Sterling Commerce Launches Into China; Company Seeking to Expand Reseller Relationships in Region.

Business Editors

COLUMBUS, Ohio & SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 2003

Sterling Commerce, one of the world's largest providers of business integration solutions, today announces its official launch into mainland China. The company will expand relationships with more than 15 resellers in Asia and look to add additional partners to penetrate the market.

"For the next 12 months, China represents the most significant market expansion for Sterling Commerce," said Sam Starr, president and CEO, Sterling Commerce. "With the growth in the economy and the pressure on enterprises to become even more competitive globally, Sterling Commerce is ideally positioned to help companies in China succeed." Sterling Commerce helps customers reduce cost, and increase efficiency and productivity by integrating different business systems, applications and people internally and throughout the supply chain.

Established in Asia Pacific in 1992, Sterling Commerce has built an impressive customer base in the banking, logistics, manufacturing and consumer packaged goods industries including customers such as Sony Supply Chain Solutions, Bridgestone and Sanyo Semiconductor.