08/25/03 - Columbus, Ohio and Raleigh, NC - Sterling Commerce, a worldwide leader in business integration solutions, and HAHT Commerce, a leading demand chain management applications vendor, today announced a partnership that will enable consumer packaged goods and hardlines manufacturers, and their retailer customers, to reduce costs and increase profits by facilitating the exchange of complete, accurate and current product data.
As part of the agreement, Sterling Commerce will resell HAHT Commerce’s Quick Connect for UCCnet product with its Gentran Integration Suite to create a solution capable of aggregating and structuring product content for publication to the UCCnet GLOBALregistryâ service or other exchanges and trading partners.
The joint offering allows companies to synchronize product data across the supply chain and address other business integration projects according to their own timetables and priorities through Gentran Integration Suite’s modular integration platform.
“Sterling Commerce is one of the only vendors that addresses industry initiatives with solutions that are deployed in phases so our customers can see an immediate return on their investment,” said Sam Starr, president and CEO of Sterling Commerce. “Gentran Integration Suite, along with the HAHT’s Quick Connect, can be implemented quickly to meet immediate requirements such as UCCnet, yet is robust enough to provide a foundation for future integration and product information management initiatives.”
Gentran Integration Suite extracts information from multiple sources to be compiled, validated and staged within the HAHT Commerce Quick Connect catalog, transforms information into the UCCnet XML or other required standards, and distributes the content securely. Gentran Integration Suite offers an easy-to-use interface with intuitive workflow capabilities that enable collaboration across departments or companies.
"Data synchronization is a foundational requirement for all future Business-to-Business (B2B) initiatives, and for those with active projects, the benefits have been clear,” said Kara Romanow, in the AMR Research Report, April 2003. "Data synchronization should be viewed as a competitive advantage. It makes it easier for your customers to do business with you, so it should be leveraged sooner rather than later."
“UCCnet global registry services have been embraced by more than 900 partners including Wal-Mart, Home Depot, CVS and Albertsons. Its benefits include more accurate information, increased efficiencies throughout the supply chain, and, most importantly, reduced costs,” said Tom Thomas, chairman and CEO, HAHT Commerce. “This new partnership positions Sterling Commerce as a one-stop solution provider for multi-system integration and UCCnet compliance.”
Both Sterling Commerce and HAHT Commerce are experienced UCC Solution Partners.
About Sterling Commerce
Sterling Commerce, a wholly owned subsidiary of SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE:SBC), is one of the world’s largest providers of business integration solutions. For Global 5000 companies and their customers, suppliers and partners, Sterling Commerce software and services help maximize business performance and improve business metrics through integration of applications, external partner systems and people. With more than 25 years of experience serving more than 30,000 customers in a vast range of industries, Sterling Commerce is a recognized pioneer in electronic commerce through its longstanding expertise in EDI. Today, as customers explore new ways to improve business performance via the Internet, Sterling Commerce continues to innovate its software and services to further the global adoption of e-commerce while offering its customers strategic solutions that leverage existing technology. For more information, call 800-873-7945 and ask for program xxxx or visit www.sterlingcommerce.com.
SBC Communications Inc. (www.sbc.com) is one of the world’s leading data, voice and Internet services providers. Through its world-class networks, SBC companies provide a full range of voice, data, networking and e-business services, as well as directory advertising and publishing. A Fortune 30 company, America’s leading provider of high-speed DSL Internet Access services, and one of the nation’s leading Internet Service Providers, SBC companies currently serve 58 million access lines nationwide. In addition, SBC companies own 60 percent of America’s second-largest wireless company, Cingular Wireless, which serves more than 22 million wireless customers. Internationally, SBC companies have telecommunications investments in 25 countries.
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For additional information, please contact Bob Gallagher, Public Relations Director, at 919.786.5164 or pr@HAHT.com.
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