From the 2009 Sterling Commerce Customer Conference – Part 2

Posted by Scott Hulme on Apr 28, 2009 5:45 PM


It is day 2 and we had a chance to learn some more, as well as meet several clients and business partners we have worked with around the country.

The focus of the sessions attended today were the integration solutions components of Business Integration Suite, particularly the Sterling Integrator product that covers the B2B Integration and Enterprise Integration portions of the suite.

The overview in short…

Sterling Integrator v5.0 (Formerly Gentran Integration Suite, GIS)

  • Released April 28, 2009, part of Sterling Business Integration Suite

Enhancements from GIS v4.3:

  • New communications and security capabilities
  • Enhanced web services stack
  • Support for newer communications protocols
  • Extends its secure sockets layer, SSL, support
  • Enhanced password encryption and certificate handling
  • Adds Sterling Community Manager which assists with on-boarding and managing trading partner communities


*Information obtained through Sterling Commerce Customer Connection 2009, Sterling Commerce Product Brochures, and Sterling Commerce Press Releases.