Sterling Commerce says credit insurer Euler Hermes has bought its business process integration platform, Sterling Integrator.
Sterling Integrator will initially be deployed to link Euler Hermes’ IT systems with those of its third party information providers, which include Experian and Dun & Bradstreet. This will allow data to be updated in real-time using XML and secure IP connections. By late 2004, Sterling Integrator will also be used to transfer large volumes of batch data securely over the Euler Hermes information network. The unique ability of Sterling Integrator to handle both multi-gigabyte files and message-based transactions inside its business process integration platform greatly reduces the complexity and costs involved in supporting Euler Hermes’ IT infrastructure.
“Real-time access to data is especially critical to finance sector business operations,” says Richard Spong, financial services solutions manager at Sterling Commerce. “Euler Hermes recognised this and turned to Sterling Commerce to address the business challenge. Sterling Commerce provides a business integration solution that effectively and swiftly enables the company’s systems to be connected directly with essential external credit data sources. This new financial information connectivity guarantees the timely and secure delivery of credit intelligence and we will continue to work with Euler Hermes to enhance and extend this solution to ensure that ROI is maximised.”