Sterling Commerce Launch Business Integration Platform for Real-Time and Batch Processing

Now, a single integration platform can be used for advanced real-time information exchange, on-time processing of massive data files, and the secure transfer of all types of data. Highlights of the functionality introduced in Gentran Integration Suite version 3.1 in addition to handling batch data files include: -- The ability to transfer any type of data ranging from more structured data such as EDI and XML -- to unstructured data including flat files and e-mails. -- New Connect:Enterprise and Connect:Direct adapters, which efficiently manage data exchange between customer deployments of the Connect solutions and Gentran Integration Suite. -- A Perimeter Services security component that manages the communications flow between Gentran Integration Suite and the perimeter network or demilitarized zone (DMZ). Perimeter Services is designed to solve problems in network congestion, security and scalability for high-volume Internet B2B gateway environments. -- Support for version 2.2.2 of the UCCnetâ„¢ Services standard for data synchronization including the support for the price product attribute. -- Ability to deploy Gentran Integration Suite in a stand-alone Java Unix environment without the need for a J2EE application server.