KIMBERLY-CLARK IMPLEMENTS STERLING COMMERCE`S GENTRAN INTEGRATION SUITE TO INCREASE INTERNAL EFFICIENCIES AND CUSTOMER COLLABORATION
Data Synchronization and Automation of Information Flow
Speeds Time-to-Market and Improves Order Quality
Columbus, Ohio, April 17, 2003 -- Sterling Commerce today announced that Kimberly-Clark, a leading global consumer products company, has implemented its Gentran Integration Suite, a modular software suite that enables Kimberly-Clark to synchronize and integrate product information with its customers.
Through Gentran Integration Suite, Kimberly-Clark will increase the accuracy of item information in its retailers` systems, which will improve overall order quality. Additionally, it will increase the speed to market for new product introductions. Gentran Integration Suite will process and communicate catalog information inbound and outbound with Transora, a standards-based data synchronization service provider. Transora will register the information with the UCCnet Global Registry and forward on to UCCnet retailers, exchanges and customers in a secure environment. Kimberly-Clark is one of the first companies to use the new Sterling Commerce connectivity solution (within Gentran Integration Suite) with Transora.
"Gentran Integration Suite provides us with the next-generation integration solution for EAI, B2B, EDI/XML translation and communication services that we feel will strengthen our e-business environment so that we can more easily exchange information with our customers," said Phil Nickolai, E-Business Management Information Services, Kimberly-Clark. "Converting our EDI processes with Transora to XML processes through Gentran Integration Suite allows us to begin the expansion of synchronization to additional customers and additional data attributes. Ultimately, this expansion will reduce costs for K-C and our customers. We chose Sterling Commerce because they`ve long been our trusted partner for providing EDI and integration solutions and were able to get us up and running very quickly - in less than six weeks,"
"Our work with Kimberly-Clark is a great example of how a company can quickly implement a solution that leverages their current investments while extending towards greater internal integration and external collaboration," said Sam Starr, president and chief executive officer, Sterling Commerce. "Using our solution, they were able to realize an increase in productivity, customer satisfaction and collaboration."
About Kimberly-Clark
Kimberly-Clark Corporation is a leading global consumer products company. Its tissue, personal care and health care products are manufactured in 42 countries and sold in more than 150. Kimberly-Clark is home to some of the world`s most trusted and recognized brands, including Kleenex, Scott, Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex and Depend. Nearly one-quarter of the world`s population, or 1.3 billion people, use Kimberly-Clark products each year. For more information about Kimberly-Clark`s well-known brands, visit the Kimberly-Clark Web site at www.kimberly-clark.com .
About Sterling Commerce
Sterling Commerce, a wholly owned subsidiary of SBC Communications Inc.
(NYSE:SBC) is one of the world`s largest providers of business integration solutions. For Global 5000 companies and their customers, suppliers and partners, Sterling Commerce software and services help maximize business performance and improve business metrics through integration of applications, external partner systems and people. With more than 25 years of experience serving more than 30,000 customers in a vast range of industries, Sterling Commerce is a recognized pioneer in electronic commerce through its longstanding expertise in EDI. Today, as customers explore new ways to improve business performance via the Internet, Sterling Commerce continues to innovate its software and services to further the global adoption of e-commerce while offering its customers strategic solutions that leverage existing technology. For more information, visit www.sterlingcommerce.com
SBC Communications Inc. (www.sbc.com) is one of the world`s leading data, voice and Internet services providers. Through its world-class networks, SBC companies provide a full range of voice, data, networking and e-business services, as well as directory advertising and publishing. A Fortune 30 company, America`s leading provider of high-speed DSL Internet Access services, and one of the nation`s leading Internet Service Providers, SBC companies currently serve 58 million access lines nationwide. In addition, SBC companies own 60 percent of America`s second-largest wireless company, Cingular Wireless, which serves more than 22 million wireless customers. Internationally, SBC companies have telecommunications investments in 25 countries.
About Transora
Transora is a standards-based, e-commerce software and services company specializing in collaborative commerce technologies that facilitate trade efficiencies, reduce the cost of commerce and streamline trading relationships among manufacturers, suppliers and retailers. With headquarters in Chicago, Transora`s global operations include regional offices in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Sao Paolo, Brazil, and Mexico City. To find out more about Transora, visit Transora.com or call +1-312-463-4467.
About UCCnet
UCCnet is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt neutral organization that provides item registry and data synchronization based on industry-developed standards. Through its support of global EAN-UCC standard, UCCnet delivers an open platform for collaborative commerce services, including compliance verification, synchronization of product information, registry and lifecycle management of synchronized products, user locations and user trade capabilities.
As a subsidiary of the Uniform Code Council, Inc., the global standards organization, UCCnet leverages its position to enable the rapid, clear development of industry Internet standards and practices. In addition, UCCnet provides implementation methodology, allowing small, medium and large enterprises to integrate eCommerce into their business in a swift and efficient manner. For more information, visit www.UCCnet.org.
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