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Sterling File Gateway
Integrate file transfer with your other applications File transfer is usually a step in a larger business process. Leading organizations are moving to manage the business process across multiple applications, workflows, and events like file transfer. How Sterling Commerce can help
Sterling File Gateway consolidates disparate centers of file transfer activity, and facilitates the exchange of file-based information securely, in any format, protocol, and file size. With its advanced onboarding features, extensive communication-channel support, and improved business process management; Sterling File Gateway improves operational execution and time to revenue through a centralized and secure B2B-enabled managed file gateway. Sterling File Gateway solutions offer: - A single, secure solution for file transfer – Handles large files and high messaging volumes in any format, any protocol, and any number of external connections
- Enhanced security and risk management – Offers secure protocols, encryption methods, certificate types, digital signatures, and identity management tools to ensure data integrity
- Visibility for better management – Leads to better decision making, faster response, and more satisfied customers and business partners
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Onboarding |
- Create reusable templates to rapidly onboard new trading partners
- Set up group based controls to minimize administration of trading partner relationships
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- Utilize import/export functionality to minimize risk of production updates to trading partner configurations
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Communication channels |
- Industry protocols: FTP, FTPS, SSH/SFTP, SSH/SCP, HTTP, HTTPS, Connect:Direct, Connect:Direct® Secure+, WebDAV, SOAP, ODETTE
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- AS1, AS2 and AS3 support
- Extensible for custom protocols
- Utilize Zip and GZIP to compress files
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Business processes |
- Create pre-defined, event-driven business processes to minimize setup and administration of process flows
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- Use rules based processing to elevate file transfers to a business level activity
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Security |
- Multiple encryption standards (PGP, SSL/TLS,
S/MIME)
- Single sign-on, LDAP and user authentication
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- Encrypt both in-flight and at-rest files
- Event logging provides a complete audit trail of file transfer activities
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Management and visibility |
- myFileGateway provides trading partners secure access to initiate upload and download requests
- Real-time monitoring and a self-service portal allows IT and business users visibility over in-flight file transfers
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- Monitor file transfer activity on an “exception” basis using event management notifications
- Auditing and reporting provide metrics to verify regulatory compliance and adherence to service level agreements
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Scalability |
- Native horizontal and vertical clustering support the consolidation of file transfer servers and growth in trading partner collaboration
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- The technical architecture supports high volumes of file transfers and extremely large files without compromising performance
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File processing and routing |
- Use mapping capabilities to manage file naming relationships
- Automate the replay, reprocess and resend associated with failed file transfers
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- Intelligently route files based on sender, file name, file type and file contents
- Reusable templates reduce staff time to build and maintain file transfers processes
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Sterling File Gateway is available as a licensed on premise software.
More information
Sterling File Gateway Capabilities Brief
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