Columbus, Ohio – December 12, 2007 – Sterling Commerce, an AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) subsidiary, today announced it has been named to the fourth-annual FL100 in the November/December 2007 issue of Food Logistics. The magazine selected the 2007 FL100 for excellence in helping food, beverage and consumer-packed goods companies gain a competitive logistical advantage.
"Our goal with the ‘100’ is to highlight a broad range of solutions and services targeted at the food industry, addressing the needs of companies of varying sizes and assisting in the transformation of the diverse mix of functions that make up the food supply chain," said Katherine Doherty, editor of Food Logistics. "Sterling Commerce, with its business process integration and multi-channel fulfillment solutions, demonstrates that the power of community can transform food supply chains.”
“Today’s global, multi-sourced, multi-tiered supply chains create new levels of complexity in managing order fulfillment – complexity that cannot be overcome unless you have visibility with your suppliers and a shared ownership in meeting your customers’ demands,” said Lorne Jones, director of industry marketing for Sterling Commerce. “Sterling Commerce is solving this complexity today for thousands of companies through integration, connectivity to a community of business partners, and through process applications like Sterling Multi-Channel Fulfillment.”
Sterling Commerce offers business process integration solutions that integrate transactions and files to help businesses improve the way they operate internally and interact externally to make financial, data and supply chain transactions simpler and more seamless. Sterling Multi-Channel Fulfillment orchestrates the delivery of goods and services across the extended enterprise to enable greater supply chain visibility and process adaptability. It provides a single view of demand, inventory and supply across complex, global supply chain networks. This single view, together with flexible process management, gives companies control over the entire fulfillment lifecycle - from order management through warehouse operations, transportation and delivery, supply management, and returns and settlement - to solve complex fulfillment problems, automate resource-intensive processes, and improve business responsiveness.
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.
About Food Logistics
Food Logistics is the a B2B publication serving the information needs of food, beverage and consumer packaged goods executives involved in warehousing, transportation and information technology, as well as third-party and refrigerated service providers. Through our print and online products, we provide news, trends and best practices that help more than 20,000 grocery and foodservice suppliers, distributors and retailers make better business decisions. On the web at www.foodlogistics.com.