Trade Management landscape. As stated in our philosophy, Viictor does not compete with current GTMS vendors, ERPs, or transportation management systems. Instead, we serve as an AI-powered business orchestration layer that helps specialised systems deliver their core strengths more effectively within a connected business ecosystem.

We actively seek new integration partnerships to expand our ecosystem and provide even more value to mutual customers. If your solution serves the global trade, customs compliance, or supply chain spaces, we’d like to hear from you.

Benefits of Integrating with Viictor

  • Expanded Market Reach: Connect with Viictor’s growing customer base of multinational enterprises seeking integrated compliance solutions
  • Enhanced Value Proposition: Offer your customers seamless integration with Viictor’s AI-powered customs compliance capabilities
  • Complementary Capabilities: Leverage Viictor’s specialized compliance intelligence while maintaining your core product focus
  • Joint Go-to-Market Opportunities: Explore collaborative marketing and sales initiatives with Vivansa
  • Technology Visibility: Have your solution showcased in our official vendors inventory

Submit Your Integration Request

We welcome integration inquiries from:

  • ERP Systems
  • Global Trade Management Software (GTMS)
  • Transportation Management Systems (TMS)
  • Customs-Related Service Providers (CRSPs)
  • Data Integration and Analytics Platforms
  • Supply Chain Management Solutions
  • Trade Documentation Systems
  • Regulatory Compliance Solutions

Please complete the form below to start the integration partnership process. Our integration team will review your submission and contact you within 5 business days to discuss next steps.

Next Steps After Submission

  1. Initial Review (5 business days): Our integration team will assess your submission to determine alignment potential.
  2. Discovery Call: We’ll schedule a technical overview session to understand integration requirements.
  3. Partner Agreement: If there’s mutual interest, we’ll establish a formal integration partnership.
  4. Technical Implementation: Our teams will collaborate on the technical integration approach.
  5. Testing & Validation: Rigorous testing ensures a seamless customer experience.
  6. Documentation & Launch: We’ll create joint documentation and announce the integration.
  7. Ongoing Support: Continuous collaboration to enhance the integration over time.

Contact Our Integration Team

For questions about integration partnerships or technical specifications, contact our Integration Team Lead at integrations@vivansa.com.

Viictor API: Extending Compliance Intelligence Through Open Standards

Viictor doesn’t just connect with your existing systems — it also offers extensive API capabilities that allow any third-party solution to leverage its powerful compliance intelligence services. By publishing our comprehensive API using the OpenAPI 3.1.0 specification, we’ve created a standards-based approach that makes Viictor’s capabilities accessible to virtually any application in your technology ecosystem.

OpenAPI: The Industry Standard for API Documentation

Our decision to implement the OpenAPI specification reflects our commitment to open standards and seamless integration. This widely adopted specification provides:

  • Complete Documentation: Comprehensive, machine-readable documentation of all available endpoints, parameters, and responses
  • Interactive Testing: Try-it-now capabilities that allow developers to experiment with API calls in real-time
  • Code Generation: Automatic client library generation in multiple programming languages
  • Standardised Security: Consistent authentication mechanisms that align with industry best practices

Key API Capabilities

Viictor’s API exposes a rich set of compliance intelligence services, including:

  • Compliance Checks: Submit product, transaction, or shipment data for real-time compliance validation
  • Regulatory Intelligence: Query up-to-date regulatory information specific to particular trade lanes or product categories
  • Goods Accounting Services: Access AI-powered Customs goods accounting capabilities
  • Ecosystem Connectivity: Extend Viictor’s ecosystem approach by connecting additional trade participants
  • Control Point Management: Programmatically define and monitor compliance control points
  • Compliance Dashboards: Embed Viictor’s compliance visualisations into third-party applications

Integration Scenarios

Viictor’s API has the potential to enable diverse integration scenarios:

