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Sterling Commerce Delivers a Managed File Transfer-Enabled Integration Gateway
Sterling File Gateway Leverages the Power of Managed File Transfer and B2B Integration
| Source: Sterling Commerce
VIENNA, AUSTRIA--(Marketwire - September 15, 2008) - SIBOS 2008 Conference -- Sterling Commerce, an AT&T Inc.
(NYSE : T ) company, today announced a pre-built, single application file
gateway solution that offers point-and-click configuration within a
rules-based architecture.
Sterling File Gateway extends the value chain with managed file
transfer (MFT) capabilities to handle everything from high-frequency
messages and huge periodic file transfers to high volume loads of real-time
data while leveraging the power of business-to-business (B2B) integration
to move data in transit in a manageable way.
According to Gartner, "Although there's still an active market for
stand-alone MFT software solutions, B2B Gateway Software (BGS) vendors
increasingly offer MFT functionality as an embedded feature or add-on
option for their BGS. We expect to see more convergence of the BGS and MFT
markets, particularly from vendors addressing the needs of information
technology (IT) users implementing B2B infrastructure in association with
B2B consolidation projects."(1)
With its advanced partner on-boarding features, extensive communication
channel support and improved business process management, Sterling File
Gateway advances operational execution with predefined, event-driven
business processes and centralized, enhanced management. It provides end-to-end visibility, auditing and reporting services, and the
ability to manage a large number of partners and protocols efficiently.
"Sterling Commerce has been and continues to be a leading provider of B2B
integration and MFT solutions that enable flexible business process
integration across organizations' internal and external boundaries," said
Chris Johnson, vice president, global product marketing and management, B2B
Collaboration Solutions, Sterling Commerce. "We are proud to leverage our
expertise in these areas to offer our customers the power of both in
Sterling File Gateway."
Sterling Commerce integration solutions protect business operations from
inevitable changes in business, technology and legislative environments;
improve operational efficiency and customer satisfaction by integrating all
partners and all processes across an industry's value-chain; and support
future growth initiatives by laying the foundation for a strategic,
long-term, sustainable multi-enterprise
service-oriented architecture (SOA).
Earlier this year, leading analyst firm Gartner positioned Sterling
Commerce in the "Leaders" quadrant in the Magic Quadrant for B2B Gateway Providers,(2) in
the "Leaders" quadrant in the Magic Quadrant for Managed File Transfer
Providers(3) and in the "Leaders" quadrant in the Magic Quadrant for
Integration Service Providers.(4)
Sterling Commerce is making another MFT-related announcement, "Sterling Commerce Speeds Long-Distance Delivery of Large Files," at
SIBOS 2008
(Sept. 15-19 in Vienna) and is exhibiting its broad portfolio of financial
services solutions at stand C617, hall C. To find out more about Sterling
Commerce activities, visit http://www.sterlingcommerce.com/About/Events/.
About the Magic Quadrant
"Magic Quadrant for B2B Gateway Providers" by Benoit J. Lheureux is
copyrighted June 3, 2008, by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission.
The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and
for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain
vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by
Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted
in the Magic Quadrant and does not advise technology users to select only
those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is
intended solely as a research tool and is not meant to be a specific guide
to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with
respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or
fitness for a particular purpose.
About Sterling Commerce
Sterling Commerce, an AT&T Inc. (NYSE : T ) company, helps customers thrive
in a global economy by connecting their business communities, processes,
people, and technology. More than 30,000 customers worldwide -- including
82 percent of the Fortune 500 -- use Sterling Commerce solutions for business
process integration, multi-channel
selling, and supply chain
fulfillment to improve profitability inside and outside their company
walls. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Sterling Commerce has offices in
19 countries and most major cities around the world. More information on
the company can be found at www.sterlingcommerce.com.
(1) Market Update for Business-to-Business Gateway Software Vendors
(G00157971), published in May 2008.
(2) Gartner, Magic Quadrant for B2B Gateway Providers, Benoit J. Lheureux,
Paolo Malinverno, June 3, 2008.
(3) Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Managed File Transfer, L. Frank Kenney,
James Lennard, June 23, 2008.
(4) Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Integration Service Providers, Benoit J.
Lheureux, Paolo Malinverno,
May 28, 2008.