Sterling Commerce Named to Prestigious 'Great Supply Chain Partner' List for Fourth Consecutive Year

COLUMBUS, OH--(Marketwire - July 28, 2009) - Sterling Commerce, an AT&T Inc (NYSE: T) company, has been recognized for the fourth consecutive year as one of the 100 Great Supply Chain Partners by SupplyChainBrain magazine, formerly known as Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies. Sterling Commerce offers industry-leading integration solutions and supply chain applications that optimize and transform customer's business collaboration networks -- the ecosystem of customers, partners and suppliers with whom companies do business.

The fact that honorees are nominated by customers makes the 100 Great Supply Chain Partners list especially prestigious for companies. This year, SupplyChainBrain received over 2,500 nominations from companies of all sizes and industries. More than 500 vendors from a wide range of supply chain areas were nominated, including global third-party logistics providers and those with very specialized technologies.

"Today's businesses are relying on others to help overcome the challenges associated with supply chain complexity, which is clearly demonstrated by the large number of submissions from companies of all sizes across a wide range of industries," said Brad Berger, publisher of SupplyChainBrain. "Congratulations to Sterling Commerce for offering solutions that have been recognized for providing a significant impact on overall supply chain performance and helping companies address today's challenges."

"Sterling Commerce has demonstrated leadership in integration for over 30 years, recognized by the top research firms for its B2B integration, managed file transfer and integration-as-a-service solutions," said Richard Douglass, global manufacturing executive at Sterling Commerce. "This award validates the strength in our wide range of solutions to enable customers to respond faster, more reliably and more profitably than their competitors -- a key benefit in today's economy."

Sterling Commerce was named to this year's list as a result of a Sterling Business Integration Suite customer nomination. Sterling Business Integration Suite is a recently-announced comprehensive solution that provides seamless and secure business process integration inside and outside the enterprise. The customer who nominated Sterling Commerce is using several solutions within the Suite to achieve 100 percent supplier enablement by quickly on-boarding, expanding and managing a diverse partner community. By automating traditionally manual-intensive processes such as order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, and returns, Sterling Business Integration Suite enables companies to increase productivity while reducing data errors.

In addition to the Sterling Business Integration Suite, Sterling Commerce offers a comprehensive set of supply chain applications, the Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Suite. The Suite helps companies sell complex products and services to their customers and partners through every available touch point. It also helps manage and control complex supply chains throughout the entire fulfillment lifecycle -- from order management and delivery, to returns and settlement. Only Sterling Commerce brings together the power of community, internal and external integration, and cross-channel applications necessary to effectively address the visibility and management gaps between manufacturers, distributors, suppliers and retailers.

The 100 Great Supply Chain Partners will appear in the July 2009 issue of SupplyChainBrain magazine and online at http://www.supplychainbrain.com/content/nc/home/single-article-page/article/100-great-supply-chain-partners-issue/.

About Sterling Commerce

Sterling Commerce, an AT&T Inc (NYSE: T) company, helps companies optimize and transform their Business Collaboration Network to accelerate revenues and reduce costs. More than 30,000 customers worldwide use Sterling Commerce applications and integration solutions to connect, communicate and collaborate inside and outside their enterprise. More information can be found at www.sterlingcommerce.com.

Contact Information: For more information, contact: Julie Redard Sterling Commerce (978) 513-6386 Julie_Redard@stercomm.com Jamie Leicht Fleishman-Hillard (619) 237-7711 jamiemarie.leicht@fleishman.com