  • Custom Applications: Connect in-house developed trade management applications directly to Viictor’s compliance engine
  • Legacy System Extension: Extend older systems with modern compliance capabilities without replacing them
  • Mobile Applications: Power mobile compliance apps for field staff or executives
  • Business Intelligence Tools: Feed compliance data into visualization platforms like Power BI or Tableau
  • Workflow Systems: Trigger compliance checks from workflow solutions
  • Data Platforms: Enhance data platforms like Palantir Foundry, Databricks Lakehouse, or Informatica IDMC with programmatic access to compliance intelligence
  • Industry-Specific Applications: Enable specialized industry solutions to incorporate advanced compliance features

Soon to Come: Developer Portal – To further enhance our ecosystem integration approach, Vivansa is excited to announce the upcoming launch of our dedicated developer portal. This comprehensive resource will provide integration partners with everything they need to successfully connect with Viictor’s powerful compliance intelligence capabilities.

Vendors inventory

Viictor’s flexible architecture allows it to utilise whichever integration method is most appropriate for each specific system in your technology landscape, ensuring robust connections regardless of the age or technology stack of your existing systems. Moreover, the tables below make a (non-exhaustive) inventory of supporting vendors’ products Victor is already able to / has the potential to interact with thanks to these extensive technical integration capabilities. Those for which a successful integration in production environments has been achieved are marked as “Verified”.

SAP Global Trade Services (GTS) is an enterprise solution designed to automate and streamline global trade processes, including customs management, compliance, risk management, and trade preference management. It helps organisations navigate complex international trade regulations, manage customs declarations, and ensure compliance with global trade laws.

Integration with Viictor’s data integration layer (running Froggg’s) enables bidirectional data flow between SAP GTS and Viictor’s AI-driven compliance engine. Viictor extracts critical trade data from SAP GTS, including product classifications, trade preference claims, and customs declarations. This integration enhances SAP GTS’s capabilities by extending compliance visibility beyond organisational boundaries, connecting with external trade participants like customs brokers and freight forwarders. Viictor supplements SAP GTS data with external ecosystem information, feeding enriched compliance intelligence back into SAP GTS to improve decision-making, reduce compliance risks, and create a more comprehensive view of trade operations.

QAD is an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system specialised for manufacturing industries, offering modules for supply chain management, financials, production, and global trade management. The platform enables manufacturers to manage international operations efficiently while addressing the complexities of cross-border trade.

Viictor’s integration with QAD systems creates an intelligent compliance layer that enhances QAD’s native trade capabilities. Viictor’s relying data integration layer (running Frogggs) extracts relevant trade data from QAD, including product specifications, bill of materials, shipment details, and commercial invoice information. This data is processed through Viictor’s AI compliance engine and enriched with information from external trade participants in the ecosystem. The integration allows organisations to maintain their QAD system as the system of record while expanding compliance capabilities through Viictor’s ecosystem approach, which connects suppliers, freight forwarders, and regulatory authorities to the central QAD environment, creating a unified compliance framework that transcends QAD’s internal boundaries.

E2open is a cloud-based supply chain management platform that provides end-to-end visibility across complex global supply networks. The solution offers capabilities for global trade management, supply planning, logistics, and channel management, helping organizations connect and orchestrate their extended supply chain.

Viictor’s integration with E2open amplifies the platform’s global trade capabilities through ecosystem connectivity. Frogggs establishes data pipelines that capture trade-relevant information from E2open, including product details, shipment information, and partner data. Viictor then extends this data foundation by connecting with external trade participants not directly integrated into E2open. The bidirectional integration allows compliance insights generated within Viictor’s ecosystem to flow back into E2open, enhancing decision-making and creating a more comprehensive trade compliance environment. This integration enables organizations to maintain E2open as their supply chain backbone while leveraging Viictor’s specialized AI compliance capabilities and broader ecosystem connections.

Blue Yonder (formerly JDA Software) offers comprehensive supply chain planning and execution solutions with capabilities spanning inventory optimization, warehouse management, transportation management, and advanced forecasting. The platform helps organizations synchronize their end-to-end supply chain operations with predictive insights.

