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Deloitte and Sterling Commerce Enter Strategic Alliance to Help Companies Transform Their Cross-Channel Selling and Fulfillment Processes
The Alliance Combines World-Class Consulting and Enterprise Software Solutions to Help Companies Create More Value and Improve Customer Relationships
| Source: Sterling Commerce
COLUMBUS, OH and NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - October 8, 2008) - Deloitte and Sterling Commerce, an AT&T
Inc (NYSE : T ) company, today announced a strategic alliance agreement.
Under this alliance agreement, Sterling Commerce software
solutions and Deloitte's advisory and implementation related services have
been brought together in a market offering designed to help companies in
their effort to improve their multichannel
eCommerce selling and fulfillment processes.
"Virtually all retailers are in a race to improve the profitability of
their ecommerce channel along with their traditional brick-and-mortar
stores and, in some cases, their catalogue operations," said Dave Gully,
principal with Deloitte Consulting LLP and Deloitte's Sterling Commerce
alliance leader. "We also believe that retailers who are committed to
growing multichannel capabilities could have the potential to realize
better and more profitable customer relationships than those developing
channels independently."
Working together, Deloitte and Sterling Commerce can offer retailers,
direct-to-consumer manufacturers and other multichannel companies a
combination of products and services to help them address specific business
problems. Deloitte provides process, strategy and technology-related
consulting capabilities, focused on key industries and has
access to audit, tax and financial advisory services capabilities, as well.
Deloitte combines its industry experience, broad capabilities and deep
alliances to help companies transform the way they do business around the
commerce
lifecycle with their customers, alliances and suppliers.
Sterling Commerce products include Sterling Selling and Fulfillment Suite
and Sterling Commerce integration
solutions for managed file transfer and business-to-business (B2B) connectivity and collaboration.
"Deloitte brings world-class capabilities and deep local experience,
knowledge and skills to help clients in their efforts to succeed wherever
they operate," said Joel Reed, senior vice president, Corporate Marketing
and Strategic Alliances, at Sterling Commerce. "The synergies between
Deloitte and Sterling Commerce build on a strong track record of success in
helping companies through transformational processes."
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.
About Deloitte
As used in this document, "Deloitte" means Deloitte Consulting LLP and
Deloitte Services LP, separate subsidiaries of Deloitte LLP. Please see
www.deloitte.com/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of
Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries.