Sterling Commerce Solutions Recertified by Drummond Group

COLUMBUS, Ohio--Sterling Commerce, an AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) subsidiary, today announced it has met all requirements for the Drummond Certified™ AS2-3Q07 interoperability testing program for four of its business-to-business (B2B) integration solutions:

• Connect:Enterprise® UNIX v2.4
• Sterling Standards Library v5.1 as tested in Gentran Integration Suite™ 4.3
• Sterling Multi-Enterprise Finance Gateway v4.3
• Sterling Information Broker^SM v3.9.

“Sterling Commerce is a leader in providing support for industry and technology standards such as with AS2 to its customers,” said Joel Reed, vice president, global product marketing for Sterling Commerce. “With the wide use of AS2 in different industry verticals, the demand on the reliability of AS2 transactions has increased since AS2 was first introduced and adopted. We are honored to be AS2 recertified by Drummond Group.”

Drummond Group Inc. (DGI) conducts interoperability and conformance testing in a neutral test environment for various companies and organizations on open technical standards. AS2 is one of the most widely recognized messaging standards for B2B e-commerce, with thousands of implementations around the globe. It enables users to connect, deliver and reply to data securely and reliably, thereby delivering cost savings and providing flexibility and control on how the data is used.

Rik Drummond, chief executive officer of Drummond Group, adds, “We hear of millions of AS2 transactions per day, and a wide variety of document types and sizes being exchanged between heterogeneous environments. The requirement for secured, guaranteed delivery has never been greater.”

Sterling Commerce offers best-of-breed B2B solutions that integrate processes inside and outside the four walls of the enterprise so customers can conduct business without borders.

• Connect:Enterprise: A community-management solution that automates the storing and forwarding of files across business communities and offers unsurpassed security of file transmissions and data repository by providing a secure point of entry and ensuring the authenticity, confidentiality and integrity of files in transit.
• Gentran Integration Suite (GIS): A service-oriented architecture (SOA)-based, flexible integration platform that cuts through barriers and creates unprecedented visibility and control over collaborative customer/partner processes. Sterling Commerce B2B integration solutions support global industry standards, any-to-any data translation, rules-based routing, trading partner on-boarding and real-time visibility.
• Sterling Multi-Enterprise Finance Gateway (MEFG): An SOA-based integration platform that enables financial services institutions to thrive in a highly competitive global banking business environment by providing their corporate customers with secure, streamlined processes and financial value chain visibility to help them improve their financial operations.
• Sterling Standards Library: A component for both GIS and MEFG containing multi-enterprise integration standards.
• Sterling Information Broker: The core component of the Sterling Collaboration Network has managed as many as 1 billion B2B documents in one month with 99.9 percent reliability, allowing customers, vendors and suppliers to effectively integrate their electronic document processing.

Drummond certifies the Sterling Commerce integration solutions based on their ability to protect customers’ investments through proof of compliance and interoperability. Sterling Commerce solutions are recertified twice a year.

For specific AS2-3Q07 test results, certified industry profiles, the final report and registration information for upcoming tests, please visit www.drummondgroup.com.

About Sterling Commerce

Sterling Commerce, a subsidiary of AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), helps customers thrive in a global economy by connecting their business communities, processes, people and technology. More than 30,000 customers worldwide – including 80 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.