When integrated with Viictor, Blue Yonder’s supply chain data becomes part of a broader trade compliance ecosystem. Viictor’s relying data integration layer (running Frogggs) connects with Blue Yonder to extract logistical information, inventory movements, transportation plans, and supplier details. Viictor enriches this operational data with compliance intelligence from customs brokers, regulatory authorities, and other external partners. The integration enables organisations to embed compliance considerations into their Blue Yonder-driven supply chain planning and execution processes. By connecting Blue Yonder’s internal logistics and planning capabilities with external trade participants, Viictor creates a compliance-aware supply chain ecosystem that minimises trade disruptions and optimises cross-border movements.

Infor (formerly known as Infor Nexus) is a cloud-based supply chain platform that focuses on connecting global supply chain partners through a network-based approach. The solution provides visibility and collaboration capabilities across procurement, logistics, and financial supply chain processes, with built-in trade compliance features.

Viictor’s integration with Infor extends the platform’s network-based approach with specialised AI-driven compliance capabilities. Viictor’s relying data integration layer (running Frogggs) connects with Infor to extract critical supply chain data, including purchase orders, shipments, and logistics information. Viictor then complements this data with compliance intelligence gathered from regulatory authorities, customs brokers, and other specialized compliance service providers. The integration creates a comprehensive trade compliance ecosystem that builds upon Infor’s network foundation. By connecting Infor with additional compliance-focused external partners, Viictor helps organisations transform their Infor environment into a comprehensive global trade compliance hub with enhanced AI-driven capabilities.

Alpega TMS (formerly known as INET) is a specialized transportation management system designed to optimize logistics operations, manage freight movements, and coordinate carrier relationships. The platform helps organizations streamline their transportation processes with capabilities for planning, execution, and freight cost management for shippers worldwide.

Viictor’s integration with Alpega TMS creates a compliance-aware transportation management environment. Viictor’s relying data integration layer (running Frogggs) establishes connections to extract transportation data from Alpega TMS, including shipping routes, carrier information, and delivery schedules. This logistical data is then enriched with compliance requirements gathered from customs brokers, regulatory authorities, and other external trade participants. The integration enables organizations to incorporate compliance considerations into their transportation planning and execution processes managed through Alpega TMS. By connecting Alpega’s transportation focus with Viictor’s broader trade compliance ecosystem, organisations can proactively address compliance requirements during transportation planning, reducing delays and compliance risks during cross-border movements.

Froggg’s (short for Federating Relationships On the Giant Global Graph) is Vivansa’s enterprise data platform, which enables people, organisations, and their digital environments to federate their business values to build and maintain better collaborations and increased interoperability. Froggg’s achieves this objective by: Connecting People through the Froggg’s Social Enabler; Linking Data through the Froggg’s Semantic Enabler; and Composing Services through the Froggg’s Service Enabler. Data is at the heart of Froggg’s, maintained in RDF Graph Stores through the definition of Datasets governed by Repositories. Other sources of data can also be federated through SPARQL Endpoints as well as using the offered EDI Service when data is available through other formats or channels. In Froggg’s, as a Semantic Enabler, data should always refer to Taxonomies and Ontologies — its classification, meaning, models, rules, and constraints. As a Social Enabler, taxonomies and ontologies enable people to agree on how to federate data before machines can exchange it and reason on it, for example through web services and rules engines. Fundamentally, Froggg’s defines a set of foundational and reference taxonomies and ontologies to offer a baseline for federation.

Viictor’s integration with Froggg’s leverages the middleware’s powerful federation capabilities to create a seamless ecosystem for global trade compliance management. This integration allows Viictor to connect disparate systems, both within and outside an organisation, through Froggg’s three core enablers. The Social Enabler facilitates collaboration between all stakeholders in the global trade process, from internal teams to external partners like customs brokers and freight forwarders. The Semantic Enabler ensures data consistency across different systems by maintaining standardized taxonomies and ontologies specific to trade compliance, enabling meaningful interpretation of information regardless of its source. Meanwhile, the Service Enabler allows Viictor to compose and orchestrate various services (both internal and external) needed for comprehensive compliance management. By utilising Froggg’s RDF Graph Store architecture, Viictor can maintain rich, interconnected datasets that represent the complex relationships in global trade operations. This enables sophisticated compliance control points to be established and monitored in real-time. Furthermore, Froggg’s ability to federate external data sources through SPARQL endpoints and EDI services means Viictor can incorporate information from legacy systems and third-party providers without requiring extensive system overhauls. This foundational integration empowers Viictor to function as an intelligent control tower that orchestrates compliance activities across organizations’ entire trade ecosystem while maintaining data sovereignty and security.

