Sterling Commerce introduces new release of CONNECT:Direct for Windows NT.DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 1997-- Microsoft BackOffice See BackOffice. Certification Received Sterling Commerce Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SE), the worldwide leading provider of business-to-business electronic commerce software products and value-added services, today announced the award of Microsoft's BackOffice Certification with its latest release of CONNECT:Direct for Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. . CONNECT:Direct is the industry's leading data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. software for enterprise data exchange. A workstation version, as well as a 32-bit Software Development Kit (SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). ) is also being introduced with this release of CONNECT:Direct for Windows NT. Microsoft BackOffice Certification CONNECT:Direct for Windows NT 1.3 now includes support for Microsoft Systems Management Server Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) is a systems management software product by Microsoft for managing large groups of Windows-based computer systems. SMS provides remote control, patch management, software distribution, and hardware and software inventory. for installation and management of CONNECT:Direct on multiple NT Servers. With the addition of Systems Management Server support, Sterling Commerce has earned Microsoft's BackOffice certification. "Microsoft is delighted that Sterling Commerce has achieved the 'Designed for BackOffice' logo for CONNECT:Direct for Windows NT," added Tim Kraus, industry manager for Tools and Infrastructure at Microsoft. "As Sterling Commerce continues to move forward in a strategic direction around the Microsoft application platform, customers receive significant benefit through choice of tools to support line-of-business applications that solve complex business issues." CONNECT:Direct for Windows NT Workstation Concurrent with this CONNECT:Direct product release, Sterling Commerce also introduces a new offering, CONNECT:Direct for Windows NT Workstation. CONNECT:Direct for NT Workstation provides a more cost-effective means for customers to do business with their trading partners while receiving the benefits of industry-leading CONNECT:Direct data integrity, reliability, automation and security. Software Development Kit Sterling Commerce also announces the availability of a Software Development Kit (SDK) with this release of CONNECT:Direct for Windows NT. CONNECT:Direct's SDK provides maximum flexibility for developers by providing application programming interfaces to C++ and C, ActiveX controls and an OLE Automation Server See COM automation. for interfacing to languages such as Visual Basic and Delphi. "CONNECT:Direct SDK not only simplifies application integration for our customers, but provides them a higher level of application control" said Steve Perkins, president of Sterling Commerce's Communications Software (communications, software) communications software - Application programs, operating system components, and probably firmware, forming part of a communication system. These different software components might be classified according to the functions within the Open Systems Group. "This new offering further demonstrates our commitment to serving our customers' changing needs and requirements." Sterling Commerce, with its executive offices in Dallas, is a leading, global provider of electronic software products and services that enable businesses to engage in business-to-business electronic communications and transactions. Sterling Commerce has been providing electronic commerce solutions for over 20 years, and has nearly 25,000 customer sites worldwide and 1,300 employees. More information on Sterling Commerce can be found at Internet site www.stercomm.com . Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on "MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ") is the worldwide leader in software for personal computers. The company offers a wide range of products and services for business and personal use, each designed with the mission of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take advantage of the full power of personal computing every day. CONTACT: Sterling Commerce Grace Mazar, 972/868-5335 grace_mazar@stercomm.com or Chris Smith, 972/868-5474 chris_smith@stercomm.com or Copithorne & Bellows Amelie Gardella 617/450-4300 amelie.gardella@cbpr.com |
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