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COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sterling Commerce, an AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) subsidiary, today announced the expansion of Sterling Collaboration Network (SCN), the company’s hosted service that provides secure connectivity and collaboration between businesses, into Japan, Australia and China. With this solution, more companies will be able to securely and reliably exchange business documents, making it simpler to automate the processes they share with customers, partners and suppliers and, therefore, increase their competitiveness and productivity.

“These are fast-growing markets driven by new trends in B2B infrastructure, modernization, community management/on boarding, multi-enterprise applications, Web services and service oriented architectures (SOA),” said Phil Smith, vice president, global products and marketing, Sterling Collaboration Network, Sterling Commerce. “Now, with the Sterling Collaboration Network in Japan, Australia and China, we’re providing these important markets with a better choice for a market-leading, proven on-demand B2B network solution that will meet their diverse B2B communications needs now and in the future.”

Sterling Commerce is expanding its global network presence in response to customer demand and market opportunities. Global multinational companies facing lengthening supply chains are looking for a complete solution – an integrated, global B2B capability combined with local support and local capabilities – and Sterling Commerce is uniquely positioned to securely and reliably deliver that complete solution. On the strength of its reputation, Sterling Commerce has expanded its network presence significantly in the past year, including a 700 percent increase in contracted spend from European customers.

Sterling Collaboration Network simplifies trading partner relationships by eliminating all paper-based transactions and providing end-to-end visibility and control over the business processes shared with outside companies. Today it manages as many as 4.5 million B2B documents per day with more than 99.9 percent reliability, allowing customers, vendors and suppliers to reliably integrate their electronic processing. Sterling Collaboration Network suite includes the following services: Sterling Information Broker^SM, Community Services, Translation Services, Visibility and Hosted Application Services.

As Sterling Commerce launches in new countries, it will focus support in regional centers that will ensure local language and time zone support as well as appropriate integration resources.

More information about the Sterling Collaboration Network suite can be found online at www.sterlingcommerce.com/Products/Network/.

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.