Sterling Commerce Selected by Intelligent Enterprise Magazine as RealWare Award Finalist for Business Process Management
COLUMBUS, Ohio--Nov. 9, 2004--| Gentran Integration Suite recognized for demonstrating true accomplishment in enabling new levels of business performance |
Sterling Commerce, in conjunction with its customer, Railinc Corp., today announced it has been named by Intelligent Enterprise magazine as a 2004 RealWare Finalist in the Best Business Process Management Application category. Presented annually since 1993 by Intelligent Enterprise magazine, the RealWare Awards recognize outstanding customer applications demonstrating innovative IT solutions and measurable business benefits for the intelligent enterprise.
Sterling Commerce's winning entry highlighted Railinc's use of Gentran Integration Suite, a modular software suite designed to provide businesses with a scalable, strategic integration platform. Users can deploy its state-of-the-art integration broker architecture tactically for both internal and external business systems integration while incrementally adding expanded capabilities as needed over time.
"Business applications that enable an enterprise to streamline business processes, increase customer intelligence and enable new levels of performance look outstanding on paper, but many stop there," said John Seifert, associate publisher of Intelligent Enterprise and national director of the Network Computing EAG. "The Intelligent Enterprise 'RealWare' awards pick up where data sheets leave off as we judge enterprise applications on their true valor, where they matter most - in practice. Business applications strategists need to know why an application will add value and how that application can be integrated into their existing IT architecture - RealWare finalists have proven their solutions achieve these requirements."
"We are honored to be selected by a distinguished panel of editors, analysts, and business leaders as a RealWare award finalist," said Nolan Rosen, Sterling Commerce's chief marketing officer. "And, we are delighted that Gentran Integration Suite has made a cutting-edge business difference for Railinc. Integrating data and information outside the corporate firewall, and making that data actionable through business process management is crucial to business success, and Railinc was insightful to devise a business strategy that will continue to give them a competitive edge."
Railinc Corp., a leading provider of information technology services to the North American rail industry, needed a reliable, flexible solution that would help them be successful in a new market, provide customized solutions and support a variety of standards so its customers could connect to any business partner, regardless of their technology. In addition, the solution had to support Railinc's existing environment.
"Gentran Integration Suite was the only product we found on the market offering all the solutions we were looking for: flexibility, scalability and fit with our existing business infrastructure," said Allen West, vice president of Information Technology, Railinc. "The integration with our environment was painless and provided an enhanced capability without purchasing additional products."
To date, Railinc has expanded its offerings to existing customers by giving them more value-added services and has grown beyond its traditional railroad customer base. By providing real-time access to transaction data, Railinc has enhanced customer service options and deepened relationships with customers.
About Intelligent Enterprise
Intelligent Enterprise is the only publication dedicated exclusively to the strategic business applications that turn information into intelligence. It serves as a technology guidebook and thought leader for more than 80,000 senior business and IT managers who plan and deploy strategic business applications in their organizations.
About Sterling Commerce
Sterling Commerce, a wholly owned subsidiary of SBC Communications Inc. , is one of the world's largest providers of business integration solutions. For more than 29 years, thousands of companies have depended on Sterling Commerce expertise to optimize collaborative relationships through the integration of applications, external partners, suppliers and customers. With more than 29,000 customers worldwide, Sterling Commerce is the dominant business integration solutions provider in retail, consumer packaged goods, manufacturing, financial services and telecommunications. For detailed, up-to-date information on Sterling Commerce and our solutions, visit www.sterlingcommerce.com.
SBC Communications Inc. is a Fortune 50 company whose subsidiaries, operating under the SBC brand, provide a full range of voice, data, networking, e-business, directory publishing and advertising, and related services to businesses, consumers and other telecommunications providers. SBC holds a 60 percent ownership interest in Cingular Wireless, which serves 25 million wireless customers. SBC companies provide high-speed DSL Internet access lines to more American consumers than any other provider and are among the nation's leading providers of Internet services. SBC companies also now offer satellite TV service. Additional information about SBC and SBC products and services is available at (www.sbc.com).