Palantir Foundry is an enterprise data platform that integrates, manages, and secures data while enabling advanced analytics and operational applications. The platform combines data integration, analysis, and operational capabilities to help organizations transform their data into actionable insights.

Viictor’s integration with Palantir Foundry leverages the platform’s robust data foundation while adding specialised customs and global trade compliance capabilities. Through Palantir’s marketplace, Viictor has the potential to deploy directly within the Foundry environment, accessing existing data assets while introducing Customs- and Global Trade Compliance-specific AI models and ecosystem connections. This integration allows organisations to maintain Foundry as their central data platform while extending its capabilities to include specialised Customs & Trade compliance functions. Viictor enhances Foundry’s data with external trade ecosystem information from suppliers, customs brokers, and regulatory authorities, creating a comprehensive compliance intelligence layer within the Palantir environment. This integration allows organisations to leverage both Foundry’s powerful data capabilities and Viictor’s specialised trade compliance expertise without data duplication or system fragmentation.

Databricks Lakehouse is a unified data platform that combines the best elements of data lakes and data warehouses, providing a single solution for data engineering, data science, machine learning, and analytics. The platform enables organizations to process and analyse massive volumes of structured and unstructured data.

Viictor has the potential to integrate with Databricks Lakehouse through marketplace deployment, embedding specialised trade compliance capabilities within the Databricks environment. Frogggs connects to existing data assets within the Lakehouse architecture, transforming raw trade data into compliance intelligence through specialized AI models. The integration extends beyond the Databricks environment to incorporate external trade participants like customs brokers and freight forwarders, creating a connected compliance ecosystem. This deployment approach allows organisations to leverage their Databricks investment while adding Viictor’s specialized Customs & Trade compliance capabilities. Viictor processes trade data within the Databricks environment and enriches it with external ecosystem information, creating a comprehensive compliance intelligence layer that operates seamlessly within the Lakehouse architecture.

Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) is a comprehensive cloud-native platform for data integration, data quality, master data management, and data governance. The platform helps organizations manage their data assets across cloud and on-premises environments with AI-driven capabilities for data discovery and integration.

Viictor has the potential to integrate with Informatica IDMC to enhance the platform’s data management capabilities with specialised trade compliance functions. Deployed through Informatica’s marketplace, Viictor operates within the IDMC environment, accessing existing data pipelines and master data while introducing trade-specific AI models and ecosystem connections. The integration allows organisations to maintain IDMC as their central data management platform while extending its scope to include the broader trade ecosystem. Viictor complements IDMC’s data management strengths with specialised compliance intelligence gathered from external participants like regulatory authorities and customs brokers. This creates a comprehensive trade compliance framework that operates within the Informatica environment while connecting to the broader global trade ecosystem.

MIC is a leading provider of global customs and trade compliance software solutions based in Austria, with an expanded international presence across Europe and beyond. MIC offers specialized tools for customs declarations, origin calculation, supplier solicitation, and various other compliance-focused modules.

Viictor’s integration with MIC represents a practical example of Viictor’s ecosystem-based approach, where specialised external service providers are seamlessly incorporated into the compliance orchestration process. Through its data integration capabilities, Viictor connects with MIC systems to leverage their specialised services for specific compliance functions like customs declaration filing, supplier solicitation for origin information, and formal origin calculation. This targeted integration allows organisations (e.g. Lear Corporation in the UK) to maintain their investment in MIC’s specialised modules while benefiting from Viictor’s overarching compliance orchestration and control tower functionality. Rather than replacing MIC, Viictor enhances its value by coordinating these services within the broader trade compliance ecosystem, ensuring that the specialised capabilities of MIC are properly integrated into the organisation’s overall compliance workflows. This collaborative approach exemplifies how Viictor works alongside best-of-breed compliance solutions to create a comprehensive, connected compliance environment.

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