Tushar Yadav​

T-Systems Connect & Integrate has been certified for the Product Carbon Footprint use case under the latest Catena-X Titan release, supporting standardized exchange of product-level carbon data according to PCF rulebook 4.0 and Catena-X standard CX-0136. As OEMs come to depend on reliable and traceable CO₂ information from their supply chains, suppliers need a practical way to provide it without building and operating dataspace infrastructure themselves. Delivered as a managed, cloud-agnostic service, Connect & Integrate covers the path from collecting and preparing carbon information through to securely sharing it with business partners — a step from isolated sustainability reporting toward interoperable Scope 3 and product-level carbon data chains. The certification adds to a portfolio spanning advisory, onboarding, connectivity and productive business applications, including Company Certificate Management and Traceability, positioning T-Systems as a single partner across the whole Catena-X journey. The capability is already in use, with T-Systems supporting Ford in connecting more than 70 suppliers worldwide to Catena-X.

Exchanging a certificate through Catena-X is only the first step. For automotive suppliers managing growing certificate portfolios, the real work lies in maintaining certificates across sites and business partners, monitoring expiry dates, tracking what has been published and acting on OEM responses. Connect & Integrate from T-Systems is evolving from a certificate exchange solution into an enterprise-ready certificate control system: a central cockpit for inventory and lifecycle activities, dedicated certificate and site views, a consolidated view of partner responses, site information drawn from Cofinity-X, and detailed technical logs when auditing is required. Combined with AI-assisted preparation already in production across hundreds of customers, it creates one connected journey from preparing certificate data to controlling what happens across the entire certificate lifecycle.

Connect & Integrate brings the T-Systems AI power within the solution to support organizations scale up and become efficient in their business workflows within Catena-X. The cross-use-case AI layer sits at the intersection of data preparation and exchange as a business enabler directly within the workflows.

T-Systems has launched Connect & Integrate “Developer edition”, a streamlined environment designed to accelerate Catena-X application development. By removing barriers such as connector setup, compliance alignment, and semantic validation, the platform provides out-of-the-box connectivity with Catena-X–compliant APIs, guided workflows, and built-in compliance tools. Developers gain immediate access to secure, standardized data exchange without managing complex infrastructure, enabling them to focus on building innovative solutions across key use cases like traceability, carbon footprint, and demand management. Positioned as an innovation catalyst, the “Developer edition” empowers startups, integrators, and enterprises to rapidly deliver production-ready applications and drive Catena-X adoption across the automotive value chain.

T-Systems’ Connect & Integrate solution is now fully compatible for the latest Catena-X “Saturn” release, effective November 25, 2025. This milestone enhances secure, cross-company data exchange in the automotive industry by introducing updated standards, stronger interoperability, and robust policy management. Saturn certification enables participants to confidently adopt Catena-X use cases ranging from certificate management to advanced traceability and carbon footprint tracking. With backward compatibility, cloud-agnostic design, and vendor independence, Connect & Integrate ensures scalability for SMEs and global enterprises alike. T-Systems provides expert guidance to support smooth migration from the previous “Jupiter” version, empowering organizations to unlock the full potential of Catena-X Saturn.

The Catena-X Blocking Notifications use case enables suppliers and OEMs to instantly flag quality or compliance issues across the automotive value chain. With T-Systems’ Connect & Integrate solution, companies can seamlessly onboard, exchange standardized messages, and collaborate in real time to prevent disruptions, increase transparency, and strengthen supply chain resilience. This streamlined, no-code approach empowers organizations to activate Catena-X use cases quickly and focus on delivering quality and operational excellence.

T-Systems has launched its Connect & Integrate service on local infrastructure in China, enabling Chinese suppliers and manufacturers to securely and efficiently join the Catena-X ecosystem, bridging connectivity with global OEMs while ensuring data sovereignty and regulatory compliance.

Managing company certificates across multiple business partners is complex and error-prone. T-Systems' Connect & Integrate solution simplifies this with a secure, standardized approach to certificate exchange in the Catena-X network. By leveraging a shared semantic model and automated certificate lifecycle management, organizations can drastically reduce operational overhead, improve compliance, and accelerate onboarding—without needing deep technical knowledge. Whether you're a supplier, OEM, or service provider, this is your path to seamless, scalable certificate management in a federated dataspace.

T-Systems simplifies secure, large-scale file exchange in the Catena-X ecosystem by combining OFTP2 and EDC capabilities. With Connect & Integrate, OEMs and suppliers can transfer sensitive data like CAD files or compliance documents reliably and at scale. Our cloud-ready solution ensures smooth onboarding, uninterrupted communication—even behind firewalls—and full compliance with Catena-X and OFTP2 standards. Whether you're upgrading from legacy OFTP2 workflows or starting fresh, we streamline your journey with minimal disruption and maximum interoperability.